97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3580

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 120/13  from Ch. 85, par. 663

    Amends the Agricultural Fair Act. Provides for State reimbursement of computer equipment, but not more than once in a 3-year period. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Agricultural Fair Act is amended by changing
5Section 13 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 120/13)  (from Ch. 85, par. 663)
7    Sec. 13. Rehabilitation. Except as otherwise allowed by the
8Director, to qualify for disbursements made by the Department
9from an appropriation made under the provisions of this
10Section, the land on which the fair is held must be owned by
11the county fair board participating in this disbursement or by
12a State, city, village, or county government body, or be held
13under a lease that is at least 20 years in duration, the terms
14of which require the lessee to have continuous possession of
15the land during every day of the lease period. No county fair
16shall qualify for disbursements made by the Department from an
17appropriation made under the provisions of this Section unless
18it shall have notified the Department in writing of its intent
19to participate prior to obligating any funds for which
20reimbursement will be requested. Each county fair shall be
21reimbursed annually for that part of the amount expended by the
22fair during the year for liability and casualty insurance, as
23provided in this Section, and the rehabilitation of its

 

 

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1grounds, including major construction projects and minor
2maintenance and repair projects as well as, but not more than
3once in a 3-year period, computer equipment used exclusively in
4conjunction with the organization of the fair; as follows:
5    100% of the first $5,000 or any part thereof;
6    75% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof;
7    50% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof.
8    The lesser of either $20,000 or 50% of the amount received
9by a county fair pursuant to this Section may be expended for
10liability and casualty insurance.
11    If a county fair expends more than is needed in any year
12for approved projects to maximize State reimbursement under
13this Section and provides itemized receipts and other evidence
14of expenditures for that year, any excess may be carried over
15to the succeeding year. The amount carried over shall
16constitute a claim for reimbursement for a subsequent period
17not to exceed 7 years as long as funds are available.
18    Before June 30 of each year, the president and secretary of
19each county fair which has participated in this program shall
20file with the Department a sworn statement of the amount
21expended during the period July 1 to June 30 of the State's
22fiscal year, accompanied by itemized receipted bills and other
23evidence of expenditures. If the Department approves the claim,
24the State Comptroller is authorized and directed to draw a
25warrant payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund on the State
26Treasurer for the amount of the rehabilitation claims.

 

 

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1    If after all claims are paid, there remains any amount of
2the appropriation for rehabilitation, the remaining amount
3shall be distributed as a grant to the participating fairs
4qualifying for the maximum reimbursement and shall be
5distributed to the eligible fairs on an equal basis not to
6exceed each eligible fair's pro rata share granted in this
7paragraph. A sworn statement of the amount expended accompanied
8by the itemized receipted bills as evidence of expenditure must
9be filed with the Department by June 30 of each year.
10(Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.