Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
Filed: 4/1/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 571




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 571 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Federal Stimulus Tracking Act.
 
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    Section 5. Federal stimulus tracking. 
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    (a) The Governor's Office, or a designated State agency, 
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shall track and report by means of a monthly report the State's 
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spending of the  federal stimulus moneys provided pursuant to 
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the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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    (b) Each monthly report shall list the amount of the 
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State's federal stimulus spending, by category, based on 
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available federal and State data.  The reports may also list any 
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required matching funds required by the State to be eligible 
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for federal stimulus funding.  The reports may make 
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recommendations (i) concerning ways for Illinois to maximize 
 


 






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its share of federal stimulus spending or (ii) suggesting 
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changes to Illinois law that could help to maximize its share 
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of federal stimulus spending. A final report compiling data 
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from the monthly reports shall be available online at the 
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conclusion of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 
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program or by December 31, 2014, whichever occurs first.
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    (c) The reports shall be available on a State of Illinois 
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website and filed with the Speaker and Minority Leader of the 
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House and the President and Minority Leader of the Senate.
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    (d) The General Assembly may by resolution request that 
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specific data, findings, or analyses be included in a monthly 
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report. The Commission on Government Forecasting and 
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Accountability shall provide the Governor's Office technical, 
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analytical, and substantive assistance in preparing the 
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requested data, findings, or analyses.
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    (e) This Act is repealed on January 1, 2015. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".