GRANBERG-WOOLARD. (CRONIN) 520 ILCS 10/7.1 new Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides that the Least brook lamprey, the Eastern massasauga, and the Indiana crayfish shall not be designated as endangered or threatened species. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 520 ILCS 10/7.1 new Adds reference to: 520 ILCS 10/5.5 new 520 ILCS 10/11 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides that under prescribed terms and conditions, the Department of Natural Resources may authorize a taking otherwise prohibited by the Act if the taking of the protected animal is incidental to and not the purpose of an otherwise lawful activity. Requires the applicant to submit a conservation plan and sets forth requirements of a plan. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that if the Department authorizes an incidental taking of a protected species, the Department must file a written decision explaining its conclusion that the taking should be authorized. Provides that in order to authorize an incidental taking, the Department must determine that, based on the best available scientific data, the taking will not reduce the likelihood of the survival of the endangered or protected species. Provides that the public must be given notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, the application for an incidental taking before the taking may be authorized. 99-02-19 H FIRST READING 99-02-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WOOLARD 99-02-19 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC CONSERV 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-004-000 HAGC 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-17 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-17 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-18 H RULES REFERS TO HAGC 99-03-18 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-19 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HAGC/009-004-000 99-03-19 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-22 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-22 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-22 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-23 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WOOLARD 99-03-23 H ADOPTED 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WOOLARD 99-03-23 H ADOPTED 99-03-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-23 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 080-029-004 99-03-24 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-24 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-25 99-03-24 S CHIEF SPONSOR CRONIN 99-03-24 S FIRST READING 99-03-24 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary