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 1        AN ACT concerning the Illinois River watershed.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois River Watershed Restoration  Act
 5    is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

 6        (20 ILCS 3967/20)
 7        Sec. 20. Duties of the Council.  The Council shall:
 8             (1)  periodically  review  activities  and  programs
 9        administered  by State and federal agencies that directly
10        impact the Illinois River Watershed;
11             (2)  work with local communities  and  organizations
12        to  encourage  partnerships  that  enhance  awareness and
13        capabilities to  address  watershed  and  water  resource
14        concerns   and  to  encourage  strategies  that  protect,
15        restore,  and   expand   critical   habitats   and   soil
16        conservation and water quality practices;
17             (3)  work   with   State  and  federal  agencies  to
18        optimize the expenditure of funds affecting the  Illinois
19        River Watershed;
20             (4)  advise and make recommendations to the Governor
21        and  State  agencies  on  ways  to  better coordinate the
22        expenditure of appropriated funds affecting the  Illinois
23        River Watershed, including Illinois River 2020;
24             (5)  encourage    local   communities   to   develop
25        watershed  management  plans   to   address   stormwater,
26        erosion,  flooding, sedimentation, and pollution problems
27        and shall encourage projects for the  natural  conveyance
28        and  storage  of floodwaters, the enhancement of wildlife
29        habitat  and  outdoor   recreation   opportunities,   the
30        recovery,  management,  and  conservation of the Illinois
31        River and its tributaries, the preservation of  farmland,
 
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 1        prairies, and forests, and the use of measurable economic
 2        development   efforts   that   are  compatible  with  the
 3        ecological health of the Watershed and this State; and
 4             (6)  help identify possible  sources  of  additional
 5        funding for watershed management projects; and
 6             (7)  advise and make recommendations to the Governor
 7        on funds and the priority of projects.
 8        To  the  extent  practical, the Council shall perform its
 9    duties in  accordance  with  the  Office  of  the  Lieutenant
10    Governor's  Integrated Management Plan for the Illinois River
11    Watershed Technical Report (1997).
12    (Source: P.A. 90-120, eff. 7-16-97.)

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

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