Appropriates $1 to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs for the purpose of the Millennium Project. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Adds a caption to a Section concerning arbitration of medical malpractice disputes.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes a municipality carrying out a business district development or redevelopment plan to impose a tax on the retail sale of tangible personal property and the sale or charge for a sleeping room, not to exceed 1% of the selling price of the tangible personal property or the charge for the sleeping room and only to be imposed in 0.25% increments. Requires a municipality imposing these taxes to follow certain additional procedures in applying for designation as a business district and approval of a business district development or redevelopment plan. Requires that the revenue generated by the tax be deposited into the municipality's Business District Tax Allocation Fund. Authorizes a municipality to issue obligations in one or more series bearing interest at rates determined by the corporate authorities of the municipality by ordinance and secured by the Business District Tax Allocation Fund. Requires the ordinance (i) to pledge any amounts in and to be deposited into the Business District Tax Allocation Fund for the payment of business district costs and obligations and (ii) to contain certain recitals. Authorizes the public or private sale of the obligations and the issuance of obligations to refund previously issued obligations. Upon payment of all business district costs, requires all surplus funds to be deposited into the general corporate fund. Requires the corporate authorities of the municipality to adopt an ordinance immediately rescinding the tax when all business district costs and obligations have been paid. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to the Village of Cahokia for street repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2003.
Creates the State Advocacy Program for the Homeless Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled Act and amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Creates a staff advocacy position within the Bureau of Homeless Services and Supportive Services of the Department of Human Services to promote and facilitate the development of community-based support systems to promote the health, safety, welfare, and human and civil rights of homeless individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities and to perform other functions. Authorizes the Department to make grants-in-aid to local entities for the purpose of providing services to homeless persons. Requires the Illinois Housing Development Authority to ensure that a number of the units held available for persons of low or moderate income are held available for the homeless mentally ill and developmentally disabled as defined in the State Advocacy Program for the Mentally Ill and Developmentally Disabled Act.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Authorizes the issuance of an 11th owners license to operate from a home dock in the City of East St. Louis. Provides that the license shall be in addition to the 10 licenses currently authorized under the Act. Provides for a special distribution scheme for revenues derived from the 11th license. Makes a technical correction. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Environmental Protection Agency for grants to the City of Madison for sewer repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2003.
Amends the Southern Illinois University Management Act. Allows the University to establish a hospitality industry training program at its facility located in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Appropriates $5,000,000 to the Secretary of State for a grant to the East St. Louis Library Board for facility renovation. Effective July 1, 2003.
Appropriates $800,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs for a grant to the City of East St. Louis to complete construction of 174 new housing units. Effective July 1, 2003.
