(20 ILCS 700/Art. 4 heading)
(20 ILCS 700/4001) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-1)
Sec. 4001. Third party award challenge. Applicants denied funds by the Department in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to be conveyed with the right to challenge the awarding of funds by the Department to successful applicants, nor to challenge any loan or other agreement executed in connection therewith.
(Source: P.A. 86-870.)
(20 ILCS 700/4002) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-2)
Sec. 4002. Confidentiality. Any documentary materials or data made or received by any member, agent or employee of the Department, consisting of trade secrets, commercial or financial information regarding the operation of any enterprise conducted by an applicant applying for funding under this Act, or regarding the competitive position of such enterprise in a particular field of endeavor, shall be deemed to be confidential and shall not be deemed public records; provided, however, that if the Department purchases a qualified security from such enterprise, the commercial and financial information, excluding trade secrets, shall be deemed to become a public record of the Department after expiration of 3 years from the date of purchase of the qualified security to the extent that the information is available to the holder of the qualified security. Information deemed confidential under the provisions of this Section shall be exempt from inspection or reproduction as provided under subsection (g) of Section 7 of The Freedom of Information Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-870.)
(20 ILCS 700/4003) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-3)
Sec. 4003. Federal programs. The Department is authorized to accept and expend federal monies in furtherance of this Act and to use funds appropriated under this Act for programs pending reimbursement from federal funds, except that the terms and conditions established under this Act, which are inconsistent with or prohibited by the federal authorization under which such monies are made available, shall not apply with respect to the expenditure of such monies.
(Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
(20 ILCS 700/4004) (from Ch. 127, par. 3704-4)
Sec. 4004. Disclaimer. Recipients of funding provided under this Act shall hold the State of Illinois and divisions thereof harmless for any and all claims and actions based upon and arising out of any services performed under the funding agreement by the recipient or the recipient's associates and employees.
(Source: P.A. 86-870.)
(20 ILCS 700/4005)
Sec. 4005. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 86-870. Repealed by P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)