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90_HB0818ham002 LRB9002939DNmbam02 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 818 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 818, AS AMENDED, by 3 replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 4 following: 5 "Section 5. The Soil and Water Conservation Districts 6 Act is amended by changing Section 22.05 as follows: 7 (70 ILCS 405/22.05) (from Ch. 5, par. 127.5) 8 Sec. 22.05. To make available, on such terms as it shall 9 prescribe, to landowners or occupiers within the district, 10 the use of agricultural and engineering machinery and 11 equipment, and such other material or equipment as will 12 assist such landowners or occupiers to carry on operations 13 upon their lands for the conservation of soil and water 14 resources and for the prevention and control of soil erosion 15 and erosion floodwater and sediment damages. 16 Soil and water conservation districts may engage in the 17 direct sale of trees, shrubs, or other plant materials as 18 provided in this Section. Plant materials that may be sold 19 are seeds of annual or perennial plants, bare-root stock, or 20 stock in pots not to exceed one gallon. The plant material 21 shall be advertised as follows: 22 "These plants are for conservation purposes only and -2- LRB9002939DNmbam02 1 shall not be used as ornamentals or for landscaping." 2 For purposes of this Section, "stock" means hardwood 3 trees not to exceed 48 inches, conifers not to exceed 36 4 inches, shrubs not to exceed 24 inches, or any other plant 5 materials not to exceed 24 inches. 6 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 530.)".