2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 70 - SPECIAL DISTRICTS › 70 ILCS 508/ - Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act.

(70 ILCS 508/1)
Sec. 1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/5)
Sec. 5. 
		Purpose. 
		The purpose of this Act is to facilitate and promote
the utilization of property formerly occupied and used by the United States
government as an ammunition plant and arsenal and to replace and enhance the
economic benefits generated by those former uses with diversified projects and
land uses that will create new job opportunities and foster new economic
development within the area.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10)
Sec. 10. 
		Definitions. 
		In this Act words and phrases have the meanings
set forth in the following Sections.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.5)
Sec. 10.5. 
		Authority. 
		"Authority" means the Joliet Arsenal Development
Authority
created by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.10)
Sec. 10.10. 
		Board. 
		"Board" means the Board of Directors of the
Authority.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.15)
Sec. 10.15. 
		Commercial project. 
		"Commercial project" means any project,
including but not limited to
one or more buildings and other structures, improvements, machinery, and
equipment whether or not on the same site, suitable for use by any retail or
wholesale concern,
distributorship, or agency, any cultural facilities of a for-profit or
not-for-profit type including but not limited to educational, theatrical,
recreational, and entertainment facilities, sports facilities, racetracks,
stadiums,
convention centers, exhibition halls, arenas, opera houses, theaters,
swimming pools, restaurants, velodromes, coliseums, sports training facilities,
parking facilities, terminals, hotels and motels, gymnasiums, and medical
facilities.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.20)
Sec. 10.20. 
		
		Costs incurred in connection with the development,
construction,
acquisition, or improvement of a project.  "Costs incurred in connection with
the development, construction, acquisition, or improvement of a project" means
the following: the cost of
purchase and construction of all lands and related improvements, together with
the equipment and other property, rights, easements, and franchises
acquired that are deemed necessary for the construction; financing
charges; interest costs with respect to revenue bonds, notes, and other
evidences of
indebtedness of the Authority prior to and during construction and for a
period of 36 months thereafter; engineering and legal expenses; the
costs of
plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates of costs and other expenses
necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of
any project, together with such other expenses as may be necessary or
incident to the financing, insuring, acquisition, and construction of a
specific project and the placing of the project in operation.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95; 90-83, eff. 7-10-97.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.25)
Sec. 10.25. 
		Financial aid. 
		"Financial aid" means the expenditure of
Authority funds or funds
provided by the Authority through the issuance of its revenue bonds, notes,
or other evidences of indebtedness for the development, construction,
acquisition, or improvement of a project.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.30)
Sec. 10.30. 
		Governmental agency. 
		"Governmental agency" means any
federal, State, or local governmental
body, and any agency or instrumentality thereof, corporate or otherwise.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.35)
Sec. 10.35. 
		Industrial project. 
		"Industrial project" means (1) a
capital
project, including one or
more buildings and other structures, improvements, machinery, and equipment,
whether or not on the same site, suitable for use by any manufacturing,
industrial, research,
transportation, or commercial enterprise including but not limited to use
as a factory, mill, processing plant, assembly plant, packaging plant,
fabricating plant, office building, industrial distribution center,
warehouse, repair, overhaul, or service facility, freight terminal, research
facility, test facility, railroad facility, solid waste and wastewater
treatment and disposal sites and other pollution control facilities,
resource or waste reduction, recovery, treatment, and disposal facilities,
including the sites and other rights in land therefor,
site preparation and landscaping and all
appurtenances and facilities incidental thereto such as utilities, access
roads, railroad sidings, truck docking, and similar facilities, parking
facilities, railroad roadbed, track, trestle, depot,
terminal, switching and signaling equipment, or related equipment and other
improvements necessary or convenient thereto; or (2) any land, buildings,
machinery, or equipment comprising an addition to or renovation,
rehabilitation, or improvement of any existing capital project.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.40)
Sec. 10.40. 
		Lease agreement. 
		"Lease agreement" means an agreement under
which a project acquired
by the Authority by purchase, gift, or lease is leased to any person or
governmental agency that will use or cause the project to be used as a project
upon terms providing for lease rental payments at least
sufficient to pay when due the lessee's pro rata share of all principal of
and interest and premium, if any,
on any revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the
Authority
issued with respect to the project, providing for the maintenance,
insurance, and operation of the project on terms satisfactory to the
Authority, and providing for disposition of the project upon termination of
the lease term, including purchase options or abandonment of the premises,
with such other terms as may be deemed desirable by the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95; 90-83, eff. 7-10-97.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.45)
Sec. 10.45. 
		Loan agreement. 
		"Loan agreement" means any agreement by
which the Authority
agrees to loan the proceeds of its revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness issued with respect to a project to any person or governmental
agency that will use or cause the project to be used as a project
upon terms providing for loan repayment installments at least
sufficient to pay when due the borrower's pro rata share of all principal
of and interest and premium, if any,
on any revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness of the
Authority
issued with respect to the project, providing for maintenance,
insurance, and operation of the project on terms satisfactory to the
Authority, and providing for other matters as may be deemed advisable by
the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95; 90-83, eff. 7-10-97.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.50)
Sec. 10.50. 
		Person. 
		"Person" includes without limitation an individual,
corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, and any other legal
entity, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of
the entity.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.55)
Sec. 10.55. 
		Project. 
		"Project" means an industrial or commercial project or
any combination thereof provided that all uses shall
fall within one of those categories.  Any project shall automatically include
all site improvements and
new construction involving sidewalks, sewers, solid waste and wastewater
treatment and disposal sites and other pollution control facilities,
resource or waste reduction, recovery, treatment, and disposal facilities,
parks, open spaces, wildlife sanctuaries, streets, highways, and runways.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95; 90-83, eff. 7-10-97.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.60)
Sec. 10.60. 
		Revenue bond or bond. 
		"Revenue bond" or "bond" means any
bond issued by the Authority, the principal
and interest of which are payable solely from revenues or income
derived from any project or activity of the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.65)
Sec. 10.65. 
		Terminal. 
		"Terminal" means a public place, station, or depot
for receiving and
delivering passengers, baggage, mail, freight, or express matter and any
combination thereof in connection with the transportation of
persons and property on land.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.70)
Sec. 10.70. 
		Terminal facilities. 
		"Terminal facilities" means all land,
buildings, structures,
improvements, equipment, and appliances useful in the operation of public
warehouse, storage, and transportation facilities and industrial,
manufacturing, or commercial activities for the accommodation of or in
connection with commerce by land.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.75)
Sec. 10.75. Authority leader. "Authority leader" means the Executive Director, Assistant Executive Director, or any other person serving in a management, administrative, or leadership role at the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/10.80)
Sec. 10.80. Restricted person. "Restricted person" means a person who has a familial or business relationship with an Authority leader.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/15)
Sec. 15. Creation of Authority; Board members; officers.
(a) The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is created as a political
subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation.
(b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall extend over all of
the territory, consisting of 3,000 acres, more or less, that is commonly known
and
described as the Joliet ammunition plant and arsenal.
The legal description of
the territory is (1) approximately 1,900 acres located at the Arsenal, the
approximate legal description of which includes part of section 30, Jackson
Township, T34N R10E, and sections or part of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36,
Channahon Township, T34N R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal
Land Use Concept; and (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate legal
description of which includes part of sections 16, 17, and 18, Florence
Township, T33N R10E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use
Concept.
(c) The governing and administrative powers of the Authority shall be vested
in its Board of Directors consisting of 10 members, 4 of whom shall be
appointed by the Governor from Will County, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate,
and 6 of whom shall be appointed by the Will County Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County Board.  All
members appointed to the
Board shall be residents of Will County, but of the 6 members who are appointed
by the Will County Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will County Board, one
shall be a resident of the City of Joliet, one a resident of the City of
Wilmington, one a resident of the Village of Elwood, one a resident of the
Village of Manhattan, one a resident of
the Village of Symerton, and one an at-large resident of Will County.
Each city council
or village board shall recommend 3 individuals who are residents of the city or
village to the Will County Executive to be
members of the Board of Directors.  The Will County Executive shall choose one of
the recommended individuals from each city and village and shall submit those names to the Will County Board for approval.
 All persons appointed as members of the Board shall
have recognized ability and experience in one or more of the following areas:
economic development, finance, banking, industrial development, small business
management, real estate development, community development, venture finance,
organized labor, units of local government, or civic, community, or neighborhood organization.
(d) Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Will County Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board for an initial term expiring on the third Monday in January, 2013. The member must be an at-large resident of Will County. The Board members holding office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to hold office for the remainder of their respective terms.  All successors shall be appointed by the
original appointing authority and hold office for a term of 4 years commencing
the third Monday in January of the year in which their term commences, except
in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy.  Vacancies shall be filled for the
remainder of the term.  In case of vacancy in a Governor-appointed membership
when the Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary
appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when a person shall be
nominated to fill that office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by
the Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term.  Each member
appointed to the Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and
qualified.
(e) The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the Board annually from
among the members who are appointed by the Will County Executive.
(f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board in case of incompetency,
neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(g) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation for their services
as members but may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in
connection with the performance of their duties as members.
(h) The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall have a
background in finance, including familiarity with the legal and
procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real estate or economic
development, and administration.  The Executive Director shall hold office
at the discretion of the Board.  The Executive Director shall be the chief
administrative and operational officer of the Authority, shall direct
and supervise its administrative affairs and general management, shall perform
such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board, and
shall receive compensation fixed by the Board.  The Executive Director
shall attend all meetings of the Board; however, no action of the
Board or the Authority shall be invalid on account of the absence of the
Executive
Director from a meeting.  The Board may engage the services of such
other agents and employees, including attorneys, appraisers, engineers,
accountants, credit analysts and other consultants, and may prescribe their
duties and fix their compensation.
(i) The Board shall meet on the call of its Chairperson or upon written
notice of 6 members of the Board.
(Source: P.A. 96-1122, eff. 7-20-10.)
(70 ILCS 508/20)
Sec. 20. Actions of the Authority. All official acts of the Authority
shall require the affirmative vote of at least 6 members of the Board at a
meeting of the Board at which the members casting those affirmative votes are
present.  It is the duty of the Authority to promote development within its
territorial jurisdiction.  The Authority shall use the powers conferred on it
by this Act to assist in the development, construction, and acquisition of
industrial or commercial projects within its territorial jurisdiction.
6 members shall constitute a
quorum, and the Board may not meet or take any action without a quorum present.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/21)
Sec. 21. 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 restricted person holds or, within the past 2 years, held an ownership interest of 10% or more.
(b) An Authority leader shall disclose and recuse himself or herself from matters relating to requests for assistance from an entity that is relocating full-time employees from another Authority's counties if (i) both Authorities contract with or employ the same Authority leader or (ii) there is or, within the past 2 years of the request, there was a business relationship between the Authority leaders at the 2 Authorities.
(c) The Board of the Authority shall vote to renew the appointment of the Executive Director and other Authority leaders on an annual basis. All contracts shall be approved on an annual basis and use a public process to solicit applications. This requirement does not apply to full-time employees of the Authority unless otherwise required by applicable State law or local ordinance.
(d) Each Authority leader shall submit a statement of economic interest in accordance with Article 4A of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Additionally, each Authority leader shall disclose to the Board  outside sources of income and any business relationships in economic development consulting or lobbying. Reporting shall include the source of income, services provided, and timeline of when services were provided. If the source of income is a firm or organization with multiple clients, the report shall list all of the entities for which the individual provided services.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/22)
Sec. 22. 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 agreement entered into by the Authority must be posted on the Authority's website. The Authority shall provide a detailed report of the Authority's financial information on the Authority's website, including, but not limited to, a statement of profits and losses, balance sheet, and income statement of the Authority.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/25)
Sec. 25. 
		Powers. 
		The Authority possesses all powers of a body
corporate necessary and
convenient to accomplish the purpose of this Act, including without limitation
the following:
(1) to enter into loans, contracts, agreements, and     mortgages in any matter connected with any of its corporate purposes and to invest its funds;
(2) to sue and be sued;
(3) to employ agents and employees necessary to carry     out its purposes;
(4) to have, use, and alter a common seal;
(5) to adopt all needful ordinances, resolutions,     by-laws, rules, and regulations for the conduct of its business and affairs and for the management and use of the projects developed, constructed, acquired, and improved in furtherance of its purposes;
(6) to designate the fiscal year for the Authority;
(7) to accept and expend appropriations;
(8) to have and exercise all powers and be subject to     all duties usually incident to boards of directors of corporations;
(9) to acquire, own, lease, sell, or otherwise     dispose of interests in and to real property and improvements situated thereon and in personal property necessary to fulfill the purposes of the Authority;
(10) to engage in any activity or operation that is     incidental to and in furtherance of efficient operation to accomplish the Authority's primary purpose;
(11) to acquire, own, construct, lease, operate, and     maintain within its corporate limits terminals and terminal facilities and to fix and collect just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory charges for the use of those facilities;
(12) to collect fees and charges in connection with     its loans, commitments, and services;
(13) to use the charges and fees collected as     authorized under paragraphs (11) and (12) of this Section to defray the reasonable expenses of the Authority and to pay the principal and interest of any revenue bonds issued by the Authority;
(14) to use ground water resources of Will County;     and
(15) to borrow money and to issue revenue bonds,     notes, or other evidences  of indebtedness as provided in Section 35 of this Act to evidence the obligation of the Authority to repay the borrowings.
(Source: P.A. 90-83, eff. 7-10-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
(70 ILCS 508/27)
Sec. 27. 
		Annexation. 
		The Authority shall make its best effort to annex
the parcels of property
that are subject
to the jurisdiction of the Authority to a contiguous municipality named in
subsection (c) of Section 15.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/30)
Sec. 30. 
		Limitations. 
		If any of the Authority's powers are exercised
within the jurisdiction limits of any municipality, all ordinances of that
municipality shall remain in full force and effect and shall be controlling.
The Authority shall not issue any revenue bonds relating to the financing of
a
project located within the planning and subdivision control jurisdiction of any
municipality or county unless:  (1) notice, including a description of the
proposed project and the financing therefor, is submitted to the corporate
authorities of the municipality or, in the case of a proposed project in an
unincorporated area, to the county board; and (2) the corporate authorities do
not, or the county board does not, adopt a resolution disapproving the project
within 45 days after receipt of the notice.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/35)
Sec. 35. 
		Revenue Bonds.
(a) The Authority
shall have the continuing power to issue revenue bonds, notes, or other
evidences
of indebtedness in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 for the
purpose of developing, constructing, acquiring, or improving projects,
including those established by business entities locating or expanding
property within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, for entering
into venture capital agreements with businesses locating or expanding
within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, for acquiring and
improving any property necessary and useful in connection therewith, and for
the purposes of the Employee Ownership Assistance Act.  For the purpose of
evidencing the obligations of the Authority to repay any money borrowed,
the Authority may, pursuant to resolution, from time to time issue and
dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness and may also from time to time issue and dispose of such
bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to refund, at maturity, at
a redemption date or in advance of either, any revenue bonds, notes, or other
evidences of indebtedness pursuant to redemption provisions or at any time
before maturity.  All such revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness
shall be payable solely from the revenues or income to be derived from loans
made
with respect to projects, from the leasing or sale of the projects, or from
any other funds available to the Authority for such purposes, including, when
so provided by ordinance of the Authority authorizing the issuance of revenue
bonds or
notes.  The revenue bonds,
notes, or other evidences of indebtedness may bear such date or dates, may
mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their respective
dates, may bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the maximum
rate permitted by the Bond Authorization Act, may be in such form, may
carry such registration privileges, may be executed in such manner, may be
payable at such place or places, may be made subject to redemption in such
manner and upon such terms, with or without premium as is stated on the
face thereof, may be authenticated in such manner, and may contain such
terms and covenants as may be provided by an applicable resolution.
(b) The holder or holders of any revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of
indebtedness issued by the Authority may bring suits at law or proceedings
in equity to compel the performance and observance by any corporation or
person or by the Authority or any of its agents or employees of any
contract or covenant made with the holders of such revenue bonds, notes, or
other
evidences of indebtedness, to compel such corporation, person, the
Authority, and any of its agents or employees to perform any duties required
to be performed for the benefit of the holders of any such revenue bonds,
notes, or
other evidences of indebtedness by the provision of the resolution
authorizing their issuance and to enjoin such corporation, person, the
Authority, and any of its agents or employees from taking any action in
conflict with any such contract or covenant.
(c) If the Authority fails to pay the principal of or interest on any
of the revenue bonds or premium, if any, as the same become due, a civil action
to
compel payment may be instituted in the appropriate circuit court by the
holder or holders of the revenue bonds on which such default of payment exists
or
by an indenture trustee acting on behalf of such holders.  Delivery of a
summons and a copy of the complaint to the Chairperson of the Board shall
constitute sufficient service to give the circuit court jurisdiction of the
subject matter of such a suit and jurisdiction over the Authority and its
officers named as defendants for the purpose of compelling such payment.
Any case, controversy, or cause of action concerning the validity of this Act
relates to the revenue of the State of Illinois.
(d) Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any such revenue bonds, notes, or
other
evidences of indebtedness and in the absence of any express recital on the
face of any such revenue bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness that it
is
non-negotiable, all such revenue bonds, notes, and other
evidences of indebtedness shall be negotiable instruments.  Pending the
preparation and execution of any such revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences
of
indebtedness, temporary revenue bonds, notes, or evidences of indebtedness may
be
issued as provided by ordinance.
(e) To secure the payment of any or all of such revenue bonds, notes, or
other
evidences of indebtedness, the revenues to be received by the Authority from
a lease agreement or loan agreement shall be pledged, and, for the purpose
of setting forth the covenants and undertakings of the Authority in
connection with the issuance thereof and the issuance of any additional
revenue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable from such
revenues,
income, or other funds to be derived from projects, the Authority may
execute and deliver a mortgage or trust agreement.  A remedy for any breach
or default of the terms of any such mortgage or trust agreement by the
Authority may be by mandamus proceedings in the appropriate circuit court
to compel the performance and compliance therewith, but the trust agreement
may prescribe by whom or on whose behalf the action may be instituted.
(f) The revenue bonds or notes shall be secured as provided in the
authorizing
ordinance which may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
include in addition to any other security a specific pledge or assignment
of and lien on or security interest in any or all revenues or money of the
Authority from whatever source which may by law be used for debt
service purposes and a specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or
security interest in any funds or accounts established or provided for by
ordinance of the Authority authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds or
notes.
(g) Blank.
(h) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the holders of the
revenue bonds and notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this Section that
the
State will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in the Authority
by this Act so as to impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority
with such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of such
holders until such revenue bonds and notes, together with interest thereon,
with
interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses
in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of such
holders, are fully met and discharged.
The Authority is authorized to include these pledges and
agreements of the State in any contract with the holders of revenue bonds or
notes
issued pursuant to this Section.
(i) The revenue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness
authorized
by this Act are not, and shall not be construed to be, "State debt" within the
meaning of Section 9 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, are not
secured by the full faith and credit of the State, and are not required to be
repaid, directly or indirectly, from tax revenue.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95; 90-83, eff. 7-10-97.)
(70 ILCS 508/40)
Sec. 40. 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, the
State of Illinois, any municipal corporation, any local unit of government, the
government of the United States, any agency or instrumentality of the
United States, any body politic, or any county useful for its purposes, whether
improved for the purposes of any prospective project or unimproved.  The
Authority may also accept any donation of funds for its
purposes from any of those sources.
(c) The Authority shall have power to develop, construct, and improve,
either under its own direction or through collaboration with any approved
applicant, or to acquire through purchase or otherwise any project, using
for that purpose the proceeds derived from its sale of revenue bonds, notes,
or other evidences of indebtedness or governmental loans or grants, and to
hold title in the name of the Authority to those projects.
(d) The Authority shall have the power to enter into intergovernmental
agreements with the State of Illinois, the county of Will,
the Illinois Finance Authority,
the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
Authority, the United States government, any agency or instrumentality
of the United States, any unit of local government located within the
territory of the Authority, or any other unit of government to the extent
allowed by Article VII, Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution and the
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act.
(e) The Authority shall have the power to share employees with other
units of government, including agencies of the United States, agencies of
the State of Illinois, and agencies or personnel of any unit of local
government.
(f) Subject to subsection (i) of Section 35 of this Act, the Authority shall
have the power to exercise powers and issue
revenue bonds as if it were a municipality so authorized in Divisions 12.1, 74,
74.1, 74.3, and 74.5 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
(g) All property owned by
the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is exempt from property taxes.
Any property owned by the
Joliet Arsenal Development Authority and leased to an entity that is not exempt
shall remain exempt.  The leasehold interest of the lessee shall be assessed
under Section 9-195 of the Property Tax Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(70 ILCS 508/45)
Sec. 45. 
		Designation of depository. 
		The Authority shall biennially
designate a national or State bank or banks as depositories of its money.
Those 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 expected to be on deposit at any
one time shall be first given by the depositories to the Authority, those
bonds to be conditioned for the safekeeping and prompt repayment of the
deposits.  When any of the funds of the Authority shall be deposited by the
treasurer in any such depository, the treasurer and the sureties on his
official bond shall, to that extent, be exempt from liability for the loss
of any of the deposited funds by reason of the failure, bankruptcy, or any
other act or default of the depository.  However, the Authority may
accept assignments of collateral by any depository of its funds to secure
the deposits to the same extent and conditioned in the same manner as
assignments of collateral are permitted by law to secure deposits of the
funds of any city.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)
(70 ILCS 508/50)
Sec. 50. 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 Opportunity, and the Governor once the Authority enters into a commitment to support the financing of a project. The notice to the General Assembly shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate, in electronic form only, in the manner that the Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
(70 ILCS 508/55)
Sec. 55. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be abolished upon
the last to occur of the following: (1) expiration of the 30-year period that
begins on the effective date of this Act; or (2) one year
after all revenue bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the
Authority
have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise provided for.  Upon the
abolition of the Authority, all of its rights and property shall pass to and be
vested in the State.
(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
(70 ILCS 508/99)
Sec. 99. 
		Effective date. 
		This Act takes effect July 1, 1995.
(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)