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92_HB0231eng HB0231 Engrossed LRB9202524RCdv 1 AN ACT in relation to firearms. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the 5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding 6 Section 2605-555 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new) 8 Sec. 2605-555. Pilot program; Project Exile. 9 (a) The Department shall establish a Project Exile pilot 10 program to combat gun violence. 11 (b) Through the pilot program, the Department, in 12 coordination with local law enforcement agencies, State's 13 Attorneys, and United States Attorneys, shall, to the extent 14 possible, encourage the prosecution in federal court of all 15 persons who illegally use, attempt to use, or threaten to use 16 firearms against the person or property of another, of all 17 persons who use or possess a firearm in connection with a 18 violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois 19 Controlled Substances Act, and of all persons who use or 20 possess a firearm in connection with a violation of an order 21 of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act 22 of 1986 or Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 23 1963 or in connection with the offense of domestic battery. 24 The program shall also encourage public outreach by law 25 enforcement agencies. 26 (c) There is created the Project Exile Fund, a special 27 fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated for the 28 purposes of Project Exile and moneys from any other private 29 or public source, including without limitation grants from 30 the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, shall be 31 deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, subject to HB0231 Engrossed -2- LRB9202524RCdv 1 appropriation, may be used by the Department of State Police 2 to develop and administer the Project Exile pilot program. 3 (d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly 4 by March 1, 2003 regarding the implementation and effects of 5 the Project Exile pilot program and shall by that date make 6 recommendations to the General Assembly for changes in the 7 program that the Department deems appropriate. 8 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 9 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the 10 Speaker, the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the House of 11 Representatives, with the President, the Minority Leader, and 12 the Secretary of the Senate, and with the Legislative 13 Research Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General 14 Assembly Organization Act, and filing such additional copies 15 with the State Government Report Distribution Center for the 16 General Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of 17 Section 7 of the State Library Act. 18 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 19 Section 5.546 as follows: 20 (30 ILCS 105/5.546 new) 21 Sec. 5.546. The Project Exile Fund. 22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 23 becoming law.