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90_HB1743 30 ILCS 105/6z-42 new Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Excess Federal Grant Distributive Fund as a special fund outside of the State Treasury. Provides that the Treasurer shall, ex officio, be custodian of the Fund. Provides that all excess federal grant moneys shall be deposited into the Fund. Defines "excess federal grant moneys" as those funds received by the State from a federal agency for grant or loan programs administered by any State department or agency and by units of local government where (1) the funds have not been appropriated and (2) there is a law, regulation, or intergovernmental agreement specifying how the funds shall be allocated to the units of local government that administer the program at the local level. Provides that the State Department or agency shall certify to the Treasurer the disbursement of the stated sums of money to the named unit of local government each month. Provides that the State agency or department shall, within 10 days of certification, issue to the unit of local government a statement indicating the additional amounts that will be available as a result of the certification. Effective immediately. LRB9005071KDks LRB9005071KDks 1 AN ACT to amend the State Finance Act by adding Section 2 6z-42. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 6 Section 6z-42 as follows: 7 (30 ILCS 105/6z-42 new) 8 Sec. 6z-42. The Excess Federal Grant Distributive Fund. 9 (a) The Excess Federal Grant Distributive Fund is 10 created as a special trust fund outside of the State 11 Treasury. The State Treasurer shall, ex officio, be 12 custodian of the Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision 13 of law to the contrary, all excess federal grant moneys 14 received in any fiscal year shall be deposited into the Fund 15 and distributed as provided in this Section. As used in this 16 Section, "excess federal grant moneys" means funds received 17 by the State from any federal agency for grant or loan 18 programs administered by any State department or agency at 19 the State level, and by units of local government on the 20 local level, where; (1) the funds have not yet been 21 appropriated by the General Assembly; and (2) there is in 22 effect a law, regulation, or intergovernmental agreement 23 specifying the manner in which the funds shall be allocated 24 to the units of local government that administer the grant or 25 loan program at the local level. 26 (b) On or before the 25th day of each calendar month, 27 the appropriate department or agency shall prepare and 28 certify to the Treasurer the authorization for disbursement 29 of stated sums of money to named units of local government. 30 The amount to be paid to each unit of local government shall 31 be the amount of excess federal grant moneys received during -2- LRB9005071KDks 1 the preceding calendar month to which the unit of local 2 government is entitled under the law, regulation, or 3 intergovernmental agreement specifying the manner in which 4 the funds shall be allocated to the units of local 5 government. 6 When certifying the amount of monthly disbursement to a 7 unit of local government under this Section, the appropriate 8 department or agency shall increase or decrease that amount 9 by an amount necessary to offset any misallocation of 10 previous disbursements. The State Treasurer is hereby 11 authorized to make distributions as provided in this Section. 12 (c) Whenever amounts are certified under this Section, 13 the appropriate State department or agency shall, within 10 14 days after the certification is made, issue to the unit of 15 local government a statement indicating the additional 16 amounts that will be made available to the unit of local 17 government as the result of the certification. The State 18 department or agency and the unit of local government shall, 19 without unnecessary delay, amend any applicable grant 20 agreement or other agreement to reflect the additional funds 21 that are authorized for disbursement. 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 23 becoming law.