95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2007 and 2008   

HB6120

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Gary Hannig - Monique D. Davis

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, as follows:

General Revenue Fund                  $ 39,954,600

Other State Funds                     $ 53,331,800

Federal Funds                          $ 16,545,500

Total                                  $109,831,900

 

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning 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............................ 518,900

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 92,400

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 39,700

  For Contractual Services......................... 274,900

  For Travel........................................ 10,800

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

  For Printing...................................... 11,000

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

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 5,800

  For Refunds........................................ 4,000

    Total                                          $964,400

Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 487,300

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 86,800

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 37,300

  For Group Insurance.............................. 117,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 110,000

  For Travel........................................ 10,000

  For Commodities................................... 11,100

  For Printing....................................... 3,100

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

  For Telecommunications Services................... 20,000

    Total                                          $910,600

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 $700,700, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs and expenses related to or in support of an environment and economic development shared services center.

 

    Section 15. The sum of $33,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Wholesome Meat Fund to the Department of Agriculture for costs and expenses related to or in support of an environment and economic development shared services center.

 

    Section 20.  The sum of $12,160,000, 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 25.  The sum of $0, 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 30.  The sum of $0, 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 for operational expenses and programs at the University of Illinois Cook County Cooperative Extension Service.

 

    Section 33.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agricultural Premium Fund to the Department of Agriculture for the Illinois Local and Organic Food Production initiative.

 

    Section 35.  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............................ 331,700

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 59,100

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 25,400

  For Contractual Services......................... 512,500

  For Commodities.................................... 2,400

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

  For Equipment..................................... 15,100

  For Telecommunications Services................... 20,400

    Total                                          $966,700

Payable from Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 248,400

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 44,300

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 19,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 109,100

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

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

    Total                                          $454,800

 

    Section 40.  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.......................... 2,557,000

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 455,100

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 195,500

  For Contractual Services.......................... 26,000

  For Travel....................................... 280,300

  For Commodities.................................... 4,000

  For Printing....................................... 3,300

  For Equipment..................................... 12,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 6,500

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 10,000

    Total                                        $3,549,700

Payable from the Agricultural

 Federal Projects Fund:

  For Expenses of Various

    Federal Projects.............................. 350,000

    Total                                          $350,000

 

    Section 45.  The sum of $705,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Fertilizer Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for Fertilizer Research.

 

    Section 50.  The sum of $1,380,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Feed Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for Feed Control.

 

    Section 55.  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............................ 789,100

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 140,500

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 60,300

  For Contractual Services.......................... 58,200

  For Travel......................................... 5,300

  For Commodities................................... 11,800

  For Printing....................................... 1,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 8,800

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 4,100

    Total                                        $1,079,100

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.......................... 100,000

  For expenses related to a contractual

    Viticulturist and a contractual

    Enologist...................................... 142,500

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 60.  The sum of $4,800, 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 65.  The sum of $450,000, 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 70.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Fund for AgriFIRST value added economic development grants.

 

    Section 75.  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.......................... 3,359,800

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 598,000

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 257,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 545,000

  For Travel........................................ 20,000

  For Commodities.................................. 350,000

  For Printing....................................... 9,500

  For Equipment..................................... 50,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 65,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 58,000

  For Swine Disease Research........................ 33,600

  For Bovine Disease Research....................... 16,000

    Total                                        $5,361,900

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............................. 1,500,000

 

    Section 80.  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.......................... 2,717,900

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 483,700

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 207,900

  For Contractual Services.......................... 14,700

  For Telecommunications Services................... 15,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 15,000

    Total                                        $3,454,200

Payable from Wholesome Meat Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 3,107,900

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 553,100

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 238,400

  For Group Insurance.............................. 900,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 104,700

  For Travel....................................... 255,500

  For Commodities................................... 25,000

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

  For Equipment.................................... 250,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 70,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 175,000

    Total                                        $5,682,600

Payable from Agricultural Master Fund:

  For Expenses Relating to

    Inspection of Agricultural Products........... $540,000

 

    Section 85.  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.................................. 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System......................... 0

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security...................................... 0

  For Contractual Services............................... 0

  For Travel............................................. 0

  For Commodities........................................ 0

  For Printing........................................... 0

  For Equipment.......................................... 0

  For Telecommunications Services........................ 0

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

  For Expenses of a Motor Fuel and

    Petroleum Standards Program

    pursuant to P.A. 86-0232........................ 22,500

    Total                                           $22,500

Payable from the Agriculture Federal

  Projects Fund:

    For Expenses of various

    Federal Projects............................... 200,000

    Total                                          $200,000

Payable from the Weights and Measures Fund:

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,116,300

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 376,700

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 156,800

  For Group Insurance.............................. 593,800

  For Contractual Services......................... 192,500

  For Travel........................................ 97,000

  For Commodities................................... 23,000

  For Printing...................................... 14,000

  For Equipment.................................... 325,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 38,000

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 364,000

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

    Total                                        $4,307,100

Payable from the Motor Fuel and Petroleum

  Standards Fund:

  For the regulation of motor fuel quality.......... 25,000

 

    Section 90.  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 Personal Services.................................. 0

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees’ Retirement System......................... 0

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security............................................. 0

  For Contractual Services............................... 0

  For Travel............................................. 0

  For Commodities........................................ 0

  For Printing........................................... 0

  For Equipment.......................................... 0

  For Telecommunications Services........................ 0

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.................. 0

  For Administration of the Livestock

    Management Facilities Act...................... 290,000

  For the Detection, Eradication, and

    Control of Exotic Pests, such as

    the Asian Long-Horned Beetle and

    Gypsy Moth..................................... 136,300

    Total                                          $426,300

Payable from Agriculture Pesticide Control Act Fund:

  For Expenses of Pesticide Enforcement Program.... 800,000

Payable from Pesticide Control Fund:

  For Administration and Enforcement

    of the Pesticide Act of 1979................. 4,712,300

Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:

  For expenses of Various Federal Projects....... 5,500,000

Payable from Livestock Management Facilities Fund:

  For Administration of the Livestock

    Management Facilities Act....................... 30,000

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:

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 782,800

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees’ Retirement System................... 139,400

  For State Contributions to Social

    Security........................................ 59,900

  For Contractual Services......................... 101,900

  For Travel........................................ 21,700

  For Commodities.................................... 4,800

  For Printing....................................... 7,100

  For Equipment..................................... 39,900

  For Telecommunications Services................... 19,500

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 17,100

  For the Ordinary and Contingent

    Expenses of the Natural Resources

    Advisory Board................................... 2,000

    Total                                        $1,196,100

Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:

  For Expenses Relating to Various

    Federal Projects............................... 815,000

 

    Section 100.  The sum of $5,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture from the Partners for Conservation Fund for the Partners for Conservation Program to implement agricultural resource enhancement programs for Illinois’ natural resources, including operational expenses, consisting of the following elements at the approximate costs set forth below:

  Conservation Practices

    Cost Sharing Program......................... 3,400,000

  Sustainable Agriculture Program.................. 287,500

  Soil and Water Conservation Grants............. 1,725,000

  Streambank Restoration........................... 287,500

   

    Section 105.  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.......................... 2,446,200

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 435,400

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................ 206,000

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,094,300

  For Payment to the City of Springfield

    for Fire Protection Services at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds..................... 121,000

  For Commodities................................... 92,200

  For Equipment..................................... 89,400

  For Telecommunications Services................... 52,800

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 5,800

    Total                                        $5,543,100

 

    Section 110.  The sum of $1,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Illinois State Fair Fund to the Department of Agriculture 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 115.  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......................... $1,079,700

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System................... 192,200

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 88,800

  For Contractual Services......................... 651,700

  For Commodities................................... 89,900

  For Equipment..................................... 99,500

  For Telecommunications Services................... 40,200

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 19,800

    Total                                        $2,261,800

 

    Section 120.  The sum of $545,000, 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 125.  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............................ 333,100

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 59,300

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 25,500

  For Contractual Services......................... 436,400

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

  For Commodities................................... 20,400

  For Printing....................................... 7,200

  For Equipment...................................... 5,800

  For Telecommunications Services................... 29,700

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

  For Entertainment at the

    DuQuoin State Fair............................. 411,500

    Total                                        $1,334,900

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

  For Financial Assistance for the

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

 

    Section 130.  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 135.  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............................. 54,800

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System..................... 9,800

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security.................................. 5,700

  For Contractual Services.......................... 26,600

  For Travel......................................... 2,400

  For Commodities.................................... 1,900

  For Printing....................................... 3,300

  For Equipment..................................... 10,700

  For Telecommunications Services.................... 4,700

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 2,900

    Total                                          $122,800

Payable from Illinois Standardbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For Personal Services............................. 51,300

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System..................... 9,200

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security.................................. 7,400

  For Contractual Services.......................... 49,000

  For Travel......................................... 2,400

  For Commodities.................................... 2,400

  For Printing....................................... 2,900

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 5,700

    Total                                          $130,300

Payable from Illinois Thoroughbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For Personal Services............................ 254,800

  For State Contributions to State

    Employees' Retirement System.................... 45,400

  For State Contributions to

    Social Security................................. 25,400

  For Contractual Services.......................... 84,400

  For Travel......................................... 2,200

  For Commodities.................................... 2,400

  For Printing....................................... 2,000

  For Equipment..................................... 14,200

  For Telecommunications Services................... 10,400

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 8,100

    Total                                          $449,300

 

    Section 140.  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................... 20,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For the Agricultural Leadership Foundation........ 28,500

  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).................................. 4,275,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For a grant to the AgrAbility Program

    pursuant to Public Act 94-0216................. 190,000

    Total                                        $4,513,500

 

    Section 145.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for:

LAND AND WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For Soil Surveys in Mapping Illinois

    Soil and operational expenses.................. 380,000

  For grants to Soil and Water Conservation

    Districts for clerical and other personnel,

    for education and promotional assistance,

    and for expenses of Water Conservation

    District Boards and administrative

    Expenses..................................... 7,421,800

    Total                                        $7,801,800

 

    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........................... 151,000

  For Awards and Premiums at the

    Illinois State Fair

    and related expenses........................... 279,400

  For Awards and Premiums for Grand

    Circuit Horse Racing at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds

    and related expenses........................... 129,900

    Total                                          $560,300

Payable from the Illinois State Fair Fund:

  For Awards to Livestock Breeders

    and related expenses............................ 48,800

  For Awards and Premiums at the

    Illinois State Fair

    and related expenses........................... 200,100

  For Awards and Premiums for Grand

    Circuit Horse Racing at the

    Illinois State Fairgrounds

    and related expenses............................ 54,900

    Total                                          $303,800

 

    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....... 124,400

 For harness racing at the

    DuQuoin State Fair and related expenses......... 26,400

    Total                                          $150,800

 

    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.................. 1,399,500

Payable from the Illinois Thoroughbred

 Breeders Fund:

  For grants and other purposes.................. 1,907,500

    Total                                        $3,378,200

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.............................. 2,182,300

  For premiums to agricultural extension

    or 4-H clubs to be distributed at a

    uniform rate................................... 961,400

  For premiums to vocational

    agriculture fairs.............................. 408,000

  For rehabilitation of county fairgrounds....... 2,471,900

  For grants and other purposes for county

    fair and state fair horse racing............... 392,400

    Total                                        $6,416,000

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  For distribution to county fairs for

    premiums and rehabilitation as set

    forth in the Agriculture Fair Act.............. 595,300

    Total                                          $595,300

Payable from Fair and Exposition Fund:

  For distribution to County Fairs and

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

    Total                                        $1,357,400

 

    Section 165.  The amount of $232,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for grants, contracts, and administrative expenses associated with the development of the Illinois Grape and Wine Industry, including prior year costs.

 

Section 999.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.