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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 Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
| 5 | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | ||||||
| 6 | amended by adding Sections 605-980 and 605-981 as follows: | ||||||
| 7 | (20 ILCS 605/605-980 new) | ||||||
| 8 | Sec. 605-980. Smart cities grant program. Subject to | ||||||
| 9 | appropriation, the Department may establish and administer a | ||||||
| 10 | program to make grants to municipalities for urban preservation | ||||||
| 11 | and redevelopment as well as green technology. The Department | ||||||
| 12 | shall work in cooperation with local municipalities in order to | ||||||
| 13 | provide funds to meet the municipalities' identified public | ||||||
| 14 | infrastructure and urban improvement needs. The grant program | ||||||
| 15 | shall be permissive and subject to appropriation by the General | ||||||
| 16 | Assembly. | ||||||
| 17 | "Identified public infrastructure and urban improvement | ||||||
| 18 | needs" include plans adopted by the municipality that have the | ||||||
| 19 | following elements: an assessment of all public facilities and | ||||||
| 20 | services, including, but not limited to, roads and other | ||||||
| 21 | transportation facilities, sewers, schools, parks and open | ||||||
| 22 | space, and fire and police services. Any municipality that is | ||||||
| 23 | approved for grant moneys under this Section must develop a | ||||||
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| 1 | 5-year plan for the replacement and expansion of existing | ||||||
| 2 | public facilities or the construction of any new facilities | ||||||
| 3 | that are required to meet expected growth and economic | ||||||
| 4 | development. The plan shall be reviewed by the Department. The | ||||||
| 5 | plan must include a projection of when and where those | ||||||
| 6 | facilities will be required and an assessment of the | ||||||
| 7 | anticipated costs for replacement, expansion, or construction | ||||||
| 8 | of public facilities.
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| 9 | Municipalities receiving grant moneys under this Section | ||||||
| 10 | are encouraged to use local small businesses within the | ||||||
| 11 | municipality whenever possible.
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| 12 | (20 ILCS 605/605-981 new)
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| 13 | Sec. 605-981. Green cities grant program. Subject to | ||||||
| 14 | appropriation, the Department may establish and administer a | ||||||
| 15 | program to make grants to municipalities whose buildings | ||||||
| 16 | conform with nationally recognized and accepted green building | ||||||
| 17 | guidelines, standards, or systems. Grants may be used for new | ||||||
| 18 | construction, existing buildings, commercial interiors, core | ||||||
| 19 | and shell development, homes, schools, or neighborhood | ||||||
| 20 | development. The grant program shall be permissive and subject | ||||||
| 21 | to appropriation by the General Assembly. | ||||||
| 22 | Municipalities receiving grant moneys under this Section | ||||||
| 23 | are encouraged to use local small businesses within the | ||||||
| 24 | municipality whenever possible.
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