94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0436


 
Introduced 1/26/2005, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 665/5
  from Ch. 127, par. 200-25








    Amends the Illinois Promotion Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning grants to counties, municipalities, and local promotion groups.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

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


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



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    (20 ILCS 665/5)  (from Ch. 127, par. 200-25)



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    Sec. 5. Marketing and private sector programs. 

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    (a) The
The Department is authorized to make grants, 
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subject to
appropriation, from
funds transferred into the 
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Tourism
Promotion Fund under subsection (1) of Section 4a
to 
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counties,
municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, and 
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local promotion groups
and
to assist such counties,

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municipalities and local promotion groups in the promotion of 
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tourism
attractions and tourism events.
The Department, after 
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review of the application and if satisfied
that the program and 
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proposed expenditures of the applicant appear to
be in accord 
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with the purposes of this Act, must grant to the
applicant an 
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amount not to exceed 60% of the proposed expenditures.
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    (b) The Department may make grants, subject to 
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appropriation, from
funds transferred into the Tourism 
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Promotion Fund under subsection (1)
of Section 4a to counties, 
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municipalities, not-for-profit
organizations, local promotion 
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groups, and for-profit businesses to
assist in attracting and 
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hosting tourism events matched with funds from
sources in the 
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private sector.  The Department, after  review  of  the
application  
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and  if satisfied  that  the  program and proposed
expenditures of 
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the applicant appear to be in accord with the purposes
of this  
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Act,  must  grant  to the applicant an amount not to exceed
50% of 
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the proposed expenditures.

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    Before any such grant may be made the county, municipality, 
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not-for-profit
organization, local
promotion group, or 
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for-profit business must make application to the
Department for 
 


 






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such grant, setting forth the studies, surveys and

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investigations proposed to be made and other activities

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proposed to be undertaken. The application shall further state, 
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under oath
or affirmation, with evidence thereof satisfactory 
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to the Department, the
amount of funds held by, committed to or 
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subscribed to, and proposed to be
expended by, the applicant 
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for the purposes herein described and the amount
of the grant 
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for which application is made.

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(Source: P.A. 92-38, eff. 6-28-01.)