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90_SB0910eng

      30 ILCS 105/5.449 new
      235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 new
      235 ILCS 5/8-2            from Ch. 43, par. 159
      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  3.  The  Illinois  Promotion  Act  is amended by
 6    changing Section 4a as follows:
 7        (20 ILCS 665/4a) (from Ch. 127, par. 200-24a)
 8        Sec. 4a. Funds.
 9        (1)  As soon as possible after  the  first  day  of  each
10    month,  beginning  July  1,  1978,  upon certification of the
11    Department  of   Revenue,   the   Comptroller   shall   order
12    transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the General
13    Revenue  Fund  to a special fund in the State Treasury, to be
14    known as the "Tourism Promotion Fund", an amount equal to 10%
15    of the  net  revenue  realized  from  "The  Hotel  Operators'
16    Occupation  Tax  Act",  as  now or hereafter amended, plus an
17    amount equal to 10% of the net revenue realized from any  tax
18    imposed under Section 4.05 of the Chicago World's Fair - 1992
19    Authority  Act,  as  now  or  hereafter  amended,  during the
20    preceding month. Net revenue realized for a  month  shall  be
21    the  revenue  collected  by  the  State  pursuant to that Act
22    during the previous month less the  amount  paid  out  during
23    that  same  month  as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of
24    liability under that Act.
25        All  moneys  deposited  in  the  Tourism  Promotion  Fund
26    pursuant to this subsection are allocated to  the  Department
27    for  utilization,  as appropriated, in the performance of its
28    powers under Section 4.
29        (1.1)  In  addition  to  the  transfers  provided   under
30    subsection (1) of this Section, as soon as possible after the
31    first  day  of  each  month,  beginning  July  1,  1993, upon
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 1    certification of the Department of Revenue,  the  Comptroller
 2    shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
 3    the  General  Revenue  Fund  to the Tourism Promotion Fund an
 4    amount equal to the following specified  percentages  of  the
 5    net revenue realized from the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax
 6    Act during the previous month: during State fiscal year 1994,
 7    1%;  during fiscal year 1995, 2%; and during fiscal year 1996
 8    and thereafter, 3%.  "Net revenue" realized for a month shall
 9    mean the revenue collected by the State under that Act during
10    the month less the amount paid out during that same month  as
11    refunds  to taxpayers for overpayment of liability under that
12    Act.
13        All moneys transferred into the  Tourism  Promotion  Fund
14    under  this  subsection (1.1) are allocated to the Department
15    for utilization, as appropriated, in the performance  of  its
16    powers under Section 4.
17        (2)  On  the  first  day  of fiscal year 1993, or as soon
18    thereafter as may be practicable, the Comptroller shall order
19    the transfer and the  Treasurer  shall  transfer  $4,300,000,
20    from  the  General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund
21    in the State Treasury.  On  January  15,  1993,  or  as  soon
22    thereafter  as  may be practical, the Comptroller shall order
23    the transfer  and  the  Treasurer  shall  transfer  from  the
24    General  Revenue  Fund  to  the Tourism Promotion Fund in the
25    State Treasury the sum of $5,700,000 or so  much  as  may  be
26    necessary  so  that  the  total  amount  transferred from the
27    General Revenue Fund to the Tourism Promotion Fund for fiscal
28    year 1993 equals the greater of $10,000,000 or the amount  of
29    the  fiscal  year  1993  appropriation  to  the Department of
30    Commerce and  Community  Affairs  to  advertise  and  promote
31    tourism throughout Illinois under this subsection (2).
32        On the first day of fiscal year 1994 and each fiscal year
33    thereafter,  or  as  soon thereafter as may be practical, the
34    Comptroller shall order the transfer and the Treasurer  shall
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 1    transfer  from  the  General  Revenue  Fund  to  the  Tourism
 2    Promotion   Fund   in  the  State  Treasury  the  greater  of
 3    $10,000,000 or the amount of the fiscal year appropriation to
 4    the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to advertise
 5    and promote tourism throughout Illinois under this subsection
 6    (2).
 7        All monies deposited in the Tourism Promotion Fund  under
 8    this  subsection (2) shall be used solely as provided in this
 9    subsection  to  advertise  and  promote  tourism   throughout
10    Illinois.  Appropriations  of monies deposited in the Tourism
11    Promotion Fund pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be  used
12    solely  for advertising to promote tourism, including but not
13    limited to advertising production  and  direct  advertisement
14    costs,  but shall not be used to employ any additional staff,
15    finance any individual event, or lease, rent or purchase  any
16    physical  facilities.  The  Department  shall  coordinate its
17    advertising under this subsection (2) with other  public  and
18    private  entities  in  the State engaged in similar promotion
19    activities.  Print  or  electronic  media   production   made
20    pursuant  to  this  subsection  (2) for advertising promotion
21    shall not contain or include the physical  appearance  of  or
22    reference  to  the  name  or  position of any public officer.
23    "Public officer" means a person  who  is  elected  to  office
24    pursuant  to  statute, or who is appointed to an office which
25    is established, and the qualifications and  duties  of  which
26    are  prescribed,  by  statute, to discharge a public duty for
27    the State or any of its political subdivisions.
28        (3)  Subject   to   appropriation,   moneys   shall    be
29    transferred  from  the  Tourism Promotion Fund into the Grape
30    and Wine Resources Fund pursuant to Article XII of the Liquor
31    Control Act of 1934 and shall be used by  the  Department  in
32    accordance with the provisions of that Article.
33    (Source: P.A. 87-838; 87-860; 87-1248; 88-465.)
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 1        Section  5.   The  State Finance Act is amended by adding
 2    Section 5.449 as follows:
 3        (30 ILCS 105/5.449 new)
 4        Sec. 5.449.  The Grape and Wine Resources Fund.
 5        Section 10.  The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
 6    adding Section 1-3.37 and Article XII as follows:
 7        (235 ILCS 5/1-3.37 new)
 8        Sec.  1-3.37.  "Council"  means  the   Grape   and   Wine
 9    Resources Council.
10        (235 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading new)
11           ARTICLE XII.  GRAPE AND WINE RESOURCES COUNCIL
12        (235 ILCS 5/12-1 new)
13        Sec. 12-1.  Grape and Wine Resources Council.
14        (a)  There is hereby created the Grape and Wine Resources
15    Council,  which shall have the powers and duties specified in
16    this Article and all other powers  necessary  and  proper  to
17    execute the provisions of this Article.
18        (b)  The Council shall consist of 17 members including:
19             (1)  The  Director  of  the  Illinois  Department of
20        Agriculture, ex officio, or the Director's designee.
21             (2)  The Dean of the SIU College of Agriculture,  or
22        the Dean's designee.
23             (3)  The  Dean of the University of Illinois College
24        of Agriculture, or the Dean's designee.
25             (4)  An  expert  in  enology  or  food  science  and
26        nutrition to be named by the  Director  of  the  Illinois
27        Department  of  Agriculture  from  nominations  submitted
28        jointly  by  the  Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at
29        Southern  Illinois  University  and  the  University   of
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 1        Illinois.
 2             (5)  An  expert  in  marketing  to  be  named by the
 3        Director of the Illinois Department of  Agriculture  from
 4        nominations   submitted  jointly  by  the  Deans  of  the
 5        Colleges of Agriculture at Southern  Illinois  University
 6        and the University of Illinois.
 7             (6)  An  expert  in  viticulture  to be named by the
 8        Director of the Illinois Department of  Agriculture  from
 9        nominations   submitted  jointly  by  the  Deans  of  the
10        Colleges of Agriculture at Southern  Illinois  University
11        and the University of Illinois.
12             (7)  A  representative from the Illinois Division of
13        Tourism, to be named by  the  Director  of  the  Illinois
14        Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
15             (8)  Six  persons to be named by the Director of the
16        Illinois Department of Agriculture from nominations  from
17        the  President of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners
18        Association, of whom 3 shall be grape growers and 3 shall
19        be vintners.
20             (9)  Four persons, one of whom shall be named by the
21        Speaker of the House  of  Representatives,  one  of  whom
22        shall  be  named  by  the Minority Leader of the House of
23        Representatives, one  of  whom  shall  be  named  by  the
24        President  of  the Senate, and one of whom shall be named
25        by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
26    Members of the Council shall  receive  no  compensation,  but
27    shall  be  reimbursed  for necessary expenses incurred in the
28    performance of their duties.  The Council's  Chair  shall  be
29    the  Dean  of  the  College  of Agriculture at the University
30    where the Council is housed.
31        (c)  The Council shall be  housed  at  Southern  Illinois
32    University    at   Carbondale,   which   shall   maintain   a
33    collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at
34    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.  Funding.  Subject to appropriation,  on  July
19    1,  1997  and annually thereafter the Comptroller shall order
20    the transfer and  the  Treasurer  shall  transfer  an  amount
21    determined by the General Assembly from the Tourism Promotion
22    Fund  into the Grape and Wine Resources Fund, which is hereby
23    created  as  a  special  fund  in  the  State  Treasury.  The
24    Department  of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs  may   make
25    expenditures  with moneys from the Fund for any of its lawful
26    purposes under  this  Article,  subject  to  the  advice  and
27    approval  of  the  Council.  The  Department  of Commerce and
28    Community Affairs shall  serve  as  the  lead  administrative
29    agency  for  monitoring the Council's implementation.  Moneys
30    in  the  Fund  shall  not  be  used  for  any  political   or
31    legislative  purpose.  The Council shall keep minutes, books,
32    and  records  that  clearly  reflect  all  of  the  acts  and
33    transactions of the Council.  The books of the Council  shall
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 1    be  audited by a certified public accountant at the Council's
 2    expense  at  least  annually.   Within  30  days  after   the
 3    completion of the audit, the results shall be provided to the
 4    Director  of  Commerce and Community Affairs.  The Department
 5    of Commerce and Community Affairs shall  be  reimbursed  from
 6    the  Grape  and  Wine  Resources  Fund for any costs incurred
 7    under this Act.  Moneys  remaining  in  the  Grape  and  Wine
 8    Resources  Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in
 9    the Fund for use during the following fiscal year  and  shall
10    not be transferred to any other State fund.
11        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
12    becoming law.

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