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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 Illinois Promotion Act is amended by
5changing Sections 2 and 3 and by adding Section 8b as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 665/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 200-22)
7    Sec. 2. Legislative findings; policy. The General Assembly
8hereby finds, determines and declares:
9    (a) That the health, safety, morals and general welfare of
10the people of the State are directly dependent upon the
11continual encouragement, development, growth and expansion of
12tourism within the State;
13    (b) That unemployment, the spread of indigency, and the
14heavy burden of public assistance and unemployment
15compensation can be alleviated by the promotion, attraction,
16stimulation, development and expansion of tourism in the State;
17    (c) That the policy of the State of Illinois, in the
18interest of promoting the health, safety, morals and welfare of
19all the people of the State, is to increase the economic impact
20of tourism throughout the State through promotional activities
21and by making available grants and loans to be made to local
22promotion groups and others, as provided in Sections 5, and 8a,
23and 8b of this Act, for purposes of promoting, developing, and

 

 

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1expanding tourism destinations, tourism attractions, and
2tourism events.
3(Source: P.A. 92-38, eff. 6-28-01.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 665/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 200-23)
5    Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and terms,
6whenever used or referred to in this Act, shall have the
7following meanings, except where the context may otherwise
8require:
9    (a) "Department" means the Department of Commerce and
10Economic Opportunity of the State of Illinois.
11    (b) "Local promotion group" means any non-profit
12corporation, organization, association, agency or committee
13thereof formed for the primary purpose of publicizing,
14promoting, advertising or otherwise encouraging the
15development of tourism in any municipality, county, or region
16of Illinois.
17    (c) "Promotional activities" means preparing, planning and
18conducting campaigns of information, advertising and publicity
19through such media as newspapers, radio, television,
20magazines, trade journals, moving and still photography,
21posters, outdoor signboards and personal contact within and
22without the State of Illinois; dissemination of information,
23advertising, publicity, photographs and other literature and
24material designed to carry out the purpose of this Act; and
25participation in and attendance at meetings and conventions

 

 

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1concerned primarily with tourism, including travel to and from
2such meetings.
3    (d) "Municipality" means "municipality" as defined in
4Section 1-1-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and
5hereafter amended.
6    (e) "Tourism" means travel 50 miles or more one-way or an
7overnight trip outside of a person's normal routine.
8    (f) "Municipal amateur sports facility" means a sports
9facility that: (1) is owned by a unit of local government; (2)
10has contiguous indoor sports competition space; (3) is designed
11to principally accommodate and host amateur competitions for
12youths, adults, or both; and (4) is not used for professional
13sporting events where participants are compensated for their
14participation.
15    (g) "Municipal convention center" means a convention
16center or civic center owned by a unit of local government or
17operated by a convention center authority, or a municipal
18convention hall as defined in paragraph (1) of Section 11-65-1
19of the Illinois Municipal Code, with contiguous exhibition
20space ranging between 30,000 and 125,000 square feet.
21    (h) "Convention center authority" means an Authority, as
22defined by the Civic Center Code, that operates a municipal
23convention center with contiguous exhibition space ranging
24between 30,000 and 125,000 square feet.
25    (i) "Incentive" means: (1) an incentive provided by a
26municipal convention center or convention center authority for

 

 

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1a convention, meeting, or trade show held at a municipal
2convention center that, but for the incentive, would not have
3occurred in the State or been retained in the State; or (2) an
4incentive provided by a unit of local government for a sporting
5event held at a municipal amateur sports facility that, but for
6the incentive, would not have occurred in the State or been
7retained in the State.
8(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
9    (20 ILCS 665/8b new)
10    Sec. 8b. Municipal convention center and sports facility
11attraction grants.
12    (a) Until July 1, 2020, the Department is authorized to
13make grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly,
14from the Tourism Promotion Fund to a unit of local government,
15municipal convention center, or convention center authority
16that provides incentives, as defined in subsection (i) of
17Section 3 of this Act, for the purpose of attracting
18conventions, meetings, and trade shows to municipal convention
19centers and attracting sporting events to municipal amateur
20sports facilities. Grants awarded under this Section shall be
21based on the net proceeds received under the Hotel Operators'
22Occupation Tax Act for the renting, leasing, or letting of
23hotel rooms in the municipality for the month in which the
24convention, meeting, trade show, or sporting event occurs.
25Grants shall not exceed 80% of the incentive amount provided by

 

 

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1the unit of local government, municipal convention center, or
2convention center authority. Further, in no event may the
3aggregate amount of grants awarded to a single municipal
4convention center, convention center authority, or municipal
5amateur sports facility exceed $200,000 in any calendar year.
6The Department may, by rule, require any other provisions it
7deems necessary in order to protect the State's interest in
8administering this program.
9    (b) No later than May 15 of each year, through May 15,
102020, the unit of local government, municipal convention
11center, or convention center authority shall certify to the
12Department the amounts of funds expended in the previous fiscal
13year to provide qualified incentives; however, in no event may
14the certified amount pursuant to this paragraph exceed $200,000
15for any municipal convention center, convention center
16authority, or municipal amateur sports facility in any calendar
17year. The unit of local government, convention center, or
18convention center authority shall certify (A) the net proceeds
19received under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act for the
20renting, leasing, or letting of hotel rooms in the municipality
21for the month in which the convention, meeting, or trade show
22occurs and (B) the average of the net proceeds received under
23the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act for the renting,
24leasing, or letting of hotel rooms in the municipality for the
25same month in the 3 immediately preceding years. The unit of
26local government, municipal convention center, or convention

 

 

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1center authority shall include the incentive amounts as part of
2its regular audit.
3    (c) The Department shall submit a report on the
4effectiveness of the program established under this Section to
5the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2020.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.