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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | is amended by changing Sections 805-40 and 805-45 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 805/805-40) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a41)
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8 | Sec. 805-40. Adopt-A-Park program. The
Department shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | establish and maintain
Adopt-A-Park programs
with individual | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | or group volunteers, if requested by an individual or group | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | volunteers, in an effort to reduce and remove litter
from parks | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | and park lands and to provide other services. The Department | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | shall retain the ability to approve or deny an individual or | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | group volunteer's request; however, the Department must state | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the reason for the request denial. These programs shall include | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | but not be limited to
the following:
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17 | (1) Providing and coordinating services by volunteers | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | to reduce
the amount of litter, including providing trash | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | bags and trash bag pickup and,
in designated areas where | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | volunteers may be in close proximity to moving
vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Individuals or volunteers must bring their own reflective | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | safety gear.
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23 | (2) The Department shall provide a certificate of |
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1 | appreciation to individual or group volunteers as | ||||||
2 | recognition of their Adopt-A-Park efforts at a particular | ||||||
3 | Department site.
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4 | (3) Volunteer services shall not include work | ||||||
5 | historically performed by Department employees, including | ||||||
6 | services that result in a reduction of hours or | ||||||
7 | compensation or that may be performed by an employee on | ||||||
8 | layoff; nor shall volunteer services be inconsistent with | ||||||
9 | the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. | ||||||
10 | (4) A volunteer may bring his or her own light | ||||||
11 | equipment, including, but not limited to, a lawn mower, | ||||||
12 | chainsaw, or other appropriate equipment to carry out | ||||||
13 | functions granted by the Department at his or her own risk, | ||||||
14 | so long as it does not interfere with work historically | ||||||
15 | performed by Department employees. | ||||||
16 | The State and the Department,
its directors, employees, and | ||||||
17 | agents shall not be liable
for any damages or injury suffered | ||||||
18 | by any person resulting from his or her
participation in the | ||||||
19 | program or from the actions or activities of the
volunteers, | ||||||
20 | except in cases of willful and wanton misconduct. Any group and | ||||||
21 | its individual members who wish to volunteer or any individual | ||||||
22 | who wishes to volunteer is required to execute a general | ||||||
23 | release and hold harmless agreement before beginning any | ||||||
24 | volunteer activity or work. An officer, director, or other | ||||||
25 | representative of any group shall also be required to execute a | ||||||
26 | general release and hold harmless on behalf of a group. The |
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1 | agreement shall be prepared and provided by the Department. | ||||||
2 | By engaging in volunteer activities under this Act, | ||||||
3 | volunteers fully acknowledge and understand that there shall be | ||||||
4 | neither any (1) promise or expectation of compensation of any | ||||||
5 | type, including benefits, nor (2) creation of an | ||||||
6 | employer-employee relationship. The Prevailing Wage Act and | ||||||
7 | the administrative rules adopted thereunder, 56 Ill. Adm. Code | ||||||
8 | 100, shall not apply to any Department project or job in which | ||||||
9 | volunteers are utilized under the Adopt-A-Park program. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 97-1082, eff. 8-24-12.)
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11 | (20 ILCS 805/805-45) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 805-45. Adopt-a-Trail program. | ||||||
13 | (a) The Department shall establish an " Adopt-a-Trail " | ||||||
14 | program that will allow volunteer groups to assist in | ||||||
15 | maintaining and enhancing trails on State owned land. | ||||||
16 | (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, volunteer | ||||||
17 | groups in the Adopt-a-Trail program may adopt any available | ||||||
18 | trail or trail segment and may choose any one or more of the | ||||||
19 | following volunteer activities: | ||||||
20 | (1) spring cleanups; | ||||||
21 | (2) accessibility projects; | ||||||
22 | (3) special events; | ||||||
23 | (4) trail maintenance, enhancement, or realignment; | ||||||
24 | (5) public information and assistance; or | ||||||
25 | (6) training. |
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1 | The Department shall designate and approve specific | ||||||
2 | activities to be performed by a volunteer group in the | ||||||
3 | Adopt-a-Trail program which shall be executed with an approved | ||||||
4 | Adopt-a-Trail agreement. Volunteer services shall not include | ||||||
5 | work historically performed by Department employees, including | ||||||
6 | services that result in a reduction of hours or compensation or | ||||||
7 | that may be performed by an employee on layoff , ; nor shall | ||||||
8 | volunteer services be inconsistent with the terms of a | ||||||
9 | collective bargaining agreement. A volunteer may bring his or | ||||||
10 | her own light equipment, including, but not limited to, a lawn | ||||||
11 | mower, chainsaw, or other appropriate equipment to carry out | ||||||
12 | functions granted by the Department at his or her own risk, so | ||||||
13 | long as it does not interfere with work historically performed | ||||||
14 | by Department employees. The Department may provide for more | ||||||
15 | than one volunteer group to adopt an eligible trail or trail | ||||||
16 | segment. | ||||||
17 | (c) If the Department operates other programs in the | ||||||
18 | vicinity of the trail that allows volunteers to participate in | ||||||
19 | the Department's Adopt-A-Park Adopt-a-park program or other | ||||||
20 | resource, the Department shall coordinate these programs to | ||||||
21 | provide for efficient and effective volunteer programs in the | ||||||
22 | area. | ||||||
23 | (d) A volunteer group that wishes to participate in the | ||||||
24 | Adopt-a-Trail program shall submit an application to the | ||||||
25 | Department on a form provided by the Department. Volunteer | ||||||
26 | groups shall agree to the following: |
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1 | (1) volunteer groups shall participate in the program | ||||||
2 | for at least a 2-year period; | ||||||
3 | (2) volunteer groups shall consist of at least 6 people | ||||||
4 | who are 18 years of age or older, unless the volunteer | ||||||
5 | group is a school or scout organization, in which case the | ||||||
6 | volunteers may be under 18 years of age, but supervised by | ||||||
7 | someone over the age of 18; | ||||||
8 | (3) volunteer groups shall contribute a total of at | ||||||
9 | least 200 service hours over a 2-year period; | ||||||
10 | (4) volunteer groups shall only execute Adopt-a-Trail | ||||||
11 | projects and activities after a volunteer project | ||||||
12 | agreement has been completed and approved by the | ||||||
13 | Department; and | ||||||
14 | (5) volunteer groups shall comply with all reasonable | ||||||
15 | requirements of the Department.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 100-180, eff. 8-18-17; revised 10-5-17.)
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