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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0912 Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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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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| | SB0912 | | LRB098 05150 MRW 35181 b |
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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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