Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Filed: 3/19/2010
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6317
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6317 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
5 | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||||||
6 | is amended by adding Section 805-550 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 805/805-550 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 805-550. Reinstatement fee. | ||||||
9 | (a) The Department may assess a fee of up to $1,000 for the | ||||||
10 | reinstatement of revoked licenses, permits, registrations, and | ||||||
11 | other privileges that it administers in the exercise of its | ||||||
12 | powers and duties under Illinois law. | ||||||
13 | (b) Revenues generated from the reinstatement of State park | ||||||
14 | privileges shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund. | ||||||
15 | Revenues generated from the reinstatement of hunting, fishing, | ||||||
16 | trapping, ginseng, falconry, wildlife rehabilitation, and |
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1 | outfitter licenses or privileges shall be deposited into the | ||||||
2 | Wildlife and Fish Fund. Revenues generated from the | ||||||
3 | reinstatement of boating and snowmobile privileges shall be | ||||||
4 | deposited into the State Boating Act Fund. Revenues generated | ||||||
5 | from the reinstatement of forestry purchasing privileges shall | ||||||
6 | be deposited into the Illinois Forestry Development Fund. Other | ||||||
7 | revenues generated from the reinstatement of a license, permit, | ||||||
8 | registration, or other privilege shall be deposited into the | ||||||
9 | State fund in which the fee for that privilege is deposited. | ||||||
10 | The Comptroller shall maintain a separate accounting of the | ||||||
11 | moneys deposited under this subsection. | ||||||
12 | (c) Moneys deposited under subsection (b) shall be used by | ||||||
13 | the Department, subject to appropriation, for the following | ||||||
14 | purposes: | ||||||
15 | (1) 85% of the moneys shall be used for the purchase of | ||||||
16 | law enforcement vehicles for use by the Department's Office | ||||||
17 | of Law Enforcement. | ||||||
18 | (2) 15% of the moneys shall be used for the promotion | ||||||
19 | of safety education by the Department's Office of Strategic | ||||||
20 | Services.
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21 | Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||||
22 | Section 8.11 and 8.25c as follows:
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23 | (30 ILCS 105/8.11) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.11)
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24 | Sec. 8.11.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, |
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1 | appropriations
from the State Parks Fund shall be made only to | ||||||
2 | the Department of Natural
Resources and shall , except for the | ||||||
3 | additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the | ||||||
4 | Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil | ||||||
5 | Administrative Code of Illinois, be used only for the | ||||||
6 | maintenance,
development, operation, control and acquisition | ||||||
7 | of State parks.
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8 | Revenues derived from the Illinois and Michigan Canal from | ||||||
9 | the sale of
Canal lands, lease of Canal lands, Canal | ||||||
10 | concessions, and other Canal
activities, which have been placed | ||||||
11 | in the State Parks Fund may be
appropriated to the Department | ||||||
12 | of Natural Resources for
that Department to use,
either | ||||||
13 | independently or in cooperation with any Department or Agency | ||||||
14 | of the
Federal or State Government or any political subdivision | ||||||
15 | thereof for the
development and management of the Canal and its | ||||||
16 | adjacent lands as outlined
in the master plan for such | ||||||
17 | development and management.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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19 | (30 ILCS 105/8.25c) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.25c)
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20 | Sec. 8.25c. | ||||||
21 | (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and continuing through | ||||||
22 | the
third quarter of fiscal year 1993, the State Comptroller | ||||||
23 | shall order
transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer | ||||||
24 | from the Illinois Beach
Marina Fund (now known as the Adeline | ||||||
25 | Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund) to the General |
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1 | Revenue Fund 50% of the revenue deposited into the
Illinois | ||||||
2 | Beach Marina Fund. Beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal | ||||||
3 | year
1993 and thereafter until the
sum of $31,200,000 is paid | ||||||
4 | to the General Revenue Fund, the State
Comptroller shall order | ||||||
5 | transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer
from the | ||||||
6 | Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly | ||||||
7 | known as the Illinois Beach Marina Fund)
to the General Revenue | ||||||
8 | Fund 35% of revenue deposited into the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis | ||||||
9 | Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the Illinois | ||||||
10 | Beach Marina Fund)
in
any fiscal year. In addition,
beginning | ||||||
11 | in fiscal year 1991 and thereafter until the sum of $8,000,000
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12 | is paid to the State Boating Act Fund the State Comptroller | ||||||
13 | shall order
transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer | ||||||
14 | from the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund | ||||||
15 | (formerly known as the Illinois Beach
Marina Fund)
to the State | ||||||
16 | Boating Act Fund 15% of the revenue deposited into
the Adeline | ||||||
17 | Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Beach Marina Fund). Beginning in fiscal year 1992, the
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19 | transfers from the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina | ||||||
20 | Fund (formerly known as the Illinois Beach Marina Fund) to the | ||||||
21 | State Boating Act Fund
shall be made only at the direction of | ||||||
22 | and in the amount authorized by the
Department of Natural | ||||||
23 | Resources. Moneys transferred under
authorization of this
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24 | Section to the State Boating Act Fund in fiscal year 1992 | ||||||
25 | before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1991 may be | ||||||
26 | transferred to the
Illinois Beach Marina Fund (now known as the |
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1 | Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund) at the | ||||||
2 | direction of the Department of Natural
Resources. The transfers | ||||||
3 | required under this Section
shall be made within 30 days after | ||||||
4 | the end of each quarter based on the
State Comptroller's record | ||||||
5 | of receipts for the quarter. The initial
transfers shall be | ||||||
6 | made within 30 days after June 30, 1990 based on
revenues | ||||||
7 | received in the preceding quarter. Additional transfers in
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8 | excess of the limits established under this Section may be | ||||||
9 | authorized by
the Department of Natural Resources for | ||||||
10 | accelerated
payback of the amount due.
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11 | (b) The Department may, subject to appropriations by the | ||||||
12 | General Assembly,
use moneys monies in the Adeline Jay | ||||||
13 | Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the | ||||||
14 | Illinois Beach Marina Fund) to pay for operation,
maintenance, | ||||||
15 | repairs, or improvements to the marina project; provided,
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16 | however, that payment of the amounts due under the terms of | ||||||
17 | subsection (a)
shall have priority on all moneys monies | ||||||
18 | deposited in this Fund.
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19 | (c) Moneys Monies on deposit in excess of that needed for | ||||||
20 | payments to the
General Revenue Fund and the State Boating Act | ||||||
21 | Fund and in excess of those
moneys monies needed for the | ||||||
22 | operation, maintenance, repairs, or improvements to
the | ||||||
23 | Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina as determined by | ||||||
24 | the Department of Natural
Resources may be transferred at the | ||||||
25 | discretion of the
Department to the State Parks Fund.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 94-1042, eff. 7-24-06; 95-522, eff. 8-28-07.)
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1 | Section 15. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||||||
2 | changing Section 1-230 as follows:
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3 | (515 ILCS 5/1-230) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)
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4 | Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money
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5 | received. All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature | ||||||
6 | derived
from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters, | ||||||
7 | or both under the
jurisdiction or control of the Department, | ||||||
8 | and all penalties collected under
this Code shall be deposited | ||||||
9 | into the State Treasury and
shall be set apart in a special | ||||||
10 | fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish
Fund; except that | ||||||
11 | fees derived solely from the sale of salmon stamps, income
from | ||||||
12 | art contests for the salmon stamp, including income from the | ||||||
13 | sale
of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of | ||||||
14 | money for the
conservation and propagation of salmon shall be | ||||||
15 | deposited into the State
Treasury and set apart in the special | ||||||
16 | fund to be known as the Salmon
Fund; and except that fees | ||||||
17 | derived solely from the sale of state
migratory waterfowl | ||||||
18 | stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of
money for | ||||||
19 | the conservation and propagation of waterfowl, shall be | ||||||
20 | deposited
into the State Treasury and set apart in the special | ||||||
21 | fund to be known as the
State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. | ||||||
22 | All interest that accrues from moneys
in the Wildlife and Fish | ||||||
23 | Fund, the Salmon Fund, and the State Migratory
Waterfowl Stamp | ||||||
24 | Fund shall be retained in those funds respectively.
Except for |
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1 | the additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the | ||||||
2 | Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil | ||||||
3 | Administrative Code of Illinois, appropriations Appropriations | ||||||
4 | from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the
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5 | Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions | ||||||
6 | vested by law
in the Department
for the administration and | ||||||
7 | management of fish and wildlife resources of this State for | ||||||
8 | such activities as (i) the purchase of land for fish | ||||||
9 | hatcheries,
wildlife refuges, preserves, and public shooting | ||||||
10 | and fishing grounds; (ii)
the purchase and distribution of wild | ||||||
11 | birds, the eggs of wild birds, and
wild mammals; (iii) the | ||||||
12 | rescuing, restoring and distributing of fish; (iv)
the | ||||||
13 | maintenance of wildlife refuges or preserves, public shooting | ||||||
14 | grounds,
public fishing grounds, and fish hatcheries; and (v) | ||||||
15 | the feeding and care
of wild birds, wild mammals, and fish. | ||||||
16 | Appropriations from the Salmon Fund
shall be made only to the | ||||||
17 | Department to be used solely for the conservation
and | ||||||
18 | propagation of salmon, including construction, operation, and
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19 | maintenance of a cold water hatchery, and for payment of the | ||||||
20 | costs of
printing salmon stamps, the expenses incurred in | ||||||
21 | acquiring salmon stamp
designs, and the expenses of producing | ||||||
22 | reprints.
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23 | Appropriations from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp | ||||||
24 | Fund shall be
made only to the Department to be used solely for | ||||||
25 | the following purposes:
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26 | (a) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State |
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1 | migratory waterfowl
stamps and 100% of all gifts, | ||||||
2 | donations, grants, and bequests of money for
the | ||||||
3 | conservation and propagation of waterfowl for projects | ||||||
4 | approved by
the Department shall be used for the purpose of | ||||||
5 | attracting waterfowl and
improving public migratory | ||||||
6 | waterfowl areas within the State. These projects
may | ||||||
7 | include the repair, maintenance, and operation of these | ||||||
8 | areas only in
emergencies as determined by the State Duck | ||||||
9 | Stamp Committee; but none of
the moneys spent within the | ||||||
10 | State shall be used for administrative expenses.
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11 | (b) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State | ||||||
12 | migratory waterfowl
stamps shall be turned over by the | ||||||
13 | Department to appropriate non-profit
organizations for the | ||||||
14 | development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
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15 | Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically | ||||||
16 | provide
waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway. Before | ||||||
17 | turning over any moneys from
the State Migratory Waterfowl | ||||||
18 | Stamp Fund, the Department shall obtain
evidence that the | ||||||
19 | project is acceptable to the appropriate governmental
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20 | agency of the Dominion of Canada or the United States or of | ||||||
21 | one of
its Provinces or States having jurisdiction over the | ||||||
22 | lands and waters
affected by the project and shall consult | ||||||
23 | those agencies and the State
Duck Stamp Committee for | ||||||
24 | approval before allocating funds.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
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1 | Section 20. The Illinois Forestry Development Act is | ||||||
2 | amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
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3 | (525 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107)
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4 | Sec. 7. The Illinois Forestry Development Fund, a special | ||||||
5 | fund in the State
Treasury, is hereby created. The Department | ||||||
6 | of Natural Resources shall pay into the Fund all fees and fines | ||||||
7 | collected
from timber buyers and landowners and operators | ||||||
8 | pursuant to the "Timber
Buyers Licensing Act", and the "Forest
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9 | Products Transportation Act", all gifts, contributions, | ||||||
10 | bequests, grants,
donations, transfers, appropriations and all | ||||||
11 | other revenues and receipts
resulting from forestry programs, | ||||||
12 | forest product sales, and operations of
facilities not | ||||||
13 | otherwise directed by State law and shall , except for the | ||||||
14 | additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the | ||||||
15 | Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil | ||||||
16 | Administrative Code of Illinois, pay
such moneys monies | ||||||
17 | appropriated from the Fund to timber growers for
implementation | ||||||
18 | of acceptable forest management practices as
provided in | ||||||
19 | Section 5 of this Act. Moneys Monies may be appropriated
from | ||||||
20 | the Fund for the expenses of the Illinois Forestry Development | ||||||
21 | Council.
Ordinary operating expenses of the Forest Resources | ||||||
22 | Division of the
Department, for the administration and | ||||||
23 | implementation of this Act, the
development and implementation | ||||||
24 | of a wood industry marketing, development
and promotions | ||||||
25 | program and other programs beneficial to advancing forests
and |
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1 | forestry in this State, as deemed appropriate by the General | ||||||
2 | Assembly,
may be appropriated from this fund to the extent such | ||||||
3 | appropriations
preserve the receipts to the Fund derived from | ||||||
4 | Section 9a of the "Timber
Buyers Licensing Act".
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-217, eff. 8-10-09; 96-545, eff. 8-17-09.)
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6 | Section 25. The Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act is | ||||||
7 | amended by changing Section 9-1 as follows:
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8 | (625 ILCS 40/9-1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 609-1)
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9 | Sec. 9-1. Special fund. Except as provided in Section 9-2, | ||||||
10 | all revenues received under this
Act, including registration | ||||||
11 | fees,
fines, bond forfeitures or other income of whatever kind | ||||||
12 | or nature shall be
deposited in the State Treasury in "The | ||||||
13 | State Boating Act Fund".
Except for the additional moneys | ||||||
14 | deposited under Section 805-550 of the Department of Natural | ||||||
15 | Resources (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code | ||||||
16 | of Illinois, appropriations Appropriations of revenue received | ||||||
17 | as a result of this Act from "The State
Boating Act Fund" shall | ||||||
18 | be made only to the Department for administering
the | ||||||
19 | registration of snowmobiles, snowmobile safety, snowmobile | ||||||
20 | safety
education and enforcement provisions of this Act or for | ||||||
21 | any purpose related
or connected thereto, including the | ||||||
22 | construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation of snowmobile | ||||||
23 | recreation areas or any other facilities for
the use of | ||||||
24 | snowmobiles, including plans and specifications, engineering
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1 | surveys and supervision and land acquisition where necessary, | ||||||
2 | and including
the disbursement of funds to political | ||||||
3 | subdivisions upon written
application to and subsequent | ||||||
4 | approval by the Department for construction,
maintenance, and | ||||||
5 | rehabilitation of snowmobile recreation areas or any other
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6 | facilities for the use of snowmobiles, including plans and | ||||||
7 | specifications,
engineering surveys and supervision and land | ||||||
8 | acquisition where necessary.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 82-195.)".
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