Full Text of SB1042 98th General Assembly
SB1042sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Don Harmon Filed: 3/15/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1042
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1042 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas | 5 | | Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
| 6 | | (745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
| 7 | | Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise | 8 | | requires:
| 9 | | (a) "Land" includes land, roads, water, watercourses, | 10 | | private ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or | 11 | | equipment when attached to the
realty, but does not include a | 12 | | dwelling and the property immediately adjacent to and | 13 | | surrounding the dwelling that is used primarily for activities | 14 | | associated with the occupancy of the dwelling as a living space | 15 | | residential buildings or residential property .
| 16 | | (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, |
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| 1 | | whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois | 2 | | and its political
subdivisions, or person in control of the | 3 | | premises.
| 4 | | (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means : | 5 | | (1) entry by individuals or members of the public onto the | 6 | | land of another to conduct fishing, hunting , or recreational | 7 | | shooting or a combination thereof or any activity solely | 8 | | related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting ; or .
| 9 | | (2) entry by the general public onto the land of another | 10 | | for any activity undertaken for conservation, resource | 11 | | management, exercise, education, relaxation, or pleasure. | 12 | | (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go | 13 | | upon the
land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish | 14 | | or other products of
recreational use; or benefits to or | 15 | | arising from the recreational use; or
contributions in kind, | 16 | | services or cash made for the purpose of properly
conserving | 17 | | the land.
| 18 | | (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, | 19 | | maturity, or
experience, who enters upon or uses land for | 20 | | recreational purposes.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.".
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