Funds transfers
As promised in the Capitol Fax today, here are just about all of the funds transfers that I could find in SB661, one of the budget implementation bills:
Food and Drug Safety Fund..............................$3,249
Financial Institution Fund............................$12,942
General Professions Dedicated Fund.....................$8,579
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Services Revolving Fund...................$1,963
Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund................$11,275
State Boating Act Fund................................$27,000
State Parks Fund......................................$22,007
Agricultural Premium Fund.............................$59,483
Fire Prevention Fund..................................$29,862
Mental Health Fund....................................$78,213
Illinois State Pharmacy Disciplinary Fund..............$2,744
Radiation Protection Fund.............................$16,034
Solid Waste Management Fund...........................$37,669
Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund...................$7,260
Subtitle D Management Fund.............................$4,659
Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund...............$8,602
Department of Children and
Family Services Training Fund.........................$29,906
Facility Licensing Fund................................$1,083
Youth Alcoholism and Substance
Abuse Prevention Fund..................................$2,783
Plugging and Restoration Fund..........................$1,105
State Crime Laboratory Fund............................$1,353
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund..............$9,190
Weights and Measures Fund..............................$4,932
Solid Waste Management Revolving
Loan Fund..............................................$2,735
Illinois School Asbestos Abatement Fund................$2,166
Violence Prevention Fund...............................$5,176
Capital Development Board Revolving Fund..............$14,777
DCFS Children's Services Fund......................$1,256,594
State Police DUI Fund..................................$1,434
Illinois Health Facilities Planning Fund...............$3,191
Emergency Public Health Fund...........................$7,996
Fair and Exposition Fund...............................$3,732
Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund................$5,792
Optometric Licensing and Disciplinary Board Fund.......$1,032
Underground Resources Conservation Enforcement Fund....$1,221
State Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund.................$6,434
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund..............$5,473
Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund...............$118,222
Community Water Supply Laboratory Fund................$10,021
Used Tire Management Fund.............................$17,524
Natural Areas Acquisition Fund........................$15,501
Open Space Lands Acquisition
and Development Fund..................................$49,105
Working Capital Revolving Fund.......................$126,344
State Garage Revolving Fund...........................$92,513
Statistical Services Revolving Fund..................$181,949
Paper and Printing Revolving Fund......................$3,632
Air Transportation Revolving Fund......................$1,969
Communications Revolving Fund........................$304,278
Environmental Laboratory Certification Fund............$1,357
Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving Fund.......$5,892
Provider Inquiry Trust Fund............................$1,742
Lead Poisoning Screening,
Prevention, and Abatement Fund.........................$8,200
Drug Treatment Fund...................................$14,028
Feed Control Fund......................................$2,472
Plumbing Licensure and Program Fund....................$3,521
Insurance Premium Tax Refund Fund......................$7,872
Tax Compliance and Administration Fund.................$5,416
Appraisal Administration Fund..........................$2,924
Trauma Center Fund....................................$40,139
Alternate Fuels Fund...................................$1,467
Illinois State Fair Fund..............................$13,844
State Asset Forfeiture Fund............................$8,210
Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund..........................$6,471
Department of Corrections Reimbursement
and Education Fund....................................$78,965
Health Facility Plan Review Fund.......................$3,444
LEADS Maintenance Fund.................................$6,075
State Offender DNA Identification
System Fund............................................$1,712
Illinois Historic Sites Fund...........................$4,511
Public Pension Regulation Fund.........................$2,313
Workforce, Technology, and Economic
Development Fund.......................................$5,357
Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund.................$29,920
Energy Efficiency Trust Fund...........................$8,368
Pesticide Control Fund.................................$6,687
Conservation 2000 Fund................................$30,764
Wireless Carrier Reimbursement Fund...................$91,024
International Tourism Fund............................$13,057
Public Transportation Fund...........................$701,837
Horse Racing Fund.....................................$18,589
Death Certificate Surcharge Fund.......................$1,901
State Police Wireless Service
Emergency Fund.........................................$1,012
Downstate Public Transportation Fund.................$112,085
Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund...................$6,543
State Police Whistleblower Reward
and Protection Fund....................................$1,894
Illinois Standardbred Breeders Fund....................$4,412
Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders Fund....................$6,635
Illinois Clean Water Fund.............................$17,579
Independent Academic Medical Center Fund...............$5,611
Child Support Administrative Fund....................$432,527
Corporate Headquarters Relocation
Assistance Fund........................................$4,047
Local Initiative Fund.................................$58,762
Tourism Promotion Fund................................$88,072
Digital Divide Elimination Fund.......................$11,593
Presidential Library and Museum Operating Fund.........$4,624
Metro-East Public Transportation Fund.................$47,787
Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund...................$11,779
Dram Shop Fund........................................$11,317
Illinois State Dental Disciplinary Fund................$1,986
Hazardous Waste Research Fund..........................$1,333
Real Estate License Administration Fund...............$10,886
Traffic and Criminal Conviction
Surcharge Fund........................................$44,798
Criminal Justice Information
Systems Trust Fund.....................................$5,693
Design Professionals Administration
and Investigation Fund.................................$2,036State Surplus Property Revolving Fund..................$6,829
Illinois Forestry Development Fund.....................$7,012
State Police Services Fund............................$47,072
Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund.......................$1,299
Metabolic Screening and Treatment Fund................$15,947
Insurance Producer Administration Fund................$30,870
Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund...........$43,692
Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund.......................$1,016
Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Facility Development and Operation Fund..............$1,989
Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund...$32,125
Park and Conservation Fund............................$41,038
Local Tourism Fund....................................$34,492
Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund..................$10,624
Illinois Equity Fund...................................$1,929
Large Business Attraction Fund.........................$5,554
Illinois Beach Marina Fund.............................$5,053
International and Promotional Fund.....................$1,466
Public Infrastructure Construction
Loan Revolving Fund....................................$3,111
Insurance Financial Regulation Fund...................$42,575
Total $4,975,487
[...]
Notwithstanding any other provision of State law to
the contrary, on or after July 1, 2005 and until June 30, 2006,
in addition to any other transfers that may be provided for by
law, at the direction of and upon notification of the Director
of Central Management Services, the State Comptroller shall
direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer amounts into the
Workers' Compensation Revolving Fund from the designated funds
not exceeding the following totals:
Mental Health Fund................................$17,694,000
Statistical Services Revolving Fund................$1,252,600
Department of Corrections Reimbursement
and Education Fund.................................$1,198,600
Communications Revolving Fund........................$535,400
Child Support Administrative Fund....................$441,900
Health Insurance Reserve Fund........................$238,900
Fire Prevention Fund.................................$234,100
Park and Conservation Fund...........................$142,000
Motor Fuel Tax Fund..................................$132,800
Illinois Workers' Compensation
Commission Operations Fund...........................$123,900
State Boating Act Fund...............................$112,300
Public Utility Fund..................................$106,500
State Lottery Fund...................................$101,300
Traffic and Criminal Conviction
Surcharge Fund........................................$88,500
State Surplus Property Revolving Fund.................$82,700
Natural Areas Acquisition Fund........................$65,600
Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund.................$65,200
Agricultural Premium Fund.............................$63,400
Capital Development Fund..............................$57,500
State Gaming Fund.....................................$54,300
Underground Storage Tank Fund.........................$53,700
Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Fund..............$53,000
Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund................$53,000
General Professions Dedicated Fund....................$51,900
Total $23,003,100
[...]
the State Comptroller shall direct and
the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from
the designated funds into the General Revenue Fund and any
future deposits that would otherwise be made into these funds
must instead be made into the General Revenue Fund:
(1) the Keep Illinois Beautiful Fund;
(2) the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority
Reconstruction Fund;
(3) the New Technology Recovery Fund;
(4) the Illinois Rural Bond Bank Trust Fund;
(5) the ISBE School Bus Driver Permit Fund;
(6) the Solid Waste Management Revolving Loan Fund;
(7) the State Postsecondary Review Program Fund;
(8) the Tourism Attraction Development Matching Grant
Fund;
(9) the Patent and Copyright Fund;
(10) the Credit Enhancement Development Fund;
(11) the Community Mental Health and Developmental
Disabilities Services Provider Participation Fee Trust
Fund;
(12) the Nursing Home Grant Assistance Fund;
(13) the By-product Material Safety Fund;
(14) the Illinois Student Assistance Commission Higher
EdNet Fund;
(15) the DORS State Project Fund;
(16) the School Technology Revolving Fund;
(17) the Energy Assistance Contribution Fund;
(18) the Illinois Building Commission Revolving Fund;
(19) the Illinois Aquaculture Development Fund;
(20) the Homelessness Prevention Fund;
(21) the DCFS Refugee Assistance Fund;
(22) the Illinois Century Network Special Purposes
Fund; and
(23) the Build Illinois Purposes Fund
[...]
Sec. 8.44. Special fund transfers.
(a) In order to maintain the integrity of special funds and
improve stability in the General Revenue Fund, the following
transfers are authorized from the designated funds into the
General Revenue Fund:
Aeronautics Fund......................................$2,186
.Aggregate Operations Regulatory Fund.................$32,750
.Agrichemical Incident Response Trust Fund...........$419,830
.Agricultural Master Fund.............................$17,827
.Air Transportation Revolving Fund...................$181,478
.Airport Land Loan Revolving Fund..................$1,669,970
.Alternate Fuels Fund..............................$1,056,833
.Alternative Compliance Market Account Fund...........$53,120
.Appraisal Administration Fund.......................$250,000
.Armory Rental Fund..................................$111,538
.Assisted Living and Shared Housing Regulatory Fund...$24,493
.Bank and Trust Company Fund.......................$3,800,000
.Capital Development Board Revolving Fund............$453,054
.Capital Litigation Trust Fund.....................$2,247,624
.Care Provider Fund for Persons
with a Developmental Disability...................$2,378,270
.Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund.................$650,721
.Child Support Administrative Fund.................$1,117,266
.Coal Mining Regulatory Fund.........................$127,583
.Communications Revolving Fund....................$12,999,839
.Community Health Center Care Fund...................$104,480
.Community Water Supply Laboratory Fund..............$716,232
.Continuing Legal Education Trust Fund................$23,419
.Corporate Franchise Tax Refund Fund.................$500,000
.Court of Claims Administration and Grant Fund........$24,949
.Criminal Justice Information Projects Fund...........$18,212
.DCFS Special Purposes Trust Fund.....................$77,835
.Death Certificate Surcharge Fund..................$1,134,341
.Department of Business Services
Special Operations Fund...........................$2,000,000
.Department of Children and Family Services
Training Fund.....................................$1,408,106
.Department of Corrections
Reimbursement and Education Fund..................$2,208,323
.Department of Insurance State Trust Fund.............$18,009
.Department of Labor Special State Trust Fund........$359,895
.Department on Aging State Projects Fund..............$10,059
.Design Professionals Administration
and Investigation Fund...............................$51,701
.DHS Recoveries Trust Fund.........................$1,591,834
.DHS State Projects Fund..............................$89,917
.Division of Corporations
Registered Limited Liability Partnership Fund.......$150,000
.DNR Special Projects Fund...........................$301,649
.Dram Shop Fund......................................$110,554
.Drivers Education Fund...............................$30,152
.Drug Rebate Fund.................................$17,315,821
.Drug Traffic Prevention Fund.........................$22,123
.Drug Treatment Fund.................................$160,030
.Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund............$51,220
.Drycleaner Environmental Response Trust Fund......$1,137,971
.DuQuoin State Fair Harness Racing Trust Fund..........$3,368
.Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund........$1,044,935
.Economic Research and Information Fund...............$49,005
.Educational Labor Relations Board
Fair Share Trust Fund................................$40,933
.Efficiency Initiatives Revolving Fund.............$6,178,298
.Emergency Planning and Training Fund.................$28,845
.Emergency Public Health Fund........................$139,997
.Emergency Response Reimbursement Fund................$15,873
.EMS Assistance Fund..................................$40,923
.Energy Assistance Contribution Fund..................$89,692
.Energy Efficiency Trust Fund......................$1,300,938
.Environmental Laboratory Certification Fund..........$62,039
.Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund.$180,571
.Environmental Protection Trust Fund...............$2,228,031
.EPA Court Trust Fund................................$338,646
.EPA Special State Projects Trust Fund...............$284,263
.Explosives Regulatory Fund...........................$23,125
.Facilities Management Revolving Fund..............$4,803,971
.Facility Licensing Fund..............................$22,958
.Family Care Fund.....................................$22,585
.Family Responsibility Fund............................$4,747
.Federal Asset Forfeiture Fund.........................$1,871
.Feed Control Fund...................................$478,234
.Fertilizer Control Fund.............................$207,398
.Financial Institution Fund........................$2,448,690
.Firearm Owner's Notification Fund.....................$3,960
.Food and Drug Safety Fund...........................$421,401
.General Professions Dedicated Fund................$3,975,808
.Good Samaritan Energy Trust Fund......................$7,191
.Governor's Grant Fund.................................$1,592
.Group Workers' Compensation Pool Insolvency Fund....$136,547
.Guardianship and Advocacy Fund.......................$27,289
.Hazardous Waste Occupational Licensing Fund..........$14,939
.Hazardous Waste Research Fund.......................$125,209
.Health Facility Plan Review Fund....................$165,972
.Hearing Instrument Dispenser
.Examining and Disciplinary Fund.....................$102,842
.Home Inspector Administration Fund..................$244,5
.IEMA State Projects Fund.................................$13
.Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund.....................$11,944
.Illinois Beach Marina Fund..........................$177,801
.Illinois Capital Revolving Loan Fund..............$4,024,106
.Illinois Clean Water Fund.........................$1,835,796
.Illinois Community College Board
Contracts and Grants Fund.................................$9
.Illinois Department of Agriculture
Laboratory Services Revolving Fund..................$174,795
.Illinois Equity Fund................................$119,193
.Illinois Executive Mansion Trust Fund................$56,154
.Illinois Forestry Development Fund................$1,389,096
.Illinois Future Teacher Corps Scholarship Fund........$4,836
.Illinois Gaming Law Enforcement Fund................$650,646
.Illinois Habitat Endowment Trust Fund.............$3,641,262
.Illinois Health Facilities Planning Fund.............$23,066
.Illinois Historic Sites Fund........................$134,366
.Illinois National Guard Armory Construction Fund.....$31,469
.Illinois Rural Rehabilitation Fund....................$8,190
.Illinois School Asbestos Abatement Fund.............$183,191
.Illinois State Fair Fund.............................$50,176
.Illinois State Podiatric Disciplinary Fund..........$317,239
.Illinois Student Assistance Commission
Contracts and Grants Fund.............................$5,589
.Illinois Tourism Tax Fund...........................$647,749
.Illinois Underground Utility Facilities
Damage Prevention Fund................................$2,175
.Illinois Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund..............$218,940
.Industrial Hygiene Regulatory and Enforcement Fund....$3,564
.Innovations in Long-Term Care
Quality Demonstration Grants Fund...................$565,494
.Insurance Financial Regulation Fund.................$800,000
.ISAC Accounts Receivable Fund........................$26,374
.ISBE GED Testing Fund...............................$146,196
.ISBE Teacher Certificate Institute Fund.............$122,117
.J.J. Wolf Memorial for Conservation Investigation Fund.$8,137
.Kaskaskia Commons Permanent Fund.....................$79,813
.Land Reclamation Fund................................$30,582
.Large Business Attraction Fund......................$340,777
.Lawyers' Assistance Program Fund....................$198,207
.LEADS Maintenance Fund...............................$76,981
.Lieutenant Governor's Grant Fund........................$188
.Livestock Management Facilities Fund.................$47,800
.Lobbyist Registration Administration Fund............$86,552
.Local Initiative Fund.............................$1,940,646
.Local Tourism Fund..................................$132,876
.Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Fund................$427,850
.Low-Level Radioactive Waste Facility
Development and Operation Fund.......................$16,353
.Mammogram Fund.......................................$14,229
.Monetary Award Program Reserve Fund.................$879,700
.Master Mason Fund....................................$13,199
.McCormick Place Expansion Project Fund....................$0
.Medicaid Buy-In Program Revolving Fund..............$318,894
.Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Prevention Fund.............$60,306
.Medical Special Purposes Trust Fund.................$930,668
.Military Affairs Trust Fund..........................$68,468
.Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund................$147,477
.Motor Fuel and Petroleum Standards Fund..............$19,673
.Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund.....................$250,000
.Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund.........$1,415,361
.Narcotics Profit Forfeiture Fund.....................$39,379
.Natural Heritage Endowment Trust Fund...............$557,264
.Natural Heritage Fund.................................$3,336
.Natural Resources Information Fund...................$64,596
.Natural Resources Restoration Trust Fund.............$63,002
.Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund.....................$244,815
.Oil Spill Response Fund.............................$167,547
.Paper and Printing Revolving Fund....................$48,476
.Park and Conservation Fund........................$3,050,154
.Park District Youth Program Fund......................$4,899
.Pawnbroker Regulation Fund...........................$94,131
.Pesticide Control Fund..............................$420,223
.Pet Overpopulation Control Fund......................$37,114
.Petroleum Resources Revolving Fund...................$85,540
.Police Memorial Committee Fund.......................$16,147
.Police Training Board Services Fund...................$1,540
.Pollution Control Board Fund.........................$23,004
.Pollution Control Board Trust Fund..................$410,651
.Post Transplant Maintenance and Retention Fund.......$75,100
.Presidential Library and Museum Operating Fund......$727,250
.Professional Regulation Evidence Fund.................$2,817
.Professional Services Fund...........................$46,222
.Provider Inquiry Trust Fund.........................$207,098
.Public Aid Recoveries Trust Fund..................$7,610,631
.Public Health Laboratory Services Revolving Fund.....$92,276
.Public Health Special State Projects Fund...........$816,202
.Public Health Water Permit Fund......................$17,624
.Public Infrastructure Construction
Loan Revolving Fund..................................$63,802
.Public Pension Regulation Fund......................$222,433
.Racing Board Fingerprint License Fund................$16,835
.Radiation Protection Fund...........................$212,010
.Real Estate License Administration Fund...........$1,500,000
.Regulatory Evaluation and Basic Enforcement Fund.....$64,221
.Regulatory Fund......................................$55,246
.Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund................$14,033
.Response Contractors Indemnification Fund...............$126
.Rural/Downstate Health Access Fund....................$4,644
.Safety Responsibility Fund..........................$577,255
.Savings and Residential Finance Regulatory Fund...$5,200,000
.School District Emergency Financial Assistance Fund.$2,130,848
.School Technology Revolving Loan Fund................$19,158
.Second Injury Fund..................................$151,493
.Secretary of State Interagency Grant Fund............$40,900
.Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.......$520,200
.Secretary of State Special Services Fund..........$2,500,000
.Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund.............$3,400,000
.Securities Investors Education Fund.................$100,000
.Self-Insurers Administration Fund...................$286,964
.Sex Offender Registration Fund........................$7,647
.Sexual Assault Services Fund.........................$12,210
.Small Business Environmental Assistance Fund.........$13,686
.Snowmobile Trail Establishment Fund...................$3,124
.Solid Waste Management Fund.......................$6,587,173
.Sports Facilities Tax Trust Fund..................$1,112,590
.State Appellate Defender Special State Projects Fund.$23,820
.State Asset Forfeiture Fund..........................$71,988
.State Boating Act Fund..............................$401,824
.State College and University Trust Fund.............$139,439
.State Crime Laboratory Fund..........................$44,965
.State Fair Promotional Activities Fund................$8,734
.State Garage Revolving Fund.........................$639,662
.State Offender DNA Identification System Fund........$81,740
.State Off-Set Claims Fund.........................$1,487,926
.State Parking Facility Maintenance Fund..............$97,956
.State Parks Fund..................................$1,045,889
.State Police DUI Fund...............................$114,645
.State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund....$164,843
.State Police Services Fund..........................$792,235
.State Police Vehicle Fund............................$22,899
.State Police Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund.$199,699
.State Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund............$1,147,727
.State Surplus Property Revolving Fund...............$388,284
.State Whistleblower Reward and Protection Fund........$1,592
.State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's County Fund.$70,101
.Statewide Grand Jury Prosecution Fund.................$7,645
.Statistical Services Revolving Fund...............$4,847,783
.Subtitle D Management Fund..........................$169,744
.Tanning Facility Permit Fund.........................$64,571
.Tax Compliance and Administration Fund..............$429,377
.Tax Recovery Fund...................................$113,591
.Teacher Certificate Fee Revolving Fund..............$982,399
.Toxic Pollution Prevention Fund......................$28,534
.Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund....$1,382,347
.Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.........$22,650
.Underground Resources Conservation Enforcement Fund.$294,251
.University Grant Fund................................$23,881
.Used Tire Management Fund.........................$1,918,500
.Violence Prevention Fund............................$146,576
.Watershed Park Fund..................................$19,786
.Weights and Measures Fund.........................$1,078,121
.Workers' Compensation Benefit Trust Fund............$266,574
.Workers' Compensation Revolving Fund................$520,285
.Working Capital Revolving Fund....................$1,404,868
.Youth Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Prevention Fund.$29,995
.Youth Drug Abuse Prevention Fund.......................$4,091
posted by Rich Miller @ 5/31/2005 05:48:00 AM
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What is going on in Springfield? A Tanning Facility Permit Fund?
Am I reading this correctly and seeing that even though we have a huge crisis in this state with DCFS that the democrats have decided to cut training funding to the tune of over $1,000,000?
Good Samaritan Energy Trust Fund......................$7,191
Looks like I'll be losing my cush job of walking little old ladies across streets in exchange for the state paying my gas bill.
I cannot believe that some of these funds exist! Now I know what people mean by waste in state government. I guess when economic times were good you could get money from the state for anything. Now, we need to take it away.
Dear Rich,
I have questions and hope you can help find the answers. I may misunderstand the fund-sweeping concept...
Does sweeping the funds in any way compromise a claimant's ability to recover in a lapsed appropriation (or other type) case filed with the Court of Claims? Payments for lapsed approp claims require that the corresponding funds have enough in their balances to cover the claims. If the balances are swept, do claimants then have to wait for the Court of Claims' special appropriations bill?
And, do any of these swept funds lose matching funds for the state bec/of the sweeping?
Thanks so much!
The above is why the budget is a non issue for 99% of the voters.
That is such mind numbing detail! Even a guy like me, very interested in such things can hardly make sense of it.
I appreciate it being posted, but let's face it, you need to be a darn good communicator to make an issue out of that!
Several of these "funds" listed come from federal money like the DNR Open Space Land Acquisition and the State Police DUI Funds and Hireback.....how can you use federal funds to balance a state budget? I think we should have Holland do an audit.
Pat Collins:
Here's the story: often, when a state agency purchases goods or services, the funding is obligated from a specific line item (i.e. DNR might buy a truck and plan to pay from the used tire fund). If the bill isn't submitted within the lapse-spending period (60 days after the close of the fiscal year), the vendor has to go to the Court of Claims.
A process takes place, and if funds from the specified fund remained at the end of the fiscal year (there was still a balance in the used tire fund, i.e.), then the Court can award payment.
If there's isn't a balance, the vendor has to get added to the special approp bill that passes with the budget. That means the vendor has to wait up to a year.
Sorry if it sounds mind-numbing, but it's the way your state government operates and it happens all the time that vendors are trying to get paid via the Court of Claims process.
Thanks!
It IS mindnumbing, but I guess rapid submission of invoices is VERY important if you do biz with the state.
Now, I can see vendors submitting bills on time, but them waiting in the "in basket" when money is tight.....
Pat Collins:
There are vendors who won't do business with the state bec/it takes so long to get paid, even when bills are submitted on time. Hotels refuse to "direct bill" the state bec/of the delay -- landlords, who haven't had leases renewed (so they're in "holdover" status) don't want to make improvements bec/they don't have a solid lease and they get lease payments really late...it's bad for small business owners. I've talked with court reporting services that say they can't make payroll while they're waiting...
In some cases, raiding these funds will shift burdens to county or local govts as well.
AND the courts are still deciding if it's even constitutional...
To start off, I never thought this idea of sweeping the funds was right, or even legal. Have the courts definitively decided this or what?
Second, as I waded thru the list and noted the amounts, my shock and indignation grew by leaps and bounds... the amounts being swept from health and safey and general welfare programs boggles the mind, many, like sweeping DCFS and state police funds, just make absolutely no sense, they are in direct opposition to the administration's own stated policy initiatives. They are eating their own young. How can you spend all that time plugging Amber Alert, then pull funding for the statewide police computer network used to find the kids!?!?
Other sweeps, relating to the quality of Illinois living, and the protection and stewardship of resources, well, let's just say that the Land of Lincoln is now on the fast track to looking like the worst parts of New Jersey. Decades of painstaking, incremental environmental progress will be halted, even reversed, by these sweeps.
If the absolute worst of the neoconservative global-market republican greedheads were trying, for a year, they could not have done more damage than my own party has done to the state this week. I truly am outraged and ashamed to be a democrat today. The people that backed this budget plan will not be around to share our misery when the real bills come due, when the results of these sweeps start becoming our daily headlines, no, they will have gone on to a lovely retirement in some state with clean air and water, with law and order, with adequate and well-managed public services.
I am disgusted by the governor AND the legislature, they are cowards, all, trading all our futures for their momentary job security. Oh, am I going to be busy come the next elections!
to anon 9:15 a.m.
Actually, the Open Space Land Acquisition Fund (OSLAD) has not been included on the sweep list. GRod tried this last year (same time, same tune) and was soundly thrashed by an odd coalition of Senate Dems and Rs, House Dems and Rs, local government people, tree-huggers, and so forth.
OSLAD was on the list for a while earlier this spring but the same coalition got it steered off the list.
The list is amazing though. I know for a fact that for some of those funds, grants from the State have already been made and now that the fund balances (there to pay the grants already made) are being swept, how will the State pay the grants it has made?
Upon reading the list of funds, and reading the title and description of the section outlining some of the sweeps such as this one;
"Sec. 8.44. Special fund transfers.
(a) In order to maintain the integrity of special funds and
improve stability in the General Revenue Fund, the following
transfers are authorized from the designated funds into the
General Revenue Fund:"
How does taking the money from the special funds "maintain the integrity of special funds..." as it is stated?
This has me confused.
It is my understanding that only surplus amounts from these funds were swept. I think that surplus has been defined as anything above two or three month operating expenses. It is also my understanding that if an emergency should arise, and money from one of these funds would be needed immediately, a fund has been established to loan that money back to the swept fund.
Therefore, why the cries of robbery? Operations of these special groups will noot be affected -- if there is an emergency, they will have fiscal backup. On the other hand, with all of this surplus money sitting there in these funds that dont benefit 99% of the people in this state, why shouldnt that money be used to help fill budget holes in difficult times?
I, for one, feel that there are far too many of these special funds -- the fact that so many exist causes me great concern that money in this state isnt being spent for the greater good. No other state has so many funds -- they should be done away with, or at least used in times of fiscal crisis for the good of all of the state.
I believe the courts ruled that the sweep was unconstitutional (when Community Bankers sued) and that it's on appeal.
For the last anonymous: the legislature is the only branch of govt authorized to appropriate funds. When funds get appropriated for one purpose (whether you like the number of special ones or not), they are supposed to be used for that purpose. The Gov (Executive branch) is sweeping funds for purposes for which they were not appropriated and that's the problem, legally.
Please know: there are no surpluses for operating state govt these days. Agencies are running on empty, top-heavy with inept, yet arrogant Gov appointees.
Sweeping the funds amounts to the Exec branch usurping the authority of the legislative branch, shifts the obligations for many programs to county or local govt (you still pay for that), and possibly compromises matching funding.
Stella you are good girl! To anoy 12:40 even though money can be transferred back to the special funds to meet obligations at the end of the day (06/30/06) the special fund has to come up with the transfer amount.
This admin. is telling State Agencies if you don't spend it we will! Long term planning has become a non-issue.
Clearly Anonymous who purports to think there are too many special funds doesn't know the first thing about them. He/she says "why cry robbery when they are surpluses" I'll tell you why...because many of those funds work with community grants which take awhile to realize, and in many cases, the funds are reimbursed to communities when the work is done, not up front...THEREFORE, it may look like a surpluse, but in fact they are keeping an obligated balance toward future invoices...weep the funds and you set off a terrible chain reaction. Once again, this administration has proved it has not the accumen to govern, only the will to deceive.
What's not mentioned so far is that a number of these special funds (if not most) get their revenue from special taxes or fees, not the general income tax.
Your motel bed tax goes toward the Tourism Promotion Fund to help advertise the state (attract more tourists who will spend money) or for tourism attraction development in the case of the Tourism Attraction Program.
One of the problems with these sweeps is that it breaks the promise made by the legislature when they created whatever tax or fee, that the money would be spent on whatever the lawmakers promised in the first place.
I may be wrong, but I think the Illinois Historic Sites Fund is funded through donations made by visitors to state's historic sites. Those donations were given with the loose understanding that they would go operate and improve the state's historic site system, not to the governor's office.
Likewise, some of those DNR-related funds come from campground fees, as well as federal funds, as another poster mentioned. Raiding these funds isn't ethical and definitely when federal money is involved, I'm not certain it's even legal.
State government has to serve numerous functions. It cannot just stop serving some functions in off years and come back later. If there is no money, fine, then fix the problem.
Either formally get out of the business of whatever constituency its trying to serve and let another model be organized, or raise taxes, which would only further hamper the state's ability to attract investment for new jobs and new revenue.
Radiation Protection Fund to protect the Tanning Facility Permit Fund.
FYI, the radiation protection fund goes towards cleaning up problems such as PA experienced with 3 Mile Island. We had all better hope that some airline isn't commandeered to hit a containment building at Zion, Byron, Quad Cities, etc. It would take much more than $212+K to take care of the radiation problems. Luckily for us downstaters, the plume flows west to east, right over Lake Michigan.
Also, has anyone any idea of the cost of processing the $7.00 and $13.00 sweep from two of the agencies on the list? Probably will cost us $75 - $150 to collect $$20. Sounds like good fiscal policy to me:-(
J. Musgrave -- you've touched on something that needs to be articulated and considered (and will be by the judicial branch of govt) and which lies at the heart of the separation of powers questions that arise when we examine the funds-sweeping ... the promises made by the creation of these funds by the legistative branch of govt (which represents the electorate on a grassroots basis) is being usurped by the exec branch.
You must also remember that part of the Filan regime has also allowed the administration to take 75% (yes, 75%) of the fund balance as of June 30th. As anyone who understands governmental finances, this is absurb. In addition to that 75% balance, these other robberies take place. It completely undermines these funds and their balances. It is a back-door cut to operations that provide services to the State. They won't make the tough decisions and instead are going to leave the State in the worst fiscal crisis it has seen.
"What is going on in Springfield? A Tanning Facility Permit Fund?"
Yup. If we can all agree that tanning facilities should be licensed by the state in some way - in this case it looks like there's a permit - then when places pay those fees to the state, that money has to go into a fund.
>then when places pay those fees to the state, that money has to go into a fund.
Which then isn't necessarily used for the tanning industry.
If someone said the tanning industry should not be regulated, I would have to agree. 'Regulation' seems to be just another way to get money in the general fund so you can pay off your cronies.
Sorry for the cynicism but you have to call them like you see them.
The Illinois Underground Utility Facilities Damage Prevention Fund comes from a tax on motor fuel, with the logic being that most storage tanks are at gas stations.
Last year, I believe, $10-12 million was diverted from this fund for general fund purposes.
That's minor compared to the MFT diversion from IDOT, I suppose, but still disturbing for those who think taxes should go where they were promised to go.
Is the solution here to make these funds less accessible to funding sweeps? That is, require some kind of specific legislative debate before the fund is swept. It would take up more legislator time but they aren't overworked. And, without a debate, it's very difficult for the average Illinoisian to understand the pros and cons of 1) having these funds and 2) sweeping them.
As to DCFS, could it be that the reduced need in training funds is connected to the huge drop in foster care numbers over the past decade. If you don't need as many workers, you don't need to train as many workers, so training costs do and should go down etc etc. I am not aware of a "huge crisis" with DCFS in this state. They have plenty of well-paid dministrators, that's for sure. And the union staff all got really nice raises and a nice contract last year.They are giving out lots of nice contracts. They can probably afford the sweeps.
Anon 12:26 PM -- the solution is in the Constitution. The legislative branch is the branch of govt authorized to appropriate funding. It seems so simple, yet the Gov apparently considers the Constitution a "set of helpful hints."
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