93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

State of Illinois

2003 and 2004

SB3234

Introduced 2/19/2004, by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

    Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, as follows:

General Revenue Fund             $34,392,900

Other State Funds                36,847,300

Federal Funds                      7,085,100

Total                            $78,325,300

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    AN ACT making appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture:

FOR OPERATIONS

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 1,678,800

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 175,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 128,200

  For Contractual Services......................... 169,700

  For Travel........................................ 21,200

  For Commodities................................... 38,900

  For Printing...................................... 18,900

  For Equipment..................................... 38,700

  For Telecommunications Services................... 49,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 7,900

  For Refunds....................................... 10,000

    Total                                        $2,336,800

Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 391,400

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 41,000

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 30,000

  For Group Insurance............................... 84,000

  For Contractual Services.......................... 20,400

  For Travel........................................ 20,100

  For Commodities.................................... 1,100

  For Printing....................................... 1,100

  For Equipment..................................... 28,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 1,100

  For Operation of Auto Equipment........................ 0

    Total                                          $618,200

Payable from the Illinois Rural

 Rehabilitation Fund:

  For Illinois' part in administration

    of Titles I and II of the federal

    Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act:

  For Operations.................................... 5,000

    Section 10.  The sum of $11,370,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agricultural Premium Fund to the Department of Agriculture for deposit into the State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund.

    Section 15.  The sum of $4,605,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for deposit into the State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund.

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

COMPUTER SERVICES

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 722,000

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 75,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 55,300

  For Contractual Services.......................... 71,400

  For Commodities.................................... 2,600

  For Printing......................................... 100

  For Equipment..................................... 76,200

  For Telecommunications Services................... 25,100

    Total                                        $1,028,200

Payable from Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 174,000

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 18,200

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 13,300

  For Contractual Services.......................... 45,400

  For Equipment..................................... 29,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 5,000

    Total                                          $284,900

    Section 25.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture:

FOR OPERATIONS

AGRICULTURE REGULATION

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,726,300

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 285,000

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 208,600

  For Contractual Services.......................... 41,200

  For Travel....................................... 253,500

  For Commodities................................... 39,800

  For Printing....................................... 5,000

  For Equipment..................................... 13,200

  For Telecommunications Services................... 39,300

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 27,500

    Total                                        $3,639,400

Payable from the Agricultural

 Federal Projects Fund:

  For Expenses of Various

    Federal Projects.............................. 100,000

    Total                                          $100,000

    Section 30.  The sum of $450,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Fertilizer Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for Fertilizer Research.

    Section 35.  The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Feed Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for Feed Control.

    Section 40.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture:

MARKETING

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 556,700

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 58,200

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 42,600

  For Contractual Services........................... 9,700

  For Travel......................................... 6,600

  For Commodities.................................... 2,000

  For Printing....................................... 6,900

  For Equipment...................................... 6,200

  For Telecommunications Services................... 16,700

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 3,000

    Total                                          $708,600

Payable from Agricultural

 Premium Fund:

  For Expenses Connected With the Promotion

    and Marketing of Illinois Agriculture

    and Agriculture Exports..................... 1,956,000

  For Implementation of programs

    and activities to promote, develop

    and enhance the biotechnology

    industry in Illinois.......................... 140,000

  For expenses related to a contractual

    Viticulturist and a contractual

    Enologist...................................... 150,000

Payable from Agricultural Marketing

 Services Fund:

  For administering Illinois' part under Public

    Law No. 733, "An Act to provide for further

    research into basic laws and principles

    relating to agriculture and to improve

    and facilitate the marketing and

    distribution of agricultural products".......... 4,000

Payable from Agriculture Federal

  Projects Fund:

  For expenses of various Federal Projects........ 750,000

    Section 45.  The sum of $5,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the Agriculture Assembly.

    Section 50.  The sum of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the Illinois AgriFIRST Program.

    Section 55.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

ANIMAL INDUSTRIES

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 3,085,700

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 322,600

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 235,600

  For Contractual Services......................... 705,700

  For Travel........................................ 55,200

  For Commodities.................................. 404,700

  For Printing...................................... 12,300

  For Equipment..................................... 92,200

  For Telecommunications Services................... 55,300

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 48,000

  For Swine Disease Research........................ 41,400

  For Bovine Disease Research....................... 19,600

    Total                                        $5,078,300

Payable from the Illinois Department

 of Agriculture Laboratory

 Services Revolving Fund:

  For Expenses Authorized

    by the Animal Disease

    Laboratories Act............................... 700,000

Payable from the Agriculture

 Federal Projects Fund:

  For Expenses of Various

    Federal Projects............................. 1,285,000

    Section 60.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,864,800

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 299,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 218,900

  For Contractual Services............................. 100

  For Travel......................................... 3,800

  For Commodities...................................... 100

  For Printing......................................... 100

  For Equipment...................................... 1,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 11,300

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 12,300

    Total                                        $3,411,900

Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,339,700

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 244,600

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 179,000

  For Group Insurance.............................. 708,000

  For Contractual Services.......................... 95,000

  For Travel....................................... 225,000

  For Commodities................................... 15,000

  For Printing....................................... 6,000

  For Equipment.................................... 235,600

  For Telecommunications Services................... 70,700

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 109,300

    Total                                        $4,227,900

    Section 65.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 687,700

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 71,900

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 52,600

  For Contractual Services........................... 9,300

  For Travel........................................ 20,600

  For Commodities.................................... 3,000

  For Printing....................................... 8,300

  For Equipment..................................... 16,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 7,200

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 25,400

  For Expenses of a Motor Fuel and

    Petroleum Standards Program

    pursuant to P.A. 86-0232........................ 82,500

    Total                                          $984,500

Payable from the Agriculture Federal

  Projects Fund:

    For Expenses of various

    Federal Projects.............................. 100,000

    Total                                          $100,000

Payable from the Weights and Measures Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 1,035,600

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 108,300

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 79,200

  For Group Insurance.............................. 276,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 184,500

  For Travel........................................ 98,700

  For Commodities................................... 25,900

  For Printing....................................... 5,300

  For Equipment.................................... 315,600

  For Telecommunications Services................... 19,600

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 112,700

    Total                                        $2,261,400

Payable from Agricultural Master Fund:

  For Expenses Relating to

    Administering Federal Cooperative

    Agreements Relating to Enforcement of

    Marketing Regulations......................... 415,000

    Section 70.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

Environmental Programs

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Administration of the Livestock

    Management Facilities Act...................... 300,300

Payable from the Used Tire Management Fund:

  For Mosquito Control............................. $40,000

    Section 95.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture for:

SPRINGFIELD BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,802,800

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 293,000

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 226,600

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,784,000

  For Payment to the City of Springfield

    for Fire Protection Services at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds..................... 145,500

  For Commodities................................... 82,500

  For Equipment.................................... 125,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 60,300

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 6,600

    Total                                        $5,526,300

    Section 100.  The sum of $1,150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois State Fair Fund to the Department of Agriculture to satisfy obligations related to the development, use, and operation of a multi-purpose outdoor theater, and to promote and conduct activities at the Illinois State Fairgrounds at Springfield other than the Illinois State Fair, including administrative expenses.  No expenditures from the appropriation shall be authorized until revenues from fairground uses sufficient to offset such expenditures have been collected and deposited into the Illinois State Fair Fund.

    Section 105.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

DUQUOIN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 969,200

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 101,400

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 74,700

  For Contractual Services......................... 339,300

  For Travel......................................... 7,200

  For Commodities................................... 63,000

  For Equipment..................................... 94,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 17,600

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 7,400

    Total                                        $1,673,800

    Section 110.  The sum of $316,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agricultural Premium Fund to the Department of Agriculture to conduct activities at the Illinois State Fairgrounds at DuQuoin other than the Illinois State Fair, including administrative expenses.  No expenditures from the appropriation shall be authorized until revenues from fairgrounds uses sufficient to offset such expenditures have been collected and deposited into the Agricultural Premium Fund.

    Section 115.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

DUQUOIN STATE FAIR

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 255,500

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 26,800

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 20,700

  For Contractual Services......................... 425,600

  For Travel......................................... 5,800

  For Commodities................................... 23,700

  For Printing....................................... 8,400

  For Equipment...................................... 6,800

  For Telecommunications Services................... 34,600

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 1,000

  For Entertainment at the

    DuQuoin State Fair............................. 479,600

    Total                                        $1,288,500

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Financial Assistance for the

    DuQuoin State Fair............................ $455,200

    Section 120.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

ILLINOIS STATE FAIR

Payable from the Illinois State Fair Fund:

  For Operations of the Illinois State Fair

    Including Entertainment and the Percentage

    Portion of Entertainment Contracts.......... 4,000,000

    Total                                        $4,000,000

    Section 125.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

COUNTY FAIRS AND HORSE RACING

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 188,100

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 19,700

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 14,400

  For Contractual Services........................... 5,800

  For Travel......................................... 3,500

  For Commodities.................................... 2,000

  For Printing....................................... 3,500

  For Equipment..................................... 11,300

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 4,900

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 2,000

    Total                                          $255,200

Payable from Illinois Standardbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For Personal Services............................. 77,700

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System..................... 8,200

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security.................................. 6,000

  For Contractual Services.......................... 20,600

  For Travel......................................... 5,000

  For Commodities.................................... 2,000

  For Printing....................................... 3,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 4,000

    Total                                          $126,500

Payable from Illinois Thoroughbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 300,600

  For Employee Retirement Contributions

    Paid by Employer..................................... 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 31,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 23,000

  For Contractual Services.......................... 26,100

  For Travel......................................... 6,000

  For Commodities.................................... 2,000

  For Printing....................................... 2,100

  For Equipment..................................... 28,400

  For Telecommunications Services................... 15,600

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 6,500

    Total                                          $441,800

    Section 130.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROGRAMS

Payable from the Illinois Rural

 Rehabilitation Fund:

  For Illinois' part in administration

    of Titles I and II of the federal

    Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act:

  For Programs, Loans and Grants................... 38,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For the Agricultural Leadership Foundation ....... 30,000

  For distribution of institutional agricultural

    research grants to public universities

    authorized by the Food and Agriculture

    Research Act to include administrative costs

    incurred by the Department of Agriculture

    pursuant to Section 15 of the Food and

    Agriculture Research Act (Public

    Act 89-182).......................................... 0

  For a grant for Agriculture Education.......... 1,881,200

    Total                                        $1,949,200

    Section 140.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

ANIMAL INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For awards for destruction of livestock,

    as provided by law.............................. 4,900

    Section 150.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

ILLINOIS STATE FAIR PROGRAMS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Awards to Livestock Breeders

    and related expenses.......................... 167,200

  For Awards and Premiums at the

    Illinois State Fair

    and related expenses........................... 309,400

  For Awards and Premiums for Grand

    Circuit Horse Racing at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds

    and related expenses........................... 143,700

    Total                                          $620,300

Payable from the Illinois State Fair Fund:

  For Awards to Livestock Breeders

    and related expenses........................... 57,400

  For Awards and Premiums at the

    Illinois State Fair

    and related expenses........................... 173,200

  For Awards and Premiums for Grand

    Circuit Horse Racing at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds

    and related expenses............................ 49,400

    Total                                          $280,000

    Section 155.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

DUQUOIN STATE FAIR PROGRAMS

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For awards and premiums to the

    DuQuoin State Fair and related expenses....... 145,000

 For harness racing at the

    DuQuoin State Fair and related expenses......... 30,700

    Total                                          $175,700

    Section 160.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

COUNTY FAIRS AND HORSE RACING PROGRAMS

Payable from the Illinois Racing

 Quarterhorse Breeders Fund:

  For promotion of the Illinois horse

    racing and breeding industry................... $71,200

Payable from the Illinois Standardbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For grants and other purposes.................. 1,473,200

Payable from the Illinois Thoroughbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For grants and other purposes.................. 2,007,900

    Total                                        $3,552,300

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For distribution to encourage and aid

    county fairs and other agricultural

    societies.  This distribution shall be

    prorated and approved by the Department

    of Agriculture.............................. 2,146,100

  For premiums to agricultural extension

    or 4-H clubs to be distributed at a

    uniform rate................................... 762,000

  For premiums to vocational

    agriculture fairs.............................. 179,500

  For rehabilitation of county fairgrounds....... 2,602,000

  For grants and other purposes for county

    fair and state fair horse racing............... 413,000

    Total                                        $6,102,600

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For distribution to county fairs for

    premiums and rehabilitation as set

    forth in the Agriculture Fair Act............. 693,700

    Total                                          $693,700

Payable from Fair and Exposition Fund:

  For distribution to County Fairs and

    Fair and Exposition Authorities  ...........  1,357,400

    Total                                        $1,357,400

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