70 ILCS 535/1
Short title
Short title. This Article may be cited as the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority Law. In this Article, "this Act" means this Article. (Source: P.A. 86-1481.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 535 — Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority Law.
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Provisions
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Findings
Findings. The General Assembly hereby determines and declares: (a) That labor surplus areas currently exist in the Will County and Kankakee County area; (b) That the economic burdens resulting from involuntary unemployment fall in part upon the State in the form of increased need for public assistance and reduced tax r…
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Definitions
Definitions. The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Act, shall have the following meanings, except in such instances where the context may clearly indicate otherwise: (a) "Authority" means the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority created by this Act. (a-5) "Authority leader" means the Executi…
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Establishment
Establishment. (a) There is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation named the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority. The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority is that geographic area within the boundaries of Will and Kankakee counties in the State of Illinois and any na…
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Duty
Duty. All official acts of the Authority shall require the approval of at least 6 members. It shall be the duty of the Authority to promote development within the geographic confines of Will and Kankakee counties. The Authority shall use the powers herein conferred upon it to assist in the development, construction and…
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Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic interests
Requests for assistance; disclosure of economic interests. (a) The Authority may not hear a request for assistance from a restricted person. This prohibition extends to business relationships between a person who is an Authority leader within one year prior to the request for assistance and to any entity in which a res…
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Open meetings; record disclosure
Open meetings; record disclosure. (a) The Authority is subject to the Open Meetings Act and the Freedom of Information Act. Documents subject to the Freedom of Information Act include, but are not limited to, expenses, payroll, origination bonuses, and other financial details of the Authority. (b) A contract or agreeme…
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Powers
Powers. (a) The Authority possesses all the powers of a body corporate necessary and convenient to accomplish the purposes of this Act, including, without any intended limitation upon the general powers hereby conferred, the following: (1) to enter into loans, contracts, agreements and mortgages in any matter connected…
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Bonds
Bonds. (a) The Authority, with the written approval of the Governor, shall have the continuing power to issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed $250,000,000 for the purpose of developing, constructing, acquiring or improving projects, including those estab…
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Acquisition
Acquisition. (a) The Authority may, but need not, acquire title to any project with respect to which it exercises its authority. (b) The Authority shall have power to acquire by purchase, lease, gift or otherwise any property or rights therein from any person or persons, the State of Illinois, any municipal corporation…
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Bridges
Bridges. (a) In addition to the power and authority heretofore conferred upon the Authority, the Authority, in its own name, shall have full power and authority: to acquire and thereafter operate and maintain any existing vehicular toll bridge across any waters which form a common boundary between any city within the t…
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Designation of depository
Designation of depository. The Authority shall biennially designate a national or State bank or banks as depositories of its money. Such depositories shall be designated only within the State and upon condition that bonds approved as to form and surety by the Authority and at least equal in amount to the maximum sum ex…
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Taxation prohibited
Taxation prohibited. The Authority shall have no right or authority to levy any tax or special assessment, to pledge the credit of the State or any other subdivision or municipal corporation thereof or to incur any obligation enforceable upon any property, either within or without the territory of the Authority. (Sourc…
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Fees
Fees. The Authority may collect fees and charges in connection with its loans, commitments and servicing and provide technical assistance in the development of the region. (Source: P.A. 86-1481.)
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Reports; commitment notice
Reports; commitment notice. The Authority shall annually submit a report of its finances to the Auditor General. The Authority shall annually submit a report of its activities to the Governor and General Assembly. The Authority shall provide notice to the General Assembly, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opport…
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Bonds and notes; exemption from taxation
Bonds and notes; exemption from taxation. The creation of the Authority is in all respects for the benefit of the people of Illinois and for the improvement of their health, safety, welfare, comfort, and security, and its purposes are public purposes. In consideration thereof, the notes and bonds of the Authority issue…