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Public Act 094-0516
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| HB0669 Enrolled |
LRB094 07540 JAM 37708 b |
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act is |
amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 155/4) (from Ch. 61, par. 404)
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Sec. 4. (a) There is created the Illinois Wildlife |
Preservation Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury. The |
Department of Revenue shall determine
annually the total amount |
contributed to such fund pursuant to this Act and
shall notify |
the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such amount to |
be
transferred to the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, and |
upon receipt of
such notification the State Comptroller shall |
transfer such amount.
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(b) The Department of Natural Resources shall deposit
any |
donations including federal reimbursements received for the |
purposes in the
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
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(c) The General Assembly may appropriate annually from the |
Illinois Wildlife
Preservation Fund such monies credited to |
such fund from the check-off
contribution system provided in |
this Act and from other funds received for the
purposes of this |
Act, to the Department of Natural Resources to be used for the
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purposes of preserving, protecting,
perpetuating and enhancing |
non-game wildlife in this State. Beginning with fiscal year |
2006, 5% of the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund must be |
committed to or expended on grants by the Department of Natural |
Resources for the maintenance of wildlife rehabilitation |
facilities that take care of threatened or endangered species. |
For purposes of calculating the 5%, the amount in the Fund is |
exclusive of any federal funds deposited in or credited to the |
Fund. The Department shall establish criteria for the grants by |
rules adopted in accordance with the Illinois Administrative |