102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3841

 

Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 120/5  from Ch. 85, par. 655
30 ILCS 120/10  from Ch. 85, par. 660
30 ILCS 120/13  from Ch. 85, par. 663

    Amends the Agricultural Fair Act. Provides that the DeWitt County Fair shall qualify for disbursements made by the Department of Agriculture from an appropriation made under provisions of the Act in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, subject to appropriation; provided that, the DeWitt County Fair notifies the Department in writing of its declaration of intent to participate. Provides that the authorized base amount of the DeWitt County Fair for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall be $20,000 each. Provides that the maximum amount the DeWitt County Fair may be reimbursed in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is $13,250. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Agricultural Fair Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5, 10, and 13 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 120/5)  (from Ch. 85, par. 655)
7    Sec. 5. To qualify for disbursements made by the
8Department from an appropriation made under provisions of this
9Act, each county fair should notify the Department in writing
10of its declaration of intent to participate by December 31 of
11the year preceding the year in which such distribution shall
12be made. The DeWitt County Fair shall qualify for
13disbursements made by the Department from an appropriation
14made under the provisions of this Act in fiscal years 2022 and
152023, subject to appropriation, and provided the DeWitt County
16Fair notifies the Department in writing of its declaration of
17intent to participate within 30 days after the effective date
18of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The
19notification shall state the following: facts of its
20organization, location, officers, dates of exhibitions and
21approximate amount of premiums to be offered.
22(Source: P.A. 91-934, eff. 6-1-01.)
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 120/10)  (from Ch. 85, par. 660)
2    Sec. 10. (a) Effective with fiscal year 1987, each county
3fair's authorized base shall be set at 66 2/3% of the approved
4amount of premium paid in either fiscal year 1984 or 1985,
5whichever year has the largest approved amount. The authorized
6base of the Gallatin, Montgomery and Massac county fairs for
7fiscal years 1987 and 1988 shall be $15,000 each. Subject to
8appropriation, the authorized base of the DeWitt County Fair
9for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall be $20,000 each. If there
10is a change in the appropriation, the Director shall allocate
11to each fair the same percentages of that appropriation as it
12received of the authorized bases for all fairs.
13    (b) The Department shall reimburse each eligible county
14fair as follows:
15    100% of the first $2,000 of approved premiums awarded at
16each eligible county fair;
17    85% of the next $2,000;
18    75% of the next $3,000;
19    65% of the next $3,000;
20    55% of the next $4,000; and
21    50% of the remaining premiums paid until the total
22reimbursement equals the authorized base amount for each fair.
23    (c) If, after all approved state aid claims are paid for
24the current year pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section,
25any amount remains in the appropriations for state aid, that
26remaining amount shall be distributed on a grant basis. If the

 

 

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1total amount of excess approved state aid claims over the
2authorized base is equal to or less than the remaining amount
3appropriated for state aid, then each participating fair shall
4receive a grant equivalent to the excess of its approved claim
5over its authorized base. If the total amount of excess
6approved state aid claims exceeds the remaining monies
7appropriated for state aid, the grants shall be distributed to
8the participating fairs in proportion to the total amounts of
9their respective excess approved claims. If, after all
10approved claims are paid, any amount remains, that amount
11shall be distributed to all county fairs eligible under this
12Section in proportion to their total state aid claims. Fairs
13filing approved claims exceeding both their authorized base
14and the grant provided for in this subsection shall
15participate in the Growth Incentive Program set forth in
16Section 10.1.
17    Grant monies received by a county fair shall be used only
18for premiums, awards, judge's fees, and other expenses
19incurred by the fair which are directly related to the
20operation of the fair and approved by regulation of the
21Department. Each fair shall file with the Department a fiscal
22accounting of the expenditure of the grant monies received
23under this subsection each year at the same time it files its
24report under Section 12 in relation to the fair held in the
25next succeeding year.
26    Effective with fiscal year 1989 and each odd numbered

 

 

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1fiscal year thereafter, the authorized base of all
2participating county fairs shall be adjusted by applying 66
32/3% to the amount of approved premiums paid in the highest of
4the previous 2 fiscal years.
5(Source: P.A. 91-934, eff. 6-1-01.)
 
6    (30 ILCS 120/13)  (from Ch. 85, par. 663)
7    Sec. 13. Rehabilitation. Except as otherwise allowed by
8the Director, to qualify for disbursements made by the
9Department from an appropriation made under the provisions of
10this Section, the land on which the fair is held must be owned
11by the county fair board participating in this disbursement or
12by a State, city, village, or county government body, or be
13held under a lease that is at least 20 years in duration, the
14terms of which require the lessee to have continuous
15possession of the land during every day of the lease period. No
16county fair shall qualify for disbursements made by the
17Department from an appropriation made under the provisions of
18this Section unless it shall have notified the Department in
19writing of its intent to participate prior to obligating any
20funds for which reimbursement will be requested. Each county
21fair shall be reimbursed annually for that part of the amount
22expended by the fair during the year for liability and
23casualty insurance, as provided in this Section, and the
24rehabilitation of its grounds, including major construction
25projects and minor maintenance and repair projects; as

 

 

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1follows:
2    100% of the first $5,000 or any part thereof;
3    75% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof;
4    50% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof.
5    The lesser of either $20,000 or 50% of the amount received
6by a county fair pursuant to this Section may be expended for
7liability and casualty insurance.
8    The maximum amount the DeWitt County Fair may be
9reimbursed in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, subject to
10appropriation, is $13,250.
11    If a county fair expends more than is needed in any year
12for approved projects to maximize State reimbursement under
13this Section and provides itemized receipts and other evidence
14of expenditures for that year, any excess may be carried over
15to the succeeding year. The amount carried over shall
16constitute a claim for reimbursement for a subsequent period
17not to exceed 7 years as long as funds are available.
18    Before June 30 of each year, the president and secretary
19of each county fair which has participated in this program
20shall file with the Department a sworn statement of the amount
21expended during the period July 1 to June 30 of the State's
22fiscal year, accompanied by itemized receipted bills and other
23evidence of expenditures. If the Department approves the
24claim, the State Comptroller is authorized and directed to
25draw a warrant payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund on
26the State Treasurer for the amount of the rehabilitation

 

 

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1claims.
2    If after all claims are paid, there remains any amount of
3the appropriation for rehabilitation, the remaining amount
4shall be distributed as a grant to the participating fairs
5qualifying for the maximum reimbursement and shall be
6distributed to the eligible fairs on an equal basis not to
7exceed each eligible fair's pro rata share granted in this
8paragraph. A sworn statement of the amount expended
9accompanied by the itemized receipted bills as evidence of
10expenditure must be filed with the Department by June 30 of
11each year.
12(Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.