State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 3/2/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 476

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 476 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5 changing Section 53-10 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 500/53-10)
7     Sec. 53-10. Concessions and leases of State property.
8     (a) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public
9 institution of higher education, concessions, including the
10 assignment, license, sale, or transfer of interests in or
11 rights to discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable
12 works, may be entered into by the State agency with
13 jurisdiction over the property, whether tangible or
14 intangible. Licenses of naming rights and sponsorship rights,
15 as those terms are defined and used in Section 7.6 of the State
16 Property Control Act, are not concessions and are not subject
17 to this Code except to the extent provided in that Section 7.6.
18     (b) Except for property under the jurisdiction of a public
19 institution of higher education, all concessions shall be
20 reduced to writing and shall be awarded under the provisions of
21 Article 20, except that the contract shall be awarded to the
22 highest and best bidder or offeror.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5.)
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. The State Property Control Act is amended by
2 adding Section 7.6 as follows:
 
3     (30 ILCS 605/7.6 new)
4     Sec. 7.6. Naming and sponsorship rights; licenses.
5     (a) Administrator's authority. Notwithstanding any other
6 provision of this Act or any other law to the contrary, the
7 administrator is authorized to license naming rights and
8 sponsorship rights only as provided in this Section. Naming
9 rights and sponsorship rights regarding any property or other
10 asset of the State, whether real, personal, tangible, or
11 intangible, may not be sold, conveyed, leased, licensed, or
12 otherwise granted by the administrator or by any other officer,
13 employee, or agent of the State on or after the effective date
14 of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly unless
15 authorized in this Section.
16     (b) Excepted properties. Naming rights and sponsorship
17 rights may not be licensed with respect to any of the
18 following:
19         (1) the State Capitol Building in Springfield,
20     Illinois;
21         (2) the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield,
22     Illinois;
23         (3) the Vandalia State House in Vandalia, Illinois;
24         (4) the Executive Mansion in Springfield, Illinois;
25         (5) the Executive Mansion, also known as the Hayes
26     House, in Du Quoin, Illinois;
27         (6) the Abraham Lincoln Home in Springfield, Illinois,
28     if it becomes State real property not under the
29     jurisdiction of the federal government;
30         (7) the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois;
31         (8) the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and
32     Museum in Springfield, Illinois;
33         (9) all present and future Abraham Lincoln sites not

 

 

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1     otherwise listed;
2         (10) all Illinois homes of all past, present, or future
3     United States Presidents who have resided, currently
4     reside, or in the future will reside in the State of
5     Illinois;
6         (11) the burial sites of all past, present, or future
7     United States Presidents;
8         (12) any State property or other asset under the
9     jurisdiction and control of an executive branch
10     constitutional officer other than the Governor, unless
11     that other executive branch constitutional officer
12     consents in writing;
13         (13) any State property or other asset under the
14     jurisdiction and control of the legislative branch, unless
15     the Joint Committee on Legislative Support Services
16     consents in writing;
17         (14) any State property or other asset under the
18     jurisdiction and control of the judicial branch, unless the
19     Supreme Court consents in writing;
20         (15) any State property or other asset under the
21     jurisdiction and control of a public institution of higher
22     education, as defined in Section 1 of the Board of Higher
23     Education Act, unless the applicable institution consents
24     in writing; that consent may designate a particular fund or
25     account of the institution into which fees under the
26     license shall be deposited;
27         (16) any State property or other asset identified or
28     named for a specific individual by Joint Resolution of the
29     General Assembly or by statute as of the effective date of
30     this Section or later; and
31         (17) any other State property or asset that on the
32     effective date of this Section or later is designated a
33     National Historic Landmark, listed as a State Historic Site
34     under Section 6 of the Historic Preservation Agency Act, or

 

 

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1     listed on either the Illinois Register of Historic Places
2     or the National Register of Historic Places, unless the
3     State property is a university sports stadium and the
4     federal or State agency that made the designation has the
5     authority to consent and does consent in writing.
6     (c) Terms and conditions of licenses. A license of naming
7 rights or sponsorship rights may have a term of no more than 5
8 years, is non-transferable, and is non-renewable (at the end of
9 a term of a license, however, the licensee is eligible to
10 compete for a new license as provided in subsection (d)). The
11 licensee shall have the authority to place signs, placards,
12 imprints, or other identifying information only on the
13 properties or other assets specified in the license and only
14 during the term of the license. The signs, placards, imprints,
15 or other identifying information may contain nothing other than
16 the name of the licensee, the licensee's logo, or both, except
17 that with the written approval of the administrator they may
18 contain other material. The license may, but need not, require
19 the State to refer to a property or other asset by the name of
20 the licensee during the term of the license, all within
21 reasonable limitations and other than in statutes, rules, and
22 existing supplies of forms and other documents. If a licensee
23 materially breaches any term of a license and the Executive
24 Ethics Commission recommends that the license be revoked, then
25 the administrator may declare the license revoked. At least 25%
26 of the total amount of license fees must be paid prior to the
27 commencement of the term of the license. Any balance shall be
28 paid on a periodic schedule agreed to by the administrator. All
29 fees are non-refundable and shall be deposited into the General
30 Revenue Fund, except that if a fund or account of a public
31 institution of higher education has been designated in a
32 consent given by that institution, fees under the applicable
33 license shall be deposited into the designated fund or account.
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1 sponsorship rights may be granted only on the basis of the
2 highest and best competitively negotiated proposals that yield
3 the most advantageous benefits and considerations to the State.
4 The administrator shall give notice that the administrator will
5 accept proposals for the licensing of naming rights or
6 sponsorship rights with respect to specified properties or
7 other assets by publication in the Illinois Procurement
8 Bulletin not less than 7 business days before the day upon
9 which proposals will be accepted. The administrator shall give
10 such other notice as the administrator deems appropriate.
11 Proposals shall not be sealed and shall be part of the public
12 record. The administrator shall conduct open, competitive
13 negotiations with those who have submitted proposals in order
14 to obtain the highest and best competitively negotiated
15 proposals that yield the most advantageous benefits and
16 considerations to the State. If a proposal satisfactory to the
17 administrator is not negotiated, the administrator may give
18 notice as provided in this subsection and accept additional
19 proposals.
20     Subject to the provisions of this Section, the
21 administrator shall have all power necessary to grant the
22 license and enter into any agreements and execute any documents
23 necessary to exercise the authority granted by this Section.
24 The administrator shall have authority to order such surveys,
25 abstracts of title, or commitments for title insurance as may,
26 in the administrator's reasonable discretion, be deemed
27 necessary to demonstrate good and marketable title to the
28 naming rights or sponsorship rights.
29     (e) Qualification of proposers and licensees. An
30 individual or entity that wishes to submit a proposal must be
31 prequalified by the administrator. Neither the name, logo,
32 products, services, nor business relationships of the proposer
33 shall be such as to bring disrepute upon the State if
34 associated with any State property or other asset. To

 

 

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1 prequalify, a proposer must satisfy the administrator that the
2 proposer meets all of the ethics requirements applicable to
3 contractors and bidders and to their officers, agents, and
4 employees under Sections 50-5 (bribery), 50-10 (felons), 50-11
5 (debt delinquency), 50-13 (conflicts of interest), 50-25
6 (inducement), 50-30 (revolving door), 50-35 (disclosure),
7 50-40 (anticompetitive practices), 50-50 (insider
8 information), 50-65 (suspension), and 50-70 (additional
9 provisions) of the Illinois Procurement Code. Each license
10 granted under this Section is deemed to contain a provision
11 that it is a material breach of the license if the licensee
12 becomes ineligible to be prequalified or otherwise becomes
13 disqualified under this subsection.
14     (f) Approval by Executive Ethics Commission. Upon
15 determining highest and best proposals, the administrator must
16 deliver a written notice setting forth all of the pertinent
17 facts relating to proposals, proposers, and proposed licenses
18 to the Executive Ethics Commission. A license shall not be
19 granted unless approved in advance by the Commission. If the
20 administrator proposes to amend an existing license, the
21 administrator must deliver notice of the proposed amendment to
22 the Commission, and the amendment shall not be made unless
23 approved in advance by the Commission. The Commission's review
24 shall be based solely on ethical and ethics related standards
25 imposed by the law and on avoiding the appearance of
26 impropriety. The Commission shall act with reasonable
27 promptness in approving or disapproving proposals. The
28 Commission's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
29     (g) Rules. The administrator and the Executive Ethics
30 Commission may each, separately, adopt rules to implement their
31 several functions under this Section. The rules may not,
32 however, waive or provide for the waiver of any of the
33 requirements of this Section.
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1 make a gift, bequest, or devise with a fair market value in
2 excess of $5,000,000 of land or that is used to acquire land,
3 construct a new building, or both, then, at the request of the
4 State officer or agency with jurisdiction and control of the
5 land, building, or both and with the approval of the Executive
6 Ethics Commission as provided in subsection (f), the
7 administrator may grant a license under this Section that is
8 (i) for a term in excess of 5 years, renewable, or both, (ii)
9 with minimal or no consideration, and (iii) without competitive
10 negotiation under subsection (d).
11     (i) Blind vendors. The provisions of this Section are
12 subject to, and do not supersede, any of the provisions of the
13 Blind Persons Operating Vending Facilities Act, any other State
14 or federal law granting preference to blind persons, or any
15 rules or regulations adopted pursuant to any of those laws.
16     (j) Definitions. In this Section:
17     "Naming rights" means the right to associate the name or
18 identifying mark of any person or entity with the name or
19 identity of any State property or other asset.
20     "Sponsorship rights" means the right to associate the name
21 or identifying mark of any person or entity with any State
22 program or event on the grounds of, in, or with respect to any
23 State property or other asset.
24     (k) This Section shall be construed to ensure that all
25 naming and sponsorship rights are strictly controlled under the
26 terms of this Section.
27     (l) Severability. The provisions of this Section are
28 severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
29     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect September
30 1, 2005.".