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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2882
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2882 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 changing Section 805-40 as follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 805/805-40) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a41)
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| 8 | Sec. 805-40. Adopt-A-Park program. The
Department shall | ||||||
| 9 | may establish and maintain
Adopt-A-Park programs
with | ||||||
| 10 | individual or group volunteers, if requested by an individual | ||||||
| 11 | or group volunteers, in an effort to reduce and remove litter
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| 12 | from parks and park lands and to provide services such as | ||||||
| 13 | mowing, trail maintenance, or repair projects. The Department | ||||||
| 14 | shall retain the ability to approve or deny an individual or | ||||||
| 15 | group volunteer's request; however, the Department must state | ||||||
| 16 | the reason for the request denial. These programs shall include | ||||||
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| 1 | but not be limited to
the following:
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| 2 | (1) Providing and coordinating services by volunteers | ||||||
| 3 | for mowing, trail maintenance, repair projects, or to | ||||||
| 4 | reduce
the amount of litter, including providing trash bags | ||||||
| 5 | and trash bag pickup and,
in designated areas where | ||||||
| 6 | volunteers may be in close proximity to moving
vehicles, | ||||||
| 7 | providing safety briefings and reflective safety gear.
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| 8 | (2) Providing and installing signs identifying those | ||||||
| 9 | volunteers
adopting particular parks and park lands. The | ||||||
| 10 | Department may request that the individual or group | ||||||
| 11 | volunteers pay for the sign.
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| 12 | The State and the Department and
its employees are not | ||||||
| 13 | liable
for any damages or injury suffered by any person | ||||||
| 14 | resulting from his or her
participation in the program or from | ||||||
| 15 | the actions or activities of the
volunteers. | ||||||
| 16 | (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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| 17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 18 | becoming law.".
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