Rep. William B. Black

Filed: 3/10/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2734

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2734 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Sections 5.719 and 6z-76 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)
7     Sec. 5.719. The State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax
8 Checkoff Fund.
 
9     (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)
10     Sec. 6z-76. The State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax
11 Checkoff Fund; creation.
12     (a) The State Parks and Historic Sties Income Tax Checkoff
13 Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys
14 in the Fund shall be appropriated as follows: two-thirds shall
15 be appropriated to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources

 

 

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1 and one-third shall be appropriated to the Illinois Historic
2 Preservation Agency. Moneys shall be used for the upkeep and
3 maintenance of State parks and historic sites.
4     (b) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
5 including, without limitation, appropriations, gifts,
6 donations, grants, and awards from any public or private entity
7 must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys
8 in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.
 
9     Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by
10 adding Section 507SS as follows:
 
11     (35 ILCS 5/507SS new)
12     Sec. 507SS. State parks and historic sites checkoff. For
13 taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2009, the
14 Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax
15 form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to
16 contribute to the State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax
17 Checkoff Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th
18 General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the
19 amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and
20 indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's
21 refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the
22 return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the
23 increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This
24 Section does not apply to any amended return.
 

 

 

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