Bill Text: IL HB2240 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative policy of the Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2240 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB2240-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning conservation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Open Land Trust Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5 as follows:
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6 | (525 ILCS 33/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Policy.
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8 | (a) The
The provision of lands for the conservation of | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | natural resources and
public recreation promote the public | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | health, prosperity, and general welfare
and are proper
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11 | responsibilities of State government. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) Lands now dedicated to these purposes are not adequate | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | to protect the
quality
of life and meet the needs of an | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | expanding population.
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15 | (c) Natural areas, wetlands, forests, prairies, open | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | spaces, and greenways
provide
critical habitat for fish and | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | wildlife and are in need of protection.
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18 | (d) The opportunity to acquire lands that are available and | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | appropriate for
these
purposes will gradually disappear as | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | their cost correspondingly increases.
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21 | (e) It is desirable to encourage partnerships among | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | federal, State, and
local
governments and not-for-profit | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | corporations for the acquisition of land for
conservation and
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1 | recreation purposes.
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2 | (f) It is necessary and desirable to provide assistance in | ||||||
3 | the form of
grants
and loans to units of local government to | ||||||
4 | acquire lands that have significant
conservation and | ||||||
5 | recreation attributes.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 91-220, eff. 7-21-99.)
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