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90_HB1678eng
New Act
Creates the Grape and Wine Resources Council Act.
Creates a short title only.
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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 13 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) An expert in enology or food science and
3 nutrition to be named by the Director of the Illinois
4 Department of Agriculture from nominations submitted
5 jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at
6 Southern Illinois University and the University of
7 Illinois.
8 (5) An expert in marketing to be named by the
9 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
10 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
11 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
12 and the University of Illinois.
13 (6) An expert in viticulture to be named by the
14 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
15 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
16 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
17 and the University of Illinois.
18 (7) A representative from the Illinois Division of
19 Tourism, ex officio, to be named by the Director of the
20 Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
21 (8) Six persons to be named by the Director of
22 Agriculture from nominations from the President of the
23 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association such that
24 3 are grape growers and 3 are vintners.
25 (c) Members of the Council shall receive no
26 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses
27 incurred in the performance of their duties.
28 (d) The Council's Chair shall be the Dean of the College
29 of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
30 (e) The Council shall be housed at Southern Illinois
31 University at Carbondale, which shall maintain a
32 collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at
33 Champaign.
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1 (235 ILCS 5/12-2 new)
2 Sec. 12-2. Powers and duties of Council.
3 (a) Upon the appointment of its final member, the
4 Council shall adopt bylaws governing its members, meetings,
5 terms of office, and administration.
6 (b) The Council shall provide support and growth
7 services to the grape wine industry in Illinois that include,
8 but need not be limited to: (i) advocacy, liaison, and
9 promotion of grape growing and wine making, (ii) the
10 provision of consultation and special training to prospective
11 and established grape growers and wine makers, (iii)
12 viticulture and enological research pertinent to State wine
13 industry needs, and (iv) development of marketing policies
14 and strategies.
15 (c) The Council shall not enter into any effort to
16 regulate the price of grape products or wine.
17 (235 ILCS 5/12-3 new)
18 Sec. 12-3. Tax. The Department of Revenue shall deposit
19 in the Grape and Wine Resources Fund created under Section
20 12-1 of this Act $0.02 of the wine excise tax collected on
21 each gallon of wine under Section 8-1 of this Act.
22 Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
23 into the Grape Wine Resources Fund and administered by the
24 Illinois Department of Agriculture, which shall serve as the
25 lead administrative agency for monitoring the Council's
26 implementation. Moneys in the Fund shall be transferred to
27 the Department of Agriculture annually, subject to
28 appropriation, and the Department of Agriculture shall
29 allocate to the Council for use in achieving its objectives.
30 These moneys shall not be used for any political or
31 legislative purpose. The Council shall keep minutes, books,
32 and records that clearly reflect all acts and transactions of
33 the Council. The books of the Council shall be audited by a
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1 certified public accountant at the Council's expense at least
2 annually. Within 30 days after the completion of such audit,
3 the results shall be provided to the Director of Agriculture.
4 The Department of Agriculture shall be reimbursed for any
5 costs incurred under this Article from the Grape and Wine
6 Resources Fund. Moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of
7 the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for use during the
8 following year and shall not be transferred to any other
9 State fund.