Appropriations-General Services Committee

Filed: 5/20/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

09500HB5988ham001                   HDS095 00097 CIN 20097 a

AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5988

 

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5988, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the following division of the Office of the Attorney General:

GENERAL OFFICE

  For Personal Services for Non-Merit Compensation

    Employees.................................... 9,919,500

  For Personal Services for Other Essential

    Frontline Workers........................... 17,839,300

  For State Contribution to State

    Employees' Retirement System................. 5,843,000

  For State Contribution to Social Security...... 2,123,500

  For Employees' Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer............................... 328,800

  For Contractual Services:

    Contractual Payroll Employees................... 70,000

    Freight, Express and Drayage.................... 40,000

    Rental of Office Equipment...................... 60,000

    Rental of Motor Vehicles......................... 5,000

    Rental of Real Property........................ 885,000

    Rental of Machinery and Mechanical Equipment..... 9,000

    Auditing and Management Services................. 1,000

    Legal Fees..................................... 165,000

    Professional Services.......................... 160,000

    Hospital and Medical Services................... 50,000

    Building and Grounds Maintenance................ 15,000

    Gas.............................................. 2,000

    Electricity..................................... 20,000

    Water............................................ 2,000

    Utilities, Not Elsewhere Classified.............. 2,000

    Postage and Postal Charges..................... 200,000

    Court Reporting and Filing Services............. 58,000

    Subscription and Information Services........... 95,000

    Computer Software................................ 3,000

    Operating Taxes and Licenses..................... 1,000

  For In-State Travel.............................. 213,000

  For Commodities................................... 30,000

  For Printing...................................... 25,000

  For Electronic Data Processing................... 487,500

  For Telecommunications........................... 345,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 80,000

  For Operational Expenses, Office

    of the Inspector General....................... 173,900

    Total                                       $39,251,500

 

    Section 10.  The sum of $936,300, or so much thereof as is available for use by the Attorney General, is appropriated to the Attorney General from the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund for State law enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 15.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Asbestos Abatement Fund to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division:

ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT-

ASBESTOS LITIGATION DIVISION

  For Personal Services for Non-Merit Compensation

    Employees...................................... 260,400

  For Personal Services for Other Essential

    Frontline Workers............................ 1,024,900

  For State Contribution to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 270,500

  For State Contribution to Social Security......... 98,300

  For Employees' Retirement Contributions

    Paid by the Employer............................ 14,300

  For Group Insurance.............................. 349,800

  For Contractual Services

    Rental of Real Property........................ 329,100

  For In-State Travel................................ 6,000

  For Operational Expenses.......................... 30,000

    Total                                        $2,383,400

 

    Section 20.  The amount of $3,119,600, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for use, subject to pertinent court order or agreement, in the performance of any function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney General, including State law enforcement and public education.

 

    Section 25.  The amount of $1,256,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Charity Bureau Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of the Solicitation for Charity Act and to gather and disseminate information about charitable trustees and organizations to the public.

 

    Section 30.  The amount of $1,484,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 35.  The amount of $450,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund to the Attorney General for financial support under the Capital Crimes Litigation Act.

 

    Section 40.  The amount of $671,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund to the Attorney General for the funding of a unit responsible for oversight, enforcement, and implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al.  (Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 96L13146), for enforcement of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act, and for handling remaining tobacco-related litigation.

 

    Section 45.  The amount of $1,858,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund to the Attorney General for payment of interagency agreements, for court-ordered distributions to third parties, and, subject to pertinent court order, for performance of any function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney General, including State law enforcement and public education.

 

    Section 50.  The amount of $2,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General's Grant Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which those funds were received.

 

    Section 55.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named in this Section, are appropriated to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Attorney General:

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund:

  For Personal Services for Non-Merit Compensation

    Employees...................................... 433,100

  For Personal Services for Other Essential

    Frontline Workers.............................. 324,400

  For State Contribution to State Employees'

    Retirement System.............................. 159,400

  For State Contribution to Social Security......... 57,900

  For Employees' Retirement Contributions

    Paid by the Employer............................ 10,200

  For Group Insurance.............................. 318,000

  For Operational Expenses,

    Crime Victims Services Division................ 150,000

  For Operational Expenses,

    Automated Victim Notification System........... 800,000

    Total                                        $2,253,100

 

    Section 60.  The amount of $194,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Child Support Administrative Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for child support enforcement purposes.

 

    Section 65.  The amount of $1,128,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Federal Grant Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for funding for federal grants.

 

    Section 75.  The amount of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Statewide Grand Jury Prosecution Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for expenses incurred in criminal prosecutions arising under the Statewide Grand Jury Act.

 

ARTICLE 999

 

Section 999.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.”.