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91_HB2148eng
HB2148 Engrossed LRB9105005DHmg
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Promotion Act.
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 adding Section 8b as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 665/8b new)
7 Sec. 8b. Promotion and development projects. The
8 Department is authorized to make grants, subject to
9 appropriations by the General Assembly for this purpose from
10 the Tourism Promotion Fund, to counties, municipalities, or
11 local promotion groups for projects that provide for the
12 development of new tourist attractions, the enhancement of
13 existing tourist attractions, or the promotion of existing
14 tourist attractions to new markets. Eligible projects
15 include those that will have the ability to greatly improve
16 the economic impact of tourism within a region of the State,
17 that will serve to improve the work force within the regional
18 area, and that will serve as an anchor for additional
19 development of tourism products. Applications for the grants
20 shall be made on an annual basis and shall be reviewed by the
21 Tourism Coordinating Council of State Agencies.
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