$SB3189 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

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

Section 5. In addition to other amounts appropriated, the amount of $10,444,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 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, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For costs associated with the development

and operation of a New Business

Permitting Portal as required by

Public Act 99-0134............................ 2,150,000

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For ordinary and contingent expenses associated

with general administration, grants and

including prior year costs................... 10,500,000

Payable from the Intra-Agency Services Fund:

For overhead costs related to federal

programs, including prior year costs......... 19,539,400

Payable from the Build Illinois Bond Fund:

For ordinary and contingent expenses associated

with the administration of the capital program,

including prior year costs.................... 2,000,000

Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TOURISM

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For ordinary and contingent

administrative expenses of

the tourism and historic preservation programs,

and grants including prior year costs......... 4,091,600

For administrative and grant expenses

associated with statewide tourism promotion

and development, including prior year costs... 4,835,900

For advertising and promotion of Tourism

throughout Illinois Under Subsection (2) of

Section 4a of the Illinois Promotion Act,

and grants including prior year costs........ 21,468,500

For Advertising and Promotion of Illinois

Tourism in International Markets, including

prior years costs…........................... 8,000,000

For Municipal Convention Center and

Sports Facility Attraction Grants

authorized by Public Act 99-0476.............. 1,800,000

Total $40,196,000

Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TOURISM

GRANTS

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative Expenses

Associated with the International Tourism Program

Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-707, including prior

year costs.................................... 2,000,000

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For the Tourism Matching Grant Program

Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for

Counties under 1,000,000...................... 1,250,000

For the Tourism Matching Grant Program

Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for

Counties over 1,000,000......................... 750,000

Total $4,000,000

The Department, with the consent in writing from the Governor, may reapportion not more than ten percent of the total appropriation of Tourism Promotion Fund, in Section 20 above, among the various purposes therein recommended.

Payable from Tourism Promotion Fund:

For grants to Convention and Tourism Bureaus

Bureaus Outside of Chicago................... 14,435,400

Choose Chicago................................ 3,168,700

For grants, contracts, and administrative

expenses associated with the

Local Tourism and Convention Bureau

Program pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-705

including prior year costs...................... 300,000

For a grant to Choose Chicago................. 10,042,000

Total $27,946,100

Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

GRANTS

Payable from the Federal Workforce Training Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with the Workforce

Innovation and Opportunity Act and other

Workforce training programs, including refunds

and prior year costs........................ 275,000,000

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

GRANTS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For grants, contracts, and administrative

expenses associated with the Illinois

Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation

and Technology, including prior year costs.... 3,000,000

For grants, contracts, and administrative

Expenses associated with DCEO Technology-

Based Programs, including prior year

costs......................................... 2,500,000

Total $5,500,000

Payable from the Small Business Environmental

Assistance Fund:

For grants and administrative expenses of the

Small Business Environmental Assistance Program,

including prior year costs...................... 500,000

Payable from the Workforce, Technology,

and Economic Development Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/

605-420, including prior year costs........... 2,000,000

Payable from the Commerce and Community Affairs

Assistance Fund:

For grants, contracts and administrative

expenses of the Procurement Technical

Assistance Center Program, including

prior year costs................................ 750,000

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/

605-500, including prior year costs.......... 13,000,000

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-30,

including prior year costs ................... 3,000,000

Total $19,250,000

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

OPERATIONS

Payable from Economic Research and

Information Fund:

For Purposes Set Forth in

Section 605-20 of the Civil

Administrative Code of Illinois

(20 ILCS 605/605-20)............................ 230,000

Payable from the Historic Property

Administration Fund:

For Administrative Expenses in Accordance

with the Historic Tax Credit Program Pursuant

to 35 ILCS 5/221(b)............................. 200,000

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For the purpose of Grants, Contracts,

ad Administrative Expenses associated

with DCEO Job Training Programs, including

prior year costs.............................. 8,500,000

Payable from the State Small Business Credit

Initiative Fund:

For the Purpose of Contracts, Grants,

Loans, Investments and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with the State

Small Business Credit Initiative Program,

including prior year costs................... 40,000,000

Payable from the Intermodal Facilities Promotion Fund:

For the purpose of promoting construction

of intermodal transportation facilities

including reimbursement of prior

year costs.................................... 3,000,000

Payable from the Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund:

For the Purpose of Contracts, Grants,

Loans, Investments and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with the Provisions

Of the Small Business Development Act

Pursuant to 30 ILCS 750/9.................... 10,500,000

Payable from the Illinois Equity Fund:

For the purpose of Grants, Loans, and

Investments in Accordance with the

Provisions of the Small Business

Development Act............................... 1,000,000

Payable from the Large Business Attraction Fund:

For the purpose of Grants, Loans,

Investments, and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with Article

10 of the Build Illinois Act.................. 1,500,000

Payable from the Public Infrastructure Construction

Loan Revolving Fund:

For the Purpose of Grants, Loans,

Investments, and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with Article 8

of the Build Illinois Act..................... 6,000,000

Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

ILLINOIS FILM OFFICE

Payable from Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Administrative Expenses, Grants,

and Contracts Associated with

Advertising and Promotion, including

prior year costs.............................. 1,317,700

Section 55. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT

OPERATIONS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Illinois Office

of Trade and Investment, including

prior year costs.............................. 1,500,000

Payable from the International and Promotional Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, Administrative

Expenses, and Refunds Pursuant to

20 ILCS 605/605-25, including

prior year costs................................ 500,000

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Illinois Office

of Trade and Investment, including

prior year costs.............................. 6,000,000

Section 60. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE

GRANTS

Payable from Supplemental Low-Income Energy

Assistance Fund:

For Grants and Administrative Expenses

Pursuant to Section 13 of the Energy

Assistance Act of 1989, as Amended,

including refunds and prior year costs...... 165,000,000

Payable from Energy Administration Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses associated with DCEO Weatherization

Programs, including refunds and prior

year costs................................... 25,000,000

Payable from Low Income Home Energy

Assistance Block Grant Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Low Income Home

Energy Assistance Act of 1981, including

refunds and prior year costs................ 330,000,000

Section 65. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund:

For the Ordinary and Contingent Expenses

of the Rural Affairs Institute at

Western Illinois University..................... 160,000

Payable from the Community Services Block Grant Fund:

For Administrative Expenses and Grants to

Eligible Recipients as Defined in the

Community Services Block Grant Act, including

refunds and prior year costs................. 60,000,000

Payable from the Community Development

Small Cities Block Grant Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses related to the Section 108

Loan Guarantee Program, including refunds

and prior year costs......................... 40,000,000

For Grants to Local Units of Government

or Other Eligible Recipients and for contracts

and administrative expenses, as Defined in

the Community Development Act of 1974, or by

U.S. HUD Notice approving Supplemental allocation

For the Illinois CDBG Program, including refunds

and prior year costs........................ 100,000,000

For Administrative and Grant Expenses Relating

to Training, Technical Assistance and

Administration of the Community Development

Assistance Programs, and for Grants to Local

Units of Government or Other Eligible

Recipients as Defined in the Community

Development Act of 1974, as amended,

for Illinois Cities with populations

under 50,000, including refunds,

and prior year costs........................ 120,000,000

Total $320,160,000

Section 70. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

ILLINOIS ENERGY OFFICE

GRANTS

Payable from the Energy Efficiency Portfolio

Standards Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses associated with Energy Efficiency

Programs, including refunds and

prior year costs............................ 125,000,000

Payable from the DCEO Energy Projects Fund:

For Expenses and Grants Connected with

Energy Programs, including prior year

costs........................................ 15,000,000

Payable from the Federal Energy Fund:

For Expenses and Grants Connected with

the State Energy Program, including

prior year costs.............................. 3,000,000

Section 75. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

Payable from the Illinois Historic Sites Fund:

For administrative and grant expenses

associated with the historic

preservation program, including

prior year costs ............................. 4,732,200

Payable from the Historic Property Administrative Fund:

For administrative and grant expenses

associated with the historic

preservation program, including

prior year costs................................ 150,000

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For administrative and grant expenses

associated with the historic

preservation program, including

prior year costs............................. 11,000,000

Section 99. Effective Date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2016, if and only if Senate Bill 2789 of the 99th General Assembly (the Unbalanced Budget Response Act), as introduced in the Illinois Senate, becomes law.