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1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 5.411, 5.412, and 6z-32 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.411)
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7 | Sec. 5.411. The Partners for Conservation 2000 Fund. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 89-49, eff. 6-29-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
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9 | (30 ILCS 105/5.412)
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10 | Sec. 5.412. The Partners for Conservation 2000 Projects | ||||||
11 | Fund. | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 89-49, eff. 6-29-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)
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13 | (30 ILCS 105/6z-32)
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14 | Sec. 6z-32. Partners for Planning and Conservation
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15 | Conservation 2000 .
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16 | (a) The Partners for Conservation 2000 Fund (formerly known | ||||||
17 | as the Conservation 2000 Fund) and the Partners for
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18 | Conservation 2000 Projects Fund (formerly known as the | ||||||
19 | Conservation 2000 Projects Fund) are
created as special funds | ||||||
20 | in the State Treasury. These funds
shall be used to establish a | ||||||
21 | comprehensive program to protect Illinois' natural
resources |
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1 | through cooperative partnerships between State government and | ||||||
2 | public
and private landowners. Moneys in these Funds may be
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3 | used, subject to appropriation, by the Department of Natural | ||||||
4 | Resources, Environmental Protection Agency , and the
Department
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5 | Departments of Agriculture , Natural Resources, and
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6 | Transportation for purposes relating to natural resource | ||||||
7 | protection,
planning, recreation, tourism, and compatible | ||||||
8 | agricultural and economic development
activities. Without | ||||||
9 | limiting these general purposes, moneys in these Funds may
be | ||||||
10 | used, subject to appropriation, for the following specific | ||||||
11 | purposes:
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12 | (1) To foster sustainable agriculture practices and | ||||||
13 | control soil erosion
and sedimentation, including grants | ||||||
14 | to Soil and Water Conservation Districts
for conservation | ||||||
15 | practice cost-share grants and for personnel, educational, | ||||||
16 | and
administrative expenses.
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17 | (2) To establish and protect a system of ecosystems in | ||||||
18 | public and private
ownership through conservation | ||||||
19 | easements, incentives to public and private
landowners, | ||||||
20 | natural resource restoration and preservation, water | ||||||
21 | quality protection and improvement, land use and watershed | ||||||
22 | planning,
including technical assistance and grants, and
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23 | land acquisition provided these mechanisms are all | ||||||
24 | voluntary on the part of the
landowner and do not involve | ||||||
25 | the use of eminent domain.
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26 | (3) To develop a systematic and long-term program to |
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1 | effectively measure
and monitor natural resources and | |||||||||||||||||
2 | ecological conditions through investments in
technology | |||||||||||||||||
3 | and involvement of scientific experts.
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4 | (4) To initiate strategies to enhance, use, and | |||||||||||||||||
5 | maintain Illinois' inland
lakes through education, | |||||||||||||||||
6 | technical assistance, research, and financial
incentives.
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7 | (5) To partner with private landowners and with units | |||||||||||||||||
8 | of State, federal, and local government and with | |||||||||||||||||
9 | not-for-profit organizations in order to integrate State | |||||||||||||||||
10 | and federal programs with Illinois' natural resource | |||||||||||||||||
11 | protection and restoration efforts and to meet | |||||||||||||||||
12 | requirements to obtain federal and other funds for | |||||||||||||||||
13 | conservation or protection of natural resources.
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14 | conduct an extensive review of existing Illinois water | |||||||||||||||||
15 | laws.
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16 | (b) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall | |||||||||||||||||
17 | automatically transfer
on the last day of each month, beginning | |||||||||||||||||
18 | on September 30, 1995 and ending on
June 30, 2021
2009 ,
from | |||||||||||||||||
19 | the General Revenue Fund to the Partners for Conservation 2000
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20 | Fund,
an
amount equal to 1/10 of the amount set forth below in | |||||||||||||||||
21 | fiscal year 1996 and
an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount set | |||||||||||||||||
22 | forth below in each of the other
specified fiscal years:
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8 | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | contrary and in addition to any other transfers that may be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | provided for by law, on the last day of each month beginning on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | July 31, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2007, or as soon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | thereafter as may be practical, the State Comptroller shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer $1,000,000 from | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Conservation 2000 Fund.
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16 | (d) There shall be deposited into the Partners for
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17 | Conservation 2000 Projects Fund such
bond proceeds and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | moneys as may, from time to time, be provided by law.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 93-839, eff. 7-30-04; 94-91, eff. 7-1-05; 94-839, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | eff. 6-6-06.)
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