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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB2817
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Makes a technical change in a
Section
concerning the legislative policy of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2817 |
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LRB095 06453 CMK 26554 b |
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| AN ACT concerning conservation.
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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 Illinois Open Land Trust Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (525 ILCS 33/5)
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| Sec. 5. Policy.
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| (a) The
The provision of lands for the conservation of |
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| natural resources and
public recreation promote the public |
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| health, prosperity, and general welfare
and are proper
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| responsibilities of State government. |
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| (b) Lands now dedicated to these purposes are not adequate |
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| to protect the
quality
of life and meet the needs of an |
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| expanding population.
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| (c) Natural areas, wetlands, forests, prairies, open |
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| spaces, and greenways
provide
critical habitat for fish and |
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| wildlife and are in need of protection.
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| (d) The opportunity to acquire lands that are available and |
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| appropriate for
these
purposes will gradually disappear as |
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| their cost correspondingly increases.
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| (e) It is desirable to encourage partnerships among |
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| federal, State, and
local
governments and not-for-profit |
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| corporations for the acquisition of land for
conservation and
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