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90_SB0866sam001 SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 866 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 866, by replacing 3 the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT to amend the General Obligation Bond Act."; and 5 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 6 following: 7 "Section 1. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended 8 by changing Sections 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7. 9 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652) 10 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois 11 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement 12 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois in the 13 total amount of $9,234,908,392$8,805,508,392herein called 14 "Bonds". 15 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to 16 $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be 17 issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings 18 Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds. 19 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to 20 $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be 21 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act -2- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds. 2 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General 3 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of 4 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will 5 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation 6 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only 7 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall 8 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of 9 Illinois General Obligation Bonds. 10 Bonds shall be issued for the categories and specific 11 purposes expressed in Sections 2 through 8 and Section 16 of 12 this Act. 13 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.) 14 (30 ILCS 330/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 653) 15 Sec. 3. Capital Facilities. The amount of $3,846,083,392 16$3,487,283,392is authorized to be used for the acquisition, 17 development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, 18 financing, architectural planning and installation of capital 19 facilities within the State, consisting of buildings, 20 structures, durable equipment, land, and interests in land 21 for the following specific purposes: 22 (a) $1,032,672,246$905,272,246for educational purposes 23 by State universities and colleges, the Illinois Community 24 College Board created by the Public Community College Act and 25 for grants to public community colleges as authorized by 26 Sections 5-11 and 5-12 of the Public Community College Act; 27 (b) $1,027,213,368$898,113,368for correctional 28 purposes at State prison and correctional centers; 29 (c) $298,682,486$284,132,486for open spaces, 30 recreational and conservation purposes and the protection of 31 land; 32 (d) $451,215,486$415,165,486for child care facilities, 33 mental and public health facilities, and facilities for the -3- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 care of disabled veterans and their spouses; 2 (e) $809,568,641$765,968,641for use by the State, its 3 departments, authorities, public corporations, commissions 4 and agencies; 5 (f) $818,100 for cargo handling facilities at port 6 districts and for breakwaters, including harbor entrances, at 7 port districts in conjunction with facilities for small boats 8 and pleasure crafts; 9 (g) $137,672,796$129,572,796for water resource 10 management projects; 11 (h) $16,940,269 for the provision of facilities for food 12 production research and related instructional and public 13 service activities at the State universities and public 14 community colleges; 15 (i) $34,000,000 for grants by the Secretary of State, as 16 State Librarian, for central library facilities authorized by 17 Section 8 of the Illinois Library System Act and for grants 18 by the Capital Development Board to units of local government 19 for public library facilities; 20 (j) $25,000,000 for the acquisition, development, 21 construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, 22 architectural planning and installation of capital facilities 23 consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and 24 land for grants to counties, municipalities or public 25 building commissions with correctional facilities that do not 26 comply with the minimum standards of the Department of 27 Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of 28 Corrections; 29 (k) $5,000,000 for grants in fiscal year 1988 by the 30 Department of Conservation for improvement or expansion of 31 aquarium facilities located on property owned by a park 32 district; and 33 (l) $7,300,000 to State agencies for grants to local 34 governments for the acquisition, financing, architectural -4- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 planning, development, alteration, installation, and 2 construction of capital facilities consisting of buildings, 3 structures, durable equipment, and land. 4 The amounts authorized above for capital facilities may 5 be used for the acquisition, installation, alteration, 6 construction, or reconstruction of capital facilities and for 7 the purchase of equipment for the purpose of major capital 8 improvements which will reduce energy consumption in State 9 buildings or facilities. 10 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.) 11 (30 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 654) 12 Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $2,436,800,000 13$2,388,300,000is authorized for use by the Department of 14 Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and 15 assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass 16 transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing 17 monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the 18 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and 19 improvement of the following transportation facilities and 20 equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and 21 interests in real property required or expected to be 22 required in connection therewith as follows: 23 (a) $1,411,000,000 for State highways, arterial 24 highways, freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating 25 highways and railroads and roads, and bridges on roads 26 maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road 27 districts for the following specific purposes: 28 (1) $1,310,000,000 for use statewide, 29 (2) $3,641,000 for use outside the Chicago 30 urbanized area, 31 (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized 32 area, 33 (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago, -5- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 (5) $57,894,500 for use within the counties of 2 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and 3 (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of 4 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. 5 (b) $835,800,000$787,300,000for mass transit 6 facilities, as defined in Section 49.19 of the Civil 7 Administrative Code of Illinois, including rapid transit, 8 rail, bus and other equipment used in connection therewith by 9 the State or any unit of local government, special 10 transportation district, municipal corporation or other 11 corporation or public authority authorized to provide and 12 promote public transportation within the State or two or more 13 of the foregoing jointly, for the following specific 14 purposes: 15 (1) $740,000,000$691,500,000statewide, 16 (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of 17 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, 18 (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of 19 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. 20 (c) $190,000,000 for airport or aviation facilities and 21 any equipment used in connection therewith, including 22 engineering and land acquisition costs, by the State or any 23 unit of local government, special transportation district, 24 municipal corporation or other corporation or public 25 authority authorized to provide public transportation within 26 the State, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly. 27 (Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.) 28 (30 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 656) 29 Sec. 6. Anti-Pollution. 30 (a) The amount of $189,300,000$170,400,000is 31 authorized for allocation by the Environmental Protection 32 Agency for grants or loans to units of local government in 33 such amounts, at such times and for such purpose as the -6- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 Agency deems necessary or desirable for the planning, 2 financing, and construction of municipal sewage treatment 3 works and solid waste disposal facilities and for making of 4 deposits into the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to 5 provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of Title 6 IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act. 7 (b) The amount of $160,500,000 is authorized for 8 allocation by the Environmental Protection Agency for payment 9 of claims submitted to the State and approved for payment 10 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program 11 established in Title XVI of the Environmental Protection Act. 12 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.) 13 (30 ILCS 330/7) (from Ch. 127, par. 657) 14 Sec. 7. Coal and Energy Development. The amount of 15 $163,200,000$160,000,000is authorized to be used by the 16 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs for coal and 17 energy development purposes, pursuant to Sections 2, 3 and 18 3.1 of the Illinois Coal and Energy Development Bond Act. Of 19 this amount $115,000,000 is for the specific purposes of 20 acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, 21 improvement, financing, architectural and technical planning 22 and installation of capital facilities consisting of 23 buildings, structures, durable equipment, and land for the 24 purpose of capital development of coal resources within the 25 State, $35,000,000 is for making a grant to the owner of a 26 generating station located in Illinois and having at least 27 three coal-fired generating units with accredited summer 28 capability greater than 500 megawatts each at such generating 29 station as provided in Section 6 of that Bond Act and 30 $13,200,000$10,000,000is for research, development and 31 demonstration of forms of energy other than that derived from 32 coal, either on or off State property. 33 (Source: P.A. 88-472; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.) -7- SRA90S0866MWcbam01 1 Section 2. This Act becomes effective immediately upon 2 becoming law.".