Bill Text: IL HB3414 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Enrolled
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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-Enrolled.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-Enrolled.html
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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 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 | ||||||
17 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs | ||||||
18 | to address these problems.
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19 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||
20 | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
21 | Opportunity. | ||||||
22 | "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic |
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1 | Opportunity. | ||||||
2 | "Program" means the Illinois Main Street Program.
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3 | Section 15. Illinois Main Street Program. The Illinois Main | ||||||
4 | Street Program is created within the Department. In order to | ||||||
5 | implement the Illinois Main Street Program, the Department | ||||||
6 | shall do all of the following: | ||||||
7 | (1) Provide assistance to municipalities designated as | ||||||
8 | Main Street Communities, municipalities interested in | ||||||
9 | becoming designated through the program, and businesses, | ||||||
10 | property owners, organizations, and municipalities | ||||||
11 | undertaking a comprehensive downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
12 | commercial district revitalization initiative and | ||||||
13 | management strategy. Assistance may include, but is not | ||||||
14 | limited to, initial site evaluations and assessments, | ||||||
15 | training for local programs, training for local program | ||||||
16 | staff, site visits and assessments by technical | ||||||
17 | specialists, local program design assistance and | ||||||
18 | evaluation, and continued local program on-site | ||||||
19 | assistance. | ||||||
20 | (2) To the extent funds are made available, provide | ||||||
21 | financial assistance to municipalities or local | ||||||
22 | organizations to assist in initial downtown or | ||||||
23 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization program | ||||||
24 | specialized training, specific project feasibility | ||||||
25 | studies, market studies, and design assistance. |
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1 | (3) Operate the Illinois Main Street Program in | ||||||
2 | accordance with the plan developed by the Department. | ||||||
3 | (4) Consider other factors the Department deems | ||||||
4 | necessary for the implementation of this Act.
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5 | Section 20. Main Street Community designation. | ||||||
6 | (a) The Department shall adopt criteria for the designation | ||||||
7 | of a Main Street Community. In establishing the criteria, the | ||||||
8 | Department shall consider all of the following: | ||||||
9 | (1) The degree of interest and commitment to | ||||||
10 | comprehensive downtown or neighborhood commercial district | ||||||
11 | revitalization and, where applicable, historic | ||||||
12 | preservation by both the public and private sectors. | ||||||
13 | (2) The evidence of potential private sector | ||||||
14 | investment in the downtown or neighborhood commercial | ||||||
15 | district. | ||||||
16 | (3) Where applicable, a downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
17 | commercial district with sufficient historic fabric to | ||||||
18 | become a foundation for an enhanced community image. | ||||||
19 | (4) The capacity of the organization to undertake a | ||||||
20 | comprehensive program and the financial commitment to | ||||||
21 | implement a long-term downtown or neighborhood commercial | ||||||
22 | district revitalization program that includes a commitment | ||||||
23 | to employ a professional program manager. | ||||||
24 | (5) The National Main Street Center's criteria for | ||||||
25 | designating official main street municipalities. |
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1 | (6) Other factors the Department deems necessary for | ||||||
2 | the designation of a local program. | ||||||
3 | (b) Illinois Main Street shall designate local downtown or | ||||||
4 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and | ||||||
5 | official local main street programs. | ||||||
6 | (c) The Department must approve all local downtown or | ||||||
7 | neighborhood commercial district revitalization program | ||||||
8 | boundaries. The boundaries of a local downtown or neighborhood | ||||||
9 | commercial district revitalization program are typically | ||||||
10 | defined using the pedestrian core of a traditional commercial | ||||||
11 | district.
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12 | Section 25. Illinois Main Street Plan. The Department | ||||||
13 | shall, in consultation with the Lieutenant Governor, develop a | ||||||
14 | plan for the Illinois Main Street Program. The plan shall | ||||||
15 | describe: | ||||||
16 | (1) the objectives and strategies of the Illinois Main | ||||||
17 | Street Program; | ||||||
18 | (2) how the Illinois Main Street Program will be | ||||||
19 | coordinated with existing federal, state, local, and | ||||||
20 | private sector business development and historic | ||||||
21 | preservation efforts; | ||||||
22 | (3) the means by which private investment will be | ||||||
23 | solicited and employed; | ||||||
24 | (4) the methods of selecting and providing assistance | ||||||
25 | to participating local programs; and |
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1 | (5) a means to solicit private contributions for State | ||||||
2 | and local operations of the Illinois Main Street Program.
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3 | Section 30. Role of the Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant | ||||||
4 | Governor shall be the Ambassador of the Illinois Main Street | ||||||
5 | Program. The Department shall advise and consult with the | ||||||
6 | Lieutenant Governor on the activities of the Illinois Main | ||||||
7 | Street Program. The Lieutenant Governor, with the assistance of | ||||||
8 | the Department, shall promote and encourage the success of the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Main Street Program.
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10 | Section 35. Illinois Main Street Fund. The Illinois Main | ||||||
11 | Street Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. | ||||||
12 | All receipts from private contributions, federal funds, | ||||||
13 | legislative appropriations, and fees for services, if levied, | ||||||
14 | must be deposited into the Fund. Subject to appropriation, | ||||||
15 | expenditures from the Fund may be used only for the benefit of | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Main Street Program.
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17 | Section 90. The Green Governments Illinois Act is amended | ||||||
18 | by changing Sections 15, 35, and 45 as follows:
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19 | (20 ILCS 3954/15)
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20 | Sec. 15. Composition of the Council. The Council shall be | ||||||
21 | composed comprised of representatives from various State | ||||||
22 | agencies and State universities with specific fiscal, |
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1 | procurement, educational, and environmental policy expertise. | ||||||
2 | Until the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th | ||||||
3 | General Assembly, the The Lieutenant Governor is the chair of | ||||||
4 | the Council . On and after the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
5 | Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Governor is the chair of | ||||||
6 | the Council, and the Lieutenant Governor, or his or her | ||||||
7 | designee, shall be a member of the council . The director or | ||||||
8 | President, respectively, of each of the following State | ||||||
9 | agencies and State universities, or his or her designee, is a | ||||||
10 | member of the Council: the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
11 | Opportunity, the Environmental Protection Agency, the | ||||||
12 | University of Illinois, the Department of Natural Resources, | ||||||
13 | the Department of Central Management Services, the Governor's | ||||||
14 | Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Agriculture, | ||||||
15 | the Department of Transportation, the Department of | ||||||
16 | Corrections, the Department of Human Services, the Department | ||||||
17 | of Public Health, the State Board of Education, the Board of | ||||||
18 | Higher Education, and the Capital Development Board. The Office | ||||||
19 | of the Lieutenant Governor shall provide administrative | ||||||
20 | support to the Council. A minimum of one staff position in the | ||||||
21 | Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall be dedicated to the | ||||||
22 | Green Governments Illinois program.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-657, eff. 10-10-07; 95-728, eff. 7-1-08 - See | ||||||
24 | Sec. 999; 96-74, eff. 7-24-09 .)
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25 | (20 ILCS 3954/35)
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1 | Sec. 35. Environmental Plans and Reporting. | ||||||
2 | (a) Each State agency shall submit an annual adopted | ||||||
3 | environmental sustainability plan to the chairman of the | ||||||
4 | Council for review and approval on or before April 1, 2008 and | ||||||
5 | each April 1 thereafter . | ||||||
6 | On or before November 1, 2007, the Council shall prepare a | ||||||
7 | downloadable plan template designed to provide a simple | ||||||
8 | framework for the development of an environmental | ||||||
9 | sustainability plan as required by this Act. The Council shall | ||||||
10 | adopt procedures for reviewing and approving the plans, and | ||||||
11 | make staff available during preparation of the plans to assist | ||||||
12 | State agencies with their plan-writing efforts. The Council | ||||||
13 | shall complete its plan review process on or before June 1, | ||||||
14 | 2008. The sustainability plans shall be reviewed and updated | ||||||
15 | periodically, but at least once every 3 years. Units of local | ||||||
16 | government and educational institutions are encouraged to | ||||||
17 | submit similar sustainability plans to the chairman of the | ||||||
18 | Council for review and approval. | ||||||
19 | (b) On or before January 1, 2008, each State agency, using | ||||||
20 | existing resources, shall form an internal environmental | ||||||
21 | sustainability committee. The environmental sustainability | ||||||
22 | committee shall (i) assess the environmental and resource use | ||||||
23 | impacts of its major operational activities making | ||||||
24 | environmental improvements, conserving resources, and reducing | ||||||
25 | health risks; (ii) develop an annual environmental | ||||||
26 | sustainability plan as required under this Act; and (iii) |
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1 | establish an ongoing process through which their | ||||||
2 | sustainability efforts can be reviewed and improved upon. The | ||||||
3 | committee shall focus on the most significant environmental and | ||||||
4 | resource use impacts, examine the feasibility and | ||||||
5 | cost-effectiveness of addressing these impacts, and prioritize | ||||||
6 | their actions accordingly. | ||||||
7 | Where feasible, the committee shall quantify the specific | ||||||
8 | impacts of major operational activities such as gallons of | ||||||
9 | water used, pounds of solid waste generated, gallons of | ||||||
10 | gasoline consumed, and dollars spent per year on electricity. | ||||||
11 | The committee shall consist of representatives from different | ||||||
12 | departments and program areas, including purchasing, | ||||||
13 | maintenance, and facility management. A senior member of | ||||||
14 | management shall be designated to coordinate environmental | ||||||
15 | sustainability efforts of each committee. The coordinator | ||||||
16 | shall provide information to agency facilities and staff, | ||||||
17 | coordinate planning and reporting activities, and act as | ||||||
18 | liaison to the Council. Where appropriate, State agencies may | ||||||
19 | appoint facility coordinators in addition to the agency | ||||||
20 | coordinator. Coordinators shall be given full management | ||||||
21 | support and provided with the necessary resources to meet the | ||||||
22 | goals of this Act. | ||||||
23 | (c) On or before July 1, 2008 and on or before September 1 | ||||||
24 | of each subsequent year, each State agency shall submit to the | ||||||
25 | chairman of the Council a report summarizing the progress made | ||||||
26 | in implementing its annual environmental sustainability plan, |
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1 | including sustainability measures adopted and goals achieved. | ||||||
2 | The information in this report shall encompass the previous | ||||||
3 | fiscal year. | ||||||
4 | On or before June 1, 2008, the Council shall develop and | ||||||
5 | adopt a reporting form to be used to comply with the provisions | ||||||
6 | of this Section. Participating units of local government and | ||||||
7 | educational institutions are encouraged to submit an annual | ||||||
8 | progress report on or before September 1 of each year. | ||||||
9 | (d) State agencies shall be invited to participate in the | ||||||
10 | Council's efforts to foster environmental sustainability | ||||||
11 | practices throughout State government. | ||||||
12 | (e) The Council shall provide technical assistance to State | ||||||
13 | agencies, units of local government, and educational | ||||||
14 | institutions for the purpose of implementing the environmental | ||||||
15 | sustainability planning requirement. | ||||||
16 | (f) The Council may establish criteria for exempting select | ||||||
17 | State agencies from the environmental sustainability planning | ||||||
18 | based on staff size, probable environmental impacts, and scope | ||||||
19 | of operations.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 95-657, eff. 10-10-07; 96-74, eff. 7-24-09.)
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21 | (20 ILCS 3954/45)
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22 | Sec. 45. Green Governments Illinois website. | ||||||
23 | (a) The Green Governments Illinois staff member of the | ||||||
24 | Lieutenant Governor's Office shall be responsible for | ||||||
25 | establishing and maintaining an Internet website devoted to the |
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1 | Green Governments Illinois program. | ||||||
2 | (b) The content and capabilities of the website shall, at a | ||||||
3 | minimum, include: | ||||||
4 | (1) (blank) the ability to receive submitted plans and | ||||||
5 | reports ; | ||||||
6 | (2) (blank) a downloadable template for preparing | ||||||
7 | reports ; | ||||||
8 | (3) viewable and downloadable plans and reports | ||||||
9 | submitted by the participating units of State and local | ||||||
10 | government and educational institutions; | ||||||
11 | (4) a listing of sources of information on developing | ||||||
12 | environmental programs and Internet links, if available, | ||||||
13 | to those sources; | ||||||
14 | (5) a listing of sources of funding for environmental | ||||||
15 | programs and Internet links, if available, to those | ||||||
16 | sources; | ||||||
17 | (6) information on forming intergovernmental | ||||||
18 | agreements for the purpose of developing collaborative | ||||||
19 | environmental plans between units of local government; and | ||||||
20 | (7) guidance materials to assist State agencies, units | ||||||
21 | of local government, and educational institutions in | ||||||
22 | identifying environmental impacts and evaluating practical | ||||||
23 | actions to prevent pollution and conserve resources.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 95-657, eff. 10-10-07.)
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25 | Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding |
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1 | Section 5.786 as follows:
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2 | (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 5.786. The Illinois Main Street Fund.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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