SB0312sam002 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Bill Brady

Filed: 3/18/2009

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 312

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 312 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by adding Section 4c as follows:

(20 ILCS 665/4c new)

Sec. 4c. Tourism Task Force.

(a) Subject to appropriation, the Tourism Task Force is created within the Department to provide insight on how to create the best infrastructure for the development of tourism as an economic development tool in Illinois using all pertinent State agencies and the private sector. The task force shall consist of 11 voting members as follows:

(1) The Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity or his or her designee to serve as chair of the Task Force.

(2) One member appointed by the Governor.

(3) One member appointed by the President of the Senate.

(4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the House.

(6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(7) Four members appointed by the Governor representing the Illinois convention and visitor bureaus.

(8) One member appointed by the Governor representing the Illinois lodging industry.

In addition, the following officials or their designees shall serve as ex-officio, non-voting members of the task force: (i) the Secretary of Transportation; (ii) the Director of Natural Resources; (iii) the Director of Agriculture; (iv) the head executive officer of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library; (v) the head executive officer of the Illinois Arts Council; (vi) the head executive officer of the Illinois Community College Board; (vii) the head executive officer of the Board of Higher Education; and (viii) the head executive officer of the Grape and Wine Resources Council or his or her designee.

(b) The duties of the task force include all of the following:

(1) Reviewing and cataloging all policies, programs, procedures, and initiatives in all departments, agencies, bureaus, and commissions of Illinois government that impact the Illinois tourism product.

(2) Giving recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor on how to expand, reduce, consolidate, coordinate, or create programs that will aid the people of Illinois and, as a result, increase revenue from the renewable resource of tourism and economic development.

(3) Filing a one time report with the General Assembly with the findings and recommendations of the task force before January 1, 2011.

(c) This Section is repealed on July 1, 2011.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".