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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 Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 4 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 655/4) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 604)
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| 7 | Sec. 4. Qualifications for Enterprise Zones. (1) An area is | ||||||
| 8 | qualified to become an enterprise zone which:
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| 9 | (a) is a contiguous area, provided that a zone area may | ||||||
| 10 | exclude wholly
surrounded territory within its boundaries;
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| 11 | (b) comprises a minimum of one-half square mile and not | ||||||
| 12 | more than 12
square miles, or 15 square miles if the zone is | ||||||
| 13 | located within the
jurisdiction of 4 or more counties or | ||||||
| 14 | municipalities, in total area,
exclusive of lakes and | ||||||
| 15 | waterways;
however, in such cases where the enterprise zone is | ||||||
| 16 | a joint effort of
three or more units of government, or two or | ||||||
| 17 | more units of government if
situated in a township which is | ||||||
| 18 | divided by a municipality of 1,000,000 or
more inhabitants, and | ||||||
| 19 | where the certification has been in
effect at least one year, | ||||||
| 20 | the total area shall comprise a minimum of
one-half square mile | ||||||
| 21 | and not more than thirteen square miles in total area
exclusive | ||||||
| 22 | of lakes and waterways;
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| 23 | (c) is a depressed area;
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| 1 | (c-5) for enterprise zones designated on or after the | ||||||
| 2 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
| 3 | Assembly and during calendar year 2010, had an annual | ||||||
| 4 | unemployment rate of 10% or more for calendar year 2009; | ||||||
| 5 | (c-10) for enterprise zones designated in calendar year | ||||||
| 6 | 2011, had an annual unemployment rate of 10% or more for | ||||||
| 7 | calendar year 2010; | ||||||
| 8 | (d) satisfies any additional criteria established by | ||||||
| 9 | regulation of the
Department consistent with the purposes of | ||||||
| 10 | this Act; and
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| 11 | (e) is (1) entirely within a municipality or (2) entirely | ||||||
| 12 | within
the unincorporated
areas of a county, except where | ||||||
| 13 | reasonable need is established for such
zone to cover portions | ||||||
| 14 | of more than one municipality or county or (3)
both comprises | ||||||
| 15 | (i) all or part of a municipality and (ii) an unincorporated
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| 16 | area of a county.
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| 17 | (2) Any criteria established by the Department or by law | ||||||
| 18 | which utilize the rate
of unemployment for a particular area | ||||||
| 19 | shall provide that all persons who
are not presently employed | ||||||
| 20 | and have exhausted all unemployment benefits
shall be | ||||||
| 21 | considered unemployed, whether or not such persons are actively
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| 22 | seeking employment.
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| 23 | (Source: P.A. 86-803.)
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| 24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 25 | becoming law.
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