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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4897 Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Jim Durkin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 525 ILCS 10/2 | from Ch. 5, par. 932 |
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Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Makes a technical change concerning the
definition of "exotic weeds".
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB4897 | | LRB102 25656 NLB 34948 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning conservation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Exotic Weed Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (525 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 932)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2. Definition. Exotic weeds are plants not native to |
| 8 | | North
America which, when planted either spread vegetatively |
| 9 | | or naturalize and
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degrade natural communities, reduce the |
| 10 | | value of fish and wildlife habitat,
or threaten an Illinois |
| 11 | | endangered or threatened species. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 85-150.)
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