SB0333sam002 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John J. Cullerton

Filed: 3/23/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 333

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 333, AS AMENDED, by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)

Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Land" includes roads, water, watercourses, private ways and buildings, structures, and machinery or equipment when attached to the realty, but does not include residential buildings or residential property.

(b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, whether it be a tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois and its political subdivisions, or person in control of the premises.

(c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means entry onto the land of another to conduct fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting or a combination thereof, or any activity solely related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting.

(d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go upon the land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish or other products of recreational use; or benefits to or arising from the recreational use; or contributions in kind, services or cash made for the purpose of properly conserving the land.

(e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, maturity, or experience, who enters upon or uses land for recreational purposes.

(Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)".