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Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 3/15/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1042
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1042 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas |
| 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
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| 6 | | (745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
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| 7 | | Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise |
| 8 | | requires:
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| 9 | | (a) "Land" includes land, roads, water, watercourses, |
| 10 | | private ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or |
| 11 | | equipment when attached to the
realty, but does not include a |
| 12 | | dwelling and the property immediately adjacent to and |
| 13 | | surrounding the dwelling that is used primarily for activities |
| 14 | | associated with the occupancy of the dwelling as a living space |
| 15 | | residential buildings or residential property.
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| 16 | | (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, |
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| 1 | | whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois |
| 2 | | and its political
subdivisions, or person in control of the |
| 3 | | premises.
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| 4 | | (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means: |
| 5 | | (1) entry by individuals or members of the public onto the |
| 6 | | land of another to conduct fishing, hunting, or recreational |
| 7 | | shooting or a combination thereof or any activity solely |
| 8 | | related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting; or .
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| 9 | | (2) entry by the general public onto the land of another |
| 10 | | for any activity undertaken for conservation, resource |
| 11 | | management, exercise, education, relaxation, or pleasure. |
| 12 | | (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go |
| 13 | | upon the
land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish |
| 14 | | or other products of
recreational use; or benefits to or |
| 15 | | arising from the recreational use; or
contributions in kind, |
| 16 | | services or cash made for the purpose of properly
conserving |
| 17 | | the land.
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| 18 | | (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, |
| 19 | | maturity, or
experience, who enters upon or uses land for |
| 20 | | recreational purposes.
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| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 23 | | becoming law.".
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