Appropriations-General Services Committee

Filed: 5/20/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3881

 

    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3881, by deleting everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

 

“ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 10.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

GENERAL OFFICE

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,923,500

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 249,700

  Payable from the Partners for

   Conservation Fund................................ 56,400

  Payable from the Federal Surface

    Mining Control and Reclamation Fund............. 27,300

  Payable from the Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 27,300

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 311,200

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 52,600

  Payable from the Partners for

   Conservation Fund................................ 11,900

  Payable from the Federal Surface

   Mining Control and Reclamation Fund............... 5,800

  Payable from the Abandoned Mined

   Lands Reclamation Council

   Federal Trust Fund................................ 5,800

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 147,100

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 19,100

  Payable from the Partners for

   Conservation Fund................................. 4,400

  Payable from the Federal Surface

   Mining Control and Reclamation Fund............... 2,100

  Payable from the Abandoned Mined

   Lands Reclamation Council

   Federal Trust Fund................................ 2,100

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 160,700

For Contractual Services for DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,282,400

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 115,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 330,100

  Payable from Underground Resources

    Conservation Enforcement Fund................... 16,900

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

    and Reclamation Fund............................ 44,900

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

    Reclamation Council Federal Trust

    Fund............................................ 59,100

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................. 900

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 22,000

For Equipment:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 2,900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 5,000

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 92,500

For Telecommunications Services for DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 92,900

  Payable from Aggregate Operations Regulatory

    Fund............................................. 8,000

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

    and Reclamation Fund............................. 8,400

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

    Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 6,400

For expenses of the Park and Conservation

 Program:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund.......... 844,000

For expenses of DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund........... 20,100

    Total                                        $5,959,400

 

    Section 11.  The sum of $2,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for wildlife conservation and restoration plans and programs from federal and/or state funds provided for such purposes.

 

ILLINOIS RIVER INITIATIVES

    Section 55.  The sum of $250,000, new appropriation, is appropriated and the sum of $358,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008 from appropriations heretofore made in Article 250, Section 55 of Public Act 95-348, as amended, are appropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the non-federal cost share of a Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to establish long-term contracts and permanent conservation easements in the Illinois River Basin; to fund cost share assistance to landowners to encourage approved conservation practices in environmentally sensitive and highly erodible areas of the Illinois River Basin; and to fund the monitoring of long-term improvements of these conservation practices as required in the Memorandum of Agreement between the State of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculture.

 

    Section 60.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING AND GRANTS

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 3,000

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 600

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 200

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 15,300

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 2,700

For Equipment:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 32,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 7,000

For expenses of the Heavy Equipment Dredging Crew:

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 728,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 212,500

For expenses of the OSLAD Program:

  Payable from Open Space Lands Acquisition

   and Development Fund............................ 981,800

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund........ 2,509,100

For expenses of the Bikeways Program:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund.......... 125,300

    Total                                        $4,617,900

 

    Section 65.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF REAL ESTATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 501,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 135,400

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 105,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 28,500

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 38,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 10,400

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 58,600

For Commodities:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 8,100

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 10,000

For expenses of Natural Areas Execution:

  Payable from the Natural Areas

   Acquisition Fund................................ 259,700

For expenses of the OSLAD Program and

 the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor

 Recreation Plan (SCORP):

  Payable from Open Space Lands Acquisition

   and Development Fund............................ 364,000

For Natural Resources Trustee Program:

    Payable from Natural Resources

     Restoration Trust Fund...................... 1,400,000

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund........ 1,462,900

For expenses of the Bikeways Program:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund.......... 408,700

For operations of a consultation program:

  Payable from Illinois Wildlife

   Preservation Fund............................... 415,200

    Total                                        $5,206,300

 

    Section 70.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF BUSINESS SERVICES

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 140,600

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 166,900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 4,000

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 29,600

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 35,200

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................. 800

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 10,700

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 12,700

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.................. 300

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 269,300

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 60,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 347,000

For Contractual Services for Postage

 Expenses for DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 24,300

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 25,000

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust

   Fund............................................. 12,500

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 2,700

For Commodities for DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 25,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 3,300

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 24,200

  Payable from Aggregate Operations

   Regulatory Fund................................... 2,300

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund............ 1,700

For Equipment:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 49,300

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 1,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment for DNR Headquarters:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 128,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 4,800

For expenses associated with Watercraft Titling:

  Payable from the State Boating Act Fund.......... 200,000

For the transfer of check-off dollars to the

 Illinois Conservation Foundation:

  Payable from the Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 5,000

For expenses of Business Services:

  Payable from the Natural Areas

   Acquisition Fund................................ 103,100

    Total                                        $1,619,400

 

    Section 75.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

PUBLIC SERVICES

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 269,700

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 50,700

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 56,800

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 10,600

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 20,600

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 3,900

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 51,300

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 6,000

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 30,000

For operation and maintenance of

 new sites and facilities, including Sparta:

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 50,000

For Ordinary and Contingent Expenses

 of Public Services:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund.......... 495,400

    Total                                        $1,045,000

 

    Section 80.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

SPECIAL EVENTS

For Personal Services:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 113,100

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 23,800

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 8,700

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 18,900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 42,400

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 100

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 23,100

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 24,000

For Printing:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 10,000

For Equipment:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 55,000

For Operation of Auto Equipment:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 4,000

For the coordination of public events and

 promotions from activity fees, donations

 and vendor revenue:

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 47,100

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 47,100

For expenses associated with the

 Sportsman Against Hunger Program:

  Payable from the Wildlife & Fish Fund............ 100,000

For the Sparta Imprest Account:

  Payable from the State Parks Fund................ 250,000

    Total                                          $767,300

 

    Section 85.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 332,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,819,900

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund...... 264,200

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 70,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 383,000

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 55,600

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 25,500

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 139,200

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 20,200

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 174,800

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,059,800

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 33,000

  Payable from Natural Heritage Fund................ 31,300

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 1,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 45,600

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 12,200

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 61,900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 524,700

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 34,400

  Payable from the Natural Heritage Fund............ 13,700

For Equipment:

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund.......... 500

  Payable from Illinois Forestry

   Development Fund.................................. 8,600

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 50,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 125,900

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund....... 17,100

For programs beneficial to advancing forests

 and forestry in this State as provided for

 in Section 7 of the "Illinois Forestry

 Development Act", as now or hereafter amended:

  Payable from Illinois Forestry

    Development Fund............................. 1,116,400

For payment of the expenses of the Illinois

 Forestry Development Council:

  Payable from Illinois Forestry Development Fund.. 118,500

For expenses of the Natural Areas

 Stewardship Program:

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund.... 1,649,700

For evaluating, planning, and implementation

 for the updating and modernization of

 the inventory and identification

 of natural areas in Illinois:

  Payable from Natural Areas Acquisition Fund.... 2,044,400

For expenses of the Urban Forestry Program:

  Payable from Illinois Forestry

  Development Fund................................. 490,000

For expenses associated with the Inner

 City Urban Revitalization program:

  Payable from the Illinois Forestry

    Development Fund............................... 240,900

For expenses associated with the

 Nursery Reforestation Program:

  Payable from the Illinois Forestry

   Development Fund................................ 200,000

  Payable from the Park and Conservation Fund...... 474,000

For expenses associated with Stamp Funds:

  Payable from the State Furbearer Fund............. 11,000

  Payable from the State Pheasant Fund.............. 55,000

  Payable from the Illinois Habitat Fund........... 160,000

  Payable from the State Migratory

   Waterfowl Stamp Fund............................. 82,000

For operational expenses of Resource Conservation:

  Payable from the Wildlife and Fish Fund........ 2,500,000

    Total                                       $14,446,800

 

    Section 90.  The sum of $1,749,188, less $1,249,188 to be lapsed from the unexpended appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from appropriations heretofore made in Article 250, Section 85, page 361, line 14, and Article 250, Section 90 of Public Act 95-348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for purposes associated with the “Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act.”

 

    Section 95.  The sum of $725,280 or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from appropriations heretofore made in Article 250, Section 85, page 364, line 4, and Article 250, Section 95 of Public Act 95-348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the Inner City Urban Revitalization Program.

 

    Section 100.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,708,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 331,400

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 28,500

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 376,700

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 356,400

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 69,700

  Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 6,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 79,300

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 130,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 25,300

  Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 2,200

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 28,800

For Group Insurance:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 683,700

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 303,900

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 20,200

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 80,900

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 124,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 15,200

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 223,500

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 3,100

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 12,200

For Equipment:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 2,645,000

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 983,700

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 71,400

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 98,500

For Operation of Auto Equipment..................... 64,000

For Snowmobile Programs:

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 32,900

For Payment of Timber Buyers bond

 forfeitures:

  Payable from Illinois Forestry

  Development Fund:................................ 125,000

For use in enforcing laws regulating

 controlled substances and cannabis on

 Department of Natural Resources regulated

 lands and waterways to the extent funds are

 received by the Department:

  Payable from the Drug Traffic

  Prevention Fund................................... 25,000

For use in alcohol related enforcement

 efforts and training to the extent funds

 are available to the Department:

  Payable from State Boating Fund................... 20,000

For Operations and Maintenance of Training Facility:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 50,000

For ordinary and contingent expenses of Law Enforcement:

  Payable from the Wildlife and Fish Fund........ 2,115,000

    Total                                       $10,841,100

 

    Section 105.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,882,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 86,900

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 26,900

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 41,100

For State Contributions to State

 Employee's Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 396,300

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 18,300

  Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 5,700

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 8,700

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 144,000

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 6,600

  Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 2,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund................ 3,200

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 785,000

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 113,400

  Payable from State Parks Fund.................. 2,518,700

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 751,500

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 19,800

  Payable from State Parks Fund...................... 2,600

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 329,100

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 27,200

  Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 234,800

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 271,200

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 43,000

  Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 141,200

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............... 16,200

For Illinois-Michigan Canal:

  Payable from State Parks Fund.................... 118,000

For Union County and Horseshoe Lake

 Conservation Areas, Farming and Wildlife

 Operations:

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund.............. 466,100

For operations and maintenance from revenues

 derived from the sale of surplus crops

 and timber harvest:

  Payable from the State Parks Fund.............. 1,000,000

  Payable from the Wildlife and Fish Fund........ 1,050,000

For Snowmobile Programs:

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 46,900

For expenses related to Pyramid State Park

 contingent upon revenues generated at the site:

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 40,000

For expenses related to the Illinois

 Beach Ecosystem Program:

  Payable from the Natural Areas

  Acquisition Fund............................... 1,080,000

For operating expenses of the North

 Point Marina at Winthrop Harbor:

  Payable from the Adeline Jay

  Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund........... 1,871,000

For expenses of the Park and Conservation

 program:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund........ 4,573,100

For expenses of the Bikeways program:

  Payable from Park and Conservation Fund........ 1,191,300

    Total                                       $18,280,400

 

    Section 110.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF MINES AND MINERALS

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 476,000

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................ 210,700

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund.......... 301,700

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 100,200

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................. 44,400

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 63,400

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 36,500

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................. 16,100

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 23,100

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 49,400

  Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 2,400

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 79,200

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................ 204,800

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund.......... 156,900

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 2,300

  Payable from Mines and Minerals Underground

   Injection Control Fund............................ 1,600

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 1,500

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................. 23,300

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 15,000

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 8,600

  Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 4,700

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 5,500

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund.............................. 9,000

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 15,700

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 18,500

  Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ........ 9,100

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund..................... 7,800

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining Control

   and Reclamation Fund............................. 16,000

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal Trust Fund........... 10,000

For expenses associated with Aggregate

 Mining Regulation:

  Payable from Aggregate Operations

   Regulatory Fund................................. 339,000

For expenses associated with Explosive

 Regulation:

  Payable from Explosives Regulatory Fund.......... 122,400

For expenses associated with Environmental

 Mitigation Projects, Studies, Research,

 and Administrative Support:

  Payable from Abandoned Mined Lands

   Reclamation Council Federal

   Trust Fund...................................... 400,000

For expenses associated with

 Surface Coal Mining Regulation:

  Payable from Coal Mining Regulatory Fund......... 488,000

For the State of Illinois' share of

 expenses of Interstate Oil Compact

 Commission created under the authority

 of "An Act ratifying and approving an

 Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and

 Gas", approved July 10, 1935, as amended:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 6,600

For expenses associated with litigation of

 Mining Regulatory actions:

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining

   Control and Reclamation Fund..................... 15,000

For Small Operators' Assistance Program:

  Payable from Federal Surface Mining

   Control and Reclamation Fund.................... 150,000

For Plugging & Restoration Projects:

  Payable from Plugging & Restoration Fund....... 1,000,000

For Interest Penalty Escrow:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................... 500

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund....................... 500

    Total                                        $4,435,400

 

    Section 115.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Natural Resources:

OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,191,600

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund.............. 185,100

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 250,800

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 39,000

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 91,200

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 14,200

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 171,500

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 8,500

For Travel:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 18,700

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.................. 5,900

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 9,600

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 25,600

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund................ 3,900

For operating expenses of the state

 and regional water supply planning

 and management program:

  Payable from the General Revenue Fund.......... 2,146,000

For Repairs and Modifications to Facilities:

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 53,900

For the Lake Michigan Management operations:

  Payable from the State Boating Act Fund.......... 440,000

For the operations of Water Resources:

  Payable from the State Boating Act Fund........ 1,434,100

    Total                                        $6,089,600

 

    Section 120.  Pursuant to Executive Order 2006-01, the sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated  from the DNR Special Projects Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for the Office of Water Resources to develop a comprehensive program for state and regional water supply planning and management and develop a plan for its implementation consistent with existing laws, regulations and property rights, incorporation with local officials and regional planning committees, and to provide for grants to priority regions to recruit and assign responsibilities to Regional Water Supply Planning Committees formed  to assist the State agencies in comparing population forecast with water supply needs, establishing a public participation process for plan formulation and developing management options for meeting long-term water supply needs including conservation strategies.

 

    Section 130.  The sum of $1,100,300, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Natural Resources for expenditure by the Office of Water Resources for the objects, uses, and purposes specified, including grants for such purposes and electronic data processing expenses, at the approximate costs set forth below:

Corps of Engineers Studies - To jointly

 plan local flood protection projects

 with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

 and to share planning expenses as

 required by Section 203 of the U.S.

 Water Resources Development Act of

 1996 (P.L. 104-303)............................... 50,000

Federal Facilities - For payment of the

 State's share of operation and

 maintenance costs as local sponsor

 of the federal Rend Lake Reservoir

 and the federal projects on the

 Kaskaskia River................................... 200,000

Lake Michigan Management - For studies

 carrying out the provisions of the

 Level of Lake Michigan Act, 615 ILCS 50

 and the Lake Michigan Shoreline Act,

 615 ILCS 55........................................ 40,000

National Water Planning - For expenses to

 participate in national and regional

 water planning programs including

 membership in regional and national

 associations, commissions and compacts............ 153,000

River Basin Studies - For purchase of

 necessary mapping, surveying, test

 boring, field work, equipment, studies,

 legal fees, hearings, archaeological

 and environmental studies, data,

 engineering, technical services,

 appraisals and other related

 expenses to make water resources

 reconnaissance and feasibility

 studies of river basins, to

 identify drainage and flood

 problem areas, to determine

 viable alternatives for flood

 damage reduction and drainage

 improvement, and to prepare

 project plans and specifications.................. 138,000

Design Investigations - For purchase

 of necessary mapping, equipment

 test boring, field work for

 Geotechnical investigations and

 other design and construction

 related studies..................................... 2,500

Rivers and Lakes Management - For

 purchase of necessary surveying,

 equipment, obtaining data, field work

 studies, publications, legal fees,

 hearings and other expenses in order to

 expedite the fulfillment of the

 provisions of the 1911 Act in

 relation to the "Regulation of

 Rivers, Lakes and Streams Act",

 615 ILCS 5/4.9 et seq............................... 3,500

State Facilities - For materials,

 equipment, supplies, services,

 field vehicles, and heavy

 construction equipment required

 to operate, maintain, repair,

 construct, modify or rehabilitate

 facilities controlled or constructed

 by the Office of Water Resources,

 and to assist local governments

 preserve the streams of the State.................. 87,000

State Water Supply and Planning - For

 data collection, studies, equipment

 and related expenses for analysis

 and management of the water resources

 of the State, implementation of the

 State Water Plan, and management

 of state-owned water resources..................... 65,500

USGS Cooperative Program - For

 payment of the Department's

 share of operation and

 maintenance of statewide

 stream gauging network,

 water data storage and

 retrieval system, preparation

 of topography mapping, and

 water related studies; all

 in cooperation with the U.S.

 Geological Survey................................. 360,800

    Total                                        $1,100,300

 

    Section 135.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources:

STATE MUSEUMS

For Personal Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 3,559,900

For State Contributions to State

  Employees Retirement System:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 749,400

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 272,400

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund.............. 1,098,900

For Commodities:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................ 100,400

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 40,700

    Total                                        $5,821,700

 

FOR REFUNDS

    Section 140.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources:

For Payment of Refunds:

  Payable from General Revenue Fund................. 1,500

  Payable from State Boating Act Fund............... 30,000

  Payable from State Parks Fund..................... 50,000

  Payable from Wildlife and Fish Fund............ 1,150,000

  Payable from Plugging and Restoration Fund ....... 25,000

  Payable from Underground Resources

   Conservation Enforcement Fund.................... 25,000

  Payable from Adeline Jay Geo-Karis

  Illinois Beach Marina Fund........................ 25,000

    Total                                        $1,306,500

 

    Section 150.  The sum of $787,574, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and as remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from appropriations heretofore made for such purposes, are reappropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for the objects and purposes set forth below:

Payable from the General Revenue Fund:

  (From Article 250, Section 145 of Public Act 95-348, as amended and Article 250, Section 150 of Public Act 95-348)

  For Multiple use facilities and programs

  for conservation purposes provided by

  the Department of Natural Resources,

  including construction and development,

  all costs for supplies, material

  labor, land acquisition, services,

  studies and all other expenses required

  to comply with the intent of this

  appropriation.................................... 787,574

 

ARTICLE 999

 

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