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Public Act 92-0342

SB5 Enrolled                                   LRB9201087RCcd

    AN ACT in relation to firearms.

    Be it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The Department of State  Police  Law  of  the
Civil  Administrative  Code  of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2605-555 as follows:

    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new)
    Sec. 2605-555. Pilot program; Project Exile.
    (a)  The Department shall establish a Project Exile pilot
program to combat gun violence.
    (b)  Through  the  pilot  program,  the  Department,   in
coordination  with  local  law  enforcement agencies, State's
Attorneys, and United States Attorneys, shall, to the  extent
possible,  encourage  the prosecution in federal court of all
persons who illegally use, attempt to use or threaten to  use
firearms  against  the person or property of another, of  all
persons who use or possess a firearm  in  connection  with  a
violation  of  the  Cannabis  Control  Act  or  the  Illinois
Controlled   Substances   Act,  all  persons  who  have  been
convicted of a felony under the laws of  this  State  or  any
other  jurisdiction  who  possess any weapon prohibited under
Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or any  firearm  or
any firearm ammunition, and of all persons who use or possess
a  firearm  in  connection  with  a  violation of an order of
protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
1986 or in connection with the offense of  domestic  battery.
The  program  shall  also  encourage  public  outreach by law
enforcement agencies.
    (c)  There is created the Project Exile Fund,  a  special
fund  in  the  State  treasury.  Moneys  appropriated for the
purposes of Project Exile and moneys from any  other  private
or  public  source,  including without limitation grants from
the Department of Commerce and Community  Affairs,  shall  be
deposited  into  the  Fund.   Moneys  in the Fund, subject to
appropriation, may be used by the Department of State  Police
to develop and administer the Project Exile pilot program.
    (d)  The  Department shall report to the General Assembly
by March 1, 2003 regarding the implementation and effects  of
the  Project  Exile pilot program and shall by that date make
recommendations to the General Assembly for  changes  in  the
program that the Department deems appropriate.
    The  requirement  for  reporting  to the General Assembly
shall be satisfied by filing copies of the  report  with  the
Speaker,  the  Minority  Leader and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the President, the  Minority  Leader  and
the  Secretary  of  the  Senate  and the Legislative Research
Unit, as required by Section  3.1  of  the  General  Assembly
Organization  Act, and filing such additional copies with the
State Government Report Distribution Center for  the  General
Assembly  as  is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of
the State Library Act.

    Section 10.  The State Finance Act is amended  by  adding
Section 5.545 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
    Sec. 5.545.  The Project Exile Fund.

    Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
                            INDEX
           Statutes amended in order of appearance
20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new
30 ILCS 105/5.545 new
    Passed in the General Assembly May 15, 2001.
    Approved August 10, 2001.

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