Rep. Greg Harris
Filed: 4/30/2012
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3631




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3631 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority 
5Act is amended  by changing Section 5.6 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 210/5.6)
7    Sec. 5.6. Marketing agreement.
8    (a) The Authority shall enter into a marketing agreement 
9with a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Chicago 
10and recognized by the Department of Commerce and Economic 
11Opportunity as a certified local tourism and convention bureau 
12entitled to receive State tourism grant funds, provided the 
13bylaws of the organization establish a board of the 
14organization that is comprised of 35 25 members serving 3-year 
15staggered terms, including the following:
16        (1)  no less than 8 members appointed by the Mayor of 
 
 
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1    Chicago, to include: 
2            (A) a Chair of the board of the organization 
3        appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago from 
4        among the business and civic leaders of Chicago who are 
5        not engaged in the hospitality business or who have not 
6        served as a member of the Board or as chief executive 
7        officer of the Authority; and 
8            (B) 7 members from among the cultural, economic 
9        development, or civic leaders of Chicago; 
10        (2)  the chairperson of the interim board or Board of 
11    the Authority, or his or her designee;
12        (3) a representative from the department in the City of 
13    Chicago that is responsible for the operation of 
14    Chicago-area airports; 
15        (4) a representative from the department in  the City of 
16    Chicago that is responsible for the regulation of 
17    Chicago-area livery vehicles; 
18        (5) at least 1, but no more than: 
19            (A) (3)   no more than 5 members from the hotel 
20        industry;
21            (B) 5 members representing Chicago arts and 
22        cultural institutions or projects; 
23            (C) (4) no more than 2 members from the restaurant 
24        industry; 
25            (D) (5)  no more than 2 members employed by or 
26        representing an entity responsible for a trade show;
 
 
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1            (E) (6)  no more than 2 members representing unions; 
2            (F) (7) no more than 2 members from the attractions 
3        industry; and
4        (6) (8) the Director  of the Illinois Department of 
5    Commerce and Economic Opportunity, ex officio. 
6    The bylaws of the organization may provide for the 
7appointment of a City of Chicago alderman as an ex officio 
8member, and may provide for other ex officio members who shall 
9serve terms of one year. 
10    Persons with a real or apparent conflict of interest shall 
11not be appointed to the board. Members of the board of the 
12organization shall not serve more than 2 terms. The bylaws 
13shall require the following: (i) that the Chair of the 
14organization name no less than 5 and no more than 9 members to 
15the Executive Committee of the organization, one of whom must 
16be the chairperson of the interim board or Board of the 
17Authority, and (ii) a provision concerning conflict of interest 
18and a requirement that a member abstain from participating in 
19board action if there is a threat to the independence of 
20judgment created by any conflict of interest or if 
21participation is likely to have a negative effect on public 
22confidence in the integrity of the board.
23    (b) The Authority shall notify the Department of Revenue 
24within 10 days after entering into a contract pursuant to this 
25Section. 

26(Source: P.A. 96-898, eff. 5-27-10; 96-899, eff. 5-28-10.)
 

 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".