Full Text of SB1739 98th General Assembly
SB1739sam004 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Terry Link Filed: 5/1/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1739
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1739, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. | 4 | | 1, on page 1, immediately below line 7, by inserting the | 5 | | following: | 6 | | "Section 1-2. Legislative intent. | 7 | | (a) This Act is intended to benefit the people of the City | 8 | | of Chicago and the State of Illinois by assisting economic | 9 | | development and promoting tourism and by increasing the amount | 10 | | of revenues available to the City and the State to assist and | 11 | | support education.
| 12 | | (b) While authorization of casino gambling in Chicago will | 13 | | enhance investment, development, and tourism in Illinois, it is | 14 | | recognized that it will do so successfully only if public | 15 | | confidence and trust in the credibility and integrity of the | 16 | | gambling operations and the regulatory process is maintained. | 17 | | Therefore, the provisions of this Act are designed to allow the |
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| 1 | | Illinois Gaming Board to strictly regulate the facilities, | 2 | | persons, associations, and practices related to gambling | 3 | | operations pursuant to the police powers of the State, | 4 | | including comprehensive law enforcement supervision. | 5 | | Consistent with the Gaming Board's authority, the Gaming Board | 6 | | alone shall regulate any Chicago casino, just as it now | 7 | | regulates every other casino in Illinois."; and | 8 | | on page 2, immediately below line 10, by inserting the | 9 | | following: | 10 | | "Entity" means a corporation, joint venture, partnership, | 11 | | limited liability company, trust, or unincorporated | 12 | | association."; and | 13 | | on page 3, line 17, after the period, by inserting "Nothing in | 14 | | this Act shall confer regulatory authority on the Chicago | 15 | | Casino Development Authority. The Illinois Gaming Board shall | 16 | | have exclusive regulatory authority over all gambling | 17 | | operations governed by this Act."; and | 18 | | on page 4, by replacing lines 6 through 11 with the following: | 19 | | "Board (applying the same standards for suitability to the
| 20 | | appointee as the Gaming Board would apply to an owners licensee | 21 | | key person under the
Gaming Board's adopted rules), then the | 22 | | Gaming Board shall provide a
written notice of such | 23 | | determination to the appointee and the
Corporation Counsel of |
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| 1 | | the City. The Mayor may then appoint a new candidate. If no | 2 | | such notice is delivered"; and | 3 | | on page 7, by replacing lines 23 through 25 with the following: | 4 | | "position (applying the same standards for suitability as the
| 5 | | Gaming Board would apply to an owners licensee key person under | 6 | | the Gaming Board's adopted rules),"; and | 7 | | on page 8, line 3, after the period, by inserting "The Casino | 8 | | Board may then appoint a new executive director."; and | 9 | | on page 11, line 18, after the period, by inserting "Provided | 10 | | further that the entities selected by the Authority for the | 11 | | design, construction,
and outfitting of the temporary casino | 12 | | shall be subject to a preliminary background investigation to
| 13 | | be completed by the Gaming Board within 30 days after the | 14 | | Gaming Board is provided the
identities of the entities. If the | 15 | | Gaming Board determines that there is a substantial likelihood
| 16 | | that the entities are not suitable or acceptable to perform | 17 | | their respective functions, then the
Gaming Board shall | 18 | | immediately provide notice of that determination to the | 19 | | Authority. If no such
notice is delivered, then, commencing on | 20 | | the 31st day following the date on which the information
| 21 | | identifying such entities is provided to the Gaming Board, such | 22 | | entities shall be permitted to
commence the services | 23 | | contemplated for the design, construction, and outfitting of |
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| 1 | | the temporary
casino."; and | 2 | | by deleting line 26 on page 11 through line 2 on page 12; and | 3 | | on page 12, line 3, by replacing "(12)" with "(11)"; and | 4 | | on page 12, line 7, by replacing "(13)" with "(12)"; and | 5 | | on page 12, line 9, by replacing "(14)" with "(13)"; and | 6 | | on page 12, line 20, by replacing "(15)" with "(14)"; and | 7 | | on page 12, line 21, by replacing "(16)" with "(15)"; and | 8 | | on page 12, line 24, by replacing "(17)" with "(16)"; and | 9 | | on page 13, line 5, by replacing "(18)" with "(17)"; and | 10 | | on page 13, line 9, by replacing "(19)" with "(18)"; and | 11 | | on page 16, line 16, by replacing "expect" with "except"; and | 12 | | on page 17, lines 15 and 17, by replacing "corporation" each | 13 | | time it appears with "entity"; and | 14 | | on page 18, line 12, after "Casino Board", by inserting "and |
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| 1 | | the Gaming Board"; and | 2 | | on page 18, line 17, after the period, by inserting "In | 3 | | addition, if the communication is written or digital, then the | 4 | | entire communication shall be disclosed."; and | 5 | | on page 19, line 9, by replacing "Board" with "Casino Board"; | 6 | | and | 7 | | on page 20, line 1, by replacing "15" with "30"; and | 8 | | on page 20, by replacing lines 20 and 21 with the following: | 9 | | "(c) After reviewing proposals and selecting a successful | 10 | | bidder, the Casino Board shall enter into a casino management | 11 | | contract with the successful bidder authorizing the operation | 12 | | of"; and | 13 | | on page 21, by replacing lines 5 through 7 with the following: | 14 | | "to why it has not reached a final determination and when it | 15 | | reasonably expects to make a final determination. Validity of | 16 | | the casino"; and | 17 | | on page 21, line 13, by replacing "a casino" with "an owners"; | 18 | | and | 19 | | on page 21, line 17, after "facility", by inserting ", subject |
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| 1 | | to the adopted rules of the Gaming Board,"; and | 2 | | on page 23, by replacing lines 6 through 10 with "the | 3 | | construction, maintenance, and modernization of schools."; and | 4 | | on page 27, line 9, by replacing "The casino" with "In addition | 5 | | to this Act, the Illinois Gambling Act, and all of the rules of | 6 | | the Gaming Board, the casino"; and | 7 | | on page 27, by deleting lines 20 through 25; and | 8 | | on page 34, line 5, by deleting ", except as provided in this | 9 | | Act,"; and | 10 | | on page 34, line 7, after the period, by inserting "The | 11 | | foregoing non-recourse language must be printed in bold-face | 12 | | type on the face of the bonds and in the preliminary and final | 13 | | official statements on the bonds."; and | 14 | | on page 35, line 18, after the period, by inserting "Any such | 15 | | agreement or contract shall be solely an obligation or | 16 | | indebtedness of the Authority and shall not be an obligation or | 17 | | indebtedness of the State, nor shall any party thereto have any | 18 | | recourse against the State in connection with the agreement or | 19 | | contract."; and |
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| 1 | | on page 36, lines 6 and 7, by replacing "person, firm, or | 2 | | corporation" with "person or entity"; and | 3 | | on page 39, line 11, by replacing "operator" with "operator | 4 | | licensee"; and | 5 | | by deleting line 20 on page 54 through line 24 on page 63; and | 6 | | on page 76, immediately below line 25, by inserting the | 7 | | following: | 8 | | "Section 90-6. The Department of Commerce and Economic | 9 | | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is | 10 | | amended by adding Sections 605-530 and 605-535 as follows: | 11 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-530 new) | 12 | | Sec. 605-530. The Depressed Communities Economic | 13 | | Development Board. | 14 | | (a) The Depressed Communities Economic Development Board | 15 | | is created as an advisory board within the Department of | 16 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The Board shall consist of | 17 | | the following members: | 18 | | (1) 3 members appointed by the Governor, one of whom | 19 | | shall be appointed to serve an initial term of one year and | 20 | | 2 of whom shall be appointed to serve an initial term of 2 | 21 | | years; |
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| 1 | | (2) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 2 | | Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed to serve an | 3 | | initial term of one year and one of whom shall be appointed | 4 | | to serve an initial term of 2 years; | 5 | | (3) 2 members appointed by the President of the Senate, | 6 | | one of whom shall be appointed to serve an initial term of | 7 | | one year and one of whom shall be appointed to serve an | 8 | | initial term of 2 years; | 9 | | (4) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 10 | | House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed to | 11 | | serve an initial term of one year and one of whom shall be | 12 | | appointed to serve an initial term of 2 years; and | 13 | | (5) 2 members appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 14 | | Senate, one of whom shall be appointed to serve an initial | 15 | | term of one year and one of whom shall be appointed to | 16 | | serve an initial term of 2 years. | 17 | | The members of the Board shall elect a member to serve as | 18 | | chair of the Board. The members of the Board shall reflect the | 19 | | composition of the Illinois population with regard to ethnic | 20 | | and racial composition. | 21 | | After the initial terms, each member shall be appointed to | 22 | | serve a term of 2 years and until his or her successor has been | 23 | | appointed and assumes office. If a vacancy occurs in the Board | 24 | | membership, then the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner | 25 | | as the initial appointment. No member of the Board shall, at | 26 | | the time of his or her appointment or within 2 years before the |
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| 1 | | appointment, hold elected office or be appointed to a State | 2 | | board, commission, or agency. All Board members are subject to | 3 | | the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. | 4 | | (b) Board members shall serve without compensation, but may | 5 | | be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses from funds | 6 | | available for that purpose. The Department of Commerce and | 7 | | Economic Opportunity shall provide staff and administrative | 8 | | support services to the Board. | 9 | | (c) The Board must make recommendations, which must be | 10 | | approved by a majority of the Board, to the Department of | 11 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity concerning the award of | 12 | | grants from amounts appropriated to the Department from the | 13 | | Depressed Communities Economic Development Fund, a special | 14 | | fund created in the State treasury. The Department must make | 15 | | grants to public or private entities submitting proposals to | 16 | | the Board to revitalize an Illinois depressed community. Grants | 17 | | may be used by these entities only for those purposes | 18 | | conditioned with the grant. For the purposes of this subsection | 19 | | (c), plans for revitalizing an Illinois depressed community | 20 | | include plans intended to curb high levels of poverty, | 21 | | unemployment, job and population loss, and general distress. An | 22 | | Illinois depressed community is an area where the poverty rate, | 23 | | as determined by using the most recent data released by the | 24 | | United States Census Bureau, is at least 3% greater than the | 25 | | State poverty rate as determined by using the most recent data | 26 | | released by the United States Census Bureau. |
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| 1 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-535 new) | 2 | | Sec. 605-535. The Commission on the Future of Economic | 3 | | Development of the Latino Community. | 4 | | (a) There is hereby created the Commission on the Future of | 5 | | Economic Development of the Latino Community within the | 6 | | Department. The purpose of the Commission shall be to maintain | 7 | | and develop the economy of Latinos and to provide opportunities | 8 | | for this community, which will enhance and expand the quality | 9 | | of their lives. | 10 | | The Commission shall concentrate its major efforts on | 11 | | strategic planning, policy research and analysis, advocacy, | 12 | | evaluation, and promoting coordination and collaboration. | 13 | | During each regular legislative session, the Commission | 14 | | must consult with appropriate legislative committees about the | 15 | | State's economic development needs and opportunities in the | 16 | | Latino community. | 17 | | By October 1st of each even-numbered year, the Commission | 18 | | must submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a biennial | 19 | | comprehensive statewide economic development strategy for the | 20 | | Latino community with a report on progress from the previous | 21 | | comprehensive strategy. | 22 | | The comprehensive statewide economic development strategy | 23 | | may include, but is not limited to: | 24 | | (1) an assessment of the Latino community's economic | 25 | | vitality; |
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| 1 | | (2) recommended goals, objectives, and priorities for | 2 | | the next biennium and the future; | 3 | | (3) a common set of outcomes and benchmarks for the | 4 | | economic development system as a whole for the Latino | 5 | | community; | 6 | | (4) recommendations for removing barriers for Latinos | 7 | | in employment; | 8 | | (5) an inventory of existing relevant programs | 9 | | compiled by the Commission from materials submitted by | 10 | | agencies; | 11 | | (6) recommendations for expanding, discontinuing, or | 12 | | redirecting existing programs or adding new programs to | 13 | | better serve the Latino community; and | 14 | | (7) recommendations of best practices and public and | 15 | | private sector roles in implementing the comprehensive | 16 | | statewide economic development strategy. | 17 | | In developing the biennial statewide economic development | 18 | | strategy, goals, objectives, priorities, and recommendations, | 19 | | the Commission shall consult, collaborate, and coordinate with | 20 | | relevant State agencies, private sector business, nonprofit | 21 | | organizations involved in economic development, trade | 22 | | associations, associate development organizations, and | 23 | | relevant local organizations in order to avoid duplication of | 24 | | effort. | 25 | | State agencies shall cooperate with the Commission and | 26 | | provide information as the Commission may reasonably request. |
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| 1 | | The Commission shall review and make budget | 2 | | recommendations to the Governor's Office of Management and | 3 | | Budget and the General Assembly in areas relating to the | 4 | | economic development in the State's Latino community. | 5 | | The Commission shall evaluate its own performance on a | 6 | | regular basis. | 7 | | The Commission may accept gifts, grants, donations, | 8 | | sponsorships, or contributions from any federal, State, or | 9 | | local governmental agency or program, or any private source, | 10 | | and expend the same for any purpose consistent with this | 11 | | Section. | 12 | | (b) The Commission shall consist of 12 voting members, | 13 | | appointed by the Governor, 4 of whom shall be appointed to | 14 | | serve an initial term of one year, 4 of whom shall be appointed | 15 | | to serve an initial term of 2 years, and 4 of whom shall be | 16 | | appointed to serve an initial term of 3 years. After the | 17 | | initial term, each member shall be appointed to a term of 3 | 18 | | years. Members of the Commission shall serve at the pleasure of | 19 | | the Governor for not more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms. In | 20 | | appointing members, the Governor shall appoint individuals | 21 | | from the following private industry sectors: | 22 | | (1) production agriculture; | 23 | | (2) at least 2 individuals from manufacturing, one of | 24 | | whom shall represent a company with no more than 75 | 25 | | employees; | 26 | | (3) transportation, construction, and logistics; |
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| 1 | | (4) travel and tourism; | 2 | | (5) financial services and insurance; | 3 | | (6) information technology and communications; and | 4 | | (7) biotechnology. | 5 | | The members of the Commission shall chose a member to serve | 6 | | as chair of the Commission. The members of the Commission shall | 7 | | be representative, to the extent possible, of the various | 8 | | geographic areas of the State. The Director shall serve as an | 9 | | ad hoc nonvoting member of the Commission. Vacancies shall be | 10 | | filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The | 11 | | members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. | 12 | | (c) The Commission shall meet at least 4 times per year, | 13 | | with at least one meeting each calendar quarter, at the call of | 14 | | the director or 4 voting members of the Commission. The staff | 15 | | and support for the Commission shall be provided by the | 16 | | Department. | 17 | | (d) The Commission and Department are encouraged to involve | 18 | | other essential groups in the work of the Commission, | 19 | | including, but not limited to: | 20 | | (1) public universities; | 21 | | (2) community colleges; | 22 | | (3) other educational institutions; and | 23 | | (4) the Department of Labor. | 24 | | (e) The Commission shall make recommendations, which must | 25 | | be approved by a majority of the members of the Commission, to | 26 | | the Department concerning the award of grants from amounts |
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| 1 | | appropriated to the Department from the Latino Community | 2 | | Economic Development Fund, a special fund in the State | 3 | | treasury. The Department shall make grants to public or private | 4 | | entities submitting proposals to the Commission to assist in | 5 | | the economic development of the Latino community. Grants may be | 6 | | used by these entities only for those purposes conditioned with | 7 | | the grant. The Commission shall coordinate with the Department | 8 | | to develop grant criteria. | 9 | | (f) For the purposes of this Section: | 10 | | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 11 | | Development. | 12 | | "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic | 13 | | Development. | 14 | | "Educational institutions" means nonprofit public and | 15 | | private colleges, community colleges, State colleges, and | 16 | | universities in this State. "; and | 17 | | on page 77, by replacing line 2 with "changing Section 9.1 as"; | 18 | | and | 19 | | by deleting line 4 on page 77 through line 19 on page 102; and | 20 | | on page 124, line 10, after "5.829,", by inserting "5.830, | 21 | | 5.831,"; and | 22 | | on page 124, immediately below line 15, by inserting the |
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| 1 | | following: | 2 | | "(30 ILCS 105/5.830 new) | 3 | | Sec. 5.830. The Depressed Communities Economic Development | 4 | | Fund. | 5 | | (30 ILCS 105/5.831 new) | 6 | | Sec. 5.831. The Latino Community Economic Development | 7 | | Fund. "; and | 8 | | on page 125, line 14, by replacing " (c) and (i) " with " (b), | 9 | | (c), (d), and (k) "; and | 10 | | on page 126, line 6, after the period, by inserting " In | 11 | | addition, no more than 5% of the moneys annually transferred | 12 | | into the Fund may be used by the Department for all costs | 13 | | associated with fire protection and fire protection services | 14 | | for the Illinois State Fairgrounds. "; and | 15 | | by deleting line 10 on page 126 through line 24 on page 130; | 16 | | and | 17 | | by deleting line 5 on page 137 through line 12 on page 138; and
| 18 | | on page 226, line 16, by deleting "3.37,"; and |
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| 1 | | by deleting lines 12 through 23 of page 229 and line 1 of page | 2 | | 230; and | 3 | | on page 273, line 24, by deleting " breeders, "; and | 4 | | on page 299, line 26, by deleting " , breeders, "; and | 5 | | on page 303, line 13, by deleting " , breeders, "; and | 6 | | on page 320, line 7, by changing " breeders owners " to "owners"; | 7 | | and | 8 | | on page 320, line 19, by changing " breeders owners " to | 9 | | "owners"; and | 10 | | on page 320, line 22, by changing " breeder owner " to "owner"; | 11 | | and | 12 | | on page 320, line 23, by changing " breeders owners " to | 13 | | "owners"; and | 14 | | on page 328, line 17, by changing " breeders owners " to | 15 | | "owners"; and | 16 | | on page 341, line 15, by replacing "30" with " 180 30 "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 349, line 1, by replacing " horse racing and video | 2 | | gaming industries " with " horse racing industry "; and | 3 | | on page 349, line 3, by replacing " horse racing and gaming are " | 4 | | with " horse racing is "; and | 5 | | on page 349, line 5, by replacing " horse racing and gaming | 6 | | activities are " with " horse racing is "; and | 7 | | on page 349, line 8, by replacing " horse racing and industries " | 8 | | with " horse racing industry "; and | 9 | | on page 349, line 15, by deleting " and gaming activities "; and | 10 | | on page 349, line 17, by deleting " and gaming "; and | 11 | | on page 350, line 21, by deleting " or partnership "; and | 12 | | on page 351, lines 11 and 12, by replacing " wagering, | 13 | | concessionaire, or electronic gaming license " with " wagering | 14 | | or concessionaire license "; and | 15 | | on page 360, line 19, by deleting " , breeders, "; and | 16 | | on page 361, line 5, by deleting " , breeders, "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 361, line 17, by deleting " , breeders, "; and | 2 | | on page 362, line 1, after " facilities ", by inserting " or a | 3 | | kitchen "; and | 4 | | on page 362, line 3, by replacing " programs to care " with | 5 | | " R.A.C.E., Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that | 6 | | cares "; and | 7 | | by deleting line 22 on page 362 through line 20 on page 363; | 8 | | and | 9 | | on page 363, line 21, by replacing " (f) " with " (e) "; and | 10 | | on page 367, line 7, after "gambling", by inserting " , casino | 11 | | gambling, or electronic gaming "; and | 12 | | by replacing line 21 on page 371 through line 2 on page 372 | 13 | | with the following: | 14 | | "(2) The Board"; and | 15 | | on page 372, by deleting lines 10 through 23; and | 16 | | on page 372, line 24, by replacing " The Board " with " On and | 17 | | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th | 18 | | General Assembly, new appointees to the Board "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 373, immediately below line 13, by inserting the | 2 | | following: | 3 | | " Notwithstanding any provision of this subsection (a), the | 4 | | requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph | 5 | | (2) shall not apply to any person reappointed pursuant to | 6 | | paragraph (3). "; and | 7 | | on page 377, line 22, by deleting " In "; and | 8 | | by deleting line 23 on page 377 through line 5 on page 378; and | 9 | | on page 381, line 24, after " pursuant to ", by inserting " this | 10 | | Act and " | 11 | | on page 382, by deleting lines 5 through 11; and | 12 | | on page 382, lines 13, 18, and 20, by replacing " 60 " each time | 13 | | it appears with " 90 "; and | 14 | | on page 382, line 14, after " receipt ", by inserting " of | 15 | | submission is deemed final "; and | 16 | | on page 382, line 20, after " days ", by inserting " after the | 17 | | date the revised submission is deemed final by the Board "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 399, lines 23 and 26, by replacing " corporation " each | 2 | | time it appears with " entity "; and | 3 | | on page 400, immediately below line 16, by inserting the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | " This subsection (j) shall not apply to communications | 6 | | regarding traffic, law enforcement, security, environmental | 7 | | issues, city services, transportation, or other routine | 8 | | matters concerning the ordinary operations of the riverboat or | 9 | | casino. For purposes of this subsection (j), "ordinary | 10 | | operations" means operations relating to the casino or | 11 | | riverboat facility other than the conduct of gambling | 12 | | activities, and "routine matters" includes the application | 13 | | for, issuance of, renewal of, and other processes associated | 14 | | with municipal permits and licenses. "; and | 15 | | on page 406, line 26, by replacing "person, firm" with "person , | 16 | | firm "; and | 17 | | on page 407, line 1, by replacing "corporation" with " entity | 18 | | corporation "; and | 19 | | on page 407, lines 13 and 14, by replacing "firm or | 20 | | corporation" with " entity firm or corporation "; and | 21 | | on page 407, line 15, by replacing "firm or corporation" with |
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| 1 | | " entity firm or corporation "; and | 2 | | on page 407, line 20, by replacing "person, firm or | 3 | | corporation" with "person or entity , firm or corporation "; and | 4 | | on page 410, line 25, by deleting " (1) "; and | 5 | | on page 411, by replacing lines 1 through 3 with " municipality | 6 | | that borders on the Illinois River south of | 7 | | on page 414, by replacing lines 18 through 20 with " has not | 8 | | reached a determination and when it reasonably expects to make | 9 | | a determination. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a | 10 | | license "; and | 11 | | on page 416, line 23, by replacing "1,200" with " 1,600 1,200 "; | 12 | | and | 13 | | on page 419, lines 5 and 10, by replacing " 1,200 " each time it | 14 | | appears with " 1,600 "; and | 15 | | on page 419, line 13, after " State ", by inserting " ; provided, | 16 | | however, that no owners licensee (other than the Chicago Casino | 17 | | Development Authority) shall obtain more than 2,000 positions | 18 | | total "; and |
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| 1 | | on page 429, lines 3 and 4, by replacing " person, firm, or | 2 | | corporation " with " person or entity "; and | 3 | | on page 429, lines 16 and 17, by replacing " 96 live races per | 4 | | year " with " have a fully operational facility running at least | 5 | | 96 live races over a period of at least 15 days per year "; and | 6 | | on page 430, line 4, by replacing " persons, firms, or | 7 | | corporations " with " persons or entities "; and | 8 | | on page 430, line 18, by replacing " owners " with " electronic | 9 | | gaming "; and | 10 | | on page 438, line 15, by replacing " person, firm, or | 11 | | corporation " with " person or entity "; and | 12 | | on page 438, line 23, after " this Act ", by inserting " or the | 13 | | Chicago Casino Development Authority Act "; and | 14 | | on page 439, lines 3 and 4, by replacing " firm or corporation " | 15 | | with " entity "; and | 16 | | on page 439, line 5, by replacing " firm or corporation " with | 17 | | " entity "; and | 18 | | on page 439, line 9, by replacing " person, firm, or |
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| 1 | | corporation " with " person or entity "; and | 2 | | on page 440, line 13, by replacing " managers " with " casino | 3 | | operator "; and | 4 | | on page 442, line 13, by replacing " revoke " with " suspend, | 5 | | restrict, or revoke "; and | 6 | | on page 445, lines 4 and 5, by replacing " person, firm, or | 7 | | corporation " with " person or entity "; and | 8 | | on page 447, line 6, by replacing "firm or corporation" with | 9 | | " entity firm or corporation "; and | 10 | | on page 452, line 12, after the period, by inserting " Gambling | 11 | | may be conducted by a casino operator licensee at a casino. "; | 12 | | and | 13 | | by replacing lines 25 and 26 of page 459 and lines 1 through 6 | 14 | | of page 460 with the following: | 15 | | " Section 7 shall be divided equally and remitted monthly, | 16 | | subject to appropriation, to the City of Rockford and Winnebago | 17 | | County. "; and
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| 1 | | " $0.24 to the Village of Stickney, $0.49 to the Town of Cicero,
| 2 | | $0.05 to the City of Berwyn, $0.17 to the Stickney Public
| 3 | | Health District, and $0.05 to the City of Bridgeview. "; and | 4 | | on page 474, by replacing lines 22 through 24 with the | 5 | | following: | 6 | | " of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be divided and remitted | 7 | | monthly, subject to appropriation, as follows: 50% to Waukegan, | 8 | | 25% to Park City, and 25% to North Chicago. From the tax | 9 | | revenue from "; and | 10 | | on page 475, by replacing lines 2 through 10 with the | 11 | | following: | 12 | | " of subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be divided equally and | 13 | | remitted monthly, subject to appropriation, to the City of | 14 | | Rockford and Winnebago County. Units of local government may | 15 | | refund any "; and | 16 | | on page 476, line 14, by replacing " 3% " with " 5% "; and | 17 | | by deleting line 20 on page 476 through line 5 on page 477; and | 18 | | on page 477, immediately below line 20, by inserting the | 19 | | following: | 20 | | " (b-7) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory | 21 | | Act of the 98th General Assembly, from the tax revenue |
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| 1 | | deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, | 2 | | $5,000,000 shall be paid annually, subject to appropriation, to | 3 | | the Department of Human Services for the administration of | 4 | | programs to treat problem gambling. | 5 | | (b-8) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening of | 6 | | the casino at which gambling operations are conducted pursuant | 7 | | to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but not before | 8 | | July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue deposited in the State | 9 | | Gaming Fund under this Section, $5,000,000 shall be transferred | 10 | | into the State Fairgrounds Capital Improvements Fund annually. | 11 | | (b-9) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening of | 12 | | the casino at which gambling operations are conducted pursuant | 13 | | to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but not before | 14 | | July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue deposited in the State | 15 | | Gaming Fund under this Section, an amount equal to 5% of the | 16 | | wagering taxes paid by the riverboats and casino created | 17 | | pursuant to subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be transferred | 18 | | into the Depressed Communities Economic Development Fund | 19 | | annually. | 20 | | (b-10) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening | 21 | | of the casino at which gambling operations are conducted | 22 | | pursuant to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but | 23 | | not before July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue deposited in the | 24 | | State Gaming Fund under this Section, an amount equal to 2.5% | 25 | | of the wagering taxes paid by the riverboats and casino created | 26 | | pursuant to subsection (e-5) of Section 7 shall be transferred |
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| 1 | | into the Latino Community Economic Development Fund annually. | 2 | | (b-11) The State and County Fair Assistance Fund is created | 3 | | as a special fund in the State treasury. The Fund shall be | 4 | | administered by the Department of Agriculture. Beginning in the | 5 | | fiscal year following the opening of the casino at which | 6 | | gambling operations are conducted pursuant to the Chicago | 7 | | Casino Development Authority Act, but not before July 1, 2015, | 8 | | from the tax revenue deposited in the State Gaming Fund under | 9 | | this Section, an amount equal to 1% of adjusted gross receipts, | 10 | | not to exceed $3,000,000, shall be transferred into the State | 11 | | and County Fair Assistance Fund annually. No moneys shall be | 12 | | expended from the State and County Fair Assistance Fund except | 13 | | as appropriated by the General Assembly. Deposits made pursuant | 14 | | to this subsection (b-11) shall supplement, and not supplant, | 15 | | other State funding for these purposes. | 16 | | The Department of Agriculture shall award grants from the | 17 | | moneys appropriated from the State and County Fair Assistance | 18 | | Fund for the development, expansion, or support of county fairs | 19 | | that showcase Illinois agriculture products or byproducts. No | 20 | | grant may exceed $100,000, except for an annual grant of | 21 | | $1,000,000 that shall be made to the Illinois Standardbred | 22 | | Breeders Fund and used for Illinois-bred harness racing purses | 23 | | and the Illinois State Fair race track. Not more than one grant | 24 | | under this Section may be made to any one county fair board. | 25 | | Additionally, grants under this subsection (b-11) shall be | 26 | | available to the Illinois State Fair and the DuQuoin State |
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| 1 | | Fair. | 2 | | (b-12) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening | 3 | | of the casino at which gambling operations are conducted | 4 | | pursuant to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but | 5 | | not before July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue from electronic | 6 | | gaming deposited in the State Gaming Fund under this Section, | 7 | | (i) $6,250,000 shall be transferred annually into the Partners | 8 | | for Conservation Fund for grants to soil and water conservation | 9 | | districts and (ii) $2,500,000 shall be transferred annually | 10 | | into the State Cooperative Service Trust Fund for grants to the | 11 | | State's cooperative extensions. Transfers made pursuant to | 12 | | this subsection (b-12) shall supplement, and not supplant, | 13 | | other State funding for these purposes. | 14 | | (b-13) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening | 15 | | of the casino at which gambling operations are conducted | 16 | | pursuant to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but | 17 | | not before July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue deposited in the | 18 | | State Gaming Fund under this Section, $75,000 shall be paid | 19 | | annually, subject to appropriation, to a county forest preserve | 20 | | district for the maintenance of a botanic garden that was | 21 | | created by Section 43 of the Cook County Forest Preserve | 22 | | District Act. | 23 | | (b-14) Beginning in the fiscal year following the opening | 24 | | of the casino at which gambling operations are conducted | 25 | | pursuant to the Chicago Casino Development Authority Act, but | 26 | | not before July 1, 2015, from the tax revenue deposited in the |
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| 1 | | State Gaming Fund under this Section, $125,000 shall be | 2 | | transferred annually into the Illinois Racing Quarter Horse | 3 | | Breeders Fund. "; and | 4 | | on page 477, line 21, by replacing " (b-7) " with " (b-15) "; and | 5 | | by replacing lines 4 through 24 of page 479 and lines 1 through | 6 | | 9 of page 480 with the following: | 7 | | "(c-5) Before May 26, 2006 (the effective date of Public | 8 | | Act 94-804) and beginning on the effective date of this | 9 | | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, unless any | 10 | | organization licensee under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of | 11 | | 1975 begins to operate a slot machine or video game of chance | 12 | | under the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 or this Act, after | 13 | | the payments required under subsections (b) and (c) have been
| 14 | | made, an amount equal to 15% of the adjusted gross receipts of | 15 | | (1) an owners
licensee that relocates pursuant to Section 11.2,
| 16 | | (2) an owners licensee
conducting riverboat gambling | 17 | | operations
pursuant to an
owners license that is initially | 18 | | issued after June
25, 1999,
or (3) the first
riverboat gambling | 19 | | operations conducted by a licensed manager on behalf of the
| 20 | | State under Section 7.3,
whichever comes first, shall be paid | 21 | | from the State
Gaming Fund into the Horse Racing Equity Fund.
| 22 | | (c-10) Each year the General Assembly shall appropriate | 23 | | from the General
Revenue Fund to the Education Assistance Fund | 24 | | an amount equal to the amount
paid into the Horse Racing Equity |
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| 1 | | Fund pursuant to subsection (c-5) in the
prior calendar year.
| 2 | | (c-15) After the payments required under subsections (b), | 3 | | (c), and (c-5)
have been made, an amount equal to 2% of the | 4 | | adjusted gross receipts of (1)
an owners licensee that | 5 | | relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an owners
licensee | 6 | | conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an
owners | 7 | | license that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) | 8 | | the first
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed | 9 | | manager on behalf of the
State under Section 7.3,
whichever | 10 | | comes first, shall be paid, subject to appropriation
from the | 11 | | General Assembly, from the State Gaming Fund to each home rule
| 12 | | county with a population of over 3,000,000 inhabitants for the | 13 | | purpose of
enhancing the county's criminal justice system."; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | on page 480, by replacing lines 15 through 24 with the | 16 | | following: | 17 | | "(c-25) After the payments required under subsections (b), | 18 | | (c), (c-5) and
(c-15) have been made, an amount equal to 2% of | 19 | | the
adjusted gross receipts of (1) an owners licensee
that
| 20 | | relocates pursuant to Section 11.2, (2) an
owners
licensee | 21 | | conducting riverboat gambling operations pursuant to
an
owners | 22 | | license
that is initially issued after June 25, 1999,
or (3) | 23 | | the first
riverboat gambling operations conducted by a licensed | 24 | | manager on behalf of the
State under Section 7.3,
whichever
| 25 | | comes first,
shall be paid from the State
Gaming Fund to |
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| 1 | | Chicago State University."; and | 2 | | on page 513, line 24, by replacing " and to county " with " and, | 3 | | where necessary, to county "; and | 4 | | on page 515, line 19, by replacing " revenue. " with " revenue, | 5 | | for the office of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney | 6 | | General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, member of | 7 | | the General Assembly, chief executive or any member of the | 8 | | legislative body of any municipality in which a video gaming | 9 | | terminal is located or proposed or which receives any video | 10 | | gaming revenue, or chief executive or any member of the | 11 | | legislative body of any county containing any unincorporated | 12 | | area in which a video gaming terminal is located or which | 13 | | receives any video gaming revenue. "; and | 14 | | on page 515, line 26, by deleting " terminal operator "; and | 15 | | on page 516, by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following: | 16 | | " "Officeholder" means the Governor, the Lieutenant | 17 | | Governor,
the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the | 18 | | Comptroller, the Treasurer, a member of the General Assembly, | 19 | | the chief executive or any member of the legislative body of | 20 | | any municipality in which a video gaming terminal is located or | 21 | | proposed or which receives any video gaming revenue, or the | 22 | | chief executive or any member of the legislative body of any |
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| 1 | | county containing any unincorporated area in which a video | 2 | | gaming terminal is located or which receives any video gaming | 3 | | revenue. "; and | 4 | | on page 516, line 8, by replacing " license " with " manufacturer | 5 | | or distributor license "; and | 6 | | on page 516, by deleting lines 15 through 17; and | 7 | | on page 516, immediately below line 24, by inserting the | 8 | | following: | 9 | | " Any person or business entity applying for or holding a
| 10 | | terminal operator license, any affiliated entities or persons | 11 | | of such business
entity, and any entities or persons soliciting | 12 | | a contribution
or causing a contribution to be made on behalf | 13 | | of such person
or business entity, are prohibited from making | 14 | | any contribution
to any officeholder or declared candidate or | 15 | | any political
committee affiliated with any officeholder or | 16 | | declared
candidate, as defined in Section 9-1.8 of the Election | 17 | | Code, except that any such person or entity may make a | 18 | | contribution to the chief executive or any member of the | 19 | | legislative body of any municipality in which a video gaming | 20 | | terminal is located or proposed or which receives any video | 21 | | gaming revenue, the chief executive or any member of the | 22 | | legislative body of any county containing any unincorporated | 23 | | area in which a video gaming terminal is located or which |
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| 1 | | receives any video gaming revenue, or any declared candidates | 2 | | for such offices, so long as the video gaming terminal | 3 | | associated with the terminal operator license held or applied | 4 | | for is not located in the same municipality or county in which | 5 | | the officeholder or declared candidate holds or is seeking | 6 | | office.
This prohibition shall commence upon filing of an | 7 | | application
for a license and shall continue for a period of 2 | 8 | | years after
termination, suspension, or revocation of the | 9 | | license. ".
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