Bill Text: IL HB2425 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides that a permit for incidental taking under the Act shall not be required: (1) on land that is subject to and for activities that are implemented in compliance with a federal Candidate Conservation Agreement or Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973; or (2) for covered conservation practices conducted in this State within a federal program authorized under a Conference Report under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 on land subject to that program. Provides that upon an automatic listing of a federally-listed species, the Endangered Species Protection Board shall immediately publish a notice for a public hearing and conduct a hearing within 14 days of the automatic listing. Provides that the listing, delisting, or change of listing status for any non-federally listed species shall be made only after a public hearing. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 22-4)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-12 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner [HB2425 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2425-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act | ||||||
5 | is amended by changing Section 7 and by adding Section 5.6 as | ||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (520 ILCS 10/5.6 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 5.6. Federal pre-Listing agreements and conference | ||||||
9 | reports. A permit for incidental taking under Section 5.5 shall | ||||||
10 | not be required: | ||||||
11 | (1) on land that is subject to and for activities that are | ||||||
12 | implemented in compliance with a federal Candidate | ||||||
13 | Conservation Agreement or Candidate Conservation Agreement | ||||||
14 | with Assurances approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife | ||||||
15 | Service under Section 10 of the federal Endangered Species Act | ||||||
16 | of 1973; or | ||||||
17 | (2) for covered conservation practices conducted in this | ||||||
18 | State within a federal program under a Conference Report | ||||||
19 | authorized under Section 7 of the federal Endangered Species | ||||||
20 | Act of 1973 on land subject to that program.
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21 | (520 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 337)
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22 | Sec. 7.
Any species or subspecies of animal or plant |
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1 | designated as
endangered or threatened by the Secretary of the | ||||||
2 | Interior of the United
States pursuant to the Endangered | ||||||
3 | Species Act of 1973, P.L. 93-205, as
amended, shall be | ||||||
4 | automatically listed as an endangered or threatened
species | ||||||
5 | under this Act and thereby placed on the Illinois List by the | ||||||
6 | Board
without notice or public hearing . Upon an automatic | ||||||
7 | listing of a federally-listed species, the Board shall | ||||||
8 | immediately publish a notice for an informational hearing in | ||||||
9 | accordance with this Section and conduct said hearing within 14 | ||||||
10 | day of the automatic listing. The Board may list, as endangered
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11 | or threatened, species of
animals or plants which have | ||||||
12 | reproduced in or otherwise significantly used,
as in migration | ||||||
13 | or overwintering, the area which is now the State of
Illinois, | ||||||
14 | if there is scientific evidence that the species qualify as
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15 | endangered or threatened as these terms are defined in this | ||||||
16 | Act.
The Board may delist any non-federally-listed species
for | ||||||
17 | which it finds satisfactory scientific evidence that
its wild | ||||||
18 | or natural
populations are no longer endangered or threatened. | ||||||
19 | Listing,
delisting , or change of listing status for any | ||||||
20 | non-federally listed species shall be made only after a public | ||||||
21 | hearing.
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22 | Notice of such hearing shall be published at least 7 days | ||||||
23 | before the
hearing in a newspaper of general circulation | ||||||
24 | throughout the state and
shall be mailed to any person who has, | ||||||
25 | in writing
requested such notice
from the agency holding the | ||||||
26 | hearing. All
persons heard or represented at a hearing and all |
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1 | persons who
requested from the responsible agency notice of | ||||||
2 | such hearing, shall be
given a written summary of any action
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3 | taken by the Board or Department relative to the hearing | ||||||
4 | subject.
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5 | Upon listing or delisting or change of listing
status by | ||||||
6 | the Board, the Director shall file a certified copy of the | ||||||
7 | names
of the species so
listed, delisted or changed with the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State
as provided in "The Illinois Administrative
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9 | Procedure Act", approved September 22, 1975, as amended.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 84-1065.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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