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Public Act 096-0040
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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(220 ILCS 5/8-511 rep.)
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Section 5. If and only if House Bill 2424 of the 96th |
General Assembly becomes law, then the Public Utilities Act is |
amended by repealing Section 8-511.
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Section 10. If and only if House Bill 2424 of the 96th |
General Assembly becomes law, then the Park and Recreational |
Facility Construction Act is amended by changing Sections 20-5 |
and 20-10 as follows:
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(09600HB2424sam001, Art. 20, Sec. 20-5)
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Sec. 20-5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
"Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. |
"Grant index" means a figure for each park or recreation |
unit equal to one minus the
ratio of the park or recreation |
unit's equalized assessed valuation per capita to the equalized |
assessed valuation per capita of the park or recreation unit |
located at the 90th percentile for all park or recreation units |
in the State. The grant index shall be no less than 0.35 and no |
greater than
0.75 for each park or recreation unit; provided |
that the grant index for park or recreation units whose
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equalized assessed valuation per capita is at the
99th |
percentile and above for all park or recreation units in the |
State shall be 0.00. |
"Park or recreation unit" means the governmental unit of |
any public park, park district, park and recreation district, |
recreational facility, or recreation system established under |
the Park District Code, the Chicago Park District Act, the |
Metro-East Park and Recreation District Act, or the Illinois |
Municipal Code or the governmental unit of a forest preserve |
district established under the Downstate Forest Preserve |
District Act that maintains a zoological park pursuant to the |
Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act.
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"Park or recreation unit construction project" means the |
acquisition, development,
construction, reconstruction, |
rehabilitation, improvement, architectural
planning, |
installation, maintenance, and upkeep of (i) capital |
facilities consisting of buildings,
structures, durable |
equipment, and land for park or recreation purposes, and (ii) |
open spaces and natural areas, as those terms are defined in |
Section 10 of the Illinois Open Land Trust Act, and (iii) |
zoological parks established under the Forest Preserve |
Zoological Parks Act.
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(Source: 09600HB2424sam001.)
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(09600HB2424sam001, Art. 20, Sec. 20-10)
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Sec. 20-10. Grant awards. The Department is authorized to
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make grants to park or recreation units for park or recreation |
unit construction projects with funds
appropriated for that |
purpose from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. However, in the case |
of a park or recreation unit that is a forest preserve |
district, the Department is not authorized to make grants for |
purposes other than those enumerated in the Forest Preserve |
Zoological Parks Act.
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(Source: 09600HB2424sam001.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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