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1 90TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT
3 ON HOUSE BILL 1171
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6 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
7 House of Representatives:
8 We, the conference committee appointed to consider the
9 differences between the houses in relation to Senate
10 Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1171, recommend the following:
11 1. that the House non-concur with Senate Amendment No.
12 1; and,
13 2. that the title of the bill be replaced with the
14 following:
15 "AN ACT to amend the General Obligation Bond Act."; and
16 3. that House Bill 1171 be amended by deleting
17 everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu
18 thereof the following:
19 "Section 1. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
20 by changing Sections 2, 3, 4, and 6.
21 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
22 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois
23 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement
24 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois in the
25 total amount of $8,972,708,392 $8,805,508,392 herein called
26 "Bonds".
27 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to
28 $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
29 issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate Savings
30 Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings Bonds.
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1 Of the total amount of bonds authorized above, up to
2 $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
3 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
4 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
5 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
6 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
7 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will
8 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
9 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only
10 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall
11 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of
12 Illinois General Obligation Bonds.
13 Bonds shall be issued for the categories and specific
14 purposes expressed in Sections 2 through 8 and Section 16 of
15 this Act.
16 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.)
17 (30 ILCS 330/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 653)
18 Sec. 3. Capital Facilities. The amount of $3,587,083,392
19 $3,487,283,392 is authorized to be used for the acquisition,
20 development, construction, reconstruction, improvement,
21 financing, architectural planning and installation of capital
22 facilities within the State, consisting of buildings,
23 structures, durable equipment, land, and interests in land
24 for the following specific purposes:
25 (a) $905,272,246 for educational purposes by State
26 universities and colleges, the Illinois Community College
27 Board created by the Public Community College Act and for
28 grants to public community colleges as authorized by Sections
29 5-11 and 5-12 of the Public Community College Act;
30 (b) $931,313,368 $898,113,368 for correctional purposes
31 at State prison and correctional centers;
32 (c) $292,132,486 $284,132,486 for open spaces,
33 recreational and conservation purposes and the protection of
34 land;
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1 (d) $439,165,486 $415,165,486 for child care facilities,
2 mental and public health facilities, and facilities for the
3 care of disabled veterans and their spouses;
4 (e) $792,468,641 $765,968,641 for use by the State, its
5 departments, authorities, public corporations, commissions
6 and agencies;
7 (f) $818,100 for cargo handling facilities at port
8 districts and for breakwaters, including harbor entrances, at
9 port districts in conjunction with facilities for small boats
10 and pleasure crafts;
11 (g) $137,672,796 $129,572,796 for water resource
12 management projects;
13 (h) $16,940,269 for the provision of facilities for food
14 production research and related instructional and public
15 service activities at the State universities and public
16 community colleges;
17 (i) $34,000,000 for grants by the Secretary of State, as
18 State Librarian, for central library facilities authorized by
19 Section 8 of the Illinois Library System Act and for grants
20 by the Capital Development Board to units of local government
21 for public library facilities;
22 (j) $25,000,000 for the acquisition, development,
23 construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing,
24 architectural planning and installation of capital facilities
25 consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and
26 land for grants to counties, municipalities or public
27 building commissions with correctional facilities that do not
28 comply with the minimum standards of the Department of
29 Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of
30 Corrections;
31 (k) $5,000,000 for grants in fiscal year 1988 by the
32 Department of Conservation for improvement or expansion of
33 aquarium facilities located on property owned by a park
34 district; and
35 (l) $7,300,000 to State agencies for grants to local
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1 governments for the acquisition, financing, architectural
2 planning, development, alteration, installation, and
3 construction of capital facilities consisting of buildings,
4 structures, durable equipment, and land.
5 The amounts authorized above for capital facilities may
6 be used for the acquisition, installation, alteration,
7 construction, or reconstruction of capital facilities and for
8 the purchase of equipment for the purpose of major capital
9 improvements which will reduce energy consumption in State
10 buildings or facilities.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.)
12 (30 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 654)
13 Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $2,436,800,000
14 $2,388,300,000 is authorized for use by the Department of
15 Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and
16 assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
17 transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
18 monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the
19 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
20 improvement of the following transportation facilities and
21 equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and
22 interests in real property required or expected to be
23 required in connection therewith as follows:
24 (a) $1,411,000,000 for State highways, arterial
25 highways, freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating
26 highways and railroads and roads, and bridges on roads
27 maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road
28 districts for the following specific purposes:
29 (1) $1,310,000,000 for use statewide,
30 (2) $3,641,000 for use outside the Chicago
31 urbanized area,
32 (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized
33 area,
34 (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago,
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1 (5) $57,894,500 for use within the counties of
2 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
3 (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of
4 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
5 (b) $835,800,000 $787,300,000 for mass transit
6 facilities, as defined in Section 49.19 of the Civil
7 Administrative Code of Illinois, including rapid transit,
8 rail, bus and other equipment used in connection therewith by
9 the State or any unit of local government, special
10 transportation district, municipal corporation or other
11 corporation or public authority authorized to provide and
12 promote public transportation within the State or two or more
13 of the foregoing jointly, for the following specific
14 purposes:
15 (1) $740,000,000 $691,500,000 statewide,
16 (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of
17 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
18 (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of
19 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
20 (c) $190,000,000 for airport or aviation facilities and
21 any equipment used in connection therewith, including
22 engineering and land acquisition costs, by the State or any
23 unit of local government, special transportation district,
24 municipal corporation or other corporation or public
25 authority authorized to provide public transportation within
26 the State, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly.
27 (Source: P.A. 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.)
28 (30 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 656)
29 Sec. 6. Anti-Pollution.
30 (a) The amount of $189,300,000 $170,400,000 is
31 authorized for allocation by the Environmental Protection
32 Agency for grants or loans to units of local government in
33 such amounts, at such times and for such purpose as the
34 Agency deems necessary or desirable for the planning,
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1 financing, and construction of municipal sewage treatment
2 works and solid waste disposal facilities and for making of
3 deposits into the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund to
4 provide assistance in accordance with the provisions of Title
5 IV-A of the Environmental Protection Act.
6 (b) The amount of $160,500,000 is authorized for
7 allocation by the Environmental Protection Agency for payment
8 of claims submitted to the State and approved for payment
9 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program
10 established in Title XVI of the Environmental Protection Act.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97.)".
12 Submitted on , 1997.
13 Steven Rauschenberger _____________________________
14 Senator Representative
15 Laura Kent Donahue _____________________________
16 Senator Representative
17 Stanley B. Weaver _____________________________
18 Senator Representative
19 Donne E. Trotter _____________________________
20 Senator Representative
21 Patrick D. Welch _____________________________
22 Senator Representative
23 Committee for the Senate Committee for the House
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