Rep. Charles Meier
Filed: 3/24/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2828




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2828 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Park and Recreational Facility 
5Construction Act of 2009 is amended  by changing Section 10-20 
6as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 764/10-20)
8    Sec. 10-20. Priorities for projects. In considering 
9applications for grants under this Act, the Department shall 
10give priority to projects that will provide the greatest 
11benefit to the residents of the  State, based upon criteria 
12established by the Department in rules promulgated pursuant to 
13this Act which reflect the useful life of existing facilities 
14and improvements, address public health and safety needs, 
15correct accessibility deficiencies, and reflect outdoor 
16recreation needs and priorities, including handicap-accessible 
 
 
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1playground equipment, such as ramped, ground-level play 
2features, accessible swings, wheelchair accessible tables, 
3adjustable equipment, universally accessible swings, and 
4transfer platforms, identified through the Department's 
5Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) 
6Program. The Department shall prioritize projects that create 
7parks universally designed to meet everyone's needs, ages, and 
8mobility and where all equipment, and the park itself, is 
9handicap-accessible over projects that would create parks 
10where only some equipment, or only the park itself, is 
11handicap-accessible. 

12(Source: P.A. 99-391, eff. 1-1-16.)
 

13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law.".