Signed by Governor JB Pritzker

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Illinois Housing Authority to develop a program that incentivizes urban and suburban garden and agriculture incorporation into affordable housing projects.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the Illinois Housing Authority to develop an incentive based program for the development of housing projects with the incorporation of urban and suburban gardening (Sec. 7).

• Requires the Authority to consult the University of Illinois on best urban gardening practices such as vertical gardening, aquaponics, and community gardening (Sec. 7). 

• Requires an urban garden incorporated housing project to provide land, buildings, and tools necessary to develop and maintain a garden or farm (Sec. 7). 

• Requires the Authority and the Department of Commerce to collaborate and create distribution networks between urban gardens and local businesses to facilitate the sale and distribution of locally-grown agriculture (Sec. 7). 

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Illinois Housing Authority to develop a program that incentivizes urban and suburban garden and agriculture incorporation into affordable housing projects.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the Illinois Housing Authority to develop an incentive based program for the development of housing projects with the incorporation of urban and suburban gardening (Sec. 7).

• Requires the Authority to consult the University of Illinois on best urban gardening practices such as vertical gardening, aquaponics, and community gardening (Sec. 7). 

• Requires an urban garden incorporated housing project to provide land, buildings, and tools necessary to develop and maintain a garden or farm (Sec. 7). 

• Requires the Authority and the Department of Commerce to collaborate and create distribution networks between urban gardens and local businesses to facilitate the sale and distribution of locally-grown agriculture (Sec. 7). 

Full Bill Text