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| 1 | AN ACT concerning appropriations. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The following named amounts, or so much thereof | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | OFFICE OF TOURISM | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund: | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | For administrative expenses and grants | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | for the tourism program, including | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | prior years' cost................................4,541,200 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund: | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | associated with outdoor recreation, including | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | prior years' costs...............................2,500,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 17 | For grants, contracts, and administrative expenses | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | associated with advertising and promoting Illinois | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Tourism in domestic and international | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | markets, including prior years' costs...........44,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Total $51,041,200 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Section 10. The following named amounts, or so much | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | thereof | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | as may be necessary, respectively, are appropriated to the | ||||||
| 2 | Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity: | ||||||
| 3 | OFFICE OF TOURISM | ||||||
| 4 | GRANTS | ||||||
| 5 | Payable from the International Tourism Fund: | ||||||
| 6 | For Grants, Contracts and Administrative Expenses | ||||||
| 7 | Associated with the International Tourism Program | ||||||
| 8 | Pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-707, including prior | ||||||
| 9 | years' costs.....................................4,000,000 | ||||||
| 10 | Payable from the Commerce and Community Affairs | ||||||
| 11 | Assistance Fund: | ||||||
| 12 | For grants, contracts, and administrative | ||||||
| 13 | expenses associated with federal awards | ||||||
| 14 | for Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation | ||||||
| 15 | Programs, including prior years' costs..........18,500,000 | ||||||
| 16 | Payable from the Tourism Promotion Fund: | ||||||
| 17 | For the Tourism Attraction Development | ||||||
| 18 | Grant Program Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a.........1,800,000 | ||||||
| 19 | For Purposes Pursuant to the Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | Promotion Act, 20 ILCS 665/4a-1 to | ||||||
| 21 | Match Funds from Sources in the Private | ||||||
| 22 | Sector.............................................600,000 | ||||||
| 23 | For the Tourism Matching Grant Program | ||||||
| 24 | Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for | ||||||
| 25 | Counties under 1,000,000.........................1,250,000 | ||||||
| 26 | For the Tourism Matching Grant Program | ||||||
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| 1 | Pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8-1 for | ||||||
| 2 | Counties over 1,000,000............................750,000 | ||||||
| 3 | Total $26,900,000 | ||||||
| 4 | Payable from Local Tourism Fund: | ||||||
| 5 | For Choose Chicago................................4,712,900 | ||||||
| 6 | For grants to Convention and Tourism Bureaus | ||||||
| 7 | Bureaus Outside of Chicago......................21,469,800 | ||||||
| 8 | For grants, contracts, and administrative | ||||||
| 9 | expenses associated with the | ||||||
| 10 | Local Tourism and Convention Bureau | ||||||
| 11 | Program pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-705 | ||||||
| 12 | including prior years' costs.......................550,000 | ||||||
| 13 | Total $23,623,000 | ||||||
| 14 | Section 15. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as | ||||||
| 15 | may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of | ||||||
| 16 | business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore | ||||||
| 17 | made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 40 of Public Act | ||||||
| 18 | 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to | ||||||
| 19 | the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity For grants | ||||||
| 20 | and awards pursuant to 20 ILCS 665, including prior year | ||||||
| 21 | costs. | ||||||
| 22 | Section 20. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as | ||||||
| 23 | may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of | ||||||
| 24 | business on June 30, 2025, from an appropriation heretofore | ||||||
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| 1 | made for such purpose in Article 52, Section 45 of Public Act | ||||||
| 2 | 103-0589, is reappropriated from the Tourism Promotion Fund to | ||||||
| 3 | the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for a | ||||||
| 4 | tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS 665/8a. | ||||||
| 5 | Section 25. The sum of $15,000,000, or so much thereof as | ||||||
| 6 | may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tourism Promotion | ||||||
| 7 | Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||||||
| 8 | for a tourism incentives grant program pursuant to 20 ILCS | ||||||
| 9 | 665/8a. | ||||||
| 10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 11 | 2025. | ||||||