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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2828

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2828,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by replacing the title with the following:
 4        "AN ACT concerning State finance."; and

 5    by  replacing  everything  after the enacting clause with the
 6    following:

 7        "Section 5.  The State Finance Act is amended by changing
 8    Section 6z-43 as follows:

 9        (30 ILCS 105/6z-43)
10        Sec. 6z-43. Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund.
11        (a)  There is created in the  State  Treasury  a  special
12    fund  to  be  known  as the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund,
13    into which shall be deposited all monies paid  to  the  State
14    pursuant  to  (1)  the Master Settlement Agreement entered in
15    the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris,
16    et al. (Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 96-L13146) and  (2)
17    any  settlement  with or judgment against any tobacco product
18    manufacturer other  than  one  participating  in  the  Master
19    Settlement Agreement in satisfaction of any released claim as
20    defined  in  the  Master Settlement Agreement, as well as any
21    other monies as  provided  by  law.   All  earnings  on  Fund
 
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 1    investments  shall  be  deposited  into  the  Fund.  Upon the
 2    creation of the Fund, the State Comptroller shall  order  the
 3    State  Treasurer to transfer into the Fund any monies paid to
 4    the State as described in item (1) or  (2)  of  this  Section
 5    before  the  creation of the Fund plus any interest earned on
 6    the investment of those monies.  The Treasurer may invest the
 7    moneys in the Fund in the same manner, in the same  types  of
 8    investments,  and subject to the same limitations provided in
 9    the Illinois Pension Code for the investment of pension funds
10    other than those established under Article  3  or  4  of  the
11    Code.
12        (b)  As  soon  as  may  be practical after June 30, 2001,
13    upon notification from and at the direction of the  Governor,
14    the  State  Comptroller  shall direct and the State Treasurer
15    shall  transfer  the  unencumbered  balance  in  the  Tobacco
16    Settlement Recovery Fund as of June 30, 2001,  as  determined
17    by  the  Governor,  into  the Budget Stabilization Fund.  The
18    Treasurer may invest the moneys in the  Budget  Stabilization
19    Fund  in  the  same manner, in the same types of investments,
20    and subject to the same limitations provided in the  Illinois
21    Pension  Code  for the investment of pension funds other than
22    those established under Article 3 or 4 of the Code.
23        (c)  In addition to any other deposits authorized by law,
24    after any delivery of any bonds as authorized by Section  7.5
25    of  the  General  Obligation  Bond  Act  for  deposits to the
26    General  Revenue  Fund  and  the  Budget  Stabilization  Fund
27    (referred to as "tobacco  securitization  general  obligation
28    bonds"),  the  Governor  shall certify, on or before June 30,
29    2003 and June 30  of  each  year  thereafter,  to  the  State
30    Comptroller and State Treasurer the total amount of principal
31    of,  interest  on, and premium, if any, due on those bonds in
32    the next fiscal year beginning with  amounts  due  in  fiscal
33    year  2004.  As soon as practical after the annual payment of
34    tobacco settlement moneys to the Tobacco Settlement  Recovery
 
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 1    Fund  as  described  in item (1) of subsection (a), the State
 2    Treasurer and  State  Comptroller  shall  transfer  from  the
 3    Tobacco  Settlement  Recovery  Fund to the General Obligation
 4    Bond Retirement and Interest Fund the amount certified by the
 5    Governor, plus any cumulative deficiency in  those  transfers
 6    for prior years.
 7    (Source:  P.A.  91-646,  eff.  11-19-99; 91-704, eff. 7-1-00;
 8    91-797,  eff.  6-9-00;  92-11,  eff.  6-11-01;  92-16,   eff.
 9    6-28-01.)

10        Section  10.   The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
11    by changing Sections 2 and 12,  and  adding  Section  7.5  as
12    follows:

13        (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
14        Sec.  2.  Authorization for Bonds.  The State of Illinois
15    is authorized to issue, sell and provide for  the  retirement
16    of  General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the
17    categories and specific  purposes  expressed  in  Sections  2
18    through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $16,015,007,500
19    $15,265,007,500.
20        The  bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16
21    of this Act are herein called "Bonds".
22        Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this  Act,  up
23    to  $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may
24    be issued and  sold  in  accordance  with  the  Baccalaureate
25    Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings
26    Bonds.
27        Of  the  total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up
28    to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
29    issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
30    in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
31        The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant  to  the  General
32    Obligation  Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
 
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 1    financing the capital and  general  operating  needs  of  the
 2    State.   This Act will permit the issuance of a multi-purpose
 3    General Obligation Bond  with  uniform  terms  and  features.
 4    This  will  not  only lower the cost of registration but also
 5    reduce the overall cost of  issuing  debt  by  improving  the
 6    marketability of Illinois General Obligation Bonds.
 7    (Source:  P.A.  91-39,  eff.  6-15-99;  91-53,  eff  6-30-99;
 8    91-710, eff. 5-17-00; 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.)

 9        (30 ILCS 330/7.5 new)
10        Sec.   7.5.  Tobacco  securitization  general  obligation
11    bonds. The amount of $750,000,000 is authorized to be  issued
12    only  during  fiscal  year 2003 for the making of deposits of
13    50% of net proceeds to the General Revenue Fund to build  the
14    fiscal year ending general funds cash balance and to meet the
15    ordinary  and contingent expenses of the State and 50% of net
16    proceeds to the Budget Stabilization Fund.

17        (30 ILCS 330/12) (from Ch. 127, par. 662)
18        Sec. 12.  Allocation of Proceeds from Sale of Bonds.
19        (a)  Proceeds from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized  by
20    Section  3  of  this  Act, shall be deposited in the separate
21    fund known as the Capital Development Fund.
22        (b)  Proceeds from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized  by
23    paragraph (a) of Section 4 of this Act, shall be deposited in
24    the  separate fund known as the Transportation Bond, Series A
25    Fund.
26        (c)  Proceeds from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized  by
27    paragraphs  (b)  and  (c)  of Section 4 of this Act, shall be
28    deposited in the separate fund known  as  the  Transportation
29    Bond, Series B Fund.
30        (d)  Proceeds  from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized by
31    Section 5 of this Act, shall be  deposited  in  the  separate
32    fund known as the School Construction Fund.
 
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 1        (e)  Proceeds  from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized by
 2    Section 6 of this Act, shall be  deposited  in  the  separate
 3    fund known as the Anti-Pollution Fund.
 4        (f)  Proceeds  from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized by
 5    Section 7 of this Act, shall be  deposited  in  the  separate
 6    fund known as the Coal Development Fund.
 7        (f-5)  Proceeds  from  the  sale  of Bonds, authorized by
 8    Section 7.5 of this Act, shall be deposited as set  forth  in
 9    Section 7.5.
10        (g)  Proceeds  from  the  sale  of  Bonds,  authorized by
11    Section 8 of this Act, shall  be  deposited  in  the  Capital
12    Development Fund.
13        (h)  Subsequent  to  the  issuance  of  any Bonds for the
14    purposes described in Sections 2 through 8 of this  Act,  the
15    Governor  and  the  Director  of the Bureau of the Budget may
16    provide for the reallocation  of  unspent  proceeds  of  such
17    Bonds to any other purposes authorized under said Sections of
18    this  Act,  subject to the limitations on aggregate principal
19    amounts  contained therein.  Upon any such reallocation, such
20    unspent proceeds shall  be  transferred  to  the  appropriate
21    funds  as  determined  by reference to paragraphs (a) through
22    (g) of this Section.
23    (Source: P.A. 90-549,  eff.  12-8-97;  90-586,  eff.  6-4-98;
24    90-653, eff. 7-29-98.)

25        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
26    becoming law.".

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