(a) The Department may, subject to appropriation, establish and maintain a program devoted to encouraging the rapid establishment of businesses and employers in business parks by developing standards for the development, location, and maintenance of business parks in the State and by certifying business parks that meet or exceed those standards.
     (b) The Department may, subject to appropriation, advertise the program to encourage business park certification and business development and location in certified business parks.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 605/605-685

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (c) The Department must adopt rules to administer the provisions of this Section.
     (d) A business park that meets the Department’s certification standards and that was established before the effective date of this amendatory Act may receive certification under the program.