(20 ILCS 3501/Art. 845 heading)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-5) Sec. 845-5. Bond limitations. (a) The Authority may not have outstanding at any one time bonds for any of its corporate purposes in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $28,150,000,000, excluding bonds issued to refund the bonds of the Authority or bonds of the Predecessor Authorities. (b) The Authority may not have outstanding at any one time revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $4,000,000,000 on behalf of the Illinois Power Agency as set forth in Section 825-90. Any such revenue bonds issued on behalf of the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to this Act shall not be counted against the bond authorization limit set forth in subsection (a). (Source: P.A. 94-1068, eff. 8-1-06; 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 95-697, eff. 11-6-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 95-879, eff. 8-21-08.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-10) Sec. 845-10. The Authority may issue a single bond issue pursuant to this Act for a group of industrial projects, a group of corporations or a group of business entities, a group of units of local government or other borrowers or any combination thereof. A bond issue for multiple projects as provided in this Section shall be subject to all requirements for bond issues as established by this Act. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-15) Sec. 845-15. The Authority may maintain an office or branch office anywhere in the State, and may utilize, without the payment of rent, any office facilities which the State may conveniently make available to it. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-20) Sec. 845-20. The Authority shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose whatsoever. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-25) Sec. 845-25. The Authority shall not incur any obligations for salaries, office or other administrative expenses prior to the making of appropriations to meet such expenses. Interest earned from investments of any funds of the Authority and repayments of principal of such investments shall be available for appropriation by the Board for the corporate purposes of the Authority. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-30) Sec. 845-30. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies, insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business and all executors, administrators, guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, moneys or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this Act or issued by the Predecessor Authorities, it being the purpose of this Section to authorize the investment in such bonds or evidences of indebtedness of all sinking, insurance, retirement, compensation, pension and trust funds, whether owned or controlled by private or public persons or officers; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section may be construed as relieving any person from any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities for purchase or investment. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-35) Sec. 845-35. Under no circumstances shall any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the Authority or the Predecessor Authorities under this Act or under any other law be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois, within the purview of any constitutional limitation or provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond or other evidence of indebtedness that it does not constitute such an indebtedness or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or income of the Authority. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-40) Sec. 845-40. The Authority shall appoint a secretary and treasurer, who may, but need not, be a member or members of the Authority to hold office during the pleasure of the Authority. Before entering upon the duties of the respective offices such person or persons shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office, and the treasurer shall execute a bond with corporate sureties to be approved by the Authority. The bond shall be payable to the Authority in whatever penal sum may be directed by the Authority conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the payment of all money received by him according to law and the orders of the Authority. The Authority may, at any time, require a new bond from the treasurer in such penal sum as may then be determined by the Authority. The obligation of the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the insolvency, failure or closing of any savings and loan association or national or state bank wherein the treasurer has deposited funds if the bank or savings and loan association has been approved by the Authority as a depository for these funds. The oaths of office and the treasurer's bond shall be filed in the principal office of the Authority. All funds of the Authority, including without limitation, grants or loans from the federal government, the State or any agency or instrumentality thereof, fees, service charges, interest or other investment earnings on its funds, payments of principal of and interest on loans of its funds and revenue from any other source, except funds the application of which is otherwise specifically provided for by appropriation, resolution, grant agreement, lease agreement, loan agreement, indenture, mortgage or trust agreement or other agreement, may be held by the Authority in its treasury and be generally available for expenditure by the Authority for any of the purposes authorized by this Act. In addition to investments authorized by Section 2 of the Public Funds Investment Act, funds of the Authority may be invested in (a) obligations issued by any State, unit of local government or school district which obligations are rated at the time of purchase by a national rating service within the two highest rating classifications without regard to any rating refinement or gradation by numerical or other modifier, or (b) equity securities of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 whose sole assets, other than cash and other temporary investments, are obligations which are eligible investments for the Authority, provided that not more than 20% of the assets of the investment company may consist of unrated obligations of the type described in clause (a) which the Board of Directors of the investment company has determined to be of comparable quality to rated obligations described in clause (a). Funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Authority shall be held in the State treasury unless this Act or the Act making the appropriation specifically states that the monies are to be held in or appropriated to the Authority's treasury. Such funds as are authorized to be held in the Authority's treasury and deposited in any bank or savings and loan association and placed in the name of the Authority shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank or savings and loan association, signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the Chairperson of the Authority. The Authority may designate any of its members or any officer or employee of the Authority to affix the signature of the Chairperson and another to affix the signature of the treasurer to any check or draft for payment of salaries or wages and for payment of any other obligations of not more than $2,500. In case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft, issued pursuant to this Act, ceases to hold his office before the delivery thereof to the payee, his signature nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes with the same effect as if he had remained in office until delivery thereof. No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of the Public Funds Investment Act. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-45) Sec. 845-45. (a) No member, officer, agent, or employee of the Authority shall, in his or her own name or in the name of a nominee, be an officer or director or hold an ownership interest of more than 7 1/2% in any person, association, trust, corporation, partnership, or other entity that is, in its own name or in the name of a nominee, a party to a contract or agreement upon which the member, officer, agent, or employee may be called upon to act or vote. (b) With respect to any direct or any indirect interest, other than an interest prohibited in subsection (a), in a contract or agreement upon which the member, officer, agent, or employee may be called upon to act or vote, a member, officer, agent, or employee of the Authority shall disclose the interest to the secretary of the Authority before the taking of final action by the Authority concerning the contract or agreement and shall so disclose the nature and extent of the interest and his or her acquisition of it, and those disclosures shall be publicly acknowledged by the Authority and entered upon the minutes of the Authority. If a member, officer, agent, or employee of the Authority holds such an interest, then he or she shall refrain from any further official involvement in regard to the contract or agreement, from voting on any matter pertaining to the contract or agreement, and from communicating with other members of the Authority or its officers, agents, and employees concerning the contract or agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract or agreement entered into in conformity with this subsection (b) shall not be void or invalid by reason of the interest described in this subsection, nor shall any person so disclosing the interest and refraining from further official involvement as provided in this subsection be guilty of an offense, be removed from office, or be subject to any other penalty on account of that interest. (c) Any contract or agreement made in violation of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section shall be null and void and give rise to no action against the Authority. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-50) Sec. 845-50. The fiscal year for the Authority shall commence on the first of July. As soon after the end of each fiscal year as may be expedient, the Authority shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete report and financial statement of its operations and of its assets and liabilities. A reasonably sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed for distribution to persons interested, upon request, and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-55) Sec. 845-55. For the purposes of the Illinois Securities Law of 1953, bonds issued by the Authority shall be deemed to be securities issued by a public instrumentality of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-60) Sec. 845-60. Tax Exemption. The tax exemptions of outstanding bonds issued by the Predecessor Authorities pursuant to sections of the enabling acts of the Predecessor Authorities applicable to those bonds when issued shall remain valid and continue to be recognized by the State until final payment of those bonds, notwithstanding the repeal of the enabling acts of the Predecessor Authorities. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-65) Sec. 845-65. If any provision of this Act is held invalid, such provision shall be deemed to be excised and the invalidity thereof shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Act. If the application of any provision of this Act to any person or circumstance is held invalid, it shall not affect the application of such provision to such persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-70) Sec. 845-70. Tax avoidance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Authority shall not enter into any agreement providing for the purchase and lease of tangible personal property that results in the avoidance of taxation under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, or the Service Occupation Tax Act, without the prior written consent of the Governor. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-75) Sec. 845-75. Transfer of functions from previously existing authorities to the Illinois Finance Authority. (a) The Illinois Finance Authority created by the Illinois Finance Authority Act shall succeed to, assume and exercise all rights, powers, duties and responsibilities formerly exercised by the following Authorities and entities (herein called the "Predecessor Authorities") prior to the abolition of the Predecessor Authorities by this Act: The Illinois Development Finance Authority The Illinois Farm Development Authority The Illinois Health Facilities Authority The Illinois Educational Facilities Authority The Illinois Community Development Finance Corporation The Illinois Rural Bond Bank The Illinois Research Park Authority (b) All books, records, papers, documents and pending business in any way pertaining to the Predecessor Authorities are transferred to the Illinois Finance Authority, but any rights or obligations of any person under any contract made by, or under any rules, regulations, uniform standards, criteria and guidelines established or approved by, such Predecessor Authorities shall be unaffected thereby. All bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness outstanding on the effective date of this Act shall be unaffected by the transfer of functions to the Illinois Finance Authority. No rule, regulation, standard, criteria or guideline promulgated, established or approved by the Predecessor Authorities pursuant to an exercise of any right, power, duty or responsibility assumed by and transferred to the Illinois Finance Authority shall be affected by this Act, and all such rules, regulations, standards, criteria and guidelines shall become those of the Illinois Finance Authority until such time as they are amended or repealed by the Illinois Finance Authority. (c) The Illinois Finance Authority may exercise all of the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities that were provided for the Illinois Research Park Authority under the provisions of the Illinois Research Park Authority Act, as the text of that Act existed on December 31, 2003, notwithstanding the fact that Public Act 88-669, which created the Illinois Research Park Authority Act, has been held to be unconstitutional as a violation of the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution in People v. Olender, Docket No. 98932, opinion filed December 15, 2005. (d) The enactment of Public Act 100-919 shall not affect any right accrued or liability incurred prior to its enactment, including the validity or enforceability of any prior action taken by the Illinois Finance Authority with respect to loans made, or loan participations purchased, by the Authority under subsection (i) or (r) of Section 801-40. (Source: P.A. 100-919, eff. 8-17-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-80) Sec. 845-80. Any reference in statute, in rule, or otherwise to the following entities is a reference to the Illinois Finance Authority created by this Act: The Illinois Development Finance Authority. The Illinois Farm Development Authority. The Illinois Health Facilities Authority. The Illinois Research Park Authority. The Illinois Rural Bond Bank. The Illinois Educational Facilities Authority. The Illinois Community Development Finance Corporation. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)

(20 ILCS 3501/845-85) Sec. 845-85. Any reference in statute, in rule, or otherwise to the following Acts is a reference to this Act: The Illinois Development Finance Authority Act. The Illinois Farm Development Act. The Illinois Health Facilities Authority Act. The Illinois Research Park Authority Act. The Rural Bond Bank Act. The Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Act. The Illinois Community Development Finance Corporation Act. (Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)