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90_HB1289eng

      505 ILCS 82/15
          Amends the Food and Agriculture Research Act  to  provide
      that  to offset the costs of C-FAR membership, the Department
      of Agriculture may retain 0.03% of  the  total  appropriation
      for  the  purposes  of this Act.  Provides that members shall
      serve  without  compensation  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for
      ordinary and necessary expenses.
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HB1289 Engrossed                               LRB9004427NTsb
 1        AN ACT to amend the Food and Agriculture Research Act  by
 2    changing Section 15.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Food  and  Agriculture  Research  Act  is
 6    amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 7        (505 ILCS 82/15)
 8        Sec.  15.   Allocation  of funds.  Appropriations for the
 9    purposes of this Act shall be made to the Illinois Department
10    of Agriculture, which shall allocate funds appropriated under
11    this Act to the following entities  providing  each  the  pro
12    rata  share  indicated:  the Illinois Agricultural Experiment
13    Station,  82%;  Southern  Illinois  University   College   of
14    Agriculture,  11%;  Illinois  State  University Department of
15    Agriculture, 4%; Western Illinois  University  Department  of
16    Agriculture,  3%.   Three  years  after the effective date of
17    this Act and  every  3  years  thereafter,  the  Director  of
18    Agriculture  shall  review these percentages, ascertain their
19    appropriateness, and report to the General Assembly.
20        To offset the cost of  administering  the  appropriation,
21    the Department of Agriculture may retain $50,000 or 1/2 of 1%
22    of the total appropriation, whichever is less.
23        To  offset  the  cost  of members of C-FAR incurred while
24    performing their duties as official group representatives, up
25    to 1% of the funds appropriated for the purposes of this  Act
26    may  be  allocated  by the Department of Agriculture to cover
27    these expenses.  Members shall  serve  without  compensation,
28    but  shall  be reimbursed for ordinary and necessary expenses
29    incurred  in  the   performance   of   their   duties.    The
30    reimbursement  rates  shall not exceed those rates that apply
31    to State employees.
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 1    (Source: P.A. 89-182, eff. 7-19-95.)

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