103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3704
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Karina Villa
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
    Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources to execute and deliver a quit claim deed to Shabbonna Lake State Park in DeKalb County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning property.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. Property. In consideration of the lands 
5reserved for Chief Shab-eh-nay by the Treaty of Prairie du 
6Chien of July 29, 1829, as well as the Prairie Band Potawatomi 
7Nation's historic connection to those lands and the 
8surrounding area, the Director of the Department of Natural 
9Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, shall convey to 
10the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation a quit claim deed to the 
11Shabbonna Lake State Park located in DeKalb County, to wit:
 
12    Parcels 13-22-200-008, 13-22-200-009, 13-22-200-010, 
13    13-23-300-008, 13-23-400-012, 13-25-100-014, 
14    13-26-100-015, 13-26-100-016, 13-27-200-004, so long as 
15    the conveyance to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation does 
16    not violate any federal funding restrictions, nor violate 
17    the terms of any federal grant, nor require the Department 
18    to reimburse, refund, or provide replacement land to the 
19    federal government (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
20    National Park Service, or the U.S. Department of the 
21    Interior) for federal grant funds awarded to the 
22    Department to acquire property, construct infrastructure, 
23    and enhance the natural habitat or provide recreational 
 
 
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1    opportunities for public use at the Shabbona Lake State 
2    Park.
 
3    Section 10. The conveyance of real property authorized by 
4Section 5 shall be made subject to existing public utilities, 
5existing public roads, and any and all reservations, 
6easements, encumbrances, covenants, and restrictions of 
7record.
 
8    Section 15. The Director of Natural Resources shall obtain 
9a certified copy of this Act within 60 days after its effective 
10date. The Department shall ensure that a certified copy of 
11this Act and any quit claim deed executed pursuant to this Act 
12that is provided to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall 
13be recorded by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in the 
14recorder's office in the county in which the land is located.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
16becoming law.