Full Text of HB2093 95th General Assembly
HB2093 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB2093
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Kenneth Dunkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 665/5 |
from Ch. 127, par. 200-25 |
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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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A BILL FOR
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HB2093 |
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LRB095 01066 RCE 21068 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by | | 5 |
| 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, | | 9 |
| subject to
appropriation, from
funds transferred into the | | 10 |
| Tourism
Promotion Fund under subsection (1) of Section 4a
to | | 11 |
| counties,
municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, and | | 12 |
| local promotion groups
and
to assist such counties,
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| municipalities and local promotion groups in the promotion of | | 14 |
| tourism
attractions and tourism events.
The Department, after | | 15 |
| review of the application and if satisfied
that the program and | | 16 |
| proposed expenditures of the applicant appear to
be in accord | | 17 |
| with the purposes of this Act, must grant to the
applicant an | | 18 |
| amount not to exceed 60% of the proposed expenditures. | | 19 |
| (b) The Department may make grants, subject to | | 20 |
| appropriation, from
funds transferred into the Tourism | | 21 |
| Promotion Fund under subsection (1)
of Section 4a to counties, | | 22 |
| municipalities, not-for-profit
organizations, local promotion | | 23 |
| groups, and for-profit businesses to
assist in attracting and |
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| hosting tourism events matched with funds from
sources in the | | 2 |
| private sector. The Department, after review of the
application | | 3 |
| and if satisfied that the program and proposed
expenditures of | | 4 |
| the applicant appear to be in accord with the purposes
of this | | 5 |
| Act, must grant to the applicant an amount not to exceed
50% of | | 6 |
| the proposed expenditures.
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| Before any such grant may be made the county, municipality, | | 8 |
| not-for-profit
organization, local
promotion group, or | | 9 |
| for-profit business must make application to the
Department for | | 10 |
| 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, | | 13 |
| under oath
or affirmation, with evidence thereof satisfactory | | 14 |
| to the Department, the
amount of funds held by, committed to or | | 15 |
| subscribed to, and proposed to be
expended by, the applicant | | 16 |
| for the purposes herein described and the amount
of the grant | | 17 |
| for which application is made.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-38, eff. 6-28-01.)
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