$SB1995 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

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

ARTICLE 1

Section 1. “Operational expenses” defined. For the purposes of this Act, the term “operational expenses” includes the following items:

(a) Personal Services;

(b) State contributions to Social Security

(d) Contractual Services

(e) Travel;

(f) Commodities;

(g) Printing;

(h) Equipment;

(i) Electronic data processing;

(j) Telecommunications services;

(k) Operation of automotive equipment;

(l) Refunds;

(m) Employee retirement contributions paid by the employer;

(n) Permanent improvements;

(o) Deposits to other funds.

Section 5. In addition to other amounts appropriated, the amount of $19,184,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Agriculture for operational expenses, awards, grants and permanent improvements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

Section 10. 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 Wholesome Meat Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 235,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 107,400

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 18,200

For Group Insurance............................... 69,000

For Contractual Services......................... 210,000

For Travel........................................ 25,000

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

For Printing...................................... 20,000

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

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

Total $766,300

Section 15. The sum of $100,000, 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 the agency’s operations.

Section 20. The sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Agricultural Premium Fund to the Department of Agriculture for expenses related to the Food Safety Modernization Initiative.

Section 25. The sum of $8,000,000, 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 30. The sum of $795,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Partners for Conservation Fund to the Department of Agriculture for deposit into the State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund.

Section 35. The sum of $1,959,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Partners for Conservation 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 40. 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 Agricultural Premium Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 300,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 136,800

For State Contributions to

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

For Contractual Services....................... 1,140,000

For Travel......................................... 1,000

For Commodities................................... 10,000

For Printing....................................... 9,000

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

For Telecommunications Services................... 42,000

Total $1,711,800

Section 45. 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 the Agricultural

Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses of Various

Federal Projects............................... 500,000

Section 50. The sum of $1,600,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Fertilizer Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for expenses relating to agricultural products inspection.

Section 55. The sum of $1,900,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Feed Control Fund to the Department of Agriculture for Feed Control.

Section 60. 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 Agricultural

Premium Fund:

For Expenses Connected With the Promotion

and Marketing of Illinois Agriculture

and Agriculture Exports...................... 2,625,000

For Implementation of Programs

and Activities to Promote, Develop

and Enhance the Biotechnology

Industry in Illinois........................... 100,000

For Expenses Related to Viticulturist

and Enologist Contractual Staff................ 150,000

For Implementation of a Farmers'

Market Technology Improvement Program........... 50,000

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......... 850,000

Section 65. The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture:

MEDICINAL PLANTS

Payable from the Compassionate Use of Medical

Cannabis Fund:

For all costs associated with the

Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis

Pilot Program................................ 2,600,000

Section 70. 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 the Illinois Department

of Agriculture Laboratory

Services Revolving Fund:

For Expenses Authorized

by the Animal Disease

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

Payable from the Illinois Animal Abuse Fund:

For Expenses Associated with the

Investigation of Animal Abuse

and Neglect under the Humane Care

for Animals Act.................................. 4,000

Payable from the Agriculture

Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses of Various

Federal Projects............................... 150,000

Section 75. 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 Wholesome Meat Fund:

For Personal Services.......................... 3,566,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 1,626,300

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 272,800

For Group Insurance............................ 1,426,700

For Contractual Services......................... 682,600

For Travel....................................... 154,600

For Commodities................................... 48,300

For Printing....................................... 6,300

For Equipment..................................... 73,500

For Telecommunications Services................... 43,600

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 153,400

Total $8,054,700

Payable from Agricultural Master Fund:

For Expenses Relating to

Inspection of Agricultural Products.......... 1,000,000

Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses of Various Federal Projects......... 315,000

Section 80. 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 Agriculture Federal

Projects Fund:

For Expenses of various

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

Payable from the Weights and Measures Fund:

For Personal Services.......................... 3,542,400

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................. 1,615,300

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................ 271,000

For Group Insurance............................ 1,225,400

For Contractual Services......................... 447,800

For Travel....................................... 108,000

For Commodities................................... 36,000

For Printing...................................... 14,400

For Equipment.................................... 561,600

For Telecommunications Services................... 52,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 416,200

For Refunds........................................ 3,700

Total $8,293,800

Payable from the Motor Fuel and Petroleum

Standards Fund:

For the Regulation of Motor Fuel Quality.......... 50,000

Section 85. 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 Agriculture Pesticide Control Act Fund:

For Expenses of Pesticide Enforcement Program.... 650,000

Payable from Pesticide Control Fund:

For Administration and Enforcement

of the Pesticide Act of 1979................. 7,000,000

Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses of Various Federal Projects....... 1,000,000

Payable from Livestock Management Facilities Fund:

For Administration of the Livestock

Management Facilities Act....................... 50,000

Payable from the Used Tire Management Fund:

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

Section 90. 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............................ 655,600

For State Contributions to State

Employees’ Retirement System................... 298,900

For State Contributions to Social

Security........................................ 50,600

For Contractual Services......................... 103,000

For Travel........................................ 14,000

For Commodities.................................... 8,000

For Printing....................................... 2,500

For Equipment..................................... 15,000

For Telecommunications Services................... 11,000

For Operation of Automotive Equipment............. 18,000

For the Ordinary and Contingent

Expenses of the Natural Resources

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

Total $1,178,600

Payable from the Agriculture Federal Projects Fund:

For Expenses Relating to Various

Federal Projects............................... 400,000

Payable from the Partners for Conservation Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 532,700

For State Contributions to State

Employees’ Retirement System..................... 242,900

For State Contributions to Social

Security........................................ 40,800

For Group Insurance.............................. 125,500

Total $941,900

Section 95. The sum of $4,500,000, 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......................... 3,900,000

Sustainable Agriculture Program.................. 300,000

Streambank Restoration........................... 300,000

Section 100. 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 105. The sum of $750,000, 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 110. 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 the Agricultural Premium Fund:

For Entertainment and other expenses

at the DuQuoin State Fair, including

the Percentage Portion of

Entertainment Contracts........................ 696,000

Section 115. 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........... 5,500,000

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

For Operations of Buildings and

Grounds in Springfield....................... 1,446,000

Section 120. 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............................. 63,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 28,700

For State Contributions to

Social Security.................................. 6,700

For Contractual Services.......................... 28,000

For Travel......................................... 2,000

For Commodities.................................... 1,800

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

For Equipment...................................... 3,500

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

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

Total $145,500

Payable from Illinois Standardbred

Breeders Fund:

For Personal Services............................. 65,000

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System.................... 29,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security.................................. 7,700

For Contractual Services.......................... 79,000

For Travel......................................... 2,300

For Commodities................................... 12,300

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

For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 12,000

Total $210,900

Payable from Illinois Thoroughbred

Breeders Fund:

For Personal Services............................ 238,200

For State Contributions to State

Employees' Retirement System................... 108,600

For State Contributions to

Social Security................................. 23,900

For Contractual Services.......................... 82,100

For Travel......................................... 2,100

For Commodities.................................... 2,300

For Printing....................................... 1,900

For Equipment...................................... 4,000

For Telecommunications Services................... 10,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment.................... 9,600

Total $482,700

Section 125. 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 Partners for Conservation Fund:

For grants to Soil and Water Conservation

Districts for clerical and other personnel,

for education and promotional assistance,

and for expenses of Soil and Water Conservation

District Boards and Administrative

Expenses..................................... 3,000,000

Section 130. 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 Illinois State Fair Fund:

For Awards to Livestock Breeders

and Related Expenses........................... 221,500

For Awards and Premiums at the

Illinois State Fair

and related expenses........................... 483,400

For Awards and Premiums for Grand

Circuit Horse Racing at the

Illinois State Fairgrounds

and related expenses........................... 178,600

Total $883,500

Section 135. 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

Quarter Horse Breeders Fund:

For Promotion of the Illinois Horse

Racing and Breeding Industry.................... 30,000

Payable from the Illinois Standardbred

Breeders Fund:

For Grants and Other Purposes.......................... 0

Payable from the Illinois Thoroughbred

Breeders Fund:

For Grants and Other Purposes.......................... 0

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............................... 1,798,600

For Premiums to Agricultural Extension

or 4-H Clubs to be Distributed at a

Uniform Rate................................... 786,400

For Premiums to Vocational

Agriculture Fairs.............................. 325,000

For Rehabilitation of County Fairgrounds....... 1,301,000

For Grants and Other Purposes for County

Fair and State Fair Horse Racing............... 329,300

Total $4,540,300

Payable from Fair and Exposition Fund:

For Distribution to County Fairs and

Fair and Exposition Authorities................ 900,000

Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.