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Public Act 92-0490
SB846 Enrolled LRB9200727MWks
AN ACT concerning strategic planning.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 3. The Department of Commerce and Community
Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by changing Section 605-75 as follows:
(20 ILCS 605/605-75)
Sec. 605-75. Keep Illinois Beautiful.
(a) There is created the Keep Illinois Beautiful Program
Advisory Board consisting of 7 members appointed by the
Director of Commerce and Community Affairs. Of those 7, 4
shall be appointed from a list of at least 10 names submitted
by the boards of directors from the various certified
community programs. Each certified community program may
submit only one recommendation to be considered by the
Director. The Director of Commerce and Community Affairs or
his or her designee shall be a member and serve as Chairman.
The Board shall meet at least annually at the discretion of
the Chairman and at such other times as the Chairman or any 4
members consider necessary. Four members shall constitute a
quorum.
(b) The purpose of the Board shall be to assist local
governments and community organizations in:
(1) Educating the public about the need for
recycling and reducing solid waste.
(2) Promoting the establishment of recycling and
programs that reduce litter and other solid waste through
re-use and diversion.
(3) Developing local markets for recycled products.
(4) Cooperating with other State agencies and with
local governments having environmental responsibilities.
(5) Seeking funding from governmental and
non-governmental sources.
(6) Beautification projects.
(c) The Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
shall assist local governments and community organizations
that plan to implement programs set forth in subsection (b).
The Department shall establish guidelines for the
certification of local governments and community
organizations.
The Department may encourage local governments and
community organizations to apply for certification of
programs by the Board. However, the Department shall give
equal consideration to newly certified programs and older
certified programs.
(d) The Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. Moneys from any public
or private source may be deposited into the Keep Illinois
Beautiful Fund. Moneys in the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund
shall be appropriated only for the purposes of this Section.
Pursuant to action by the Board, the Department of Commerce
and Community Affairs may authorize grants from moneys
appropriated from the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund for
certified community based programs for up to 50% of the cash
needs of the program; provided, that at least 50% of the
needs of the program shall be contributed to the program in
cash, and not in kind, by local sources.
Moneys appropriated for certified community based
programs in municipalities of more than 1,000,000 population
shall be itemized separately and may not be disbursed to any
other community.
(e) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
91st General Assembly, the Lieutenant Governor shall transfer
to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, and the
Department shall receive, all assets and property possessed
by the Lieutenant Governor under this Section and all
liabilities and obligations for which the Lieutenant Governor
was responsible under this Section. Nothing in this
subsection affects the validity of certifications and grants
issued under this Section before the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly.
(Source: P.A. 90-609, eff. 6-30-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00;
91-853, eff. 7-1-00.)
Section 5. The State and Regional Development Strategy
Act is amended by changing Section 20-10 as follows:
(20 ILCS 695/20-10)
Sec. 20-10. Strategic Planning. The Department of
Commerce and Community Affairs may has the following powers:
By no later than February 1, 2000, the Department shall
prepare an economic development strategy for Illinois for the
period beginning on July 1, 2000 and ending on June 30, 2005,
and for the 4 years next ensuing. By no later than February
1, 2001 2000 and biennially annually thereafter, the
Department may shall make modifications in the economic
development strategy for the 4 years beginning on the next
ensuing July 1 as the modifications are warranted by changes
in economic conditions or by other factors, including changes
in policy, and shall prepare an economic development strategy
for the fifth year beginning after the next ensuing July 1.
In preparing the strategy and in making modifications to the
strategy, the Department may shall take cognizance of the
special economic attributes of the various component areas of
the State.
(1) The "component areas" shall be determined by
the Department after a county by county economic analysis
and may shall group counties that are close in
geographical proximity and share common economic traits
such as commuting zones, labor market areas, or other
economically integrated regions.
(2) The strategy may shall recommend actions
specific legislative, administrative, and programmatic
action at both the State and area level for promoting
sustained economic growth at or above national rates of
economic growth while keeping the rate of unemployment
below national levels of unemployment.
(3) The strategy may shall include an assessment of
historical patterns of economic activity for the State as
a whole and by area, and projections of future economic
trends using for the State as a whole and by area.
national economic trends and projections for comparative
purposes shall be considered in the formulation of the
State and area projections. All assumptions made in the
formulation of the economic State and area projections
shall be clearly and explicitly set forth in the
strategy.
(4) The strategy may shall identify, for each area,
those community economic improvement characteristics that
most likely will positively influence whether the area
will exceed or fall below the rate of overall State
economic growth.
(5) The strategy may shall recommend actions
programmatic action to be taken to foster and promote
economic growth in specific areas, taking into account
indigenous the resources and prevalent economic factors
indigenous to the areas.
(A) The strategy may shall identify for the
State and each region the critical business
development approaches being considered or to be
considered. The approaches may include, but are not
limited to: investment recruitment, such as industry
attraction, expansion and retention; trade
development efforts including international trade,
support for small businesses' efforts to export
products and services, tourism attraction and
development including cultural tourism; technology
development efforts including technology
commercialization and manufacturing modernization;
and business development efforts, including
entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial education,
small business management assistance, and business
financing.
(B) The strategy may shall identify for the
State and each region the critical workforce
training and development approaches being considered
or to be considered. The approaches may include, but
are not limited to: customized job training,
retraining and skill upgrading, economic adjustment,
job creation and addressing labor shortages in areas
of high demand; the market for and quality of the
local labor force; the quality of the education and
workforce infrastructure; and related issues.
(C) The strategy may shall identify for the
State and each region the critical community
development approaches being considered or to be
considered. The approaches may include, but are not
limited to: community growth management such as
regional planning and smart growth; area
revitalization including brownfields redevelopment
and facility reuse; and family self-sufficiency such
as through housing conservation and economic
opportunity.
(D) The strategy may shall identify for the
State and each region the critical public facilities
development approaches being considered or to be
considered. The approaches may include, but are not
limited to: local public services; the local,
regional, and State tax and regulatory climate; the
physical infrastructure, including communications
and transportation systems; the capacity of area
utilities; and the quality of public institutions
such as schools.
(E) The strategy may shall identify for the
State and each region the other critical marketplace
systems, including: the financial marketplace; the
competitive advantages of the area in terms of
natural resources, capital resources or technology
resources; and other factors affecting area
development.
(6) In preparing the strategy or modifications to
the strategy, the Department may shall work with State
agencies, boards, and commissions whose programs and
activities significantly affect economic activity in the
State including the Illinois Development Finance
Authority, the Department of Revenue, the Department of
Transportation, the Department of Employment Security,
the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural
Resources, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other
agencies, boards, or commissions as appropriate. The
Directors of the agencies, boards, and commissions shall
provide the assistance to the Department as the Governor
deems appropriate.
(7) In preparing the strategy or the modifications
to the strategy strategies for the component areas, the
Department may shall consult with local and regional
economic development organizations, local elected
officials, community-based organizations, service
delivery providers, and other organizations whose
programs and activities significantly affect economic
activity in the area.
(8) In preparing the economic development strategy
or the modifications to the strategy, the Department may
shall take into consideration any decisions or
recommendations related to programs, services, and
government regulations contained in the strategy that
have been rendered as a result of a Statewide Performance
Review.
(9) The strategy shall be presented to the
Governor, the President and Minority Leader of the
Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the members of the Illinois Economic
Development Board, and the Chair of the Economic and
Fiscal Commission on February 1, 2001 2000 and
biennially annually thereafter, as warranted by changes
in economic conditions or by other factors, including
changes in policy.
(10) The strategy shall be published and made
available to the public in both paper and electronic
media.
(Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 30, 2001.
Approved August 23, 2001.
Effective August 23, 2001.
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