HB6152 Summary

• Appropriates $1,361,400 from General Revenue Fund to Department of Agriculture for Administrative Services operations including personal services, Social Security contributions, contractual services, travel, printing, and refunds

• Appropriates $584,800 from Wholesome Meat Fund for Administrative Services operations including personal services, retirement contributions, Social Security, group insurance, contractual services, travel, commodities, printing, and equipment

• Appropriates additional funds from multiple sources for department operations: $800,000 from General Revenue Fund, $100,000 from Wholesome Meat Fund, $200,000 from Agricultural Premium Fund for Food Safety Modernization Initiative, and $10,000,000 from Agricultural Premium Fund for State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund

• Appropriates funds for department programs including Computer Services ($2,061,800 total), Agriculture Regulation ($1,997,200 from General Revenue Fund), Marketing ($4,779,100 from multiple funds), Animal Industries ($4,772,400 from multiple funds), Meat and Poultry Inspection ($11,709,400 from multiple funds), and Weights and Measures ($9,451,900 from multiple funds)

• Establishes effective date of July 1, 2014 and includes appropriations for environmental programs, land and water resources, fairgrounds operations, state fairs, county fairs, and specialized programs including medical cannabis pilot program ($2,600,000) and Forever Green Illinois Program ($1,700,000)