HB2342ham001 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. John M. Cabello

Filed: 4/24/2017

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2342

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2342 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Lottery Law is amended by adding Section 21.10 as follows:

(20 ILCS 1605/21.10 new)

Sec. 21.10. Scratch-off for Illinois parks.

(a) The Department shall offer a special instant scratch-off game for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance, and improvements to Illinois State and local parks. The game shall commence on January 1, 2018 or as soon thereafter, at the discretion of the Director, as is reasonably practical. The operation of the game shall be governed by this Act and any rules adopted by the Department. If any provision of this Section is inconsistent with any other provision of this Act, then this Section governs.

(b) The Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys in the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund shall be used by the Department of Natural Resources for the purposes of upkeep, maintenance, restoration, and improvements to public parks in the State of Illinois, including grants for those purposes.

Moneys received for the purposes of this Section, including, without limitation, net revenue from the special instant scratch-off game and from gifts, grants, and awards from any public or private entity, must be deposited into the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund. Any interest earned on moneys in the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund must be deposited into the Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund.

For purposes of this subsection, "net revenue" means the total amount for which tickets have been sold, less the sum of the amount paid out in prizes and the actual administrative expenses of the Department solely related to the scratch-off game under this Section.

(c) During the time that tickets are sold for the Illinois Parks scratch-off game, the Department shall not unreasonably diminish the efforts devoted to marketing any other instant scratch-off lottery game.

(d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this Section.

Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding Section 5.878 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.878 new)

Sec. 5.878. The Illinois Parks Scratch-off Fund.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".