104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2012
 
Introduced 2/6/2025, by Sen. Steve Stadelman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 835/3b
    If and only if Senate Bill 867 of the 103rd General Assembly becomes law, amends the State Parks Act. Provides that the land management agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and other necessary parties for the purpose of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation shall contain restrictions on gaming operations. Effective immediately or on the date Senate Bill 867 of the 103rd General Assembly becomes law, whichever is later.


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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. If and only if Senate Bill 867 of the 103rd 
5General Assembly becomes law, then the State Parks Act is 
6amended by changing Section 3b as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 835/3b)
8    Sec. 3b. Shabbona Lake and State Park; land management 
9agreement.
10    (a) The Department of Natural Resources may enter into a 
11land management agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi 
12Nation and other necessary parties for the purpose of 
13managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed 
14to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act 
15of the 103rd General Assembly. Any such agreement shall 
16contain the purpose, powers, rights, objectives, and 
17responsibilities of each contracting party; restrictions on 
18gaming operations; and a requirement that the land conveyed by 
19this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly remain open 
20for public recreation during the term of any such agreement. 
21All agreements entered into pursuant to this Section shall be 
22subject to the written approval of the Director of Natural 
23Resources.
 
 
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1    (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural 
2Resources may use State resources for the management, 
3maintenance, and operation of the real property conveyed to 
4the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act in 
5accordance with the land management agreement that it executes 
6with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under this Section.
7    (c) In this Section, "land management agreement" means one 
8or more agreements, or set of agreements, made for the purpose 
9of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property 
10conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this 
11amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
12(Source: 10300SB0867enr.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
14becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 867 of the 103rd 
15General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.