30 ILCS 558/25-10

(30 ILCS 558/25-10)

Sec. 25-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project" or "civic build" or "Project" means civic infrastructure, whether publicly or privately owned, located in the City of Chicago, generally within the boundaries of East 14th Street; extending east to Lake Shore Drive; south to McCormick Place's North Building; west to the outer boundary of the McCormick Place busway and, where it extends farther west, the St. Charles Airline; northwest to South Indiana Avenue; north to East 15th Place; east to the McCormick Place busway; and north to East 14th Street, in total comprising approximately 34 acres, including, without limitation: (1) streets, roadways, pedestrian ways, commuter linkages and circulator transit systems, bridges, tunnels, overpasses, bus ways, and guideways connected to or adjacent to the Project; (2) utilities systems and related facilities, utility relocations and replacements, utility-line extensions, network and communication systems, streetscape improvements, drainage systems, sewer and water systems, subgrade structures and associated improvements; (3) landscaping, facade construction and restoration, wayfinding, and signage; (4) public transportation and transit facilities and related infrastructure, vehicle parking facilities, and other facilities that encourage intermodal transportation and public transit connected to or adjacent to the Project; (5) railroad infrastructure, stations, maintenance and storage facilities; (6) parks, plazas, atriums, civic and cultural facilities, community and recreational facilities, facilities to promote tourism and hospitality, educational facilities, conferencing and conventions, broadcast and related multimedia infrastructure, destination and community retail, dining and entertainment facilities; and (7) other facilities with the primary purpose of attracting and fostering economic development within the area of the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project by generating additional tax base, all as agreed upon in a public-private agreement. "Civic build" includes any improvements or substantial enhancements or modifications to civic infrastructure located on or connected or adjacent to the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project. "Civic Build" does not include commercial office, residential, or hotel facilities, or any retail, dining, and entertainment included within such facilities as part of a private build, constructed on or adjacent to the civic build.

"Civic build cost" means all costs of the civic build, as specified in the public-private agreement, and includes, without limitation, the cost of the following activities as part of the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project: (1) acquiring or leasing real property, including air rights, and other assets associated with the Project; (2) demolishing, repairing, or rehabilitating buildings; (3) remediating land and buildings as required to prepare the property for development; (4) installing, constructing, or reconstructing, elements of civic infrastructure required to support the overall Project, including, without limitation, streets, roadways, pedestrian ways and commuter linkages, utilities systems and related facilities, utility relocations and replacements, network and communication systems, streetscape improvements, drainage systems, sewer and water systems, subgrade structures and associated improvements, landscaping, facade construction and restoration, wayfinding and signage, and other components of community infrastructure; (5) acquiring, constructing or reconstructing, and equipping transit stations, parking facilities, and other facilities that encourage intermodal transportation and public transit; (6) installing, constructing or reconstructing, and equipping core elements of civic infrastructure to promote and encourage economic development, including, without limitation, parks, cultural facilities, community and recreational facilities, facilities to promote tourism and hospitality, educational facilities, conferencing and conventions, broadcast and related multimedia infrastructure, destination and community retail, dining and entertainment facilities, and other facilities with the primary purpose of attracting and fostering economic development within the area by generating a new tax base; (7) providing related improvements, including, without limitation, excavation, earth retention, soil stabilization and correction, site improvements, and future capital improvements and expenses; (8) planning, engineering, legal, marketing, development, insurance, finance, and other related professional services and costs associated with the civic build; and (9) the commissioning or operational start-up of any component of the civic build.

"Develop" or "development" means to do one or more of the following: plan, design, develop, lease, acquire, install, construct, reconstruct, repair, rehabilitate, replace, or extend the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project as provided under this Act.

"Maintain" or "maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance replacement, and other categories of maintenance that may be designated by the public-private agreement for the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project as provided under this Act.

"Operate" or "operation" means to do one or more of the following: maintain, improve, equip, modify, or otherwise operate the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project as provided under this Act.

"Private build" means all commercial, industrial or residential facilities, or property that is not included in the definition of civic build. The private build may include commercial office, residential, educational, health and wellness, or hotel facilities constructed on or adjacent to the civic build, and retail, dining, and entertainment facilities that are not included as part of the civic build under the public-private agreement.

"Private entity" means any private entity associated with the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project at the time of execution and delivery of a public-private agreement, and its successors or assigns. The private entity may enter into a public-private agreement with the public agency on behalf of the State for the development, financing, construction, operational, or management of the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project under this Act.

"Public agency" means the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

"Public-private agreement" or "agreement" means one or more agreements or contracts entered into between the public agency on behalf of the State and private entity, and all schedules, exhibits, and attachments thereto, entered into under this Act for the development, financing, construction, operation, or management of the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project, whereby the private entity will develop, finance, construct, own, operate, and manage the Project for a definite term in return for the right to receive the revenues generated from the Project and other required payments from the State, including, but not limited to, a portion of the State sales taxes, as provided under this Act.

"Revenues" means all revenues, including, but not limited to, income user fees; ticket fees; earnings, interest, lease payments, allocations, moneys from the federal government, grants, loans, lines of credit, credit guarantees, bond proceeds, equity investments, service payments, or other receipts arising out of or in connection with the financing, development, construction, operation, and management of the Project under this Act. "Revenues" does not include the State payments to the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Fund as required under this Act.

"State" means the State of Illinois.

"User fees" means the tolls, rates, fees, or other charges imposed by the State or private entity for use of all or part of the civic build.

(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)