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| Public Act 096-0562 |
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AN ACT concerning gaming.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is amended | ||||
by changing Section 28.1 as follows:
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(230 ILCS 5/28.1)
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Sec. 28.1. Payments.
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(a) Beginning on January 1, 2000, moneys collected by the | ||||
Department of
Revenue and the Racing Board pursuant to Section | ||||
26 or Section 27
of this Act shall be deposited into the Horse | ||||
Racing Fund, which is hereby
created as a special fund in the | ||||
State Treasury.
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(b) Appropriations, as approved by the General
Assembly, | ||||
may be made from
the Horse Racing Fund to the Board to pay the
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salaries of the Board members, secretary, stewards,
directors | ||||
of mutuels, veterinarians, representatives, accountants,
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clerks, stenographers, inspectors and other employees of the | ||||
Board, and
all expenses of the Board incident to the | ||||
administration of this Act,
including, but not limited to, all | ||||
expenses and salaries incident to the
taking of saliva and | ||||
urine samples in accordance with the rules and
regulations of | ||||
the Board.
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(c) Beginning on January 1, 2000, the Board shall
transfer | ||||
the remainder of the funds
generated pursuant to Sections 26 | ||
and 27 from the Horse Racing Fund into the
General Revenue | ||
Fund.
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(d) Beginning January 1, 2000, payments to all programs in | ||
existence on the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999 | ||
that are identified in Sections
26(c), 26(f), 26(h)(11)(C), and | ||
28, subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f),
(g), and (h) of | ||
Section 30, and subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g),
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and (h) of Section 31 shall be made from the General Revenue | ||
Fund at the
funding levels determined by amounts paid under | ||
this Act in calendar year
1998. Beginning on the effective date | ||
of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, payments | ||
to the Peoria Park District shall be made from the General | ||
Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by amounts paid to | ||
that park district for museum purposes under this Act in | ||
calendar year 1994. Beginning on the effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, in lieu of | ||
payments to the Champaign Park District for museum purposes, | ||
payments to the Urbana Park District shall be made from the | ||
General Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by amounts | ||
paid to the Champaign Park District for museum purposes under | ||
this Act in calendar year 2005.
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If an inter-track wagering location licensee's facility | ||
changes its location, then the payments associated with that | ||
facility under this subsection (d) for museum purposes shall be | ||
paid to the park district in the area where the facility | ||
relocates, and the payments shall be used for museum purposes. | ||
If the facility does not relocate to a park district, then the | ||
payments shall be paid to the taxing district that is | ||
responsible for park or museum expenditures. | ||
(e) Beginning July 1, 2006, the payment authorized under | ||
subsection (d) to museums and aquariums located in park | ||
districts of over 500,000 population shall be paid to museums, | ||
aquariums, and zoos in amounts determined by Museums in the | ||
Park, an association of museums, aquariums, and zoos located on | ||
Chicago Park District property.
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(f) Beginning July 1, 2007, the Children's Discovery Museum | ||
in Normal, Illinois shall receive payments from the General | ||
Revenue Fund at the funding level determined by the amounts | ||
paid to the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois under this | ||
Section in calendar year 2006.
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(Source: P.A. 94-813, eff. 5-26-06; 95-222, eff. 8-16-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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