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1     AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     (220 ILCS 5/8-511 rep.)
5     Section 5. If and only if House Bill 2424 of the 96th
6 General Assembly becomes law, then the Public Utilities Act is
7 amended by repealing Section 8-511.
 
8     Section 10. If and only if House Bill 2424 of the 96th
9 General Assembly becomes law, then the Park and Recreational
10 Facility Construction Act is amended by changing Sections 20-5
11 and 20-10 as follows:
 
12     (09600HB2424sam001, Art. 20, Sec. 20-5)
13     Sec. 20-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
14     "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
15     "Grant index" means a figure for each park or recreation
16 unit equal to one minus the ratio of the park or recreation
17 unit's equalized assessed valuation per capita to the equalized
18 assessed valuation per capita of the park or recreation unit
19 located at the 90th percentile for all park or recreation units
20 in the State. The grant index shall be no less than 0.35 and no
21 greater than 0.75 for each park or recreation unit; provided
22 that the grant index for park or recreation units whose

 

 

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1 equalized assessed valuation per capita is at the 99th
2 percentile and above for all park or recreation units in the
3 State shall be 0.00.
4     "Park or recreation unit" means the governmental unit of
5 any public park, park district, park and recreation district,
6 recreational facility, or recreation system established under
7 the Park District Code, the Chicago Park District Act, the
8 Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act, or the Illinois
9 Municipal Code or the governmental unit of a forest preserve
10 district established under the Downstate Forest Preserve
11 District Act that maintains a zoological park pursuant to the
12 Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act.
13     "Park or recreation unit construction project" means the
14 acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction,
15 rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning,
16 installation, maintenance, and upkeep of (i) capital
17 facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable
18 equipment, and land for park or recreation purposes, and (ii)
19 open spaces and natural areas, as those terms are defined in
20 Section 10 of the Illinois Open Land Trust Act, and (iii)
21 zoological parks established under the Forest Preserve
22 Zoological Parks Act.
23 (Source: 09600HB2424sam001.)
 
24     (09600HB2424sam001, Art. 20, Sec. 20-10)
25     Sec. 20-10. Grant awards. The Department is authorized to

 

 

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1 make grants to park or recreation units for park or recreation
2 unit construction projects with funds appropriated for that
3 purpose from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. However, in the case
4 of a park or recreation unit that is a forest preserve
5 district, the Department is not authorized to make grants for
6 purposes other than those enumerated in the Forest Preserve
7 Zoological Parks Act.
8 (Source: 09600HB2424sam001.)
 
9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.