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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 13.6 and 13.7 as
follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/13.6 new)
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7 | Sec. 13.6. Appropriations for legislative member
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8 | initiatives.
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9 | (a) Each appropriation for a legislative member initiative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | must be by a
separate line item appropriation. That line item | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | must fully describe the
legislative member initiative, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | including without limitation the name of the member of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | General Assembly who requested the initiative, the name of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | entity that
will receive the benefit of the expenditure, the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | purpose of the expenditure,
the specific location of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | project, and the Legislative District and
Representative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | District in which the project is located. No
legislative member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | initiative may be funded through a lump sum appropriation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) Unless it complies with subsection (a), a purported | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | appropriation of State
funds for a legislative member | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | initiative is not a valid appropriation. No
State funds may be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | expended for a legislative member initiative unless the
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23 | appropriation for that legislative member initiative complies |
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1 | with subsection (a).
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2 | (c) "Legislative member initiative" means an appropriation | ||||||
3 | for a grant or
distribution to a specific unit of local | ||||||
4 | government, specific school district,
specific not-for-profit | ||||||
5 | organization, or specific non-governmental entity for
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6 | infrastructure improvements or operating expenses. | ||||||
7 | Appropriations that are part
of a statewide program and are | ||||||
8 | based on generally applicable standards of
eligibility are not | ||||||
9 | legislative member initiatives. "Infrastructure
improvements" | ||||||
10 | include without limitation capital improvements, capital
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11 | projects, planning, construction, reconstruction, equipment, | ||||||
12 | utilities,
vehicles, and all costs associated with economic | ||||||
13 | development, community
programs, educational programs, public | ||||||
14 | health, and public safety.
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15 | (d) The purpose of this Section is to require full and | ||||||
16 | complete
disclosure during the appropriation process of State | ||||||
17 | expenditures that are
primarily for a specific local community | ||||||
18 | within a Legislative District or
Representative District. This | ||||||
19 | Section shall be liberally construed to
effectuate its purpose.
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20 | (30 ILCS 105/13.7 new)
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21 | Sec. 13.7. Availability of funds for legislative member | ||||||
22 | initiatives and capital improvements. | ||||||
23 | (a) An appropriation for a legislative member initiative or | ||||||
24 | for a capital improvement is released and available for | ||||||
25 | expenditure as a matter of law in the fiscal year for which it |
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1 | was appropriated without any further approval or | ||||||
2 | authorization. | ||||||
3 | (b) "Legislative member initiative" means that term as | ||||||
4 | defined in Section 13.6. "Capital improvement" means roads, | ||||||
5 | bridges, buildings, recreational, and conservation facilities, | ||||||
6 | and any other infrastructure facilities. | ||||||
7 | (c) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that the | ||||||
8 | intention of the General Assembly expressed in laws making | ||||||
9 | appropriations for legislative member initiatives and capital | ||||||
10 | improvements is carried out by releasing appropriated funds and | ||||||
11 | making those funds available for expenditure absent a clear and | ||||||
12 | convincing reason that is based strictly on sound governmental | ||||||
13 | practices and that is not at all based on a personal or | ||||||
14 | political motivation. This Section shall be liberally | ||||||
15 | construed to effectuate its purpose. | ||||||
16 | (d) This Section is enforceable by a mandamus action in the | ||||||
17 | circuit court maintained by any member of the General Assembly.
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