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92_HB4581sam001 BOB-Bond03 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4581 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4581 by deleting 3 everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu 4 thereof the following: 5 "ARTICLE 1 6 Section 5. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended by 7 changing Sections 2, 3 and 6 as follows: 8 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652) 9 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois 10 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement 11 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the 12 categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2 13 through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $16,908,149,369 14$15,265,007,500. 15 The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16 16 of this Act are herein called "Bonds". 17 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up 18 to $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may 19 be issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate 20 Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings 21 Bonds. -2- BOB-Bond03 1 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up 2 to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be 3 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act 4 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds. 5 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General 6 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of 7 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will 8 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation 9 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only 10 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall 11 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of 12 Illinois General Obligation Bonds. 13 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-53, eff 6-30-99; 14 91-710, eff. 5-17-00; 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.) 15 (30 ILCS 330/3) (from Ch. 127, par. 653) 16 Sec. 3. Capital Facilities. The amount of $7,320,235,369 17$6,626,093,492is authorized to be used for the acquisition, 18 development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, 19 financing, architectural planning and installation of capital 20 facilities within the State, consisting of buildings, 21 structures, durable equipment, land, and interests in land 22 for the following specific purposes: 23 (a) $2,211,228,000$1,880,077,346for educational 24 purposes by State universities and colleges, the Illinois 25 Community College Board created by the Public Community 26 College Act and for grants to public community colleges 27 as authorized by Sections 5-11 and 5-12 of the Public 28 Community College Act; 29 (b) $1,607,420,000$1,584,450,168for correctional 30 purposes at State prison and correctional centers; 31 (c) $531,175,000$496,685,786for open spaces, 32 recreational and conservation purposes and the protection -3- BOB-Bond03 1 of land; 2 (d) $589,917,000$556,926,486for child care 3 facilities, mental and public health facilities, and 4 facilities for the care of disabled veterans and their 5 spouses; 6 (e) $1,455,990,000$1,290,153,341for use by the 7 State, its departments, authorities, public corporations, 8 commissions and agencies; 9 (f) $818,100 for cargo handling facilities at port 10 districts and for breakwaters, including harbor 11 entrances, at port districts in conjunction with 12 facilities for small boats and pleasure crafts; 13 (g) $204,657,000$198,657,796for water resource 14 management projects; 15 (h) $16,940,269 for the provision of facilities for 16 food production research and related instructional and 17 public service activities at the State universities and 18 public community colleges; 19 (i) $36,000,000 for grants by the Secretary of 20 State, as State Librarian, for central library facilities 21 authorized by Section 8 of the Illinois Library System 22 Act and for grants by the Capital Development Board to 23 units of local government for public library facilities; 24 (j) $25,000,000 for the acquisition, development, 25 construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, 26 architectural planning and installation of capital 27 facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable 28 equipment and land for grants to counties, municipalities 29 or public building commissions with correctional 30 facilities that do not comply with the minimum standards 31 of the Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of 32 the Unified Code of Corrections; 33 (k) $5,000,000 for grants in fiscal year 1988 by 34 the Department of Conservation for improvement or -4- BOB-Bond03 1 expansion of aquarium facilities located on property 2 owned by a park district; 3 (l) $432,590,000$367,584,200to State agencies for 4 grants to local governments for the acquisition, 5 financing, architectural planning, development, 6 alteration, installation, and construction of capital 7 facilities consisting of buildings, structures, durable 8 equipment, and land; and 9 (m) $203,500,000$167,800,000for the Illinois Open 10 Land Trust Program as defined by the Illinois Open Land 11 Trust Act. 12 The amounts authorized above for capital facilities may 13 be used for the acquisition, installation, alteration, 14 construction, or reconstruction of capital facilities and for 15 the purchase of equipment for the purpose of major capital 16 improvements which will reduce energy consumption in State 17 buildings or facilities. 18 (Source: P.A. 91-39, 6-15-99; 91-53, eff. 6-30-99; 91-710, 19 eff. 5-17-00; 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.) 20 (30 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 655) 21 Sec. 5. School Construction. 22 (a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make 23 grants to local school districts for the acquisition, 24 development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 25 improvement, financing, architectural planning and 26 installation of capital facilities, including but not limited 27 to those required for special education building projects 28 provided for in Article 14 of The School Code, consisting of 29 buildings, structures, and durable equipment, and for the 30 acquisition and improvement of real property and interests in 31 real property required, or expected to be required, in 32 connection therewith. 33 (b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, -5- BOB-Bond03 1 for grants to school districts for the making of principal 2 and interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued 3 by such school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to 4 any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract 5 to provide funds for the acquisition, development, 6 construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, 7 architectural planning and installation of capital facilities 8 consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and 9 land for educational purposes or for lease payments required 10 to be made by a school district for principal and interest 11 payments on bonds issued by a Public Building Commission 12 after January 1, 1969. 13 (c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the 14 acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, 15 rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and 16 installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings 17 structures, durable equipment and land for special education 18 building projects. 19 (d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the 20 reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and 21 architectural planning of capital facilities, including 22 construction at another location to replace such capital 23 facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and 24 temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984, 25 were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section 26 3-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having 27 jurisdiction over building safety. 28 (e) $3,050,000,000$2,120,000,000for grants to school 29 districts for school improvement projects authorized by the 30 School Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts 31 not to exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not 32 sold during one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold 33 during the remainder of the schedule: 34 First year...................................$200,000,000 -6- BOB-Bond03 1 Second year..................................$450,000,000 2 Third year...................................$500,000,000 3 Fourth year..................................$500,000,000 4 Fifth year.......................$800,000,000300,000,0005 Sixth year and thereafter........$600,000,000170,000,0006 (Source: P.A. 90-549, eff. 12-8-97; 91-39, eff. 6-15-99.) 7 (30 ILCS 330/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 656) 8 Sec. 6. Anti-Pollution. 9 (a) The amount of $300,815,000$281,815,000is 10 authorized for allocation by the Environmental Protection 11 Agency for grants or loans to units of local government in 12 such amounts, at such times and for such purpose as the 13 Agency deems necessary or desirable for the planning, 14 financing, and construction of municipal sewage treatment 15 works and solid waste disposal facilities and for making of 16 deposits into the Water Revolving Fund and the U.S. 17 Environmental Protection Fund to provide assistance in 18 accordance with the provisions of Title IV-A of the 19 Environmental Protection Act. 20 (b) The amount of $160,500,000 is authorized for 21 allocation by the Environmental Protection Agency for payment 22 of claims submitted to the State and approved for payment 23 under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program 24 established in Title XVI of the Environmental Protection Act. 25 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-710, eff. 5-17-00; 26 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.) 27 ARTICLE 2 28 Section 5. The Build Illinois Bond Act is amended by 29 changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows: 30 (30 ILCS 425/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 2802) -7- BOB-Bond03 1 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois 2 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement 3 of limited obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of 4 indebtedness of the State of Illinois in the total principal 5 amount of $3,805,509,000$3,540,715,000herein called 6 "Bonds". Such authorized amount of Bonds shall be reduced 7 from time to time by amounts, if any, which are equal to the 8 moneys received by the Department of Revenue in any fiscal 9 year pursuant to Section 3-1001 of the "Illinois Vehicle 10 Code", as amended, in excess of the Annual Specified Amount 11 (as defined in Section 3 of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax 12 Act", as amended) and transferred at the end of such fiscal 13 year from the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois 14 Purposes Fund as provided in Section 3-1001 of said Code; 15 provided, however, that no such reduction shall affect the 16 validity or enforceability of any Bonds issued prior to such 17 reduction. Such amount of authorized Bonds shall be 18 exclusive of any refunding Bonds issued pursuant to Section 19 15 of this Act and exclusive of any Bonds issued pursuant to 20 this Section which are redeemed, purchased, advance refunded, 21 or defeased in accordance with paragraph (f) of Section 4 of 22 this Act. Bonds shall be issued for the categories and 23 specific purposes expressed in Section 4 of this Act. 24 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-53, eff. 6-30-99; 25 91-709, eff. 5-17-00; 92-9, eff. 6-11-01.) 26 (30 ILCS 425/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 2804) 27 Sec. 4. Purposes of Bonds. Bonds shall be issued for the 28 following purposes and in the approximate amounts as set 29 forth below: 30 (a) $2,417,000,000$2,399,954,000for the expenses of 31 issuance and sale of Bonds, including bond discounts, and for 32 planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, -8- BOB-Bond03 1 reconstruction, development, improvement and extension of the 2 public infrastructure in the State of Illinois, including: 3 the making of loans or grants to local governments for waste 4 disposal systems, water and sewer line extensions and water 5 distribution and purification facilities, rail or air or 6 water port improvements, gas and electric utility extensions, 7 publicly owned industrial and commercial sites, buildings 8 used for public administration purposes and other public 9 infrastructure capital improvements; the making of loans or 10 grants to units of local government for financing and 11 construction of wastewater facilities; refinancing or 12 retiring bonds issued between January 1, 1987 and January 1, 13 1990 by home rule municipalities, debt service on which is 14 provided from a tax imposed by home rule municipalities prior 15 to January 1, 1990 on the sale of food and drugs pursuant to 16 Section 8-11-1 of the Home Rule Municipal Retailers' 17 Occupation Tax Act or Section 8-11-5 of the Home Rule 18 Municipal Service Occupation Tax Act; the making of deposits 19 not to exceed $70,000,000 in the aggregate into the Water 20 Pollution Control Revolving Fund to provide assistance in 21 accordance with the provisions of Title IV-A of the 22 Environmental Protection Act; the planning, engineering, 23 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, alteration, 24 expansion, extension and improvement of highways, bridges, 25 structures separating highways and railroads, rest areas, 26 interchanges, access roads to and from any State or local 27 highway and other transportation improvement projects which 28 are related to economic development activities; the making of 29 loans or grants for planning, engineering, rehabilitation, 30 improvement or construction of rail and transit facilities; 31 the planning, engineering, acquisition, construction, 32 reconstruction and improvement of watershed, drainage, flood 33 control, recreation and related improvements and facilities, 34 including expenses related to land and easement acquisition, -9- BOB-Bond03 1 relocation, control structures, channel work and clearing and 2 appurtenant work; the making of grants for improvement and 3 development of zoos and park district field houses and 4 related structures; and the making of grants for improvement 5 and development of Navy Pier and related structures. 6 (b) $186,000,000$139,301,500for fostering economic 7 development and increased employment and the well being of 8 the citizens of Illinois, including: the making of grants for 9 improvement and development of McCormick Place and related 10 structures; the planning and construction of a 11 microelectronics research center, including the planning, 12 engineering, construction, improvement, renovation and 13 acquisition of buildings, equipment and related utility 14 support systems; the making of loans to businesses and 15 investments in small businesses; acquiring real properties 16 for industrial or commercial site development; acquiring, 17 rehabilitating and reconveying industrial and commercial 18 properties for the purpose of expanding employment and 19 encouraging private and other public sector investment in the 20 economy of Illinois; the payment of expenses associated with 21 siting the Superconducting Super Collider Particle 22 Accelerator in Illinois and with its acquisition, 23 construction, maintenance, operation, promotion and support; 24 the making of loans for the planning, engineering, 25 acquisition, construction, improvement and conversion of 26 facilities and equipment which will foster the use of 27 Illinois coal; the payment of expenses associated with the 28 promotion, establishment, acquisition and operation of small 29 business incubator facilities and agribusiness research 30 facilities, including the lease, purchase, renovation, 31 planning, engineering, construction and maintenance of 32 buildings, utility support systems and equipment designated 33 for such purposes and the establishment and maintenance of 34 centralized support services within such facilities; and the -10- BOB-Bond03 1 making of grants or loans to units of local government for 2 Urban Development Action Grant and Housing Partnership 3 programs. 4 (c) $1,052,358,100$851,308,600for the development and 5 improvement of educational, scientific, technical and 6 vocational programs and facilities and the expansion of 7 health and human services for all citizens of Illinois, 8 including: the making of construction and improvement grants 9 and loans to public libraries and library systems; the making 10 of grants and loans for planning, engineering, acquisition 11 and construction of a new State central library in 12 Springfield; the planning, engineering, acquisition and 13 construction of an animal and dairy sciences facility; the 14 planning, engineering, acquisition and construction of a 15 campus and all related buildings, facilities, equipment and 16 materials for Richland Community College; the acquisition, 17 rehabilitation and installation of equipment and materials 18 for scientific and historical surveys; the making of grants 19 or loans for distribution to eligible vocational education 20 instructional programs for the upgrading of vocational 21 education programs, school shops and laboratories, including 22 the acquisition, rehabilitation and installation of technical 23 equipment and materials; the making of grants or loans for 24 distribution to eligible local educational agencies for the 25 upgrading of math and science instructional programs, 26 including the acquisition of instructional equipment and 27 materials; miscellaneous capital improvements for 28 universities and community colleges including the planning, 29 engineering, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, 30 improvement, repair and installation of capital facilities 31 and costs of planning, supplies, equipment, materials, 32 services, and all other required expenses; the making of 33 grants or loans for repair, renovation and miscellaneous 34 capital improvements for privately operated colleges and -11- BOB-Bond03 1 universities and community colleges, including the planning, 2 engineering, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, 3 remodeling, improvement, repair and installation of capital 4 facilities and costs of planning, supplies, equipment, 5 materials, services, and all other required expenses; and the 6 making of grants or loans for distribution to local 7 governments for hospital and other health care facilities 8 including the planning, engineering, acquisition, 9 construction, reconstruction, remodeling, improvement, repair 10 and installation of capital facilities and costs of planning, 11 supplies, equipment, materials, services and all other 12 required expenses. 13 (d) $150,150,900 for protection, preservation, 14 restoration and conservation of environmental and natural 15 resources, including: the making of grants to soil and water 16 conservation districts for the planning and implementation of 17 conservation practices and for funding contracts with the 18 Soil Conservation Service for watershed planning; the making 19 of grants to units of local government for the capital 20 development and improvement of recreation areas, including 21 planning and engineering costs, sewer projects, including 22 planning and engineering costs and water projects, including 23 planning and engineering costs, and for the acquisition of 24 open space lands, including the acquisition of easements and 25 other property interests of less than fee simple ownership; 26 the acquisition and related costs and development and 27 management of natural heritage lands, including natural areas 28 and areas providing habitat for endangered species and 29 nongame wildlife, and buffer area lands; the acquisition and 30 related costs and development and management of habitat 31 lands, including forest, wildlife habitat and wetlands; and 32 the removal and disposition of hazardous substances, 33 including the cost of project management, equipment, 34 laboratory analysis, and contractual services necessary for -12- BOB-Bond03 1 preventative and corrective actions related to the 2 preservation, restoration and conservation of the 3 environment, including deposits not to exceed $60,000,000 in 4 the aggregate into the Hazardous Waste Fund and the 5 Brownfields Redevelopment Fund for improvements in accordance 6 with the provisions of Titles V and XVII of the Environmental 7 Protection Act. 8 (e) The amount specified in paragraph (a) above shall 9 include an amount necessary to pay reasonable expenses of 10 each issuance and sale of the Bonds, as specified in the 11 related Bond Sale Order (hereinafter defined). 12 (f) Any unexpended proceeds from any sale of Bonds which 13 are held in the Build Illinois Bond Fund may be used to 14 redeem, purchase, advance refund, or defease any Bonds 15 outstanding. 16 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-53, eff. 6-30-99; 17 91-709, eff. 5-17-00; 92-9, eff. 6-11-01.) 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law.".