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Full Text of HB2869  98th General Assembly

HB2869sam002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 5/28/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2869

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2869 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1of the General Obligation Bond Act, upon each delivery of
2general obligation bonds using bond authorizations enacted in
3Public Act 96-36, Public Act 96-1554, Public Act 97-771, and
4this amendatory Act of the 98th 97th General Assembly the State
5Comptroller shall compute and certify to the State Treasurer
6the total amount of principal of, interest on, and premium, if
7any, on such bonds during the then current and each succeeding
8fiscal year. With respect to the interest payable on variable
9rate bonds, such certifications shall be calculated at the
10maximum rate of interest that may be payable during the fiscal
11year, after taking into account any credits permitted in the
12related indenture or other instrument against the amount of
13such interest required to be appropriated for the period.
14    (a) Except as provided for in subsection (b), on or before
15the last day of each month, the State Treasurer and State
16Comptroller shall transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to
17the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund an
18amount sufficient to pay the aggregate of the principal of,
19interest on, and premium, if any, on the bonds payable on their
20next payment date, divided by the number of monthly transfers
21occurring between the last previous payment date (or the
22delivery date if no payment date has yet occurred) and the next
23succeeding payment date. Interest payable on variable rate
24bonds shall be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that
25may be payable for the relevant period, after taking into
26account any credits permitted in the related indenture or other

 

 

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1instrument against the amount of such interest required to be
2appropriated for that period. Interest for which moneys have
3already been deposited into the capitalized interest account
4within the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund
5shall not be included in the calculation of the amounts to be
6transferred under this subsection.
7    (b) On or before the last day of each month, the State
8Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer from the Capital
9Projects Fund to the General Obligation Bond Retirement and
10Interest Fund an amount sufficient to pay the aggregate of the
11principal of, interest on, and premium, if any, on the bonds
12issued prior to January 1, 2012 pursuant to Section 4(d) of the
13General Obligation Bond Act payable on their next payment date,
14divided by the number of monthly transfers occurring between
15the last previous payment date (or the delivery date if no
16payment date has yet occurred) and the next succeeding payment
17date. If the available balance in the Capital Projects Fund is
18not sufficient for the transfer required in this subsection,
19the State Treasurer and State Comptroller shall transfer the
20difference from the Road Fund to the General Obligation Bond
21Retirement and Interest Fund; except that such Road Fund
22transfers shall constitute a debt of the Capital Projects Fund
23which shall be repaid according to subsection (c). Interest
24payable on variable rate bonds shall be calculated at the
25maximum rate of interest that may be payable for the relevant
26period, after taking into account any credits permitted in the

 

 

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1related indenture or other instrument against the amount of
2such interest required to be appropriated for that period.
3Interest for which moneys have already been deposited into the
4capitalized interest account within the General Obligation
5Bond Retirement and Interest Fund shall not be included in the
6calculation of the amounts to be transferred under this
7subsection.
8    (c) On the first day of any month when the Capital Projects
9Fund is carrying a debt to the Road Fund due to the provisions
10of subsection (b), the State Treasurer and State Comptroller
11shall transfer from the Capital Projects Fund to the Road Fund
12an amount sufficient to discharge that debt. These transfers to
13the Road Fund shall continue until the Capital Projects Fund
14has repaid to the Road Fund all transfers made from the Road
15Fund pursuant to subsection (b). Notwithstanding any other law
16to the contrary, transfers to the Road Fund from the Capital
17Projects Fund shall be made prior to any other expenditures or
18transfers out of the Capital Projects Fund.
19(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-820, eff. 11-18-09;
2096-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12.)
 
21    Section 10. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by
22changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 as follows:
 
23    (30 ILCS 330/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
24    Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois is

 

 

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1authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement of
2General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the
3categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2
4through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $49,317,925,743
5$47,092,925,743 $45,476,125,743.
6    The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16 of
7this Act are herein called "Bonds".
8    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to
9$2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
10issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings
11Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds.
12    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up to
13$300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
14issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
15in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
16    Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, the
17additional $10,000,000,000 authorized by Public Act 93-2, the
18$3,466,000,000 authorized by Public Act 96-43, and the
19$4,096,348,300 authorized by Public Act 96-1497 shall be used
20solely as provided in Section 7.2.
21    The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
22Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
23financing the long-term capital needs of the State. This Act
24will permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
25Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only lower
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1issuing debt by improving the marketability of Illinois General
2Obligation Bonds.
3(Source: P.A. 96-5, eff. 4-3-09; 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-43,
4eff. 7-15-09; 96-885, eff. 3-11-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
596-1497, eff. 1-14-11; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-333, eff.
68-12-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; revised
77-23-12.)
 
8    (30 ILCS 330/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 653)
9    Sec. 3. Capital Facilities. The amount of $9,753,963,443
10$8,900,463,443 is authorized to be used for the acquisition,
11development, construction, reconstruction, improvement,
12financing, architectural planning and installation of capital
13facilities within the State, consisting of buildings,
14structures, durable equipment, land, interests in land, and the
15costs associated with the purchase and implementation of
16information technology, including but not limited to the
17purchase of hardware and software, for the following specific
18purposes:
19        (a) $3,393,228,000 $3,007,228,000 for educational
20    purposes by State universities and colleges, the Illinois
21    Community College Board created by the Public Community
22    College Act and for grants to public community colleges as
23    authorized by Sections 5-11 and 5-12 of the Public
24    Community College Act;
25        (b) $1,648,420,000 for correctional purposes at State

 

 

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1    prison and correctional centers;
2        (c) $599,183,000 for open spaces, recreational and
3    conservation purposes and the protection of land;
4        (d) $751,317,000 $691,917,000 for child care
5    facilities, mental and public health facilities, and
6    facilities for the care of disabled veterans and their
7    spouses;
8        (e) $2,152,790,000 $1,777,990,000 for use by the
9    State, its departments, authorities, public corporations,
10    commissions and agencies;
11        (f) $818,100 for cargo handling facilities at port
12    districts and for breakwaters, including harbor entrances,
13    at port districts in conjunction with facilities for small
14    boats and pleasure crafts;
15        (g) $297,177,074 $274,877,074 for water resource
16    management projects;
17        (h) $16,940,269 for the provision of facilities for
18    food production research and related instructional and
19    public service activities at the State universities and
20    public community colleges;
21        (i) $36,000,000 for grants by the Secretary of State,
22    as State Librarian, for central library facilities
23    authorized by Section 8 of the Illinois Library System Act
24    and for grants by the Capital Development Board to units of
25    local government for public library facilities;
26        (j) $25,000,000 for the acquisition, development,

 

 

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1    construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing,
2    architectural planning and installation of capital
3    facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable
4    equipment and land for grants to counties, municipalities
5    or public building commissions with correctional
6    facilities that do not comply with the minimum standards of
7    the Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the
8    Unified Code of Corrections;
9        (k) $5,000,000 for grants in fiscal year 1988 by the
10    Department of Conservation for improvement or expansion of
11    aquarium facilities located on property owned by a park
12    district;
13        (l) $599,590,000 $588,590,000 to State agencies for
14    grants to local governments for the acquisition,
15    financing, architectural planning, development,
16    alteration, installation, and construction of capital
17    facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable
18    equipment, and land; and
19        (m) $228,500,000 for the Illinois Open Land Trust
20    Program as defined by the Illinois Open Land Trust Act.
21    The amounts authorized above for capital facilities may be
22used for the acquisition, installation, alteration,
23construction, or reconstruction of capital facilities and for
24the purchase of equipment for the purpose of major capital
25improvements which will reduce energy consumption in State
26buildings or facilities.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09;
296-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 330/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 654)
4    Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $14,848,199,000
5$14,060,599,000 is authorized for use by the Department of
6Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and
7assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
8transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
9monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the
10acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
11improvement of the following transportation facilities and
12equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and
13interests in real property required or expected to be required
14in connection therewith as follows:
15    (a) $5,432,129,000 for State highways, arterial highways,
16freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating highways and
17railroads and roads, and bridges on roads maintained by
18counties, municipalities, townships or road districts for the
19following specific purposes:
20        (1) $3,330,000,000 for use statewide,
21        (2) $3,677,000 for use outside the Chicago urbanized
22    area,
23        (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized
24    area,
25        (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago,

 

 

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1        (5) $58,987,500 for use within the counties of Cook,
2    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
3        (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of Cook,
4    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
5        (7) $2,000,000,000 for use on projects included in
6    either (i) the FY09-14 Proposed Highway Improvement
7    Program as published by the Illinois Department of
8    Transportation in May 2008 or (ii) the FY10-15 Proposed
9    Highway Improvement Program to be published by the Illinois
10    Department of Transportation in the spring of 2009; except
11    that all projects must be maintenance projects for the
12    existing State system with the goal of reaching 90%
13    acceptable condition in the system statewide and further
14    except that all projects must reflect the generally
15    accepted historical distribution of projects throughout
16    the State.
17    (b) $5,379,670,000 $5,079,570,000 for rail facilities and
18for mass transit facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of
19the Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-305),
20including rapid transit, rail, bus and other equipment used in
21connection therewith by the State or any unit of local
22government, special transportation district, municipal
23corporation or other corporation or public authority
24authorized to provide and promote public transportation within
25the State or two or more of the foregoing jointly, for the
26following specific purposes:

 

 

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1        (1) $4,283,870,000 $3,983,770,000 statewide,
2        (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of Cook,
3    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
4        (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of Cook,
5    DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
6        (4) $1,000,000,000 for use on projects that shall
7    reflect the generally accepted historical distribution of
8    projects throughout the State.
9    (c) $482,600,000 for airport or aviation facilities and any
10equipment used in connection therewith, including engineering
11and land acquisition costs, by the State or any unit of local
12government, special transportation district, municipal
13corporation or other corporation or public authority
14authorized to provide public transportation within the State,
15or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly, and for the
16making of deposits into the Airport Land Loan Revolving Fund
17for loans to public airport owners pursuant to the Illinois
18Aeronautics Act.
19    (d) $3,553,800,000 $3,066,300,000 for use statewide for
20State or local highways, arterial highways, freeways, roads,
21bridges, and structures separating highways and railroads and
22roads, and for grants to counties, municipalities, townships,
23or road districts for planning, engineering, acquisition,
24construction, reconstruction, development, improvement,
25extension, and all construction-related expenses of the public
26infrastructure and other transportation improvement projects

 

 

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1which are related to economic development in the State of
2Illinois.
3(Source: P.A. 96-5, eff. 4-3-09; 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37,
4eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11; 97-771, eff. 7-10-12.)
 
5    (30 ILCS 330/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 655)
6    Sec. 5. School Construction.
7    (a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make grants
8to local school districts for the acquisition, development,
9construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement,
10financing, architectural planning and installation of capital
11facilities, including but not limited to those required for
12special education building projects provided for in Article 14
13of The School Code, consisting of buildings, structures, and
14durable equipment, and for the acquisition and improvement of
15real property and interests in real property required, or
16expected to be required, in connection therewith.
17    (b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary,
18for grants to school districts for the making of principal and
19interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued by such
20school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to any
21indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to
22provide funds for the acquisition, development, construction,
23reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, architectural
24planning and installation of capital facilities consisting of
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1educational purposes or for lease payments required to be made
2by a school district for principal and interest payments on
3bonds issued by a Public Building Commission after January 1,
41969.
5    (c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
6acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
7rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and
8installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings
9structures, durable equipment and land for special education
10building projects.
11    (d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the
12reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and
13architectural planning of capital facilities, including
14construction at another location to replace such capital
15facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and
16temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984,
17were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section
183-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having
19jurisdiction over building safety.
20    (e) $3,050,000,000 for grants to school districts for
21school improvement projects authorized by the School
22Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts not to
23exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not sold during
24one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold during the
25remainder of the schedule:
26    First year...................................$200,000,000

 

 

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1    Second year..................................$450,000,000
2    Third year...................................$500,000,000
3    Fourth year..................................$500,000,000
4    Fifth year...................................$800,000,000
5    Sixth year and thereafter....................$600,000,000
6    (f) $1,600,000,000 $1,066,000,000 grants to school
7districts for school implemented projects authorized by the
8School Construction Law.
9(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
10    (30 ILCS 330/6)  (from Ch. 127, par. 656)
11    Sec. 6. Anti-Pollution.
12    (a) The amount of $443,215,000 $422,815,000 is authorized
13for allocation by the Environmental Protection Agency for
14grants or loans to units of local government in such amounts,
15at such times and for such purpose as the Agency deems
16necessary or desirable for the planning, financing, and
17construction of municipal sewage treatment works and solid
18waste disposal facilities and for making of deposits into the
19Water Revolving Fund and the U.S. Environmental Protection Fund
20to provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of
21Title IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act.
22    (b) The amount of $236,500,000 is authorized for allocation
23by the Environmental Protection Agency for payment of claims
24submitted to the State and approved for payment under the
25Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program established in Title

 

 

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1XVI of the Environmental Protection Act.
2(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
3    (30 ILCS 330/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 657)
4    Sec. 7. Coal and Energy Development. The amount of
5$742,700,000 $698,200,000 is authorized to be used by the
6Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (formerly
7Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) for coal and
8energy development purposes, pursuant to Sections 2, 3 and 3.1
9of the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act, for the
10purposes specified in Section 8.1 of the Energy Conservation
11and Coal Development Act, for the purposes specified in Section
12605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
13Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, and for the
14purpose of facility cost reports prepared pursuant to Sections
151-58 or 1-75(d)(4) of the Illinois Power Agency Act and for the
16purpose of development costs pursuant to Section 8.1 of the
17Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act. Of this amount:
18    (a) $143,500,000 $115,000,000 is for the specific purposes
19of acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
20improvement, financing, architectural and technical planning
21and installation of capital facilities consisting of
22buildings, structures, durable equipment, and land for the
23purpose of capital development of coal resources within the
24State and for the purposes specified in Section 8.1 of the
25Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act;

 

 

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1    (b) $35,000,000 is for the purposes specified in Section
28.1 of the Energy Conservation and Coal Development Act and
3making grants to generating stations and coal gasification
4facilities within the State of Illinois and to the owner of a
5generating station located in Illinois and having at least
6three coal-fired generating units with accredited summer
7capability greater than 500 megawatts each at such generating
8station as provided in Section 6 of that Bond Act;
9    (c) $13,200,000 is for research, development and
10demonstration of forms of energy other than that derived from
11coal, either on or off State property;
12    (d) $500,000,000 is for the purpose of providing financial
13assistance to new electric generating facilities as provided in
14Section 605-332 of the Department of Commerce and Economic
15Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois;
16and
17    (e) $51,000,000 $50,000,000 is for the purpose of facility
18cost reports prepared for not more than one facility pursuant
19to Section 1-75(d)(4) of the Illinois Power Agency Act and not
20more than one facility pursuant to Section 1-58 of the Illinois
21Power Agency Act and for the purpose of up to $6,000,000 of
22development costs pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Energy
23Conservation and Coal Development Act.
24(Source: P.A. 95-1026, eff. 1-12-09; 96-781, eff. 8-28-09;
2596-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1465, eff. 8-20-10; 96-1554, eff.
263-18-11.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Build Illinois Bond Act is amended by
2changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 425/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 2802)
4    Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois is
5authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement of
6limited obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of
7indebtedness of the State of Illinois in the total principal
8amount of $6,246,009,000 $5,703,509,000 herein called "Bonds".
9Such authorized amount of Bonds shall be reduced from time to
10time by amounts, if any, which are equal to the moneys received
11by the Department of Revenue in any fiscal year pursuant to
12Section 3-1001 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code", as amended, in
13excess of the Annual Specified Amount (as defined in Section 3
14of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act", as amended) and
15transferred at the end of such fiscal year from the General
16Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois Purposes Fund (now
17abolished) as provided in Section 3-1001 of said Code;
18provided, however, that no such reduction shall affect the
19validity or enforceability of any Bonds issued prior to such
20reduction. Such amount of authorized Bonds shall be exclusive
21of any refunding Bonds issued pursuant to Section 15 of this
22Act and exclusive of any Bonds issued pursuant to this Section
23which are redeemed, purchased, advance refunded, or defeased in
24accordance with paragraph (f) of Section 4 of this Act. Bonds

 

 

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1shall be issued for the categories and specific purposes
2expressed in Section 4 of this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
4    (30 ILCS 425/4)  (from Ch. 127, par. 2804)
5    Sec. 4. Purposes of Bonds. Bonds shall be issued for the
6following purposes and in the approximate amounts as set forth
7below:
8    (a) $3,222,800,000 $3,213,000,000 for the expenses of
9issuance and sale of Bonds, including bond discounts, and for
10planning, engineering, acquisition, construction,
11reconstruction, development, improvement and extension of the
12public infrastructure in the State of Illinois, including: the
13making of loans or grants to local governments for waste
14disposal systems, water and sewer line extensions and water
15distribution and purification facilities, rail or air or water
16port improvements, gas and electric utility extensions,
17publicly owned industrial and commercial sites, buildings used
18for public administration purposes and other public
19infrastructure capital improvements; the making of loans or
20grants to units of local government for financing and
21construction of wastewater facilities, including grants to
22serve unincorporated areas; refinancing or retiring bonds
23issued between January 1, 1987 and January 1, 1990 by home rule
24municipalities, debt service on which is provided from a tax
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1the sale of food and drugs pursuant to Section 8-11-1 of the
2Home Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or Section
38-11-5 of the Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act;
4the making of deposits not to exceed $70,000,000 in the
5aggregate into the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to
6provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of Title
7IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act; the planning,
8engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
9alteration, expansion, extension and improvement of highways,
10bridges, structures separating highways and railroads, rest
11areas, interchanges, access roads to and from any State or
12local highway and other transportation improvement projects
13which are related to economic development activities; the
14making of loans or grants for planning, engineering,
15rehabilitation, improvement or construction of rail and
16transit facilities; the planning, engineering, acquisition,
17construction, reconstruction and improvement of watershed,
18drainage, flood control, recreation and related improvements
19and facilities, including expenses related to land and easement
20acquisition, relocation, control structures, channel work and
21clearing and appurtenant work; the making of grants for
22improvement and development of zoos and park district field
23houses and related structures; and the making of grants for
24improvement and development of Navy Pier and related
25structures.
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1development and increased employment and the well being of the
2citizens of Illinois, including: the making of grants for
3improvement and development of McCormick Place and related
4structures; the planning and construction of a
5microelectronics research center, including the planning,
6engineering, construction, improvement, renovation and
7acquisition of buildings, equipment and related utility
8support systems; the making of loans to businesses and
9investments in small businesses; acquiring real properties for
10industrial or commercial site development; acquiring,
11rehabilitating and reconveying industrial and commercial
12properties for the purpose of expanding employment and
13encouraging private and other public sector investment in the
14economy of Illinois; the payment of expenses associated with
15siting the Superconducting Super Collider Particle Accelerator
16in Illinois and with its acquisition, construction,
17maintenance, operation, promotion and support; the making of
18loans for the planning, engineering, acquisition,
19construction, improvement and conversion of facilities and
20equipment which will foster the use of Illinois coal; the
21payment of expenses associated with the promotion,
22establishment, acquisition and operation of small business
23incubator facilities and agribusiness research facilities,
24including the lease, purchase, renovation, planning,
25engineering, construction and maintenance of buildings,
26utility support systems and equipment designated for such

 

 

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1purposes and the establishment and maintenance of centralized
2support services within such facilities; and the making of
3grants or loans to units of local government for Urban
4Development Action Grant and Housing Partnership programs.
5    (c) $1,944,058,100 $1,741,358,100 for the development and
6improvement of educational, scientific, technical and
7vocational programs and facilities and the expansion of health
8and human services for all citizens of Illinois, including: the
9making of construction and improvement grants and loans to
10public libraries and library systems; the making of grants and
11loans for planning, engineering, acquisition and construction
12of a new State central library in Springfield; the planning,
13engineering, acquisition and construction of an animal and
14dairy sciences facility; the planning, engineering,
15acquisition and construction of a campus and all related
16buildings, facilities, equipment and materials for Richland
17Community College; the acquisition, rehabilitation and
18installation of equipment and materials for scientific and
19historical surveys; the making of grants or loans for
20distribution to eligible vocational education instructional
21programs for the upgrading of vocational education programs,
22school shops and laboratories, including the acquisition,
23rehabilitation and installation of technical equipment and
24materials; the making of grants or loans for distribution to
25eligible local educational agencies for the upgrading of math
26and science instructional programs, including the acquisition

 

 

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

 

 

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1planning; the making of grants to units of local government for
2the capital development and improvement of recreation areas,
3including planning and engineering costs, sewer projects,
4including planning and engineering costs and water projects,
5including planning and engineering costs, and for the
6acquisition of open space lands, including the acquisition of
7easements and other property interests of less than fee simple
8ownership; the acquisition and related costs and development
9and management of natural heritage lands, including natural
10areas and areas providing habitat for endangered species and
11nongame wildlife, and buffer area lands; the acquisition and
12related costs and development and management of habitat lands,
13including forest, wildlife habitat and wetlands; and the
14removal and disposition of hazardous substances, including the
15cost of project management, equipment, laboratory analysis,
16and contractual services necessary for preventative and
17corrective actions related to the preservation, restoration
18and conservation of the environment, including deposits not to
19exceed $60,000,000 in the aggregate into the Hazardous Waste
20Fund and the Brownfields Redevelopment Fund for improvements in
21accordance with the provisions of Titles V and XVII of the
22Environmental Protection Act.
23    (e) The amount specified in paragraph (a) above shall
24include an amount necessary to pay reasonable expenses of each
25issuance and sale of the Bonds, as specified in the related
26Bond Sale Order (hereinafter defined).

 

 

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1    (f) Any unexpended proceeds from any sale of Bonds which
2are held in the Build Illinois Bond Fund may be used to redeem,
3purchase, advance refund, or defease any Bonds outstanding.
4(Source: P.A. 96-36, eff. 7-13-09; 96-503, eff. 8-14-09;
596-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1554, eff. 3-18-11.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".