Bill Text: IL HB2701 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative policy of the Act.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB2701 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB2701-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB2701 Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
525 ILCS 33/5
Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the legislative policy of the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning conservation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Open Land Trust Act is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
(525 ILCS 33/5)
Sec. 5. Policy.
(a) The The provision of lands for the conservation of
natural resources and public recreation promote the public
health, prosperity, and general welfare and are proper
responsibilities of State government.
(b) Lands now dedicated to these purposes are not adequate
to protect the quality of life and meet the needs of an
expanding population.
(c) Natural areas, wetlands, forests, prairies, open
spaces, and greenways provide critical habitat for fish and
wildlife and are in need of protection.
(d) The opportunity to acquire lands that are available and
appropriate for these purposes will gradually disappear as
their cost correspondingly increases.
(e) It is desirable to encourage partnerships among
federal, State, and local governments and not-for-profit
corporations for the acquisition of land for conservation and

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recreation purposes.
(f) It is necessary and desirable to provide assistance in
the form of grants and loans to units of local government to
acquire lands that have significant conservation and
recreation attributes.
(Source: P.A. 91-220, eff. 7-21-99.)