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91_HB1909
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1 AN ACT in relation to wine, amending named Acts.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by
5 changing Section 4a as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 665/4a) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a)
7 Sec. 4a. Funds.
8 (1) As soon as possible after the first day of each
9 month, beginning July 1, 1978 and ending June 30, 1997, upon
10 certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
11 shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
12 the General Revenue Fund to a special fund in the State
13 Treasury, to be known as the "Tourism Promotion Fund", an
14 amount equal to 10% of the net revenue realized from "The
15 Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act", as now or hereafter
16 amended, plus an amount equal to 10% of the net revenue
17 realized from any tax imposed under Section 4.05 of the
18 Chicago World's Fair - 1992 Authority Act, as now or
19 hereafter amended, during the preceding month. Net revenue
20 realized for a month shall be the revenue collected by the
21 State pursuant to that Act during the previous month less the
22 amount paid out during that same month as refunds to
23 taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that Act.
24 All moneys deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund
25 pursuant to this subsection are allocated to the Department
26 for utilization, as appropriated, in the performance of its
27 powers under Section 4.
28 As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
29 beginning July 1, 1997, upon certification of the Department
30 of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the
31 Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the
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1 Tourism Promotion Fund an amount equal to 13% of the net
2 revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act
3 plus an amount equal to 13% of the net revenue realized from
4 any tax imposed under Section 4.05 of the Chicago World's
5 Fair-1992 Authority Act during the preceding month. "Net
6 revenue realized for a month" means the revenue collected by
7 the State under that Act during the previous month less the
8 amount paid out during that same month as refunds to
9 taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that Act.
10 (1.1) (Blank).
11 (2) As soon as possible after the first day of each
12 month, beginning July 1, 1997, upon certification of the
13 Department of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order
14 transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the General
15 Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund an amount equal to
16 8% of the net revenue realized from the Hotel Operators'
17 Occupation Tax plus an amount equal to 8% of the net revenue
18 realized from any tax imposed under Section 4.05 of the
19 Chicago World's Fair-1992 Authority Act during the preceding
20 month. "Net revenue realized for a month" means the revenue
21 collected by the State under that Act during the previous
22 month less the amount paid out during that same month as
23 refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that
24 Act.
25 All monies deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund under
26 this subsection (2) shall be used solely as provided in this
27 subsection to advertise and promote tourism throughout
28 Illinois. Appropriations of monies deposited in the Tourism
29 Promotion Fund pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be used
30 solely for advertising to promote tourism, including but not
31 limited to advertising production and direct advertisement
32 costs, but shall not be used to employ any additional staff,
33 finance any individual event, or lease, rent or purchase any
34 physical facilities. The Department shall coordinate its
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1 advertising under this subsection (2) with other public and
2 private entities in the State engaged in similar promotion
3 activities. Print or electronic media production made
4 pursuant to this subsection (2) for advertising promotion
5 shall not contain or include the physical appearance of or
6 reference to the name or position of any public officer.
7 "Public officer" means a person who is elected to office
8 pursuant to statute, or who is appointed to an office which
9 is established, and the qualifications and duties of which
10 are prescribed, by statute, to discharge a public duty for
11 the State or any of its political subdivisions.
12 (3) Subject to appropriation, moneys shall be
13 transferred from the Tourism Promotion Fund into the Grape
14 and Wine Resources Fund pursuant to Article XII of the Liquor
15 Control Act of 1934 and shall be used by the Department in
16 accordance with the provisions of that Article.
17 (Source: P.A. 90-26, eff. 7-1-97; 90-77, eff. 7-8-97; 90-655,
18 eff. 7-30-98.)
19 Section 10. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
20 adding Section 12-4 as follows:
21 (235 ILCS 5/12-4 new)
22 Sec. 12-4. Tax. The Department of Revenue shall deposit
23 into the Grape and Wine Resources Fund, which was created as
24 a special fund in the State treasury by Public Act 90-77,
25 $0.02 of the wine excise tax collected on each gallon of wine
26 under Section 8-1 of this Act.
27 The Grape and Wine Resources Fund shall be administered
28 by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, which shall serve
29 as the lead administrative agency for allocation and auditing
30 of funds as well as monitoring program implementation. The
31 Department shall make an annual grant of moneys from the Fund
32 to the Council, which shall be used to pay for the Council's
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1 expenses. These moneys shall be used by the Council to
2 achieve the Council's objectives and shall not be used for
3 any political or legislative purpose. Money remaining in the
4 Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund
5 for use during the following year and shall not be
6 transferred to any other State fund.
7 (235 ILCS 5/12-3 rep.)
8 Section 15. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
9 repealing Section 12-3.
10 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
11 1, 1999.
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