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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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

 
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    Section 5. The State Comptroller Act is amended  by changing 
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Section 21 as follows:
 



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    (15 ILCS 405/21)  (from Ch. 15, par. 221)



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    Sec. 21. Rules and Regulations - Imprest accounts. The 
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Comptroller
shall promulgate rules and regulations to 
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implement the exercise of his
powers and performance of his 
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duties under this Act and to guide and
assist State agencies in 
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complying with this Act.  Any rule or
regulation specifically 
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requiring the approval of the State Treasurer
under this Act 
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for adoption by the Comptroller comptroller shall require the

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approval of the State Treasurer for modification or repeal.

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    The Comptroller may provide in his rules and regulations 
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for periodic
transfers, with the approval of the State 
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Treasurer, for use in
accordance with the imprest system, 
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subject to the rules and regulations
of the Comptroller as 
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respects vouchers, controls and reports, as follows:


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        (a) To the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois 
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    University,
Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois 
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    University, Governors State
University, Illinois State 
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    University, Northeastern Illinois University,
Northern 
 


 






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    Illinois University, Western Illinois University, and 
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    State Community
College of East St. Louis
under the 
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    jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board, not 
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    to
exceed $200,000 for each campus.


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        (b) To the Department of Agriculture and the Department 
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    of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the operation of 
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    overseas offices, not to
exceed $200,000 for each 
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    Department for each overseas office.


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        (c) To the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of 
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    making change
for activities at each State Fair, not to

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    exceed $200,000, to be
returned within 5 days of the 
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    termination of such activity.


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        (d) To the Department of Agriculture to pay (i) State 
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    Fair premiums and
awards and State Fair entertainment 
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    contracts at each
State Fair, and (ii)
ticket refunds for 
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    cancelled events.  The amount transferred from any fund

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    shall not exceed the appropriation for each specific 
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    purpose.  This
authorization shall terminate each year 
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    within 60 days of the close
of each State Fair.  The 
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    Department shall be responsible for withholding
State 
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    income tax, where necessary, as required by Section 709 of 
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    the
Illinois Income Tax Act.


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        (e) To the State Treasurer to pay for securities' 
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    safekeeping charges
assessed by the Board of Governors of 
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    the Federal Reserve System as a
consequence of the 
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    Treasurer's use of the government securities' book-entry

 


 






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    system.  This account shall not exceed $25,000.


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        (f) To the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 
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    not to exceed
$15,000.

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        (g) To the Department of Natural Resources to pay out 
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    cash prizes associated with competitions held at the World 
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    Shooting and Recreational Complex, and to purchase awards 
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    associated with competitions held at the World Shooting and 
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    Recreational Complex,  to pay State and national membership 
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    dues  associated with competitions held at the World 
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    Shooting and Recreational Complex, and to  pay  State and 
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    national membership target fees associated in association 
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    with competitions held at the World Shooting and 
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    Recreational Complex. The amount of funds advanced to the 
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    account created by this subsection (g) must , not to exceed 
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    $250,000 in any fiscal year.

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(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 95-220, eff. 8-16-07.)


 

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