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20 ILCS 665/2

(20 ILCS 665/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-22)

Sec. 2. Legislative findings; policy.

The General Assembly hereby finds,
determines and declares:

(a) That the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the people of
the State are directly dependent upon the continual encouragement,
development, growth and expansion of tourism within the State;

(b) That unemployment, the spread of indigency, and the heavy burden of
public assistance and unemployment compensation can be alleviated by the
promotion, attraction, stimulation, development and expansion of tourism in
the State;

(c) That the policy of the State of Illinois, in the interest of
promoting the health, safety, morals and welfare of all the people of the
State, is to increase the economic impact of tourism
throughout the State through promotional activities and by making
available grants and loans to be made to local promotion groups and
others, as provided in Sections 5, 8a, and 8b of this Act, for
purposes of promoting, developing, and expanding tourism destinations,
tourism attractions, and tourism events.

(Source: P.A. 99-476, eff. 8-27-15.)