Bill Text: IL SR0333 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Upon the adoption of SB1310, urges the Department of Natural Resources and the General Assembly to study the impact and the effectiveness of the Starved Rock State Park parking fee over a period of three years to determine if a parking fee should be enacted in all State Parks in Illinois.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SR0333 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SR0333-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Starved Rock Park is a State park located in
LaSalle County; and
WHEREAS, Starved Rock State Park has seen increased
visitation, with an average of 2.5 million visitors per year;
and
WHEREAS, Starved Rock State Park is the 11th most visited
park in the country; and
WHEREAS, Increased visitation to Starved Rock State Park
impacts the local emergency services, including ambulance and
fire & rescue teams; and
WHEREAS, Upon the passage of SB1310, the Department of
Natural Resources would be allowed to adopt a parking fee and
an annual pass at Starved Rock State Park to help mitigate
these issues, with 80 percent of the fee allocated to
infrastructure and 20 percent allocated to safety purposes; and
WHEREAS, Upon the passage of SB1310, LaSalle County
residents would be exempt from such fees to alleviate the
impact the increased visitation has on the local residents;
therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that upon the passage of
SB1310, we urge the Department of Natural Resources and the
General Assembly to study the impact and the effectiveness of
the Starved Rock State Park parking fee over a period of three
years to determine if a parking fee should be enacted in all
State Parks in Illinois.