Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 645 - GROCERY STORE INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 645.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following definitions are applicable to this Part.
"Act" means the Grocery Initiative Act [20 ILCS 750].
"Agreement" means a grant agreement between an applicant and
				the Department pursuant to Section 645.40.
"Applicant" means a unit of local government, co-operative,
				not-for-profit corporation, or for-profit entity.
"Co-operative" means an organization that is organized
				according to the Co-operative Act
[805 ILCS
				310]
.
"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
				Opportunity.
"Energy efficient" means reducing the amount of energy needed
				to achieve a given end use or uses, or reducing the amount of electricity or
				natural gas needed to achieve that end use or uses.
"Food desert" means a census tract
				that:
meets one of the following poverty
				standards:
the census tract has a poverty rate of at least 20%;
				or
the census tract is not located within a metropolitan
				statistical area and has a median family income that is less than or equal to
				80% of the statewide median household income; or
the census tract is located within a metropolitan
				statistical area and has a median family income that is less than or equal to
				80% of the greater of:
the statewide median household income;
				or
the metropolitan area median family income;
				and
meets one of the following population density and food
				accessibility standards:
the census tract is a rural tract, and at least 33% of
				the population of the tract or at least 500 residents in the tract reside more
				than 10 miles from the nearest grocery store; or
the census tract is an urban tract, and at least 33% of
				the population of the tract or at least 500 residents in the tract reside more
				than one-half mile from the nearest grocery store.
The Department may also designate an area that does not
				meet the standards set forth in
this Section
as a food desert
				if the designation is made using data such as poverty metrics and access to
				existing stores.
"Grocery store" means an existing or planned retail
				establishment that:
has or will have a primary business of selling a
				variety of grocery products, including fresh produce;
derives or will derive no more than 30% of its revenue
				from sales of tobacco and alcohol in any given year;
is or will be classified as a supermarket or other
				grocery retailer in the 2022 North American Industry Classification System
				under code 445110
, a meat retailer under code 44524, a fruit and
				vegetable retailer under code 44523, or a fish and seafood retailer under
				44525;
accepts or will accept Supplemental Nutrition
				Assistance Program benefits and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
				Women, Infants, and Children benefits; and
provides or will
contribute to the greater
				availability
of a substantial variety of perishable foods, including
				fresh or frozen dairy products, fresh produce, and fresh meats, poultry, and
				fish.
"Independently owned" means an applicant that owns no more than
				4 grocery stores in the State of Illinois and has no more than 500
				employees.
"Local ownership" means that primary ownership is located
				within the State of Illinois.
"Local governmental unit" means any county,
				municipality, township, special district, or unit that is designated as a unit
				of local government by law and exercises limited governmental powers or powers
				in respect to limited governmental subjects. "Local governmental unit" also
				includes any school district or community college district.
"Not-for-profit corporation" means an organization or
				institution that is organized and conducted on a not-for-profit basis with no
				personal profit inuring to anyone as a result of the operation and that is
				organized according to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of
				1986.
"Project Labor Agreement" has the same meaning as used in the
				Project Labor Agreements Act [30 ILCS 571].
"Rural tract" means a census tract that is not an urban
				tract.
"Urban tract" means a census tract having its
				geographic centroid in an urban area, as defined by the Bureau of the Census
				for the most recent year in which all relevant data to identify food deserts is
				available.
[20 ILCS 750/5
				]