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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning agriculture.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Farmland Transition Commission Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Farmland Transition Commission; membership |
| 7 | | duties. |
| 8 | | (a) The Department of Agriculture shall establish a |
| 9 | | Farmland Transition Commission to examine current barriers |
| 10 | | individuals ages 25 through 40 face when trying to purchase or |
| 11 | | access farmland, review current incentives and policies to |
| 12 | | encourage the transfer of farmland to current or prospective |
| 13 | | farmers between the ages of 25 through 40, and to make |
| 14 | | recommendations on possible incentives or policies to assist |
| 15 | | these individuals in purchasing or accessing farmland. |
| 16 | | (b) Members of the Commission shall include: |
| 17 | | (1) the Director of Agriculture or the Director's |
| 18 | | designee, who shall serve as chair of the Commission; |
| 19 | | (2) the Director of Natural Resources or the |
| 20 | | Director's designee; |
| 21 | | (3) one member representing the University of Illinois |
| 22 | | Extension, appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 23 | | (4) the State Treasurer or the State Treasurer's |
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| 1 | | designee; |
| 2 | | (5) one member of an association representing farmers, |
| 3 | | appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 4 | | (6) one member of an association representing corn |
| 5 | | growers, appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 6 | | (7) one member of an association representing soybean |
| 7 | | growers, appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 8 | | (8) one member of an association representing pork |
| 9 | | producers, appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 10 | | (9) one member of an association representing beef |
| 11 | | producers, appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 12 | | (10) one member representing specialty growers, |
| 13 | | appointed by the Director of Agriculture; |
| 14 | | (11) one member of the House of Representatives, |
| 15 | | appointed by the Speaker of the House; |
| 16 | | (12) one member of the House of Representatives, |
| 17 | | appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; |
| 18 | | (13) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate |
| 19 | | President; |
| 20 | | (14) one member of the Senate, appointed by the Senate |
| 21 | | Minority Leader; and |
| 22 | | (15) four members who are farmers between the ages of |
| 23 | | 25 and 40 from different regions of the State, appointed |
| 24 | | by the Director of Agriculture. |
| 25 | | (c) Commission members shall serve without compensation. |
| 26 | | (d) The Commission shall meet at least on a quarterly |
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| 1 | | basis. |
| 2 | | (e) The Commission shall file a report annually with the |
| 3 | | Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1 of |
| 4 | | each year on its recommendations for possible incentives to |
| 5 | | assist young farmers between the ages of 25 and 40 in acquiring |
| 6 | | access to farmland in the State. |
| 7 | | (f) The Department of Agriculture shall provide |
| 8 | | administrative and other support to the Commission as needed. |
| 9 | | (g) The Commission is dissolved and this Section is |
| 10 | | repealed on December 31, 2031. |
