Public Act 1424 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3702 Enrolled LRB096 20382 HLH 36024 b

Public Act 096-1424

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Sections 5.777, 5.778, 5.779, 6z-76, 6z-82, and 6z-83 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.777 new)

Sec. 5.777. The Illinois Route 66 Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/5.778 new)

Sec. 5.778. The Habitat for Humanity Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/5.779 new)

Sec. 5.779. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)

Sec. 6z-76. Illinois Route 66 Fund. The Illinois Route 66 Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants to not-for-profit corporations that have a statewide impact on Illinois Route 66 and that maintain, improve, or repair Historic Route 66 in Illinois. Grant moneys may be used for tourism promotion, matching grant funds, project development and implementation, grants to units of local government, and rehabilitation of historic structures.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new)

Sec. 6z-82. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation. The Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois.

(30 ILCS 105/6z-83 new)

Sec. 6z-83. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund; creation. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of providing property tax relief to disabled veterans. The Department of Veterans' Affairs may adopt rules to implement this Section.

Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by adding Sections 507UU, 507VV, 507WW, and 507XX as follows:

(35 ILCS 5/507UU new)

Sec. 507UU. The Illinois Route 66 checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Illinois Route 66 Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.

(35 ILCS 5/507VV new)

Sec. 507VV. Habitat for Humanity Fund checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall print on its standard individual income tax form a provision indicating that if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Habitat for Humanity Fund as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the payment to accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This Section shall not apply to an amended return.

(35 ILCS 5/507WW new)

Sec. 507WW. The State parks checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the State Parks Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.

(35 ILCS 5/507XX new)

Sec. 507XX. The disabled veterans property tax relief checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return.

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

Effective Date: 8/3/2010