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92_HB3521ham001 LRB9206870MWpkam 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3521 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 3521 by replacing 3 everything after the enacting clause with the following: 4 "Section 5. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended 5 by changing Sections 2 and 5 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652) 7 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois 8 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement 9 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the 10 categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2 11 through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $14,697,632,592 12$14,197,632,592. 13 The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16 14 of this Act are herein called "Bonds". 15 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up 16 to $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may 17 be issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate 18 Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings 19 Bonds. 20 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up 21 to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be 22 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act -2- LRB9206870MWpkam 1 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds. 2 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General 3 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of 4 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will 5 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation 6 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only 7 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall 8 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of 9 Illinois General Obligation Bonds. 10 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97; 90-8, eff. 12-8-97; 90-549, 11 eff. 12-8-97; 90-586, eff. 6-4-98; 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 12 91-53, eff 6-30-99; 91-710, eff. 5-17-00.) 13 (30 ILCS 330/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 655) 14 Sec. 5. School Construction. 15 (a) The amount of $58,450,000 is authorized to make 16 grants to local school districts for the acquisition, 17 development, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, 18 improvement, financing, architectural planning and 19 installation of capital facilities, including but not limited 20 to those required for special education building projects 21 provided for in Article 14 of The School Code, consisting of 22 buildings, structures, and durable equipment, and for the 23 acquisition and improvement of real property and interests in 24 real property required, or expected to be required, in 25 connection therewith. 26 (b) $22,550,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 27 for grants to school districts for the making of principal 28 and interest payments, required to be made, on bonds issued 29 by such school districts after January 1, 1969, pursuant to 30 any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract 31 to provide funds for the acquisition, development, 32 construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, 33 architectural planning and installation of capital facilities -3- LRB9206870MWpkam 1 consisting of buildings, structures, durable equipment and 2 land for educational purposes or for lease payments required 3 to be made by a school district for principal and interest 4 payments on bonds issued by a Public Building Commission 5 after January 1, 1969. 6 (c) $10,000,000 for grants to school districts for the 7 acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, 8 rehabilitation, improvement, architectural planning and 9 installation of capital facilities consisting of buildings 10 structures, durable equipment and land for special education 11 building projects. 12 (d) $9,000,000 for grants to school districts for the 13 reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, financing and 14 architectural planning of capital facilities, including 15 construction at another location to replace such capital 16 facilities, consisting of those public school buildings and 17 temporary school facilities which, prior to January 1, 1984, 18 were condemned by the regional superintendent under Section 19 3-14.22 of The School Code or by any State official having 20 jurisdiction over building safety. 21 (e) $2,620,000,000$2,120,000,000for grants to school 22 districts for school improvement projects authorized by the 23 School Construction Law. The bonds shall be sold in amounts 24 not to exceed the following schedule, except any bonds not 25 sold during one year shall be added to the bonds to be sold 26 during the remainder of the schedule: 27 First year...................................$200,000,000 28 Second year..................................$450,000,000 29 Third year...................................$500,000,000 30 Fourth year..................................$500,000,000 31 Fifth year......................$800,000,000$300,000,00032 Sixth year...................................$170,000,000 33 (Source: P.A. 90-549, eff. 12-8-97; 91-39, eff. 6-15-99.) -4- LRB9206870MWpkam 1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 2 1, 2001.".