$SB3246 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

CONSERVATION 2000 PROGRAM

Section 5. The sum of $6,642,100, new appropriation, is appropriated, and the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and as remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations and reappropriations heretofore made in Article 1, Section 10 of Public Act 93-97, as amended, are reappropriated from the Conservation 2000 Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the Conservation 2000 Program to implement ecosystem-based management for Illinois' natural resources.

Section 10. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

GENERAL OFFICE

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 7,190,900

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 584,200

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,326,300

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.................... 0

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 751,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 61,100

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 138,700

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 550,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 44,700

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 101,500

For Group Insurance:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 136,100

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 292,600

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,871,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 276,000

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,104,100

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 122,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 9,800

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 67,200

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 60,100

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 83,000

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 163,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 285,600

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 5,300

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 124,300

For Electronic Data Processing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 171,000

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 84,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 99,400

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 262,300

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 79,200

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 44,300

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 22,900

For expenses incurred in acquiring salmon

stamp designs and printing salmon stamps:

Payable from Salmon Fund.......................... 10,000

For the purpose of publishing and

distributing a bulletin or magazine

and for purchasing, marketing and

distributing conservation related

products for resale, and refunds for

such purposes:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 480,500

For expenses incurred in producing

and distributing site brochures,

public information literature and

other printed materials from revenues

received from the sale of advertising:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 25,000

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 50,000

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 50,000

For the coordination of public events and

promotions from activity fees, donations

and vendor revenue:

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 47,100

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 47,100

For deposit into the General

Obligation Bond Retirement and

Interest Fund for costs associated

with the debt service payments

of rolling stock and capital equipment

Payable from the General Revenue Fund............. 48,000

For the purpose of remitting funds

collected from the sale of Federal Duck

Stamps to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 23,600

For expenses of the OSLAD Program:

Payable from Open Space Lands Acquisition

and Development Fund.................................. 0

For furniture, fixtures, equipment, displays,

telecommunications, cabling, network hardware,

software, relays and switches and related

expenses for new DNR Headquarters:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund........ 1,175,000

For expenses of the Natural Areas Acquisition

Program:

Payable from the Natural Areas

Acquisition Fund...................................... 0

For expenses of the Park and Conservation

program:

Payable from Park and Conservation

Fund.......................................... 4,163,800

For expenses of the Bikeways Program:

Payable from Park and Conservation

Fund............................................ 416,700

For Natural Resources Trustee Program:

Payable from Natural Resources

Restoration Trust Fund........................ 377,700

Total $23,028,800

ILLINOIS RIVER INITIATIVES

Section 15. The sum of $0, new appropriation, is appropriated, and the sum of $0, or so much thereof as may be necessary and as remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations and reappropriations heretofore made in Article 1, Sections 30 and 35 of Public Act 93-97, as amended, are reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the non-federal cost share of a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to establish long-term contracts and permanent conservation easements in the Illinois River Basin; to fund cost-share assistance to landowners to encourage approved conservation practices in environmentally sensitive and highly erodible areas of the Illinois River Basin; and to fund the monitoring of long term improvements of these conservation practices as required in the Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Section 20. The sum of $250,000, new appropriation, is appropriated and the sum of $0, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations and reappropriations heretofore made in Article 1, Sections 30 and 35 of Public Act 93-97, as amended, are reappropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the non-federal cost share of a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to establish long-term contracts and permanent conservation easements in the Illinois River Basin; to fund cost share assistance to landowners to encourage approved conservation practices in environmentally sensitive and highly erodible areas of the Illinois River Basin; and to fund the monitoring of long-term improvements of these conservation practices as required in the Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Section 25. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 4,137,600

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 8,116,900

Payable from Salmon Fund......................... 171,800

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

Payable from Salmon Fund............................... 0

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 432,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 848,400

Payable from Salmon Fund.......................... 18,000

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 316,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 620,900

Payable from Salmon Fund.......................... 13,100

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Group Insurance:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,594,000

Payable from Salmon Fund.......................... 38,700

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 808,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 2,156,100

Payable from Salmon Fund........................... 2,900

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

Payable from Natural Heritage Fund................ 59,200

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 32,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 151,000

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 218,600

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,253,600

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

Payable from the Natural Heritage Fund............ 16,000

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 18,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 218,700

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 9,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 299,600

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

Payable from Illinois Forestry

Development Fund................................ 121,800

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 77,200

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 203,800

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 72,700

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 337,000

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund.................................................. 0

For the Purposes of the "Illinois

Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act":

Payable from Illinois Wildlife

Preservation Fund.............................. 500,000

For programs beneficial to advancing forests

and forestry in this State as provided for

in Section 7 of the "Illinois Forestry

Development Act", as now or hereafter

amended:

Payable from Illinois Forestry Development

Fund......................................... 1,027,500

For Administration of the "Illinois

Natural Areas Preservation Act":

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund................................................. 0

For payment of the expenses of the Illinois

Forestry Development Council:

Payable from Illinois Forestry Development

Fund........................................... 118,500

For an Urban Fishing Program in

conjunction with the Chicago Park

District to provide fishing and

resource management at the park

district lagoons:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 225,100

For costs associated with the Rend

Lake Water Supply Study:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 525,000

For workshops, training and other activities

to improve the administration of fish

and wildlife federal aid programs from

federal aid administrative grants

received for such purposes:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 11,400

For expenses of the Natural Areas

Stewardship Program:

Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition

Fund................................................. 0

For expenses of the Urban Forestry Program:

Payable from Illinois Forestry

Development Fund............................... 313,600

For expenses associated with the Inner

City Urban Revitalization program:

Payable from the Illinois Forestry

Development Fund............................... 240,900

For deposit into the General Obligation

Bond Retirement and Interest Fund to

retire bonds sold for the Conservation

Reserve Enhancement Program:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Total $25,327,300

Section 30. The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remain unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations heretofore made in Article 1, Section 45 of Public Act 93-97, as amended, is reappropriated from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for purposes associated with the “Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act.”

Section 35. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund............. 5,295,200

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............ 2,053,600

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 663,200

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 3,355,600

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.................... 0

Payable from State Parks Fund.......................... 0

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 553,500

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 214,700

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 69,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 350,800

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 106,700

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 25,400

Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 9,800

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 29,600

For Group Insurance:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 304,000

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 107,300

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 537,300

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 159,000

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 76,100

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 159,900

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 83,600

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 59,400

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 108,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 14,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 44,200

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 20,900

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 5,800

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 19,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 112,800

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 122,200

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 218,300

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 333,000

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 142,900

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 197,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 180,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 178,700

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 181,300

For Snowmobile Programs:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 32,900

For Payment of Timber Buyers bond

forfeitures:

Payable from Illinois Forestry

Development Fund:................................. 25,000

For use in enforcing laws regulating

controlled substances and cannabis on

Department of Natural Resources regulated

lands and waterways to the extent funds are

received by the Department:

Payable from the Drug Traffic

Prevention Fund................................... 25,000

For use in alcohol related enforcement

efforts and training to the extent funds

are available to the Department:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund............. 15,000

Payable from State Boating Fund................... 20,000

Total $16,210,800

Section 40. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund............. 19,321,700

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............ 1,492,900

Payable from State Parks Fund.................. 1,132,000

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,940,500

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.................... 0

Payable from State Parks Fund.......................... 0

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employee's Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,019,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 156,100

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 118,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 202,900

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,478,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 114,200

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 86,600

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 148,400

For Group Insurance:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 368,800

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 297,700

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 444,600

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,524,900

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 436,200

Payable from State Parks Fund.................. 2,616,500

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 293,700

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 9,100

Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 5,900

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 49,700

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 14,700

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 902,900

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 51,000

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 443,400

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 246,700

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 15,200

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 55,300

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 711,800

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 287,300

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 98,100

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 304,800

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 32,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 386,800

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 258,100

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 147,700

For Illinois-Michigan Canal:

Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 118,000

For Union County and Horseshoe Lake

Conservation Areas, Farming and Wildlife

Operations:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 466,100

For operations and maintenance from revenues

derived from the sale of surplus crops

and timber harvest:

Payable from the State Parks Fund.............. 1,000,000

Payable from the Wildlife and Fish Fund........ 1,000,000

For Snowmobile Programs:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 46,900

For operating expenses of the North

Point Marina at Winthrop Harbor:

Payable from the Illinois Beach

Marina Fund................................... 1,624,500

For expenses of the Park and Conservation

program:

Payable from Park and Conservation

Fund.......................................... 4,728,800

For expenses of the Bikeways program:

Payable from Park and Conservation

Fund........................................... 1,224,000

For Wildlife Prairie Park Operations and

Improvements:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 862,700

Payable from Wildlife Prairie Park Fund.......... 100,000

For expenses of the Environment and Nature

Training Institute for Conservation

Education (E.N.T.I.C.E.)

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 284,800

For Operations and Maintenance, including

costs associated with operating new

sites and facilities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,056,700

Payable from State Parks Fund.................. 1,500,000

For expenses associated with an outdoor

education and recreation camp for

inner-city youth known as Under

Illinois Skies:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

For expenses associated with Safety Education

Programs:

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................... 0

Total $54,227,300

Section 45. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF MINES AND MINERALS

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,390,700

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund.......................... 246,100

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ...... 195,700

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund................... 284,500

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund.......................... 1,344,400

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund.......................................... 1,787,800

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund................................ 0

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ............ 0

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund......................... 0

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund.................................. 0

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund.................................................. 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 249,900

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 25,800

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 20,500

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 29,800

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 140,600

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 186,900

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 182,900

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 18,800

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 15,000

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 21,800

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 102,800

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 136,800

For Group Insurance:

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 59,500

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 40,800

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 79,000

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 259,800

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 300,000

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 196,100

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 27,700

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 13,100

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund................... 113,400

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 372,300

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 278,900

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 34,000

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund............................ 1,000

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 1,400

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 6,000

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................. 31,400

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................. 30,700

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 28,000

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund............................ 2,200

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 2,500

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 9,600

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................. 15,400

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................. 27,300

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 4,400

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund.............................. 500

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund .......... 500

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 3,300

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................. 11,200

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................. 12,800

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 33,500

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 15,200

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 35,300

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 9,300

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 118,400

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 109,200

For Electronic Data Processing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 21,400

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund............................ 3,900

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 19,900

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 12,800

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................ 131,500

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................ 114,800

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 53,300

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund............................ 2,700

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 9,500

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 15,600

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................. 29,900

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................. 45,100

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 46,500

Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

Injection Control Fund........................... 13,500

Payable from Plugging and Restoration

Fund............................................. 19,000

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 32,100

Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

and Reclamation Fund............................. 30,800

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal Trust

Fund............................................. 40,200

For the purpose of coordinating training

and education programs for miners and

laboratory analysis and testing of

coal samples and mine atmospheres:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund............. 14,300

Payable from the Coal Mining Regulatory

Fund............................................. 32,800

Payable from Federal Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Fund.................... 373,200

For expenses associated with Aggregate

Mining Regulation:

Payable from Aggregate Operations Regulatory

Fund............................................ 338,700

For expenses associated with Explosive

Regulation:

Payable from Explosives Regulatory Fund.......... 139,700

For expenses associated with Environmental

Mitigation Projects, Studies, Research,

and Administrative Support:

Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

Reclamation Council Federal

Trust Fund...................................... 400,000

For the purpose of reclaiming surface

mined lands, with respect to which a

bond has been forfeited:

Payable from Land Reclamation Fund............... 350,000

For expenses associated with

Surface Coal Mining Regulation:

Payable from Coal Mining Regulatory Fund......... 324,200

For the State of Illinois' share of

expenses of Interstate Oil Compact

Commission created under the authority

of "An Act ratifying and approving an

Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and

Gas", approved July 10, 1935, as amended:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 6,900

For State expenses in connection with

the Interstate Mining Compact:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 20,100

For expenses associated with litigation of

Mining Regulatory actions:

Payable from Federal Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Fund..................... 15,000

For Small Operators' Assistance Program:

Payable from Federal Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Fund.................... 150,000

For Plugging & Restoration Projects:

Payable from Plugging & Restoration Fund......... 674,100

For Interest Penalty Escrow:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 500

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund....................... 500

For the purpose of carrying out the

Illinois Petroleum Education and

Marketing Act:

Payable from the Petroleum Resources

Revolving Fund.................................. 625,000

Total $13,772,000

Section 50. The sum of $123,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary and as remains unexpended, at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations heretofore made in Article 1, Sections 60 and 65 of Public Act 93-97, as amended, is reappropriated from the Plugging and Restoration Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for plugging and restoration projects.

Section 55. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES

For Personal Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 4,051,200

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 283,800

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by State:

Payable from General Revenue Fund...................... 0

Payable from State Boating Act Fund.................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 423,500

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 29,700

For State Contributions to Social Security:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 309,900

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 21,700

For Group Insurance:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 83,000

For Contractual Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 440,400

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 23,000

For Travel:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 154,700

Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 6,500

For Commodities:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 14,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 17,200

For Printing:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 4,800

For Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 10,800

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 39,000

For Telecommunications Services:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 90,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 7,800

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 91,900

Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 7,700

For execution of state assistance

programs to improve the administration

of the National Flood Insurance

Program (NFIP) and National Dam

Safety Program as approved by the

Federal Emergency Management Agency

(82 Stat. 572):

Payable from National Flood Insurance

Program Fund.................................... 305,200

For Repairs and Modifications to Facilities:

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 53,900

For expenses associated with the operations

and maintenance of an Aquatic Nuisance

Barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship

Canal:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund.............. 0

Total $6,470,900

Section 60. The sum of $926,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for expenditure by the Office of Water Resources for the objects, uses, and purposes specified, including grants for such purposes and electronic data processing expenses, at the approximate costs set forth below:

Corps of Engineers Studies - To jointly

plan local flood protection projects

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

and to share planning expenses as

required by Section 203 of the U.S.

Water Resources Development Act of

1996 (P.L. 104-303)............................... 81,000

Federal Facilities - For payment of the

State's share of operation and

maintenance costs as local sponsor

of the federal Rend Lake Reservoir and

the federal projects on the Kaskaskia

River................................................... 0

Lake Michigan Management - For studies

carrying out the provisions of the

Level of Lake Michigan Act, 615 ILCS 50

and the Lake Michigan Shoreline Act,

615 ILCS 55........................................ 22,000

National Water Planning - For expenses to

participate in national and regional

water planning programs including

membership in regional and national

associations, commissions and compacts............ 146,800

River Basin Studies - For purchase of

necessary mapping, surveying, test

boring, field work, equipment, studies,

legal fees, hearings, archaeological

and environmental studies, data,

engineering, technical services,

appraisals and other related

expenses to make water resources

reconnaissance and feasibility

studies of river basins, to

identify drainage and flood

problem areas, to determine

viable alternatives for flood

damage reduction and drainage

improvement, and to prepare

project plans and specifications.................. 140,000

Design Investigations - For purchase

of necessary mapping, equipment

test boring, field work for

Geotechnical investigations and

other design and construction

related studies......................................... 0

Rivers and Lakes Management - For

purchase of necessary surveying,

equipment, obtaining data, field work

studies, publications, legal fees,

hearings and other expenses to

carry out the provisions of the

1911 Act in relation to the

"Regulation of Rivers, Lakes and

Streams Act", 615 ILCS 5/4.9 et seq................ 25,600

State Facilities - For materials,

equipment, supplies, services,

field vehicles, and heavy

construction equipment required

to operate, maintain, repair,

construct, modify or rehabilitate

facilities controlled or constructed

by the Office of Water Resources,

and to assist local governments for

flood control and to preserve the streams

of the State....................................... 74,000

State Water Supply and Planning - For

data collection, studies, equipment

and related expenses for analysis

and management of the water resources

of the State, implementation of the

State Water Plan, and management

of state-owned water resources..................... 70,000

USGS Cooperative Program - For

payment of the Department's

share of operation and

maintenance of statewide

stream gauging network,

water data storage and

retrieval system, preparation

of topography mapping, and

water related studies; all

in cooperation with the U.S.

Geological Survey................................. 367,000

Total $926,400

Section 65. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources:

WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH CENTER

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,511,800

Payable from Toxic Pollution Prevention

Fund............................................. 89,700

Payable from Hazardous Waste Research

Fund............................................ 472,100

Payable from Natural Resources Information

Fund............................................. 24,700

Total $3,098,300

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 6,680,400

Payable from Natural Resources Information

Fund............................................ 202,100

Total $6,882,500

STATE NATURAL HISTORY SURVEY

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 4,075,700

Payable from Natural Resources Information

Fund............................................. 14,200

For Mosquito Research and Abatement:

Payable from Used Tire Management Fund........... 199,000

Total $4,288,900

STATE WATER SURVEY

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 4,081,800

Payable from Natural Resources Information

Fund.............................................. 5,700

Total $4,087,500

STATE MUSEUMS

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 5,099,700

FOR REFUNDS

Section 70. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources:

For Payment of Refunds:

Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 1,600

Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 30,000

Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 25,000

Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,150,000

Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 25,000

Payable from Underground Resources

Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 25,000

Payable from Natural Resources Information

Fund.............................................. 1,000

Payable from Illinois Beach Marina Fund........... 25,000

Total $1,282,600

Section 75. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, and as remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2004, from appropriations heretofore made for such purposes, are reappropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for the objects and purposes set forth below:

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

(From Article 1, Section 145, on page

33, lines 21-30 and Section 150

on page 35, lines 19-27 of

Public Act 93-97, as amended)

For multiple use facilities and programs

for conservation purposes provided by

the Department of Natural Resources,

including construction and development,

all costs for supplies, material,

labor, land acquisition, services,

studies and all other expenses required

to comply with the intent of this

appropriation,.................................. 625,800

Section 80. The following named sums, new appropriations, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources:

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

For multiple use facilities and

programs for conservation purposes

provided by the Department of Natural

Resources, including construction

and development, all costs for supplies,

materials, labor, land acquisition,

services, studies and all other

expenses required to comply with the

intent of this appropriation.................. 2,005,200

Section 85. The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Emergency Public Health Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for research regarding mosquitoes and the diseases they spread.

Section 90. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for:

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 795,700

For Employee Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer...................................... 0

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System..................... 83,200

For State Contributions to

Social Security.................................. 60,900

For Contractual Services......................... 110,100

For Travel........................................ 22,800

For Commodities.................................... 7,000

For Printing....................................... 7,900

For Equipment..................................... 39,900

For Telecommunications Services................... 20,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 15,000

For the Ordinary and Contingent Expenses

of the Natural Resources Advisory Board........... 2,000

Total $1,165,000

Payable from the Agriculture

Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses Relating to

Various Federal Projects....................... 815,000

Section 95. The sum of $5,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources from the Conservation 2000 Fund for the Conservation 2000 Program to implement agricultural resource enhancement programs for Illinois' natural resources, including operational expenses, consisting of the following elements at the approximate costs set forth below:

Conservation Practices

Cost Sharing Program.......................... 2,300,000

Sustainable Agriculture Programs................. 700,000

Soil and Water Conservation Grants ..1,950,000

Streambank Restoration........................... 750,000

Section 100. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for:

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For Soil Surveys in Mapping Illinois

Soil and operational expenses.................. 411,100

For grants to Soil and Water Conservation

Districts for clerical and other personnel,

for education and promotional assistance,

and for expenses of Water Conservation

District Boards and administrative

expenses...................................... 5,776,700

Total $6,187,800

Section 105. The sum of $150,000, new appropriation, is appropriated from the State Boating Act Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for a grant to the Chain O’Lakes – Fox River Waterway Management Agency for the Agency’s operational expenses.

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect on July 1, 2004.