Rep. Rich Brauer

Amends the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Act. Requires the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency to keep the following State historic sites open to the public 7 days per week: Black Hawk State Historic Site, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Office State Historic Site, Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Lincoln's Tomb State Historic Site, Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, and Old State Capitol State Historic Site. Effective July 1, 2005.

Appropriates $1 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Medical District at Springfield for its ordinary and contingent expenses. Effective July 1, 2005.

Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Expands the fire truck revolving loan program to include EMS service vehicles. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes.

Amends the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, and Nail Technology Act of 1985. Provides that cosmetology and esthetics include the practice of tinting eyelashes and eyebrows.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Automotive Repair Act, and the Automotive Collision Repair Act. Provides that, when a vehicle is towed or hauled away, the relocator or possessor of the vehicle must, within 10 days of relocation, notify the registered owner and any lienholders of the vehicle, via certified mail, return receipt requested, that the vehicle has been relocated. Provides that, if notification is not provided during that time, the relocator or possessor of the vehicle is entitled to recover from the lienholder not more than 10 days of storage charges. Provides that, if notification is provided within 10 days, the relocator or possessor of the vehicle is entitled to recover from the lienholder charges for the number of days in storage. Provides that the relocator or possessor of the vehicle is entitled to charge the lienholder for the reasonable costs of a title search necessary to identify the lienholder. Provides that no vehicle shall be released to the owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person until all authorized charges have been paid. Provides that a lienholder is entitled to one free inspection of the vehicle, with proper notice and during regular business hours. Effective January 1, 2006.

Amends the Historic Preservation Agency Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, and the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. Provides a tax exemption under the Acts for aircraft and parts and supplies that are purchased and used to overhaul, rebuild, refurbish, or remodel an aircraft. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Pension Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning deferred compensation.

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning local tourism grants.

Appropriates $18,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Central Management Services for fiscal year 2007 for merit compensation employees of State government. Effective immediately.