100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB0398

 

Introduced , by Rep. David B. Reis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new

    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department is authorized to create a Regional Economic Revitalization Competition Program for the purpose of making competitive grants for the economic development regions of the State in need of community and economic revitalization.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6amended by adding Section 605-1020 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1020 new)
8    Sec. 605-1020. Economic revitalization competition. The
9Department is authorized to create a Regional Economic
10Revitalization Competition Program for the purpose of making
11competitive grants for the economic development regions of the
12State in need of community and economic revitalization. The
13competitive grant program shall support the revitalization of
14communities, job growth, and population sustainability. The
15Department shall adopt rules and make grants, subject to
16appropriation by the General Assembly, for this purpose.