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| Public Act 094-0313 |
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AN ACT concerning recreation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | ||||
(Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||||
is amended by changing Section 805-305 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 805/805-305) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a23)
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Sec. 805-305. Campsites and housing facilities. The
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Department has the power to provide facilities for
overnight | ||||
tent and trailer camp sites and to provide suitable housing
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facilities for student and juvenile overnight camping groups. | ||||
The Department
of Natural Resources may regulate, by | ||||
administrative
order, the fees to be charged for tent and | ||||
trailer camping units at individual
park areas based upon the | ||||
facilities available. However, for campsites with
access to | ||||
showers or electricity, any Illinois resident who is age 62 or | ||||
older
or has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of | ||||
the Illinois
Identification Card Act shall be charged only | ||||
one-half of the camping fee
charged to the general public | ||||
during the period Monday through Thursday of any
week and shall | ||||
be charged the same camping fee as the general public on all
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other days. For campsites without access to showers or | ||||
electricity, no camping
fee authorized by this Section shall be | ||||
charged to any resident of Illinois who
has a Class 2 | ||||
disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois
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Identification Card Act. For campsites without access to | ||||
showers or
electricity, no camping fee authorized by this | ||||
Section shall be charged to any
resident of Illinois who is age | ||||
62 or older for
the use of a camp site unit during the period | ||||
Monday through Thursday of any
week. No camping fee authorized | ||||
by this Section shall be charged to any
resident of Illinois | ||||
who is a disabled veteran or a former prisoner of
war, as | ||||
defined in Section 5 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act.
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No camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to | ||
any
resident of Illinois after returning from service abroad or | ||
mobilization by the President of the United States as an active | ||
duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois | ||
National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed | ||
Forces for the amount of time that the active duty member spent | ||
in service abroad or mobilized if the person applies for a pass | ||
at the Department office in Springfield within 2 years of | ||
returning and provides verification of service or mobilization | ||
to the Department; any portion of a year that the active duty | ||
member spent in service abroad or mobilized shall count as a | ||
full year. Nonresidents shall be charged the same fees as are | ||
authorized for the general
public regardless of age. The | ||
Department shall provide by regulation for
suitable proof of | ||
age, or either a valid driver's license or a "Golden Age
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Passport" issued by the federal government shall be acceptable | ||
as proof of
age. The Department shall further provide by | ||
regulation that notice of
these
reduced admission fees be | ||
posted in a conspicuous place and manner.
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Reduced fees authorized in this Section shall not apply to | ||
any charge for
utility service.
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(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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Section 10. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||
adding Section 20-47 as follows: | ||
(515 ILCS 5/20-47 new)
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Sec. 20-47. Military members returning from mobilization | ||
and service outside the United States. | ||
(a) After returning from service abroad or mobilization by | ||
the President of the United States as an active duty member of | ||
the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or | ||
the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces, an Illinois | ||
resident may fish as permitted by this Code without paying any | ||
fees required to obtain a fishing license for the time period | ||
prescribed by subsection (b) of this Section if the Illinois | ||
resident applies for a license within 2 years of returning from | ||
service abroad or mobilization. The applicant shall provide | ||
verification of service or mobilization to the Department at | ||
the Department's office in Springfield. | ||
(b) For each year that an applicant is an active duty | ||
member pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, the | ||
applicant shall receive one free fishing license. For the | ||
purposes of this determination, if the period of active duty is | ||
a portion of a year (for example, one year and 3 months), the | ||
applicant will be credited with a full year for the portion of | ||
a year served. | ||
(c) The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||
suitable verification of service or mobilization under | ||
subsection (a) of this Section. | ||
Section 15. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section | ||
3.1-4 as follows: | ||
(520 ILCS 5/3.1-4 new) | ||
Sec. 3.1-4. Military members returning from mobilization | ||
and service outside the United States. | ||
(a) After returning from service abroad or mobilization by | ||
the President of the United States as an active duty member of | ||
the United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or | ||
the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces, an Illinois | ||
resident may hunt any of the species protected by Section 2.2 | ||
of this Code without paying any fees required to obtain a | ||
hunting license for the time period prescribed by subsection | ||
(b) of this Section if the Illinois resident applies for a | ||
license within 2 years of returning from service abroad or | ||
mobilization. The applicant shall provide verification of | ||
service or mobilization to the Department at the Department's | ||
office in Springfield. | ||
(b) For each year that an applicant is an active duty | ||
member pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, the | ||
applicant shall receive one free hunting license, one free Deer | ||
Hunting Permit as provided in Section 2.26 of this Code and | ||
rules adopted pursuant to that Section, and one free State | ||
Habitat Stamp. For the purposes of this determination, if the | ||
period of active duty is a portion of a year (for example, one | ||
year and 3 months), the applicant will be credited with a full | ||
year for the portion of a year served. | ||
(c) The Department shall establish what constitutes | ||
suitable verification of service or mobilization under | ||
subsection (a) of this Section.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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