Public Act 096-1518
 
SB0902 EnrolledLRB096 06976 JDS 17062 b

    AN ACT concerning fish.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
changing Section 1-230 as follows:
 
    (515 ILCS 5/1-230)  (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)
    Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money
received. All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature
derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters,
or both under the jurisdiction or control of the Department,
and all penalties collected under this Code shall be deposited
into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special
fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish Fund; except that
fees derived solely from the sale of salmon stamps, income from
art contests for the salmon stamp, including income from the
sale of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of
money for the conservation and propagation of salmon shall be
deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special
fund to be known as the Salmon Fund; and except that fees
derived solely from the sale of state migratory waterfowl
stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for
the conservation and propagation of waterfowl, shall be
deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special
fund to be known as the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
All interest that accrues from moneys in the Wildlife and Fish
Fund, the Salmon Fund, and the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
Fund shall be retained in those funds respectively. Except for
the additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the
Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois, appropriations from the
Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the Department for
the carrying out of the powers and functions vested by law in
the Department for the administration and management of fish
and wildlife resources of this State for such activities as (i)
the purchase of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges,
preserves, and public shooting and fishing grounds; (ii) the
purchase and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild
birds, and wild mammals; (iii) the rescuing, restoring and
distributing of fish; (iv) the maintenance of wildlife refuges
or preserves, public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds,
and fish hatcheries; and (v) the feeding and care of wild
birds, wild mammals, and fish. Appropriations from the Salmon
Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely for
the conservation and propagation of salmon, including
construction, operation, and maintenance of a cold water
hatchery, and for payment of the costs of printing salmon
stamps, the expenses incurred in acquiring salmon stamp
designs, and the expenses of producing reprints.
    Appropriations from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely for
the following purposes:
        (a) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
    migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts,
    donations, grants, and bequests of money for the
    conservation and propagation of waterfowl for projects
    approved by the Department shall be used for the purpose of
    attracting waterfowl and improving public migratory
    waterfowl areas within the State. These projects may
    include the repair, maintenance, and operation of these
    areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck
    Stamp Committee; but none of the moneys spent within the
    State shall be used for administrative expenses.
        (b) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
    migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the
    Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for the
    development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
    Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically
    provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway. Before
    turning over any moneys from the State Migratory Waterfowl
    Stamp Fund, the Department shall obtain evidence that the
    project is acceptable to the appropriate governmental
    agency of the Dominion of Canada or the United States or of
    one of its Provinces or States having jurisdiction over the
    lands and waters affected by the project and shall consult
    those agencies and the State Duck Stamp Committee for
    approval before allocating funds.
(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08; 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.