$HB2847 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AN ACT concerning appropriations.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

ARTICLE 1

OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

Section 1. “Operational expenses” defined. For the purposes of this Act, the term “operational expenses” includes the following items:

(a) Personal Services;

(b) State contributions to Social Security

(d) Contractual Services

(e) Travel;

(f) Commodities;

(g) Printing;

(h) Equipment;

(i) Electronic data processing;

(j) Telecommunications services;

(k) Operation of automotive equipment;

(l) Refunds;

(m) Employee retirement contributions paid by the employer;

(n) Permanent improvements;

(o) Deposits to other funds.

Section 5. The sum of $11,541,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for operational expenses of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, including prior year costs.

Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For ordinary and contingent expenses associated

with general administration,

including prior year costs................... 10,000,000

Payable from the Intra-Agency Services Fund:

For overhead costs related to federal

programs, including prior year costs......... 19,539,400

Payable from the Build Illinois Bond Fund:

For ordinary and contingent expenses associated

with the administration of the capital program,

including prior year costs.................... 2,000,000

Section 15. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TOURISM

OPERATIONS

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For ordinary and contingent administrative

expenses of the tourism and historic

preservation programs, including

prior year costs............................. 14,691,600

For advertising and promotion of Tourism

throughout Illinois Under Subsection (2) of

Section 4a of the Illinois Promotion Act,

including prior year costs................... 14,660,000

Payable from the Historic Sites Fund:

For ordinary and contingent administrative

expenses of historic preservation programs,

including prior year costs.................... 5,045,400

Total $34,397,000

Section 20. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TOURISM

GRANTS

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with International

Tourism, including prior year costs........... 6,120,300

For ordinary and contingent administrative

expenses, including prior year costs for

the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau..... 9,839,000

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with tourism,

promotion and development, including

prior year costs.............................. 5,158,300

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with Local Tourism,

including prior year costs................... 12,098,800

Total 33,216,400

Section 25. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

GRANTS

Payable from the Federal Workforce Training Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with the Workforce

Investment Act and other workforce

training programs, including refunds

and prior year costs........................ 275,000,000

Section 30. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

GRANTS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For grants, contracts, and administrative

expenses associated with the Illinois

Office of Entrepreneurship, Innovation

and Technology, including prior year costs.... 5,500,000

For grants, contracts, and administrative

Expenses associated with DCEO Technology-

Based Programs, including prior year

costs......................................... 2,500,000

Total $8,000,000

Payable from the Small Business Environmental

Assistance Fund:

For grants and administrative expenses of the

Small Business Environmental Assistance Program,

including prior year costs...................... 500,000

Payable from the Workforce, Technology,

and Economic Development Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/

605-420, including prior year costs........... 2,000,000

Payable from the Commerce and Community Affairs

Assistance Fund:

For grants, contracts and administrative

expenses of the Procurement Technical

Assistance Center Program, including

prior year costs................................ 750,000

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/

605-500, including prior year costs.......... 13,000,000

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-30,

including prior year costs ................... 3,000,000

Total $16,750,000

Section 35. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

OPERATIONS

Payable from Economic Research and

Information Fund:

For Purposes Set Forth in

Section 605-20 of the Civil

Administrative Code of Illinois

(20 ILCS 605/605-20)............................ 230,000

Payable from the Historic Property

Administration Fund:

For Administrative Expenses in Accordance

with the Historic Tax Credit Program Pursuant

to 35 ILCS 5/221(b)............................. 200,000

Section 40. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For the Purpose of Grants, Contracts,

and Administrative Expenses associated

with DCEO Job Training Programs,

including prior year costs................... 10,000,000

Payable from the State Small Business Credit

Initiative Fund:

For the Purpose of Contracts, Grants,

Loans, Investments and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with the State

Small Business Credit Initiative Program,

including prior year costs................... 40,000,000

Payable from the Intermodal Facilities

Promotion Fund:

For the purpose of promoting construction

of intermodal transportation facilities including

reimbursement of prior year costs............. 3,000,000

Payable from the Illinois Capital

Revolving Loan Fund:

For the Purpose of Contracts, Grants,

Loans, Investments and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with the Provisions

of the Small Business Development

Act pursuant to 30 ILCS 750/9................ 10,500,000

Payable from the Illinois Equity Fund:

For the purpose of Grants, Loans, and

Investments in Accordance with the

Provisions of the Small Business

Development Act............................... 1,000,000

Payable from the Large Business Attraction Fund:

For the purpose of Grants, Loans,

Investments, and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with Article

10 of the Build Illinois Act.................. 1,500,000

Payable from the Public Infrastructure

Construction Loan Revolving Fund:

For the Purpose of Grants, Loans,

Investments, and Administrative

Expenses in Accordance with Article 8

of the Build Illinois Act..................... 6,000,000

Section 45. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

ILLINOIS FILM OFFICE

Payable from Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Administrative Expenses, Grants,

And Contracts Associated with

Advertising and Promotion, including

prior year costs.............................. 1,317,700

Section 50. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF TRADE AND INVESTMENT

OPERATIONS

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Illinois Office

of Trade and Investment, including

prior year costs.............................. 1,500,000

Payable from the International and Promotional Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, Administrative

Expenses, and Refunds Pursuant to

20 ILCS 605/605-25, including

prior year costs................................ 500,000

Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund:

For Grants, Contracts, and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Illinois Office

Trade and Investment, including

prior year costs.............................. 5,000,000

Section 55. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE

GRANTS

Payable from Energy Administration Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses associated with DCEO Weatherization

Programs, including refunds and prior

year costs................................... 25,000,000

Payable from Low Income Home Energy

Assistance Block Grant Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses associated with the Low Income Home

Energy Assistance Act of 1981, including

refunds and prior year...................... 330,000,000

Section 60. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

OFFICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS

Payable from the Community Services Block Grant Fund:

For Administrative Expenses and Grants to

Eligible Recipients as Defined in the

Community Services Block Grant Act, including

refunds and prior year costs................. 60,000,000

Payable from the Community Development

Small Cities Block Grant Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses related to the Section 108

Loan Guarantee Program, including refunds

and prior year costs......................... 40,000,000

For Grants to Local Units of Government

or Other Eligible Recipients and for contracts

and administrative expenses, as Defined in

the Community Development Act of 1974, or by

U.S. HUD Notice approving Supplemental allocation

For the Illinois CDBG Program, including refunds

and prior year costs........................ 100,000,000

For Administrative and Grant Expenses Relating

to Training, Technical Assistance and

Administration of the Community Development

Assistance Programs, and for Grants to Local

Units of Government or Other Eligible

Recipients as Defined in the Community

Development Act of 1974, as amended,

for Illinois Cities with populations

under 50,000, including refunds,

and prior year costs........................ 120,000,000

Total $320,000,000

Section 65. The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity:

ILLINOIS ENERGY OFFICE

GRANTS

Payable from the Solid Waste Management Fund:

For Grants, Contracts and Administrative

Expenses Associated with Providing Financial

Assistance for Recycling and Reuse in

Accordance with the Environmental

Protection Act, the Illinois Solid

Waste Management Act and/or the Solid

Waste Planning and Recycling Act,

including prior year costs.................... 7,000,000

Payable from the Alternate Fuels Fund:

For Administration and Grant Expenses

of the Ethanol Fuel Research Program,

including prior year costs.................... 1,000,000

Payable from the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund:

For Grants and Administrative Expenses

Relating to Projects that Promote Energy

Efficiency, including prior year costs........ 9,000,000

Payable from the DCEO Energy Projects Fund:

For Expenses and Grants Connected with

Energy Programs, including prior year

costs......................................... 3,000,000

Payable from the Federal Energy Fund:

For Expenses and Grants Connected with

the State Energy Program, including

prior year costs.............................. 3,000,000

Total, this Article $1,191,691,800

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015.