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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB5541 Introduced , by Rep. Tim Butler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may assess specified consultation fees below $500.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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| | HB5541 | | LRB099 20403 MJP 44895 b |
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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 Department of Natural Resources |
| 5 | | (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois |
| 6 | | is amended by changing Section 805-555 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 805/805-555) |
| 8 | | Sec. 805-555. Consultation fees. |
| 9 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "agency" shall have |
| 10 | | the meaning assigned in Section 1-20 of the Illinois |
| 11 | | Administrative Procedure Act. |
| 12 | | (b) The Department shall assess up to a $500 fee for |
| 13 | | consultations conducted under subsection (b) of Section 11 of |
| 14 | | the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act and Section 17 |
| 15 | | of the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. The Department |
| 16 | | shall not assess any fee for consultations requested by a State |
| 17 | | agency or federal agency. Any fee assessed under this Section |
| 18 | | shall be deposited into the Illinois Wildlife Preservation |
| 19 | | Fund. |
| 20 | | (c) The Department may adopt rules to implement this |
| 21 | | Section. |
| 22 | | (d) The monies deposited into the Illinois Wildlife |
| 23 | | Preservation Fund under this Section shall not be subject to |