Senate Sponsors: SIEBEN-WATSON-PHILIP-FITZGERALD-PARKER. House Sponsors: NOLAND-TURNER,JOHN Short description: HAZARDOUS WASTE RESEARCH CENTR Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code to make a technical change to a provision concerning the definition of "aquatic life". SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 515 ILCS 5/1-20 Adds reference to: 20 ILCS 415/4c from Ch. 127, par. 63b104c 20 ILCS 605/46.13a from Ch. 127, par. 46.13a 20 ILCS 608/15 20 ILCS 801/15-5 20 ILCS 801/20-5 20 ILCS 805/63a from Ch. 127, par. 63a 20 ILCS 805/63b1.2 new 20 ILCS 805/63b2.9 new 20 ILCS 1105/16 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7415 20 ILCS 1130/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6803 20 ILCS 1130/4 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6804 20 ILCS 1130/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6805 20 ILCS 1130/6 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 6806 30 ILCS 105/6z-32 40 ILCS 5/15-106 from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 15-106 110 ILCS 355/62 from Ch. 127, par. 62 225 ILCS 720/1.03 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.03 225 ILCS 720/1.04 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.04 225 ILCS 720/1.05 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7901.05 225 ILCS 720/2.08 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7902.08 225 ILCS 720/6.07 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.07 225 ILCS 720/6.08 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7906.08 225 ILCS 720/7.03 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.03 225 ILCS 720/7.04 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7907.04 225 ILCS 720/9.01 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7909.01 415 ILCS 85/3 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7953 415 ILCS 85/5 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7955 415 ILCS 115/10 515 ILCS 5/15-35 from Ch. 56, par. 15-35 520 ILCS 5/2.26 from Ch. 61, par. 2.26 Deletes everything. Amends Acts containing references to the Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center to rename the Center as the Waste Management and Research Center. Provides that the Office of Scientific Research Analysis, in addition to the duties listed, may perform other related research functions and responsibilities as may be appropriate, instead of as provided by law; and provides that the State museum is within that Office. Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that Conservation 2000 funds may be used to establish and protect ecosystems through technical assistance and grants to public and private landowners. Amends the Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act to transfer the functions of the Interagency Committee on Surface Mining Control and Reclamation to the Office of Mines and Minerals within the Department of Natural Resources beginning July 1, 1997. Provides that the Department shall not deny a permit based on certain violations of the Act resulting from unanticipated events or conditions. In the event of a violation of the Act and a forfeiture of a bond or deposit of a surface coal mining operator, provides for the use of funds appropriated under the Abandoned Mined Lands and Water Reclamation Act to cover costs of remediation that exceed the amount of the bond or deposit. Sets forth exceptions to the Department's duty to prepare a Land Report on the petition of an interested party. Deletes certain provisions relating to public notice and opportunity to be heard on the adoption, amendment, or repeal of Department rules. Amends the Fish and Aquatic Life Code to lengthen the commercial musseling season, eliminate certain harvesting methods, and to authorize commercial musseling in the Ohio river. Amends the Wildlife Code to provide that no bow and arrow device shall be carried with the arrow in the nocked position during hours when deer hunting is unlawful, deleting provision that bow and arrow must be cased, unstrung or otherwise made inoperable by a locking device. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Natural Resources) SB 304 will not increase or decrease revenues or cause to ex- pend any State funds. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 615/2 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5002 5 ILCS 615/10 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5010 225 ILCS 725/22.2 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5436 Replaces the title and adds provisions that amend the Oil and Gas Wells on Public Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas extraction activi- ties and the use of production equipment on land owned by the Depart- ment of Natural Resources and on other State-protected lands. Provides for the allocation of moneys received from oil and gas permitting or licensing relating to Department of Natural Resources lands that have not been purchased with moneys from the Wildlife and Fish Fund and moneys received from the integration of those lands. Amends the Illinois Oil and Gas Act to prohibit integration of interests in an established drilling unit if one owner is the Department of Natural Resources, unless the Department determines, following a comprehen- sive environmental impact review, that no substantial or irreversible detrimental harm will occur on Department lands as a result of any proposed activities relating to mineral extraction. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: 97-10-30 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status