103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4064 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 686/2020 ILCS 686/3020 ILCS 686/4020 ILCS 686/45 Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, if the agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing, then the applicant must (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in capital improvements at the project site to be placed in service within the State within a 60-month period after approval of the application and (B) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs in Illinois. Provides that, with respect to those agreements, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project, except that, if the project is in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project. Effective immediately. LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4064 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 686/2020 ILCS 686/3020 ILCS 686/4020 ILCS 686/45 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, if the agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing, then the applicant must (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in capital improvements at the project site to be placed in service within the State within a 60-month period after approval of the application and (B) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs in Illinois. Provides that, with respect to those agreements, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project, except that, if the project is in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project. Effective immediately. LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4064 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 686/2020 ILCS 686/3020 ILCS 686/4020 ILCS 686/45 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, if the agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing, then the applicant must (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in capital improvements at the project site to be placed in service within the State within a 60-month period after approval of the application and (B) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs in Illinois. Provides that, with respect to those agreements, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project, except that, if the project is in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project. Effective immediately. LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b A BILL FOR HB4064LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 AN ACT concerning State government. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois 5 Act is amended by changing Sections 20, 30, 40, and 45 as 6 follows: 7 (20 ILCS 686/20) 8 Sec. 20. REV Illinois Program; project applications. 9 (a) The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois (REV 10 Illinois) Program is hereby established and shall be 11 administered by the Department. The Program will provide 12 financial incentives to any one or more of the following: (1) 13 eligible manufacturers of electric vehicles, electric vehicle 14 component parts, and electric vehicle power supply equipment; 15 (2) battery recycling and reuse manufacturers; (3) battery raw 16 materials refining service providers; or (4) renewable energy 17 manufacturers. 18 (b) Any taxpayer planning a project to be located in 19 Illinois may request consideration for designation of its 20 project as a REV Illinois Project, by formal written letter of 21 request or by formal application to the Department, in which 22 the applicant states its intent to make at least a specified 23 level of investment and intends to hire a specified number of 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4064 Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 686/2020 ILCS 686/3020 ILCS 686/4020 ILCS 686/45 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 Amends the Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act. Provides that, if the agreement is entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing, then the applicant must (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in capital improvements at the project site to be placed in service within the State within a 60-month period after approval of the application and (B) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs in Illinois. Provides that, with respect to those agreements, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project, except that, if the project is in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project. Effective immediately. LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b A BILL FOR 20 ILCS 686/20 20 ILCS 686/30 20 ILCS 686/40 20 ILCS 686/45 LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 2 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 2 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 2 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 full-time employees at a designated location in Illinois. As 2 circumstances require, the Department shall require a formal 3 application from an applicant and a formal letter of request 4 for assistance. 5 (c) In order to qualify for credits under the REV Illinois 6 Program, an applicant must: 7 (1) if the applicant is an electric vehicle 8 manufacturer: 9 (A) make an investment of at least $1,500,000,000 10 in capital improvements at the project site; 11 (B) to be placed in service within the State 12 within a 60-month period after approval of the 13 application; and 14 (C) create at least 500 new full-time employee 15 jobs; or 16 (2) if the applicant is an electric vehicle component 17 parts manufacturer or a renewable energy manufacturer: 18 (A) make an investment of at least $300,000,000 in 19 capital improvements at the project site; 20 (B) manufacture one or more parts that are 21 primarily used for electric vehicle manufacturing; 22 (C) to be placed in service within the State 23 within a 60-month period after approval of the 24 application; and 25 (D) create at least 150 new full-time employee 26 jobs; or HB4064 - 2 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 3 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 3 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 3 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 (3) if the agreement is entered into before the 2 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 3 Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle 4 manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment 5 manufacturer, an electric vehicle component part 6 manufacturer that does not qualify under paragraph (2) 7 above, a battery recycling and reuse manufacturer, or a 8 battery raw materials refining service provider: 9 (A) make an investment of at least $20,000,000 in 10 capital improvements at the project site; 11 (B) for electric vehicle component part 12 manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are 13 primarily used for electric vehicle manufacturing; 14 (C) to be placed in service within the State 15 within a 48-month period after approval of the 16 application; and 17 (D) create at least 50 new full-time employee 18 jobs; or 19 (3.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after the 20 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 21 Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle 22 manufacturer, an electric vehicle power supply equipment 23 manufacturer, an electric vehicle component part 24 manufacturer that does not qualify under paragraph (2) 25 above, a renewable energy manufacturer that does not 26 qualify under paragraph (2) above, a battery recycling and HB4064 - 3 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 4 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 4 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 4 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining 2 service provider: 3 (A) make an investment of at least $2,500,000 in 4 capital improvements at the project site; 5 (B) in the case of electric vehicle component part 6 manufacturers, manufacture one or more parts that are 7 used for electric vehicle manufacturing; 8 (C) to be placed in service within the State 9 within a 48-month period after approval of the 10 application; and 11 (D) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee 12 jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10% 13 of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer 14 and any related member at the time of application; or 15 (4) if the agreement is entered into before the 16 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 17 Assembly and the applicant is an electric vehicle 18 manufacturer or electric vehicle component parts 19 manufacturer with existing operations within Illinois that 20 intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, the 21 existing facility from traditional manufacturing to 22 primarily electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle 23 component parts manufacturing, or electric vehicle power 24 supply equipment manufacturing: 25 (A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in 26 capital improvements at the project site; HB4064 - 4 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 5 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 5 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 5 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 (B) to be placed in service within the State 2 within a 60-month period after approval of the 3 application; and 4 (C) create the lesser of 75 new full-time employee 5 jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10% 6 of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer 7 and any related member at the time of application; or 8 (4.1) if the agreement is entered into on or after the 9 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General 10 Assembly and the applicant (i) is an electric vehicle 11 manufacturer, an electric vehicle component parts 12 manufacturer, or a renewable energy manufacturer and (ii) 13 has existing operations within Illinois that the applicant 14 intends to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from 15 traditional manufacturing to electric vehicle 16 manufacturing, electric vehicle component parts 17 manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or electric 18 vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing: 19 (A) make an investment of at least $100,000,000 in 20 capital improvements at the project site; 21 (B) to be placed in service within the State 22 within a 60-month period after approval of the 23 application; and 24 (C) create the lesser of 50 new full-time employee 25 jobs or new full-time employee jobs equivalent to 10% 26 of the Statewide baseline applicable to the taxpayer HB4064 - 5 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 6 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 6 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 6 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 and any related member at the time of application; or . 2 (5) if the agreement is entered into on or after the 3 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 4 Assembly and before June 1, 2024 and the applicant (i) is 5 an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric vehicle 6 component parts manufacturer, or a renewable energy 7 manufacturer or (ii) has existing operations within 8 Illinois that the applicant intends to convert or expand, 9 in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing to 10 electric vehicle manufacturing, electric vehicle component 11 parts manufacturing, renewable energy manufacturing, or 12 electric vehicle power supply equipment manufacturing: 13 (A) make an investment of at least $500,000,000 in 14 capital improvements at the project site; 15 (B) to be placed in service within the State 16 within a 60-month period after approval of the 17 application; and 18 (C) retain at least 800 full-time employee jobs at 19 the project. 20 (d) For agreements entered into prior to April 19, 2022 21 (the effective date of Public Act 102-700), for any applicant 22 creating the full-time employee jobs noted in subsection (c), 23 those jobs must have a total compensation equal to or greater 24 than 120% of the average wage paid to full-time employees in 25 the county where the project is located, as determined by the 26 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For agreements entered into HB4064 - 6 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 7 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 7 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 7 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 on or after April 19, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 2 102-700), for any applicant creating the full-time employee 3 jobs noted in subsection (c), those jobs must have a 4 compensation equal to or greater than 120% of the average wage 5 paid to full-time employees in a similar position within an 6 occupational group in the county where the project is located, 7 as determined by the Department. 8 (e) For any applicant, within 24 months after being placed 9 in service, it must certify to the Department that it is carbon 10 neutral or has attained certification under one of more of the 11 following green building standards: 12 (1) BREEAM for New Construction or BREEAM In-Use; 13 (2) ENERGY STAR; 14 (3) Envision; 15 (4) ISO 50001 - energy management; 16 (5) LEED for Building Design and Construction or LEED 17 for Building Operations and Maintenance; 18 (6) Green Globes for New Construction or Green Globes 19 for Existing Buildings; or 20 (7) UL 3223. 21 (f) Each applicant must outline its hiring plan and 22 commitment to recruit and hire full-time employee positions at 23 the project site. The hiring plan may include a partnership 24 with an institution of higher education to provide 25 internships, including, but not limited to, internships 26 supported by the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, or HB4064 - 7 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 8 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 8 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 8 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 full-time permanent employment for students at the project 2 site. Additionally, the applicant may create or utilize 3 participants from apprenticeship programs that are approved by 4 and registered with the United States Department of Labor's 5 Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. The applicant may apply 6 for apprenticeship education expense credits in accordance 7 with the provisions set forth in 14 Ill. Adm. Code 522. Each 8 applicant is required to report annually, on or before April 9 15, on the diversity of its workforce in accordance with 10 Section 50 of this Act. For existing facilities of applicants 11 under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) above, if the taxpayer 12 expects a reduction in force due to its transition to 13 manufacturing electric vehicle, electric vehicle component 14 parts, or electric vehicle power supply equipment, the plan 15 submitted under this Section must outline the taxpayer's plan 16 to assist with retraining its workforce aligned with the 17 taxpayer's adoption of new technologies and anticipated 18 efforts to retrain employees through employment opportunities 19 within the taxpayer's workforce. 20 (g) Each applicant must demonstrate a contractual or other 21 relationship with a recycling facility, or demonstrate its own 22 recycling capabilities, at the time of application and report 23 annually a continuing contractual or other relationship with a 24 recycling facility and the percentage of batteries used in 25 electric vehicles recycled throughout the term of the 26 agreement. HB4064 - 8 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 9 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 9 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 9 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 (h) A taxpayer may not enter into more than one agreement 2 under this Act with respect to a single address or location for 3 the same period of time. Also, a taxpayer may not enter into an 4 agreement under this Act with respect to a single address or 5 location for the same period of time for which the taxpayer 6 currently holds an active agreement under the Economic 7 Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. This 8 provision does not preclude the applicant from entering into 9 an additional agreement after the expiration or voluntary 10 termination of an earlier agreement under this Act or under 11 the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act 12 to the extent that the taxpayer's application otherwise 13 satisfies the terms and conditions of this Act and is approved 14 by the Department. An applicant with an existing agreement 15 under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax 16 Credit Act may submit an application for an agreement under 17 this Act after it terminates any existing agreement under the 18 Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act with 19 respect to the same address or location. If a project that is 20 subject to an existing agreement under the Economic 21 Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act meets the 22 requirements to be designated as a REV Illinois project under 23 this Act, including for actions undertaken prior to the 24 effective date of this Act, the taxpayer that is subject to 25 that existing agreement under the Economic Development for a 26 Growing Economy Tax Credit Act may apply to the Department to HB4064 - 9 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 10 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 10 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 10 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 amend the agreement to allow the project to become a 2 designated REV Illinois project. Following the amendment, time 3 accrued during which the project was eligible for credits 4 under the existing agreement under the Economic Development 5 for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act shall count toward the 6 duration of the credit subject to limitations described in 7 Section 40 of this Act. 8 (i) If, at any time following the designation of a project 9 as a REV Illinois Project by the Department and prior to the 10 termination or expiration of an agreement under this Act, the 11 project ceases to qualify as a REV Illinois project because 12 the taxpayer is no longer an electric vehicle manufacturer, an 13 electric vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle 14 power supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and 15 reuse manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining 16 service provider, that project may receive tax credit awards 17 as described in Section 5-15 and Section 5-51 of the Economic 18 Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act, as long as 19 the project continues to meet requirements to obtain those 20 credits as described in the Economic Development for a Growing 21 Economy Tax Credit Act and remains compliant with terms 22 contained in the Agreement under this Act not related to their 23 status as an electric vehicle manufacturer, an electric 24 vehicle component manufacturer, an electric vehicle power 25 supply equipment manufacturer, a battery recycling and reuse 26 manufacturer, or a battery raw materials refining service HB4064 - 10 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 11 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 11 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 11 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 provider. Time accrued during which the project was eligible 2 for credits under an agreement under this Act shall count 3 toward the duration of the credit subject to limitations 4 described in Section 5-45 of the Economic Development for a 5 Growing Economy Tax Credit Act. 6 (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 7 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23.) 8 (20 ILCS 686/30) 9 Sec. 30. Tax credit awards. 10 (a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Act, a 11 taxpayer is entitled to a credit against the tax imposed 12 pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the 13 Illinois Income Tax Act for a taxable year beginning on or 14 after January 1, 2025 if the taxpayer is awarded a credit by 15 the Department in accordance with an agreement under this Act. 16 The Department has authority to award credits under this Act 17 on and after January 1, 2022. 18 (b) REV Illinois Credits. A taxpayer may receive a tax 19 credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) 20 of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, not to exceed 21 the sum of (i) 75% of the incremental income tax attributable 22 to new employees at the applicant's project and (ii) 10% of the 23 training costs of the new employees. If the project is located 24 in an underserved area or an energy transition area, then the 25 amount of the credit may not exceed the sum of (i) 100% of the HB4064 - 11 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 12 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 12 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 12 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 incremental income tax attributable to new employees at the 2 applicant's project; and (ii) 10% of the training costs of the 3 new employees. The percentage of training costs includable in 4 the calculation may be increased by an additional 15% for 5 training costs associated with new employees that are recent 6 (2 years or less) graduates, certificate holders, or 7 credential recipients from an institution of higher education 8 in Illinois, or, if the training is provided by an institution 9 of higher education in Illinois, the Clean Jobs Workforce 10 Network Program, or an apprenticeship and training program 11 located in Illinois and approved by and registered with the 12 United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship 13 and Training. An applicant is also eligible for a training 14 credit that shall not exceed 10% of the training costs of 15 retained employees for the purpose of upskilling to meet the 16 operational needs of the applicant or the REV Illinois 17 Project. The percentage of training costs includable in the 18 calculation shall not exceed a total of 25%. If an applicant 19 agrees to hire the required number of new employees, then the 20 maximum amount of the credit for that applicant may be 21 increased by an amount not to exceed 75% of the incremental 22 income tax attributable to retained employees at the 23 applicant's project; provided that, in order to receive the 24 increase for retained employees, the applicant must, if 25 applicable, meet or exceed the statewide baseline. For 26 agreements entered into on or after the effective date of this HB4064 - 12 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 13 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 13 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 13 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly and before June 2 1, 2024 that qualify under paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of 3 Section 20, a taxpayer may receive a tax credit not to exceed 4 75% of the incremental income tax attributable to retained 5 employees at the applicant's project. If the project is in an 6 underserved area or an energy transition area and qualifies 7 under paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, then the 8 maximum amount of the credit attributable to retained 9 employees for the applicant may be increased to an amount not 10 to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax attributable to 11 retained employees at the applicant's project. 12 If the Project is in an underserved area or an energy 13 transition area, the maximum amount of the credit attributable 14 to retained employees for the applicant may be increased to an 15 amount not to exceed 100% of the incremental income tax 16 attributable to retained employees at the applicant's project; 17 provided that, in order to receive the increase for retained 18 employees, the applicant must meet or exceed the statewide 19 baseline. REV Illinois Credits awarded may include credit 20 earned for incremental income tax withheld and training costs 21 incurred by the taxpayer beginning on or after January 1, 22 2022. Credits so earned and certified by the Department may be 23 applied against the tax imposed by subsections (a) and (b) of 24 Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act for taxable years 25 beginning on or after January 1, 2025. 26 (c) REV Construction Jobs Credit. For construction wages HB4064 - 13 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 14 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 14 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 14 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 associated with a project that qualified for a REV Illinois 2 Credit under subsection (b), the taxpayer may receive a tax 3 credit against the tax imposed under subsections (a) and (b) 4 of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an amount 5 equal to 50% of the incremental income tax attributable to 6 construction wages paid in connection with construction of the 7 project facilities, as a jobs credit for workers hired to 8 construct the project. 9 The REV Construction Jobs Credit may not exceed 75% of the 10 amount of the incremental income tax attributable to 11 construction wages paid in connection with construction of the 12 project facilities if the project is in an underserved area or 13 an energy transition area. 14 (d) The Department shall certify to the Department of 15 Revenue: (1) the identity of Taxpayers that are eligible for 16 the REV Illinois Credit and REV Construction Jobs Credit; (2) 17 the amount of the REV Illinois Credits and REV Construction 18 Jobs Credits awarded in each calendar year; and (3) the amount 19 of the REV Illinois Credit and REV Construction Jobs Credit 20 claimed in each calendar year. REV Illinois Credits awarded 21 may include credit earned for Incremental Income Tax withheld 22 and Training Costs incurred by the Taxpayer beginning on or 23 after January 1, 2022. Credits so earned and certified by the 24 Department may be applied against the tax imposed by Section 25 201(a) and (b) of the Illinois Income Tax Act for taxable years 26 beginning on or after January 1, 2025. HB4064 - 14 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 15 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 15 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 15 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 (e) Applicants seeking certification for a tax credits 2 related to the construction of the project facilities in the 3 State shall require the contractor to enter into a project 4 labor agreement that conforms with the Project Labor 5 Agreements Act. 6 (f) Any applicant issued a certificate for a tax credit or 7 tax exemption under this Act must annually report to the 8 Department the total project tax benefits received. Reports 9 are due no later than May 31 of each year and shall cover the 10 previous calendar year. The first report is for the 2022 11 calendar year and is due no later than May 31, 2023. For 12 applicants issued a certificate of exemption under Section 105 13 of this Act, the report shall be the same as required for a 14 High Impact Business under subsection (a-5) of Section 8.1 of 15 the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Each person required to file 16 a return under the Gas Revenue Tax Act, the Electricity Excise 17 Tax Law, or the Telecommunications Excise Tax Act shall file a 18 report containing information about customers that are issued 19 an exemption certificate under Section 95 of this Act in the 20 same manner and form as they are required to report under 21 subsection (b) of Section 8.1 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone 22 Act. 23 (g) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an award of credit 24 to an applicant that uses a PEO if all other award criteria are 25 satisfied. 26 (h) With respect to any portion of a REV Illinois Credit HB4064 - 15 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 16 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 16 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 16 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 that is based on the incremental income tax attributable to 2 new employees or retained employees, in lieu of the Credit 3 allowed under this Act against the taxes imposed pursuant to 4 subsections (a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income 5 Tax Act, a taxpayer that otherwise meets the criteria set 6 forth in this Section, the taxpayer may elect to claim the 7 credit, on or after January 1, 2025, against its obligation to 8 pay over withholding under Section 704A of the Illinois Income 9 Tax Act. The election shall be made in the manner prescribed by 10 the Department of Revenue and once made shall be irrevocable. 11 (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 12 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; revised 4-5-23.) 13 (20 ILCS 686/40) 14 Sec. 40. Amount and duration of the credits; limitation to 15 amount of costs of specified items. The Department shall 16 determine the amount and duration of the REV Illinois Credit 17 awarded under this Act, subject to the limitations set forth 18 in this Act. For a project that qualified under paragraph (1), 19 (2), (4), or (4.1), or (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, the 20 duration of the credit may not exceed 15 taxable years, with an 21 option to renew the agreement for no more than one term not to 22 exceed an additional 15 taxable years. For a project that 23 qualified under paragraph (3) or (3.1) of subsection (c) of 24 Section 20, the duration of the credit may not exceed 10 25 taxable years, with an option to renew the agreement for no HB4064 - 16 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 17 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 17 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 17 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 more than one term not to exceed an additional 10 taxable 2 years. The credit may be stated as a percentage of the 3 incremental income tax and training costs attributable to the 4 applicant's project and may include a fixed dollar limitation. 5 Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department, in 6 consultation with the Department of Revenue, from adopting 7 rules to extend the sunset of any earned, existing, and unused 8 tax credit or credits a taxpayer may be in possession of, as 9 provided for in Section 605-1055 of the Department of Commerce 10 and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code 11 of Illinois, notwithstanding the carry-forward provisions 12 pursuant to paragraph (4) of Section 211 of the Illinois 13 Income Tax Act. 14 (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1112, eff. 12-21-22; 15 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; revised 4-5-23.) 16 (20 ILCS 686/45) 17 Sec. 45. Contents of agreements with applicants. 18 (a) The Department shall enter into an agreement with an 19 applicant that is awarded a credit under this Act. The 20 agreement shall include all of the following: 21 (1) A detailed description of the project that is the 22 subject of the agreement, including the location and 23 amount of the investment and jobs created or retained. 24 (2) The duration of the credit, the first taxable year 25 for which the credit may be awarded, and the first taxable HB4064 - 17 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 18 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 18 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 18 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 year in which the credit may be used by the taxpayer. 2 (3) The credit amount that will be allowed for each 3 taxable year. 4 (4) For a project qualified under paragraphs (1), (2), 5 or (4), or (5) of subsection (c) of Section 20, a 6 requirement that the taxpayer shall maintain operations at 7 the project location a minimum number of years not to 8 exceed 15. For a project qualified under paragraph (3) of 9 subsection (c) of Section 20, a requirement that the 10 taxpayer shall maintain operations at the project location 11 a minimum number of years not to exceed 10. 12 (5) A specific method for determining the number of 13 new employees and if applicable, retained employees, 14 employed during a taxable year. 15 (6) A requirement that the taxpayer shall annually 16 report to the Department the number of new employees, the 17 incremental income tax withheld in connection with the new 18 employees, and any other information the Department deems 19 necessary and appropriate to perform its duties under this 20 Act. 21 (7) A requirement that the Director is authorized to 22 verify with the appropriate State agencies the amounts 23 reported under paragraph (6), and after doing so shall 24 issue a certificate to the taxpayer stating that the 25 amounts have been verified. 26 (8) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide HB4064 - 18 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 19 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 19 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 19 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 written notification to the Director not more than 30 days 2 after the taxpayer makes or receives a proposal that would 3 transfer the taxpayer's State tax liability obligations to 4 a successor taxpayer. 5 (9) A detailed description of the number of new 6 employees to be hired, and the occupation and payroll of 7 full-time jobs to be created or retained because of the 8 project. 9 (10) The minimum investment the taxpayer will make in 10 capital improvements, the time period for placing the 11 property in service, and the designated location in 12 Illinois for the investment. 13 (11) A requirement that the taxpayer shall provide 14 written notification to the Director and the Director's 15 designee not more than 30 days after the taxpayer 16 determines that the minimum job creation or retention, 17 employment payroll, or investment no longer is or will be 18 achieved or maintained as set forth in the terms and 19 conditions of the agreement. Additionally, the 20 notification should outline to the Department the number 21 of layoffs, date of the layoffs, and detail taxpayer's 22 efforts to provide career and training counseling for the 23 impacted workers with industry-related certifications and 24 trainings. 25 (12) If applicable, a A provision that, if the total 26 number of new employees falls below a specified level, the HB4064 - 19 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 20 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 20 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 20 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 allowance of credit shall be suspended until the number of 2 new employees equals or exceeds the agreement amount. 3 (13) If applicable, a provision that specifies the 4 statewide baseline at the time of application for retained 5 employees. The Additionally, the agreement must have a 6 provision addressing if the total number of retained 7 employees falls below the lesser of the statewide baseline 8 or the retention requirements specified in the agreement, 9 the allowance of the credit shall be suspended until the 10 number of retained employees equals or exceeds the 11 agreement amount. 12 (14) A detailed description of the items for which the 13 costs incurred by the Taxpayer will be included in the 14 limitation on the Credit provided in Section 40. 15 (15) If the agreement is entered into before the 16 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 17 Assembly, a A provision stating that if the taxpayer fails 18 to meet either the investment or job creation and 19 retention requirements specified in the agreement during 20 the entire 5-year period beginning on the first day of the 21 first taxable year in which the agreement is executed and 22 ending on the last day of the fifth taxable year after the 23 agreement is executed, then the agreement is automatically 24 terminated on the last day of the fifth taxable year after 25 the agreement is executed, and the taxpayer is not 26 entitled to the award of any credits for any of that 5-year HB4064 - 20 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 21 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 21 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 21 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 period. If the agreement is entered into on or after the 2 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General 3 Assembly, a provision stating that if the taxpayer fails 4 to meet either the investment or job creation and 5 retention requirements specified in the agreement during 6 the entire 10-year period beginning on the effective date 7 of the agreement and ending 10 years after the effective 8 date of the agreement, then the agreement is automatically 9 terminated, and the taxpayer is not entitled to the award 10 of any credits for any of that 10-year period. 11 (16) A provision stating that if the taxpayer ceases 12 principal operations with the intent to permanently shut 13 down the project in the State during the term of the 14 Agreement, then the entire credit amount awarded to the 15 taxpayer prior to the date the taxpayer ceases principal 16 operations shall be returned to the Department and shall 17 be reallocated to the local workforce investment area in 18 which the project was located. 19 (17) A provision stating that the Taxpayer must 20 provide the reports outlined in Sections 50 and 55 on or 21 before April 15 each year. 22 (18) A provision requiring the taxpayer to report 23 annually its contractual obligations or otherwise with a 24 recycling facility for its operations. 25 (19) Any other performance conditions or contract 26 provisions the Department determines are necessary or HB4064 - 21 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 22 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 22 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 22 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 appropriate. 2 (20) Each taxpayer under paragraph (1) of subsection 3 (c) of Section 20 above shall maintain labor neutrality 4 toward any union organizing campaign for any employees of 5 the taxpayer assigned to work on the premises of the REV 6 Illinois Project Site. This paragraph shall not apply to 7 an electric vehicle manufacturer, electric vehicle 8 component part manufacturer, electric vehicle power supply 9 manufacturer, or renewable energy manufacturer, or any 10 joint venture including an electric vehicle manufacturer, 11 electric vehicle component part manufacturer, electric 12 vehicle power supply manufacturer, or renewable energy 13 manufacturer, who is subject to collective bargaining 14 agreement entered into prior to the taxpayer filing an 15 application pursuant to this Act. 16 (b) The Department shall post on its website the terms of 17 each agreement entered into under this Act. Such information 18 shall be posted within 10 days after entering into the 19 agreement and must include the following: 20 (1) the name of the taxpayer; 21 (2) the location of the project; 22 (3) the estimated value of the credit; 23 (4) the number of new employee jobs and, if 24 applicable, number of retained employee jobs at the 25 project; and 26 (5) whether or not the project is in an underserved HB4064 - 22 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064- 23 -LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 23 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b HB4064 - 23 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b 1 area or energy transition area. 2 (Source: P.A. 102-669, eff. 11-16-21; 102-1125, eff. 2-3-23; 3 revised 4-5-23.) 4 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 5 becoming law. HB4064 - 23 - LRB103 31959 HLH 61416 b