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| Public Act 099-0183 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Agricultural Fair Act is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 17 and 18 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 120/17) (from Ch. 85, par. 667)
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Sec. 17. Fair and expositions.
Any county fair eligible to | ||||
participate in appropriations made from
the Agricultural | ||||
Premium Fund, except in counties where a Fair and Exposition
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Authority participated in the appropriation in 1999, may elect | ||||
instead in any
odd numbered
year
to participate in the | ||||
appropriation from the Fair and Exposition Fund.
The Department | ||||
must be notified of such election by January 1 of the
year of | ||||
participation in that fund. Any such election shall be binding
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for 4 calendar years. No county fair shall participate for the | ||||
same calendar
year in appropriations under both this Fund and | ||||
the Agricultural Premium Fund.
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In counties where a Fair and Exposition Authority | ||||
participated in 1999, the Fair and Exposition Authority shall | ||||
transfer all remaining funds to the county fair in such county | ||||
within 30 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of | ||||
the 99th General Assembly. Upon the transfer of such funds to | ||||
the county fair, the terms of the Authority's members shall | ||||
terminate and the Authority shall cease to exist the
Authority | ||
shall continue to participate in the appropriation from the | ||
Fair and
Exposition Fund. The
Fair and Exposition Authority | ||
shall consist of 7 members appointed by the
county board | ||
chairman with the advice and consent of the county board.
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(Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
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(30 ILCS 120/18) (from Ch. 85, par. 668)
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Sec. 18. Money shall be paid into the Fair and Exposition | ||
Fund by the
Illinois Racing Board, as provided in Section 28 of | ||
the Illinois Horse
Racing Act of 1975. The General Assembly | ||
shall from time to time make
appropriations payable from such | ||
fund to the Department for distribution to
county fairs and to
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any
Fair and Exposition Authority that participated in the | ||
appropriation in
1999. Such appropriations shall be
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distributed by the Department to county fairs which are | ||
eligible to participate
in appropriations made from the | ||
Agricultural Premium Fund but which elect
instead to | ||
participate in appropriations made from the Fair and Exposition | ||
Fund
and to Fair and Exposition Authorities that participated | ||
in the appropriation
in 1999. If a county has more than
one
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county fair, such fairs shall jointly elect to participate | ||
either in
appropriations made from the Agricultural Premium | ||
Fund or in appropriations
made from the Fair and Exposition | ||
Fund. All participating county fairs of the
same county shall | ||
participate in the same appropriation. Except as otherwise
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allowed by the Director, a participant, to be
eligible to | ||
expend moneys appropriated from the
Fair and Exposition Fund | ||
for the purchase of new or additional land
construction or | ||
maintenance of buildings, grounds, facilities, infrastructure,
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or any improvement to the grounds must hold
the land on which | ||
such fair or exposition is to be conducted as a fee or under
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lease of at least 20 years, the terms of which require the | ||
lessee to have
continuous possession of the land during every | ||
day of the lease period, or must be owned by the fair | ||
association participating in this disbursement, by an | ||
agricultural society, or by a fair and exposition authority.
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(Source: P.A. 94-261, eff. 1-1-06.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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