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| Public Act 096-1424 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||
Sections 5.777, 5.778, 5.779, 6z-76, 6z-82, and 6z-83 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.777 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.777. The Illinois Route 66 Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.778 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.778. The Habitat for Humanity Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.779 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.779. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund. | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-76 new)
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Sec. 6z-76. Illinois Route 66 Fund. The Illinois Route 66 | ||||
Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. | ||||
Subject to appropriation, the Fund shall be used by the | ||||
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to make grants | ||||
to not-for-profit corporations that have a statewide impact on | ||||
Illinois Route 66 and that maintain, improve, or repair | ||||
Historic Route 66 in Illinois. Grant moneys may be used for | ||||
tourism promotion, matching grant funds, project development | ||
and implementation, grants to units of local government, and | ||
rehabilitation of historic structures. | ||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-82 new) | ||
Sec. 6z-82. The Habitat for Humanity Fund; creation. The | ||
Habitat for Humanity Fund is created as a special fund in the | ||
State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be appropriated to the | ||
Department of Human Services for the purpose of making grants | ||
to Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, Inc., for the purpose of | ||
supporting Habitat for Humanity projects in Illinois. | ||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-83 new) | ||
Sec. 6z-83. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund; | ||
creation. The Disabled Veterans Property Tax Relief Fund is | ||
created as a special fund in the State treasury. Subject to | ||
appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be used by the | ||
Department of Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of providing | ||
property tax relief to disabled veterans. The Department of | ||
Veterans' Affairs may adopt rules to implement this Section. | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Income Tax Act is amended by | ||
adding Sections 507UU, 507VV, 507WW, and 507XX as follows:
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(35 ILCS 5/507UU new) | ||
Sec. 507UU. The Illinois Route 66 checkoff. For taxable | ||
years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department | ||
shall print, on its standard individual income tax form, a | ||
provision indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute | ||
to the Illinois Route 66 Fund, as authorized by this amendatory | ||
Act of the 96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by | ||
stating the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on | ||
the return and indicating that the contribution will reduce the | ||
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of payment to | ||
accompany the return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any | ||
amount of the increased payment reduces the contribution | ||
accordingly. This Section does not apply to any amended return. | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507VV new) | ||
Sec. 507VV. Habitat for Humanity Fund checkoff. For taxable | ||
years ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department
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shall print on
its standard individual income tax form a | ||
provision indicating that if the
taxpayer wishes to contribute | ||
to the Habitat for Humanity Fund
as authorized by this | ||
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, he or she may do | ||
so by stating
the amount of the contribution (not less than $1) | ||
on the return and that the
contribution will reduce the | ||
taxpayer's refund or increase the amount of the
payment to | ||
accompany the return. Failure to remit any amount of increased
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payment shall reduce the contribution accordingly. This | ||
Section shall not
apply to an amended return. | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507WW new) | ||
Sec. 507WW. The State parks checkoff. For taxable years | ||
ending on or after December 31, 2010, the Department shall | ||
print, on its standard individual income tax form, a provision | ||
indicating that, if the taxpayer wishes to contribute to the | ||
State Parks Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the | ||
96th General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the | ||
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and | ||
indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's | ||
refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the | ||
return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the | ||
increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This | ||
Section does not apply to any amended return. | ||
(35 ILCS 5/507XX new) | ||
Sec. 507XX. The disabled veterans property tax relief | ||
checkoff. For taxable years ending on or after December 31, | ||
2010, the Department shall print, on its standard individual | ||
income tax form, a provision indicating that, if the taxpayer | ||
wishes to contribute to the Disabled Veterans Property Tax | ||
Relief Fund, as authorized by this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||
General Assembly, then he or she may do so by stating the | ||
amount of the contribution (not less than $1) on the return and | ||
indicating that the contribution will reduce the taxpayer's | ||
refund or increase the amount of payment to accompany the | ||
return. The taxpayer's failure to remit any amount of the | ||
increased payment reduces the contribution accordingly. This | ||
Section does not apply to any amended return. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||