HB6799 Summary

• Appropriates $26,192,000 total for the Historic Preservation Agency for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, consisting of $10,795,600 from General Revenue Fund and $15,396,400 from other state funds.

• Funds operations across multiple divisions including Executive Office, Preservation Services Division, Building and Ground Maintenance Services Division, Historic Sites Division, and Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Division.

• Allocates $11,120,600 for ordinary and contingent expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield.

• Appropriates $600,000 from Illinois Historic Sites Fund for operations, maintenance, repairs, and special events at Illinois Historic Sites, limited to extent donations are received at those sites.

• Requires Governor approval in writing before entering into contracts for repairs, maintenance, and capital improvements from General Revenue Fund appropriations.