Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Filed: 12/3/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3183

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3183 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 5-1030 and adding Section 5-1134 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1030)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1030)
7    Sec. 5-1030. Hotel rooms, tax on gross rental receipts.
8    (a) The corporate authorities of any county may by
9ordinance impose a tax upon all persons engaged in such county
10in the business of renting, leasing or letting rooms in a hotel
11which is not located within a city, village, or incorporated
12town that imposes a tax under Section 8-3-14 of the Illinois
13Municipal Code, as defined in "The Hotel Operators' Occupation
14Tax Act", at a rate not to exceed 5% of the gross rental
15receipts from such renting, leasing or letting, excluding,
16however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of such

 

 

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1renting, leasing or letting to permanent residents of that
2hotel, and may provide for the administration and enforcement
3of the tax, and for the collection thereof from the persons
4subject to the tax, as the corporate authorities determine to
5be necessary or practicable for the effective administration of
6the tax.
7    (b) With the consent of municipalities representing at
8least 67% of the population of Winnebago County, as determined
9by the 2010 federal decennial census and as expressed by
10resolution of the corporate authorities of those
11municipalities, the county board of Winnebago County may, by
12ordinance, impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the county
13in the business of renting, leasing, or letting rooms in a
14hotel that imposes a tax under Section 8-3-14 of the Illinois
15Municipal Code, as defined in "The Hotel Operators' Occupation
16Tax Act", at a rate not to exceed 2% of the gross rental
17receipts from renting, leasing, or letting, excluding,
18however, from gross rental receipts, the proceeds of the
19renting, leasing, or letting to permanent residents of that
20hotel, and may provide for the administration and enforcement
21of the tax, and for the collection thereof from the persons
22subject to the tax, as the county board determines to be
23necessary or practicable for the effective administration of
24the tax. The tax shall be instituted on a county-wide basis and
25shall be in addition to any tax imposed by this or any other
26provision of law. The revenue generated under this subsection

 

 

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1shall be accounted for and segregated from all other funds of
2the county and shall be utilized solely for either: (1)
3encouraging, supporting, marketing, constructing, or
4operating, either directly by the county or through other
5taxing bodies within the county, sports, arts, or other
6entertainment or tourism facilities or programs for the purpose
7of promoting tourism, competitiveness, job growth, and for the
8general health and well-being of the citizens of the county; or
9(2) payment towards debt services on bonds issued for the
10purposes set forth in this subsection.
11    (c) A Tourism Facility Board shall be established,
12comprised of a representative from the county and from each
13municipality that has approved the imposition of the tax under
14subsection (b) of this Section.
15        (1) A Board member's vote is weighted based on the
16    municipality's population relative to the population of
17    the county, with the county representing the population
18    within unincorporated areas of the county. Representatives
19    from the Rockford Park District and Rockford Area
20    Convention and Visitors Bureau shall serve as ex-officio
21    members with no voting rights.
22        (2) The Board must meet not less frequently than once
23    per year to direct the use of revenues collected from the
24    tax imposed under subsection (b) of this Section that are
25    not already directed for use pursuant to an
26    intergovernmental agreement between the county and another

 

 

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1    entity represented on the Board, including the ex-officio
2    members, and for any other reason the Board deems
3    necessary. Affirmative actions of the Board shall require a
4    weighted vote of Board members representing not less than
5    67% of the population of the county.
6        (3) The Board shall not be a separate unit of local
7    government, shall have no paid staff, and members of the
8    Board shall receive no compensation or reimbursement of
9    expenses from proceeds of the tax imposed under subsection
10    (b) of this Section.
11    (d) Persons subject to any tax imposed pursuant to
12authority granted by this Section may reimburse themselves for
13their tax liability for such tax by separately stating such tax
14as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in
15combination, in a single amount, with State tax imposed under
16"The Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act".
17    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize a
18county to impose a tax upon the privilege of engaging in any
19business which under the Constitution of the United States may
20not be made the subject of taxation by this State.
21    An ordinance or resolution imposing a tax hereunder or
22effecting a change in the rate thereof shall be effective on
23the first day of the calendar month next following its passage
24and required publication.
25    The amounts collected by any county pursuant to this
26Section shall be expended to promote tourism; conventions;

 

 

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1expositions; theatrical, sports and cultural activities within
2that county or otherwise to attract nonresident overnight
3visitors to the county.
4    Any county may agree with any unit of local government,
5including any authority defined as a metropolitan exposition,
6auditorium and office building authority, fair and exposition
7authority, exposition and auditorium authority, or civic
8center authority created pursuant to provisions of Illinois law
9and the territory of which unit of local government or
10authority is co-extensive with or wholly within such county, to
11impose and collect for a period not to exceed 40 years, any
12portion or all of the tax authorized pursuant to this Section
13and to transmit such tax so collected to such unit of local
14government or authority. The amount so paid shall be expended
15by any such unit of local government or authority for the
16purposes for which such tax is authorized. Any such agreement
17must be authorized by resolution or ordinance, as the case may
18be, of such county and unit of local government or authority,
19and such agreement may provide for the irrevocable imposition
20and collection of said tax at such rate, or amount as limited
21by a given rate, as may be agreed upon for the full period of
22time set forth in such agreement; and such agreement may
23further provide for any other terms as deemed necessary or
24advisable by such county and such unit of local government or
25authority. Any such agreement shall be binding and enforceable
26by either party to such agreement. Such agreement entered into

 

 

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1pursuant to this Section shall not in any event constitute an
2indebtedness of such county subject to any limitation imposed
3by statute or otherwise.
4(Source: P.A. 86-962.)
 
5    (55 ILCS 5/5-1134 new)
6    Sec. 5-1134. Project labor agreements.
7    (a) Any sports, arts, or entertainment facilities that
8receive revenue from a tax imposed under subsection (b) of
9Section 5-1030 of this Code shall be considered to be public
10works within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act. The county
11authorities responsible for the construction, renovation,
12modification, or alteration of the sports, arts, or
13entertainment facilities shall enter into project labor
14agreements with labor organizations as defined in the National
15Labor Relations Act to assure that no labor dispute interrupts
16or interferes with the construction, renovation, modification,
17or alteration of the projects.
18    (b) The project labor agreements must include the
19following:
20        (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage
21    for each class of labor organization employees;
22        (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other
23    compensation for such class of labor organization; and
24        (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes
25    will be engaged in by the labor organization employees.

 

 

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1    The county, taxing bodies, municipalities, and the labor
2organizations shall have the authority to include other terms
3and conditions as they deem necessary.
4    (c) The project labor agreement shall be filed with the
5Director of the Illinois Department of Labor in accordance with
6procedures established by the Department. At a minimum, the
7project labor agreement must provide the names, addresses, and
8occupations of the owner of the facilities and the individuals
9representing the labor organization employees participating in
10the project labor agreement. The agreement must also specify
11the terms and conditions required in subsection (b) of this
12Section.
13    (d) In any agreement for the construction or rehabilitation
14of a facility using revenue generated under subsection (b) of
15Section 5-1030 of this Code, in connection with the
16prequalification of general contractors for construction or
17rehabilitation of the facility, it shall be required that a
18commitment will be submitted detailing how the general
19contractor will expend 15% or more of the aggregate dollar
20value of the project as a whole with one or more minority owned
21businesses, female-owned businesses, or businesses owned by a
22person with a disability, as these terms are defined in Section
232 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and
24Persons with Disabilities Act. ".