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HB2148 Engrossed                               LRB9105005DHmg

 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois Promotion Act.

 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    adding Section 8b as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 665/8b new)
 7        Sec.   8b.  Promotion   and  development  projects.   The
 8    Department  is  authorized  to  make   grants,   subject   to
 9    appropriations  by the General Assembly for this purpose from
10    the Tourism Promotion Fund, to counties,  municipalities,  or
11    local  promotion  groups  for  projects  that provide for the
12    development of new tourist attractions,  the  enhancement  of
13    existing  tourist  attractions,  or the promotion of existing
14    tourist  attractions  to  new  markets.   Eligible   projects
15    include  those  that will have the ability to greatly improve
16    the economic impact of tourism within a region of the  State,
17    that will serve to improve the work force within the regional
18    area,  and  that  will  serve  as  an  anchor  for additional
19    development of tourism products.  Applications for the grants
20    shall be made on an annual basis and shall be reviewed by the
21    Tourism Coordinating Council of State Agencies.

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