Date	Chamber	Action
8/9/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

70 ILCS 810/7

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6410

70 ILCS 810/8

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6411

70 ILCS 810/8.1

from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6411.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2013	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
2/7/2013	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2013	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/14/2013	Senate	Assigned to Local Government
2/28/2013	Senate	Postponed - Local Government
3/6/2013	Senate	Do Pass Local Government; 013-000-000
3/6/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2013
3/6/2013	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/12/2013	Senate	Second Reading
3/12/2013	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013
3/13/2013	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
3/13/2013	House	Arrived in House
3/13/2013	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke
3/13/2013	House	First Reading
3/13/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/8/2013	House	Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee
5/2/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000
5/2/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/7/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/7/2013	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/15/2013	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/15/2013	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/13/2013	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/9/2013	Senate	Governor Approved
8/9/2013	Senate	Effective Date August 9, 2013
8/9/2013	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281

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