98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1653
 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 



525 ILCS 33/5

    Amends the Illinois Open Land Trust Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section
concerning the legislative policy of the Act.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning conservation.

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

 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Open Land Trust Act is amended by 
5changing Section 5 as follows:
 



6    (525 ILCS 33/5)



7    Sec. 5. Policy. 

8    (a) The
The provision of lands for the conservation of 
9natural resources and
public recreation promote the public 
10health, prosperity, and general welfare
and are proper

11responsibilities of State government.
12    (b) Lands now dedicated to these purposes are not adequate 
13to protect the
quality
of life and meet the needs of an 
14expanding population.

15    (c) Natural areas, wetlands, forests, prairies, open 
16spaces, and greenways
provide
critical habitat for fish and 
17wildlife and are in need of protection.

18    (d) The opportunity to acquire lands that are available and 
19appropriate for
these
purposes will gradually disappear as 
20their cost correspondingly increases.

21    (e) It is desirable to encourage partnerships among 
22federal, State, and
local
governments and not-for-profit 
23corporations for the acquisition of land for
conservation and

 
 
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1recreation purposes.

2    (f) It is necessary and desirable to provide assistance in 
3the form of
grants
and loans to units of local government to 
4acquire lands that have significant
conservation and 
5recreation attributes.

6(Source: P.A. 91-220, eff. 7-21-99.)