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(235 ILCS 5/Art. XII heading)ARTICLE XII. GRAPE AND WINE RESOURCES COUNCIL

    (235 ILCS 5/12‑1)
    Sec. 12‑1. Grape and Wine Resources Council.

(a) There is hereby created the Grape and Wine Resources Council, which shall have the powers and duties specified in this Article and all other powers necessary and proper to execute the provisions of this Article.

(b) The Council shall consist of 17 members including:
(1) The Director of Agriculture, ex officio, or the

Director's designee.

(2) The Dean of the SIU College of Agriculture, or

the Dean's designee.

(3) The Dean of the University of Illinois College

of Agriculture, or the Dean's designee.

(4) An expert in enology or food science and

nutrition to be named by the Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

(5) An expert in marketing to be named by the

Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

(6) An expert in viticulture to be named by the

Director of Agriculture from nominations submitted jointly by the Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

(7) A representative from the Illinois Division of

Tourism, to be named by the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

(8) Six persons to be named by the Director of

Agriculture from nominations from the President of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association, of whom 3 shall be grape growers and 3 shall be vintners.

(9) Four persons, one of whom shall be named by the

Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be named by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be named by the President of the Senate, and one of whom shall be named by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

Members of the Council shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Council's Chair shall be the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University where the Council is housed.

(c) The Council shall be housed at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, which shall maintain a collaborative relationship with the University of Illinois at Champaign.

(Source: P.A. 94‑793, eff. 5‑19‑06.)

    (235 ILCS 5/12‑2)
    Sec. 12‑2. Powers and duties of Council.

(a) Upon the appointment of its final member, the Council shall adopt bylaws governing its members, meetings, terms of office, and administration.

(b) The Council shall provide support and growth services to the grape wine industry in Illinois that include, but need not be limited to: (i) advocacy, liaison, and promotion of grape growing and wine making, (ii) the provision of consultation and special training to prospective and established grape growers and wine makers, (iii) viticulture and enological research pertinent to State wine industry needs, and (iv) development of marketing policies and strategies.

(c) The Council shall not enter into any effort to regulate the price of grape products or wine.
(Source: P.A. 90‑77, eff. 7‑8‑97.)

(235 ILCS 5/12‑3)
Sec. 12‑3. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 90‑77, eff. 7‑8‑97. Repealed by 91‑472, eff. 8‑10‑99.)

(235 ILCS 5/12‑4)
Sec. 12‑4. Grape and Wine Resources Fund.

Beginning July 1, 1999 and ending June 30, 2003, on the first day of each State fiscal year, or as soon thereafter as may be practical, the State Comptroller shall transfer the sum of $500,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Grape and Wine Resources Fund, which is hereby continued as a special fund in the State Treasury. By January 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall review the activities of the Council and report to the General Assembly and the Governor its recommendation of whether or not the funding under this Section should be continued.

The Grape and Wine Resources Fund shall be administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which shall serve as the lead administrative agency for allocation and auditing of funds as well as monitoring program implementation. The Department shall make an annual grant of moneys from the Fund to the Council, which shall be used to pay for the Council's operations and expenses. These moneys shall be used by the Council to achieve the Council's objectives and shall not be used for any political or legislative purpose. Money remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the Fund for use during the following year and shall not be transferred to any other State fund.

(Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07.)