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90_HB0842
30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 new
235 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading new
235 ILCS 5/12-1 new
235 ILCS 5/12-2 new
235 ILCS 5/12-3 new
Amends the State Finance Act and the Liquor Control Act
of 1934 to create the Grape and Wine Resources Council.
Provides for the creation of the Grape and Wine Resources
Council to provide support and growth services to the
Illinois grape wine industry. Allocates $0.02 of the wine
excise tax collected on each gallon of wine for use for
grants to the Council to be used for its purposes.
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1 AN ACT in relation to the regulation of wine, amending
2 named Acts.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
6 Section 5.449 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
8 Sec. 5.449. The Grape and Wine Resources Fund.
9 Section 10. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
10 adding Section 1-3.37 and Article XII as follows:
11 (235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 new)
12 Sec. 1-3.37. "Council" means the Grape and Wine
13 Resources Council.
14 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading new)
15 ARTICLE XII. GRAPE AND WINE RESOURCES COUNCIL
16 (235 ILCS 5/12-1 new)
17 Sec. 12-1. Grape and Wine Resources Council.
18 (a) There is hereby created the Grape and Wine Resources
19 Council, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
20 this Article and all other powers necessary and proper to
21 execute the provisions of this Article.
22 (b) The Council shall consist of 14 members including:
23 (1) The Director of the Illinois Department of
24 Agriculture, ex officio, or the Director's designee.
25 (2) The Dean of the SIU College of Agriculture, or
26 the Dean's designee.
27 (3) The Dean of the University of Illinois College
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1 of Agriculture, or the Dean's designee.
2 (4) The President of the Illinois Grape Growers and
3 Vintners Association or the President's designee.
4 (5) An expert in enology or food science and
5 nutrition to be named by the Director of the Illinois
6 Department of Agriculture from nominations submitted
7 jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at
8 Southern Illinois University and the University of
9 Illinois.
10 (6) An expert in marketing to be named by the
11 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
12 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
13 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
14 and the University of Illinois.
15 (7) An expert in viticulture to be named by the
16 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
17 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
18 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
19 and the University of Illinois.
20 (8) The Director of the Illinois Department of
21 Commerce and Community Affairs, ex officio, or his or her
22 designee.
23 (9) A representative from the Illinois Division of
24 Tourism, to be named by the Director of the Illinois
25 Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
26 (10) Five persons appointed by the President of the
27 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association such
28 that, including the President, 3 are grape growers and 3
29 are vintners.
30 Members of the Council shall receive no compensation, but
31 shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the
32 performance of their duties. The Council's Chair shall be
33 the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University
34 where the Council is housed.
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1 (c) The Council shall be housed at Southern Illinois
2 University at Carbondale, which shall maintain a
3 collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at
4 Champaign.
5 (235 ILCS 5/12-2 new)
6 Sec. 12-2. Powers and duties of Council.
7 (a) Upon the appointment of its final member, the
8 Council shall adopt by-laws governing its members, meetings,
9 terms of office, and administration.
10 (b) The Council shall provide support and growth
11 services to the grape wine industry in Illinois that include,
12 but need not be limited to: (i) advocacy, liaison, and
13 promotion of grape growing and wine making, (ii) the
14 provision of consultation and special training to prospective
15 and established grape growers and wine makers, (iii)
16 viticulture and enological research pertinent to State wine
17 industry needs, and (iv) development of marketing policies
18 and strategies.
19 (c) The Council shall not enter into any effort to
20 regulate the price of grape products or wine.
21 (235 ILCS 5/12-3 new)
22 Sec. 12-3. Tax. The Department of Revenue shall deposit
23 in the Grape and Wine Resources Fund created under Section
24 12-1 of this Act $0.02 of the wine excise tax collected on
25 each gallon of wine under Section 8-1 of this Act.
26 Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
27 into the Grape Wine Resources Fund and administered by the
28 Illinois Department of Agriculture, which shall serve as the
29 lead administrative agency for allocation and auditing of
30 funds as well as monitoring program implementation. The
31 Department shall make an annual grant of moneys from the Fund
32 to the Council, which shall be used to pay for the Council's
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1 expenses. These moneys shall be used by the Council to
2 achieve the Council's objectives and shall not be used for
3 any political or legislative purpose. Money remaining in the
4 Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund
5 for use during the following year and shall not be
6 transferred to any other State fund.