92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB0926
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Senate Sponsors:
DUDYCZ-SIEBEN.

House Sponsors:
ERWIN-HOLBROOK-JONES,JOHN-MAY-BASSI

Short description: 
DCCA-INTRNATL TOURISM FUND-USE                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Department of Commerce and Community  Affairs  Law  of      
   the  Civil  Administrative  Code  of  Illinois.   Provides that of the      
   moneys in the International Tourism Fund 55% must be used  for  grants      
   to  convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago and 45% must be used for      
   administrative expenses and the development of  international  tourism      
   in areas outside of Chicago (now, 27.5% must be used for grants to the      
   City  of Chicago's Office of Tourism, 27.5% must be used for grants to      
   other convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago, and 45% must be  used      
   for  administrative  expenses  and  the redevelopment of international      
   tourism in areas outside of Chicago).  Effective July 1, 2001.              
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
        Deletes  everything.   Amends  the  Department  of  Commerce  and      
   Community Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative  Code  of  Illinois.      
   Makes  a  technical  change  in a Section concerning the International      
   Tourism Program.                                                            
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
        Deletes  everything.   Amends  the  Department  of  Commerce  and      
   Community Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative  Code  of  Illinois.      
   Allows the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to make grants      
   for  the  development  of  or  enhancement  of  international  tourism      
   attractions.   Provides that 55% of of the moneys in the International      
   Tourism Fund must be used for grants to convention and tourism bureaus      
   in Chicago, no less than 27.5% of which must be  used  for  grants  to      
   convention and tourism bureaus other than the City of Chicago's Office      
   of  Tourism  (now,  27.5% of the moneys must be used for grants to the      
   City of Chicago's Office of Tourism and 27.5% of the  moneys  must  be      
   used  for  grants to other convention and tourism bureaus in Chicago).      
   Requires a convention and tourism bureau  to  provide  matching  funds      
   equal  to  the grant amount to be eligible for an international grant.      
   Provides that in certain circumstances determined by the  Director  of      
   Commerce  and  Community  Affairs,   the  City  of Chicago's Office of      
   Tourism and any  other  convention  and  tourism  bureau  may  provide      
   matching  funds  equal  to  no less than 50% of the grant amount to be      
   eligible for an international tourism grant.  One-half of this 50% may      
   be provided  through  in-kind  contributions.   Makes  other  changes.      
   Effective July 1, 2001.                                                     
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
        Adds an immediate effective date (now, effective July 1, 2001).        
          FISCAL NOTE, ENGROSSED (Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs)       
          SB 926, as engrossed, has no fiscal impact on this Department.       
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          20 ILCS 605/605-705             was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a                
          20 ILCS 605/605-710                                                  
          20 ILCS 665/1                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-21            
          20 ILCS 665/2                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-22            
          20 ILCS 665/3                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-23            
          20 ILCS 665/4                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-24            
          20 ILCS 665/4a                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a           
          20 ILCS 665/5                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-25            
          20 ILCS 665/7                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-27            
          20 ILCS 665/8a                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-28a           
          20 ILCS 665/9                   from Ch. 127, par. 200-29            
          20 ILCS 665/10                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-30            
          20 ILCS 665/11                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-31            
          20 ILCS 665/13                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-33            
          20 ILCS 665/13a                 from Ch. 127, par. 200-33a           
          20 ILCS 665/14                  from Ch. 127, par. 200-34            
          20 ILCS 665/6 rep.                                                   
        Further amends the Department of Commerce and  Community  Affairs      
   Law  of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that to be      
   eligible for a grant a convention  and  tourism  bureau  must  be  (i)      
   either  a  unit  of local government or a not-for-profit organization;      
   (ii) in existence for at least 2 years  before  July  1,  2001;  (iii)      
   operating  with  a  paid,  full-time  staff  whose  sole purpose is to      
   promote tourism; and (iv) affiliated with  a  municipality  or  county      
   that  supports the bureau with local hotel-motel taxes.  Provides that      
   bureaus requesting grants for the first time  must  be  (i)  units  of      
   local  government  or  not-for-profit  organizations;  (ii)  in  legal      
   existence  for  at least 2 years before the request for a grant; (iii)      
   operating with a paid,  full-time  staff  whose  sole  purpose  is  to      
   promote  tourism;  and  (iv)  affiliated with a municipality or county      
   that supports the bureau with  local  hotel-motel  taxes.   Deletes  a      
   provision  that  the  grants may not be used in support of the Chicago      
   World's Fair. Allows the Department of Commerce and Community  Affairs      
   to  make grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund for the administrative      
   costs of not-for-profit  regional  tourism  development  organizations      
   assisting  the  Department  in  developing  tourism  in a multi-county      
   geographical area (now, the Department may provide contractual funding      
   from the Tourism Promotion Fund for that purpose). Amends the Illinois      
   Promotion Act. Provides that the purpose of the Act is to promote  the      
   economic  impact  of  tourism throughout the State through promotional      
   activities, grants, and loans.  Deletes a requirement  that  counties,      
   municipalities,  and  local  promotion  groups  must  apply for grants      
   pursuant  to  an  order  of  the  governing  body   of   the   county,      
   municipality,  or  local  promotion group.  Provides that "individual"      
   grants (now "these" grants) for the development or  improvement  of  a      
   tourist attraction may not exceed $1,000,000 and may not exceed 50% of      
   the  entire  amount of actual expenditures for the project. Allows the      
   Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to make grants and  loans      
   to not-for-profit organizations  and for-profit businesses to promote,      
   develop, or improve  tourism  destinations,  attractions,  or  events.      
   Deletes   provisions  concerning  the  transfer  of  certain  revenues      
   realized from the Chicago  World's  Fair  into the  Tourism  Promotion      
   Fund. Makes technical changes throughout the Act.                           
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0038

   Last action date: JUN-28-2001

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   2     SENATE -   2


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