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92_SB0005eng SB5 Engrossed LRB9201087RCcd 1 AN ACT in relation to firearms. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the 5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding 6 Section 2605-555 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new) 8 Sec. 2605-555. Pilot program; Project Exile. 9 (a) The Department shall establish a Project Exile pilot 10 program to combat gun violence. 11 (b) Through the pilot program, the Department, in 12 coordination with local law enforcement agencies, State's 13 Attorneys, and United States Attorneys, shall, to the extent 14 possible, encourage the prosecution in federal court of all 15 persons who illegally use, attempt to use or threaten to use 16 firearms against the person or property of another, of all 17 persons who use or possess a firearm in connection with a 18 violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois 19 Controlled Substances Act, all persons who have been 20 convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any 21 other jurisdiction who possess any weapon prohibited under 22 Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or any firearm or 23 any firearm ammunition, and of all persons who use or possess 24 a firearm in connection with a violation of an order of 25 protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 26 1986 or in connection with the offense of domestic battery. 27 The program shall also encourage public outreach by law 28 enforcement agencies. 29 (c) There is created the Project Exile Fund, a special 30 fund in the State treasury. Moneys appropriated for the 31 purposes of Project Exile and moneys from any other private SB5 Engrossed -2- LRB9201087RCcd 1 or public source, including without limitation grants from 2 the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, shall be 3 deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the Fund, subject to 4 appropriation, may be used by the Department of State Police 5 to develop and administer the Project Exile pilot program. 6 (d) The Department shall report to the General Assembly 7 by March 1, 2003 regarding the implementation and effects of 8 the Project Exile pilot program and shall by that date make 9 recommendations to the General Assembly for changes in the 10 program that the Department deems appropriate. 11 The requirement for reporting to the General Assembly 12 shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report with the 13 Speaker, the Minority Leader and the Clerk of the House of 14 Representatives and the President, the Minority Leader and 15 the Secretary of the Senate and the Legislative Research 16 Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly 17 Organization Act, and filing such additional copies with the 18 State Government Report Distribution Center for the General 19 Assembly as is required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of 20 the State Library Act. 21 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 22 Section 5.545 as follows: 23 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new) 24 Sec. 5.545. The Project Exile Fund. 25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 26 becoming law. SB5 Engrossed -3- LRB9201087RCcd 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 20 ILCS 2605/2605-555 new 4 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new