Rep. Tony M. McCombie

Filed: 4/16/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1855

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1855 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Grant Accountability and Transparency Act
5is amended by changing Section 45 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 708/45)
7    Sec. 45. Applicability.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
9requirements established under this Act apply to State
10grant-making agencies that make State and federal pass-through
11awards to non-federal entities. These requirements apply to
12all costs related to State and federal pass-through awards.
13The requirements established under this Act do not apply to
14private awards, to allocations of State revenues paid over by
15the Comptroller to units of local government and other taxing
16districts pursuant to the State Revenue Sharing Act from the

 

 

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1Local Government Distributive Fund or the Personal Property
2Tax Replacement Fund, to allotments of State motor fuel tax
3revenues distributed by the Department of Transportation to
4units of local government pursuant to the Motor Fuel Tax Law
5from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund or the Transportation Renewal
6Fund, or to awards, including capital appropriated funds, made
7by the Department of Transportation to units of local
8government for the purposes of transportation projects
9utilizing State funds, federal funds, or both State and
10federal funds. This Act shall recognize that federal and
11federal pass-through awards from the Department of
12Transportation to units of local government are governed by
13and must comply with federal guidelines under 2 CFR Part 200.
14    The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 102nd
15General Assembly apply to pending actions as well as actions
16commenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory
17Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
18    (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of State
19funds for purposes of federal match or maintenance of effort.
20    (b) The terms and conditions of State, federal, and
21pass-through awards apply to subawards and subrecipients
22unless a particular Section of this Act or the terms and
23conditions of the State or federal award specifically indicate
24otherwise. Non-federal entities shall comply with requirements
25of this Act regardless of whether the non-federal entity is a
26recipient or subrecipient of a State or federal pass-through

 

 

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1award. Pass-through entities shall comply with the
2requirements set forth under the rules adopted under
3subsection (a) of Section 20 of this Act, but not to any
4requirements in this Act directed towards State or federal
5awarding agencies, unless the requirements of the State or
6federal awards indicate otherwise.
7    When a non-federal entity is awarded a cost-reimbursement
8contract, only 2 CFR 200.330 through 200.332 are incorporated
9by reference into the contract. However, when the Cost
10Accounting Standards are applicable to the contract, they take
11precedence over the requirements of this Act unless they are
12in conflict with Subpart F of 2 CFR 200. In addition, costs
13that are made unallowable under 10 U.S.C. 2324(e) and 41
14U.S.C. 4304(a), as described in the Federal Acquisition
15Regulations, subpart 31.2 and subpart 31.603, are always
16unallowable. For requirements other than those covered in
17Subpart D of 2 CFR 200.330 through 200.332, the terms of the
18contract and the Federal Acquisition Regulations apply.
19    With the exception of Subpart F of 2 CFR 200, which is
20required by the Single Audit Act, in any circumstances where
21the provisions of federal statutes or regulations differ from
22the provisions of this Act, the provision of the federal
23statutes or regulations govern. This includes, for agreements
24with Indian tribes, the provisions of the Indian
25Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act, as
26amended, 25 U.S.C. 450-458ddd-2.

 

 

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1    (c) State grant-making agencies may apply subparts A
2through E of 2 CFR 200 to for-profit entities, foreign public
3entities, or foreign organizations, except where the awarding
4agency determines that the application of these subparts would
5be inconsistent with the international obligations of the
6United States or the statute or regulations of a foreign
7government.
8    (d) 2 CFR 200.101 specifies how 2 CFR 200 is applicable to
9different types of awards. The same applicability applies to
10this Act.
11    (e) (Blank).
12    (f) For public institutions of higher education, the
13provisions of this Act apply only to awards funded by federal
14pass-through awards from a State agency to public institutions
15of higher education. This Act shall recognize provisions in 2
16CFR 200 as applicable to public institutions of higher
17education, including Appendix III of Part 200 and the cost
18principles under Subpart E.
19    (g) Each grant-making agency shall enhance its processes
20to monitor and address noncompliance with reporting
21requirements and with program performance standards. Where
22applicable, the process may include a corrective action plan.
23The monitoring process shall include a plan for tracking and
24documenting performance-based contracting decisions.
25    (h) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
26grants awarded from federal funds received from the federal

 

 

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1Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in accordance with
2Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 are
3subject to the provisions of this Act, but only to the extent
4required by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of
52021 and other applicable federal law or regulation.
6    (i) Payments and agreements made pursuant to Section 5 of
7the Illinois Forestry Development Act are not subject to the
8provisions of this Act.
9(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-16, eff. 6-17-21;
10102-626, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1092, eff.
116-10-22.)
 
12    Section 10. The Illinois Forestry Development Act is
13amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
14    (525 ILCS 15/5)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105)
15    Sec. 5. A forest development cost share program is created
16and shall be administered by the Department of Natural
17Resources.
18    A timber grower who desires to participate in the cost
19share program shall devise a forest management plan. To be
20eligible to submit a proposed forest management plan, a timber
21grower must own or operate at least 10 contiguous acres of land
22in this State on which timber is produced, except that, no acre
23on which a permanent building is located shall be included in
24calculations of acreage for the purpose of determining

 

 

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1eligibility. Timber growers with Department approved forest
2management plans covering less than 10 acres in effect on or
3before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
4General Assembly shall continue to be eligible under the
5Illinois Forestry Development Act provisions. The proposed
6forest management plan shall include a description of the land
7to be managed under the plan, a description of the types of
8timber to be grown, a projected harvest schedule, a
9description of forest management practices to be applied to
10the land, an estimation of the cost of such practices, plans
11for afforestation, plans for regenerative harvest and
12reforestation, and a description of soil and water
13conservation goals and wildlife habitat enhancement which will
14be served by implementation of the forest management plan.
15    Upon receipt from a timber grower of a draft forest
16management plan, the Department shall review the plan and, if
17necessary, assist the timber grower to revise the plan. The
18Department shall officially approve acceptable plans. Forest
19management plans shall be revised as necessary and all
20revisions must be approved by the Department. A plan shall be
21evaluated every 2 years for reapproval.
22    The eligible land shall be maintained in a forest
23condition for a period of 10 years or until commercial
24harvest, whichever last occurs, as required by the plan.
25    The Department shall enter into agreements with timber
26growers with approved forest management plans under which the

 

 

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1Department shall agree to pay a share of the total cost of
2acceptable forest management plans and practices implemented
3under the plan. The cost share amount is up to 80% of the total
4cost of the forest management practices for such practices
5approved to be funded from monies appropriated for this
6purpose for subsequent fiscal years. Cost share funds shall be
7paid from monies appropriated to the Department by the General
8Assembly for that purpose from the Illinois Forestry
9Development Fund or any other fund in the State Treasury.
10These cost share payments shall not exceed the amount
11appropriated for such purposes. The Department shall create by
12administrative rule the criteria used to evaluate and approve
13cost share payment requests, including what forest management
14practices shall be prioritized for payment. Payments shall
15only be made after approved practices have been completed and
16written documentation is provided to the Department showing
17the total amount paid by the landowner for such practice.
18    Starting in 2025, the Department shall file a report in
19writing to the General Assembly on or before March 1 of each
20year with the following information from the preceding year:
21the total number of agreements entered into pursuant to this
22Section, the total amount of payments made pursuant to this
23Section from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund, and the
24total number of acres that were affected by said payments.
25Payments and agreements made pursuant to this Section are not
26subject to the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act.

 

 

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1    The Department, upon recommendations made to it by the
2Council, may provide for the categorization of forest
3management practices and determine an appropriate cost share
4percentage for each such category. Forest management practices
5submitted by timber growers on whose timber sales fees of 4% of
6the sale amount were paid as provided in Section 9a of the
7"Timber Buyers Licensing Act", approved September 1, 1969, may
8be accorded a priority for approval within the assigned
9category. Such timber growers may receive a cost share amount
10which is increased above the amount for which they would
11otherwise qualify by an amount equal to the fees paid by the
12timber grower on sales occurring in the 2 fiscal years
13immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the forest
14management practices are approved and funded; provided,
15however, that the total cost share amount shall not exceed the
16total cost of the approved forest management practices.
17    Upon transfer of his or her right and interest in the land
18or a change in land use, the timber grower shall forfeit all
19rights to future payments and other benefits resulting from an
20approved plan and shall refund to the Department all payments
21received therefrom during the previous 10 years unless the
22transferee of any such land agrees with the Department to
23assume all obligations under the plan.
24(Source: P.A. 96-217, eff. 8-10-09; 96-545, eff. 8-17-09.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1becoming law.".