95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0636


 
Introduced 2/6/2007, by Rep. Rich Brauer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













20 ILCS 3405/10.5 new









    Amends the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Act. Requires the Illinois
Historic Preservation
Agency to keep the following State historic sites open to the public 7 days per
week: Black Hawk
State Historic Site, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Fort Kaskaskia State
Historic Site, U.S.
Grant Home State Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Office State Historic Site,
Lincoln Log
Cabin State Historic Site, Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Lincoln's
Tomb State Historic
Site, Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, and Old State Capitol State
Historic
Site. Effective July
1, 2007.
















LRB095 04064 HLH 24102 b

















FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


A BILL FOR









 











HB0636

LRB095 04064 HLH 24102 b






1
    AN ACT concerning State historic sites. 

 
2
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3
represented in the General Assembly: 


 
4
    Section 5. The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Act is 
5
amended by adding
Section 10.5 as follows:


 
6
    (20 ILCS 3405/10.5 new)

7
    Sec. 10.5. State historic sites required to be open. The 
8
Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency must keep the
following

9
State
historic sites open to
the public 7 days per week:

10
    (1) Black Hawk State Historic Site;

11
    (2) Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site;

12
    (3) Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site;

13
    (4) U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site;

14
    (5) Lincoln-Herndon Law Office State Historic Site;

15
    (6) Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site;

16
    (7) Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site;

17
    (8) Lincoln's Tomb State Historic Site;

18
    (9) Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site; and

19
    (10) Old State Capitol State Historic Site.



 
20
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
21
2007.