101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3702

 

Introduced , by Rep. Fred Crespo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 665/4a  from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a

    Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Provides that certain transfers from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund must occur by the 15th of each month. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by
5changing Section 4a as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 665/4a)  (from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a)
7    Sec. 4a. Funds.
8    (1) All moneys deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund
9pursuant to this subsection are allocated to the Department for
10utilization, as appropriated, in the performance of its powers
11under Section 4; except that during fiscal year 2013, the
12Department shall reserve $9,800,000 of the total funds
13available for appropriation in the Tourism Promotion Fund for
14appropriation to the Historic Preservation Agency for the
15operation of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
16Museum and State historic sites; and except that beginning in
17fiscal year 2019, moneys in the Tourism Promotion Fund may also
18be allocated to the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the
19Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Abraham
20Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum for utilization, as
21appropriated, to administer their responsibilities as State
22agencies promoting tourism in Illinois, and for
23tourism-related purposes.

 

 

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1    As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
2beginning July 1, 1997 and ending on the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon
4certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
5shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
6the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund an
7amount equal to 13% of the net revenue realized from the Hotel
8Operators' Occupation Tax Act plus an amount equal to 13% of
9the net revenue realized from any tax imposed under Section
104.05 of the Chicago World's Fair-1992 Authority Act during the
11preceding month. "Net revenue realized for a month" means the
12revenue collected by the State under that Act during the
13previous month less the amount paid out during that same month
14as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that
15Act.
16    (1.1) (Blank).
17    (2) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
18beginning July 1, 1997 and ending on the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, upon
20certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
21shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
22the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund an
23amount equal to 8% of the net revenue realized from the Hotel
24Operators' Occupation Tax plus an amount equal to 8% of the net
25revenue realized from any tax imposed under Section 4.05 of the
26Chicago World's Fair-1992 Authority Act during the preceding

 

 

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1month. "Net revenue realized for a month" means the revenue
2collected by the State under that Act during the previous month
3less the amount paid out during that same month as refunds to
4taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that Act.
5    All monies deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund under
6this subsection (2) shall be used solely as provided in this
7subsection to advertise and promote tourism throughout
8Illinois. Appropriations of monies deposited in the Tourism
9Promotion Fund pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be used
10solely for advertising to promote tourism, including but not
11limited to advertising production and direct advertisement
12costs, but shall not be used to employ any additional staff,
13finance any individual event, or lease, rent or purchase any
14physical facilities. The Department shall coordinate its
15advertising under this subsection (2) with other public and
16private entities in the State engaged in similar promotion
17activities. Print or electronic media production made pursuant
18to this subsection (2) for advertising promotion shall not
19contain or include the physical appearance of or reference to
20the name or position of any public officer. "Public officer"
21means a person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or
22who is appointed to an office which is established, and the
23qualifications and duties of which are prescribed, by statute,
24to discharge a public duty for the State or any of its
25political subdivisions.
26    (3) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the

 

 

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1contrary, amounts transferred from the General Revenue Fund to
2the Tourism Promotion Fund pursuant to this Section shall not
3exceed $26,300,000 in State fiscal year 2012.
4    (4) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
5beginning July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018, if the amount
6of revenue deposited into the Tourism Promotion Fund under
7subsection (c) of Section 6 of the Hotel Operators' Occupation
8Tax Act is less than 21% of the net revenue realized from the
9Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax during the preceding month,
10then, upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
11State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall
12transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion
13Fund an amount equal to the difference between 21% of the net
14revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax
15during the preceding month and the amount of revenue deposited
16into the Tourism Promotion Fund under subsection (c) of Section
176 of the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act.
18    (5) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
19but in no event later than the 15th of each month, beginning
20July 1, 2018, if the amount of revenue deposited into the
21Tourism Promotion Fund under Section 6 of the Hotel Operators'
22Occupation Tax Act is less than 21% of the net revenue realized
23from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax during the preceding
24month, then, upon certification of the Department of Revenue,
25the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer
26shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Tourism

 

 

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1Promotion Fund an amount equal to the difference between 21% of
2the net revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation
3Tax during the preceding month and the amount of revenue
4deposited into the Tourism Promotion Fund under Section 6 of
5the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act.
6(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18.)
 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.