Bill Text: IL SB1635 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Agricultural Fair Act. Provides that the DeWitt County Fair shall qualify for disbursements made by the Department of Agriculture from an appropriation made under provisions of the Act in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, subject to appropriation; provided that, the DeWitt County Fair notifies the Department in writing of its declaration of intent to participate. Provides that the authorized base amount of the DeWitt County Fair for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall be $20,000 each. Provides that the maximum amount the DeWitt County Fair may be reimbursed in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023 is $13,250. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1635 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SB1635-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Agricultural Fair Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 5, 10, and 13 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 120/5) (from Ch. 85, par. 655)
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7 | Sec. 5.
To qualify for disbursements made by
the
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8 | Department
from an appropriation made under provisions of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Act, each county fair
should notify the Department in writing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | of its declaration of intent to
participate by December 31 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the year preceding the year in which such
distribution shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | be made. The DeWitt County Fair shall qualify for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | disbursements made by the Department from an appropriation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | made under the provisions of this Act in fiscal years 2022 and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2023, subject to appropriation, and provided the DeWitt County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Fair notifies the Department in writing of its declaration of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | intent to participate within 30 days after the effective date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | notification shall state the following:
facts of its | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | organization, location, officers, dates of exhibitions and
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21 | approximate amount of premiums to be offered.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 91-934, eff. 6-1-01.)
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1 | (30 ILCS 120/10) (from Ch. 85, par. 660)
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2 | Sec. 10.
(a) Effective with fiscal year 1987, each county | ||||||
3 | fair's authorized
base
shall be set at 66 2/3% of the approved | ||||||
4 | amount of premium paid in either
fiscal year 1984 or 1985, | ||||||
5 | whichever year has the largest approved amount.
The authorized | ||||||
6 | base of the Gallatin, Montgomery and Massac county fairs for
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7 | fiscal
years 1987 and 1988 shall be $15,000 each. Subject to | ||||||
8 | appropriation, the authorized base of the DeWitt County Fair | ||||||
9 | for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 shall be $20,000 each. If there | ||||||
10 | is a
change in the appropriation, the Director shall allocate | ||||||
11 | to each fair the
same percentages of that appropriation as it | ||||||
12 | received of the authorized
bases for all fairs.
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13 | (b) The Department shall reimburse each eligible county | ||||||
14 | fair as follows:
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15 | 100% of the
first $2,000 of approved premiums awarded at | ||||||
16 | each eligible county fair;
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17 | 85% of the next $2,000;
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18 | 75% of the next $3,000;
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19 | 65% of the next $3,000;
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20 | 55% of the next $4,000; and
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21 | 50% of the remaining premiums paid until the total | ||||||
22 | reimbursement equals the
authorized base amount for each fair.
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23 | (c) If, after all approved state aid claims are paid for | ||||||
24 | the current
year pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||||
25 | any amount remains in the
appropriations for state aid, that
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26 | remaining amount shall be distributed on a
grant basis. If the |
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1 | total amount of excess approved state aid claims over the
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2 | authorized
base is equal to or less than the remaining amount | ||||||
3 | appropriated
for state aid, then each participating fair shall | ||||||
4 | receive a grant equivalent
to the excess of its approved claim | ||||||
5 | over its authorized base. If the total
amount
of excess | ||||||
6 | approved state aid claims exceeds the remaining monies | ||||||
7 | appropriated
for
state aid, the grants shall be distributed to | ||||||
8 | the participating fairs in
proportion to the total amounts of | ||||||
9 | their respective excess approved claims. If,
after all | ||||||
10 | approved claims are paid, any amount remains, that amount | ||||||
11 | shall
be distributed to all county fairs eligible under this | ||||||
12 | Section in proportion
to their total state aid claims. Fairs | ||||||
13 | filing approved claims exceeding
both their authorized base | ||||||
14 | and the grant provided for in this subsection
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15 | participate in the Growth Incentive Program set forth in | ||||||
16 | Section 10.1.
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17 | Grant monies received by a county fair shall be used only
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18 | for premiums, awards, judge's fees, and other expenses | ||||||
19 | incurred by the
fair which are directly related to the | ||||||
20 | operation of the fair and
approved by regulation of the | ||||||
21 | Department. Each fair shall file with the
Department a fiscal | ||||||
22 | accounting of the expenditure of the grant monies
received | ||||||
23 | under this subsection each year at the same time it files its
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24 | report under Section 12 in relation to the fair held in the | ||||||
25 | next
succeeding year.
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26 | Effective with fiscal year 1989 and each odd numbered |
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1 | fiscal year
thereafter, the authorized base of all | ||||||
2 | participating county fairs shall be
adjusted by applying 66 | ||||||
3 | 2/3% to the amount of approved premiums paid in the
highest of | ||||||
4 | the previous 2 fiscal years.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 91-934, eff. 6-1-01.)
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6 | (30 ILCS 120/13) (from Ch. 85, par. 663)
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7 | Sec. 13. Rehabilitation. Except as otherwise allowed by | ||||||
8 | the
Director, to qualify for disbursements made by the
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9 | Department from an appropriation made under the provisions of | ||||||
10 | this Section, the
land on which the fair is held must be owned | ||||||
11 | by the county fair board
participating in this disbursement or | ||||||
12 | by a State, city, village, or county
government body, or be | ||||||
13 | held under a lease that is at least 20 years in
duration, the | ||||||
14 | terms of which require the lessee to have continuous | ||||||
15 | possession
of the land during every day of the lease period. No | ||||||
16 | county fair shall
qualify for
disbursements made by the
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17 | Department from an appropriation made under the provisions of | ||||||
18 | this Section
unless it shall have notified the Department in | ||||||
19 | writing of its intent to
participate prior to obligating any | ||||||
20 | funds for which reimbursement will be
requested. Each county | ||||||
21 | fair shall be reimbursed annually
for that part of the amount | ||||||
22 | expended by the fair during the year for
liability
and | ||||||
23 | casualty insurance, as provided in this Section, and the
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24 | rehabilitation of its grounds, including major construction | ||||||
25 | projects and
minor maintenance and repair projects; as |
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1 | follows:
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2 | 100% of the first $5,000 or any part thereof;
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3 | 75% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof;
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4 | 50% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof.
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5 | The lesser of either $20,000 or 50% of the amount
received | ||||||
6 | by a
county fair pursuant to
this Section may be expended for | ||||||
7 | liability and casualty
insurance.
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8 | The maximum amount the DeWitt County Fair may be | ||||||
9 | reimbursed in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, subject to | ||||||
10 | appropriation, is $13,250. | ||||||
11 | If a county fair expends more than is needed in any
year | ||||||
12 | for approved projects to maximize State reimbursement under | ||||||
13 | this
Section and provides itemized
receipts and other evidence | ||||||
14 | of expenditures
for that year, any excess may be carried over | ||||||
15 | to the
succeeding year. The amount carried over shall | ||||||
16 | constitute a claim for
reimbursement for a subsequent period | ||||||
17 | not to exceed 7 years as
long as
funds are available.
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18 | Before June 30 of each year, the president and secretary | ||||||
19 | of each
county fair which has participated in this program | ||||||
20 | shall file with
the Department a sworn statement of the amount | ||||||
21 | expended during the period
July 1 to June 30 of the State's | ||||||
22 | fiscal year, accompanied by
itemized receipted bills and other | ||||||
23 | evidence of expenditures. If the
Department
approves the | ||||||
24 | claim, the State Comptroller is authorized and directed to
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25 | draw a warrant payable from the Agricultural Premium Fund on | ||||||
26 | the State
Treasurer for the amount of the rehabilitation
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1 | claims.
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2 | If after all claims are paid, there remains any amount of | ||||||
3 | the
appropriation for rehabilitation, the remaining amount | ||||||
4 | shall be
distributed as a grant to the participating fairs | ||||||
5 | qualifying for the
maximum reimbursement and shall be | ||||||
6 | distributed to the eligible fairs on
an equal basis
not
to | ||||||
7 | exceed each eligible fair's pro rata share granted in this
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8 | paragraph.
A sworn statement of the amount expended | ||||||
9 | accompanied by the itemized
receipted bills as evidence of | ||||||
10 | expenditure must be filed with the
Department by June 30 of | ||||||
11 | each year.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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