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92_HB3596 LRB9206691JMmb 1 AN ACT concerning tourism. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Community 5 Affairs Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 6 amended by changing Section 605-705 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 605/605-705) (was 20 ILCS 605/46.6a) 8 Sec. 605-705. Grants to local tourism and convention 9 bureaus. 10 (a) To establish agrantprogram of grants for local 11 tourism and convention bureaus. The Department will develop 12 and implement a program for the use of funds, as authorized 13 under this Act, by local tourism and convention bureaus. For 14 the purposes of this Act, bureaus eligible to receive funds 15 are defined as those bureaus in legal existence as of January 16 1, 1985 that are either a unit of local government or 17 incorporated as a not-for-profit organization, are affiliated 18 with at least one municipality or county, and employ one full 19 time staff person whose purpose is to promote tourism. Each 20 bureau receiving funds under this Act will be certified by 21 the Department as the designated recipient to serve an area 22 of the State. These funds may not be used in support of the 23 Chicago World's Fair. 24 (b) To distribute grants to local tourism and convention 25 bureaus from appropriations made from the Local Tourism Fund 26 for that purpose. Of the amounts appropriated annually to 27 the Department for expenditure under this Section, one-third 28 of those monies shall be used for grants to convention and 29 tourism bureaus in cities with a population greater than 30 500,000. The remaining two-thirds of the annual 31 appropriation shall be used for grants to convention and -2- LRB9206691JMmb 1 tourism bureaus in the remainder of the State, in accordance 2 with a formula based upon the population served. The 3 Department may reserve up to 10% of the total appropriated to 4 conduct audits of grants, to provide incentive funds to those 5 bureaus that will conduct promotional activities designed to 6 further the Department's statewide advertising campaign, to 7 fund special statewide promotional activities, and to fund 8 promotional activities that support an increased use of the 9 State's parks or historic sites. 10 (Source: P.A. 90-26, eff. 7-1-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 11 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; revised 8-4-99.)