Public Act 90-0329 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0329
HB0367 Enrolled LRB9002529MWpc
AN ACT to amend the Agricultural Fair Act by changing
Section 13.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Agricultural Fair Act is amended by
changing Section 13 as follows:
(30 ILCS 120/13) (from Ch. 85, par. 663)
Sec. 13. State reimbursement. No county fair shall
qualify for disbursements made by the Department from an
appropriation made under the provisions of this Section
unless it shall have notified the Department in writing of
its intent to participate prior to obligating any funds for
which reimbursement will be requested. Each county fair
shall be reimbursed annually not to exceed $20,000 for that
part of the amount expended by the fair during the year for
liability and casualty insurance, as provided in this
Section, and the rehabilitation of its grounds, including
major construction projects and minor maintenance and repair
projects; as follows:
100% of the first $5,000 or any part thereof;
75% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof;.
50% of the next $20,000 or any part thereof.
The lesser of either $10,000 or 50% of the amount
received by a county fair pursuant to this Section may be
expended for liability and casualty insurance.
If a county fair expends $25,000 or more than is needed
in any year for approved projects to maximize State
reimbursement under this Section and provides itemized
receipts and other evidence of expenditures for that year,
any excess may be carried over to the succeeding year. The
amount carried over shall constitute a claim for
reimbursement for a subsequent period not to exceed 7 years
as long as funds are available.
Before June 15 of each year, the president and secretary
of each county fair which has participated in this program
shall file with the Department a sworn statement of the
amount expended during the period July 1 to June 15 of the
State's fiscal year, accompanied by itemized receipted bills
and other evidence of expenditures. If the Department
approves the claim, the State Comptroller is authorized and
directed to draw a warrant payable from the Agricultural
Premium Fund for not more than $20,000 on the State Treasurer
for the amount of the rehabilitation claims.
If after all claims are paid, there remains any amount of
the appropriation for rehabilitation, the remaining amount
shall be distributed as a grant to the participating fairs
qualifying for the maximum reimbursement and shall be
distributed to the eligible fairs on an equal basis.
Expenditures exceeding $25,000 for rehabilitation will be
reimbursed at the rate of 75% of the amount of money
expended, not to exceed each eligible fair's pro rata share
granted in this paragraph. A sworn statement of the amount
expended accompanied by the itemized receipted bills as
evidence of expenditure must be filed with the Department by
June 15 of each year.
(Source: P.A. 88-329; 89-96, eff. 7-7-95.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.