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HB0672 Engrossed                     LRB093 05806 MKM 05899 b

 1        AN ACT concerning promotion.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Promotion  Act is amended by
 5    changing Section 5 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 665/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-25)
 7        Sec. 5. Marketing and private sector programs.
 8        (a)  The Department is authorized to make grants, subject
 9    to appropriation, from funds  transferred  into  the  Tourism
10    Promotion Fund under subsection (1) of Section 4a of this Act
11    to  counties,  municipalities,  not-for-profit organizations,
12    and local promotion  groups  and  to  assist  such  counties,
13    municipalities and local promotion groups in the promotion of
14    tourism attractions and tourism events. The Department, after
15    review  of  the application and if satisfied that the program
16    and proposed expenditures of the applicant appear  to  be  in
17    accord  with  the  purposes  of  this  Act, must grant to the
18    applicant an  amount  not  to  exceed  60%  of  the  proposed
19    expenditures.
20        (b)  The   Department   may   make   grants,  subject  to
21    appropriation,  from  funds  transferred  into  the   Tourism
22    Promotion   Fund  under  subsection  (1)  of  Section  4a  to
23    counties, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, local
24    promotion groups, and  for-profit  businesses  to  assist  in
25    attracting and hosting tourism events matched with funds from
26    sources in the private sector.  The Department, after  review
27    of   the  application   and  if satisfied  that  the  program
28    and proposed expenditures of the applicant appear  to  be  in
29    accord  with  the purposes of this  Act,  must  grant  to the
30    applicant an  amount  not  to  exceed  50%  of  the  proposed
31    expenditures.
 
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 1        Before   any   such   grant   may  be  made  the  county,
 2    municipality, not-for-profit  organization,  local  promotion
 3    group,  or  for-profit  business must make application to the
 4    Department for such grant, setting forth the studies, surveys
 5    and investigations proposed to be made and  other  activities
 6    proposed  to  be  undertaken.  The  application shall further
 7    state, under  oath  or  affirmation,  with  evidence  thereof
 8    satisfactory  to the Department, the amount of funds held by,
 9    committed to or subscribed to, and proposed  to  be  expended
10    by,  the  applicant for the purposes herein described and the
11    amount of the grant for which application is made.
12    (Source: P.A. 92-38, eff. 6-28-01.)