Full Text of SB2329 95th General Assembly
SB2329eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning tourism.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 |
| Tourism Task Force Act.
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| Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly makes the | 7 |
| following findings: | 8 |
| (1) The Illinois tourism industry is a major component | 9 |
| of the economy of Illinois and a vital aspect of employment | 10 |
| in many areas of the State of Illinois. | 11 |
| (2) Illinois historic attractions throughout the State | 12 |
| bring tourists from around the world to Illinois cities, | 13 |
| towns, and villages. | 14 |
| (3) Tourism brings visitors to the State of Illinois, | 15 |
| generating money, jobs, and tax revenue for both State and | 16 |
| local governments. | 17 |
| Section 10. Tourism Task Force. There is created a Tourism | 18 |
| Task Force to provide insight on how to create the best | 19 |
| infrastructure for the development of tourism as an economic | 20 |
| development tool in Illinois utilizing all pertinent State | 21 |
| agencies and the private sector. This task force shall consist | 22 |
| of 19 voting members as follows: |
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| (1) One person appointed by the Governor to serve as | 2 |
| chair of the Task Force. | 3 |
| (2) One member appointed by the President of the | 4 |
| Senate. | 5 |
| (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 6 |
| Senate. | 7 |
| (4) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House. | 8 |
| (5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | 9 |
| House. | 10 |
| (6) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 11 |
| the Illinois lodging industry. | 12 |
| (7) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 13 |
| the Illinois restaurant, catering, and food service | 14 |
| industries. | 15 |
| (8) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 16 |
| Illinois convention and visitor bureaus. | 17 |
| (9) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 18 |
| Illinois wine making and wineries. | 19 |
| (10) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 20 |
| tourism brochure publication, distribution, and marketing. | 21 |
| (11) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 22 |
| the riverboat gaming industry. | 23 |
| (12) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 24 |
| Illinois park districts. | 25 |
| (13) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 26 |
| the agri-tourism industry. |
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| (14) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 2 |
| the bed and breakfast industry. | 3 |
| (15) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 4 |
| Illinois campgrounds. | 5 |
| (16) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 6 |
| statewide commercial tourism marketing. | 7 |
| (17) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 8 |
| regional tourism development organizations. | 9 |
| (18) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 10 |
| commercial-themed family attractions in Illinois. | 11 |
| (19) One member appointed by the Governor representing | 12 |
| the commercial motorcoach industry. | 13 |
| In addition, the following officials or their designees | 14 |
| shall serve as ex-officio members of the task force: (i) the | 15 |
| Director of Commerce and Economic Affairs; (ii) the Director of | 16 |
| Natural Resources; (iii) the Secretary of Transportation; (iv) | 17 |
| the Director of Historic Sites and Preservation; (v) the | 18 |
| Director of Agriculture; (vi) the Director of Public Health; | 19 |
| (vii) the Director of State Police; (viii) the Director of the | 20 |
| Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; (ix) the Secretary | 21 |
| of State; (x) the Lieutenant Governor; and (xi) the Chairman of | 22 |
| the Illinois State Tollway Highway Authority. | 23 |
| The voting members of the task force shall serve for a term | 24 |
| of 2 years, except that, of the initial members, 9 members | 25 |
| appointed by the Governor, not including the Chairperson, shall | 26 |
| serve for a term ending one year after the appointment of a |
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| majority of the voting members and the remaining 9 members of | 2 |
| the task force shall serve for a term ending 2 years after the | 3 |
| appointment of a majority of the voting members. | 4 |
| The task force may begin to conduct business upon the | 5 |
| appointment of a majority of the voting members. Members shall | 6 |
| serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their | 7 |
| expenses. | 8 |
| Section 15. Duties of the task force. The duties of the | 9 |
| task force shall include all the following: | 10 |
| (1) Reviewing and cataloging all policies, programs, | 11 |
| procedures, and initiatives in all departments, agencies, | 12 |
| bureaus, and commissions of Illinois government that | 13 |
| impact the Illinois tourism product. | 14 |
| (2) Giving recommendations to the General Assembly and | 15 |
| Governor on how to expand, reduce, consolidate, | 16 |
| coordinate, or create programs that will aid the people of | 17 |
| Illinois and, as a result, increase revenue from the | 18 |
| renewable resource of tourism and economic development. | 19 |
| (3) Continuing to review all programs, policies, | 20 |
| procedures, and initiatives of the departments, agencies, | 21 |
| bureaus, and commissions to determine whether | 22 |
| recommendations and resulting legislation are achieving | 23 |
| the desired positive economic development effect and | 24 |
| making new recommendations as necessary. | 25 |
| (4) Filing an annual report with the General Assembly |
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| with the findings and recommendations of the task force.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 3 |
| becoming law.
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