Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
Filed: 4/25/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1496
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1496 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
5 | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
6 | amended by adding Section 605-975 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-975 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 605-975. Community database. Subject to | ||||||
9 | appropriation, the Department may create a web-accessible and | ||||||
10 | searchable database containing profiles for municipalities and | ||||||
11 | counties in the State. The database may include relevant labor | ||||||
12 | market information, including information regarding access to | ||||||
13 | transportation, availability of skilled labor, labor costs, | ||||||
14 | properties ready for development, tax rates coupled with State | ||||||
15 | and local incentives, access to telecommunications |
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1 | infrastructure, access to major markets, access to raw | ||||||
2 | materials and suppliers, operating costs, and other data | ||||||
3 | relevant to businesses considering locating in Illinois. | ||||||
4 | Municipalities and counties shall be encouraged to submit data | ||||||
5 | to the Department for entry into the database. ".
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