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| 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010SB3672
  Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Linda Holmes  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 
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    Amends the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.  Makes a
technical change in a Section concerning the purpose of the Act.
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|  |  | SB3672 |  | LRB096 20540 HLH 36227 b |  | 
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| 1 |  |     AN ACT concerning revenue.
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| 2 |  |     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | 
| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly: 
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| 4 |  |     Section 5. The Economic Development for a Growing Economy  | 
| 5 |  | Tax Credit Act is amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
 
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| 6 |  |     (35 ILCS 10/5-3)
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| 7 |  |     Sec. 5-3. Purpose. The
The General Assembly finds that the  | 
| 8 |  | Illinois economy,
although currently strong, is
still highly  | 
| 9 |  | vulnerable to other states and nations that have major  | 
| 10 |  | financial
incentive programs for medium-sized and large firm  | 
| 11 |  | relocations.  Because of the
incentive programs of these
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| 12 |  | competitor locations, Illinois
must move aggressively with new  | 
| 13 |  | business development investment tools so that
Illinois is more
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| 14 |  | competitive in site location decision-making.  The State must  | 
| 15 |  | not only continue
to work with firms to help
them locate their  | 
| 16 |  | new plants and facilities in Illinois but also must provide
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| 17 |  | competitive investment location
tax credits in support of the  | 
| 18 |  | location and expansion of medium-sized and large
operations of  | 
| 19 |  | commerce
and industry. In an increasingly global economy,  | 
| 20 |  | Illinois' long-term
development would benefit from
rational,  | 
| 21 |  | strategic use of State resources in support of business  | 
| 22 |  | development
and growth. | 
| 23 |  | (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
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