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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2403 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2403 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025. LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2403 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 3. The Department of Commerce and Economic
1515 5 Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
1616 6 is amended by adding Section 605-1118 as follows:
1717 7 (20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new)
1818 8 Sec. 605-1118. Megaproject building materials exemption.
1919 9 (a) The Department may certify a taxpayer for an exemption
2020 10 from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on
2121 11 building materials that will be incorporated into real estate
2222 12 at a megaproject site. The taxpayer must meet all of the
2323 13 criteria for certification set forth in Division 22 of Article
2424 14 10 of the Property Tax Code. This certification is in addition
2525 15 to and does not replace or amend the megaproject certificate
2626 16 under Division 22 of Article 10 of the Property Tax Code. The
2727 17 Department shall not issue exemptions under this Section after
2828 18 December 31, 2031.
2929 19 (b) The Department shall determine the period during which
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3131 21 occupation taxes is in effect, but in no event shall the
3232 22 initial period exceed 10 years. The certificate may be renewed
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4040 Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may certify a taxpayer for an exemption from any State or local use tax or retailers' occupation tax on building materials that will be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site. Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides that a retailer that makes a qualified sale of building materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject site may deduct the receipts from such sales when calculating the taxes imposed by those Acts. Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law. Provides that a "megaproject" is a project that meets certain investment and job creation specifications. Provides that the megaproject property is eligible for an assessment freeze. Provides that megaproject property may be granted an abatement. Provides that a company that operates a megaproject shall enter into an agreement with the municipality in which the project is located and other local taxing districts to make certain special payments. Effective July 1, 2025.
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6868 1 Department under this Section, the Department shall notify the
6969 2 Department of Revenue of the certification. The exemption
7070 3 status shall take effect within 3 months after certification
7171 4 of the taxpayer and notice to the Department of Revenue by the
7272 5 Department.
7373 6 (c) If the Department determines, in accordance with the
7474 7 Administrative Review Law and the Illinois Administrative
7575 8 Procedure Act, that the taxpayer is not in compliance with
7676 9 Division 22 of Article 10 of the Property Tax Code, the
7777 10 Department shall revoke the certification under this Section
7878 11 by written notice to the taxpayer. The Department shall
7979 12 transmit a copy of the revocation to the Department of
8080 13 Revenue. If the taxpayer's certification is revoked, the
8181 14 taxpayer must repay any exempted amount of State or local use
8282 15 tax or retailers' occupation tax.
8383 16 (d) The Department may adopt rules as are reasonable and
8484 17 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
8585 18 Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
8686 19 12 as follows:
8787 20 (35 ILCS 105/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.12)
8888 21 Sec. 12. Applicability of Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
8989 22 and Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. All of the provisions of
9090 23 Sections 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 1j.1, 1k, 1m, 1n, 1o, 2-6, 2-12,
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102102 1 limitation provisions shall run from the date when the tax is
103103 2 due rather than from the date when gross receipts are
104104 3 received), 5 (except that the time limitation provisions on
105105 4 the issuance of notices of tax liability shall run from the
106106 5 date when the tax is due rather than from the date when gross
107107 6 receipts are received and except that in the case of a failure
108108 7 to file a return required by this Act, no notice of tax
109109 8 liability shall be issued on and after each July 1 and January
110110 9 1 covering tax due with that return during any month or period
111111 10 more than 6 years before that July 1 or January 1,
112112 11 respectively), 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5j, 5k, 5l, 5m,
113113 12 5n, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
114114 13 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, which
115115 14 are not inconsistent with this Act, shall apply, as far as
116116 15 practicable, to the subject matter of this Act to the same
117117 16 extent as if such provisions were included herein.
118118 17 (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
119119 18 103-595, eff. 6-26-24.)
120120 19 Section 10. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
121121 20 Section 12 as follows:
122122 21 (35 ILCS 110/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.42)
123123 22 Sec. 12. Applicability of Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
124124 23 and Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. All of the provisions of
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137137 2 by the Department of the money collected under this Act), 4
138138 3 (except that the time limitation provisions shall run from the
139139 4 date when gross receipts are received), 5 (except that the
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141141 6 liability shall run from the date when the tax is due rather
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143143 8 that in the case of a failure to file a return required by this
144144 9 Act, no notice of tax liability shall be issued on and after
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146146 11 any month or period more than 6 years before that July 1 or
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148148 13 5l, 5m, 5n, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the Retailers'
149149 14 Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act,
150150 15 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, shall
151151 16 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this Act
152152 17 to the same extent as if such provisions were included herein.
153153 18 (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
154154 19 103-595, eff. 6-26-24.)
155155 20 Section 15. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
156156 21 changing Section 12 as follows:
157157 22 (35 ILCS 115/12) (from Ch. 120, par. 439.112)
158158 23 Sec. 12. All of the provisions of Sections 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i,
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171171 2 tax collected under this Act), 4 (except that the time
172172 3 limitation provisions shall run from the date when the tax is
173173 4 due rather than from the date when gross receipts are
174174 5 received), 5 (except that the time limitation provisions on
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176176 7 date when the tax is due rather than from the date when gross
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178178 9 5m, 5n, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the Retailers'
179179 10 Occupation Tax Act which are not inconsistent with this Act,
180180 11 and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act shall
181181 12 apply, as far as practicable, to the subject matter of this Act
182182 13 to the same extent as if such provisions were included herein.
183183 14 (Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22; 103-9, eff. 6-7-23;
184184 15 103-595, eff. 6-26-24; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
185185 16 Section 20. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
186186 17 by adding Section 2-28 as follows:
187187 18 (35 ILCS 120/2-28 new)
188188 19 Sec. 2-28. Megaproject building materials exemption.
189189 20 (a) Each retailer that makes a qualified sale of building
190190 21 materials to be incorporated into real estate at a megaproject
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205205 2 sales when calculating the tax imposed by this Act.
206206 3 Megaproject Building Materials Exemption Certificates shall be
207207 4 issued for an initial period not to exceed 10 years and can be
208208 5 renewed for a period not to exceed 5 years.
209209 6 (b) No retailer who is eligible for the deduction or
210210 7 credit for a given sale under Section 5k of this Act related to
211211 8 enterprise zones, Section 5l of this Act related to High
212212 9 Impact Businesses, Section 5m of this Act related to REV
213213 10 Illinois projects, or Section 5n of this Act related to MICRO
214214 11 facilities shall be eligible for the deduction or credit
215215 12 authorized under this Section for that same sale.
216216 13 (c) A construction contractor or other entity shall not
217217 14 make tax-free purchases unless it has an active Exemption
218218 15 Certificate issued by the Department at the time of the
219219 16 purchase.
220220 17 (d) The megaproject administrator shall submit a request
221221 18 to the Department for an initial certification or renewal of
222222 19 the Megaproject Building Materials Exemption Certificate. Upon
223223 20 request from the megaproject administrator, the Department
224224 21 shall issue a Megaproject Building Materials Exemption
225225 22 Certificate for each construction contractor or other entity
226226 23 identified by the megaproject administrator. The Department
227227 24 shall make the Megaproject Building Materials Exemption
228228 25 Certificates available to each construction contractor or
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240240 1 to the megaproject administrator. The request for Megaproject
241241 2 Building Materials Exemption Certificates under this Section
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243243 4 (1) the name and address of the construction
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245245 6 (2) the name and location or address of the building
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247247 8 (3) the estimated amount of the exemption for each
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249249 10 request for a Megaproject Building Materials Exemption
250250 11 Certificate is made, based on a stated estimated average
251251 12 tax rate and the percentage of the contract that consists
252252 13 of materials;
253253 14 (4) the period of time during which supplies for the
254254 15 project are expected to be purchased; and
255255 16 (5) other reasonable information as the Department may
256256 17 require, including, but not limited to, FEIN numbers, to
257257 18 determine if the contractor or other entity, or any
258258 19 partner, corporate officer, or, in the case of a limited
259259 20 liability company, any manager or member of the
260260 21 construction contractor or other entity is or has been the
261261 22 owner, partner, corporate officer, or, in the case of a
262262 23 limited liability company, manager or member of a person
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277277 2 request for a Megaproject Building Materials Exemption
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279279 4 in its discretion, issue Exemption Certificates
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281281 6 (e) To document the exemption allowed under this Section,
282282 7 the retailer must obtain from the purchaser the certification
283283 8 required under this Section, which must contain the
284284 9 Megaproject Building Materials Exemption Certificate number
285285 10 issued to the purchaser by the Department. In addition, the
286286 11 retailer must obtain certification from the purchaser that
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288288 13 (1) a statement that the building materials are being
289289 14 purchased for incorporation into real estate located in a
290290 15 megaproject site;
291291 16 (2) the location or address of the real estate into
292292 17 which the building materials will be incorporated;
293293 18 (3) the name of the megaproject in which that real
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295295 20 (4) a description of the building materials being
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297297 22 (5) the purchaser's Megaproject Building Materials
298298 23 Exemption Certificate number issued by the Department; and
299299 24 (6) the purchaser's signature and date of purchase.
300300 25 (f) The Department shall issue the Megaproject Building
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312312 1 receipt of the request from the megaproject administrator.
313313 2 This requirement does not apply if the Department, for
314314 3 reasonable cause, is unable to issue the Exemption Certificate
315315 4 within 3 business days. The Department may refuse to issue a
316316 5 Megaproject Building Materials Exemption Certificate if the
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323323 12 Act or any other tax or fee Act administered by the Department.
324324 13 (g) The Megaproject Building Materials Exemption
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326326 15 (1) a unique identifying number that shall be designed
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328328 17 unique number on the Exemption Certificate issued to a
329329 18 given construction contractor or other entity, the name of
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332332 21 (2) the name of the construction contractor or entity
333333 22 to whom the Exemption Certificate is issued;
334334 23 (3) issuance date, effective date, and expiration
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336336 25 (4) language stating that, if the construction
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348348 1 Certificate makes a tax-exempt purchase, as described in
349349 2 this Section, that is not eligible for exemption under
350350 3 this Section or allows another person to make a tax-exempt
351351 4 purchase, as described in this Section, that is not
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353353 6 addition to any tax or other penalty imposed, the
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355355 8 penalty equal to the tax that would have been paid by the
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357357 10 retailers' occupation tax on the purchase that is not
358358 11 eligible for the exemption.
359359 12 (h) After the Department issues Exemption Certificates for
360360 13 a given megaproject, the megaproject administrator may notify
361361 14 the Department of additional construction contractors or other
362362 15 entities that are eligible for a Megaproject Building
363363 16 Materials Exemption Certificate. Upon receiving such a
364364 17 notification and subject to the other provisions of this
365365 18 Section, the Department shall issue a Megaproject Building
366366 19 Materials Exemption Certificate to each additional
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368368 21 (i) A megaproject administrator may ask the Department to
369369 22 rescind a Megaproject Building Materials Exemption Certificate
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388388 5 administrator and provide a copy of the rescission to the
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391391 8 (j) If the Department of Revenue determines that a
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397397 14 was not eligible for exemption under this Section, then, in
398398 15 addition to any tax or other penalty imposed, the construction
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400400 17 tax that would have been paid by the retailer under this Act as
401401 18 well as any applicable local retailers' occupation tax on the
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403403 20 (k) Each contractor or other entity that has been issued a
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422422 3 previous calendar year. Failure to report data may result in
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425425 6 Department is authorized to adopt rules governing revocation
426426 7 determinations, including the length of revocation. Factors to
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428428 9 limited to, prior compliance with the reporting requirements,
429429 10 cooperation in discontinuing and correcting violations, and
430430 11 whether the certificate was used unlawfully during the
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434434 15 (l) The Department shall have the authority to adopt rules
435435 16 as are reasonable and necessary to implement the provisions of
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437437 18 (m) This Section is exempt from the provisions of Section
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439439 20 (n) This exemption applies to the Use Tax Act, the Service
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441441 22 incorporated by reference in Section 12 of each of those
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457457 2 Certificate has been issued to the purchaser by the
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459459 4 Section 25. The Property Tax Code is amended by adding
460460 5 Division 22 to Article 10 and changing as follows:
461461 6 (35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 22 heading new)
462462 7 Division 22. Megaprojects
463463 8 (35 ILCS 200/10-910 new)
464464 9 Sec. 10-910. Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment
465465 10 Law; definitions. This Division 22 may be cited as the
466466 11 Megaproject Assessment Freeze and Payment Law.
467467 12 As used in this Division:
468468 13 "Assessment officer" means the chief county assessment
469469 14 officer of the county in which the megaproject is located.
470470 15 "Assessment period" means the period beginning on the
471471 16 first day of the calendar year after the calendar year in which
472472 17 a megaproject is placed in service and ending on the date when
473473 18 the megaproject no longer qualifies as a megaproject under
474474 19 this Division.
475475 20 "Base tax year" means the tax year prior to the first
476476 21 calendar year during which the Department issues a megaproject
477477 22 certificate under this Division.
478478 23 "Base year" means:
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489489 1 (1) the calendar year prior to the calendar year in
490490 2 which the Department issues the megaproject certificate,
491491 3 if the Department issues a megaproject certificate for a
492492 4 project located on the property without granting
493493 5 preliminary approval for the project pursuant to Section
494494 6 10-940; or
495495 7 (2) the calendar year prior to the calendar year in
496496 8 which the Department grants that preliminary approval, if
497497 9 the Department grants preliminary approval pursuant to
498498 10 Section 10-940 for a megaproject located on the property.
499499 11 "Base year valuation" means the assessed value, in the
500500 12 base year, of the property comprising the megaproject.
501501 13 "Company" means one or more entities whose aggregate
502502 14 investment in the megaproject meets the minimum investment
503503 15 required under this Division. The term "company" includes a
504504 16 company affiliate unless the context clearly indicates
505505 17 otherwise.
506506 18 "Company affiliate" means an entity that joins with or is
507507 19 an affiliate of a company and that participates in the
508508 20 investment in, or financing of, a megaproject.
509509 21 "Consumer Price Index" means the index published by the
510510 22 Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
511511 23 Labor that measures the average change in prices of goods and
512512 24 services purchased by all urban consumers, United States city
513513 25 average, all items, 1982-84 = 100.
514514 26 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
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525525 1 Opportunity.
526526 2 "Eligible costs" means all costs incurred by or on behalf
527527 3 of, or allocated to, a company, prior to the Department's
528528 4 issuance of the megaproject certificate or during the
529529 5 investment period, to create or construct a megaproject.
530530 6 "Eligible costs" includes, without limitation:
531531 7 (1) the purchase, site preparation, renovation,
532532 8 rehabilitation, and construction of land, buildings,
533533 9 structures, equipment, and furnishings used for or in the
534534 10 megaproject;
535535 11 (2) any goods or services for the megaproject that are
536536 12 purchased and capitalized under generally accepted
537537 13 accounting principles, including any organizational costs
538538 14 and research and development costs incurred in Illinois;
539539 15 (3) capitalized lease costs for land, buildings,
540540 16 structures, and equipment valued at their present value
541541 17 using the interest rate at which the company borrows funds
542542 18 prevailing at the time the company entered into the lease;
543543 19 (4) infrastructure development costs;
544544 20 (5) debt service and project financing costs;
545545 21 (6) noncapitalized research and development costs;
546546 22 (7) job training and education costs;
547547 23 (8) lease and relocation costs; and
548548 24 (9) amounts expended by a company or company affiliate
549549 25 as a nonresponsible party pursuant to a voluntary program
550550 26 of site remediation, including amounts expended to obtain
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561561 1 a No Further Remediation Letter from the Illinois
562562 2 Environmental Protection Agency.
563563 3 "Entity" means a sole proprietor, partnership, firm,
564564 4 corporation, limited liability company, association, or other
565565 5 business enterprise.
566566 6 "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
567567 7 for consideration for at least 35 hours each week or who
568568 8 renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
569569 9 industry custom or practice as a full-time employee. An
570570 10 individual for whom a W-2 is issued by a professional employer
571571 11 organization is a full-time employee if he or she is employed
572572 12 in the service of the applicant for at least 35 hours each week
573573 13 or renders any other standard of service generally accepted by
574574 14 industry custom or practice as a full-time employment. An
575575 15 owner, operator, or tenant who employs labor or services at a
576576 16 specific site or facility under contract with another may
577577 17 declare one full-time job for every 1,820 man-hours worked per
578578 18 year under the contract. Vacations, paid holidays, and sick
579579 19 time are included in this computation, but overtime is not
580580 20 considered a part of regular hours.
581581 21 "High Impact Business" means a project that has been
582582 22 designated by the Department as a High Impact Business under
583583 23 Section 5.5 of the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act.
584584 24 "Incentive agreement" means an agreement between a
585585 25 company, a local municipality, and the taxing districts
586586 26 obligating the company to make the special payment under this
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597597 1 Division, in addition to paying property taxes, during the
598598 2 incentive period for a megaproject.
599599 3 "Incentive period" means the period beginning on the first
600600 4 day of the calendar year after the calendar year in which the
601601 5 megaproject is placed in service and each calendar year
602602 6 thereafter until the earlier of (i) the expiration or
603603 7 termination of the incentive agreement or (ii) the revocation
604604 8 of the megaproject certificate.
605605 9 "Inducement resolution" means a resolution adopted by the
606606 10 local municipality setting forth the commitment of the local
607607 11 municipality to enter into an incentive agreement.
608608 12 "Investment period" means the period ending 7 years after
609609 13 the date on which the Department issues the megaproject
610610 14 certificate, or such other longer period of time as the local
611611 15 municipality, the taxing districts, and the company may agree
612612 16 to, not to exceed an initial period of 10 years.
613613 17 "Local municipality" means the city, village, or
614614 18 incorporated town in which the megaproject is located or, if
615615 19 the megaproject is located in an unincorporated area, the
616616 20 county in which the megaproject is located.
617617 21 "Megaproject" means the project set forth in the company's
618618 22 tax credit agreement or high impact business designation.
619619 23 "Megaproject certificate" means a certificate issued by
620620 24 the Department that authorizes an assessment freeze as
621621 25 provided in this Division.
622622 26 "Minimum investment" means an investment in the
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633633 1 megaproject of at least $100,000,000 in eligible costs within
634634 2 the investment period.
635635 3 "Minority person" means a person who is a citizen or
636636 4 lawful permanent resident of the United States and who is any
637637 5 of the following:
638638 6 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
639639 7 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
640640 8 America, including Central America, and who maintains
641641 9 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
642642 10 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
643643 11 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
644644 12 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
645645 13 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
646646 14 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
647647 15 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
648648 16 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
649649 17 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
650650 18 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
651651 19 culture or origin, regardless of race).
652652 20 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
653653 21 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
654654 22 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
655655 23 "Minority-owned business" means a business that is at
656656 24 least 51% owned by one or more minority persons, or that, in
657657 25 the case of a corporation, has at least 51% of its stock owned
658658 26 by one or more minority persons, and that, in either case, is
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669669 1 managed and operated on a daily basis by one or more of the
670670 2 minority individuals who own the business.
671671 3 "New full-time employee" means a full-time employee who
672672 4 first became employed by the owner, operator, contractor, or
673673 5 tenant of the megaproject during the incentive period or
674674 6 investment period and whose hiring results in a net increase
675675 7 in the owner, operator, contractor, or tenant's total number
676676 8 of full-time Illinois employees.
677677 9 "New full-time employee" does not include:
678678 10 (1) a person who was previously employed in Illinois
679679 11 by the applicant or a related family member prior to the
680680 12 onset of the investment or incentive period; or
681681 13 (2) an individual who has a direct or indirect
682682 14 ownership interest of at least 5% in the profits, capital,
683683 15 or value of the applicant.
684684 16 "Placed in service" means that the company has commenced
685685 17 its business operations at the megaproject site and has met
686686 18 its job creation requirements under this Section by hiring or
687687 19 causing to be hired at least 100 new full-time employees who
688688 20 provide support to the megaproject's business operations and
689689 21 work in the State of Illinois. If a company pauses or shuts
690690 22 down its business operations for a period of more than 30 days,
691691 23 then the megaproject shall no longer be considered placed in
692692 24 service.
693693 25 "Project" means land, buildings, and other improvements on
694694 26 the land, including water facilities, sewage treatment and
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705705 1 disposal facilities, and all other machinery, apparatuses,
706706 2 equipment, office facilities, related infrastructure, and
707707 3 furnishings that are considered necessary, suitable, or useful
708708 4 by a company and comprise the megaproject, including all such
709709 5 property subject to assessment under the Property Tax Code.
710710 6 "Special payment" means the annual amount paid in addition
711711 7 to property taxes paid during the incentive period as provided
712712 8 in the incentive agreement.
713713 9 "Sports stadium" means a facility, stadium, arena, or
714714 10 other structure where athletic contests are held and sports
715715 11 teams practice and perform.
716716 12 "Tax credit agreement" means an agreement entered into by
717717 13 the company and the Department under the Economic Development
718718 14 for Growing Economy Tax Credit Act, the Reimagining Energy and
719719 15 Vehicles in Illinois Act, or the Manufacturing Illinois Chips
720720 16 for Real Opportunity (MICRO) Act.
721721 17 "Taxing district" has the meaning given to that term in
722722 18 Section 1-150.
723723 19 "Termination date" means the last day of a calendar year
724724 20 that is no later than the 23rd year following the first
725725 21 calendar year in which a megaproject is placed in service. A
726726 22 company may apply to the local municipality and taxing
727727 23 districts prior to the termination date for an extension of
728728 24 the termination date beyond the 23rd year for up to 17
729729 25 additional years, for a total of 40 years. The corporate
730730 26 authorities of the local municipality and the taxing districts
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741741 1 shall approve an extension by resolution upon a finding of
742742 2 substantial public benefit. A copy of the resolution must be
743743 3 delivered to the Department within 30 days of the date the
744744 4 resolution was adopted. If the incentive agreement is
745745 5 terminated under Section 10-937, then the termination date is
746746 6 the date the agreement is terminated.
747747 7 (35 ILCS 200/10-915 new)
748748 8 Sec. 10-915. Valuation during incentive period;
749749 9 eligibility.
750750 10 (a) Property that receives a megaproject certificate from
751751 11 the Department is eligible for an assessment freeze, as
752752 12 provided in this Division, eliminating from consideration, for
753753 13 assessment purposes during the incentive period, the value
754754 14 added to the property by the project and limiting the total
755755 15 valuation of the property during the incentive period to the
756756 16 base year valuation. If the company does not anticipate
757757 17 completing the project within the investment period, then the
758758 18 local municipality and taxing districts may approve one or
759759 19 more extensions of time to complete the project. However, the
760760 20 local municipality and taxing districts may not extend the
761761 21 project for a period that exceeds 5 years after the last day of
762762 22 the investment period. Unless approved as part of the original
763763 23 incentive agreement, the corporate authorities of the local
764764 24 municipality and taxing districts may approve an extension
765765 25 under this subsection by resolution, a copy of which must be
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776776 1 delivered to the Department within 30 days after the date the
777777 2 resolution is adopted.
778778 3 (b) To qualify for a megaproject certificate, the company
779779 4 must:
780780 5 (1) make the minimum investment in the megaproject
781781 6 during the investment period;
782782 7 (2) enter into an incentive agreement with the local
783783 8 municipality and taxing districts as described in this
784784 9 Division;
785785 10 (3) enter into a project labor agreement with the
786786 11 applicable local building trades council prior to the
787787 12 commencement of any demolition, building construction, or
788788 13 building renovation related to the megaproject;
789789 14 (4) establish the goal of awarding 20% of the total
790790 15 dollar amount of contracts that are related to the
791791 16 megaproject and are awarded by the company during each
792792 17 calendar year to minority-owned businesses;
793793 18 (5) create at least 100 new full-time jobs as a result
794794 19 of the megaproject; and
795795 20 (6) have executed a tax credit agreement with the
796796 21 Department or received a high impact business designation
797797 22 from the Department.
798798 23 (c) For purposes of this Division, if a single company
799799 24 enters into a financing arrangement of the type described in
800800 25 subsection (b) of Section 10-950, the investment in or
801801 26 financing of the property by a developer, lessor, financing
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812812 1 entity, or other third party in accordance with this
813813 2 arrangement is considered investment by the company.
814814 3 Investment by a related person to the company is considered
815815 4 investment by the company.
816816 5 (35 ILCS 200/10-920 new)
817817 6 Sec. 10-920. Incentive agreement; assessment freeze for
818818 7 megaprojects; incentive period; inducement resolution;
819819 8 location of the project; criteria to qualify.
820820 9 (a) To obtain the benefits provided in this Division, the
821821 10 company shall apply in writing to the local municipality and
822822 11 taxing districts to enter into an incentive agreement with the
823823 12 municipality and taxing districts, in the form and manner
824824 13 required by the local municipality and taxing districts,
825825 14 respectively, and shall certify to the facts asserted in the
826826 15 application.
827827 16 (b) The corporate authorities of the local municipality,
828828 17 prior to entering into an incentive agreement under this
829829 18 Section, shall hold a public hearing to consider the
830830 19 application. The amount and terms of the proposed special
831831 20 payment and the duration of the incentive agreement shall be
832832 21 considered at the public hearing.
833833 22 (c) Copies of the completed application shall be provided
834834 23 to each taxing district for which property taxes were assessed
835835 24 on the property for the immediately preceding tax year. Those
836836 25 copies shall be provided at least 30 days prior to the
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847847 1 scheduled public hearing at which the corporate authorities of
848848 2 the local municipality will consider the application.
849849 3 (d) The company, the local municipality, and the taxing
850850 4 districts shall enter into an incentive agreement requiring
851851 5 the special payment described in Section 10-925. The corporate
852852 6 authorities of the local municipality shall adopt an ordinance
853853 7 approving the incentive agreement.
854854 8 (e) If an incentive agreement is not executed within 5
855855 9 years after the local municipality's adoption of an inducement
856856 10 resolution, expenditures incurred by the company more than 5
857857 11 years prior to the execution of the incentive agreement shall
858858 12 not qualify as part of the minimum investment.
859859 13 (f) To be eligible to enter into an incentive agreement
860860 14 under this Division, the company must commit to a project that
861861 15 meets the investment and new job creation requirements set
862862 16 forth in the company's tax credit agreement or high impact
863863 17 business designation. In no event shall the company be
864864 18 required to invest less than $100,000,000 or create fewer than
865865 19 100 new full-time jobs.
866866 20 (35 ILCS 200/10-925 new)
867867 21 Sec. 10-925. Contents of incentive agreement.
868868 22 (a) The incentive agreement under Section 10-920 must
869869 23 require the company to pay, or be responsible for the payment
870870 24 of, an annual special payment to the local municipality and
871871 25 the taxing districts, beginning with the first tax year for
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882882 1 which the assessment freeze under this Division is applied to
883883 2 the megaproject. The amount of the special payment shall be
884884 3 established by the local municipality and taxing districts in
885885 4 the incentive agreement and may be a fixed amount for the
886886 5 duration of the incentive period or may be subject to
887887 6 adjustment (downward or upward) based on factors memorialized
888888 7 in the incentive agreement.
889889 8 Unless the special payment is negotiated as a fixed
890890 9 payment for the duration of the incentive period, the parties
891891 10 shall conduct an impact analysis study on the megaproject
892892 11 every 5 years, and the special payment shall be adjusted based
893893 12 on the results of that study; provided, however, the
894894 13 adjustment shall not be less than the initial special payment
895895 14 adjusted for inflation as measured by the Consumer Price
896896 15 Index.
897897 16 The portion of the special payment due to the local school
898898 17 districts shall be increased annually by the lesser of (i) 5%
899899 18 or (ii) the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
900900 19 Index for the 12 months ending in September of the immediately
901901 20 preceding calendar year, and may be further increased or
902902 21 decreased every 5 years based on the results of the impact
903903 22 analysis study.
904904 23 (b) The incentive agreement shall obligate the company to
905905 24 operate the megaproject at the designated project location for
906906 25 a minimum of 20 years.
907907 26 (c) The incentive agreement may contain such other terms
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918918 1 and conditions as are mutually agreeable to the local
919919 2 municipality, the taxing districts, and the company and are
920920 3 consistent with the requirements of this Division, including,
921921 4 without limitation, operational and additional job creation
922922 5 requirements.
923923 6 (d) In addition, all incentive agreements entered into
924924 7 pursuant to Section 10-920 must include, as the first portion
925925 8 of the document, a recapitulation of the remaining contents of
926926 9 the document, which shall include the following:
927927 10 (1) the legal name of each party to the agreement;
928928 11 (2) the street address of the project and the property
929929 12 subject to the agreement;
930930 13 (3) the agreed minimum investment, which shall not be
931931 14 less than the investment amount required in the tax credit
932932 15 agreement or high impact business designation;
933933 16 (3.5) the agreed number of new jobs to be created,
934934 17 which shall not be less than the number of new jobs
935935 18 required in the tax credit agreement or high impact
936936 19 business designation;
937937 20 (4) the term of the agreement;
938938 21 (5) a schedule showing the amount of the special
939939 22 payment and its calculation for each year of the
940940 23 agreement;
941941 24 (6) a schedule showing the amount to be distributed
942942 25 annually to each taxing district, as set forth in the
943943 26 incentive agreement;
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954954 1 (7) any other feature or aspect of the agreement which
955955 2 may affect the calculation of items (5) and (6) of this
956956 3 subsection; and
957957 4 (8) the party or parties to the agreement who are
958958 5 responsible for updating the information contained in the
959959 6 summary document.
960960 7 (35 ILCS 200/10-927 new)
961961 8 Sec. 10-927. Minimum job creation requirements.
962962 9 (a) The company must hire the same number of new full-time
963963 10 employees as is required in the company's tax credit agreement
964964 11 or high impact business designation, which in no event shall
965965 12 be less than 100. These new full-time employees must be hired
966966 13 to support the business operations of the megaproject and be
967967 14 located within the State of Illinois.
968968 15 (b) A company may not satisfy the requirements of this
969969 16 Section by relocating jobs from one site in Illinois to
970970 17 another site in Illinois.
971971 18 (35 ILCS 200/10-930 new)
972972 19 Sec. 10-930. Installment bills; distribution of special
973973 20 payments.
974974 21 (a) The local municipality shall prepare a bill for the
975975 22 company for each installment of the special payment according
976976 23 to the schedule set forth in paragraph (5) of subsection (d) of
977977 24 Section 10-925, or as modified pursuant to paragraph (7) of
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988988 1 subsection (d) of Section 10-925, and the company shall make
989989 2 direct payments to the affected taxing entities according to
990990 3 the schedule in paragraph (6) of subsection (d) of Section
991991 4 10-925 or as modified in paragraph (7) of subsection (d) of
992992 5 Section 10-925.
993993 6 (b) The company shall make direct payments of the special
994994 7 payment to the taxing districts associated with the
995995 8 megaproject within 30 days after receipt by the company of the
996996 9 bill prepared by the local municipality.
997997 10 (c) Misallocations of the special payments may be
998998 11 corrected by adjusting later distributions, but these
999999 12 adjustments must be made in the next succeeding year following
10001000 13 identification and resolution of the misallocation. To the
10011001 14 extent that distributions have been made improperly in
10021002 15 previous years, claims for adjustment must be made within one
10031003 16 year of the distribution.
10041004 17 (35 ILCS 200/10-937 new)
10051005 18 Sec. 10-937. Termination of incentive agreement; automatic
10061006 19 termination; minimum level of investment and new job creation
10071007 20 required to remain qualified for assessment freeze.
10081008 21 (a) The local municipality, the taxing districts, and the
10091009 22 company may mutually agree to terminate the incentive
10101010 23 agreement at any time. From the date of termination, the
10111011 24 megaproject is subject to assessment on the basis of the
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10231023 1 (b) An incentive agreement shall be terminated if the
10241024 2 company fails to satisfy the minimum investment level or the
10251025 3 job creation requirements provided in this Division. If the
10261026 4 incentive agreement is terminated under this subsection, the
10271027 5 megaproject is subject to assessment on the basis of the
10281028 6 then-current fair cash value beginning in the tax year during
10291029 7 which the termination occurs.
10301030 8 (c) An incentive agreement shall terminate if, at any
10311031 9 time, the company no longer has the minimum level of new job
10321032 10 creation and investment as provided in this Division, without
10331033 11 regard to depreciation.
10341034 12 (35 ILCS 200/10-938 new)
10351035 13 Sec. 10-938. Megaproject administration. The
10361036 14 administration of a megaproject shall be under the
10371037 15 jurisdiction of the local municipality that approved the
10381038 16 incentive agreement by ordinance. Each local municipality that
10391039 17 approves an incentive agreement by ordinance shall, by
10401040 18 ordinance, designate a Megaproject Administrator for the
10411041 19 megaproject within its jurisdiction. A Megaproject
10421042 20 Administrator must be an officer or employee of the
10431043 21 municipality or county. The Megaproject Administrator shall be
10441044 22 the liaison between the approving municipality or county, the
10451045 23 Department, and the Department of Revenue.
10461046 24 (35 ILCS 200/10-940 new)
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10571057 1 Sec. 10-940. Megaproject applications; certification as a
10581058 2 megaproject and revocation of certification.
10591059 3 (a) The Department shall receive applications for
10601060 4 megaproject certificates under this Division. The Department
10611061 5 shall promptly notify the assessment officer when the
10621062 6 Department receives an application under this Section. The
10631063 7 Department's rules shall provide that an applicant may request
10641064 8 preliminary approval of the megaproject before the project
10651065 9 begins, before the applicant has entered into a fully executed
10661066 10 incentive agreement with the local municipality and taxing
10671067 11 districts, or before the project has been placed in service.
10681068 12 (b) An applicant for a megaproject certificate under this
10691069 13 Division must provide evidence to the Department of a fully
10701070 14 executed incentive agreement between the company, the local
10711071 15 municipality, and the taxing districts as described in this
10721072 16 Division.
10731073 17 (c) An applicant for a megaproject certificate under this
10741074 18 Division must provide evidence to the Department of a fully
10751075 19 executed project labor agreement entered into with the
10761076 20 applicable local building trades council prior to the
10771077 21 commencement of any demolition, building construction, or
10781078 22 building renovation at the project. If the demolition,
10791079 23 building construction, or building renovation begins after the
10801080 24 application is approved, then the applicant must transmit a
10811081 25 copy of the fully executed project labor agreement to the
10821082 26 Department as soon as possible after the agreement is
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10931093 1 executed.
10941094 2 (d) An applicant for a megaproject certificate under this
10951095 3 Division must provide evidence to the Department that the
10961096 4 company has established the goal of awarding 20% of the total
10971097 5 dollar amount of contracts awarded during each calendar year
10981098 6 by the company, that are related to the project, to
10991099 7 minority-owned businesses.
11001100 8 (e) The Department shall approve an application for a
11011101 9 megaproject certificate if the Department finds that the
11021102 10 project meets the requirements of this Division.
11031103 11 (f) Upon approval of the application, the Department shall
11041104 12 issue a megaproject certificate to the applicant and transmit
11051105 13 a copy to the assessment officer and the Department of
11061106 14 Revenue. The certificate shall identify the property on which
11071107 15 the megaproject is located.
11081108 16 (g) For each calendar year following issuance of the
11091109 17 megaproject certificate, until the minimum investment and new
11101110 18 job creation requirements have been met and the megaproject
11111111 19 has been placed in service, the company shall deliver a report
11121112 20 to the Department on the status of construction or creation of
11131113 21 the megaproject and the amount of minimum investment made in
11141114 22 the megaproject during the preceding calendar year. If the
11151115 23 Department determines, in accordance with the Administrative
11161116 24 Review Law and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
11171117 25 a project for which a certificate has been issued has not met
11181118 26 the minimum investment and job creation requirements of this
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11291129 1 Division within the investment period, the Department shall
11301130 2 revoke the certificate by written notice to the taxpayer of
11311131 3 record and transmit a copy of the revocation to the assessment
11321132 4 officer.
11331133 5 (h) If the local municipality notifies the Department that
11341134 6 the incentive agreement between the company, the local
11351135 7 municipality, and the taxing districts has been terminated,
11361136 8 the Department shall revoke the certificate by written notice
11371137 9 to the taxpayer of record and transmit a copy of the revocation
11381138 10 to the assessment officer.
11391139 11 (35 ILCS 200/10-945 new)
11401140 12 Sec. 10-945. Computation of valuation.
11411141 13 (a) Upon receipt of the megaproject certificate from the
11421142 14 Department, the assessment officer shall determine the base
11431143 15 year valuation and shall make a notation on each statement of
11441144 16 assessment during the assessment period that the valuation of
11451145 17 the project is based upon the issuance of a megaproject
11461146 18 certificate.
11471147 19 (b) Upon revocation of a megaproject certificate, the
11481148 20 assessment officer shall compute the assessed valuation of the
11491149 21 project on the basis of the then-current fair cash value of the
11501150 22 property.
11511151 23 (35 ILCS 200/10-950 new)
11521152 24 Sec. 10-950. Transfers of interest in a megaproject;
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11631163 1 sale-leaseback arrangement; requirements.
11641164 2 (a) Subject to the terms of the incentive agreement
11651165 3 between the company, the local municipality, and the taxing
11661166 4 district, ownership of or any interest in the megaproject and
11671167 5 any and all related project property, including, without
11681168 6 limitation, transfers of indirect beneficial interests and
11691169 7 equity interests in a company owning a megaproject, shall not
11701170 8 affect the assessment freeze or the validity of the
11711171 9 megaproject certificate issued under this Division.
11721172 10 Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the
11731173 11 incentive agreement shall be a covenant running with the land.
11741174 12 (b) A company may enter into lending, financing, security,
11751175 13 leasing, or similar arrangements, or a succession of such
11761176 14 arrangements, with a financing entity concerning all or part
11771177 15 of a project including, without limitation, a sale-leaseback
11781178 16 arrangement, equipment lease, build-to-suit lease, synthetic
11791179 17 lease, nordic lease, defeased tax benefit, or transfer lease,
11801180 18 an assignment, sublease, or similar arrangement, or succession
11811181 19 of those arrangements, with one or more financing entities
11821182 20 concerning all or part of a project, regardless of the
11831183 21 identity of the income tax or fee owner of the megaproject.
11841184 22 Neither the original transfer to the financing entity nor the
11851185 23 later transfer from the financing entity back to the company,
11861186 24 pursuant to terms in the sale-leaseback agreement, shall
11871187 25 affect the assessment freeze or the validity of the
11881188 26 megaproject certificate issued under this Division, regardless
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11991199 1 of whether the income tax basis is changed for income tax
12001200 2 purposes.
12011201 3 (c) The Department must receive notice of all transfers
12021202 4 undertaken with respect to other projects to effect a
12031203 5 financing. Notice shall be made in writing within 60 days
12041204 6 after the transfer, shall identify each transferee, and shall
12051205 7 contain other information required by the Department with the
12061206 8 appropriate returns. Failure to meet this notice requirement
12071207 9 does not adversely affect the assessment freeze.
12081208 10 (35 ILCS 200/10-955 new)
12091209 11 Sec. 10-955. Minimum investment by company affiliates. To
12101210 12 be eligible for the benefits of this Division, a company must
12111211 13 invest the minimum investment. Investments by company
12121212 14 affiliates during the investment period may be applied toward
12131213 15 the minimum investment under this Division regardless of
12141214 16 whether the company affiliate was part of the project. To
12151215 17 qualify for the assessment freeze, the minimum investment must
12161216 18 be made in connection with the megaproject.
12171217 19 (35 ILCS 200/10-960 new)
12181218 20 Sec. 10-960. Projects to be valued at fair cash value for
12191219 21 purposes of bonded indebtedness and limitations on property
12201220 22 tax extensions. Projects to which an assessment freeze applies
12211221 23 pursuant to this Division shall be valued at their fair cash
12221222 24 value for purposes of calculating a municipality's general
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12331233 1 obligation bond limits and a taxing district's limitation on
12341234 2 tax extensions.
12351235 3 (35 ILCS 200/10-965 new)
12361236 4 Sec. 10-965. Abatements. Any taxing district, upon a
12371237 5 majority vote of its governing authority, may, after the
12381238 6 determination of the assessed valuation as set forth in this
12391239 7 Division, order the clerk of the appropriate municipality or
12401240 8 county to abate any portion of real property taxes otherwise
12411241 9 levied or extended by the taxing district on a megaproject.
12421242 10 (35 ILCS 200/10-970 new)
12431243 11 Sec. 10-970. Filing of returns, contracts, and other
12441244 12 information; due date of payments and returns.
12451245 13 (a) The company and the local municipality shall file
12461246 14 notices, reports, and other information as required by the
12471247 15 Department.
12481248 16 (b) Special payments are due at the same time as property
12491249 17 tax payments and property tax returns are due for the
12501250 18 megaproject property.
12511251 19 (c) Failure to make a timely special payment results in
12521252 20 the assessment of penalties as if the payment were a
12531253 21 delinquent property tax payment or return.
12541254 22 (d) Within 30 days after the date of execution of an
12551255 23 incentive agreement, a copy of the incentive agreement must be
12561256 24 filed with the Department, the chief county assessment
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12671267 1 officer, and the county auditor for the county in which the
12681268 2 megaproject is located.
12691269 3 (35 ILCS 200/10-980 new)
12701270 4 Sec. 10-980. Rules. The Department may issue rulings and
12711271 5 adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purpose of this
12721272 6 Division.
12731273 7 (35 ILCS 200/10-985 new)
12741274 8 Sec. 10-985. Prohibition on multiple credits, exemptions,
12751275 9 and freezes. An applicant for a megaproject certificate who
12761276 10 qualifies for an assessment freeze under this Section is not
12771277 11 entitled to any other property tax credits, exemptions, or
12781278 12 assessment freezes relating to the megaproject.
12791279 13 (35 ILCS 200/10-987 new)
12801280 14 Sec. 10-987. Building materials exemption for
12811281 15 megaprojects. An applicant that is eligible for a megaproject
12821282 16 certificate under this Division 22 of Article 10 is also
12831283 17 eligible for the building materials exemption under Section
12841284 18 605-1115 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
12851285 19 (35 ILCS 200/10-990 new)
12861286 20 Sec. 10-990. Sports stadiums. An applicant is not
12871287 21 eligible for a megaproject assessment freeze under this
12881288 22 Section for the construction or development of a sports
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12991299 1 stadium unless, prior to the approval of the megaproject by
13001300 2 the Department, the General Assembly approves the megaproject
13011301 3 by joint resolution.
13021302 4 (35 ILCS 200/10-995 new)
13031303 5 Sec. 10-995. Tax Increment Financing districts. A project
13041304 6 that is located and operated in a Tax Increment Financing
13051305 7 (TIF) district or TIF designated area is not eligible for a
13061306 8 megaproject assessment freeze under this Section. The
13071307 9 agreement shall provide that the megaproject certificate is
13081308 10 void if an area on which the megaproject is located is
13091309 11 designated as a TIF district or TIF designated area.
13101310 12 (35 ILCS 200/10-1000 new)
13111311 13 Sec. 10-1000. Invalidity. If all or any part of this
13121312 14 Division is determined to be unconstitutional or otherwise
13131313 15 unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, a company
13141314 16 has 180 days from the date of the determination to transfer the
13151315 17 megaproject's title to an authorized economic development
13161316 18 authority that qualifies for property tax assessment under
13171317 19 this Division.
13181318 20 Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
13191319 21 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
13201320 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
13211321 23 2025.
13221322 HB2403- 38 -LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new4 35 ILCS 105/12from Ch. 120, par. 439.125 35 ILCS 110/12from Ch. 120, par. 439.426 35 ILCS 115/12from Ch. 120, par. 439.1127 35 ILCS 120/2-28 new8 35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 9 22 heading new10 35 ILCS 200/10-910 new11 35 ILCS 200/10-915 new12 35 ILCS 200/10-920 new13 35 ILCS 200/10-925 new14 35 ILCS 200/10-927 new15 35 ILCS 200/10-930 new16 35 ILCS 200/10-937 new17 35 ILCS 200/10-938 new18 35 ILCS 200/10-940 new19 35 ILCS 200/10-945 new20 35 ILCS 200/10-950 new21 35 ILCS 200/10-955 new22 35 ILCS 200/10-960 new23 35 ILCS 200/10-965 new24 35 ILCS 200/10-970 new25 35 ILCS 200/10-980 new HB2403- 39 -LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b HB2403- 38 -LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b HB2403 - 38 - LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new 4 35 ILCS 105/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.12 5 35 ILCS 110/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.42 6 35 ILCS 115/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.112 7 35 ILCS 120/2-28 new 8 35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div. 9 22 heading new 10 35 ILCS 200/10-910 new 11 35 ILCS 200/10-915 new 12 35 ILCS 200/10-920 new 13 35 ILCS 200/10-925 new 14 35 ILCS 200/10-927 new 15 35 ILCS 200/10-930 new 16 35 ILCS 200/10-937 new 17 35 ILCS 200/10-938 new 18 35 ILCS 200/10-940 new 19 35 ILCS 200/10-945 new 20 35 ILCS 200/10-950 new 21 35 ILCS 200/10-955 new 22 35 ILCS 200/10-960 new 23 35 ILCS 200/10-965 new 24 35 ILCS 200/10-970 new 25 35 ILCS 200/10-980 new HB2403- 39 -LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b HB2403 - 39 - LRB104 09082 HLH 19138 b
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13261326 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
13271327 3 20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new
13281328 4 35 ILCS 105/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.12
13291329 5 35 ILCS 110/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.42
13301330 6 35 ILCS 115/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.112
13311331 7 35 ILCS 120/2-28 new
13321332 8 35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div.
13331333 9 22 heading new
13341334 10 35 ILCS 200/10-910 new
13351335 11 35 ILCS 200/10-915 new
13361336 12 35 ILCS 200/10-920 new
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13381338 14 35 ILCS 200/10-927 new
13391339 15 35 ILCS 200/10-930 new
13401340 16 35 ILCS 200/10-937 new
13411341 17 35 ILCS 200/10-938 new
13421342 18 35 ILCS 200/10-940 new
13431343 19 35 ILCS 200/10-945 new
13441344 20 35 ILCS 200/10-950 new
13451345 21 35 ILCS 200/10-955 new
13461346 22 35 ILCS 200/10-960 new
13471347 23 35 ILCS 200/10-965 new
13481348 24 35 ILCS 200/10-970 new
13491349 25 35 ILCS 200/10-980 new
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13641364 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
13651365 3 20 ILCS 605/605-1118 new
13661366 4 35 ILCS 105/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.12
13671367 5 35 ILCS 110/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.42
13681368 6 35 ILCS 115/12 from Ch. 120, par. 439.112
13691369 7 35 ILCS 120/2-28 new
13701370 8 35 ILCS 200/Art. 10 Div.
13711371 9 22 heading new
13721372 10 35 ILCS 200/10-910 new
13731373 11 35 ILCS 200/10-915 new
13741374 12 35 ILCS 200/10-920 new
13751375 13 35 ILCS 200/10-925 new
13761376 14 35 ILCS 200/10-927 new
13771377 15 35 ILCS 200/10-930 new
13781378 16 35 ILCS 200/10-937 new
13791379 17 35 ILCS 200/10-938 new
13801380 18 35 ILCS 200/10-940 new
13811381 19 35 ILCS 200/10-945 new
13821382 20 35 ILCS 200/10-950 new
13831383 21 35 ILCS 200/10-955 new
13841384 22 35 ILCS 200/10-960 new
13851385 23 35 ILCS 200/10-965 new
13861386 24 35 ILCS 200/10-970 new
13871387 25 35 ILCS 200/10-980 new
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