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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1897
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1897 as follows:
3 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
6 amended by adding Section 40.43 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 205/40.43 new)
8 Sec. 40.43. Value Added Agricultural Products.
9 (a) To expend funds appropriated to the Department of
10 Agriculture to develop and implement a grant program for
11 value added agricultural products, to be called the "Illinois
12 Value-Added Agriculture Enhancement Program". The grants are
13 to provide 50% of (i) the cost of undertaking feasibility
14 studies, competitive assessments, and consulting or
15 productivity services that the Department determines may
16 result in enhancement of value added agricultural products
17 and (ii) seed money for new or expanding agribusiness.
18 (b) "Agribusiness" means any sole proprietorship,
19 limited partnership, copartnership, joint venture,
20 corporation, or cooperative that operates or will operate a
21 facility located within the State of Illinois that is related
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1 to the processing of agricultural commodities (including,
2 without limitation, the products of aquaculture, hydroponics,
3 and silviculture) or the manufacturing, production, or
4 construction of agricultural buildings, structures,
5 equipment, implements, and supplies, or any other facilities
6 or processes used in agricultural production. Agribusiness
7 includes but is not limited to the following:
8 (1) grain handling and processing, including grain
9 storage, drying, treatment, conditioning, milling, and
10 packaging;
11 (2) seed and feed grain development and processing;
12 (3) fruit and vegetable processing, including
13 preparation, canning, and packaging;
14 (4) processing of livestock and livestock products,
15 dairy products, poultry and poultry products, fish, or
16 apiarian products, including slaughter, shearing,
17 collecting, preparation, canning, and packaging;
18 (5) fertilizer and agricultural chemical
19 manufacturing, processing, application, and supplying;
20 (6) farm machinery, equipment, and implement
21 manufacturing and supplying;
22 (7) manufacturing and supplying of agricultural
23 commodity processing machinery and equipment, including
24 machinery and equipment used in slaughter, treatment,
25 handling, collecting, preparation, canning, or packaging
26 of agricultural commodities;
27 (8) farm building and farm structure manufacturing,
28 construction, and supplying;
29 (9) construction, manufacturing, implementation,
30 supplying, or servicing of irrigation, drainage, and soil
31 and water conservation devices or equipment;
32 (10) fuel processing and development facilities
33 that produce fuel from agricultural commodities or
34 by-products;
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1 (11) facilities and equipment for processing and
2 packaging agricultural commodities specifically for
3 export;
4 (12) facilities and equipment for forestry product
5 processing and supplying, including sawmilling
6 operations, wood chip operations, timber harvesting
7 operations, and manufacturing of prefabricated buildings,
8 paper, furniture, or other goods from forestry products;
9 and
10 (13) facilities and equipment for research and
11 development of products, processes, and equipment for the
12 production, processing, preparation, or packaging of
13 agricultural commodities and by-products.
14 (c) The "Illinois Value-Added Agriculture Enhancement
15 Program Fund" is created as a special fund in the State
16 Treasury to provide grants to Illinois' small agribusinesses,
17 subject to appropriation for that purpose. Each grant
18 awarded under this program shall provide funding for up to
19 50% of the cost of (i) the development of valued added
20 agricultural products or (ii) seed money for new or expanding
21 agribusiness, not to exceed 50% percent of appropriated
22 funds. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this
23 paragraph, the fund shall not be used to provide seed money
24 to an Illinois small agribusiness for the purpose of
25 compliance with the provisions of the Livestock Management
26 Facilities Act.
27 (d) For the purposes of this Section, "Illinois small
28 agribusiness" means a "small business concern" as defined in
29 Title 15 United States Code, Section 632, that primarily
30 conducts its business in Illinois.
31 (e) The Department shall make such rules and regulations
32 as may be necessary to carry out its statutory duties. Among
33 other duties, the Department, through the program, may do all
34 of the following:
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1 (1) Make and enter into contracts, including but
2 not limited to making grants specified by the General
3 Assembly pursuant to appropriations by the General
4 Assembly from the Illinois Value-Added Agriculture
5 Enhancement Program Fund, and generally to do all such
6 things as, in its judgment, may be necessary, proper, and
7 expedient in accomplishing its duties.
8 (2) Provide for, staff, and administer a program in
9 which the Department shall plan and coordinate State
10 efforts designed to aid and stimulate the development of
11 value-added agribusiness.
12 (3) Make grants on the terms and conditions that
13 the Department shall determine, except that no grant made
14 under the provisions of this item (3) shall exceed 50% of
15 the direct costs.
16 (4) Act as the State Agriculture Planning Agency,
17 and accept and use planning grants or other financial
18 assistance from the Federal government (i) for statewide
19 comprehensive planning work including research and
20 coordination activity directly related to agriculture
21 needs; and (ii) for state and inter-state comprehensive
22 planning and research and coordination activity related
23 thereto. All such grants shall be subject to the terms
24 and conditions prescribed by the federal government.
25 (f) The Illinois Value-Added Agricultural Enhancement
26 Fund is subject to the provisions of the Illinois Grant Funds
27 Recovery Act (GFRA).
28 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
29 Section 5.490 as follows:
30 (30 ILCS 105/5.490 new)
31 Sec. 5.490. The Illinois Value-Added Agriculture
32 Enhancement Program Fund.
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.".