Executive Committee
Filed: 5/5/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3702




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3702 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Sections 5.777, 5.778, 5.779, 6z-76, 6z-82, and 6z-83 as 
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follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.777 new)
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    Sec. 5.777. The Illinois Route 66 Fund.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.778 new)
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    Sec. 5.778. The Habitat for Humanity Fund.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.779 new)
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    Sec. 5.779. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)

 


 






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    Sec. 6z-76. Illinois Route 66 Fund. The Illinois Route 66 
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Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. 
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Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the 
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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants 
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to not-for-profit corporations that have a statewide impact on 
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Illinois Route 66 and that maintain, improve, or repair 
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Historic Route 66 in Illinois.  Grant moneys may be used for 
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tourism promotion, matching grant funds, project development 
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and implementation, grants to units of local government, and 
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rehabilitation of historic structures.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new)
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    Sec. 6z-82. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation.  The 
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Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the 
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State treasury.  Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the 
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Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants 
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to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of 
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supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/6z-83 new)
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    Sec. 6z-83. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund; 
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creation.  The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is 
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created as a special fund in the State treasury.  Subject to 
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appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the 
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Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of providing 
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property tax relief to disabled veterans. The Department of 
 


 






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Veterans' Affairs may adopt rules to implement this Section.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended  by 
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adding Sections 507UU, 507VV, 507WW, and 507XX as follows:


 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507UU new)
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    Sec. 507UU. The Illinois Route 66  checkoff. For taxable 
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years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department 
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shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a 
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provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute 
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to the Illinois Route 66  Fund, as authorized by this amendatory 
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Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by 
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stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on 
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the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the 
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taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to 
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accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any 
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amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution 
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accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.
 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507VV new)
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    Sec. 507VV. Habitat for Humanity fund checkoff.  For taxable 
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years ending on or after December 31,  2010, the Department

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shall print on
its standard individual income tax form a 
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provision indicating that if the
taxpayer wishes to contribute 
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to the Habitat for Humanity Fund
as authorized by this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do 
 


 






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so by stating
the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) 
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on the return and that the
contribution will reduce the 
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taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the
payment to 
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accompany the return.  Failure to remit any amount of increased

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payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly.  This 
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Section shall not
apply to an amended return.
 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507WW new)
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    Sec. 507WW. The State parks checkoff.  For taxable years 
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ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall 
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print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision 
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indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the 
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State Parks Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 
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96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the 
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amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and 
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indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 
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refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 
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return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the 
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increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This 
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Section does not apply to any amended return.
 
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    (35 ILCS 5/507XX new)
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    Sec. 507XX. The disabled veterans property tax relief 
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checkoff.  For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 
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2010, the Department shall print, on its standard individual 
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income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer 
 


 






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wishes to contribute to the Disabled Veterans Property Tax 
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Relief Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th 
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General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the 
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amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and 
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indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's 
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refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the 
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return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the 
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increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This 
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Section does not apply to any amended return.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".