Bill Text: IL HB3580 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3580 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB3580-Introduced.html

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

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

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