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Public Act 096-1518
Public Act 1518 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 096-1518
| | SB0902 Enrolled | LRB096 06976 JDS 17062 b |
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| 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.
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Effective Date: 2/4/2011
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