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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0436
Introduced 1/26/2005, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 665/5 |
from Ch. 127, par. 200-25 |
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Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning grants to counties, municipalities, and local promotion groups.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0436 |
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LRB094 06708 AJO 36805 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 665/5) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-25)
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| Sec. 5. Marketing and private sector programs.
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| (a) The
The Department is authorized to make grants, |
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| subject to
appropriation, from
funds transferred into the |
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| Tourism
Promotion Fund under subsection (1) of Section 4a
to |
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| counties,
municipalities, not-for-profit organizations, and |
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| local promotion groups
and
to assist such counties,
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| municipalities and local promotion groups in the promotion of |
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| tourism
attractions and tourism events.
The Department, after |
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| review of the application and if satisfied
that the program and |
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| proposed expenditures of the applicant appear to
be in accord |
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| with the purposes of this Act, must grant to the
applicant an |
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| amount not to exceed 60% of the proposed expenditures. |
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| (b) The Department may make grants, subject to |
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| appropriation, from
funds transferred into the Tourism |
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| Promotion Fund under subsection (1)
of Section 4a to counties, |
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| municipalities, not-for-profit
organizations, local promotion |
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| groups, and for-profit businesses to
assist in attracting and |
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| hosting tourism events matched with funds from
sources in the |
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| private sector. The Department, after review of the
application |
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| and if satisfied that the program and proposed
expenditures of |
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| the applicant appear to be in accord with the purposes
of this |
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| Act, must grant to the applicant an amount not to exceed
50% of |
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| the proposed expenditures.
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| Before any such grant may be made the county, municipality, |
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| not-for-profit
organization, local
promotion group, or |
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| for-profit business must make application to the
Department for |
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