Sen. Bill Brady

Filed: 3/18/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 312

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 312 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by adding
5 Section 4c as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 665/4c new)
7     Sec. 4c. Tourism Task Force.
8      (a) Subject to appropriation, the Tourism Task Force is
9 created within the Department to provide insight on how to
10 create the best infrastructure for the development of tourism
11 as an economic development tool in Illinois using all pertinent
12 State agencies and the private sector. The task force shall
13 consist of 11 voting members as follows:
14         (1) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
15     or his or her designee to serve as chair of the Task Force.
16         (2) One member appointed by the Governor.

 

 

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1         (3) One member appointed by the President of the
2     Senate.
3         (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House.
4         (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
5     House.
6         (6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
7     Senate.
8         (7) Four members appointed by the Governor
9     representing the Illinois convention and visitor bureaus.
10         (8) One member appointed by the Governor representing
11     the Illinois lodging industry.
12     In addition, the following officials or their designees
13 shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the task
14 force: (i) the Secretary of Transportation; (ii) the Director
15 of Natural Resources; (iii) the Director of Agriculture; (iv)
16 the head executive officer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential
17 Library; (v) the head executive officer of the Illinois Arts
18 Council; (vi) the head executive officer of the Illinois
19 Community College Board; (vii) the head executive officer of
20 the Board of Higher Education; and (viii) the head executive
21 officer of the Grape and Wine Resources Council or his or her
22 designee.
23     (b) The duties of the task force include all of the
24 following:
25         (1) Reviewing and cataloging all policies, programs,
26     procedures, and initiatives in all departments, agencies,

 

 

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1     bureaus, and commissions of Illinois government that
2     impact the Illinois tourism product.
3         (2) Giving recommendations to the General Assembly and
4     Governor on how to expand, reduce, consolidate,
5     coordinate, or create programs that will aid the people of
6     Illinois and, as a result, increase revenue from the
7     renewable resource of tourism and economic development.
8         (3) Filing a one time report with the General Assembly
9     with the findings and recommendations of the task force
10     before January 1, 2011.
11     (c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2011.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.".