100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4487

 

Introduced , by Rep. John M. Cabello

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 1605/2  from Ch. 120, par. 1152
20 ILCS 1605/9.1
20 ILCS 1605/20  from Ch. 120, par. 1170
20 ILCS 1605/21.10 new
30 ILCS 105/5.886 new

    Amends the Illinois Lottery Law. Requires the Department of the Lottery, beginning on January 1, 2019 or as soon thereafter as is practical, to offer a special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance, and improvements to Illinois State and local parks. Provides that the net revenue from the special instant scratch-off game must be deposited into the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Provides that the moneys deposited in the Fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources for upkeep, maintenance, and improvements to Illinois State and local parks, including grants for those purposes. Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the game. Defines "net revenue". Amends the State Finance Act to create the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by changing
5Section 2, 9.1, and 20 and by adding Section 21.10 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 1605/2)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1152)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-466)
8    Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish
9within the State a lottery to be conducted by the State through
10the Department. The entire net proceeds of the Lottery are to
11be used for the support of the State's Common School Fund,
12except as provided in subsection (o) of Section 9.1 and
13Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, and 21.9, and 21.10. The
14General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for
15the Department to conduct the functions of the Lottery with the
16assistance of a private manager under a management agreement
17overseen by the Department. The Department shall be accountable
18to the General Assembly and the people of the State through a
19comprehensive system of regulation, audits, reports, and
20enduring operational oversight. The Department's ongoing
21conduct of the Lottery through a management agreement with a
22private manager shall act to promote and ensure the integrity,
23security, honesty, and fairness of the Lottery's operation and

 

 

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1administration. It is the intent of the General Assembly that
2the Department shall conduct the Lottery with the assistance of
3a private manager under a management agreement at all times in
4a manner consistent with 18 U.S.C. 1307(a)(1), 1307(b)(1),
51953(b)(4).
6(Source: P.A. 98-649, eff. 6-16-14; 99-933, eff. 1-27-17.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-466)
8    Sec. 2. This Act is enacted to implement and establish
9within the State a lottery to be conducted by the State through
10the Department. The entire net proceeds of the Lottery are to
11be used for the support of the State's Common School Fund,
12except as provided in subsection (o) of Section 9.1 and
13Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, and 21.9, and 21.10. The
14General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for
15the Department to conduct the functions of the Lottery with the
16assistance of a private manager under a management agreement
17overseen by the Department. The Department shall be accountable
18to the General Assembly and the people of the State through a
19comprehensive system of regulation, audits, reports, and
20enduring operational oversight. The Department's ongoing
21conduct of the Lottery through a management agreement with a
22private manager shall act to promote and ensure the integrity,
23security, honesty, and fairness of the Lottery's operation and
24administration. It is the intent of the General Assembly that
25the Department shall conduct the Lottery with the assistance of

 

 

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1a private manager under a management agreement at all times in
2a manner consistent with 18 U.S.C. 1307(a)(1), 1307(b)(1),
31953(b)(4).
4    Beginning with Fiscal Year 2018 and every year thereafter,
5any moneys transferred from the State Lottery Fund to the
6Common School Fund shall be supplemental to, and not in lieu
7of, any other money due to be transferred to the Common School
8Fund by law or appropriation.
9(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-466, eff. 6-1-18.)
 
10    (20 ILCS 1605/9.1)
11    Sec. 9.1. Private manager and management agreement.
12    (a) As used in this Section:
13    "Offeror" means a person or group of persons that responds
14to a request for qualifications under this Section.
15    "Request for qualifications" means all materials and
16documents prepared by the Department to solicit the following
17from offerors:
18        (1) Statements of qualifications.
19        (2) Proposals to enter into a management agreement,
20    including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors
21    that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the
22    offeror in performing its obligations under the management
23    agreement.
24    "Final offer" means the last proposal submitted by an
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1including the identity of any prospective vendor or vendors
2that the offeror intends to initially engage to assist the
3offeror in performing its obligations under the management
4agreement.
5    "Final offeror" means the offeror ultimately selected by
6the Governor to be the private manager for the Lottery under
7subsection (h) of this Section.
8    (b) By September 15, 2010, the Governor shall select a
9private manager for the total management of the Lottery with
10integrated functions, such as lottery game design, supply of
11goods and services, and advertising and as specified in this
12Section.
13    (c) Pursuant to the terms of this subsection, the
14Department shall endeavor to expeditiously terminate the
15existing contracts in support of the Lottery in effect on the
16effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
17Assembly in connection with the selection of the private
18manager. As part of its obligation to terminate these contracts
19and select the private manager, the Department shall establish
20a mutually agreeable timetable to transfer the functions of
21existing contractors to the private manager so that existing
22Lottery operations are not materially diminished or impaired
23during the transition. To that end, the Department shall do the
24following:
25        (1) where such contracts contain a provision
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1    provide notice of termination to occur upon the mutually
2    agreed timetable for transfer of functions;
3        (2) upon the expiration of any initial term or renewal
4    term of the current Lottery contracts, the Department shall
5    not renew such contract for a term extending beyond the
6    mutually agreed timetable for transfer of functions; or
7        (3) in the event any current contract provides for
8    termination of that contract upon the implementation of a
9    contract with the private manager, the Department shall
10    perform all necessary actions to terminate the contract on
11    the date that coincides with the mutually agreed timetable
12    for transfer of functions.
13    If the contracts to support the current operation of the
14Lottery in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act
15of the 96th General Assembly are not subject to termination as
16provided for in this subsection (c), then the Department may
17include a provision in the contract with the private manager
18specifying a mutually agreeable methodology for incorporation.
19    (c-5) The Department shall include provisions in the
20management agreement whereby the private manager shall, for a
21fee, and pursuant to a contract negotiated with the Department
22(the "Employee Use Contract"), utilize the services of current
23Department employees to assist in the administration and
24operation of the Lottery. The Department shall be the employer
25of all such bargaining unit employees assigned to perform such
26work for the private manager, and such employees shall be State

 

 

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1employees, as defined by the Personnel Code. Department
2employees shall operate under the same employment policies,
3rules, regulations, and procedures, as other employees of the
4Department. In addition, neither historical representation
5rights under the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, nor
6existing collective bargaining agreements, shall be disturbed
7by the management agreement with the private manager for the
8management of the Lottery.
9    (d) The management agreement with the private manager shall
10include all of the following:
11        (1) A term not to exceed 10 years, including any
12    renewals.
13        (2) A provision specifying that the Department:
14            (A) shall exercise actual control over all
15        significant business decisions;
16            (A-5) has the authority to direct or countermand
17        operating decisions by the private manager at any time;
18            (B) has ready access at any time to information
19        regarding Lottery operations;
20            (C) has the right to demand and receive information
21        from the private manager concerning any aspect of the
22        Lottery operations at any time; and
23            (D) retains ownership of all trade names,
24        trademarks, and intellectual property associated with
25        the Lottery.
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1    private manager to provide the Department with material
2    information and with any information the private manager
3    reasonably believes the Department would want to know to
4    enable the Department to conduct the Lottery.
5        (4) A provision requiring the private manager to
6    provide the Department with advance notice of any operating
7    decision that bears significantly on the public interest,
8    including, but not limited to, decisions on the kinds of
9    games to be offered to the public and decisions affecting
10    the relative risk and reward of the games being offered, so
11    the Department has a reasonable opportunity to evaluate and
12    countermand that decision.
13        (5) A provision providing for compensation of the
14    private manager that may consist of, among other things, a
15    fee for services and a performance based bonus as
16    consideration for managing the Lottery, including terms
17    that may provide the private manager with an increase in
18    compensation if Lottery revenues grow by a specified
19    percentage in a given year.
20        (6) (Blank).
21        (7) A provision requiring the deposit of all Lottery
22    proceeds to be deposited into the State Lottery Fund except
23    as otherwise provided in Section 20 of this Act.
24        (8) A provision requiring the private manager to locate
25    its principal office within the State.
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1    cost of contracts entered into for goods and services by
2    the private manager in connection with its management of
3    the Lottery, other than contracts with sales agents or
4    technical advisors, be awarded to businesses that are a
5    minority-owned business, a women-owned business, or a
6    business owned by a person with disability, as those terms
7    are defined in the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
8    Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
9        (9) A requirement that so long as the private manager
10    complies with all the conditions of the agreement under the
11    oversight of the Department, the private manager shall have
12    the following duties and obligations with respect to the
13    management of the Lottery:
14            (A) The right to use equipment and other assets
15        used in the operation of the Lottery.
16            (B) The rights and obligations under contracts
17        with retailers and vendors.
18            (C) The implementation of a comprehensive security
19        program by the private manager.
20            (D) The implementation of a comprehensive system
21        of internal audits.
22            (E) The implementation of a program by the private
23        manager to curb compulsive gambling by persons playing
24        the Lottery.
25            (F) A system for determining (i) the type of
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1        tickets, (iii) the manner of payment of prizes to
2        holders of winning tickets, (iv) the frequency of
3        drawings of winning tickets, (v) the method to be used
4        in selling tickets, (vi) a system for verifying the
5        validity of tickets claimed to be winning tickets,
6        (vii) the basis upon which retailer commissions are
7        established by the manager, and (viii) minimum
8        payouts.
9        (10) A requirement that advertising and promotion must
10    be consistent with Section 7.8a of this Act.
11        (11) A requirement that the private manager market the
12    Lottery to those residents who are new, infrequent, or
13    lapsed players of the Lottery, especially those who are
14    most likely to make regular purchases on the Internet as
15    permitted by law.
16        (12) A code of ethics for the private manager's
17    officers and employees.
18        (13) A requirement that the Department monitor and
19    oversee the private manager's practices and take action
20    that the Department considers appropriate to ensure that
21    the private manager is in compliance with the terms of the
22    management agreement, while allowing the manager, unless
23    specifically prohibited by law or the management
24    agreement, to negotiate and sign its own contracts with
25    vendors.
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1    periodically file, at least on an annual basis, appropriate
2    financial statements in a form and manner acceptable to the
3    Department.
4        (15) Cash reserves requirements.
5        (16) Procedural requirements for obtaining the prior
6    approval of the Department when a management agreement or
7    an interest in a management agreement is sold, assigned,
8    transferred, or pledged as collateral to secure financing.
9        (17) Grounds for the termination of the management
10    agreement by the Department or the private manager.
11        (18) Procedures for amendment of the agreement.
12        (19) A provision requiring the private manager to
13    engage in an open and competitive bidding process for any
14    procurement having a cost in excess of $50,000 that is not
15    a part of the private manager's final offer. The process
16    shall favor the selection of a vendor deemed to have
17    submitted a proposal that provides the Lottery with the
18    best overall value. The process shall not be subject to the
19    provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, unless
20    specifically required by the management agreement.
21        (20) The transition of rights and obligations,
22    including any associated equipment or other assets used in
23    the operation of the Lottery, from the manager to any
24    successor manager of the lottery, including the
25    Department, following the termination of or foreclosure
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1        (21) Right of use of copyrights, trademarks, and
2    service marks held by the Department in the name of the
3    State. The agreement must provide that any use of them by
4    the manager shall only be for the purpose of fulfilling its
5    obligations under the management agreement during the term
6    of the agreement.
7        (22) The disclosure of any information requested by the
8    Department to enable it to comply with the reporting
9    requirements and information requests provided for under
10    subsection (p) of this Section.
11    (e) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the
12Department shall select a private manager through a competitive
13request for qualifications process consistent with Section
1420-35 of the Illinois Procurement Code, which shall take into
15account:
16        (1) the offeror's ability to market the Lottery to
17    those residents who are new, infrequent, or lapsed players
18    of the Lottery, especially those who are most likely to
19    make regular purchases on the Internet;
20        (2) the offeror's ability to address the State's
21    concern with the social effects of gambling on those who
22    can least afford to do so;
23        (3) the offeror's ability to provide the most
24    successful management of the Lottery for the benefit of the
25    people of the State based on current and past business
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1        (4) the offeror's poor or inadequate past performance
2    in servicing, equipping, operating or managing a lottery on
3    behalf of Illinois, another State or foreign government and
4    attracting persons who are not currently regular players of
5    a lottery.
6    (f) The Department may retain the services of an advisor or
7advisors with significant experience in financial services or
8the management, operation, and procurement of goods, services,
9and equipment for a government-run lottery to assist in the
10preparation of the terms of the request for qualifications and
11selection of the private manager. Any prospective advisor
12seeking to provide services under this subsection (f) shall
13disclose any material business or financial relationship
14during the past 3 years with any potential offeror, or with a
15contractor or subcontractor presently providing goods,
16services, or equipment to the Department to support the
17Lottery. The Department shall evaluate the material business or
18financial relationship of each prospective advisor. The
19Department shall not select any prospective advisor with a
20substantial business or financial relationship that the
21Department deems to impair the objectivity of the services to
22be provided by the prospective advisor. During the course of
23the advisor's engagement by the Department, and for a period of
24one year thereafter, the advisor shall not enter into any
25business or financial relationship with any offeror or any
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1obligations under the management agreement. Any advisor
2retained by the Department shall be disqualified from being an
3offeror. The Department shall not include terms in the request
4for qualifications that provide a material advantage whether
5directly or indirectly to any potential offeror, or any
6contractor or subcontractor presently providing goods,
7services, or equipment to the Department to support the
8Lottery, including terms contained in previous responses to
9requests for proposals or qualifications submitted to
10Illinois, another State or foreign government when those terms
11are uniquely associated with a particular potential offeror,
12contractor, or subcontractor. The request for proposals
13offered by the Department on December 22, 2008 as
14"LOT08GAMESYS" and reference number "22016176" is declared
15void.
16    (g) The Department shall select at least 2 offerors as
17finalists to potentially serve as the private manager no later
18than August 9, 2010. Upon making preliminary selections, the
19Department shall schedule a public hearing on the finalists'
20proposals and provide public notice of the hearing at least 7
21calendar days before the hearing. The notice must include all
22of the following:
23        (1) The date, time, and place of the hearing.
24        (2) The subject matter of the hearing.
25        (3) A brief description of the management agreement to
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1        (4) The identity of the offerors that have been
2    selected as finalists to serve as the private manager.
3        (5) The address and telephone number of the Department.
4    (h) At the public hearing, the Department shall (i) provide
5sufficient time for each finalist to present and explain its
6proposal to the Department and the Governor or the Governor's
7designee, including an opportunity to respond to questions
8posed by the Department, Governor, or designee and (ii) allow
9the public and non-selected offerors to comment on the
10presentations. The Governor or a designee shall attend the
11public hearing. After the public hearing, the Department shall
12have 14 calendar days to recommend to the Governor whether a
13management agreement should be entered into with a particular
14finalist. After reviewing the Department's recommendation, the
15Governor may accept or reject the Department's recommendation,
16and shall select a final offeror as the private manager by
17publication of a notice in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin on
18or before September 15, 2010. The Governor shall include in the
19notice a detailed explanation and the reasons why the final
20offeror is superior to other offerors and will provide
21management services in a manner that best achieves the
22objectives of this Section. The Governor shall also sign the
23management agreement with the private manager.
24    (i) Any action to contest the private manager selected by
25the Governor under this Section must be brought within 7
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1designation of the private manager as provided in subsection
2(h) of this Section.
3    (j) The Lottery shall remain, for so long as a private
4manager manages the Lottery in accordance with provisions of
5this Act, a Lottery conducted by the State, and the State shall
6not be authorized to sell or transfer the Lottery to a third
7party.
8    (k) Any tangible personal property used exclusively in
9connection with the lottery that is owned by the Department and
10leased to the private manager shall be owned by the Department
11in the name of the State and shall be considered to be public
12property devoted to an essential public and governmental
13function.
14    (l) The Department may exercise any of its powers under
15this Section or any other law as necessary or desirable for the
16execution of the Department's powers under this Section.
17    (m) Neither this Section nor any management agreement
18entered into under this Section prohibits the General Assembly
19from authorizing forms of gambling that are not in direct
20competition with the Lottery.
21    (n) The private manager shall be subject to a complete
22investigation in the third, seventh, and tenth years of the
23agreement (if the agreement is for a 10-year term) by the
24Department in cooperation with the Auditor General to determine
25whether the private manager has complied with this Section and
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1cost of an investigation or reinvestigation of the private
2manager under this subsection.
3    (o) The powers conferred by this Section are in addition
4and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. If
5any other law or rule is inconsistent with this Section,
6including, but not limited to, provisions of the Illinois
7Procurement Code, then this Section controls as to any
8management agreement entered into under this Section. This
9Section and any rules adopted under this Section contain full
10and complete authority for a management agreement between the
11Department and a private manager. No law, procedure,
12proceeding, publication, notice, consent, approval, order, or
13act by the Department or any other officer, Department, agency,
14or instrumentality of the State or any political subdivision is
15required for the Department to enter into a management
16agreement under this Section. This Section contains full and
17complete authority for the Department to approve any contracts
18entered into by a private manager with a vendor providing
19goods, services, or both goods and services to the private
20manager under the terms of the management agreement, including
21subcontractors of such vendors.
22    Upon receipt of a written request from the Chief
23Procurement Officer, the Department shall provide to the Chief
24Procurement Officer a complete and un-redacted copy of the
25management agreement or any contract that is subject to the
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1Department shall provide a copy of the agreement or contract to
2the Chief Procurement Officer in the time specified by the
3Chief Procurement Officer in his or her written request, but no
4later than 5 business days after the request is received by the
5Department. The Chief Procurement Officer must retain any
6portions of the management agreement or of any contract
7designated by the Department as confidential, proprietary, or
8trade secret information in complete confidence pursuant to
9subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of Information Act.
10The Department shall also provide the Chief Procurement Officer
11with reasonable advance written notice of any contract that is
12pending Department approval.
13    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the
14contrary, the Chief Procurement Officer shall adopt
15administrative rules, including emergency rules, to establish
16a procurement process to select a successor private manager if
17a private management agreement has been terminated. The
18selection process shall at a minimum take into account the
19criteria set forth in items (1) through (4) of subsection (e)
20of this Section and may include provisions consistent with
21subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) of this Section. The Chief
22Procurement Officer shall also implement and administer the
23adopted selection process upon the termination of a private
24management agreement. The Department, after the Chief
25Procurement Officer certifies that the procurement process has
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1subsection (o), shall select a final offeror as the private
2manager and sign the management agreement with the private
3manager.
4    Except as provided in Sections 21.5, 21.6, 21.7, 21.8, and
521.9, and 21.10, the Department shall distribute all proceeds
6of lottery tickets and shares sold in the following priority
7and manner:
8        (1) The payment of prizes and retailer bonuses.
9        (2) The payment of costs incurred in the operation and
10    administration of the Lottery, including the payment of
11    sums due to the private manager under the management
12    agreement with the Department.
13        (3) On the last day of each month or as soon thereafter
14    as possible, the State Comptroller shall direct and the
15    State Treasurer shall transfer from the State Lottery Fund
16    to the Common School Fund an amount that is equal to the
17    proceeds transferred in the corresponding month of fiscal
18    year 2009, as adjusted for inflation, to the Common School
19    Fund.
20        (4) On or before the last day of each fiscal year,
21    deposit any remaining proceeds, subject to payments under
22    items (1), (2), and (3) into the Capital Projects Fund each
23    fiscal year.
24    (p) The Department shall be subject to the following
25reporting and information request requirements:
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1    reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on the
2    activities and actions of the private manager selected
3    under this Section;
4        (2) upon request of the Chief Procurement Officer, the
5    Department shall promptly produce information related to
6    the procurement activities of the Department and the
7    private manager requested by the Chief Procurement
8    Officer; the Chief Procurement Officer must retain
9    confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information
10    designated by the Department in complete confidence
11    pursuant to subsection (g) of Section 7 of the Freedom of
12    Information Act; and
13        (3) at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the
14    Department's fiscal year, the Department shall prepare an
15    annual written report on the activities of the private
16    manager selected under this Section and deliver that report
17    to the Governor and General Assembly.
18(Source: P.A. 99-933, eff. 1-27-17; 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 1605/20)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1170)
20    Sec. 20. State Lottery Fund.
21    (a) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund
22to be known as the "State Lottery Fund". Such fund shall
23consist of all revenues received from (1) the sale of lottery
24tickets or shares, (net of commissions, fees representing those
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1or shares at the agent location, and prizes of less than $600
2which have been validly paid at the agent level), (2)
3application fees, and (3) all other sources including moneys
4credited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source
5pursuant to law. Interest earnings of the State Lottery Fund
6shall be credited to the Common School Fund.
7    (b) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
821.5 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.5.
9    (c) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
1021.6 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.6.
11    (d) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
1221.7 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.7.
13    (e) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
1421.8 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.8.
15    (f) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
1621.9 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.9.
17    (g) The receipt and distribution of moneys under Section
1821.10 of this Act shall be in accordance with Section 21.10.
19(Source: P.A. 98-649, eff. 6-16-14.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 1605/21.10 new)
21    Sec. 21.10. Scratch-off for Illinois parks.
22    (a) The Department shall offer a special instant
23scratch-off game for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance, and
24improvements to Illinois State and local parks. The game shall
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1discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The
2operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any
3rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this
4Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act,
5then this Section governs.
6    (b) The Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund is created as a
7special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys in the Illinois
8Parks Scratch-off Fund shall be used by the Department of
9Natural Resources for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance,
10restoration, and improvements to public parks in the State of
11Illinois, including grants for those purposes.
12    Moneys received for the purposes of this Section,
13including, without limitation, net revenue from the special
14instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards
15from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the
16Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Any interest earned on moneys
17in the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund must be deposited into
18the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund.
19    For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the
20total amount for which tickets have been sold, less the sum of
21the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative
22expenses of the Department solely related to the scratch-off
23game under this Section.
24    (c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois
25Parks scratch-off game, the Department shall not unreasonably
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1scratch-off lottery game.
2    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
3implement and administer the provisions of this Section.
 
4    Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.886 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.886 new)
7    Sec. 5.886. The Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund.
 
8    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
9changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
10that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
11represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
12not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
13made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
14Public Act.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.