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92_HB0043eng HB0043 Engrossed LRB9201099TAtm 1 AN ACT in relation to agricultural development. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 5 Animal Agriculture Industry Development Program Act. 6 Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to 7 authorize the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to 8 award grants which encourage and stimulate the start-up, 9 modernization, and expansion of animal agriculture operations 10 in the State of Illinois. 11 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: 12 "Animal agriculture producer" means individuals or 13 entities engaged in dairying or the breeding, feeding, and 14 management of livestock. 15 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and 16 Community Affairs. 17 "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Community 18 Affairs. 19 "Professional services" means the services necessary to 20 assist in evaluating the start-up, modernization, or 21 expansion of an Illinois animal agriculture operation by a 22 third party. "Professional services" includes costs 23 associated with developing a business plan or feasibility 24 study. 25 "Program" means the Animal Agriculture Industry 26 Development Program. 27 Section 15. Grant Program. 28 (a) The Department, in cooperation with the Department 29 of Agriculture and subject to appropriated funds, shall HB0043 Engrossed -2- LRB9201099TAtm 1 establish a short-term pilot Animal Agriculture Industry 2 Development Program to assist animal agriculture producers in 3 the State of Illinois. The Department shall award grants to 4 assist in covering the cost of having independent third 5 parties provide the professional services necessary to assist 6 Program applicants in evaluating the start-up, modernization, 7 or expansion of Illinois animal agriculture operations. 8 (b) The Department may award up to 50% of eligible costs 9 to an applicant selected to receive a grant. 10 (c) Applicants shall be required to contribute at least 11 50% of the total project costs from sources other than the 12 State of Illinois. 13 (d) In determining which applicants shall be awarded a 14 grant, the Department shall consider the following criteria: 15 (1) viability of the project; 16 (2) impact of the project on the State's economic 17 growth; 18 (3) qualifications and expertise of the independent 19 third party providing professional services; 20 (4) capacity of the applicant to finance at least 21 50% of the total project cost from sources other than the 22 State of Illinois; 23 (5) prior compliance with loan or grant agreements 24 previously funded by the Department; and 25 (6) funding availability. 26 (e) The following types of services provided by 27 independent third parties are not eligible for funding: 28 building design, farmstead layout, manure storage planning, 29 nutrition consulting, retirement and investment planning, tax 30 planning and tax return preparation, inter-generational 31 transfer planning, information system development or 32 consulting, loan generation, chattel or real estate 33 appraisal, crop consulting, nutrient management planning, 34 herd health consulting, and the cost of completing an HB0043 Engrossed -3- LRB9201099TAtm 1 application to the Program. 2 (f) The Director shall determine the level of the grant 3 award. 4 (g) The Department may adopt, amend, or repeal such 5 rules as are necessary for the administration of this Act. 6 (h) The Department of Agriculture shall provide 7 technical support and expertise to the Animal Agriculture 8 Industry Development Program established by this Act. 9 Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 10 2007. 11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 12 January 1, 2002.