Appropriations-Public Safety Committee

Filed: 5/20/2008

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6616

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6616, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ARTICLE 1

    Section 5.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund:

    For costs and services

    related to ILEAS/MABAS Administration.......... 125,000

Whenever it becomes necessary for the State or any governmental unit to furnish in a disaster area emergency services directly related to or required by a disaster and existing funds are insufficient to provide such services, the Governor may, when he considers such action in the best interest of the State, release funds from the General Revenue Disaster Relief appropriation in order to provide such services or to reimburse local governmental bodies furnishing such services.  Such appropriation may be used for payment of the Illinois National Guard when called to active duty in case of disaster, and for the emergency purchase or renting of equipment and commodities.  Such appropriation shall be used for emergency services and relief to the disaster area as a whole and shall not be used to provide private relief to persons sustaining property damages or personal injury as a result of a disaster.

Payable from General Revenue Fund:

  For disaster relief costs incurred

   in current and prior years...................... 500,000

    Section 10.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the objects and purposes hereinafter enumerated:

Payable from Radiation Protection Fund:

  For reimbursing other governmental

    agencies for their assistance in

    responding to radiological emergencies......... 100,000

    Section 15.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

Payable from Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund:

  For compensation to local governments

   for expenses attributable to implementation

   and maintenance of plans and programs

   authorized by the Nuclear Safety

   Preparedness Act................................ 650,000

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

Payable from the Federal Aid Disaster Fund:

  For Federal Disaster Declarations:

   In Current and Prior Years................... 50,000,000

  For State administration of the

   Federal Disaster Relief Program............... 1,000,000

  Disaster Relief - Hazard Mitigation

   in Current and Prior Years................... 40,000,000

  For State administration of the

   Hazard Mitigation Program..................... 1,000,000

    Total                                       $92,000,000

    Section 25.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

Payable from the Nuclear Civil Protection Planning Fund:

  For Federal Projects............................. 500,000

  For Mitigation Assistance...................... 3,000,000

    Total                                        $3,500,000

    Section 30. The sum of $561,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Radiation Protection Fund to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for the purpose of funding costs related to environmental cleanup of the Ottawa Radiation Areas Superfund Project under cooperative agreements with the Federal Government.

    Section 35.  The sum of $150,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Radiation Protection Fund to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for recovery and remediation of radioactive materials and contaminated facilities or properties when such expenses cannot be paid by a responsible person or an available surety.

ARTICLE 999

Section 999.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.”.