Rep. William "Will" Davis

Filed: 3/6/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5601

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5601 on page 83,
3immediately below line 8, by inserting the following:
 
4    "(20 ILCS 605/605-360 rep.)
5    Section 10-17. The Department of Commerce and Economic
6Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
7is amended by repealing Section 605-360."; and
 
8on page 113, immediately below line 7, by inserting the
9following:
 
10    "Section 10-55. The University of Illinois Act is amended
11by changing Section 70 as follows:
 
12    (110 ILCS 305/70)
13    Sec. 70. Administrator and faculty salary and benefits;
14report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of

 

 

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1Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each year, the
2base salary and benefits of the president of the university
3and all administrators, faculty members, and instructors
4employed by the university from the prior fiscal year. For the
5purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes without
6limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities, and
7retirement enhancements.
8(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
9    Section 10-60. The Southern Illinois University Management
10Act is amended by changing Section 55 as follows:
 
11    (110 ILCS 520/55)
12    Sec. 55. Administrator and faculty salary and benefits;
13report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of
14Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each year, the
15base salary and benefits of the president of the university
16and all administrators, faculty members, and instructors
17employed by the university from the prior fiscal year. For the
18purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes without
19limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities, and
20retirement enhancements.
21(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
22    Section 10-65. The Chicago State University Law is amended
23by changing Section 5-165 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (110 ILCS 660/5-165)
2    Sec. 5-165. Administrator and faculty salary and benefits;
3report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the Board of
4Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each year, the
5base salary and benefits of the president of the university
6and all administrators, faculty members, and instructors
7employed by the university from the prior fiscal year. For the
8purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes without
9limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities, and
10retirement enhancements.
11(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
12    Section 10-70. The Eastern Illinois University Law is
13amended by changing Section 10-165 as follows:
 
14    (110 ILCS 665/10-165)
15    Sec. 10-165. Administrator and faculty salary and
16benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the
17Board of Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each
18year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the
19university and all administrators, faculty members, and
20instructors employed by the university from the prior fiscal
21year. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes
22without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses,
23annuities, and retirement enhancements.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
2    Section 10-75. The Governors State University Law is
3amended by changing Section 15-165 as follows:
 
4    (110 ILCS 670/15-165)
5    Sec. 15-165. Administrator and faculty salary and
6benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the
7Board of Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each
8year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the
9university and all administrators, faculty members, and
10instructors employed by the university from the prior fiscal
11year. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes
12without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses,
13annuities, and retirement enhancements.
14(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
15    Section 10-80. The Northeastern Illinois University Law is
16amended by changing Section 25-165 as follows:
 
17    (110 ILCS 680/25-165)
18    Sec. 25-165. Administrator and faculty salary and
19benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the
20Board of Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each
21year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the
22university and all administrators, faculty members, and

 

 

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1instructors employed by the university from the prior fiscal
2year. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes
3without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses,
4annuities, and retirement enhancements.
5(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
6    Section 10-85. The Northern Illinois University Law is
7amended by changing Section 30-175 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 685/30-175)
9    Sec. 30-175. Administrator and faculty salary and
10benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the
11Board of Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each
12year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the
13university and all administrators, faculty members, and
14instructors employed by the university from the prior fiscal
15year. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes
16without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses,
17annuities, and retirement enhancements.
18(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
19    Section 10-90. The Western Illinois University Law is
20amended by changing Section 35-170 as follows:
 
21    (110 ILCS 690/35-170)
22    Sec. 35-170. Administrator and faculty salary and

 

 

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1benefits; report. The Board of Trustees shall report to the
2Board of Higher Education, on or before August July 1 of each
3year, the base salary and benefits of the president of the
4university and all administrators, faculty members, and
5instructors employed by the university from the prior fiscal
6year. For the purposes of this Section, "benefits" includes
7without limitation vacation days, sick days, bonuses,
8annuities, and retirement enhancements.
9(Source: P.A. 96-266, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
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Article 15.

 
11    Section 15-5. The Statute on Statutes is amended by
12changing Section 1.33 as follows:
 
13    (5 ILCS 70/1.33)  (from Ch. 1, par. 1034)
14    Sec. 1.33. Whenever there is a reference in any Act to the
15Capital Development Bond Act of 1972, Transportation Bond Act,
16School Construction Bond Act, Anti-Pollution Bond Act or the
17Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act, such reference
18shall be interpreted to include the General Obligation Bond
19Act.
20(Source: P.A. 83-1490.)
 
21    Section 15-10. The State Finance Act is amended by
22changing Sections 8.3 and 8.25 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/8.3)
2    Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the
3State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the
4construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for
5the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal
6and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable,
7and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund
8after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded
9indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows:
10        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
11    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost
12    of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that
13    Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics
14    Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief
15    Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of
16    subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois
17    Procurement Code for transportation; and
18        secondly -- for expenses of the Department of
19    Transportation for construction, reconstruction,
20    improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and
21    administration of highways in accordance with the
22    provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose
23    related or incident to and connected therewith, including
24    the separation of grades of those highways with railroads
25    and with highways and including the payment of awards made

 

 

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1    by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the
2    terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers'
3    Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an
4    employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of
5    Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the
6    erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the
7    acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations
8    to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway
9    needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications and
10    estimates for and in the construction and maintenance of
11    flight strips and of highways necessary to provide access
12    to military and naval reservations, to defense industries
13    and defense-industry sites, and to the sources of raw
14    materials and for replacing existing highways and highway
15    connections shut off from general public use at military
16    and naval reservations and defense-industry sites, or for
17    the purchase of right-of-way, except that the State shall
18    be reimbursed in full for any expense incurred in building
19    the flight strips; or for the operating and maintaining of
20    highway garages; or for patrolling and policing the public
21    highways and conserving the peace; or for the operating
22    expenses of the Department relating to the administration
23    of public transportation programs; or, during fiscal year
24    2023, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $8,394,800
25    to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE
26    for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during

 

 

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1    fiscal year 2024, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed
2    $9,108,400 to the Regional Transportation Authority on
3    behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit
4    expenses; or for any of those purposes or any other
5    purpose that may be provided by law.
6    Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from
7the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road
8Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that
9are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor
10vehicles.
11    Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road
12Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
13or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
14operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
15appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
16eligible for federal reimbursement:
17        1. Department of Public Health;
18        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to
19    subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and
20    Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2023 when no
21    more than $17,570,000 may be expended and except fiscal
22    year 2024 when no more than $19,063,500 may be expended;
23        3. Department of Central Management Services, except
24    for expenditures incurred for group insurance premiums of
25    appropriate personnel;
26        4. Judicial Systems and Agencies.

 

 

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1    Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road
2Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
3or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
4operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
5appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
6eligible for federal reimbursement:
7        1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with
8    respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal
9    Investigation;
10        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to
11    Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2023 when no
12    more than $55,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal
13    year 2024 when no more than $60,000,000 may be expended,
14    and Rail Freight Services.
15    Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road
16Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
17or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
18operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
19appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
20eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central
21Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois
22Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the
23Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases
24Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of
25Highways in the Department of Transportation.
26    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road

 

 

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1Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
2or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
3operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
4appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
5eligible for federal reimbursement:
6        1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of
7    the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and
8    Division of Criminal Investigation;
9        2. State Officers.
10    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road
11Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency
12of State government for administration, grants, or operations
13except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a
14restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road
15Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It
16shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation
17limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods.
18Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in
19accordance with the provisions of this Section.
20    Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of
21Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction
22of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of
23paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal
24and interest on that bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and
25payable as provided in the General Obligation Bond Act
26Transportation Bond Act, and for no other purpose. The

 

 

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1surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the payment of
2principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness then
3annually due shall be used as follows:
4        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
5    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
6        secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees,
7    excises, or license taxes relating to registration,
8    operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to
9    fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be
10    appropriated or expended other than for costs of
11    administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and
12    license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed
13    thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of
14    Transportation, including, but not limited to, the
15    operating expenses of the Department relating to the
16    administration of public transportation programs, payment
17    of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and
18    reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition
19    of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction,
20    reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of
21    public highways and bridges under the direction and
22    supervision of the State, political subdivision, or
23    municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal
24    year 2023 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed
25    $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority on
26    behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit

 

 

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1    expenses, or during fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of a
2    grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional
3    Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose
4    of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for patrolling
5    and policing the public highways (by the State, political
6    subdivision, or municipality collecting that money) for
7    enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of grades of
8    such highways with railroads and costs associated with
9    protection of at-grade highway and railroad crossing shall
10    also be permissible.
11    Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from
12the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as
13provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
14    Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with
15fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be
16appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of
17this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund
18appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in
19Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005,
202006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated
21to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this
22Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only,
23no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of
24State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of
25$106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies
26shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for

 

 

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1the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000.
2Beginning in fiscal year 2010, no Road Fund road fund moneys
3shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police. It shall
4not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations
5by governmental reorganization or other methods unless
6otherwise provided in Section 5g of this Act.
7    In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be
8appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
9this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund
10appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes,
11plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
12limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
13other method.
14    Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road
15Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State
16for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal
17year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State
18for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
19limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
20other methods.
21    Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund
22appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
23this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the
24following fiscal years:
25    Fiscal Year 2000$80,500,000;
26    Fiscal Year 2001$80,500,000;

 

 

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1    Fiscal Year 2002$80,500,000;
2    Fiscal Year 2003$130,500,000;
3    Fiscal Year 2004$130,500,000;
4    Fiscal Year 2005$130,500,000;
5    Fiscal Year 2006 $130,500,000;
6    Fiscal Year 2007 $130,500,000;
7    Fiscal Year 2008$130,500,000;
8    Fiscal Year 2009 $130,500,000.
9    For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be
10appropriated to the Secretary of State.
11    Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund
12shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the
13exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees
14related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless
15otherwise provided for by law.
16    It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on
17appropriations by governmental reorganization or other
18methods.
19    No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and
20thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed
21by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar
22as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned.
23    Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road
24Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e
25of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by
26Public Act 93-25.

 

 

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1    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this
2Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91
3shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund
4in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue
5Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by
6generally accepted accounting principles applicable to
7government.
8    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the
9Secretary of State and the Department of State Police in this
10Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road Fund
11from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding fiscal
12year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive budgetary
13balance, as determined by generally accepted accounting
14principles applicable to government.
15(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
16102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff.
176-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
18    (30 ILCS 105/8.25)  (from Ch. 127, par. 144.25)
19    Sec. 8.25. Build Illinois Fund; uses.
20    (A) All moneys in the Build Illinois Fund shall be
21transferred, appropriated, and used only for the purposes
22authorized by and subject to the limitations and conditions
23prescribed by this Section. There are established the
24following accounts in the Build Illinois Fund: the McCormick
25Place Account, the Build Illinois Bond Account, the Build

 

 

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1Illinois Purposes Account, the Park and Conservation Fund
2Account, and the Tourism Advertising and Promotion Account.
3Amounts deposited into the Build Illinois Fund consisting of
41.55% before July 1, 1986, and 1.75% on and after July 1, 1986,
5of moneys received by the Department of Revenue under Section
69 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Use Tax Act,
7Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 3 of
8the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and all amounts deposited
9therein under Section 28 of the Illinois Horse Racing Act of
101975, Section 4.05 of the Chicago World's Fair - 1992
11Authority Act, and Sections 3 and 6 of the Hotel Operators'
12Occupation Tax Act, shall be credited initially to the
13McCormick Place Account and all other amounts deposited into
14the Build Illinois Fund shall be credited initially to the
15Build Illinois Bond Account. Of the amounts initially so
16credited to the McCormick Place Account in each month, the
17amount that is to be transferred in that month to the
18Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority Improvement Bond
19Fund, as provided below, shall remain credited to the
20McCormick Place Account, and all amounts initially so credited
21in that month in excess thereof shall next be credited to the
22Build Illinois Bond Account. Of the amounts credited to the
23Build Illinois Bond Account in each month, the amount that is
24to be transferred in that month to the Build Illinois Bond
25Retirement and Interest Fund, as provided below, shall remain
26credited to the Build Illinois Bond Account, and all amounts

 

 

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1so credited in each month in excess thereof shall next be
2credited monthly to the other accounts in the following order
3of priority: first, to the Build Illinois Purposes Account,
4plus any cumulative deficiency in those transfers for prior
5months; second, 1/12 of $10,000,000, plus any cumulative
6deficiency in those transfers for prior months, to the Park
7and Conservation Fund Account; and third, to the General
8Revenue Fund in the State Treasury all amounts that remain in
9the Build Illinois Fund on the last day of each month and are
10not credited to any account in that Fund.
11    Transfers from the McCormick Place Account in the Build
12Illinois Fund shall be made as follows:
13    Beginning with fiscal year 1985 and continuing for each
14fiscal year thereafter, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
15Authority shall annually certify to the State Comptroller and
16State Treasurer the amount necessary and required during the
17fiscal year with respect to which the certification is made to
18pay the debt service requirements (including amounts to be
19paid with respect to arrangements to provide additional
20security or liquidity) on all outstanding bonds and notes,
21including refunding bonds (herein collectively referred to as
22bonds) of issues in the aggregate amount (excluding the amount
23of any refunding bonds issued by that Authority after January
241, 1986) of not more than $312,500,000 issued after July 1,
251984, by that Authority for the purposes specified in Sections
2610.1 and 13.1 of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition

 

 

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1Authority Act. In each month of the fiscal year in which there
2are bonds outstanding with respect to which the annual
3certification is made, the Comptroller shall order transferred
4and the Treasurer shall transfer from the McCormick Place
5Account in the Build Illinois Fund to the Metropolitan Fair
6and Exposition Authority Improvement Bond Fund an amount equal
7to 150% of the certified amount for that fiscal year divided by
8the number of months during that fiscal year in which bonds of
9the Authority are outstanding, plus any cumulative deficiency
10in those transfers for prior months; provided, that the
11maximum amount that may be so transferred in fiscal year 1985
12shall not exceed $15,000,000 or a lesser sum as is actually
13necessary and required to pay the debt service requirements
14for that fiscal year after giving effect to net operating
15revenues of that Authority available for that purpose as
16certified by that Authority, and provided further that the
17maximum amount that may be so transferred in fiscal year 1986
18shall not exceed $30,000,000 and in each fiscal year
19thereafter shall not exceed $33,500,000 in any fiscal year or
20a lesser sum as is actually necessary and required to pay the
21debt service requirements for that fiscal year after giving
22effect to net operating revenues of that Authority available
23for that purpose as certified by that Authority.
24    When an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate amount of
25principal and interest in each fiscal year with respect to
26bonds issued after July 1, 1984, that by their terms are

 

 

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1payable from the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority
2Improvement Bond Fund, including under sinking fund
3requirements, has been so paid and deficiencies in reserves
4established from bond proceeds shall have been remedied, and
5at the time that those amounts have been transferred to the
6Authority as provided in Section 13.1 of the Metropolitan Pier
7and Exposition Authority Act, the remaining moneys, if any,
8deposited and to be deposited during each fiscal year to the
9Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority Improvement Bond
10Fund shall be transferred to the Metropolitan Fair and
11Exposition Authority Completion Note Subordinate Fund.
12    Transfers from the Build Illinois Bond Account in the
13Build Illinois Fund shall be made as follows:
14    Beginning with fiscal year 1986 and continuing for each
15fiscal year thereafter so long as limited obligation bonds of
16the State issued under the Build Illinois Bond Act remain
17outstanding, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the
18Treasurer shall transfer in each month, commencing in October,
191985, on the last day of that month, from the Build Illinois
20Bond Account to the Build Illinois Bond Retirement and
21Interest Fund in the State Treasury the amount required to be
22so transferred in that month under Section 13 of the Build
23Illinois Bond Act.
24    As soon as may be practicable after the first day of each
25month beginning after July 1, 1984, the Comptroller shall
26order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the

 

 

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1Park and Conservation Fund Account in the Build Illinois Fund
2to the Park and Conservation Fund 1/12 of $10,000,000, plus
3any cumulative deficiency in those transfers for prior months,
4for conservation and park purposes as enumerated in Section
5805-420 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation)
6Law (20 ILCS 805/805-420), and to pay the debt service
7requirements on all outstanding bonds of an issue in the
8aggregate amount of not more than $40,000,000 issued after
9January 1, 1985, by the State of Illinois for the purposes
10specified in Section 3(c) of the Capital Development Bond Act
11of 1972, or for the same purposes as specified in any other
12State general obligation bond Act enacted after November 1,
131984. Transfers from the Park and Conservation Fund to the
14Capital Development Bond Retirement and Interest Fund to pay
15those debt service requirements shall be made in accordance
16with Section 8.25b of this Act.
17    All funds remaining in the Build Illinois Fund on the last
18day of any month and not credited to any account in that Fund
19shall be transferred by the State Treasurer to the General
20Revenue Fund.
21    (B) For the purpose of this Section, "cumulative
22deficiency" shall include all deficiencies in those transfers
23that have occurred since July 1, 1984, as specified in
24subsection (A) of this Section.
25    (C) (Blank). In addition to any other permitted use of
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1use of the Fund, moneys in the Park and Conservation Fund may
2be transferred to the General Revenue Fund as authorized by
3Public Act 87-14. The General Assembly finds that an excess of
4moneys existed in the Fund on July 30, 1991, and the Governor's
5order of July 30, 1991, requesting the Comptroller and
6Treasurer to transfer an amount from the Fund to the General
7Revenue Fund is hereby validated.
8    (D) (Blank).
9(Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)
 
10    (30 ILCS 325/Act rep.)
11    Section 15-20. The Fiscal Agent Designation Act is
12repealed.
 
13    Section 15-25. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
14by changing Sections 12 and 15 as follows:
 
15    (30 ILCS 330/12)  (from Ch. 127, par. 662)
16    Sec. 12. Allocation of proceeds from sale of Bonds.
17    (a) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
183 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
19the Capital Development Fund, a special fund that was created
20under Section 6 of the Capital Development Bond Act of 1972
21(repealed) and is continued under this amendatory Act of the
22103rd General Assembly, which may be expended as provided by
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1    (b) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
2paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited in
3the separate fund known as the Transportation Bond, Series A
4Fund, a special fund that was created under Section 4 of the
5Transportation Bond Act (repealed) and is continued under this
6amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, which may be
7expended as provided by law.
8    (c) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
9paragraphs (b) and (c) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be
10deposited in the separate fund known as the Transportation
11Bond, Series B Fund, a special fund that was created under
12Section 4 of the Transportation Bond Act (repealed) and is
13continued under this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
14Assembly, which may be expended as provided by law.
15    (c-1) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
16paragraph (d) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited into
17the Transportation Bond Series D Fund, which is hereby
18created.
19    (c-2) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
20paragraph (e) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited into
21the Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund, which is hereby
22created.
23    (d) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
245 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
25the School Construction Fund.
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16 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
2the Anti-Pollution Fund, a special fund that was created under
3Section 3 of the Anti-Pollution Bond Act (repealed) and is
4continued under this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
5Assembly, which may be expended as provided by law.
6    (f) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
77 of this Act, shall be deposited in the separate fund known as
8the Coal Development Fund, a special fund that was created
9under Section 10 of the Illinois Coal and Energy Development
10Bond Act (repealed) and is continued under this amendatory Act
11of the 103rd General Assembly, which may be expended as
12provided by law.
13    (f-2) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
14Section 7.2 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
15Section 7.2.
16    (f-5) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
17Section 7.5 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
18Section 7.5.
19    (f-7) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
20Section 7.6 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
21Section 7.6.
22    (f-8) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by
23Section 7.7 of this Act, shall be deposited as set forth in
24Section 7.7.
25    (g) Proceeds from the sale of Bonds, authorized by Section
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1Fund.
2    (h) Subsequent to the issuance of any Bonds for the
3purposes described in Sections 2 through 8 of this Act, the
4Governor and the Director of the Governor's Office of
5Management and Budget may provide for the reallocation of
6unspent proceeds of such Bonds to any other purposes
7authorized under said Sections of this Act, subject to the
8limitations on aggregate principal amounts contained therein.
9Upon any such reallocation, such unspent proceeds shall be
10transferred to the appropriate funds as determined by
11reference to paragraphs (a) through (g) of this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
13101-30, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 330/15)  (from Ch. 127, par. 665)
15    Sec. 15. Computation of principal and interest; transfers.
16    (a) Upon each delivery of Bonds authorized to be issued
17under this Act, the Comptroller shall compute and certify to
18the Treasurer the total amount of principal of, interest on,
19and premium, if any, on Bonds issued that will be payable in
20order to retire such Bonds, the amount of principal of,
21interest on and premium, if any, on such Bonds that will be
22payable on each payment date according to the tenor of such
23Bonds during the then current and each succeeding fiscal year,
24and the amount of sinking fund payments needed to be deposited
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1authorized by subsection (e) of Section 9. With respect to the
2interest payable on variable rate bonds, such certifications
3shall be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that may be
4payable during the fiscal year, after taking into account any
5credits permitted in the related indenture or other instrument
6against the amount of such interest required to be
7appropriated for such period pursuant to subsection (c) of
8Section 14 of this Act. With respect to the interest payable,
9such certifications shall include the amounts certified by the
10Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget
11under subsection (b) of Section 9 of this Act.
12    On or before the last day of each month the State Treasurer
13and Comptroller shall transfer from (1) the Road Fund with
14respect to Bonds issued under paragraphs (a) and (e) of
15Section 4 of this Act, or Bonds issued under authorization in
16Public Act 98-781, or Bonds issued for the purpose of
17refunding such bonds, and from (2) the General Revenue Fund,
18with respect to all other Bonds issued under this Act, to the
19General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest Fund an amount
20sufficient to pay the aggregate of the principal of, interest
21on, and premium, if any, on Bonds payable, by their terms on
22the next payment date divided by the number of full calendar
23months between the date of such Bonds and the first such
24payment date, and thereafter, divided by the number of months
25between each succeeding payment date after the first. Such
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1Bonds issued and delivered. Interest payable on variable rate
2bonds shall be calculated at the maximum rate of interest that
3may be payable for the relevant period, after taking into
4account any credits permitted in the related indenture or
5other instrument against the amount of such interest required
6to be appropriated for such period pursuant to subsection (c)
7of Section 14 of this Act. Computations of interest shall
8include the amounts certified by the Director of the
9Governor's Office of Management and Budget under subsection
10(b) of Section 9 of this Act. Interest for which moneys have
11already been deposited into the capitalized interest account
12within the General Obligation Bond Retirement and Interest
13Fund shall not be included in the calculation of the amounts to
14be transferred under this subsection. Notwithstanding any
15other provision in this Section, the transfer provisions
16provided in this paragraph shall not apply to transfers made
17in fiscal year 2010 or fiscal year 2011 with respect to Bonds
18issued in fiscal year 2010 or fiscal year 2011 pursuant to
19Section 7.2 of this Act. In the case of transfers made in
20fiscal year 2010 or fiscal year 2011 with respect to the Bonds
21issued in fiscal year 2010 or fiscal year 2011 pursuant to
22Section 7.2 of this Act, on or before the 15th day of the month
23prior to the required debt service payment, the State
24Treasurer and Comptroller shall transfer from the General
25Revenue Fund to the General Obligation Bond Retirement and
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1principal of, interest on, and premium, if any, on the Bonds
2payable in that next month.
3    The transfer of monies herein and above directed is not
4required if monies in the General Obligation Bond Retirement
5and Interest Fund are more than the amount otherwise to be
6transferred as herein above provided, and if the Governor or
7his authorized representative notifies the State Treasurer and
8Comptroller of such fact in writing.
9    (b) The After the effective date of this Act, the balance
10of, and monies directed to be included in the Capital
11Development Bond Retirement and Interest Fund, Anti-Pollution
12Bond Retirement and Interest Fund, Transportation Bond, Series
13A Retirement and Interest Fund, Transportation Bond, Series B
14Retirement and Interest Fund, and Coal Development Bond
15Retirement and Interest Fund shall be transferred to and
16deposited in the General Obligation Bond Retirement and
17Interest Fund. This Fund shall be used to make debt service
18payments on the State's general obligation Bonds heretofore
19issued which are now outstanding and payable from the Funds
20herein listed as well as on Bonds issued under this Act.
21    (c) The unused portion of federal funds received for or as
22reimbursement for a capital facilities project, as authorized
23by Section 3 of this Act, for which monies from the Capital
24Development Fund have been expended shall remain in the
25Capital Development Board Contributory Trust Fund and shall be
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1appropriation and as directed by the Capital Development
2Board. Any federal funds received as reimbursement for the
3completed construction of a capital facilities project, as
4authorized by Section 3 of this Act, for which monies from the
5Capital Development Fund have been expended may be used for
6any expense or project necessary for implementation of the
7Quincy Veterans' Home Rehabilitation and Rebuilding Act for a
8period of 5 years from July 17, 2018 (the effective date of
9Public Act 100-610).
10(Source: P.A. 101-30, eff. 6-28-19; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22.)
 
11    (30 ILCS 395/Act rep.)
12    Section 15-30. The Educational Institution Bond
13Authorization Act is repealed.
 
14    (30 ILCS 400/Act rep.)
15    Section 15-35. The Mental Health Institution Bond Act is
16repealed.
 
17    (30 ILCS 405/Act rep.)
18    Section 15-40. The Anti-Pollution Bond Act is repealed.
 
19    (30 ILCS 410/Act rep.)
20    Section 15-45. The Anti-Pollution Bond Fund Transfer Act
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1    (30 ILCS 415/Act rep.)
2    Section 15-50. The Transportation Bond Act is repealed.
 
3    (30 ILCS 420/Act rep.)
4    Section 15-55. The Capital Development Bond Act of 1972 is
5repealed.
 
6    Section 15-60. The Public Community College Act is amended
7by changing Sections 5-1, 5-9, and 5-12 as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 805/5-1)  (from Ch. 122, par. 105-1)
9    Sec. 5-1. Application; State funds.
10    (a) This Article does not apply to community college
11energy conservation measures and guaranteed energy saving
12contracts undertaken, implemented, or entered into under
13Article V-A.
14    (b) Upon compliance with the provisions of this Article,
15any community college may receive and expend funds for
16building purposes under the direction of the State Board
17pursuant to the provisions of the General Obligation Bond Act,
18the Capital Development Bond Act of 1972 (now repealed), and
19the Capital Development Board Act.
20(Source: P.A. 88-173.)
 
21    (110 ILCS 805/5-9)  (from Ch. 122, par. 105-9)
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1or more of the project by issuing bonds in the manner provided
2in Article IIIA. The community college board is authorized to
3transfer to the Capital Development Board to supplement the
4financing by the Capital Development Board responsive to the
5General Obligation Bond Act, "Capital Development Bond Act of
61972 (now repealed) ", as now or hereafter amended, and the
7"Capital Development Board Act", as now or hereafter amended,
8such monies as are necessary to finance at least 25% of the
9project. In addition any community college district may
10designate for building purposes any property it may own,
11either real or personal, situated within the geographical
12boundaries of such community college district, as part of its
13contribution necessary to finance at least 25% of the project.
14The obligation of property and money may be made for any
15project authorized by law to be undertaken by the Capital
16Development Board responsive to a declaration of such project
17being in the public interest by the General Assembly for any of
18the purposes approved by the State Board.
19(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)
 
20    (110 ILCS 805/5-12)  (from Ch. 122, par. 105-12)
21    Sec. 5-12. In the event the Capital Development Board
22determines that a facility previously provided for a community
23college under this Article was defectively designed or
24constructed, the cost of any necessary corrective work shall
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1Obligation Bond Act Capital Development Bond Act of 1972, as
2now or hereafter amended. In such an instance, the community
3college shall not be required to provide any portion of the
4cost of the corrective work.
5    Should a community college district recover damages
6against any party responsible for the defective design or
7construction of a community college facility, the community
8college district shall reimburse the State of Illinois for any
9funds provided by the State to correct building defects.
10    No provision of this Section shall preclude or delay
11litigation by a community college district to recover damages
12for such defective design or construction from the party or
13parties responsible for same.
14(Source: P.A. 81-994.)
 
15    Section 15-65. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
16by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
17    (415 ILCS 5/4)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1004)
18    Sec. 4. Environmental Protection Agency; establishment;
19duties.
20    (a) There is established in the Executive Branch of the
21State Government an agency to be known as the Environmental
22Protection Agency. This Agency shall be under the supervision
23and direction of a Director who shall be appointed by the
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1office of the Director shall expire on the third Monday of
2January in odd numbered years, provided that he or she shall
3hold office until a successor is appointed and has qualified.
4For terms beginning after January 18, 2019 (the effective date
5of Public Act 100-1179) and before January 16, 2023, the
6Director's annual salary shall be an amount equal to 15% more
7than the Director's annual salary as of December 31, 2018. The
8calculation of the 2018 salary base for this adjustment shall
9not include any cost of living adjustments, as authorized by
10Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly, for
11the period beginning July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2019. Beginning
12July 1, 2019 and each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall
13receive an increase in salary based on a cost of living
14adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the
1586th General Assembly. Notwithstanding any other provision of
16law, for terms beginning on or after January 16, 2023, the
17Director shall receive an annual salary of $180,000 or as set
18by the Governor, whichever is higher. On July 1, 2023, and on
19each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall receive an increase
20in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by
21Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly. The
22Director, in accord with the Personnel Code, shall employ and
23direct such personnel, and shall provide for such laboratory
24and other facilities, as may be necessary to carry out the
25purposes of this Act. In addition, the Director may by
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1from any other department, agency, or unit of the State
2Government, and may employ and compensate such consultants and
3technical assistants as may be required.
4    (b) The Agency shall have the duty to collect and
5disseminate such information, acquire such technical data, and
6conduct such experiments as may be required to carry out the
7purposes of this Act, including ascertainment of the quantity
8and nature of discharges from any contaminant source and data
9on those sources, and to operate and arrange for the operation
10of devices for the monitoring of environmental quality.
11    (c) The Agency shall have authority to conduct a program
12of continuing surveillance and of regular or periodic
13inspection of actual or potential contaminant or noise
14sources, of public water supplies, and of refuse disposal
15sites.
16    (d) In accordance with constitutional limitations, the
17Agency shall have authority to enter at all reasonable times
18upon any private or public property for the purpose of:
19        (1) Inspecting and investigating to ascertain possible
20    violations of this Act, any rule or regulation adopted
21    under this Act, any permit or term or condition of a
22    permit, or any Board order; or
23        (2) In accordance with the provisions of this Act,
24    taking whatever preventive or corrective action, including
25    but not limited to removal or remedial action, that is
26    necessary or appropriate whenever there is a release or a

 

 

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1    substantial threat of a release of (A) a hazardous
2    substance or pesticide or (B) petroleum from an
3    underground storage tank.
4    (e) The Agency shall have the duty to investigate
5violations of this Act, any rule or regulation adopted under
6this Act, any permit or term or condition of a permit, or any
7Board order; to issue administrative citations as provided in
8Section 31.1 of this Act; and to take such summary enforcement
9action as is provided for by Section 34 of this Act.
10    (f) The Agency shall appear before the Board in any
11hearing upon a petition for variance or time-limited water
12quality standard, the denial of a permit, or the validity or
13effect of a rule or regulation of the Board, and shall have the
14authority to appear before the Board in any hearing under the
15Act.
16    (g) The Agency shall have the duty to administer, in
17accord with Title X of this Act, such permit and certification
18systems as may be established by this Act or by regulations
19adopted thereunder. The Agency may enter into written
20delegation agreements with any department, agency, or unit of
21State or local government under which all or portions of this
22duty may be delegated for public water supply storage and
23transport systems, sewage collection and transport systems,
24air pollution control sources with uncontrolled emissions of
25100 tons per year or less and application of algicides to
26waters of the State. Such delegation agreements will require

 

 

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1that the work to be performed thereunder will be in accordance
2with Agency criteria, subject to Agency review, and shall
3include such financial and program auditing by the Agency as
4may be required.
5    (h) The Agency shall have authority to require the
6submission of complete plans and specifications from any
7applicant for a permit required by this Act or by regulations
8thereunder, and to require the submission of such reports
9regarding actual or potential violations of this Act, any rule
10or regulation adopted under this Act, any permit or term or
11condition of a permit, or any Board order, as may be necessary
12for the purposes of this Act.
13    (i) The Agency shall have authority to make
14recommendations to the Board for the adoption of regulations
15under Title VII of the Act.
16    (j) The Agency shall have the duty to represent the State
17of Illinois in any and all matters pertaining to plans,
18procedures, or negotiations for interstate compacts or other
19governmental arrangements relating to environmental
20protection.
21    (k) The Agency shall have the authority to accept,
22receive, and administer on behalf of the State any grants,
23gifts, loans, indirect cost reimbursements, or other funds
24made available to the State from any source for purposes of
25this Act or for air or water pollution control, public water
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1environmental protection activities, surveys, or programs. Any
2federal funds received by the Agency pursuant to this
3subsection shall be deposited in a trust fund with the State
4Treasurer and held and disbursed by him in accordance with
5Treasurer as Custodian of Funds Act, provided that such monies
6shall be used only for the purposes for which they are
7contributed and any balance remaining shall be returned to the
8contributor.
9    The Agency is authorized to promulgate such regulations
10and enter into such contracts as it may deem necessary for
11carrying out the provisions of this subsection.
12    (l) The Agency is hereby designated as water pollution
13agency for the state for all purposes of the Federal Water
14Pollution Control Act, as amended; as implementing agency for
15the State for all purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act,
16Public Law 93-523, as now or hereafter amended, except Section
171425 of that Act; as air pollution agency for the state for all
18purposes of the Clean Air Act of 1970, Public Law 91-604,
19approved December 31, 1970, as amended; and as solid waste
20agency for the state for all purposes of the Solid Waste
21Disposal Act, Public Law 89-272, approved October 20, 1965,
22and amended by the Resource Recovery Act of 1970, Public Law
2391-512, approved October 26, 1970, as amended, and amended by
24the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, (P.L.
2594-580) approved October 21, 1976, as amended; as noise
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1Control Act of 1972, Public Law 92-574, approved October 27,
21972, as amended; and as implementing agency for the State for
3all purposes of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
4Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-510), as
5amended; and otherwise as pollution control agency for the
6State pursuant to federal laws integrated with the foregoing
7laws, for financing purposes or otherwise. The Agency is
8hereby authorized to take all action necessary or appropriate
9to secure to the State the benefits of such federal Acts,
10provided that the Agency shall transmit to the United States
11without change any standards adopted by the Pollution Control
12Board pursuant to Section 5(c) of this Act. This subsection
13(l) of Section 4 shall not be construed to bar or prohibit the
14Environmental Protection Trust Fund Commission from accepting,
15receiving, and administering on behalf of the State any
16grants, gifts, loans or other funds for which the Commission
17is eligible pursuant to the Environmental Protection Trust
18Fund Act. The Agency is hereby designated as the State agency
19for all purposes of administering the requirements of Section
20313 of the federal Emergency Planning and Community
21Right-to-Know Act of 1986.
22    Any municipality, sanitary district, or other political
23subdivision, or any Agency of the State or interstate Agency,
24which makes application for loans or grants under such federal
25Acts shall notify the Agency of such application; the Agency
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1    (m) The Agency shall have authority, consistent with
2Section 5(c) and other provisions of this Act, and for
3purposes of Section 303(e) of the Federal Water Pollution
4Control Act, as now or hereafter amended, to engage in
5planning processes and activities and to develop plans in
6cooperation with units of local government, state agencies and
7officers, and other appropriate persons in connection with the
8jurisdiction or duties of each such unit, agency, officer or
9person. Public hearings shall be held on the planning process,
10at which any person shall be permitted to appear and be heard,
11pursuant to procedural regulations promulgated by the Agency.
12    (n) In accordance with the powers conferred upon the
13Agency by Sections 10(g), 13(b), 19, 22(d) and 25 of this Act,
14the Agency shall have authority to establish and enforce
15minimum standards for the operation of laboratories relating
16to analyses and laboratory tests for air pollution, water
17pollution, noise emissions, contaminant discharges onto land
18and sanitary, chemical, and mineral quality of water
19distributed by a public water supply. The Agency may enter
20into formal working agreements with other departments or
21agencies of state government under which all or portions of
22this authority may be delegated to the cooperating department
23or agency.
24    (o) The Agency shall have the authority to issue
25certificates of competency to persons and laboratories meeting
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1with Section 4(n) of this Act and to promulgate and enforce
2regulations relevant to the issuance and use of such
3certificates. The Agency may enter into formal working
4agreements with other departments or agencies of state
5government under which all or portions of this authority may
6be delegated to the cooperating department or agency.
7    (p) Except as provided in Section 17.7, the Agency shall
8have the duty to analyze samples as required from each public
9water supply to determine compliance with the contaminant
10levels specified by the Pollution Control Board. The maximum
11number of samples which the Agency shall be required to
12analyze for microbiological quality shall be 6 per month, but
13the Agency may, at its option, analyze a larger number each
14month for any supply. Results of sample analyses for
15additional required bacteriological testing, turbidity,
16residual chlorine and radionuclides are to be provided to the
17Agency in accordance with Section 19. Owners of water supplies
18may enter into agreements with the Agency to provide for
19reduced Agency participation in sample analyses.
20    (q) The Agency shall have the authority to provide notice
21to any person who may be liable pursuant to Section 22.2(f) of
22this Act for a release or a substantial threat of a release of
23a hazardous substance or pesticide. Such notice shall include
24the identified response action and an opportunity for such
25person to perform the response action.
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1agreements with any unit of local government under which it
2may delegate all or portions of its inspecting, investigating
3and enforcement functions. Such delegation agreements shall
4require that work performed thereunder be in accordance with
5Agency criteria and subject to Agency review. Notwithstanding
6any other provision of law to the contrary, no unit of local
7government shall be liable for any injury resulting from the
8exercise of its authority pursuant to such a delegation
9agreement unless the injury is proximately caused by the
10willful and wanton negligence of an agent or employee of the
11unit of local government, and any policy of insurance coverage
12issued to a unit of local government may provide for the denial
13of liability and the nonpayment of claims based upon injuries
14for which the unit of local government is not liable pursuant
15to this subsection (r).
16    (s) The Agency shall have authority to take whatever
17preventive or corrective action is necessary or appropriate,
18including but not limited to expenditure of monies
19appropriated from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for removal or
20remedial action, whenever any hazardous substance or pesticide
21is released or there is a substantial threat of such a release
22into the environment. The State, the Director, and any State
23employee shall be indemnified for any damages or injury
24arising out of or resulting from any action taken under this
25subsection. The Director of the Agency is authorized to enter
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1out the Agency's duties under this subsection.
2    (t) The Agency shall have authority to distribute grants,
3subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to units of
4local government for financing and construction of wastewater
5facilities in both incorporated and unincorporated areas. With
6respect to all monies appropriated from the Build Illinois
7Bond Fund for wastewater facility grants, the Agency shall
8make distributions in conformity with the rules and
9regulations established pursuant to the Anti-Pollution Bond
10Act (now repealed) or the General Obligation Bond Act , as now
11or hereafter amended.
12    (u) Pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
13the Agency shall have the authority to adopt such rules as are
14necessary or appropriate for the Agency to implement Section
1531.1 of this Act.
16    (v) (Blank.)
17    (w) Neither the State, nor the Director, nor the Board,
18nor any State employee shall be liable for any damages or
19injury arising out of or resulting from any action taken under
20subsection (s).
21    (x)(1) The Agency shall have authority to distribute
22grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to
23units of local government for financing and construction of
24public water supply facilities. With respect to all monies
25appropriated from the Build Illinois Bond Fund for public
26water supply grants, such grants shall be made in accordance

 

 

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1with rules promulgated by the Agency. Such rules shall include
2a requirement for a local match of 30% of the total project
3cost for projects funded through such grants.
4    (2) The Agency shall not terminate a grant to a unit of
5local government for the financing and construction of public
6water supply facilities unless and until the Agency adopts
7rules that set forth precise and complete standards, pursuant
8to Section 5-20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
9for the termination of such grants. The Agency shall not make
10determinations on whether specific grant conditions are
11necessary to ensure the integrity of a project or on whether
12subagreements shall be awarded, with respect to grants for the
13financing and construction of public water supply facilities,
14unless and until the Agency adopts rules that set forth
15precise and complete standards, pursuant to Section 5-20 of
16the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, for making such
17determinations. The Agency shall not issue a stop-work order
18in relation to such grants unless and until the Agency adopts
19precise and complete standards, pursuant to Section 5-20 of
20the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, for determining
21whether to issue a stop-work order.
22    (y) The Agency shall have authority to release any person
23from further responsibility for preventive or corrective
24action under this Act following successful completion of
25preventive or corrective action undertaken by such person upon
26written request by the person.

 

 

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1    (z) To the extent permitted by any applicable federal law
2or regulation, for all work performed for State construction
3projects which are funded in whole or in part by a capital
4infrastructure bill enacted by the 96th General Assembly by
5sums appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency, at
6least 50% of the total labor hours must be performed by actual
7residents of the State of Illinois. For purposes of this
8subsection, "actual residents of the State of Illinois" means
9persons domiciled in the State of Illinois. The Department of
10Labor shall promulgate rules providing for the enforcement of
11this subsection.
12    (aa) The Agency may adopt rules requiring the electronic
13submission of any information required to be submitted to the
14Agency pursuant to any State or federal law or regulation or
15any court or Board order. Any rules adopted under this
16subsection (aa) must include, but are not limited to,
17identification of the information to be submitted
18electronically.
19(Source: P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23.)
 
20    Section 15-70. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
21changing Section 3-107 as follows:
 
22    (605 ILCS 5/3-107)  (from Ch. 121, par. 3-107)
23    Sec. 3-107. Whenever in the judgment of the Department it
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1the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways,
2including extensions thereof within urban areas, or any State
3highway constructed under the provisions of Section 2 of the
4"Transportation Bond Act (now repealed) or Section 4 of the
5General Obligation Bond Act ", approved July 2, 1971, as now or
6hereafter amended, to relocate utility facilities, wherever
7located and whenever constructed, the cost of such relocation
8may be deemed to be one of the costs of constructing such
9project and the Department may, on behalf of the State, pay
10such costs. For the purposes of this Section, the term
11"utility" includes publicly, municipally, privately, and
12cooperatively owned utilities; the term "cost of such
13relocation" includes the entire amount paid by such utility
14properly attributable to such relocation after deducting
15therefrom any increase in the value of the new facility and any
16salvage value derived from the old facility; and the term
17"National System of Interstate and Defense Highways" includes
18any highway which now is or shall hereafter be a part of the
19National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, as
20provided in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, and any acts
21supplemental thereto or amendatory thereof.
22(Source: P.A. 77-2752.)".