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1    AN ACT concerning revenue.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
6is amended by adding Section 605-1110 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1110 new)
8    Sec. 605-1110. Local Chamber of Commerce Business Program.
9Subject to appropriation, the Department shall establish a
10Local Chamber of Commerce Business Program for the purpose of
11providing grants to certified local chambers of commerce.
12Grant moneys may be used to market and develop the service area
13of the chamber of commerce for the purposes of generating
14local, county, and State business taxes and to provide small
15businesses with professional development, business guidance,
16and best practices for sustainability. No single chamber of
17commerce shall receive grant funds under this program in
18excess of $50,000 in any State fiscal year.
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.