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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0669
Introduced 01/28/05, by Rep. Thomas Holbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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30 ILCS 155/4 |
from Ch. 61, par. 404 |
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Amends the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act. Beginning with fiscal year 2006, provides that 5% of each fiscal year's appropriations from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund must be committed to or expended on grants by the Department of Natural Resources for the construction or maintenance of wildlife rehabilitation facilities for endangered species. Requires that the Department establish grant criteria by rule before January 1, 2006. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0669 |
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LRB094 07540 JAM 37708 b |
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 61, par. 404)
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| Sec. 4. (a) There is created the Illinois Wildlife |
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| Preservation Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury. The |
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| Department of Revenue shall determine
annually the total amount |
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| contributed to such fund pursuant to this Act and
shall notify |
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| the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such amount to |
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| be
transferred to the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, and |
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| upon receipt of
such notification the State Comptroller shall |
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| transfer such amount.
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| (b) The Department of Natural Resources shall deposit
any |
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| donations including federal reimbursements received for the |
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| purposes in the
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
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| (c) The General Assembly may appropriate annually from the |
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| Illinois Wildlife
Preservation Fund such monies credited to |
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| such fund from the check-off
contribution system provided in |
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| this Act and from other funds received for the
purposes of this |
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| Act, to the Department of Natural Resources to be used for the
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| purposes of preserving, protecting,
perpetuating and enhancing |
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| non-game wildlife in this State. Beginning with fiscal year |
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| 2006, 5% of each fiscal year's appropriations from the Illinois |
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| Wildlife Preservation Fund must be committed to or expended on |
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| grants by the Department of Natural Resources for the |
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| construction or maintenance of wildlife rehabilitation |
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| facilities that take care of endangered species. The Department |
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| shall establish criteria for the grants by rules adopted in |
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| accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act |
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| before January 1, 2006. However, no amount
appropriated from |