104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5730
 
Introduced 3/19/2026, by Rep. David Friess
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 805/805-585 new
20 ILCS 861/15
    Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Department of Natural Resources World Shooting and Recreational Complex Act. Provides that, subject to the requirements of State and federal law, the Department of Natural Resources may sell ammunition at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex and may contract the right to sell ammunition to a contractor in a public-private agreement. Directs that revenue from the sale of ammunition at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex by the Department or its contractor under a public-private agreement under this Section, except for operating and non-operating costs and expenses related to the sale of ammunition, shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund to the credit of a special account designated as the World Shooting and Recreational Complex Ammunition Account. Specifies that all moneys credited to the World Shooting and Recreational Complex Ammunition Account shall be used for any purposes related to the World Shooting and Recreational Complex and for no other purpose.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources 
5(Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 
6Illinois is amended by adding Section 805-585 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 805/805-585 new)
8    Sec. 805-585. World Shooting and Recreational Complex 
9ammunition sales. Subject to the requirements of State and 
10federal law and subject to Section 15 of the Department of 
11Natural Resources World Shooting and Recreational Complex Act, 
12the Department has the power to sell ammunition at the World 
13Shooting and Recreational Complex and to contract that right 
14to a contractor.
 
15    Section 10. The Department of Natural Resources World 
16Shooting and Recreational Complex Act is amended by changing 
17Section 15 as follows:
 
18    (20 ILCS 861/15)
19    Sec. 15. Authority to enter into public-private agreement; 
20ammunition sales. 
21    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, 
 
 
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1the Department, on behalf of the State, may enter into a 
2public-private agreement to develop, finance, lease, manage, 
3and operate the World Shooting and Recreational Complex on 
4behalf of the State, pursuant to which the contractors may 
5receive certain revenues, including management or user fees in 
6consideration of the payment of moneys to the State for that 
7right. 
8    (b) Subject to the requirements of State and federal law, 
9the Department may sell ammunition at the World Shooting and 
10Recreational Complex and may contract the right to sell 
11ammunition to a contractor in a public-private agreement. 
12Revenue from the sale of ammunition at the World Shooting and 
13Recreational Complex by the Department or its contractor under 
14a public-private agreement under this Section, except for 
15operating and non-operating costs and expenses related to the 
16sale of ammunition, shall be deposited into the State Parks 
17Fund to the credit of a special account designated as the World 
18Shooting and Recreational Complex Ammunition Account. All 
19moneys credited to the World Shooting and Recreational Complex 
20Ammunition Account shall be used for any purposes related to 
21the World Shooting and Recreational Complex and for no other 
22purposes. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
23affect the applicability or scope of any provision of the 
24Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the Criminal Code of 
252012, or any other law. 
26(Source: P.A. 103-447, eff. 8-4-23; revised 7-7-25.)