92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB3017
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House Sponsors:
JONES,JOHN-HOLBROOK-DAVIS,STEVE-HOFFMAN-REITZ.

Senate Sponsors:
WATSON

Short description: 
TOURISM PROMOTION FUND-GRANTS                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Department of Commerce and Community  Affairs  Law  of      
   the  Civil  Administrative Code of Illinois.  Allows the Department of      
   Commerce and  Community  Affairs  to  make  grants  from  the  Tourism      
   Promotion Fund for the administrative costs of not-for-profit regional      
   tourism   development   organizations   assisting  the  Department  in      
   developing tourism in  a  multi-county  geographical  area  (now,  the      
   Department  may provide contractual funding from the Tourism Promotion      
   Fund for that purpose).  Effective immediately.                             
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 605/605-705             was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a                
          20 ILCS 665/1                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-21            
          20 ILCS 665/2                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-22            
          20 ILCS 665/3                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-23            
          20 ILCS 665/4                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-24            
          20 ILCS 665/4a                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a           
          20 ILCS 665/5                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-25            
          20 ILCS 665/7                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-27            
          20 ILCS 665/8a                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-28a           
          20 ILCS 665/9                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-29            
          20 ILCS 665/10                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-30            
          20 ILCS 665/11                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-31            
          20 ILCS 665/13                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-33            
          20 ILCS 665/13a                 from Ch. 127, par. 200-33a           
          20 ILCS 665/14                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-34            
          20 ILCS 665/6 rep.                                                   
        Further amends the Department of Commerce and  Community  Affairs      
   Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  Provides that to be      
   eligible  for  a grant  a  convention  and tourism bureau must be: (i)      
   either a unit of local government or  a  not-for-profit  organization;      
   (ii)  in  existence  for  at  least 2 years before July 1, 2001; (iii)      
   operating with a paid,  full-time  staff  whose  sole  purpose  is  to      
   promote  tourism;  and  (iv)  affiliated with a municipality or county      
   that supports the bureau with local hotel-motel taxes.  Provides  that      
   bureaus  requesting grants  for  the  first time must be: (i) units of      
   local  government  or  not-for-profit  organizations;  (ii)  in  legal      
   existence for at least 2 years before the request for a  grant;  (iii)      
   operating  with  a  paid,  full-time  staff  whose  sole purpose is to      
   promote tourism; and (iv) affiliated with  a  municipality  or  county      
   that  supports  the  bureau  with  local hotel-motel taxes.  Deletes a      
   provision that the grants may not be used in support  of  the  Chicago      
   World's  Fair.  Amends the Illinois Promotion Act.  Defines "tourism".      
   Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote the economic impact      
   of  tourism  throughout  the  State  through  promotional  activities,      
   grants,   and   loans.    Deletes   a   requirement   that   counties,      
   municipalities, and local  promotion  groups  must  apply  for  grants      
   pursuant   to   an   order  of  the  governing  body  of  the  county,      
   municipality, or local promotion group.   Provides  that  "individual"      
   grants  (now  "these"  grants) for the development or improvement of a      
   tourist attraction may not exceed $1,000,000 and may not exceed 50% of      
   the entire amount of actual expenditures for the project.  Allows  the      
   Department  of Commerce and Community Affairs to make grants and loans      
   to not-for-profit organizations and for-profit  business  to  promote,      
   develop,  or  improve  tourism  destinations,  attractions, or events.      
   Deletes  provisions  concerning  the  transfer  of  certain   revenues      
   realized from the Chicago World's Fair into the Tourism Promotion           
   Fund. Repeals a Section concerning limits on the grant amounts. Makes       
   technical changes throughout the Act.                                       
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          20 ILCS 605/605-710                                                  
          20 ILCS 665/1                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/2                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/3                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/4                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/4a                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/5                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/7                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/8a                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/9                                                        
          20 ILCS 665/10                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/11                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/13                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/13a                                                      
          20 ILCS 665/14                                                       
          20 ILCS 665/6 rep.                                                   
        Deletes  everything.  Amends  the  Department  of  Commerce   and      
   Community  Affairs  Law  of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.      
   Allows the Director of Commerce and Community Affairs to  award  grant      
   funds  to one or more entities if the funds are necessary to prevent a      
   loss of funding that is critical to promoting tourism in a  designated      
   geographic area of the State. Effective immediately.                        
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0524

   Last action date: FEB-08-2002

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   1     SENATE -   1


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