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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2421 Introduced 2/15/2023, by Rep. Martin McLaughlin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall share the results of pathogen testing of ticks from State parks with the Department of Natural Resources annually. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall thereafter
obtain, install, and maintain signs at all State-managed parks and outdoor recreation areas and facilities,
including, but not limited to, recreational trail entryways, campgrounds, and any other location as defined and determined
by the Department of Natural Resources as necessary and reflective of the results of the Department of Public Health's tick surveillance and pathogen testing,
warning individuals that ticks may be found in the area and cause
Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases. The Department
of Natural Resources may use models already in use throughout the State or in another
state or any model the Department of Natural Resources determines
appropriate when determining the design and content for such signage. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2421 | | LRB103 25551 RLC 51900 b |
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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 |
| 6 | | Illinois is amended by adding Section 805-570 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 805/805-570 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 805-570. Lyme and other tick-borne disease warning
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| 9 | | signs. The Department of Public Health shall share the results |
| 10 | | of pathogen testing of ticks from State parks with the |
| 11 | | Department annually. The Department shall thereafter
obtain, |
| 12 | | install, and maintain signs at all State-managed parks and |
| 13 | | outdoor recreation areas and facilities,
including, but not |
| 14 | | limited to, recreational trail entryways, campgrounds, and any |
| 15 | | other location as defined and determined
by the Department as |
| 16 | | necessary and reflective of the results of the Department of |
| 17 | | Public Health's tick surveillance and pathogen testing,
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| 18 | | warning individuals that ticks may be found in the area and |
| 19 | | cause
Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases. The |
| 20 | | Department
may use models already in use throughout the State |
| 21 | | or in another
state or any model the Department determines
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| 22 | | appropriate when determining the design and content for such |
| 23 | | signage.
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