99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2015 and 2016   

SB1995

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, as follows:

General Funds                    $ 19,184,400

Other State Funds                $ 65,535,200

Federal Funds                    $ 12,990,000

Total                            $ 97,709,600

 

 

 

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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 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

(c)  Group Insurances;

(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.