Bill Text: IL HB0981 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB0981 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB0981-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB0981 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
745 ILCS 67/1
Amends the State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title and purpose.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased
Land Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
(745 ILCS 67/1)
Sec. 1. Short title; purpose. This Act may be cited as the
the State of Illinois Recreational Use of Leased Land Act.
The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land
through nominal leases to the State of Illinois Department of
Natural Resources to make land and water areas available to
members of the general public for recreational uses by limiting
their liability toward persons entering thereon for such uses.
(Source: P.A. 95-603, eff. 9-11-07.)