99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2015 and 2016   

HB2847

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin - Thomas Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

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

General Funds                    $   31,041,300

Other State Funds                $  128,361,100

Federal Funds                    $1,032,289,400

Total                            $1,191,691,800

 

 

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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

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

    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.  The sum of $11,541,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for operational expenses of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, including prior year costs.

 

    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 Tourism Promotion Fund:

  For ordinary and contingent expenses associated

   with general administration,

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

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, including

   prior year costs............................. 14,691,600

  For advertising and promotion of Tourism

   throughout Illinois Under Subsection (2) of

   Section 4a of the Illinois Promotion Act,

   including prior year costs................... 14,660,000

Payable from the Historic Sites Fund:

  For ordinary and contingent administrative

   expenses of historic preservation programs,

   including prior year costs.................... 5,045,400

    Total                                       $34,397,000

 

    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 International

   Tourism, including prior year costs........... 6,120,300

  For ordinary and contingent administrative

  expenses, including prior year costs for

   the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau..... 9,839,000

  For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

   Expenses Associated with tourism,

   promotion and development, including

   prior year costs.............................. 5,158,300

  For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

   Expenses Associated with Local Tourism,

   including prior year costs................... 12,098,800

    Total                                        33,216,400

 

    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

   Investment 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.... 5,500,000

  For grants, contracts, and administrative

   Expenses associated with DCEO Technology-

   Based Programs, including prior year

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

    Total                                        $8,000,000

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                                       $16,750,000

 

    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,

   and Administrative Expenses associated

   with DCEO Job Training Programs,

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

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 45.  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 50.  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

   Trade and Investment, including

   prior year costs.............................. 5,000,000

 

    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 ENERGY ASSISTANCE

GRANTS

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...................... 330,000,000

 

    Section 60.  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

GRANTS

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                                      $320,000,000

 

    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:

ILLINOIS ENERGY OFFICE

GRANTS

Payable from the Solid Waste Management Fund:

  For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

   Expenses Associated with Providing Financial

   Assistance for Recycling and Reuse in

   Accordance with the Environmental

   Protection Act, the Illinois Solid

   Waste Management Act and/or the Solid

   Waste Planning and Recycling Act,

   including prior year costs.................... 7,000,000

Payable from the Alternate Fuels Fund:

  For Administration and Grant Expenses

   of the Ethanol Fuel Research Program,

   including prior year costs.................... 1,000,000

Payable from the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund:

  For Grants and Administrative Expenses

   Relating to Projects that Promote Energy

   Efficiency, including prior year costs........ 9,000,000

Payable from the DCEO Energy Projects Fund:

  For Expenses and Grants Connected with

   Energy Programs, including prior year

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

Payable from the Federal Energy Fund:

  For Expenses and Grants Connected with

   the State Energy Program, including

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

 

    Total, this Article                      $1,191,691,800

 

Section 99. Effective date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.