Illinois § 605-410
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 605-410, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 605-410.
Rural community development. The Department shall provide for staff for and administer a program in which the Department shall plan and coordinate State efforts designed to aid and stimulate the development of rural communities as well as other communities with special needs in order to improve their competitiveness for business retention, expansion, and attraction. Among other duties, the Department, through the program, may do all of the following: (1) Provide information, technical support, and assistance to local officials, including, but not limited to, assistance in grant applications, developing economic development strategies, and complying with State and federal laws and rules and regulations affecting local governments. All State agencies shall cooperate with the program to provide the necessary information, materials, and assistance to enable the Department to carry out its function in the program in an effective manner. Each agency shall designate an individual to serve as liaison to the program to provide information and materials and to respond to requests for assistance from communities selecting to work through this program. (2) Work with agencies in developing flexible regulations through a regulatory review program. (3) Evaluate and review the impact of existing economic development programs on the rural and special need communities selecting to work through this program. (4) Assist the communities in conducting self-assessments to identify specific industries and businesses in need of targeted assistance as well as actions that the community might take to become more competitive for business retention, expansion, and attraction. (5) Assist in formulating specific and measurable economic development objectives for rural and special need communities selecting to work through the program. (6) Administer the Rural Diversification Act. (7) Provide grants for the purposes described in this Section with funds as appropriated by the General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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