Sen. Patrick J. Joyce
Filed: 5/14/2025
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1364


2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1364 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4    "Section 5. The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act 
5is amended by changing Sections 5, 15, 20, and 55 as follows:

6    (70 ILCS 508/5)
7    Sec. 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to facilitate 
8and promote the utilization of property that is located along 
9the Illinois Waterway throughout Will County and property    
10formerly occupied and used by the United States government as 
11an ammunition plant and arsenal and to replace and enhance the 
12economic benefits generated by those former uses with 
13diversified projects and land uses that will create new job 
14opportunities and foster new economic development within the 
15area.
16(Source: P.A. 89-333, eff. 8-17-95.)

 
 
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1    (70 ILCS 508/15)
2    Sec. 15. Creation of Authority; Board members; officers. 
3    (a) The Joliet Arsenal Development Authority is created as 
4a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal 
5corporation.
6    (b) The territorial jurisdiction of the Authority shall 
7extend over all of the territory, consisting of 3,000 acres, 
8more or less, that is commonly known and described as the 
9Joliet ammunition plant and arsenal and includes the 
10municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet, 
11Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and 
12Wilmington. The legal description of the territory is (1) 
13approximately 1,900 acres located at the Arsenal, the 
14approximate legal description of which includes part of 
15section 30, Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and sections or part 
16of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Channahon Township, T34N 
17R9E, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land 
18Use Concept; and (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the 
19approximate legal description of which includes part of 
20sections 16, 17, and 18, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will 
21County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
22    (c) The governing and administrative powers of the 
23Authority shall be vested in its Board of Directors consisting 
24of 15 10 members. Four of the members of the Board of Directors    
25, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor from Will 
 
 
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1County, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One 
2of the members of the Board of Directors , and 6 of whom shall 
3be appointed by the Will County Executive with the advice and 
4consent of the Will County Board. The mayors of the 
5municipalities of Channahon, Crest Hill, Elwood, Joliet, 
6Lockport, Manhattan, Rockdale, Romeoville, Symerton, and 
7Wilmington shall each appoint one member of the Board of 
8Directors. All members appointed to the Board shall be 
9residents of Will County. , but of the 6 members who are 
10appointed by the Will County Executive, with the advice and 
11consent of the Will County Board, one shall be a resident of 
12the City of Joliet, one a resident of the City of Wilmington, 
13one a resident of the Village of Elwood, one a resident of the 
14Village of Manhattan, one a resident of the Village of 
15Symerton, and one an at-large resident of Will County. Each 
16city council or village board shall recommend 3 individuals 
17who are residents of the city or village to the Will County 
18Executive to be members of the Board of Directors. The Will 
19County Executive shall choose one of the recommended 
20individuals from each city and village and shall submit those 
21names to the Will County Board for approval. All persons 
22appointed as members of the Board shall have recognized 
23ability and experience in one or more of the following areas: 
24economic development, finance, banking, industrial 
25development, small business management, real estate 
26development, community development, venture finance, organized 
 
 
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1labor, units of local government, or civic, community, or 
2neighborhood organization.
3    (d) (Blank). Within 30 days after the effective date of 
4this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Will 
5County Executive, with the advice and consent of the Will 
6County Board, shall appoint the additional member of the Board 
7for an initial term expiring on the third Monday in January, 
82013. The member must be an at-large resident of Will County. 
9The Board members holding office on the effective date of this 
10amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to 
11hold office for the remainder of their respective terms. All 
12successors shall be appointed by the original appointing 
13authority and hold office for a term of 4 years commencing the 
14third Monday in January of the year in which their term 
15commences, except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy. 
16Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. In 
17case of vacancy in a Governor-appointed membership when the 
18Senate is not in session, the Governor may make a temporary 
19appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when a person 
20shall be nominated to fill that office, and any person so 
21nominated who is confirmed by the Senate shall hold office 
22during the remainder of the term. Each member appointed to the 
23Board shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and 
24qualified.
25    (d-10) Within 30 days after the effective date of this 
26amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the mayors 
 
 
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1Romeoville, Lockport, Crest Hill, Rockdale, and Channahon 
2shall each appoint one additional member of the Board for an 
3initial term expiring on the third Monday in January of the 
4year in which their term commences. The Board members holding 
5office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
6104th General Assembly shall continue to hold office for the 
7remainder of their respective terms, and any vacancy in their 
8terms shall be filled by the original appointing authority. 
9Upon the expiration of the term of the Board member holding 
10office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
11104th General Assembly who was appointed by the Will County 
12Executive and is a resident of the City of Joliet, the mayor of 
13Joliet shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the 
14expiration of the term of the Board member holding office on 
15the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General 
16Assembly who was appointed by the Will County Executive and is 
17a resident of the City of Wilmington, the mayor of Wilmington 
18shall appoint that member's successor. Upon the expiration of 
19the term of the Board member holding office on the effective 
20date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who 
21was appointed by the Will County Executive and is a resident of 
22the Village of Elwood, the mayor of Elwood shall appoint that 
23member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the 
24Board member holding office on the effective date of this 
25amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed 
26by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village 
 
 
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1of Manhattan, the mayor of Manhattan shall appoint that 
2member's successor. Upon the expiration of the term of the 
3Board member holding office on the effective date of this 
4amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly who was appointed 
5by the Will County Executive and is a resident of the Village 
6of Symerton, the mayor of Symerton shall appoint that member's 
7successor.    
8    (e) The Chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the 
9Board annually from among the members who are appointed by the 
10Will County Executive from among the members of the Board.
11    (f) The Governor may remove any member of the Board in case 
12of incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
13    (g) Members of the Board shall serve without compensation 
14for their services as members but may be reimbursed for all 
15necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance 
16of their duties as members.
17    (h) The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall 
18have a background in finance, including familiarity with the 
19legal and procedural requirements of issuing bonds, real 
20estate or economic development, and administration. The 
21Executive Director shall hold office at the discretion of the 
22Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief 
23administrative and operational officer of the Authority, shall 
24direct and supervise its administrative affairs and general 
25management, shall perform such other duties as may be 
26prescribed from time to time by the Board, and shall receive 
 
 
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1compensation fixed by the Board. The Executive Director shall 
2attend all meetings of the Board; however, no action of the 
3Board or the Authority shall be invalid on account of the 
4absence of the Executive Director from a meeting. The Board 
5may engage the services of such other agents and employees, 
6including attorneys, appraisers, engineers, accountants, 
7credit analysts and other consultants, and may prescribe their 
8duties and fix their compensation.
9    (i) The Board shall meet on the call of its Chairperson or 
10upon written notice of 8 6 members of the Board.
11(Source: P.A. 96-1122, eff. 7-20-10.)

12    (70 ILCS 508/20)
13    Sec. 20. Actions of the Authority. All official acts of 
14the Authority shall require the affirmative vote of a simple 
15majority at least 6 members of the Board members at a meeting 
16of the Board at which the members casting those affirmative 
17votes are present. It is the duty of the Authority to promote 
18development within its territorial jurisdiction. The Authority 
19shall use the powers conferred on it by this Act to assist in 
20the development, construction, and acquisition of industrial 
21or commercial projects within its territorial jurisdiction.
22    Eight 6 members shall constitute a quorum, and the Board 
23may not meet or take any action without a quorum present. 
24(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)

 
 
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1    (70 ILCS 508/55)
2    Sec. 55. Abolition of Authority. The Authority shall be 
3abolished upon the last to occur of the following: (1) 
4expiration of the 35-year 30-year period that begins on the 
5effective date of this Act; or (2) one year after all revenue 
6bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the 
7Authority have been fully paid and discharged or otherwise 
8provided for. Upon the abolition of the Authority, all of its 
9rights and property shall pass to and be vested in Will County    
10the State.
11(Source: P.A. 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)".