505 ILCS 92/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 92 — Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act.
Illinois · statute · 505 ILCS 92 · 12 active provisions
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Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. "Director" means the Director of Agriculture. "Fund" means the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund. "Grant administrator" means the Department or a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev…
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Findings
Findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that the following conditions exist in this State: (1) Small fruit, vegetable, and livestock farmers are vital to the health and wealth of Illinois communities, yet Illinois does not currently have infrastructure in place to support local food farmers or to feed Illinois communi…
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Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program
Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program. Funding appropriated for the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program shall be allocated to the Department. The Department may enter into a subcontract agreement with a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and th…
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Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund
Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund. The Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Appropriations and moneys from any public or private source may be deposited into the Fund. The Fund shall be used for the purposes of this Act. Repayments of grants made under this Section…
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Program administration
Program administration. (a) The grant administrator shall create an independent Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant program created by this Act. The Steering Committee shall be composed of, at a minimum, the following members: at least 3 farmers, includin…
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Report
Report. The grant administrator must annually file with the Governor and General Assembly and publish publicly each year a written report detailing the impact of the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program for the previous calendar year. The report must include: (1) a complete list of all applications for grants under…
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Liability
Liability. The Director, the grant administrator, the Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee, Department employees, and any persons authorized to execute grants are not personally liable on account of the grants made under this Act and are not subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the i…
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Default or termination of grant agreement
Default or termination of grant agreement. (a) If the recipient of a grant violates any of the terms of the grant agreement, the grant administrator shall send a written notice to the recipient that the recipient is in default, and the recipient shall be given the opportunity to correct the violations. (b) If the viola…
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Construction
Construction. This Act is necessary for the welfare of this State and must be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. The Department may adopt rules that are consistent with and necessary for the implementation and administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24.)
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Section 900
Section 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).(Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24; text omitted.)
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Effective date
Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24.)