ERWIN-BLACK-MADIGAN,MJ-HOLBROOK-RONEN, LANG, FEIGENHOLTZ, RIGHTER AND POE. (DUDYCZ-CULLERTON-O'MALLEY) 20 ILCS 605/46.6d new 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new 70 ILCS 3205/19 from Ch. 85, par. 6019 Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. Creates the International Tourism Program to promote Chicago as an international tourism destination. Provides that the Department and the City of Chicago must cooperate to implement and administer the program. Sets out certain powers for the joint program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the International Tourism Fund. Amends the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act. Provides that the State Treasurer shall deposit the lesser of $5,000,000 or one-half of certain amounts received into the International Tourism Fund (now the General Revenue Fund). STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) Does not meet the definition of a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE (State Treasurer) Diverted funds over the past 5 years have averaged $2,177,000; $5 million is built into the bill. DCCA administers the fund; the Treasurer's office cannot estimate amounts to be spent. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs may (now must) implement and administer the International Tourism Program to promote Illinois (now Chicago) as an international tourism destination. Provides that the program may (now must) be funded by the International Tourism Fund. Provides that the program may promote international tourism through advertisements and other means compatible with international markets (now advertisements, articles, and exhibitions). SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new 70 ILCS 3205/19 Deletes everything. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois concerning a joint international tourism program with the Section caption as the only provision. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new 35 ILCS 145/6 from Ch. 120, par. 481b.36 Creates the International Tourism Program to be administered by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs beginning January 1, 2000. Provides that as part of the program, the Department shall assist the City of Chicago's office of tourism and other convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago in the formation of the Illinois Partnership for International Meetings and Tourism under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Provides that the Partnership's Board of Directors shall consist of the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs, the chief executive of the City of Chicago's office of tourism, and 3 members appointed by the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs. Provides that the Partnership shall (i) work with the Department for efficient use of their international tourism marketing resources, (ii) promote Illinois in international meetings and tourism markets, (iii) work with convention and tourism bureaus throughout the State to increase the number of international tourists to Illinois, and (iv) provide training, technical support, and grants to convention and tourism bureaus in cities other than Chicago. Provides that the Department shall make the grants from money in the International Tourism Fund, a special fund created in the State Treasury. Provides that of the amounts deposited into the Fund, (i) in fiscal year 2000 after January 1, 2000, 55% shall be used for grants to convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago and 45% shall be used for grants to the Illinois Partnership's for International Meetings and Tourism and (ii) in fiscal years 2001 and thereafter, 27.5% shall be used for grants to the City of Chicago's Office of Tourism, 27.5% shall be used for grants to other convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago, and 45% shall be used for grants to the Partnership. Provides that of the amounts granted to the Partnership, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used annually to make grants to convention and tourism bureaus in cities other than Chicago that demonstrate their international tourism appeal and request to expand their international tourism marketing program. Provides that the bureaus must be certified by the Department as the designated grant recipient to serve an area of the State. Provides that the City of Chicago's Office of Tourism and the bureaus in Chicago may use the grants for general convention and tourism purposes. Amends the State Finance Act to create the International Tourism Fund. Amends the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act to deposit 6% of a certain remainder of net revenue realized each month into the International Tourism Fund beginning August 1, 1999. Effective immediately. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE TOURISM 99-03-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-002 HTOR 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-03 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED JONES,JOHN 99-03-03 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED JONES,JOHN 99-03-03 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUESTED JONES,JOHN 99-03-03 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-03 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO SCHOENBERG 99-03-04 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO RONEN 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MADIGAN,MJ 99-03-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-03-11 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ERWIN 99-03-11 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-11 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-15 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO BLACK 99-03-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-03-16 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ERWIN 99-03-16 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO HOLBROOK 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LANG 99-03-17 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQST-WITHDRN JONES,JOHN 99-03-17 H HOME RULE NOTE REQUEST-WITHDRAWN JONES,JOHN 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-ERWIN 99-03-17 H ADOPTED 99-03-17 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RIGHTER 99-03-19 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 99-03-22 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-22 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-23 99-03-23 S CHIEF SPONSOR DUDYCZ 99-03-23 S FIRST READING 99-03-23 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-27 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-05-06 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S 99-05-06 S ADOPTED 99-05-06 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SEXC 99-05-06 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-05-07 99-05-12 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DUDYCZ 99-05-12 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-13 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DUDYCZ 99-05-13 S RULES REFERS TO SEXC 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DUDYCZ 99-05-13 S BE ADOPTED SEXC/009-003-000 99-05-13 S SECOND READING 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-DUDYCZ 99-05-13 S ADOPTED 99-05-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-14 99-05-14 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR O'MALLEY 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 052-006-000 99-05-14 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-14 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-17 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/ERWIN 99-05-17 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-17 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR POE 99-05-21 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01,02/HRUL 99-05-21 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/103-000-001 99-05-21 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-16 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-16 H EFFECTIVE DATE 99-08-16 99-08-16 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0604 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary