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| AN ACT concerning tourism.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Tourism Task Force Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly makes the |
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| following findings: |
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| (1) The Illinois tourism industry is a major component |
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| of the economy of Illinois and a vital aspect of employment |
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| in many areas of the State of Illinois. |
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| (2) Illinois historic attractions throughout the State |
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| bring tourists from around the world to Illinois cities, |
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| towns, and villages. |
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| (3) Tourism brings visitors to the State of Illinois, |
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| generating money, jobs, and tax revenue for both State and |
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| local governments.
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| Section 10. Tourism Task Force. There is created a Tourism |
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| Task Force to provide insight on how to create the best |
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| infrastructure for the development of tourism as an economic |
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| development tool in Illinois utilizing all pertinent State |
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| agencies and the private sector. This task force shall consist |
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| of 19 voting members as follows: |
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| (1) One person appointed by the Governor to serve as |
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| chair of the Task Force. |
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| (2) One member appointed by the President of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| Senate. |
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| (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House. |
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| (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| House. |
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| (6) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the Illinois lodging industry. |
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| (7) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the Illinois restaurant, catering, and food service |
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| industries. |
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| (8) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| Illinois convention and visitor bureaus. |
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| (9) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| Illinois wine making and wineries. |
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| (10) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| tourism brochure publication, distribution, and marketing. |
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| (11) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the riverboat gaming industry. |
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| (12) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| Illinois park districts. |
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| (13) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the agri-tourism industry. |
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| (14) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the bed and breakfast industry. |
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| (15) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| Illinois campgrounds. |
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| (16) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| statewide commercial tourism marketing. |
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| (17) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| regional tourism development organizations. |
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| (18) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| commercial-themed family attractions in Illinois. |
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| (19) One member appointed by the Governor representing |
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| the commercial motorcoach industry. |
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| In addition, the following officials or their designees |
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| shall serve as ex-officio members of the task force: (i) the |
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| Director of Commerce and Economic Affairs; (ii) the Director of |
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| Natural Resources; (iii) the Secretary of Transportation; (iv) |
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| the Director of Historic Sites and Preservation; (v) the |
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| Director of Agriculture; (vi) the Director of Public Health; |
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| (vii) the Director of State Police; (viii) the Director of the |
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| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; (ix) the Secretary |
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| of State; (x) the Lieutenant Governor; and (xi) the Chairman of |
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| the Illinois State Tollway Highway Authority. |
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| The voting members of the task force shall serve for a term |
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| of 2 years, except that, of the initial members, 9 members |
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| appointed by the Governor, not including the Chairperson, shall |
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| serve for a term ending one year after the appointment of a |
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| majority of the voting members and the remaining 9 members of |
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| the task force shall serve for a term ending 2 years after the |
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| appointment of a majority of the voting members. |
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| The task force may begin to conduct business upon the |
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| appointment of a majority of the voting members. Members shall |
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| serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their |
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| expenses.
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| Section 15. Duties of the task force. The duties of the |
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| task force shall include all the following: |
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| (1) Reviewing and cataloging all policies, programs, |
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| procedures, and initiatives in all departments, agencies, |
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| bureaus, and commissions of Illinois government that |
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| impact the Illinois tourism product. |
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| (2) Giving recommendations to the General Assembly and |
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| Governor on how to expand, reduce, consolidate, |
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| coordinate, or create programs that will aid the people of |
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| Illinois and, as a result, increase revenue from the |
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| renewable resource of tourism and economic development. |
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| (3) Continuing to review all programs, policies, |
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| procedures, and initiatives of the departments, agencies, |
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| bureaus, and commissions to determine whether |
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| recommendations and resulting legislation are achieving |
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| the desired positive economic development effect and |
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| making new recommendations as necessary. |
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| (4) Filing an annual report with the General Assembly |