Public Act 0036 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 099-0036

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act is amended by changing Section 17.5 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3305/17.5)

Sec. 17.5. Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Fund. The Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness Trust Fund is created as a federal trust fund special fund in the State treasury. The Trust Fund shall be held separate and apart from all public moneys or funds of this State. All Homeland Security moneys received by the Agency under Section 17 from a federal department or agency shall be deposited into the Trust Fund. Interest earned by the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Trust Fund. The Agency is authorized to expend any moneys in the Trust Fund for the specific purposes established by the terms and conditions of the federal awards received by the Agency and in any amount that the Agency deems necessary to make grants and pay expenses in connection with its emergency management and preparedness programs.

(Source: P.A. 97-116, eff. 1-1-12.)

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

Effective Date: 7/14/2015