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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 Chicago Park District Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 7.08a as follows:
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| 6 | | (70 ILCS 1505/7.08a new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 7.08a. Native butterfly garden. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
| 9 | | "Illinois native plants" means trees, shrubs, vines, |
| 10 | | ferns, flowers, forbs, sedges, grasses, and other plants |
| 11 | | growing in the State of Illinois before European settlement. |
| 12 | | "Illinois native plants" does not include exotic or noxious |
| 13 | | weeds regulated under the Illinois Noxious Weed Law or the |
| 14 | | Illinois Exotic Weed Act. |
| 15 | | "Native landscape" means an intentionally maintained area |
| 16 | | of trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, flowers, forbs, sedges, |
| 17 | | grasses, and other plants composed mainly of Illinois native |
| 18 | | plants. "Native landscape" does not include exotic or noxious |
| 19 | | weeds regulated under the Illinois Noxious Weed Law or the |
| 20 | | Illinois Exotic Weed Act. |
| 21 | | (b) The Chicago Park District shall, in collaboration with |
| 22 | | the botanic gardens authorized under the Forest Preserve |
| 23 | | Botanic Gardens Act, establish, maintain, and manage small |