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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5.4 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 655/5.4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609)
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7 | Sec. 5.4. Amendment and Decertification of Enterprise
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8 | Zones.
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9 | (a) The terms of a certified enterprise zone designating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ordinance
may be amended to
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11 | (i) alter the boundaries of the Enterprise Zone, or
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12 | (ii) expand, limit or repeal tax incentives or benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | provided in
the ordinance, or
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14 | (iii) alter the termination date of the zone, or
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15 | (iv) make technical corrections in the enterprise zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | designating
ordinance; but such amendment shall not be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | effective unless the
Department issues an amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | certificate for the Enterprise Zone, approving
the amended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | designating ordinance. Upon the adoption of any ordinance
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20 | amending or repealing the
terms of a certified enterprise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | zone designating ordinance, the municipality
or county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | shall promptly file with the Department an application for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | approval
thereof, containing substantially the same |
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1 | information as required for an
application under Section | ||||||
2 | 5.1 insofar as material to the proposed changes.
The | ||||||
3 | municipality or county must hold a public hearing on the | ||||||
4 | proposed changes
as specified in Section 5 and, if the | ||||||
5 | amendment is to effectuate the
limitation of tax abatements | ||||||
6 | under Section 5.4.1, then the public notice of the
hearing | ||||||
7 | shall state that property that is in both the enterprise | ||||||
8 | zone and a
redevelopment project area may not receive tax | ||||||
9 | abatements unless within 60 days
after the adoption of the | ||||||
10 | amendment to the designating ordinance the
municipality | ||||||
11 | has determined that eligibility for tax abatements has been
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12 | established,
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13 | (v) include an area within another municipality or | ||||||
14 | county as part of
the designated enterprise zone provided | ||||||
15 | the requirements of Section 4 are
complied with, or
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16 | (vi) effectuate the limitation of tax abatements under | ||||||
17 | Section
5.4.1.
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18 | (b) The Department shall approve or disapprove a proposed | ||||||
19 | amendment to
a certified enterprise zone within 90 days of its | ||||||
20 | receipt of the application
from the municipality or county. The | ||||||
21 | Department may not approve changes
in a Zone which are not in | ||||||
22 | conformity with this Act, as now or hereafter
amended, or with | ||||||
23 | other applicable laws. If the Department issues an amended
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24 | certificate for an Enterprise Zone, the amended certificate, | ||||||
25 | together with
the amended zone designating ordinance, shall be | ||||||
26 | filed, recorded and
transmitted as provided in Section 5.3.
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1 | (c) An Enterprise Zone may be decertified by joint action | ||||||
2 | of the
Department and the designating county or municipality in | ||||||
3 | accordance with this
Section.
The designating county or | ||||||
4 | municipality shall conduct at least one public
hearing within | ||||||
5 | the zone prior to its adoption of an ordinance of
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6 | de-designation. The mayor of the designating municipality or | ||||||
7 | the chairman of
the county
board of the designating county | ||||||
8 | shall execute a joint decertification
agreement with the | ||||||
9 | Department. A decertification of an Enterprise Zone shall
not
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10 | become effective until at least 6 months after the execution of | ||||||
11 | the
decertification
agreement, which shall be filed in the | ||||||
12 | office of the Secretary of State.
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13 | (d) An Enterprise Zone may be decertified for cause by
the | ||||||
14 | Department in accordance with this Section. Prior to
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15 | decertification: (1) the Department shall notify the chief | ||||||
16 | elected official
of the designating county or municipality in | ||||||
17 | writing of the specific
deficiencies which provide cause for | ||||||
18 | decertification; (2) the Department
shall place the | ||||||
19 | designating county or municipality on probationary status for
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20 | at least 6 months during which time corrective action may be
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21 | achieved in the enterprise zone by the designating county or | ||||||
22 | municipality;
and, (3) the Department
shall conduct at least | ||||||
23 | one public hearing within the zone. If such
corrective action | ||||||
24 | is not achieved during the probationary period, the
Department | ||||||
25 | shall issue an amended certificate
signed by the Director of | ||||||
26 | the Department decertifying the enterprise zone,
which |
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1 | certificate shall be filed in the
office of the Secretary of | ||||||
2 | State. A certified copy of the amended
enterprise zone | ||||||
3 | certificate, or a duplicate original thereof, shall be
recorded | ||||||
4 | in the office of recorder of the county in which the enterprise
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5 | zone lies, and shall be provided to the chief elected official | ||||||
6 | of the
designating county or municipality. Decertification of | ||||||
7 | an Enterprise Zone
shall not become effective until 60 days | ||||||
8 | after the date of filing.
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9 | (e) In the event of a decertification, or an amendment | ||||||
10 | reducing the length
of the term or the area of an Enterprise | ||||||
11 | Zone or the adoption of an ordinance
reducing or eliminating | ||||||
12 | tax benefits in an Enterprise Zone, all benefits
previously | ||||||
13 | extended within the Zone pursuant to this Act or pursuant to
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14 | any other Illinois law providing benefits specifically to or | ||||||
15 | within Enterprise
Zones shall remain in effect for the original | ||||||
16 | stated term of the Enterprise
Zone, with respect to business | ||||||
17 | enterprises within the Zone on the effective
date of such | ||||||
18 | decertification or amendment, and with respect to individuals
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19 | participating in urban homestead
programs under this Act.
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20 | (f) Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.4.1, with | ||||||
21 | respect to
business enterprises (or expansions thereof) which
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22 | are proposed or under development within a Zone at the time of | ||||||
23 | a
decertification
or an amendment reducing the length of the | ||||||
24 | term of the Zone, or excluding
from the Zone area the site of | ||||||
25 | the proposed enterprise, or an ordinance
reducing or | ||||||
26 | eliminating tax benefits in a Zone, such business enterprise
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1 | shall be entitled to the benefits previously applicable within | ||||||
2 | the Zone
for the original stated term of the Zone, if the | ||||||
3 | business enterprise
establishes:
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4 | (i) that the proposed business enterprise or expansion
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5 | has been committed
to be located within the Zone;
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6 | (ii) that substantial and binding financial | ||||||
7 | obligations have been made
towards the development of such | ||||||
8 | enterprise; and
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9 | (iii) that such commitments have been made in | ||||||
10 | reasonable reliance on
the benefits and programs which were | ||||||
11 | to have been applicable to the enterprise
by reason of the | ||||||
12 | Zone, including in the case of a reduction in term of a
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13 | zone, the original length of the term.
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14 | In declaratory judgment actions under this paragraph, the | ||||||
15 | Department and
the designating municipality or county shall be | ||||||
16 | necessary parties defendant. | ||||||
17 | (g) Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, | ||||||
18 | during the period ending one year after the effective date of | ||||||
19 | this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Jackson | ||||||
20 | County-Carbondale-Murphysboro Enterprise Zone may expand the | ||||||
21 | boundaries of the current Enterprise Zone for a one-time, | ||||||
22 | multiple property expansion to attract and retain regional | ||||||
23 | business. | ||||||
24 | The City of Carbondale shall have full authority, under | ||||||
25 | this Section, to approve an expansion for property inside the | ||||||
26 | city limits of the City of Carbondale. Approval by the City of |
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1 | Murphysboro and Jackson County Board is not required. | ||||||
2 | The City of Murphysboro shall have full authority, under | ||||||
3 | this Section, to approve an expansion for property inside the | ||||||
4 | city limits of the City of Murphysboro. Approval by the City of | ||||||
5 | Carbondale and Jackson County Board is not required.
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6 | The termination date of the Jackson | ||||||
7 | County-Carbondale-Murphysboro Enterprise Zone is extended | ||||||
8 | until January 1, 2020.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 90-258, eff. 7-30-97.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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