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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: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 665/8b) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8b. Municipal convention center and sports facility | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | attraction grants. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Until July 1, 2020, the Department is authorized to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | make grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | from the Tourism Promotion Fund to a unit of local government, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | municipal convention center, or convention center authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | that provides incentives, as defined in subsection (i) of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Section 3 of this Act, for the purpose of attracting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | conventions, meetings, and trade shows to municipal convention | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | centers and attracting sporting events to municipal amateur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | sports facilities. Grants awarded under this Section shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | based on the net proceeds received under the Hotel Operators' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Occupation Tax Act for the renting, leasing, or letting of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | hotel rooms in the municipality for the month in which the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | convention, meeting, trade show, or sporting event occurs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Grants shall not exceed 80% of the incentive amount provided by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | the unit of local government, municipal convention center, or |
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1 | convention center authority. Further, in no event may the | ||||||
2 | aggregate amount of grants awarded to a single municipal | ||||||
3 | convention center, convention center authority, or municipal | ||||||
4 | amateur sports facility exceed $200,000 in any calendar year. | ||||||
5 | The Department may, by rule, require any other provisions it | ||||||
6 | deems necessary in order to protect the State's interest in | ||||||
7 | 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 | (c) The Department shall submit a report on the | ||||||
3 | effectiveness of the program established under this Section to | ||||||
4 | the General Assembly no later than January 1, 2020.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 99-476, eff. 8-27-15.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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