Full Text of SB4184 102nd General Assembly
SB4184eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning finance.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Hotel | 5 | | Jobs Recovery Grant Program Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose and findings. In 2019, The hotel | 7 | | industry in the State of Illinois directly employed more than | 8 | | 60,000 people and generated $4,000,000,000 in State and local | 9 | | taxes. During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, one in 3 | 10 | | hotel workers were laid off or furloughed, and hotels lost | 11 | | $3,600,000,000 in economic activity. Unlike other segments of | 12 | | the hospitality industry, the hotel industry has not received | 13 | | any direct hotel-specific support from the federal government. | 14 | | Funds awarded under this Act will be used by hotels to support | 15 | | their workforce and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. | 16 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 17 | | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 18 | | Opportunity. | 19 | | The following terms shall have the meanings given to those | 20 | | terms in the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act: "hotel"; | 21 | | "operator"; and "room". |
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| 1 | | Section 15. Grant program. Subject to appropriation for | 2 | | this purpose, the Department shall establish the Hotel Jobs | 3 | | Recovery Grant Program for the purpose of providing direct | 4 | | relief to hotels impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The | 5 | | Department shall award a one-time grant to the operator of | 6 | | each hotel in the State in an amount equal to $1,500 for each | 7 | | room in the hotel. Every hotel operating in the State shall be | 8 | | eligible for the grant. There shall be no maximum award for the | 9 | | grant. | 10 | | Section 20. Use of funds. Any operator who receives grant | 11 | | funds under this Act shall use a minimum of 80% of the funds on | 12 | | payroll costs, including, but not limited to, wages, benefits, | 13 | | and healthcare. The remaining funds shall be used on any of the | 14 | | following costs related to the operator's hotels in the State: | 15 | | public safety upgrades; property taxes; mortgage payments; or | 16 | | any debts incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | 17 | | Section 25. Reporting. Within 12 months after receiving | 18 | | grant funds under this Act, the operator shall submit a | 19 | | written attestation to the Department acknowledging compliance | 20 | | with Section 20 of this Act. | 21 | | Section 30. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt | 22 | | emergency rules to administer the grant program. |
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| 1 | | Section 35. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31, | 2 | | 2024. | 3 | | Section 900. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is | 4 | | amended by adding Section 5-45.21 as follows: | 5 | | (5 ILCS 100/5-45.21 new) | 6 | | Sec. 5-45.21. Emergency rulemaking; Hotel Jobs Recovery | 7 | | Grant Program Act. To provide for the expeditious and timely | 8 | | implementation of the Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant Program Act, | 9 | | emergency rules implementing the Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant | 10 | | Program Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by | 11 | | the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The | 12 | | adoption of emergency rules authorized by Section 5-45 and | 13 | | this Section is deemed to be necessary for the public | 14 | | interest, safety, and welfare. | 15 | | This Section is repealed one year after the effective date | 16 | | of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
| 17 | | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 18 | | 2022.
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