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1 | AN ACT concerning gaming.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act: | ||||||
7 | "Authority" means the Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack | ||||||
8 | Authority created by this
Act.
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9 | "Racing contractor" means any person or entity selected by | ||||||
10 | the Authority and approved by the Illinois Racing Board to | ||||||
11 | manage and operate the race meets and racing facility within | ||||||
12 | the Illinois State Fairgrounds pursuant to a contract.
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13 | "Executive director" means the person appointed by the | ||||||
14 | Board to oversee the
daily operations of the Authority.
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15 | Section 10. Creation of the Authority. There is hereby | ||||||
16 | created a political subdivision, unit of local government with | ||||||
17 | only the powers authorized by law, body politic, and municipal | ||||||
18 | corporation, by the name and style of the Illinois State | ||||||
19 | Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority. | ||||||
20 | Section 15. Duties of the Authority. It shall be the duty | ||||||
21 | of the Authority to promote, operate, and maintain horse racing |
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1 | operations through a racing contractor in the Illinois State | ||||||
2 | Fairgrounds as provided in this Act. The Authority shall equip | ||||||
3 | and maintain the fairgrounds and its buildings and facilities | ||||||
4 | for that purpose. The Authority has the right to contract with | ||||||
5 | a racing contractor and other third parties in order to fulfill | ||||||
6 | its purpose. The Authority is granted all rights and powers | ||||||
7 | necessary to perform such duties. | ||||||
8 | Section 20. Board. | ||||||
9 | (a) The governing and administrative powers of the | ||||||
10 | Authority is vested in a body consisting of 7 members, 2 of | ||||||
11 | which shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Sangamon County | ||||||
12 | Board with the advice and consent of the Sangamon County Board, | ||||||
13 | one of whom is appointed for an initial term of one year, and | ||||||
14 | one of whom is appointed for an initial term of 3 years; 2 of | ||||||
15 | which shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of | ||||||
16 | Springfield with the advice and consent of the city council, | ||||||
17 | one of whom is appointed for an initial term of one year, and | ||||||
18 | one of whom is appointed for an initial term of 3 years; 2 of | ||||||
19 | which shall be appointed by the Director of the Department of | ||||||
20 | Agriculture, one for an initial term of one year and one for an | ||||||
21 | initial term of 3 years; and one of which shall be appointed by | ||||||
22 | the Chairman of the Sangamon County Emergency Telephone Systems | ||||||
23 | Board for an initial term of 3 years. All appointees shall be | ||||||
24 | subject to approval by the Illinois Racing Board. The Chairman | ||||||
25 | of the Authority shall be elected annually by the Board.
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1 | (b) All successors shall hold office for a term of 5 years, | ||||||
2 | except in the case of an appointment to fill a vacancy. Each | ||||||
3 | member, including the chairperson, shall hold office until the | ||||||
4 | expiration of his or her term and until his or her successor is | ||||||
5 | appointed and qualified. Nothing shall preclude a member from | ||||||
6 | serving consecutive terms. Any member may resign from office, | ||||||
7 | to take effect when a successor has been appointed and | ||||||
8 | qualified. A vacancy in office shall occur in the case of a | ||||||
9 | member's death or indictment, conviction, or plea of guilty to | ||||||
10 | a felony. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term with | ||||||
11 | the approval of the Illinois Racing Board. | ||||||
12 | (c) The appointing officer or the Illinois Racing Board may | ||||||
13 | remove any member of the Board upon a finding of incompetence, | ||||||
14 | neglect of duty, or misfeasance or malfeasance in office or for | ||||||
15 | a violation of this Act. The Illinois Racing Board may remove | ||||||
16 | any member of the Board for any violation of the Illinois Horse | ||||||
17 | Racing Act of 1975 or the rules and regulations of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Racing Board. | ||||||
19 | (d) Board members shall receive $300 for each day it meets | ||||||
20 | and
shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses | ||||||
21 | incurred in the
performance of their official duties. A Board | ||||||
22 | member who serves in the office
of secretary-treasurer may also | ||||||
23 | receive compensation for services provided
as that officer. | ||||||
24 | (e) The Board shall prescribe the time and place for | ||||||
25 | meetings, the manner in which special meetings may be called, | ||||||
26 | and the notice that must be given to members. All actions and |
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1 | meetings of the Board shall be subject to the provisions of the | ||||||
2 | Open Meetings Act. Four members of the Board shall constitute a | ||||||
3 | quorum. All substantive action of the Board shall be by | ||||||
4 | resolution with an affirmative vote of a majority of the | ||||||
5 | members.
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6 | Section 25. Executive director; officers. | ||||||
7 | (a) The Authority shall appoint
an executive director, | ||||||
8 | after the completion of a background investigation and approval | ||||||
9 | by the Illinois Racing Board, who shall be the chief executive | ||||||
10 | officer of the
Authority. The Board shall fix the compensation | ||||||
11 | of the executive director.
Subject to the general control of | ||||||
12 | the Board, the executive director shall be
responsible for the | ||||||
13 | management of the business, properties, and
employees of the | ||||||
14 | Authority. The executive director shall direct the
enforcement | ||||||
15 | of all resolutions, rules, and regulations of the Board, and | ||||||
16 | shall
perform such other duties as may be prescribed from
time | ||||||
17 | to time by the Board. All employees and independent | ||||||
18 | contractors,
consultants, engineers, architects, accountants, | ||||||
19 | attorneys, financial experts,
construction experts and | ||||||
20 | personnel, superintendents, managers, and other
personnel | ||||||
21 | appointed or employed pursuant to this Act shall
report to the | ||||||
22 | executive director. In addition to any other duties set forth | ||||||
23 | in
this Act, the executive director shall do all of the | ||||||
24 | following:
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25 | (1) Direct and supervise the administrative affairs |
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1 | and activities of the
Authority in accordance with its | ||||||
2 | rules, regulations, and policies.
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3 | (2) Attend meetings of the Board.
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4 | (3) Keep minutes of all proceedings of the Board.
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5 | (4) Approve all accounts for salaries, per diem | ||||||
6 | payments, and allowable
expenses of the Board and its | ||||||
7 | employees and consultants.
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8 | (5) Report and make recommendations to the Board | ||||||
9 | concerning the terms and
conditions of any contract with a | ||||||
10 | horse racing contractor.
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11 | (6) Perform any other duty that the Board requires for | ||||||
12 | carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
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13 | (7) Devote his or her full time to the duties of the | ||||||
14 | office and not hold
any other office or employment.
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15 | (b) The Board may select a secretary-treasurer to hold | ||||||
16 | office at the pleasure of the Board. The Board
shall fix the | ||||||
17 | duties of such officer.
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18 | Section 30. General rights and powers of the Authority. In | ||||||
19 | addition to the duties and powers set forth in this Act, the | ||||||
20 | Authority shall have the following rights and powers: | ||||||
21 | (1) Transition the conduct of horse racing at the | ||||||
22 | Illinois State Fairgrounds from an annual race meeting that | ||||||
23 | is contained within the duration of the Illinois State Fair | ||||||
24 | to an annual standardbred race meeting that lasts from 3 to | ||||||
25 | 9 months, depending on funding and market conditions. |
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1 | (2) Adopt and alter an official seal. | ||||||
2 | (3) Establish and change its fiscal year. | ||||||
3 | (4) Sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, all in its | ||||||
4 | own name, and agree to binding arbitration of any dispute | ||||||
5 | to which it is a party. | ||||||
6 | (5) Adopt, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules, and | ||||||
7 | regulations consistent with the furtherance of the powers | ||||||
8 | and duties provided for. | ||||||
9 | (6) Maintain its principal office and such other | ||||||
10 | offices as the Board may designate. | ||||||
11 | (7) Conduct background investigations of potential | ||||||
12 | racing contractors, including its principals or | ||||||
13 | shareholders, and Authority staff. | ||||||
14 | (8) Employ, either as regular employees or independent | ||||||
15 | contractors, consultants, engineers, architects, | ||||||
16 | accountants, attorneys, financial experts, construction | ||||||
17 | experts and personnel, superintendents, managers and other | ||||||
18 | professional personnel, and such other personnel as may be | ||||||
19 | necessary in the judgment of the Board, and fix their | ||||||
20 | compensation. | ||||||
21 | (9) Operate and maintain grounds, buildings, and | ||||||
22 | facilities to carry out its corporate purposes and duties. | ||||||
23 | (10) Enter into, revoke, and modify contracts. | ||||||
24 | (11) Enter into a contract with a racing contractor. | ||||||
25 | (12) Develop, or cause to be developed by a third | ||||||
26 | party, a master plan for development of horse racing at the |
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1 | Illinois State Fairgrounds. | ||||||
2 | (13) Negotiate and enter into intergovernmental | ||||||
3 | agreements with the State and its agencies and units of | ||||||
4 | local government in furtherance of the powers and duties of | ||||||
5 | the Board, including with the Department of Agriculture for | ||||||
6 | the use of facilities in compliance with the State Fair | ||||||
7 | Act. | ||||||
8 | (14) Receive and disburse funds for its own corporate | ||||||
9 | purposes or as otherwise specified in this Act. | ||||||
10 | (15) Borrow money from any source, public or private, | ||||||
11 | for any corporate purpose, including, without limitation, | ||||||
12 | working capital for its operations, reserve funds, or | ||||||
13 | payment of interest, and to mortgage, pledge, or otherwise | ||||||
14 | encumber the property or funds of the Authority and to | ||||||
15 | contract with or engage the services of any person in | ||||||
16 | connection with any financing, including financial | ||||||
17 | institutions, issuers of letters of credit, or insurers and | ||||||
18 | enter into reimbursement agreements with this person or | ||||||
19 | entity which may be secured as if money were borrowed from | ||||||
20 | the person or entity. | ||||||
21 | (16) Receive and accept from any source, private or | ||||||
22 | public, contributions, gifts, or grants of money or | ||||||
23 | property to the Authority. | ||||||
24 | (17) Provide for the insurance of any property, | ||||||
25 | operations, officers, members, agents, or employees of the | ||||||
26 | Authority against any risk or hazard, to self-insure or |
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1 | participate in joint self-insurance pools or entities to | ||||||
2 | insure against such risk or hazard, and to provide for the | ||||||
3 | indemnification of its officers, members, employees, | ||||||
4 | contractors, or agents against any and all risks. | ||||||
5 | (18) Exercise all the corporate powers granted | ||||||
6 | Illinois corporations under the Business Corporation Act | ||||||
7 | of 1983, except to the extent that powers are inconsistent | ||||||
8 | with those of a body politic and corporate of the State. | ||||||
9 | (19) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out | ||||||
10 | the powers granted by this Act.
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11 | Section 35. Contracts with racing contractors. | ||||||
12 | (a) The Board shall develop and administer a competitive | ||||||
13 | sealed bidding process
for the
selection of a potential racing | ||||||
14 | contractor to develop or operate horse racing at the Illinois | ||||||
15 | State Fairgrounds.
The Board shall issue one or more requests | ||||||
16 | for proposals. The Board may
establish minimum financial and | ||||||
17 | investment requirements to determine the
eligibility of | ||||||
18 | persons to respond to the Board's requests for proposal, and | ||||||
19 | may
establish and consider such other criteria as it deems | ||||||
20 | appropriate. The Board
may impose a fee upon persons who | ||||||
21 | respond to requests for proposal, in order to
reimburse the | ||||||
22 | Board for its costs in preparing and issuing the requests and
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23 | reviewing the proposals.
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24 | (b) The Board may enter into contracts for the development | ||||||
25 | of horse racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds, provided |
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1 | that no such contract shall encumber the Department of | ||||||
2 | Agriculture.
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3 | (c) Within 5 days after the time limit for submitting bids | ||||||
4 | and proposals has passed, the Board shall make all bids and | ||||||
5 | proposals public. Thereafter, the Board shall evaluate the | ||||||
6 | responses to its requests for proposal and
the ability of all | ||||||
7 | persons or entities responding to its request for proposal
to | ||||||
8 | meet the requirements of this Act and to undertake and perform | ||||||
9 | the
obligations set forth in its requests for proposal.
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10 | (d) After reviewing proposals and subject to approval by | ||||||
11 | the Illinois Racing Board, the Board shall enter into a | ||||||
12 | contract. If the Illinois Racing Board approves the contract, | ||||||
13 | the Board shall transmit a copy of the executed contract to the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Racing Board.
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15 | Section 37. Relationship with Illinois Racing Board. The | ||||||
16 | Authority and its racing contractor are subject to the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Horse Racing Act of 1975 and all of the rules of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Racing Board. | ||||||
19 | Section 40. Transfer of funds. The revenues received by | ||||||
20 | the Authority (other than amounts required to be paid pursuant | ||||||
21 | to the Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 and amounts required | ||||||
22 | to pay the
operating expenses of the Authority, to pay amounts | ||||||
23 | due the racing contractor pursuant to a contract, and to repay | ||||||
24 | any borrowing of the Authority
made pursuant to Section 30) |
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1 | shall be distributed as follows: 66 2/3% shall be paid to the | ||||||
2 | Department of Agriculture for deposit into the State | ||||||
3 | Fairgrounds Infrastructure Improvement Fund and 33 1/3% shall | ||||||
4 | be paid into the Sangamon County Dispatch Fund.
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5 | Section 45. Jurisdiction over property. The Authority | ||||||
6 | shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the Department of | ||||||
7 | Agriculture over all of the real estate of the Illinois State | ||||||
8 | Fairgrounds that is used for horse racing, including those | ||||||
9 | facilities commonly known as "one-mile track" and adjacent | ||||||
10 | backstretch infrastructure; however, when it is necessary to | ||||||
11 | have controlling jurisdiction over the operation of the | ||||||
12 | property to obey a mandate of the Illinois Racing Board, the | ||||||
13 | Authority shall have controlling jurisdiction, except that no | ||||||
14 | such compliance by the Authority to any mandate imposed by the | ||||||
15 | Racing Board shall impose any budgetary expense upon the | ||||||
16 | Department of Agriculture. No substantial changes may be made | ||||||
17 | to the infrastructure of the Illinois State Fairgrounds unless | ||||||
18 | the Director of Agriculture grants affirmative approval for the | ||||||
19 | changes. | ||||||
20 | Section 50. Budgets and reporting.
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21 | (a) The Board shall annually adopt a budget for each
fiscal | ||||||
22 | year. The budget may be modified from time to time in the same | ||||||
23 | manner
and upon the same vote as it may be adopted. The budget | ||||||
24 | shall include the
Authority's available funds and estimated |
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1 | revenues and shall provide for
payment of its obligations and | ||||||
2 | estimated expenditures for the fiscal year,
including, without | ||||||
3 | limitation, expenditures for administration, operation,
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4 | maintenance and repairs, debt service, and deposits into | ||||||
5 | reserve and other
funds
and capital projects.
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6 | (b) The Board shall annually cause the finances of the | ||||||
7 | Authority to be
audited by a firm of certified public | ||||||
8 | accountants and post the firm's audits of the Authority on the | ||||||
9 | Authority's Internet website. The Auditor General has the | ||||||
10 | authority and is required to conduct a financial and management | ||||||
11 | audit of the Authority every 2 years. The Auditor General's | ||||||
12 | audits must be posted on his or her Internet website. The | ||||||
13 | Auditor General shall submit a bill to the Authority for costs | ||||||
14 | associated with the audits required under this Section. The | ||||||
15 | Authority shall reimburse in a timely manner.
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16 | (c) The Board shall, for each fiscal year, prepare an | ||||||
17 | annual report
setting forth information concerning its | ||||||
18 | activities in the fiscal year. The annual report shall include | ||||||
19 | the
audited financial statements of the Authority for the | ||||||
20 | fiscal year, the budget
for the succeeding fiscal year, and the | ||||||
21 | current capital plan as of the date of
the report. Copies of | ||||||
22 | the annual report shall be made available to persons who
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23 | request them and shall be submitted not later than 120 days | ||||||
24 | after the end of
the Authority's fiscal year to the Governor, | ||||||
25 | the Mayor, the General Assembly, and the Commission on | ||||||
26 | Government Forecasting and Accountability.
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1 | Section 55. Deposit and withdrawal of funds. | ||||||
2 | (a) All funds deposited by the Authority in any bank or | ||||||
3 | savings and loan
association shall be placed in the name of the | ||||||
4 | Authority and shall be withdrawn
or paid out only by check or | ||||||
5 | draft upon the bank or savings and loan
association, signed by | ||||||
6 | 2 officers or employees designated by the Board.
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7 | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Board | ||||||
8 | may designate
any of its members or any officer or employee of | ||||||
9 | the Authority to authorize the
wire transfer of funds deposited | ||||||
10 | by the secretary-treasurer of funds in a bank
or savings and | ||||||
11 | loan association for the payment of payroll and employee
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12 | benefits-related expenses.
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13 | No bank or savings and loan association shall receive | ||||||
14 | public funds as
permitted by this Section unless it has | ||||||
15 | complied with the requirements
established pursuant to Section | ||||||
16 | 6 of the Public
Funds Investment Act.
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17 | (b) If any officer or employee whose signature appears upon | ||||||
18 | any check
or draft issued pursuant to this Act ceases (after | ||||||
19 | attaching his signature) to
hold his or her office before the | ||||||
20 | delivery of such a check or draft to the
payee, his or her | ||||||
21 | signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all
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22 | purposes with the same effect as if he or she had remained in | ||||||
23 | office until
delivery thereof.
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24 | Section 60. Contracts with the Authority; disclosure |
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1 | requirements. | ||||||
2 | (a) A bidder, offeror, or contractor must disclose the | ||||||
3 | names of all officers and directors. A bidder, offeror, or | ||||||
4 | contractor for contracts with the Authority shall disclose the | ||||||
5 | identity of every owner, beneficiary, or person with beneficial | ||||||
6 | interest of more than 1%, or shareholder entitled to receive | ||||||
7 | more than 1% of the total distributable income of any | ||||||
8 | corporation, having any interest in the contract in the bidder, | ||||||
9 | offeror, or contractor. The disclosure shall be in writing and | ||||||
10 | attested to by an owner, trustee, corporate official, or agent. | ||||||
11 | If stock in a corporation is publicly traded and there is no | ||||||
12 | readily known individual having greater than a 1% interest, | ||||||
13 | then a statement to that effect attested to by an officer or | ||||||
14 | agent of the corporation or shall fulfill the disclosure | ||||||
15 | statement requirement of this Section. A bidder, offeror, or | ||||||
16 | contractor shall notify the Authority of any changes in | ||||||
17 | officers, directors, ownership, or individuals having a | ||||||
18 | beneficial interest of more than 1%. | ||||||
19 | (b) A bidder, offeror, or contractor for contracts with an | ||||||
20 | annual value of $10,000 or for a period to exceed one year | ||||||
21 | shall disclose all political contributions of the bidder, | ||||||
22 | offeror, or contractor and any affiliated person or entity. | ||||||
23 | Disclosure shall include at least the names and addresses of | ||||||
24 | the contributors and the dollar amounts of any contributions to | ||||||
25 | any political committee made within the previous 2 years. | ||||||
26 | (c) As used in this Section: |
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1 | "Contribution" means contribution as defined in Section | ||||||
2 | 9-1.4 of the Election Code. | ||||||
3 | "Affiliated person" means (i) any person with any ownership | ||||||
4 | interest or distributive share of the bidding or contracting | ||||||
5 | entity in excess of 1%, (ii) executive employees of the bidding | ||||||
6 | or contracting entity, and (iii) the spouse and minor children | ||||||
7 | of any such persons. | ||||||
8 | "Affiliated entity" means (i) any parent or subsidiary of | ||||||
9 | the bidding or contracting entity, (ii) any member of the same | ||||||
10 | unitary business group, or (iii) any political committee for | ||||||
11 | which the bidding or contracting entity is the sponsoring | ||||||
12 | entity. | ||||||
13 | (d) The Illinois Racing Board may direct the Authority to | ||||||
14 | void a contract if a violation of this Section occurs. | ||||||
15 | Section 65. Purchasing. | ||||||
16 | (a) All construction contracts and contracts for supplies, | ||||||
17 | materials,
equipment, and services,
when the cost thereof to | ||||||
18 | the Authority exceeds $25,000, shall be let to
the lowest | ||||||
19 | responsible bidder, after advertising for bids, except for the
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20 | following:
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21 | (1) When repair parts, accessories, equipment, or | ||||||
22 | services are required
for
equipment or services previously | ||||||
23 | furnished or contracted for;
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24 | (2) Professional services;
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25 | (3) When services such as water, light, heat, power, |
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1 | telephone (other than
long-distance service), or telegraph | ||||||
2 | are required;
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3 | (4) When contracts for the use, purchase, delivery, | ||||||
4 | movement, or
installation of data processing equipment, | ||||||
5 | software, or services and
telecommunications equipment,
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6 | software, and services are required;
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7 | (5) Contracts with a racing contractor, which shall be | ||||||
8 | awarded as
set forth in Section 35 of this Act.
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9 | (b) All contracts involving less than $25,000 shall be let | ||||||
10 | by competitive
bidding whenever possible, and in any event in a | ||||||
11 | manner calculated to ensure
the best interests of the public.
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12 | (c) In determining the responsibility of any bidder, the | ||||||
13 | Authority may take
into account the bidder's (or an individual | ||||||
14 | having a beneficial interest,
directly or indirectly, of more | ||||||
15 | than 1% in such bidding entity) past record of
dealings with | ||||||
16 | the Authority, the bidder's experience, adequacy of equipment,
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17 | and ability to complete performance within the time set, and | ||||||
18 | other factors
besides financial responsibility. No such | ||||||
19 | contract shall be awarded to any bidder other than the lowest | ||||||
20 | bidder (in case of purchase or
expenditure) unless authorized | ||||||
21 | or approved by a vote of at least 4 members of
the Board and | ||||||
22 | such action is accompanied by a written statement setting forth | ||||||
23 | the reasons for not awarding the contract to the highest or
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24 | lowest bidder, as the case
may be. The statement shall be kept | ||||||
25 | on file in the principal office of the
Authority and open to | ||||||
26 | public inspection.
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1 | (d) The Authority shall have the right to reject all bids | ||||||
2 | and to
re-advertise for bids. If after
any such | ||||||
3 | re-advertisement, no responsible and satisfactory bid, within | ||||||
4 | the
terms of the re-advertisement, is received, the Authority | ||||||
5 | may award such
contract without competitive bidding, provided | ||||||
6 | that the Illinois Racing Board must approve the contract prior | ||||||
7 | to its execution. The contract must not be less
advantageous to | ||||||
8 | the Authority than any valid bid received pursuant to
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9 | advertisement.
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10 | (e) Advertisements for bids and re-bids shall be published | ||||||
11 | at least once in
a daily newspaper of general circulation | ||||||
12 | published in the City of Springfield
at least 10 calendar days | ||||||
13 | before the time for
receiving bids, and such advertisements | ||||||
14 | shall also be posted on readily
accessible bulletin boards in | ||||||
15 | the principal office of the Authority. Such
advertisements | ||||||
16 | shall state the time and
place for receiving and opening of | ||||||
17 | bids and, by reference to plans and
specifications on file at | ||||||
18 | the time of the first publication or in the
advertisement | ||||||
19 | itself, shall describe the character of the proposed contract | ||||||
20 | in
sufficient detail to fully advise prospective bidders of | ||||||
21 | their obligations and
to ensure free and open competitive | ||||||
22 | bidding.
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23 | (f) All bids in response to advertisements shall be sealed | ||||||
24 | and shall be
publicly opened by the Authority. All bidders | ||||||
25 | shall be entitled to be present
in person or by | ||||||
26 | representatives. Cash or a certified or satisfactory cashier's
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1 | check, as a deposit of good faith, in a reasonable amount to be | ||||||
2 | fixed by the
Authority before advertising for bids, shall be | ||||||
3 | required with the proposal of
each bidder. A bond for faithful | ||||||
4 | performance of the contract with surety or
sureties | ||||||
5 | satisfactory to the
Authority and adequate insurance may be | ||||||
6 | required in reasonable amounts to be
fixed by the Authority | ||||||
7 | before advertising for bids.
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8 | (g) The contract shall be awarded as promptly as possible | ||||||
9 | after the opening
of bids. The bid of the successful bidder, as | ||||||
10 | well as the bids of the
unsuccessful bidders, shall be placed | ||||||
11 | on file and be open to public inspection.
All bids shall be | ||||||
12 | void if any disclosure of the terms of any bid in response
to | ||||||
13 | an advertisement is made or permitted to be made by the | ||||||
14 | Authority before the
time fixed for opening bids.
| ||||||
15 | (h) Notice of each and every contract that is
offered, | ||||||
16 | including renegotiated contracts and change orders,
shall be | ||||||
17 | published in an online bulletin. The online bulletin must | ||||||
18 | include at least the date first offered,
the date submission of | ||||||
19 | offers is due, the location that offers are to be
submitted to, | ||||||
20 | a brief purchase description, the method of source selection,
| ||||||
21 | information of how to obtain a comprehensive purchase | ||||||
22 | description and any
disclosure and contract forms, and | ||||||
23 | encouragement to prospective vendors to hire qualified | ||||||
24 | veterans, as defined by Section 45-67 of the Illinois | ||||||
25 | Procurement Code, and Illinois residents discharged from any | ||||||
26 | Illinois adult correctional center. Notice of each and every |
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1 | contract that is let
or awarded, including renegotiated | ||||||
2 | contracts and change orders, shall be
published in the online | ||||||
3 | bulletin and
must include at least all of the
information | ||||||
4 | specified in this item (j), as well as the name of the | ||||||
5 | successful
responsible bidder or offeror, the contract price, | ||||||
6 | and the number of unsuccessful
responsive bidders and any other | ||||||
7 | disclosure specified in this Section. This notice must be | ||||||
8 | posted in the online electronic bulletin prior to execution of | ||||||
9 | the contract.
| ||||||
10 | Section 70. No authority to make or promulgate rules. | ||||||
11 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, | ||||||
12 | neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
14 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
15 | Act. If, however, the Governor believes that rules are | ||||||
16 | necessary to implement or enforce the provisions of this Act, | ||||||
17 | the Governor may suggest rules to the General Assembly by | ||||||
18 | filing them with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the | ||||||
19 | Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize | ||||||
20 | such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, | ||||||
21 | or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's | ||||||
22 | discretion. Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted | ||||||
23 | to grant rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute | ||||||
24 | where such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the | ||||||
25 | purposes of this Act, "rules" is given the meaning contained in |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and | ||||||
2 | "agency" and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in | ||||||
3 | Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | ||||||
4 | Act to the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or | ||||||
5 | agency heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
6 | Section 900. The State Fair Act is amended by changing | ||||||
7 | Sections 10 and 12 as follows:
| ||||||
8 | (20 ILCS 210/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 1710)
| ||||||
9 | Sec. 10. The Department may enter into contracts with other | ||||||
10 | government
agencies to assist them in the operation of each | ||||||
11 | State Fair and the State
Fairgrounds as well as the | ||||||
12 | requirements set forth in Section 9 of this Act.
| ||||||
13 | The Department may cooperate with any other local, State or | ||||||
14 | federal agency
in the furtherance of the intent of this Act.
| ||||||
15 | The Department may receive and use any donation either from | ||||||
16 | the private
or public sectors which is for betterment of each | ||||||
17 | State Fair
and the State Fairgrounds.
| ||||||
18 | All revenues from the operation and use of any facilities | ||||||
19 | of the Illinois
State Fair at Springfield and the Springfield | ||||||
20 | State
Fairgrounds , other than revenues from horse racing | ||||||
21 | conducted at the Springfield State Fairgrounds by the Illinois | ||||||
22 | State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority, shall be deposited in | ||||||
23 | the Illinois State Fair Fund. All revenues
from the operation | ||||||
24 | and use of any facilities of the DuQuoin State Fair and the
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| |||||||
1 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds shall be deposited into the | ||||||
2 | Agricultural Premium
Fund. All funds in the Illinois State Fair | ||||||
3 | Fund shall be used by the
Department of Agriculture in | ||||||
4 | accordance with appropriation by the General
Assembly for | ||||||
5 | operation of the Illinois State Fair.
| ||||||
6 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may | ||||||
7 | exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under | ||||||
8 | the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
9 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
10 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the | ||||||
11 | Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or | ||||||
12 | enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
13 | General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General | ||||||
14 | Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and the | ||||||
15 | Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General | ||||||
16 | Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
17 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
18 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | ||||||
19 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
20 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
21 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
22 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
23 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
24 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
25 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
26 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
2 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
3 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 88-5.)
| ||||||
5 | (20 ILCS 210/12) (from Ch. 127, par. 1712)
| ||||||
6 | Sec. 12. The Department shall have the power to promulgate | ||||||
7 | rules and
regulations, pursuant to the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
8 | Procedure Act, governing the holding of each State Fair, the | ||||||
9 | operation of the
State Fairgrounds, the conditions under which | ||||||
10 | racing shall be permitted on
the State Fairgrounds, the policy | ||||||
11 | for policing the grounds , and such other
reasonable rules and | ||||||
12 | regulations as are necessary to carry out the intent of the | ||||||
13 | Act. However, the Department shall not be required to | ||||||
14 | promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Illinois | ||||||
15 | Administrative Procedure Act concerning those operations | ||||||
16 | stated in subsections (b) and (c) of Section 6 of this Act. | ||||||
17 | Instead, the requirements set forth in subsections (b) and (c) | ||||||
18 | of Section 6 must be followed.
| ||||||
19 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may | ||||||
20 | exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under | ||||||
21 | the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
22 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
23 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the | ||||||
24 | Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or | ||||||
25 | enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General | ||||||
2 | Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and the | ||||||
3 | Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General | ||||||
4 | Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
5 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
6 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this | ||||||
7 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
8 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
9 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
10 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
11 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
12 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
13 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
14 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
15 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
16 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
17 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
| ||||||
19 | Section 905. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
20 | Sections 5.710, 5.711, 6z-80, and 6z-81 as follows: | ||||||
21 | (30 ILCS 105/5.710 new)
| ||||||
22 | Sec. 5.710. The State Fairgrounds Infrastructure | ||||||
23 | Improvement Fund. |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (30 ILCS 105/5.711 new)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 5.711. The Sangamon County Dispatch Fund. | ||||||
3 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-80 new)
| ||||||
4 | Sec. 6z-80. The State Fairgrounds Infrastructure | ||||||
5 | Improvement Fund. There is created the State Fairgrounds | ||||||
6 | Infrastructure Improvement Fund, a non-appropriated special | ||||||
7 | fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may be used by | ||||||
8 | the Department of Agriculture solely for infrastructure | ||||||
9 | improvements to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Sangamon | ||||||
10 | County. The State Fairgrounds Infrastructure Improvement Fund | ||||||
11 | is not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, | ||||||
12 | including but not limited to, those authorized under Section 8h | ||||||
13 | of the State Finance Act, or any other fiscal or budgetary | ||||||
14 | maneuver that would in any way transfer any funds from the Fund | ||||||
15 | into any other fund of the State. | ||||||
16 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-81 new)
| ||||||
17 | Sec. 6z-81. The Sangamon County Dispatch Fund. There is | ||||||
18 | created the Sangamon County Dispatch Fund, a non-appropriated | ||||||
19 | trust fund held in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may | ||||||
20 | be used by the Sangamon County Central Dispatch System solely | ||||||
21 | for general operations. The Sangamon County Dispatch Fund is | ||||||
22 | not subject to sweeps, administrative charge-backs, including | ||||||
23 | but not limited to, those authorized under Section 8h of the | ||||||
24 | State Finance Act, or any other fiscal or budgetary maneuver |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | that would in any way transfer any funds from the Fund into any | ||||||
2 | other fund of the State.
| ||||||
3 | Section 910. The Illinois Horse Racing Act of 1975 is | ||||||
4 | amended by changing Section 9 and by adding Section 9.5 as | ||||||
5 | follows:
| ||||||
6 | (230 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 37-9)
| ||||||
7 | Sec. 9. The Board shall have all powers necessary and | ||||||
8 | proper to fully and
effectively execute the provisions of this | ||||||
9 | Act, including, but not
limited to, the following:
| ||||||
10 | (a) The Board is vested with jurisdiction and supervision | ||||||
11 | over all race
meetings in this State, over all licensees doing | ||||||
12 | business
in this
State, over all occupation licensees, and over | ||||||
13 | all persons on the
facilities of any licensee. Such | ||||||
14 | jurisdiction shall
include the power to issue licenses to the | ||||||
15 | Illinois Department of
Agriculture authorizing the pari-mutuel | ||||||
16 | system of wagering
on harness and Quarter Horse races held (1) | ||||||
17 | at the Illinois State Fair in
Sangamon County, and (2) at the | ||||||
18 | DuQuoin State Fair in Perry County. The
jurisdiction of the | ||||||
19 | Board shall also include the power to issue licenses to
county | ||||||
20 | fairs which are eligible to receive funds pursuant to the
| ||||||
21 | Agricultural Fair Act, as now or hereafter amended, or their | ||||||
22 | agents,
authorizing the pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse
| ||||||
23 | races
conducted at the county fairs receiving such licenses. | ||||||
24 | Such licenses shall be
governed by subsection (n) of this |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Section.
| ||||||
2 | Upon application, the Board shall issue a license to the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Department
of Agriculture to conduct harness and | ||||||
4 | Quarter Horse races at the Illinois State
Fair and at the | ||||||
5 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
during the scheduled dates of each | ||||||
6 | fair. The Board shall not require and the
Department of | ||||||
7 | Agriculture shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections
| ||||||
8 | 15.3, 18 and 19, paragraphs (a)(2), (b), (c), (d), (e), (e-5), | ||||||
9 | (e-10), (f),
(g), and (h) of Section 20, and Sections 21, 24 | ||||||
10 | and 25. The Board and the Department
of
Agriculture may extend | ||||||
11 | any or all of these exemptions to any contractor or
agent | ||||||
12 | engaged by the Department of Agriculture to conduct its race | ||||||
13 | meetings
when the Board determines that this would best serve | ||||||
14 | the public interest and
the interest of horse racing.
| ||||||
15 | Upon application, the Board shall issue a license to the | ||||||
16 | Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority authorizing the | ||||||
17 | pari-mutuel system of wagering on live harness and Quarter | ||||||
18 | Horse races, inter-track wagering, simulcast wagering, and | ||||||
19 | advanced deposit wagering (if otherwise authorized by law) | ||||||
20 | through a racing contractor, as that term is defined in the | ||||||
21 | Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack Authority Act, for up to 9 | ||||||
22 | months of each year at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in | ||||||
23 | Sangamon County. Revenues received by the Board from this | ||||||
24 | license shall be deposited into the Horse Racing Fund. | ||||||
25 | Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, it | ||||||
26 | shall be lawful for
any licensee to operate pari-mutuel |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | wagering
or
contract with the Department of Agriculture to | ||||||
2 | operate pari-mutuel wagering at
the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | ||||||
3 | or for the Department to enter into contracts
with a licensee, | ||||||
4 | employ its owners,
employees
or
agents and employ such other | ||||||
5 | occupation licensees as the Department deems
necessary in | ||||||
6 | connection with race meetings and wagerings.
| ||||||
7 | (b) The Board is vested with the full power to promulgate | ||||||
8 | reasonable
rules and regulations for the purpose of | ||||||
9 | administering the provisions of
this Act and to prescribe | ||||||
10 | reasonable rules, regulations and conditions
under which all | ||||||
11 | horse race meetings or wagering in the State shall be
| ||||||
12 | conducted. Such reasonable rules and regulations are to provide | ||||||
13 | for the
prevention of practices detrimental to the public | ||||||
14 | interest and to promote the best
interests of horse racing and | ||||||
15 | to impose penalties for violations thereof.
| ||||||
16 | (c) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it | ||||||
17 | delegates
this power, is vested with the power to enter the | ||||||
18 | facilities and other places of business of any licensee to | ||||||
19 | determine whether there has been compliance with
the provisions | ||||||
20 | of this Act and its rules and regulations.
| ||||||
21 | (d) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it | ||||||
22 | delegates this
power, is vested with the authority to | ||||||
23 | investigate alleged violations of
the provisions of this Act, | ||||||
24 | its reasonable rules and regulations, orders
and final | ||||||
25 | decisions; the Board shall take appropriate disciplinary | ||||||
26 | action
against any licensee or occupation licensee for |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | violation
thereof or
institute appropriate legal action for the | ||||||
2 | enforcement thereof.
| ||||||
3 | (e) The Board, and any person or persons to whom it | ||||||
4 | delegates this power,
may eject or exclude from any race | ||||||
5 | meeting or
the facilities of any licensee, or any part
thereof, | ||||||
6 | any occupation licensee or any
other individual whose conduct | ||||||
7 | or reputation is such that his presence on
those facilities | ||||||
8 | may, in the opinion of the Board, call into question
the | ||||||
9 | honesty and integrity of horse racing or wagering or interfere | ||||||
10 | with the
orderly
conduct of horse racing or wagering; provided, | ||||||
11 | however, that no person
shall be
excluded or ejected from the | ||||||
12 | facilities of any licensee solely on the grounds of
race, | ||||||
13 | color, creed, national origin, ancestry, or sex. The power to | ||||||
14 | eject
or exclude an occupation licensee or other individual may
| ||||||
15 | be exercised for just cause by the licensee or the Board, | ||||||
16 | subject to subsequent hearing by the
Board as to the propriety | ||||||
17 | of said exclusion.
| ||||||
18 | (f) The Board is vested with the power to acquire,
| ||||||
19 | establish, maintain and operate (or provide by contract to
| ||||||
20 | maintain and operate) testing laboratories and related | ||||||
21 | facilities,
for the purpose of conducting saliva, blood, urine | ||||||
22 | and other tests on the
horses run or to be run in any horse race | ||||||
23 | meeting and to purchase all
equipment and supplies deemed | ||||||
24 | necessary or desirable in connection with
any such testing | ||||||
25 | laboratories and related facilities and all such tests.
| ||||||
26 | (g) The Board may require that the records, including |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | financial or other
statements of any licensee or any person | ||||||
2 | affiliated with the licensee who is
involved directly or | ||||||
3 | indirectly in the activities of any licensee as regulated
under | ||||||
4 | this Act to the extent that those financial or other statements | ||||||
5 | relate to
such activities be kept in
such manner as prescribed | ||||||
6 | by the Board, and that Board employees shall have
access to | ||||||
7 | those records during reasonable business
hours. Within 120 days | ||||||
8 | of the end of its fiscal year, each licensee shall
transmit to
| ||||||
9 | the Board
an audit of the financial transactions and condition | ||||||
10 | of the licensee's total
operations. All audits shall be | ||||||
11 | conducted by certified public accountants.
Each certified | ||||||
12 | public accountant must be registered in the State of Illinois
| ||||||
13 | under the Illinois Public Accounting Act. The compensation for | ||||||
14 | each certified
public accountant shall be paid directly by the | ||||||
15 | licensee to the certified
public accountant. A licensee shall | ||||||
16 | also submit any other financial or related
information the | ||||||
17 | Board deems necessary to effectively administer this Act and
| ||||||
18 | all rules, regulations, and final decisions promulgated under | ||||||
19 | this Act.
| ||||||
20 | (h) The Board shall name and appoint in the manner provided | ||||||
21 | by the rules
and regulations of the Board: an Executive | ||||||
22 | Director; a State director
of mutuels; Illinois Racing Board | ||||||
23 | State veterinarians and representatives to take saliva, blood,
| ||||||
24 | urine and other tests on horses; licensing personnel; revenue
| ||||||
25 | inspectors; and State seasonal employees (excluding admission | ||||||
26 | ticket
sellers and mutuel clerks). All of those named and |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | appointed as provided
in this subsection shall serve during the | ||||||
2 | pleasure of the Board; their
compensation shall be determined | ||||||
3 | by the Board and be paid in the same
manner as other employees | ||||||
4 | of the Board under this Act.
| ||||||
5 | (i) The Board shall require that there shall be 3 stewards | ||||||
6 | at each horse
race meeting, at least 2 of whom shall be named | ||||||
7 | and appointed by the Board.
Stewards appointed or approved by | ||||||
8 | the Board, while performing duties
required by this Act or by | ||||||
9 | the Board, shall be entitled to the same rights
and immunities | ||||||
10 | as granted to Board members and Board employees in Section
10 | ||||||
11 | of this Act.
| ||||||
12 | (j) The Board may discharge any Board employee
who fails or | ||||||
13 | refuses for any reason to comply with the rules and
regulations | ||||||
14 | of the Board, or who, in the opinion of the Board,
is guilty of | ||||||
15 | fraud, dishonesty or who is proven to be incompetent.
The Board | ||||||
16 | shall have no right or power to determine who shall be | ||||||
17 | officers,
directors or employees of any licensee, or their | ||||||
18 | salaries
except the Board may, by rule, require that all or any | ||||||
19 | officials or
employees in charge of or whose duties relate to | ||||||
20 | the actual running of
races be approved by the Board.
| ||||||
21 | (k) The Board is vested with the power to appoint
delegates | ||||||
22 | to execute any of the powers granted to it under this Section
| ||||||
23 | for the purpose of administering this Act and any rules or | ||||||
24 | regulations
promulgated in accordance with this Act.
| ||||||
25 | (l) The Board is vested with the power to impose civil | ||||||
26 | penalties of up to
$5,000 against an individual and up to |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | $10,000 against a
licensee for each
violation of any provision | ||||||
2 | of this Act, any rules adopted by the Board, any
order of the | ||||||
3 | Board or any other action which, in the Board's discretion, is
| ||||||
4 | a detriment or impediment to horse racing or wagering.
| ||||||
5 | (m) The Board is vested with the power to prescribe a form | ||||||
6 | to be used
by licensees as an application for employment for | ||||||
7 | employees of
each licensee.
| ||||||
8 | (n) The Board shall have the power to issue a license
to | ||||||
9 | any county fair, or its
agent, authorizing the conduct of the | ||||||
10 | pari-mutuel system of
wagering. The Board is vested with the | ||||||
11 | full power to promulgate
reasonable rules, regulations and | ||||||
12 | conditions under which all horse race
meetings licensed | ||||||
13 | pursuant to this subsection shall be held and conducted,
| ||||||
14 | including rules, regulations and conditions for the conduct of | ||||||
15 | the
pari-mutuel system of wagering. The rules, regulations and
| ||||||
16 | conditions shall provide for the prevention of practices | ||||||
17 | detrimental to the
public interest and for the best interests | ||||||
18 | of horse racing, and shall
prescribe penalties for violations | ||||||
19 | thereof. Any authority granted the
Board under this Act shall | ||||||
20 | extend to its jurisdiction and supervision over
county fairs, | ||||||
21 | or their agents, licensed pursuant to this subsection.
However, | ||||||
22 | the Board may waive any provision of this Act or its rules or
| ||||||
23 | regulations which would otherwise apply to such county fairs or | ||||||
24 | their agents.
| ||||||
25 | (o) Whenever the Board is authorized or
required by law to | ||||||
26 | consider some aspect of criminal history record
information for |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and
| ||||||
2 | responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in | ||||||
3 | conformance
with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of
the | ||||||
4 | Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-400), the | ||||||
5 | Department of State Police is
authorized to furnish, pursuant | ||||||
6 | to positive identification, such
information contained in | ||||||
7 | State files as is necessary to fulfill the request.
| ||||||
8 | (p) To insure the convenience, comfort, and wagering | ||||||
9 | accessibility of
race track patrons, to provide for the | ||||||
10 | maximization of State revenue, and
to generate increases in | ||||||
11 | purse allotments to the horsemen, the Board shall
require any | ||||||
12 | licensee to staff the pari-mutuel department with
adequate | ||||||
13 | personnel.
| ||||||
14 | Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may | ||||||
15 | exist, neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under | ||||||
16 | the jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or | ||||||
17 | promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this | ||||||
18 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. If, however, the | ||||||
19 | Governor believes that rules are necessary to implement or | ||||||
20 | enforce the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
21 | General Assembly, the Governor may suggest rules to the General | ||||||
22 | Assembly by filing them with the Clerk of the House and the | ||||||
23 | Secretary of the Senate and by requesting that the General | ||||||
24 | Assembly authorize such rulemaking by law, enact those | ||||||
25 | suggested rules into law, or take any other appropriate action | ||||||
26 | in the General Assembly's discretion. Nothing contained in this |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall be | ||||||
2 | interpreted to grant rulemaking authority under any other | ||||||
3 | Illinois statute where such authority is not otherwise | ||||||
4 | explicitly given. For the purposes of this amendatory Act of | ||||||
5 | the 95th General Assembly, "rules" is given the meaning | ||||||
6 | contained in Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative | ||||||
7 | Procedure Act, and "agency" and "agency head" are given the | ||||||
8 | meanings contained in Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois | ||||||
9 | Administrative Procedure Act to the extent that such | ||||||
10 | definitions apply to agencies or agency heads under the | ||||||
11 | jurisdiction of the Governor. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
| ||||||
13 | (230 ILCS 5/9.5 new)
| ||||||
14 | Sec. 9.5. Limitation on location of inter-track wagering | ||||||
15 | facility. In no event shall any inter-track wagering location | ||||||
16 | licensee that derives its license from the Authority operate | ||||||
17 | within 30 miles of the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Sangamon | ||||||
18 | County.
| ||||||
19 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
20 | becoming law.
|