Bill Text: IL SB2528 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Promotion Act. Removes a sunset date from provisions concerning grants from the Tourism Promotion Fund. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2528 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB2528-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Promotion Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 8b as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 665/8b) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 8b. Municipal convention center and sports facility | ||||||
8 | attraction grants. | ||||||
9 | (a) Until July 1, 2022 July 1, 2020 , the Department is | ||||||
10 | authorized to make grants, subject to appropriation by the | ||||||
11 | General Assembly, from the Tourism Promotion Fund to a unit of | ||||||
12 | local government, municipal convention center, or convention | ||||||
13 | center authority that provides incentives, as defined in | ||||||
14 | subsection (i) of Section 3 of this Act, for the purpose of | ||||||
15 | attracting conventions, meetings, and trade shows to municipal | ||||||
16 | convention centers and attracting sporting events to municipal | ||||||
17 | amateur sports facilities. Grants awarded under this Section | ||||||
18 | shall be based on the net proceeds received under the Hotel | ||||||
19 | Operators' Occupation Tax Act for the renting, leasing, or | ||||||
20 | letting of hotel rooms in the municipality for the month in | ||||||
21 | which the convention, meeting, trade show, or sporting event | ||||||
22 | occurs. Grants shall not exceed 80% of the incentive amount | ||||||
23 | provided by the unit of local government, municipal convention |
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1 | center, or convention center authority. Further, in no event | ||||||
2 | may the aggregate amount of grants awarded to a single | ||||||
3 | municipal convention center, convention center authority, or | ||||||
4 | municipal amateur sports facility exceed $200,000 in any | ||||||
5 | calendar year. The Department may, by rule, require any other | ||||||
6 | provisions it deems necessary in order to protect the State's | ||||||
7 | interest in administering this program. | ||||||
8 | (b) No later than May 15 of each year, through May 15, | ||||||
9 | 2020, the unit of local government, municipal convention | ||||||
10 | center, or convention center authority shall certify to the | ||||||
11 | Department the amounts of funds expended in the previous fiscal | ||||||
12 | year to provide qualified incentives; however, in no event may | ||||||
13 | the certified amount pursuant to this paragraph exceed $200,000 | ||||||
14 | for any municipal convention center, convention center | ||||||
15 | authority, or municipal amateur sports facility in any calendar | ||||||
16 | year. The unit of local government, convention center, or | ||||||
17 | convention center authority shall certify (A) the net proceeds | ||||||
18 | received under the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act for the | ||||||
19 | renting, leasing, or letting of hotel rooms in the municipality | ||||||
20 | for the month in which the convention, meeting, or trade show | ||||||
21 | occurs and (B) the average of the net proceeds received under | ||||||
22 | the Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act for the renting, | ||||||
23 | leasing, or letting of hotel rooms in the municipality for the | ||||||
24 | same month in the 3 immediately preceding years. The unit of | ||||||
25 | local government, municipal convention center, or convention | ||||||
26 | center authority shall include the incentive amounts as part of |
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1 | its regular audit. | ||||||
2 | (b-5) Grants awarded to a unit of local government, | ||||||
3 | municipal convention center, or convention center authority | ||||||
4 | may be made by the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
5 | Opportunity from appropriations for those purposes for any | ||||||
6 | fiscal year, without regard to the fact that the qualification | ||||||
7 | or obligation may have occurred in a prior fiscal year. | ||||||
8 | (c) The Department shall submit a report on the | ||||||
9 | effectiveness of the program established under this Section to | ||||||
10 | the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2022 January 1, | ||||||
11 | 2020 .
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12 | (Source: P.A. 99-476, eff. 8-27-15.)
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.
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