Bill Text: IL HB3414 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning assistance with exports.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0573 [HB3414 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3414-Amended.html
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning assistance with exports.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-4)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0573 [HB3414 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3414-Amended.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3414
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3414 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Main Street Act.
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6 | Section 5. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly makes | ||||||
7 | the following findings: | ||||||
8 | (1) The continued economic vitality of downtown and | ||||||
9 | neighborhood commercial districts in our municipalities is | ||||||
10 | essential to community preservation, social cohesion, and | ||||||
11 | economic growth. | ||||||
12 | (2) Municipalities need to maintain their local | ||||||
13 | economies so that business owners will be able to provide | ||||||
14 | goods and services to the community, to provide employment | ||||||
15 | opportunities, to avoid disinvestment and economic | ||||||
16 | dislocations, and to develop and sustain downtown and |
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1 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs | ||||||
2 | to address these problems.
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3 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
4 | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
5 | Opportunity. | ||||||
6 | "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
7 | Opportunity. | ||||||
8 | "Program" means the Illinois Main Street Program.
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9 | Section 15. Illinois Main Street Program. The Illinois Main | ||||||
10 | Street Program is created within the Department. In order to | ||||||
11 | implement the Illinois Main Street Program, the Department | ||||||
12 | shall do all of the following: | ||||||
13 | (1) Provide assistance to municipalities designated as | ||||||
14 | Main Street Communities, municipalities interested in | ||||||
15 | becoming designated through the program, and businesses, | ||||||
16 | property owners, organizations, and municipalities | ||||||
17 | undertaking a comprehensive downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
18 | commercial district revitalization initiative and | ||||||
19 | management strategy. Assistance may include, but is not | ||||||
20 | limited to, initial site evaluations and assessments, | ||||||
21 | training for local programs, training for local program | ||||||
22 | staff, site visits and assessments by technical | ||||||
23 | specialists, local program design assistance and | ||||||
24 | evaluation, and continued local program on-site |
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1 | assistance. | ||||||
2 | (2) To the extent funds are made available, provide | ||||||
3 | financial assistance to municipalities or local | ||||||
4 | organizations to assist in initial downtown or | ||||||
5 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization program | ||||||
6 | specialized training, specific project feasibility | ||||||
7 | studies, market studies, and design assistance. | ||||||
8 | (3) Operate the Illinois Main Street Program in | ||||||
9 | accordance with the plan developed by the Department. | ||||||
10 | (4) Consider other factors the Department deems | ||||||
11 | necessary for the implementation of this Act.
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12 | Section 20. Main Street Community designation. | ||||||
13 | (a) The Department shall adopt criteria for the designation | ||||||
14 | of a Main Street Community. In establishing the criteria, the | ||||||
15 | Department shall consider all of the following: | ||||||
16 | (1) The degree of interest and commitment to | ||||||
17 | comprehensive downtown or neighborhood commercial district | ||||||
18 | revitalization and, where applicable, historic | ||||||
19 | preservation by both the public and private sectors. | ||||||
20 | (2) The evidence of potential private sector | ||||||
21 | investment in the downtown or neighborhood commercial | ||||||
22 | district. | ||||||
23 | (3) Where applicable, a downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
24 | commercial district with sufficient historic fabric to | ||||||
25 | become a foundation for an enhanced community image. |
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1 | (4) The capacity of the organization to undertake a | ||||||
2 | comprehensive program and the financial commitment to | ||||||
3 | implement a long-term downtown or neighborhood commercial | ||||||
4 | district revitalization program that includes a commitment | ||||||
5 | to employ a professional program manager. | ||||||
6 | (5) The National Main Street Center's criteria for | ||||||
7 | designating official main street municipalities. | ||||||
8 | (6) Other factors the Department deems necessary for | ||||||
9 | the designation of a local program. | ||||||
10 | (b) Illinois Main Street shall designate local downtown or | ||||||
11 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and | ||||||
12 | official local main street programs. | ||||||
13 | (c) The Department must approve all local downtown or | ||||||
14 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization program | ||||||
15 | boundaries. The boundaries of a local downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
16 | commercial district revitalization program are typically | ||||||
17 | defined using the pedestrian core of a traditional commercial | ||||||
18 | district.
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19 | Section 25. Illinois Main Street Plan. The Department | ||||||
20 | shall, in consultation with the Lieutenant Governor, develop a | ||||||
21 | plan for the Illinois Main Street Program. The plan shall | ||||||
22 | describe: | ||||||
23 | (1) the objectives and strategies of the Illinois Main | ||||||
24 | Street Program; | ||||||
25 | (2) how the Illinois Main Street Program will be |
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1 | coordinated with existing federal, state, local, and | ||||||
2 | private sector business development and historic | ||||||
3 | preservation efforts; | ||||||
4 | (3) the means by which private investment will be | ||||||
5 | solicited and employed; | ||||||
6 | (4) the methods of selecting and providing assistance | ||||||
7 | to participating local programs; and | ||||||
8 | (5) a means to solicit private contributions for State | ||||||
9 | and local operations of the Illinois Main Street Program.
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10 | Section 30. Role of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant | ||||||
11 | Governor shall be the Ambassador of the Illinois Main Street | ||||||
12 | Program. The Department shall advise and consult with the | ||||||
13 | Lieutenant Governor on the activities of the Illinois Main | ||||||
14 | Street Program. The Lieutenant Governor, with the assistance of | ||||||
15 | the Department, shall promote and encourage the success of the | ||||||
16 | Illinois Main Street Program.
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17 | Section 35. Illinois Main Street Fund. The Illinois Main | ||||||
18 | Street Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. | ||||||
19 | All receipts from private contributions, federal funds, | ||||||
20 | legislative appropriations, and fees for services, if levied, | ||||||
21 | must be deposited into the Fund. Subject to appropriation, | ||||||
22 | expenditures from the Fund may be used only for the benefit of | ||||||
23 | the Illinois Main Street Program.
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1 | Section 40. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
2 | Section 5.786 as follows:
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3 | (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 5.786. The Illinois Main Street Fund.
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
6 | becoming law.".
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