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Public Act 91-0216

SB1110 Enrolled                                LRB9101079SMtm

    AN ACT to amend the  Disabled  Veterans  Housing  Act  by
changing Sections 2 and 2.1.

    Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5.  The Disabled Veterans Housing Act is  amended
by changing Sections 2 and 2.1 as follows:

    (330 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59)
    Sec. 2.  The assistance granted shall be in the form of a
single  lump-sum  payment  to  the  veteran  in the following
amount, but shall in no  event  exceed  the  sum  of  $15,000
$12,000:
    (a)  Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit
on  land  to  be  acquired  by  him  or  acquired  after  his
application  for  federal  assistance,  the  amount  of State
assistance shall be 25% of the total cost of the housing unit
and the necessary land upon which it is to be located.
    (b)  Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit
on land acquired by him prior to his application for  federal
assistance,  the  amount  of State assistance shall be 25% of
the total cost of the housing unit and the land necessary for
such housing unit; but if the federal government pays 50%  of
the  total  cost  of the housing unit plus the full amount of
the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of the
land necessary for such housing unit, or if there is no  such
unpaid balance remaining, then the amount of State assistance
shall be 25% of the total cost of the housing unit only.
    (c)  Where  the  veteran  elects  to  remodel a dwelling,
which is not adapted to the requirements of  his  disability,
acquired   by  him  prior  to  his  application  for  federal
assistance, the amount of State assistance shall  be  25%  of
the  cost  of  such  remodeling,  plus 25% of the cost of the
dwelling and the necessary land upon which  it  is  situated;
but  if  the  federal  government  pays  50%  of  the cost of
remodeling plus the full amount of  the  unpaid  balance,  if
any, of the cost of such dwelling and the necessary land upon
which  it  is situated, or if there is no such unpaid balance
remaining, then the amount of State assistance shall  be  25%
of the cost of remodeling only.
    (d)  Where  the  veteran  has acquired a suitable housing
unit, the amount of State assistance shall be 25% of the cost
of such housing unit and the necessary land upon which it  is
located;  but  if the federal government pays the full amount
of the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost  of  such  housing
unit  and the necessary land upon which it is situated, or if
there  is  no  such  unpaid  balance  remaining,   no   State
assistance shall be granted.
(Source: P.A. 84-135.)

    (330 ILCS 65/2.1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59.1)
    Sec.  2.1.   (a) The  Illinois  Department  of  Veterans'
Affairs shall provide assistance to a veteran who is eligible
for  and  has been approved by the Administrator of Veterans'
Affairs for the grant  authorized  under  Section  801(b)  of
Title 38 of The United States Code for remodeling a dwelling,
which  is  not  adapted  to the requirements of the veteran's
disability, and which  was  acquired  by  him  prior  to  his
application for federal assistance.
    (b)  The amount of State assistance provided to a veteran
under  subsection  (a)  of this Section shall be equal to the
lesser of (1)  the  difference  between  the  total  cost  of
remodeling  and  the  amount  of  assistance  provided by the
federal government under Title  38,  Section  801(b)  of  the
United  States  Code  or  (2) $3,000 $2,000.  However, if the
amount of the federal assistance is at  least  equal  to  the
total   cost  of  remodeling  the  dwelling,  then  no  State
assistance shall be granted under this Section.
    (c)  A veteran eligible for assistance  under  subsection
(a)  of  this Section shall not by reason of such eligibility
be denied benefits for which such  veteran  becomes  eligible
under Section 2 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-135.)

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