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                                     LRB093 04480 WGH 04533 b

 1        AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

 4        Section 5. "An Act regarding appropriations", Public  Act
 5    92-538,  approved  June 10, 2002 with certain items vetoed or
 6    reduced and with certain items restored  June  11,  2002,  is
 7    amended by adding Section 7.5 to Article 48 as follows:

 8        (P.A. 92-538, Art. 48, Sec. 7.5 new)
 9        Sec.  7.5.  In  addition to amounts that may be available
10    for this purpose, the sum of $3,000,000, or so  much  thereof
11    as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue
12    Fund   to  the  Department  of  Public  Health  for  expenses
13    associated with the West Nile  Virus  to  be  distributed  to
14    local  health  departments  based  on both local need and the
15    population  of  the  area  served   by   the   local   health
16    departments.

17        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
18    becoming law.