Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that beginning after June 1, 2017, the chief operating officer of Amtrak or its successor shall no longer be required to certify to the State Treasurer the number of Amtrak tickets sold at the State rate during the current fiscal year. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, the State Treasurer shall no longer be required to transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Intercity Passenger Rail Fund an amount equal to the tickets certified by the chief operating officer of Amtrak multiplied by $50. Amends the General Obligation Bond Act. Modifies the money received by the Department of Transportation under a Section concerning appropriation of proceeds from the sale of bonds. Amends the Downstate Public Transportation Act. Modifies the maximum eligible operating expenses for various participants under the Act. Modifies the transfer of funds by the Department of Transportation under a Section concerning residual fund balance. Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides for the costs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for the administration of the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005 to be paid by the State Comptroller and Treasurer from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund into the Vehicle Inspection Fund. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections to provide that all moneys in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans' Affairs to pay for the cartage and erection of veterans' headstones. Effective immediately.
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Creates the Individual Income Tax Bond Act. Authorizes the State to issue, sell, and provide for the retirement of limited obligation bonds in the total principal amount of $6,000,000,000. Provides that the proceeds of those bonds shall be issued for the purposes of providing financial relief to vendors who do business with the State. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Individual Income Tax Bond Proceeds Fund and the Individual Income Tax Bond Retirement and Interest Fund. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act to provide for the transfer of certain income tax proceeds into the Individual Income Tax Bond Proceeds Fund.
Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Children and Family Services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017: General Funds $765,852,800; Other State Funds $403,275,500; Federal Funds $10,994,000; Total $1,180,122,300.
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, as follows: General Funds $55,088,700; Other State Funds $847,298,000; Federal Funds $250,000; Total $902,636,700.
Amends the Official United States Flag Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Legislative Commission Reorganization Act of 1984. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
Amends the State Police Act. Authorizes a civilian employee of the Department of State Police who is not a State policeman to be a truck weighing inspector with the power of enforcing a provision to issue in his or her discretion, upon application and good cause a special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum permitted under the Illinois Vehicle Code.