Sen. Bill Brady
Filed: 3/18/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 312 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 312 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended  by adding 
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Section 4c as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 665/4c  new)
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    Sec. 4c. Tourism Task Force.
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     (a) Subject to appropriation, the Tourism Task Force is 
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created within the Department to provide insight on how to 
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create the best infrastructure for the development of tourism 
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as an economic development tool in Illinois using all pertinent 
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State agencies and the private sector. The task force shall 
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consist of 11 voting members as follows:
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        (1) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 
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    or his or her designee to serve as chair of the Task Force.
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        (2) One member appointed by the Governor.
 


 






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        (3) One member appointed by the President 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 Minority Leader of the 
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    Senate.
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        (7) Four members appointed by the Governor 
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    representing the Illinois convention and visitor bureaus.
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        (8) One member appointed by the Governor representing 
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    the Illinois lodging industry.
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    In addition, the following officials or their designees 
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shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the task 
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force: (i) the Secretary of Transportation; (ii) the Director 
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of Natural Resources; (iii) the Director of Agriculture; (iv) 
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the head executive officer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential 
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Library; (v) the head executive officer of the Illinois Arts 
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Council; (vi) the head executive officer of the Illinois 
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Community College Board; (vii) the head executive officer of 
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the Board of Higher Education; and (viii) the head executive 
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officer of the Grape and Wine Resources Council or his or her 
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designee.
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    (b) The duties of the task force include all of the 
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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) Filing a one time report with the General Assembly 
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    with the findings and recommendations of the task force 
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    before January 1, 2011.
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    (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2011. 
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".