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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1678
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1678 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to the regulation of wine, amending
5 named Acts."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
9 Section 5.449 as follows:
10 (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
11 Sec. 5.449. The Grape and Wine Resources Fund.
12 Section 10. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
13 adding Section 1-3.37 and Article XII as follows:
14 (235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 new)
15 Sec. 1-3.37. "Council" means the Grape and Wine
16 Resources Council.
17 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading new)
18 ARTICLE XII. GRAPE AND WINE RESOURCES COUNCIL
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1 (235 ILCS 5/12-1 new)
2 Sec. 12-1. Grape and Wine Resources Council.
3 (a) There is hereby created the Grape and Wine Resources
4 Council, which shall have the powers and duties specified in
5 this Article and all other powers necessary and proper to
6 execute the provisions of this Article.
7 (b) The Council shall consist of 13 members including:
8 (1) The Director of the Illinois Department of
9 Agriculture, ex officio, or the Director's designee.
10 (2) The Dean of the SIU College of Agriculture, or
11 the Dean's designee.
12 (3) The Dean of the University of Illinois College
13 of Agriculture, or the Dean's designee.
14 (4) An expert in enology or food science and
15 nutrition to be named by the Director of the Illinois
16 Department of Agriculture from nominations submitted
17 jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at
18 Southern Illinois University and the University of
19 Illinois.
20 (5) An expert in marketing to be named by the
21 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
22 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
23 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
24 and the University of Illinois.
25 (6) An expert in viticulture to be named by the
26 Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture from
27 nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the
28 Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University
29 and the University of Illinois.
30 (7) A representative from the Illinois Division of
31 Tourism, ex officio, to be named by the Director of the
32 Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
33 (8) Six persons to be named by the Director of
34 Agriculture from nominations from the President of the
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1 Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association such that
2 3 are grape growers and 3 are vintners.
3 (c) Members of the Council shall receive no
4 compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses
5 incurred in the performance of their duties.
6 (d) The Council's Chair shall be the Dean of the College
7 of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
8 (e) The Council shall be housed at Southern Illinois
9 University at Carbondale, which shall maintain a
10 collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at
11 Champaign.
12 (235 ILCS 5/12-2 new)
13 Sec. 12-2. Powers and duties of Council.
14 (a) Upon the appointment of its final member, the
15 Council shall adopt by-laws governing its members, meetings,
16 terms of office, and administration.
17 (b) The Council shall provide support and growth
18 services to the grape wine industry in Illinois that include,
19 but need not be limited to: (i) advocacy, liaison, and
20 promotion of grape growing and wine making, (ii) the
21 provision of consultation and special training to prospective
22 and established grape growers and wine makers, (iii)
23 viticulture and enological research pertinent to State wine
24 industry needs, and (iv) development of marketing policies
25 and strategies.
26 (c) The Council shall not enter into any effort to
27 regulate the price of grape products or wine.
28 (235 ILCS 5/12-3 new)
29 Sec. 12-3. Tax. The Department of Revenue shall deposit
30 in the Grape and Wine Resources Fund created under Section
31 12-1 of this Act $0.02 of the wine excise tax collected on
32 each gallon of wine under Section 8-1 of this Act.
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1 Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
2 into the Grape Wine Resources Fund and administered by the
3 Illinois Department of Agriculture, which shall serve as the
4 lead administrative agency for monitoring the Council's
5 implementation. Moneys in the Fund shall be transferred to
6 the Department of Agriculture annually, subject to
7 appropriation, and the Department of Agriculture shall
8 allocate to the Council for use in achieving its objectives.
9 These moneys shall not be used for any political or
10 legislative purpose. The Council shall keep minutes, books,
11 and records that clearly reflect all acts and transactions of
12 the Council. The books of the Council shall be audited by a
13 certified public accountant at the Council's expense at least
14 annually. Within 30 days after the completion of such audit,
15 the results shall be provided to the Director of Agriculture.
16 The Department of Agriculture shall be reimbursed for any
17 costs incurred under this Article from the Grape and Wine
18 Resources Fund. Moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of
19 the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for use during the
20 following year and shall not be transferred to any other
21 State fund.".