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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
5Section 6z-78 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/6z-78)
7    Sec. 6z-78. Capital Projects Fund; bonded indebtedness;
8transfers. Money in the Capital Projects Fund shall, if and
9when the State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness using
10the bond authorizations enacted in Public Act 96-36, Public Act
1196-1554, Public Act 97-771, and this amendatory Act of the 98th
1297th General Assembly, be set aside and used for the purpose of
13paying and discharging annually the principal and interest on
14that bonded indebtedness then due and payable.
15    In addition to other transfers to the General Obligation
16Bond Retirement and Interest Fund made pursuant to Section 15
17of the General Obligation Bond Act, upon each delivery of
18general obligation bonds using bond authorizations enacted in
19Public Act 96-36, Public Act 96-1554, Public Act 97-771, and
20this amendatory Act of the 98th 97th General Assembly the State
21Comptroller shall compute and certify to the State Treasurer
22the total amount of principal of, interest on, and premium, if
23any, on such bonds during the then current and each succeeding

 

 

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1fiscal year. With respect to the interest payable on variable
2rate bonds, such certifications shall be calculated at the
3maximum rate of interest that may be payable during the fiscal
4year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the
5related indenture or other instrument against the amount of
6such interest required to be appropriated for the period.
7    (a) Except as provided for in subsection (b), on or before
8the last day of each month, the State Treasurer and State
9Comptroller shall transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to
10the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund an
11amount sufficient to pay the aggregate of the principal of,
12interest on, and premium, if any, on the bonds payable on their
13next payment date, divided by the number of monthly transfers
14occurring between the last previous payment date (or the
15delivery date if no payment date has yet occurred) and the next
16succeeding payment date. Interest payable on variable rate
17bonds shall be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that
18may be payable for the relevant period, after taking into
19account any credits permitted in the related indenture or other
20instrument against the amount of such interest required to be
21appropriated for that period. Interest for which moneys have
22already been deposited into the capitalized interest account
23within the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund
24shall not be included in the calculation of the amounts to be
25transferred under this subsection.
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1Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from the Capital
2Projects Fund to the General Obligation Bond Retirement and
3Interest Fund an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate of the
4principal of, interest on, and premium, if any, on the bonds
5issued prior to January 1, 2012 pursuant to Section 4(d) of the
6General Obligation Bond Act payable on their next payment date,
7divided by the number of monthly transfers occurring between
8the last previous payment date (or the delivery date if no
9payment date has yet occurred) and the next succeeding payment
10date. If the available balance in the Capital Projects Fund is
11not sufficient for the transfer required in this subsection,
12the State Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer the
13difference from the Road Fund to the General Obligation Bond
14Retirement and Interest Fund; except that such Road Fund
15transfers shall constitute a debt of the Capital Projects Fund
16which shall be repaid according to subsection (c). Interest
17payable on variable rate bonds shall be calculated at the
18maximum rate of interest that may be payable for the relevant
19period, after taking into account any credits permitted in the
20related indenture or other instrument against the amount of
21such interest required to be appropriated for that period.
22Interest for which moneys have already been deposited into the
23capitalized interest account within the General Obligation
24Bond Retirement and Interest Fund shall not be included in the
25calculation of the amounts to be transferred under this
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1    (c) On the first day of any month when the Capital Projects
2Fund is carrying a debt to the Road Fund due to the provisions
3of subsection (b), the State Treasurer and State Comptroller
4shall transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to the Road Fund
5an amount sufficient to discharge that debt. These transfers to
6the Road Fund shall continue until the Capital Projects Fund
7has repaid to the Road Fund all transfers made from the Road
8Fund pursuant to subsection (b). Notwithstanding any other law
9to the contrary, transfers to the Road Fund from the Capital
10Projects Fund shall be made prior to any other expenditures or
11transfers out of the Capital Projects Fund.
12(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-820, eff. 11-18-09;
1396-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12.)
 
14    Section 10. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by
15changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 330/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
17    Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois is
18authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement of
19General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the
20categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2
21through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $49,317,925,743
22$47,092,925,743 $45,476,125,743.
23    The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16 of
24this Act are herein called "Bonds".

 

 

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1    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to
2$2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
3issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings
4Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds.
5    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to
6$300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
7issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
8in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
9    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, the
10additional $10,000,000,000 authorized by Public Act 93-2, the
11$3,466,000,000 authorized by Public Act 96-43, and the
12$4,096,348,300 authorized by Public Act 96-1497 shall be used
13solely as provided in Section 7.2.
14    The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
15Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
16financing the long-term capital needs of the State. This Act
17will permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
18Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only lower
19the cost of registration but also reduce the overall cost of
20issuing debt by improving the marketability of Illinois General
21Obligation Bonds.
22(Source: P.A. 96-5, eff. 4-3-09; 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-43,
23eff. 7-15-09; 96-885, eff. 3-11-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
2496-1497, eff. 1-14-11; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-333, eff.
258-12-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; revised
267-23-12.)
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 330/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 653)
2    Sec. 3. Capital Facilities. The amount of $9,753,963,443
3$8,900,463,443 is authorized to be used for the acquisition,
4development, construction, reconstruction, improvement,
5financing, architectural planning and installation of capital
6facilities within the State, consisting of buildings,
7structures, durable equipment, land, interests in land, and the
8costs associated with the purchase and implementation of
9information technology, including but not limited to the
10purchase of hardware and software, for the following specific
11purposes:
12        (a) $3,393,228,000 $3,007,228,000 for educational
13    purposes by State universities and colleges, the Illinois
14    Community College Board created by the Public Community
15    College Act and for grants to public community colleges as
16    authorized by Sections 5-11 and 5-12 of the Public
17    Community College Act;
18        (b) $1,648,420,000 for correctional purposes at State
19    prison and correctional centers;
20        (c) $599,183,000 for open spaces, recreational and
21    conservation purposes and the protection of land;
22        (d) $751,317,000 $691,917,000 for child care
23    facilities, mental and public health facilities, and
24    facilities for the care of disabled veterans and their
25    spouses;

 

 

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1        (e) $2,152,790,000 $1,777,990,000 for use by the
2    State, its departments, authorities, public corporations,
3    commissions and agencies;
4        (f) $818,100 for cargo handling facilities at port
5    districts and for breakwaters, including harbor entrances,
6    at port districts in conjunction with facilities for small
7    boats and pleasure crafts;
8        (g) $297,177,074 $274,877,074 for water resource
9    management projects;
10        (h) $16,940,269 for the provision of facilities for
11    food production research and related instructional and
12    public service activities at the State universities and
13    public community colleges;
14        (i) $36,000,000 for grants by the Secretary of State,
15    as State Librarian, for central library facilities
16    authorized by Section 8 of the Illinois Library System Act
17    and for grants by the Capital Development Board to units of
18    local government for public library facilities;
19        (j) $25,000,000 for the acquisition, development,
20    construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing,
21    architectural planning and installation of capital
22    facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable
23    equipment and land for grants to counties, municipalities
24    or public building commissions with correctional
25    facilities that do not comply with the minimum standards of
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1    Unified Code of Corrections;
2        (k) $5,000,000 for grants in fiscal year 1988 by the
3    Department of Conservation for improvement or expansion of
4    aquarium facilities located on property owned by a park
5    district;
6        (l) $599,590,000 $588,590,000 to State agencies for
7    grants to local governments for the acquisition,
8    financing, architectural planning, development,
9    alteration, installation, and construction of capital
10    facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable
11    equipment, and land; and
12        (m) $228,500,000 for the Illinois Open Land Trust
13    Program as defined by the Illinois Open Land Trust Act.
14    The amounts authorized above for capital facilities may be
15used for the acquisition, installation, alteration,
16construction, or reconstruction of capital facilities and for
17the purchase of equipment for the purpose of major capital
18improvements which will reduce energy consumption in State
19buildings or facilities.
20(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
2196-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
22    (30 ILCS 330/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 654)
23    Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $14,848,199,000
24$14,060,599,000 is authorized for use by the Department of
25Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and

 

 

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1assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
2transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
3monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the
4acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
5improvement of the following transportation facilities and
6equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and
7interests in real property required or expected to be required
8in connection therewith as follows:
9    (a) $5,432,129,000 for State highways, arterial highways,
10freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating highways and
11railroads and roads, and bridges on roads maintained by
12counties, municipalities, townships or road districts for the
13following specific purposes:
14        (1) $3,330,000,000 for use statewide,
15        (2) $3,677,000 for use outside the Chicago urbanized
16    area,
17        (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized
18    area,
19        (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago,
20        (5) $58,987,500 for use within the counties of Cook,
21    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
22        (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of Cook,
23    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
24        (7) $2,000,000,000 for use on projects included in
25    either (i) the FY09-14 Proposed Highway Improvement
26    Program as published by the Illinois Department of

 

 

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1    Transportation in May 2008 or (ii) the FY10-15 Proposed
2    Highway Improvement Program to be published by the Illinois
3    Department of Transportation in the spring of 2009; except
4    that all projects must be maintenance projects for the
5    existing State system with the goal of reaching 90%
6    acceptable condition in the system statewide and further
7    except that all projects must reflect the generally
8    accepted historical distribution of projects throughout
9    the State.
10    (b) $5,379,670,000 $5,079,570,000 for rail facilities and
11for mass transit facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of
12the Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-305),
13including rapid transit, rail, bus and other equipment used in
14connection therewith by the State or any unit of local
15government, special transportation district, municipal
16corporation or other corporation or public authority
17authorized to provide and promote public transportation within
18the State or two or more of the foregoing jointly, for the
19following specific purposes:
20        (1) $4,283,870,000 $3,983,770,000 statewide,
21        (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of Cook,
22    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
23        (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of Cook,
24    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
25        (4) $1,000,000,000 for use on projects that shall
26    reflect the generally accepted historical distribution of

 

 

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1    projects throughout the State.
2    (c) $482,600,000 for airport or aviation facilities and any
3equipment used in connection therewith, including engineering
4and land acquisition costs, by the State or any unit of local
5government, special transportation district, municipal
6corporation or other corporation or public authority
7authorized to provide public transportation within the State,
8or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly, and for the
9making of deposits into the Airport Land Loan Revolving Fund
10for loans to public airport owners pursuant to the Illinois
11Aeronautics Act.
12    (d) $3,553,800,000 $3,066,300,000 for use statewide for
13State or local highways, arterial highways, freeways, roads,
14bridges, and structures separating highways and railroads and
15roads, and for grants to counties, municipalities, townships,
16or road districts for planning, engineering, acquisition,
17construction, reconstruction, development, improvement,
18extension, and all construction-related expenses of the public
19infrastructure and other transportation improvement projects
20which are related to economic development in the State of
21Illinois.
22(Source: P.A. 96-5, eff. 4-3-09; 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37,
23eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 330/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 655)
25    Sec. 5. School Construction.

 

 

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1    (a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make grants
2to local school districts for the acquisition, development,
3construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement,
4financing, architectural planning and installation of capital
5facilities, including but not limited to those required for
6special education building projects provided for in Article 14
7of The School Code, consisting of buildings, structures, and
8durable equipment, and for the acquisition and improvement of
9real property and interests in real property required, or
10expected to be required, in connection therewith.
11    (b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
12for grants to school districts for the making of principal and
13interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued by such
14school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to any
15indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to
16provide funds for the acquisition, development, construction,
17reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural
18planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of
19buildings, structures, durable equipment and land for
20educational purposes or for lease payments required to be made
21by a school district for principal and interest payments on
22bonds issued by a Public Building Commission after January 1,
231969.
24    (c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
25acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
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1installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings
2structures, durable equipment and land for special education
3building projects.
4    (d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
5reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and
6architectural planning of capital facilities, including
7construction at another location to replace such capital
8facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and
9temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984,
10were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section
113-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having
12jurisdiction over building safety.
13    (e) $3,050,000,000 for grants to school districts for
14school improvement projects authorized by the School
15Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts not to
16exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not sold during
17one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold during the
18remainder of the schedule:
19    First year...................................$200,000,000
20    Second year..................................$450,000,000
21    Third year...................................$500,000,000
22    Fourth year..................................$500,000,000
23    Fifth year...................................$800,000,000
24    Sixth year and thereafter....................$600,000,000
25    (f) $1,600,000,000 $1,066,000,000 grants to school
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1School Construction Law.
2(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 330/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 656)
4    Sec. 6. Anti-Pollution.
5    (a) The amount of $443,215,000 $422,815,000 is authorized
6for allocation by the Environmental Protection Agency for
7grants or loans to units of local government in such amounts,
8at such times and for such purpose as the Agency deems
9necessary or desirable for the planning, financing, and
10construction of municipal sewage treatment works and solid
11waste disposal facilities and for making of deposits into the
12Water Revolving Fund and the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund
13to provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of
14Title IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act.
15    (b) The amount of $236,500,000 is authorized for allocation
16by the Environmental Protection Agency for payment of claims
17submitted to the State and approved for payment under the
18Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program established in Title
19XVI of the Environmental Protection Act.
20(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
21    (30 ILCS 330/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 657)
22    Sec. 7. Coal and Energy Development. The amount of
23$742,700,000 $698,200,000 is authorized to be used by the
24Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (formerly

 

 

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1Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) for coal and
2energy development purposes, pursuant to Sections 2, 3 and 3.1
3of the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act, for the
4purposes specified in Section 8.1 of the Energy Conservation
5and Coal Development Act, for the purposes specified in Section
6605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
7Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and for the
8purpose of facility cost reports prepared pursuant to Sections
91-58 or 1-75(d)(4) of the Illinois Power Agency Act and for the
10purpose of development costs pursuant to Section 8.1 of the
11Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act. Of this amount:
12    (a) $143,500,000 $115,000,000 is for the specific purposes
13of acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
14improvement, financing, architectural and technical planning
15and installation of capital facilities consisting of
16buildings, structures, durable equipment, and land for the
17purpose of capital development of coal resources within the
18State and for the purposes specified in Section 8.1 of the
19Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act;
20    (b) $35,000,000 is for the purposes specified in Section
218.1 of the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act and
22making grants to generating stations and coal gasification
23facilities within the State of Illinois and to the owner of a
24generating station located in Illinois and having at least
25three coal-fired generating units with accredited summer
26capability greater than 500 megawatts each at such generating

 

 

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1station as provided in Section 6 of that Bond Act;
2    (c) $13,200,000 is for research, development and
3demonstration of forms of energy other than that derived from
4coal, either on or off State property;
5    (d) $500,000,000 is for the purpose of providing financial
6assistance to new electric generating facilities as provided in
7Section 605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
8Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;
9and
10    (e) $51,000,000 $50,000,000 is for the purpose of facility
11cost reports prepared for not more than one facility pursuant
12to Section 1-75(d)(4) of the Illinois Power Agency Act and not
13more than one facility pursuant to Section 1-58 of the Illinois
14Power Agency Act and for the purpose of up to $6,000,000 of
15development costs pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Energy
16Conservation and Coal Development Act.
17(Source: P.A. 95-1026, eff. 1-12-09; 96-781, eff. 8-28-09;
1896-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1465, eff. 8-20-10; 96-1554, eff.
193-18-11.)
 
20    Section 15. The Build Illinois Bond Act is amended by
21changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
 
22    (30 ILCS 425/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 2802)
23    Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois is
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1limited obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of
2indebtedness of the State of Illinois in the total principal
3amount of $6,246,009,000 $5,703,509,000 herein called "Bonds".
4Such authorized amount of Bonds shall be reduced from time to
5time by amounts, if any, which are equal to the moneys received
6by the Department of Revenue in any fiscal year pursuant to
7Section 3-1001 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code", as amended, in
8excess of the Annual Specified Amount (as defined in Section 3
9of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", as amended) and
10transferred at the end of such fiscal year from the General
11Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Purposes Fund (now
12abolished) as provided in Section 3-1001 of said Code;
13provided, however, that no such reduction shall affect the
14validity or enforceability of any Bonds issued prior to such
15reduction. Such amount of authorized Bonds shall be exclusive
16of any refunding Bonds issued pursuant to Section 15 of this
17Act and exclusive of any Bonds issued pursuant to this Section
18which are redeemed, purchased, advance refunded, or defeased in
19accordance with paragraph (f) of Section 4 of this Act. Bonds
20shall be issued for the categories and specific purposes
21expressed in Section 4 of this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
23    (30 ILCS 425/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 2804)
24    Sec. 4. Purposes of Bonds. Bonds shall be issued for the
25following purposes and in the approximate amounts as set forth

 

 

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1below:
2    (a) $3,222,800,000 $3,213,000,000 for the expenses of
3issuance and sale of Bonds, including bond discounts, and for
4planning, engineering, acquisition, construction,
5reconstruction, development, improvement and extension of the
6public infrastructure in the State of Illinois, including: the
7making of loans or grants to local governments for waste
8disposal systems, water and sewer line extensions and water
9distribution and purification facilities, rail or air or water
10port improvements, gas and electric utility extensions,
11publicly owned industrial and commercial sites, buildings used
12for public administration purposes and other public
13infrastructure capital improvements; the making of loans or
14grants to units of local government for financing and
15construction of wastewater facilities, including grants to
16serve unincorporated areas; refinancing or retiring bonds
17issued between January 1, 1987 and January 1, 1990 by home rule
18municipalities, debt service on which is provided from a tax
19imposed by home rule municipalities prior to January 1, 1990 on
20the sale of food and drugs pursuant to Section 8-11-1 of the
21Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Section
228-11-5 of the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act;
23the making of deposits not to exceed $70,000,000 in the
24aggregate into the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to
25provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of Title
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1engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
2alteration, expansion, extension and improvement of highways,
3bridges, structures separating highways and railroads, rest
4areas, interchanges, access roads to and from any State or
5local highway and other transportation improvement projects
6which are related to economic development activities; the
7making of loans or grants for planning, engineering,
8rehabilitation, improvement or construction of rail and
9transit facilities; the planning, engineering, acquisition,
10construction, reconstruction and improvement of watershed,
11drainage, flood control, recreation and related improvements
12and facilities, including expenses related to land and easement
13acquisition, relocation, control structures, channel work and
14clearing and appurtenant work; the making of grants for
15improvement and development of zoos and park district field
16houses and related structures; and the making of grants for
17improvement and development of Navy Pier and related
18structures.
19    (b) $849,000,000 $541,000,000 for fostering economic
20development and increased employment and the well being of the
21citizens of Illinois, including: the making of grants for
22improvement and development of McCormick Place and related
23structures; the planning and construction of a
24microelectronics research center, including the planning,
25engineering, construction, improvement, renovation and
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1support systems; the making of loans to businesses and
2investments in small businesses; acquiring real properties for
3industrial or commercial site development; acquiring,
4rehabilitating and reconveying industrial and commercial
5properties for the purpose of expanding employment and
6encouraging private and other public sector investment in the
7economy of Illinois; the payment of expenses associated with
8siting the Superconducting Super Collider Particle Accelerator
9in Illinois and with its acquisition, construction,
10maintenance, operation, promotion and support; the making of
11loans for the planning, engineering, acquisition,
12construction, improvement and conversion of facilities and
13equipment which will foster the use of Illinois coal; the
14payment of expenses associated with the promotion,
15establishment, acquisition and operation of small business
16incubator facilities and agribusiness research facilities,
17including the lease, purchase, renovation, planning,
18engineering, construction and maintenance of buildings,
19utility support systems and equipment designated for such
20purposes and the establishment and maintenance of centralized
21support services within such facilities; and the making of
22grants or loans to units of local government for Urban
23Development Action Grant and Housing Partnership programs.
24    (c) $1,944,058,100 $1,741,358,100 for the development and
25improvement of educational, scientific, technical and
26vocational programs and facilities and the expansion of health

 

 

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1and human services for all citizens of Illinois, including: the
2making of construction and improvement grants and loans to
3public libraries and library systems; the making of grants and
4loans for planning, engineering, acquisition and construction
5of a new State central library in Springfield; the planning,
6engineering, acquisition and construction of an animal and
7dairy sciences facility; the planning, engineering,
8acquisition and construction of a campus and all related
9buildings, facilities, equipment and materials for Richland
10Community College; the acquisition, rehabilitation and
11installation of equipment and materials for scientific and
12historical surveys; the making of grants or loans for
13distribution to eligible vocational education instructional
14programs for the upgrading of vocational education programs,
15school shops and laboratories, including the acquisition,
16rehabilitation and installation of technical equipment and
17materials; the making of grants or loans for distribution to
18eligible local educational agencies for the upgrading of math
19and science instructional programs, including the acquisition
20of instructional equipment and materials; miscellaneous
21capital improvements for universities and community colleges
22including the planning, engineering, construction,
23reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair and
24installation of capital facilities and costs of planning,
25supplies, equipment, materials, services, and all other
26required expenses; the making of grants or loans for repair,

 

 

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1renovation and miscellaneous capital improvements for
2privately operated colleges and universities and community
3colleges, including the planning, engineering, acquisition,
4construction, reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair
5and installation of capital facilities and costs of planning,
6supplies, equipment, materials, services, and all other
7required expenses; and the making of grants or loans for
8distribution to local governments for hospital and other health
9care facilities including the planning, engineering,
10acquisition, construction, reconstruction, remodeling,
11improvement, repair and installation of capital facilities and
12costs of planning, supplies, equipment, materials, services
13and all other required expenses.
14    (d) $230,150,900 $208,150,900 for protection,
15preservation, restoration and conservation of environmental
16and natural resources, including: the making of grants to soil
17and water conservation districts for the planning and
18implementation of conservation practices and for funding
19contracts with the Soil Conservation Service for watershed
20planning; the making of grants to units of local government for
21the capital development and improvement of recreation areas,
22including planning and engineering costs, sewer projects,
23including planning and engineering costs and water projects,
24including planning and engineering costs, and for the
25acquisition of open space lands, including the acquisition of
26easements and other property interests of less than fee simple

 

 

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1ownership; the acquisition and related costs and development
2and management of natural heritage lands, including natural
3areas and areas providing habitat for endangered species and
4nongame wildlife, and buffer area lands; the acquisition and
5related costs and development and management of habitat lands,
6including forest, wildlife habitat and wetlands; and the
7removal and disposition of hazardous substances, including the
8cost of project management, equipment, laboratory analysis,
9and contractual services necessary for preventative and
10corrective actions related to the preservation, restoration
11and conservation of the environment, including deposits not to
12exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate into the Hazardous Waste
13Fund and the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund for improvements in
14accordance with the provisions of Titles V and XVII of the
15Environmental Protection Act.
16    (e) The amount specified in paragraph (a) above shall
17include an amount necessary to pay reasonable expenses of each
18issuance and sale of the Bonds, as specified in the related
19Bond Sale Order (hereinafter defined).
20    (f) Any unexpended proceeds from any sale of Bonds which
21are held in the Build Illinois Bond Fund may be used to redeem,
22purchase, advance refund, or defease any Bonds outstanding.
23(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-503, eff. 8-14-09;
2496-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.