Amends the Sanitary District Act of 1907. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a petition to incorporate as a sanitary district.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Authorizes the Board to issue 2 additional owners licenses to a person, firm, or corporation in which minority persons and females hold ownership interests of at least 16% and 4% respectively. In provisions concerning distributions from the State Gaming Fund, increases the percentage of adjusted gross receipts generated by a riverboat that is paid monthly to the unit of local government that is designated as the home dock of the riverboat from 5% to 6%. Effective immediately.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning delinquent minors.
Appropriates $100,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for staffing in the Office of Urban Assistance. Effective July 1, 2007.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates the St. Clair County assessment freeze homestead exemption. Awards an assessment freeze homestead exemption to home owners in St. Clair County. Sets forth procedures for the administration of the exemption. Amends other Act and provisions to make corresponding changes. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
Appropriates $75,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Capital Development Board for grants to the city of East St. Louis for all costs and expenses associated with separating the now combined sanitary and storm sewers. Effective July 1, 2007.
Appropriates $10,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Village of Washington Park for public safety expenses. Effective July 1, 2007.
Appropriates $1,125,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the purpose of making grants to promote housing development and construction in East St. Louis. Effective July 1, 2008.
Appropriates $700,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a grant to the Village of Washington Park for the removal of derelict housing and trash. Effective July 1, 2007.
Appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to the Village of Brooklyn for street repair and construction. Effective July 1, 2007.
