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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Disabled Veterans Housing Act by
 2    changing Sections 2 and 2.1.

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

 5        Section  5.  The Disabled Veterans Housing Act is amended
 6    by changing Sections 2 and 2.1 as follows:

 7        (330 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59)
 8        Sec. 2.  The assistance granted shall be in the form of a
 9    single lump-sum payment  to  the  veteran  in  the  following
10    amount,  but  shall  in  no  event  exceed the sum of $15,000
11    $12,000:
12        (a)  Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit
13    on  land  to  be  acquired  by  him  or  acquired  after  his
14    application for  federal  assistance,  the  amount  of  State
15    assistance shall be 25% of the total cost of the housing unit
16    and the necessary land upon which it is to be located.
17        (b)  Where the veteran elects to construct a housing unit
18    on  land acquired by him prior to his application for federal
19    assistance, the amount of State assistance shall  be  25%  of
20    the total cost of the housing unit and the land necessary for
21    such  housing unit; but if the federal government pays 50% of
22    the total cost of the housing unit plus the  full  amount  of
23    the unpaid balance, if any, of the cost to the veteran of the
24    land  necessary for such housing unit, or if there is no such
25    unpaid balance remaining, then the amount of State assistance
26    shall be 25% of the total cost of the housing unit only.
27        (c)  Where the veteran  elects  to  remodel  a  dwelling,
28    which  is  not adapted to the requirements of his disability,
29    acquired  by  him  prior  to  his  application  for   federal
30    assistance,  the  amount  of State assistance shall be 25% of
31    the cost of such remodeling, plus 25%  of  the  cost  of  the
 
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 1    dwelling  and  the  necessary land upon which it is situated;
 2    but if the  federal  government  pays  50%  of  the  cost  of
 3    remodeling  plus  the  full  amount of the unpaid balance, if
 4    any, of the cost of such dwelling and the necessary land upon
 5    which it is situated, or if there is no such  unpaid  balance
 6    remaining,  then  the amount of State assistance shall be 25%
 7    of the cost of remodeling only.
 8        (d)  Where the veteran has acquired  a  suitable  housing
 9    unit, the amount of State assistance shall be 25% of the cost
10    of  such housing unit and the necessary land upon which it is
11    located; but if the federal government pays the  full  amount
12    of  the  unpaid  balance, if any, of the cost of such housing
13    unit and the necessary land upon which it is situated, or  if
14    there   is   no  such  unpaid  balance  remaining,  no  State
15    assistance shall be granted.
16    (Source: P.A. 84-135.)

17        (330 ILCS 65/2.1) (from Ch. 126 1/2, par. 59.1)
18        Sec.  2.1.   (a) The  Illinois  Department  of  Veterans'
19    Affairs shall provide assistance to a veteran who is eligible
20    for and has been approved by the Administrator  of  Veterans'
21    Affairs  for  the  grant  authorized  under Section 801(b) of
22    Title 38 of The United States Code for remodeling a dwelling,
23    which is not adapted to the  requirements  of  the  veteran's
24    disability,  and  which  was  acquired  by  him  prior to his
25    application for federal assistance.
26        (b)  The amount of State assistance provided to a veteran
27    under subsection (a) of this Section shall be  equal  to  the
28    lesser  of  (1)  the  difference  between  the  total cost of
29    remodeling and the  amount  of  assistance  provided  by  the
30    federal  government  under  Title  38,  Section 801(b) of the
31    United States Code or (2) $3,000  $2,000.   However,  if  the
32    amount  of  the  federal  assistance is at least equal to the
33    total  cost  of  remodeling  the  dwelling,  then  no   State
 
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 1    assistance shall be granted under this Section.
 2        (c)  A  veteran  eligible for assistance under subsection
 3    (a) of this Section shall not by reason of  such  eligibility
 4    be  denied  benefits  for which such veteran becomes eligible
 5    under Section 2 of this Act.
 6    (Source: P.A. 84-135.)

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