Public Act 90-0809 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0809
HB0470 Enrolled LRB9002199DPcc
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Forestry Development Act by
changing Section 6a.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Forestry Development Act is
amended by changing Section 6a as follows:
(525 ILCS 15/6a) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9106a)
Sec. 6a. Illinois Forestry Development Council.
(a) The Illinois Forestry Development Council is hereby
recreated.
(b) The Council shall consist of 24 members appointed as
follows:
(1) four members of the General Assembly, one
appointed by the President of the Senate, one appointed
by the Senate Minority Leader, one appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one
appointed by the House Minority Leader;
(2) one member appointed by the Governor to
represent the Governor;
(3) the Directors of the Departments of Natural
Resources, Agriculture, and Commerce and Community
Affairs, the Executive Director of the Illinois Farm
Development Authority, and the Director of the Office of
Rural Affairs, or their designees;
(4) the chairman of the Department of Forestry or a
forestry academician, appointed by the Dean of
Agriculture at Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale;
(5) the head of the Department of Natural Resources
and Environmental Sciences or a forestry academician,
appointed by the Dean of Agriculture at the University of
Illinois;
(6) two members, appointed by the Governor, who
shall be private timber growers;
(7) one member, appointed by the president of the
Illinois Wood Products Association, who shall be involved
in primary forestry industry;
(8) one member, appointed by the president of the
Illinois Wood Products Association, who shall be involved
in secondary forestry industry;
(9) one member who is actively involved in
environmental issues, appointed by the Governor;
(10) the president of the Association of Illinois
Soil and Water Conservation Districts;
(11) two persons who are actively engaged in
farming, appointed by the Governor;
(12) one member, appointed by the Governor, whose
primary area of expertise is urban forestry;
(13) one member appointed by the President of the
Illinois Arborists Association;
(14) The Supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest
and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural
Resource Conservation Service's State Conservationist, ex
officio, or their designees.
(c) Members of the Council shall serve without
compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties which are not
otherwise reimbursed.
(d) The Council shall select from its membership a
chairperson and such other officers as it considers
necessary.
(e) Other individuals, agencies and organizations may be
invited to participate as deemed advisable by the Council.
(f) The Council shall study and evaluate the forestry
resources and forestry industry of Illinois. The Council
shall:
(1) determine the magnitude, nature and extent of
the State's forestry resources;
(2) determine current uses and project future
demand for forest products, services and benefits in
Illinois;
(3) determine and evaluate the ownership
characteristics of the State's forests, the motives for
forest ownership and the success of incentives necessary
to stimulate development of forest resources;
(4) determine the economic development and
management opportunities that could result from
improvements in local and regional forest product
marketing and from the establishment of new or additional
wood-related businesses in Illinois;
(5) confer with and offer assistance to the
Illinois Farm Development Authority relating to its
implementation of forest industry assistance programs
authorized by the Illinois Farm Development Act;
(6) determine the opportunities for increasing
employment and economic growth through development of
forest resources;
(7) determine the effect of current governmental
policies and regulations on the management of woodlands
and the location of wood products markets;
(8) determine the staffing and funding needs for
forestry and other conservation programs to support and
enhance forest resources development;
(9) determine the needs of forestry education
programs in this State;
(10) confer with and offer assistance to the
Department of Natural Resources relating to the
implementation of urban forestry assistance grants
pursuant to the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance
Act; and
(11) determine soil and water conservation benefits
and wildlife habitat enhancement opportunities that can
be promoted through approved forestry management plans.
(g) The Council shall report its findings and
recommendations for future State action to the General
Assembly no later than July 1 of each year, 1988.
(h) This Section 6a is repealed December 31, 2008 1998.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.