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HB0872 Engrossed |
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LRB096 06268 JDS 16351 b |
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| AN ACT concerning fish.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 20-82 as follows:
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| (515 ILCS 5/20-82 new) |
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| Sec. 20-82. Asian Carp Reduction Pilot Program. |
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| (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural |
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| Resources shall establish a one-year pilot program to harvest |
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| Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and Silver Carp |
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| (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in the Illinois River with the |
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| objective to increase the number of native fish and to curtail |
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| severely the reproductive capacity of these invasive species. |
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| (b) The General Assembly may appropriate an amount not to |
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| exceed $3,000,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for |
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| the purposes of this pilot program. From the amounts |
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| appropriated, the Department may enter into contracts with |
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| research institutions, such as Southern Illinois |
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| University-Carbondale and the Illinois Natural History Survey |
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| for administration, staffing, materials, equipment, and |
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| research necessary for the program. The Department may also use |
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| appropriated funds for administrative costs it incurs to |
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| implement this program. |