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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB0236
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Sen. Todd Sieben SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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525 ILCS 35/3 |
from Ch. 85, par. 2103 |
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Amends the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Act. Requires that at least 10% of the appropriations for grants each fiscal year must be committed or expended with respect to land that is open for hunting.
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SB0236 |
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LRB094 06179 JAM 36245 b |
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| AN ACT concerning conservation.
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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 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development |
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| Act is amended by changing Section 3 as follows:
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| (525 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 85, par. 2103)
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| Sec. 3. From appropriations made from the Capital |
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| Development Fund,
Build Illinois Purposes Fund, Build Illinois |
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| Bond Fund or other
available or designated funds for such
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| purposes, the Department shall make grants to local governments |
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| as
financial assistance, on a reimbursement basis, for the |
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| capital
development and improvement of park, recreation or |
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| conservation
areas, marinas and shorelines, including planning |
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| and engineering costs, and for the
acquisition of open space |
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| lands, including
acquisition of easements and other property |
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| interests less than fee simple
ownership if the Department |
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| determines that such property
interests are sufficient to carry |
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| out the purposes of this Act, subject to
the conditions and |
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| limitations set forth in this Act.
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| No more than 10% of the amount so appropriated for any |
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| fiscal year may
be committed or expended on any one project |
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| described in an application
under this Act.
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| At least 10% of the amount so appropriated for any fiscal |
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| year must be committed or expended with respect to land that is |
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| open for hunting.
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| Any grant under this Act to a local government shall be |
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| conditioned upon
the state providing assistance on a 50/50 |
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| matching basis for the acquisition
of open space lands and for |
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| capital development
and improvement proposals.
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| (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
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