93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB3154

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 205/205-40.43 new

    Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Authorizes the Department to establish and implement a program to purchase agriculture conservation easements to protect agricultural land from development for other uses. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning the Department of Agriculture.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil
5 Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section
6 205-40.43 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 205/205-40.43 new)
8     Sec. 205-40.43. Purchase of agricultural conservation
9 easements. The Department of Agriculture may establish and
10 implement a program for the purchase of agricultural
11 conservation easements, including the purchase of development
12 rights from willing landowners, for the protection of
13 agricultural land from unnecessary conversion to other uses.
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.