SB2277sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 2/2/2006

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2277

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2277 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended by changing Section 28.1 as follows:

(230 ILCS 5/28.1)

Sec. 28.1. Payments.

(a) Beginning on January 1, 2000, moneys collected by the Department of Revenue and the Racing Board pursuant to Section 26 or Section 27 of this Act shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.

(b) Appropriations, as approved by the General Assembly, may be made from the Horse Racing Fund to the Board to pay the salaries of the Board members, secretary, stewards, directors of mutuels, veterinarians, representatives, accountants, clerks, stenographers, inspectors and other employees of the Board, and all expenses of the Board incident to the administration of this Act, including, but not limited to, all expenses and salaries incident to the taking of saliva and urine samples in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board.

(c) Beginning on January 1, 2000, the Board shall transfer the remainder of the funds generated pursuant to Sections 26 and 27 from the Horse Racing Fund into the General Revenue Fund.

(d) Beginning January 1, 2000, payments to all programs in existence on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999 that are identified in Sections 26(c), 26(f), 26(h)(11)(C), and 28, subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 30, and subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of Section 31 shall be made from the General Revenue Fund at the funding levels determined by amounts paid under this Act in calendar year 1998. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, payments to the Peoria Park District shall be made from the General Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by amounts paid to that park district for museum purposes under this Act in calendar year 1994.

(e) Beginning July 1, 2006, the payment authorized under subsection (d) to museums and aquariums located in park districts of over 500,000 population shall be paid to the Chicago Park District to be distributed to museums, aquariums, and zoos in amounts determined by the Chicago Park District.

(Source: P.A. 93-869, eff. 8-6-04.)

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