HB2734ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. William B. Black

Filed: 3/10/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2734

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2734 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Sections 5.719 and 6z-76 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.719 new)

Sec. 5.719. The State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax Checkoff Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)

Sec. 6z-76. The State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax Checkoff Fund; creation.

(a) The State Parks and Historic Sties Income Tax Checkoff Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated as follows: two-thirds shall be appropriated to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and one-third shall be appropriated to the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Moneys shall be used for the upkeep and maintenance of State parks and historic sites.

(b) Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, appropriations, gifts, donations, grants, and awards from any public or private entity must be deposited into the Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Fund must be deposited into the Fund.

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Section 507SS as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/507SS new)

Sec. 507SS. State parks and historic sites checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2009, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the State Parks and Historic Sites Income Tax Checkoff Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.

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