Full Text of HB6072 96th General Assembly
HB6072 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB6072
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Rep. John A. Fritchey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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745 ILCS 65/1 |
from Ch. 70, par. 31 |
745 ILCS 65/2 |
from Ch. 70, par. 32 |
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Amends the Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act. Provides that the definition of recreational or conservation purpose is expanded beyond hunting, recreational shooting, or related activities to include: entry by the general public onto the land of another for any activity undertaken for conservation, resource management, education, hiking, climbing, cycling, picnicking, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, bird watching, sight-seeing, skiing, ice skating, sledding, use of non-motorized watercraft, and the use of an easement to permit public passage across such land for access to a public park, historic site, trail, water area, or other public recreational area. The changes apply only to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 2011. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning civil law.
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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 Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act | 5 |
| is amended by changing Sections 1 and 2 as follows:
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| (745 ILCS 65/1) (from Ch. 70, par. 31)
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| Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the | 8 |
| "Recreational
Use of Land and Water Areas Act".
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| The purpose of this Act is to encourage owners of land to | 10 |
| make land
and water areas available to any individual or | 11 |
| members of the public for recreational or conservation
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| purposes , as set forth in subsection (c) of Section 2 by | 13 |
| limiting their liability toward persons entering thereon for
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| such purposes.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)
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| (745 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 70, par. 32)
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| Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise | 18 |
| requires:
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| (a) "Land" includes land, roads, water, watercourses, | 20 |
| private ways and
buildings, structures, and machinery or | 21 |
| equipment when attached to the
realty . , but Land used for a | 22 |
| recreational or conservation purpose, as set forth in paragraph |
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| (1) of subsection (c), does not include residential buildings | 2 |
| or residential property.
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| (b) "Owner" includes the possessor of any interest in land, | 4 |
| whether it be a
tenant, lessee, occupant, the State of Illinois | 5 |
| and its political
subdivisions, or person or other entity in | 6 |
| control of the premises.
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| (c) "Recreational or conservation purpose" means : | 8 |
| (1) entry by individuals or members of the public onto | 9 |
| the land of another to conduct hunting or recreational | 10 |
| shooting or a combination thereof or any activity solely | 11 |
| related to the aforesaid hunting or recreational shooting ; | 12 |
| or .
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| (2) entry by the general public onto the land of | 14 |
| another for any activity undertaken for conservation, | 15 |
| resource management, education, hiking, climbing, cycling, | 16 |
| picnicking, swimming, fishing, horseback riding, bird | 17 |
| watching, sight-seeing, skiing, ice skating, sledding, use | 18 |
| of non-motorized watercraft, and the use of an easement to | 19 |
| permit public passage across such land for access to a | 20 |
| public park, historic site, trail, water area, or other | 21 |
| public recreational area. | 22 |
| (d) "Charge" means an admission fee for permission to go | 23 |
| upon the
land, but does not include: the sharing of game, fish | 24 |
| or other products of
recreational use; or benefits to or | 25 |
| arising from the recreational use; or
contributions in kind, | 26 |
| services or cash made for the purpose of properly
conserving |
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| the land.
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| (e) "Person" includes any person, regardless of age, | 3 |
| maturity, or
experience, who enters upon or uses land for | 4 |
| recreational purposes.
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| The changes to this Section made by this amendatory Act of | 6 |
| the 96th General Assembly apply only to causes of action | 7 |
| accruing on or after January 1, 2011. | 8 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-625, eff. 8-18-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 |
| becoming law.
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