SB3851 - Department of Agriculture Appropriations

• Appropriates $97,559,600 total for Department of Agriculture ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, comprised of $32,752,600 in General Funds, $49,019,500 in Other State Funds, and $15,787,500 in Federal Funds.

• Funds administrative services, computer services, agriculture regulation, marketing, animal industries, meat and poultry inspection, weights and measures, environmental programs, and land and water resources management across multiple revenue sources.

• Provides $4,300,000 for Illinois State Fair operations and $1,500,000 for Springfield State Fairgrounds activities, plus additional funding for DuQuoin State Fair operations and county fairs and horse racing programs totaling $4,540,300.

• Allocates $10,000,000 from Agricultural Premium Fund plus $1,186,500 from General Revenue Fund to State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund, with additional $3,497,200 designated for University of Illinois Cook County Cooperative Extension Service.

• Act takes effect July 1, 2010.