§ 605-25

Illinois § 605-25

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 20: EXECUTIVE BRANCH
• Act 20 ILCS 605/: Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law)

Text

(was 20 ILCS 605/46.30a) Sec. 605-25. Charges, gifts, and grants for promotional products and services; International and Promotional Fund. (a) To establish, levy, and collect fees and charges and accept gifts, grants, and awards from other governmental entities, for profit organizations, and nonprofit associations in association with or as consideration for the provision of various promotional products and services through its tourism, films production promotion, and international business promotion programs. The Director may establish and collect nominal charges for premiums and other promotional materials produced or acquired as part of the Department's activities authorized under the Illinois Promotion Act from individuals and not-for-profit organizations intending to use those premiums and promotional materials for purposes consistent with the provisions of the Illinois Promotion Act, provided, however, that other State agencies shall be charged no more than the cost of the premium or promotional material to the Department. (b) The Director may collect cost reimbursement monies from films and media production entities for police and related production security services in amounts determined by the provider of the security services and agreed to by the production entity. The reimbursements shall result only from the agreed costs of planned police and security services to be rendered to film and media production sites in the State of Illinois. (c) The Director may establish and collect cost-sharing assessments and fees and accept gifts, grants, and awards from private businesses, trade associations, other governmental entities, and individuals desiring to participate in and support the development and conduct of overseas trade, catalog, and distributor shows and activities and to purchase informational materials to foster export sales of Illinois products and services as part of the Department's international business programs. (d) All money received pursuant to this Section, except as provided in subsection (e), shall be deposited into the International and Promotional Fund within the State treasury which is hereby created; monies within the Fund shall be appropriated only for expenditure pursuant to this Section. (e) The Department may contract with a vendor for the production of a tourism travel guide. The Department may allow the vendor to sell and collect sales revenues, including in-kind exchanges, for advertisements placed in the travel guide. The Department may allow the vendor to retain any sales revenues it collects as its fee and to cover the costs of producing the travel guide. Any revenue due to the Department, after the vendor retains its share, shall be deposited into the International and Promotional Fund.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 96-739, eff. 1-1-10.)