$HB7271 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the following division of the Office of the Attorney General:

GENERAL OFFICE

For Personal Services.......................... $28,078,400

For State Contribution to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 3,088,600

For State Contribution to Social Security........ 2,148,000

For Employees' Retirement Contributions

Paid by Employer............................... 503,700

For Contractual Services......................... 2,470,000

For Travel......................................... 350,000

For Commodities.................................... 125,000

For Printing....................................... 120,000

For Equipment...................................... 375,000

For Electronic Data Processing................... 1,450,000

For Telecommunications............................. 690,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment..................... 90,000

For Operational Expenses, Office

of the Inspector General....................... 300,000

Total $39,788,700

Section 10. The sum of $1,050,000, or so much thereof as is available for use by the Attorney General, is appropriated to the Attorney General from the Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund for State law enforcement purposes.

Section 15. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated from the Asbestos Abatement Fund to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division:

ENVIROMENTAL ENFORCEMENT-

ASBESTOS LITIGATION DIVISION

For Personal Services........................... $1,191,000

For State Contribution to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 131,000

For State Contribution to Social Security........... 91,100

For Employees' Retirement Contributions

Paid by the Employer............................ 20,300

For Group Insurance................................ 264,000

For Contractual Services........................... 460,000

For Travel.......................................... 50,000

For Operational Expenses............................ 60,000

Total $2,267,400

Section 20. The amount of $3,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Court Ordered and Voluntary Compliance Payment Projects Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for use, subject to pertinent court order or agreement, in the performance of any function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney General, including State law enforcement and public education.

Section 25. The amount of $950,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois Charity Bureau Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of the Solicitation for Charity Act and to gather and disseminate information about charitable trustees and organizations to the public.

Section 30. The amount of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for State law enforcement purposes.

Section 35. The amount of $900,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Capital Litigation Trust Fund to the Attorney General for financial support under the Capital Crimes Litigation Act.

Section 40. The amount of $750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund to the Attorney General for the funding of a unit responsible for oversight, enforcement, and implementation of the Master Settlement Agreement entered in the case of People of the State of Illinois v. Philip Morris, et al. (Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 96L13146), for enforcement of the Tobacco Product Manufacturers' Escrow Act, and for handling remaining tobacco-related litigation.

Section 45. The amount of $3,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General's State Projects and Court Ordered Distribution Fund to the Attorney General for payment of interagency agreements, for court-ordered distributions to third parties, and, subject to pertinent court order, for performance of any function pertaining to the exercise of the duties of the Attorney General, including State law enforcement and public education.

Section 50. The amount of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General's Grant Fund to the Office of the Attorney General to be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which those funds were received.

Section 55. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes named in this Section, are appropriated to the Attorney General to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Attorney General:

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Violent Crime Victims Assistance Fund:

For Personal Services............................. $775,400

For State Contribution to State Employees'

Retirement System............................... 85,300

For State Contribution to Social Security........... 59,800

For Employees' Retirement Contributions

Paid by the Employer............................ 14,100

For Group Insurance................................ 204,000

For Operational Expenses,

Crime Victims Services Division................ 130,000

For Operational Expenses,

Automated Victim Notification System........... 800,000

For Awards and Grants under the Violent

Crime Victims Assistance Act................. 6,800,000

Total $8,868,600

Section 60. The amount of $280,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Child Support Administrative Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for child support enforcement purposes.

Section 65. The amount of $3,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Attorney General Federal Grant Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for funding for federal grants.

Section 70. The amount of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Sex Offender Management Board Fund to the Sex Offender Management Board for the purposes authorized by the Sex Offender Management Board Act including, but not limited to, sex offender evaluation, treatment, and monitoring programs and grants. Funding received from private sources is to be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions placed upon the funding.

Section 75. The amount of $50,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Statewide Grand Jury Prosecution Fund to the Office of the Attorney General for expenses incurred in criminal prosecutions arising under the Statewide Grand Jury Act.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2004.