96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2172


 
Introduced 2/20/2009, by Sen. Dan Kotowski
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














20 ILCS 605/605-25
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    Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.  Authorizes the Department to contract with a vendor for the production of a tourism travel guide; to allow the vendor to sell and collect sales revenues, including in-kind exchanges, for advertisements placed in the travel guide; and to allow the vendor to retain any sales revenues it collects as its fee and to cover the costs of producing the travel guide. Provides that any revenue due to the Department, after the vendor retains its share, shall be deposited into the International and Promotional Fund. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
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Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is 
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amended  by changing Section 605-25 as follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 605/605-25)  (was 20 ILCS 605/46.30a)



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    Sec. 605-25. 
Charges, gifts, and grants for promotional 
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products and
services; International and Promotional Fund. 

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    (a) To establish, levy, and collect fees and charges and

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accept gifts, grants, and awards from other governmental 
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entities, for
profit
organizations, and
nonprofit associations 
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in
association with or as consideration for the provision of 
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various
promotional products and services
through its tourism, 
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films production promotion, and international
business 
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promotion programs.  The
Director may establish and collect 
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nominal charges for premiums
and other promotional materials 
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produced or acquired as part of the
Department's activities 
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authorized under the Illinois Promotion Act from
individuals 
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and not-for-profit organizations
intending to use those 
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premiums and promotional materials for
purposes
consistent 
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with the provisions of the Illinois Promotion Act, provided,

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however, that other State agencies shall be charged no more 
 


 






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than the cost
of the premium or promotional material to the 
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Department.

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    (b) The Director may collect cost reimbursement monies from 
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films and
media
production entities for police and related 
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production security services in
amounts determined by the 
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provider of the security services and
agreed to
by the 
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production entity.  The reimbursements shall
result only from 
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the
agreed costs of planned police and security services to be 
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rendered to film
and media production sites in the State of 
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Illinois.

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    (c) The Director may establish and collect cost-sharing 
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assessments and
fees
and accept gifts, grants, and awards from 
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private businesses, trade
associations, other governmental 
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entities, and individuals desiring to
participate in and 
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support the development and conduct of overseas trade,
catalog, 
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and distributor shows and activities and to purchase 
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informational
materials to foster export sales of Illinois 
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products and services as part
of the Department's international 
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business programs.

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    (d) All money
received
pursuant
to this Section, except as 
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provided in subsection (e), shall be deposited into the 
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International and
Promotional Fund
within the State treasury 
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which is hereby created;  monies within the Fund
shall be 
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appropriated only for expenditure pursuant to this Section.

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    (e) The Department may contract with a vendor for the 
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production of a tourism travel guide. The Department may allow 
 


 






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the vendor to sell and collect sales revenues, including 
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in-kind exchanges, for advertisements placed in the travel 
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guide. The Department may allow the vendor to retain any sales 
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revenues it collects as its fee and to cover the costs of 
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producing the travel guide. Any revenue due to the Department, 
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after the vendor retains its share, shall be deposited into the 
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International and Promotional Fund. 
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(Source: P.A. 90-26, eff. 7-1-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.