§ 605-405

Illinois § 605-405

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 20: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
• Act 20 ILCS 605/: Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law)

Text

(was 20 ILCS 605/46.5a) Sec. 605-405. Jobs and investment in economic development project area. To encourage the creation or retention of not less than 2,000 full-time equivalent jobs and that private investment in the amount of not less than $100,000,000 shall occur in an economic development project area as defined in the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act: by securing by acquisition, gift, grant, exchange, or purchase the rights of way, easements, and fee simple titles that may be necessary to any and all real property required for site acquisition for use in retaining such industry or business concern; by improving or arranging to improve real property so acquired, including but not limited to local public infrastructure improvements; private structural improvements on the land; and by leasing or conveying the land or interest in land so acquired and so improved. For the purpose of this Section, "local public infrastructure improvements" means local roads and streets, access roads, bridges, and sidewalks; waste disposal systems, water and sewer line extensions, water distribution and purification facilities, and sewage treatment facilities; rail or air or water port improvements; gas and electric utility facilities; transit capital facilities; development and improvement of publicly owned industrial and commercial sites; or other public capital improvements that are an essential precondition to a business retention of that industry or business concern as defined in this Section.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)