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92_SB0846enr SB846 Enrolled LRB9200727MWks 1 AN ACT concerning strategic planning. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 3. The Department of Commerce and Community 5 Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 6 amended by changing Section 605-75 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 605/605-75) 8 Sec. 605-75. Keep Illinois Beautiful. 9 (a) There is created the Keep Illinois Beautiful Program 10 Advisory Board consisting of 7 members appointed by the 11 Director of Commerce and Community Affairs. Of those 7, 4 12 shall be appointed from a list of at least 10 names submitted 13 by the boards of directors from the various certified 14 community programs. Each certified community program may 15 submit only one recommendation to be considered by the 16 Director. The Director of Commerce and Community Affairs or 17 his or her designee shall be a member and serve as Chairman. 18 The Board shall meet at least annually at the discretion of 19 the Chairman and at such other times as the Chairman or any 4 20 members consider necessary. Four members shall constitute a 21 quorum. 22 (b) The purpose of the Board shall be to assist local 23 governments and community organizations in: 24 (1) Educating the public about the need for 25 recycling and reducing solid waste. 26 (2) Promoting the establishment of recycling and 27 programs that reduce litter and other solid waste through 28 re-use and diversion. 29 (3) Developing local markets for recycled products. 30 (4) Cooperating with other State agencies and with 31 local governments having environmental responsibilities. SB846 Enrolled -2- LRB9200727MWks 1 (5) Seeking funding from governmental and 2 non-governmental sources. 3 (6) Beautification projects. 4 (c) The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 5 shall assist local governments and community organizations 6 that plan to implement programs set forth in subsection (b). 7 The Department shall establish guidelines for the 8 certification of local governments and community 9 organizations. 10 The Department may encourage local governments and 11 community organizations to apply for certification of 12 programs by the Board. However, the Department shall give 13 equal consideration to newly certified programs and older 14 certified programs. 15 (d) The Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund is created as a 16 special fund in the State treasury. Moneys from any public 17 or private source may be deposited into the Keep Illinois 18 Beautiful Fund. Moneys in the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund 19 shall be appropriated only for the purposes of this Section. 20 Pursuant to action by the Board, the Department of Commerce 21 and Community Affairs may authorize grants from moneys 22 appropriated from the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund for 23 certified community based programs for up to 50% of the cash 24 needs of the program; provided, that at least 50% of the 25 needs of the program shall be contributed to the program in 26 cash, and not in kind, by local sources. 27 Moneys appropriated for certified community based 28 programs in municipalities of more than 1,000,000 population 29 shall be itemized separately and may not be disbursed to any 30 other community. 31 (e) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 32 91st General Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor shall transfer 33 to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the 34 Department shall receive, all assets and property possessed SB846 Enrolled -3- LRB9200727MWks 1 by the Lieutenant Governor under this Section and all 2 liabilities and obligations for which the Lieutenant Governor 3 was responsible under this Section. Nothing in this 4 subsection affects the validity of certifications and grants 5 issued under this Section before the effective date of this 6 amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly. 7 (Source: P.A. 90-609, eff. 6-30-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 8 91-853, eff. 7-1-00.) 9 Section 5. The State and Regional Development Strategy 10 Act is amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows: 11 (20 ILCS 695/20-10) 12 Sec. 20-10. Strategic Planning. The Department of 13 Commerce and Community Affairs mayhas the following powers:14By no later than February 1, 2000, the Department shall15 prepare an economic development strategy for Illinoisfor the16period beginning on July 1, 2000 and ending on June 30, 2005,17and for the 4 years next ensuing. By no later than February 18 1, 20012000and bienniallyannuallythereafter, the 19 Department mayshallmake modifications in the economic 20 development strategyfor the 4 years beginning on the next21ensuing July 1as the modifications are warranted by changes 22 in economic conditions or by other factors, including changes 23 in policy, and shall prepare an economic development strategy24for the fifth year beginning after the next ensuing July 1. 25 In preparing the strategy and in making modifications to the 26 strategy, the Department mayshalltake cognizance of the 27 special economic attributes of the various component areas of 28 the State. 29 (1) The "component areas" shall be determined by 30 the Departmentafter a county by county economic analysis31 and mayshallgroup counties that are close in 32 geographical proximity and share common economic traits SB846 Enrolled -4- LRB9200727MWks 1 such as commuting zones, labor market areas, or other 2 economically integrated regions. 3 (2) The strategy mayshallrecommend actions 4specific legislative, administrative, and programmatic5action at both the State and area levelfor promoting 6 sustained economic growth at or above national rates of 7 economic growthwhile keeping the rate of unemployment8below national levels of unemployment. 9 (3) The strategy mayshallinclude an assessment of 10 historical patterns of economic activity for the Stateas11a whole and by area,and projections of future economic 12 trends usingfor the State as a whole and by area.13 national economic trends and projections for comparative 14 purposesshall be considered in the formulation of the15State and area projections. All assumptions made in the 16 formulation of the economicState and areaprojections 17 shall be clearly and explicitly set forth in the 18 strategy. 19 (4) The strategy mayshallidentify, for each area,20 those community economic improvement characteristics that 21most likelywill positively influencewhether the area22will exceed or fall belowthe rate of overall State 23 economic growth. 24 (5) The strategy mayshallrecommend actions 25programmatic action to be takento foster and promote 26 economic growthin specific areas, taking into account 27 indigenoustheresources and prevalent economic factors 28indigenous to the areas. 29 (A) The strategy mayshallidentifyfor the30State and each regionthe critical business 31 development approaches being considered or to be 32 considered. The approaches may include, but are not 33 limited to: investment recruitment, such as industry 34 attraction, expansion and retention; trade SB846 Enrolled -5- LRB9200727MWks 1 development efforts including international trade, 2 support for small businesses' efforts to export 3 products and services, tourism attraction and 4 development including cultural tourism; technology 5 development efforts including technology 6 commercialization and manufacturing modernization; 7 and business development efforts, including 8 entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education, 9 small business management assistance, and business 10 financing. 11 (B) The strategy mayshallidentify for the 12 State and each region the critical workforce 13 training and development approaches being considered 14 or to be considered. The approaches may include, but 15 are not limited to: customized job training, 16 retraining and skill upgrading, economic adjustment, 17 job creation and addressing labor shortages in areas 18 of high demand; the market for and quality of the 19 local labor force; the quality of the education and 20 workforce infrastructure; and related issues. 21 (C) The strategy mayshallidentifyfor the22State and each regionthe critical community 23 development approaches being considered or to be 24 considered. The approaches may include, but are not 25 limited to: community growth management such as 26 regional planning and smart growth; area 27 revitalization including brownfields redevelopment 28 and facility reuse; and family self-sufficiency such 29 as through housing conservation and economic 30 opportunity. 31 (D) The strategy mayshallidentifyfor the32State and each regionthe critical public facilities 33 development approaches being considered or to be 34 considered. The approaches may include, but are not SB846 Enrolled -6- LRB9200727MWks 1 limited to: local public services; the local, 2 regional, and State tax and regulatory climate; the 3 physical infrastructure, including communications 4 and transportation systems; the capacity of area 5 utilities; and the quality of public institutions 6 such as schools. 7 (E) The strategy mayshallidentifyfor the8State and each regionthe other critical marketplace 9 systems, including: the financial marketplace; the 10 competitive advantages of the area in terms of 11 natural resources, capital resources or technology 12 resources; and other factors affecting area 13 development. 14 (6) In preparing the strategy or modifications to 15 the strategy, the Department mayshallwork with State 16 agencies, boards, and commissions whose programs and 17 activities significantly affect economic activity in the 18 Stateincluding the Illinois Development Finance19Authority, the Department of Revenue, the Department of20Transportation, the Department of Employment Security,21the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural22Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other23agencies, boards, or commissionsas appropriate. The 24 Directors of the agencies, boards, and commissions shall 25 provide the assistance to the Department as the Governor 26 deems appropriate. 27 (7) In preparing the strategy or the modifications 28 to the strategystrategies for the component areas, the 29 Department mayshallconsult with local and regional 30 economic development organizations, local elected 31 officials, community-based organizations, service 32 delivery providers, and other organizations whose 33 programs and activities significantly affect economic 34 activityin the area. SB846 Enrolled -7- LRB9200727MWks 1 (8) In preparing theeconomic developmentstrategy 2 or the modifications to the strategy, the Department may 3shalltake into consideration any decisions or 4 recommendations related to programs, services, and 5 government regulationscontained in the strategythat 6 have been rendered as a result of a Statewide Performance 7 Review. 8 (9) The strategy shall be presented to the 9 Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the 10 Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 11 Representatives, the members of the Illinois Economic 12 Development Board, and the Chair of the Economic and 13 Fiscal Commission on February 1, 20012000and 14 bienniallyannuallythereafter, as warranted by changes 15 in economic conditions or by other factors, including 16 changes in policy. 17 (10) The strategy shall be published and made 18 available to the public in both paper and electronic 19 media. 20 (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.) 21 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 22 becoming law.