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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is
5amended by adding Section 17.3 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3305/17.3 new)
7    Sec. 17.3. Federal Aid Disaster Fund. The Federal Aid
8Disaster Fund Trust Fund is a federal trust fund in the State
9treasury. The Trust Fund shall be held separate and apart from
10all public moneys or funds of this State. Moneys received by
11the Agency from a federal department or agency may be
12deposited into the Trust Fund. Interest earned by the
13investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the Trust Fund
14shall be deposited into the Trust Fund. The Agency is
15authorized to expend any moneys in the Trust Fund for the
16specific purposes established by the terms and conditions of
17federal awards received by the Agency and in any amount that
18the Agency deems necessary to make grants and pay expenses in
19connection with its emergency management and preparedness
20programs.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.