HB5541 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5541

Introduced , by Rep. Tim Butler

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 805/805-555

Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may assess specified consultation fees below $500.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-555 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-555)

Sec. 805-555. Consultation fees.

(a) For the purposes of this Section, "agency" shall have the meaning assigned in Section 1-20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.

(b) The Department shall assess up to a $500 fee for consultations conducted under subsection (b) of Section 11 of the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act and Section 17 of the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. The Department shall not assess any fee for consultations requested by a State agency or federal agency. Any fee assessed under this Section shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.

(c) The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.

(d) The monies deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.

(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)