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HB1496 Engrossed |
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LRB095 08420 HLH 28594 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
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| amended by adding Section 605-975 as follows: |
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| (20 ILCS 605/605-975 new) |
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| Sec. 605-975. Community database. Subject to |
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| appropriation, the Department may create a web-accessible and |
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| searchable database containing profiles for municipalities and |
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| counties in the State. The database may include relevant labor |
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| market information, including information regarding access to |
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| transportation, availability of skilled labor, labor costs, |
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| properties ready for development, tax rates coupled with State |
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| and local incentives, access to telecommunications |
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| infrastructure, access to major markets, access to raw |
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| materials and suppliers, operating costs, and other data |
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| relevant to businesses considering locating in Illinois. |
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| Municipalities and counties shall be encouraged to submit data |
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| to the Department for entry into the database.
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