LUECHTEFELD-WOOLARD-BOWLES-WALSH,L-O'DANIEL, WATSON AND MYERS. (HARTKE-REITZ-BOST-LAWFER) New Act Creates the Illinois Farm Products Economic Development Act. Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall make cash payments to Illinois grain processors that use corn to make ethyl alcohol and other products. Sets the amount of payment at 30 cents per bushel for each bushel used in a grain-processing center that began production after January 1, 2001. Provides that payments may be made only during the first 5 years of operation. Establishes a claims procedure and requires audits of the claims made. Requires the Department of Agriculture to promulgate emergency and permanent rules to implement the Act. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2010, at which time the remaining unobligated balance shall revert to the General Revenue Fund. Makes other provisions. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall make cash payments under the Illinois Farm Products Economic Development Act to processors in this State that use corn to make ethyl alcohol and other alternative fuels made with corn-based products (now, to make ethyl alcohol and other products). Sets a cap of $6,000,000 for total payments made in any one fiscal year under the Act. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Changes "other products" to "other alternative fuels made with corn-based products" in another place in the bill. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: New Act Adds reference to: 505 ILCS 40/2 from Ch. 5, par. 702 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Corn Marketing Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning the short title of the Act. FEB-20-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-20-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-21-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC & CON FEB-27-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WOOLARD FEB-27-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGRICULTURE S FEB-27-2001 S ADOPTED FEB-28-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SAGR FEB-28-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-01 FEB-28-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES FEB-28-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR WALSH,L FEB-28-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'DANIEL MAR-01-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE MAR-07-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WATSON MAR-16-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY MAR-16-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LUECHTEFELD MAR-16-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL MAR-20-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LUECHTEFELD MAR-20-2001 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL MAR-20-2001 S SECOND READING MAR-20-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-LUECHTEFELD MAR-20-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-20-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-03-21 MAR-28-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MYERS MAR-29-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 MAR-29-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE MAR-29-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING MAR-30-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR REITZ MAR-30-2001 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO HARTKE MAR-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR REITZ MAR-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOST MAR-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LAWFER MAR-30-2001 H FIRST READING MAR-30-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-03-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE REVENUE APR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-REVENUE H APR-26-2001 H ADOPTED SUB APR-26-2001 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE REVENUE MAY-03-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 011-000-000 HREV MAY-03-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-16-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-16-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAY-18-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 25, 2001 MAY-18-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAY-25-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 31, 2001 MAY-25-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAY-31-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary