HB4718 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4718

Introduced 2/6/2024, by Rep. Mark L. Walker

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to execute and deliver a quitclaim deed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for specified real property located in DeKalb County, subject to specified conditions. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning property.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. In consideration of the lands reserved for Chief Shab-eh-nay by the Treaty of Prairie du Chien of July 29, 1829, as well as the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's historic connection to those lands and the surrounding area, the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, shall convey to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation a quit claim deed to the Shabbona Lake State Park located in DeKalb County namely:

Parcels 13-22-200-008, 13-22-200-009, 13-22-200-010, 13-23-300-008, 13-23-400-012, 13-25-100-014, 13-26-100-015, 13-26-100-016, 13-27-200-004, so long as the conveyance to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation does not violate any federal funding restrictions, nor violate the terms of any federal grant, nor require the Department to reimburse, refund, or provide replacement land to the federal government (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or the U.S. Department of the Interior) for federal grant funds awarded to the Department to acquire property, construct infrastructure and enhance the natural habitat or provide recreational opportunities for public use at the Shabbona Lake State Park.

Section 10. The conveyance of real property authorized by Section 5 shall be made subject to existing public utilities, existing public roads, and any and all reservations, easements, encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of record.

Section 15. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain a certified copy of this Act within 60 days after its effective date. The Department of Natural Resources shall ensure that a certified copy of this Act and any quit claim deed executed pursuant to this Act that is provided to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall be recorded by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in the Recorder's Office of the county in which the land is located.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.