Bill Amendment: IL HB3455 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly

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Bill Title: DNR-VOLUNTEERS-TRAIL PROGRAM

Status: 2017-08-18 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0180 [HB3455 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB3455-House_Amendment_002.html

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Rep. Ryan Spain

Filed: 3/21/2017

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3455
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3455 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources
(Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
is amended by adding Section 805-45 as follows:
(20 ILCS 805/805-45 new)
Sec. 805-45. Adopt-a-Trail Program.
(a) The Department shall establish an "Adopt-a-Trail"
program that will allow volunteer groups to assist in
maintaining and enhancing trails on State owned land.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this Section, volunteer
groups in the Adopt-a-Trail program may adopt any available
trail or trail segment and may choose any one or more of the
following volunteer activities:
(1) spring cleanups;

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(2) accessibility projects;
(3) special events;
(4) trail maintenance, enhancement, or realignment;
(5) public information and assistance; or
(6) training.
The Department shall designate and approve specific
activities to be performed by a volunteer group in the
Adopt-a-Trail program which shall be executed with an approved
Adopt-a-Trail agreement. Volunteer services shall not include
work historically performed by Department employees, including
services that result in a reduction of hours or compensation or
that may be performed by an employee on layoff; nor shall
volunteer services be inconsistent with the terms of a
collective bargaining agreement. The Department may provide
for more than one volunteer group to adopt an eligible trail or
trail segment.
(c) If the Department operates other programs in the
vicinity of the trail that allows volunteers to participate in
the Department's Adopt-a-park program or other resource, the
Department shall coordinate these programs to provide for
efficient and effective volunteer programs in the area.
(d) A volunteer group that wishes to participate in the
Adopt-a-Trail program shall submit an application to the
Department on a form provided by the Department. Volunteer
groups shall agree to the following:
(1) volunteer groups participate in the program for at

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least a 2-year period;
(2) volunteer groups shall consist of at least 6 people
who are 18 years of age or older, unless the volunteer
group is a school or scout organization, in which case the
volunteers may be under 18 years of age, but supervised by
someone over the age of 18;
(3) volunteer groups shall contribute a total of at
least 200 service hours over a 2-year period;
(4) volunteer groups shall only execute Adopt-a-Trail
projects and activities after a volunteer project
agreement has been completed and approved by the
Department; and
(5) volunteer groups shall comply with all reasonable
requirements of the Department.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.".