Sen. Andy Manar

Filed: 3/5/2020

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2956

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2956 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Open Space Lands Acquisition and
5Development Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (525 ILCS 35/3)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2103)
7    Sec. 3. From appropriations made from the Capital
8Development Fund, Build Illinois Bond Fund or other available
9or designated funds for such purposes, the Department shall
10make grants to local governments as financial assistance for
11the capital development and improvement of park, recreation or
12conservation areas, marinas and shorelines, including planning
13and engineering costs, and for the acquisition of open space
14lands, including acquisition of easements and other property
15interests less than fee simple ownership if the Department
16determines that such property interests are sufficient to carry

 

 

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1out the purposes of this Act, subject to the conditions and
2limitations set forth in this Act.
3    No more than 10% of the amount so appropriated for any
4fiscal year may be committed or expended on any one project
5described in an application under this Act.
6    Any grant under this Act to a local government shall be
7conditioned upon the state providing assistance on a 50/50
8matching basis for the acquisition of open space lands and for
9capital development and improvement proposals. However, a
10local government defined as "distressed" under criteria
11adopted by the Department through administrative rule shall be
12eligible for assistance up to 90% for the acquisition of open
13space lands and for capital development and improvement
14proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount
15appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made
16available as grants to distressed local governments.
17    An advance payment of a A minimum of 50% of any grant made
18to a unit of local government under this Act must be paid to
19the unit of local government at the time the Department awards
20the grant. A unit of local government may opt out of the
21advanced payment option at the time of the award of the grant.
22The remainder of the grant shall be distributed to the local
23government quarterly on a reimbursement basis. The Department
24shall consider an applicant's request for an extension to a
25grant under this Act if (i) the advanced payment is expended or
26legally obligated within the 2 years required by Section 5 of

 

 

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1the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act or (ii) no advanced
2payment was made.
3(Source: P.A. 98-326, eff. 8-12-13; 98-520, eff. 8-23-13;
498-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
5    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".