Full Text of SB1204 95th General Assembly
SB1204 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB1204
Introduced 2/9/2007, by Sen. Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that moneys in the Conservation 2000 Fund and Conservation 2000 Projects Fund may
be used, subject to appropriation, to support and assist units of local government with natural resource protection, recreation, tourism, and compatible agricultural and economic development activities that receive funding approval from the Department of Natural Resources. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 6z-32 as follows:
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| (30 ILCS 105/6z-32)
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| Sec. 6z-32. Conservation 2000.
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| (a) The Conservation 2000 Fund and the Conservation 2000 | 9 |
| Projects Fund are
created as special funds in the State | 10 |
| Treasury. These funds
shall be used to establish a | 11 |
| comprehensive program to protect Illinois' natural
resources | 12 |
| through cooperative partnerships between State government and | 13 |
| public
and private landowners. Moneys in these Funds may be
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| used, subject to appropriation, by the Environmental | 15 |
| Protection Agency and the
Departments of Agriculture, Natural | 16 |
| Resources, and
Transportation for purposes relating to natural | 17 |
| resource protection,
recreation, tourism, and compatible | 18 |
| agricultural and economic development
activities. Without | 19 |
| limiting these general purposes, moneys in these Funds may
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| used, subject to appropriation, for the following specific | 21 |
| purposes:
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| (1) To foster sustainable agriculture practices and | 23 |
| control soil erosion
and sedimentation, including grants |
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| to Soil and Water Conservation Districts
for conservation | 2 |
| practice cost-share grants and for personnel, educational, | 3 |
| and
administrative expenses.
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| (2) To establish and protect a system of ecosystems in | 5 |
| public and private
ownership through conservation | 6 |
| easements, incentives to public and private
landowners, | 7 |
| including technical assistance and grants, and
land | 8 |
| acquisition provided these mechanisms are all voluntary on | 9 |
| the part of the
landowner and do not involve the use of | 10 |
| eminent domain.
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| (3) To develop a systematic and long-term program to | 12 |
| effectively measure
and monitor natural resources and | 13 |
| ecological conditions through investments in
technology | 14 |
| and involvement of scientific experts.
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| (4) To initiate strategies to enhance, use, and | 16 |
| maintain Illinois' inland
lakes through education, | 17 |
| technical assistance, research, and financial
incentives.
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| (5) To conduct an extensive review of existing Illinois | 19 |
| water laws.
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| (6) To support and assist units of local government | 21 |
| with natural resource protection, recreation, tourism, and | 22 |
| compatible agricultural and economic development | 23 |
| activities that receive funding approval from the | 24 |
| Department of Natural Resources.
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| (b) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall | 26 |
| automatically transfer
on the last day of each month, beginning |
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| on September 30, 1995 and ending on
June 30, 2009,
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| General Revenue Fund to the Conservation 2000 Fund,
an
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| equal to 1/10 of the amount set forth below in fiscal year 1996 | 4 |
| and
an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount set forth below in | 5 |
| each of the other
specified fiscal years:
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6 | | Fiscal Year |
Amount |
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7 | | 1996 |
$ 3,500,000 |
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8 | | 1997 |
$ 9,000,000 |
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9 | | 1998 |
$10,000,000 |
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10 | | 1999 |
$11,000,000 |
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11 | | 2000 |
$12,500,000 |
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12 | | 2001 through 2004 |
$14,000,000 |
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13 | | 2005
| $7,000,000 |
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14 | | 2006
| $11,000,000
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15 | | 2007
| $0
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16 | | 2008 through 2009 .......................
| $14,000,000
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| (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the | 18 |
| contrary and in addition to any other transfers that may be | 19 |
| provided for by law, on the last day of each month beginning on | 20 |
| July 31, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2007, or as soon | 21 |
| thereafter as may be practical, the State Comptroller shall | 22 |
| direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer $1,000,000 from | 23 |
| the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Fund to the | 24 |
| Conservation 2000 Fund.
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| (d) There shall be deposited into the Conservation 2000 | 26 |
| Projects Fund such
bond proceeds and other moneys as may, from |
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| time to time, be provided by law.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-839, eff. 7-30-04; 94-91, eff. 7-1-05; 94-839, | 3 |
| eff. 6-6-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 |
| becoming law.
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