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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1628
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1628 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT concerning the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park.
5 WHEREAS, The Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park (the "Park")
6 is an approximately 1,200 acre park that is located in
7 Peoria County and contains woodlands, grasslands, hiking
8 trails, educational exhibits, miniature trains, and museum,
9 banquet, food service, and lodging accommodations; and
10 WHEREAS, The Park is home to several species of animals
11 that are all native to the State of Illinois, many of which
12 can be found only in this Park; and further, these animals
13 are kept in large free-roaming areas so that people can
14 observe them in their natural habitats; and
15 WHEREAS, The mission of the Park is to promote
16 conservation, education, recreation, and tourism; and
17 WHEREAS, The owner of the Park wishes to give the Park to
18 a public body that will oversee its operations and continue
19 to maintain the park with the same standard in which it was
20 created; therefore"; and
21 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
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1 following:
2 "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
3 Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum Act.
4 Section 5. Purpose. The Illinois State Museum, in
5 cooperation with the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum
6 Commission and the Wildlife Prairie Park Foundation, shall be
7 responsible for providing for the continuing conservation,
8 operation, and maintenance of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie
9 Museum.
10 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless
11 the context otherwise requires:
12 "Board" means the Board of the Illinois State Museum.
13 "Commission" means the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum
14 Commission created by this Act.
15 "Foundation" means the Wildlife Prairie Park
16 Not-For-Profit Illinois Corporation having its principal
17 place of business in Peoria, Illinois.
18 "Forest Park Foundation" means the Not-For-Profit
19 Illinois Corporation having its principal place of business
20 in Peoria, Illinois, that is the owner of the Wildlife
21 Prairie Museum and that will convey title of the Wildlife
22 Prairie Museum to the State of Illinois.
23 "Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum" means the Wildlife
24 Prairie Park located in Peoria, Illinois.
25 Section 15. Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum Commission.
26 The Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum Commission is created to
27 accept moneys from the State and other private or public
28 entities on behalf of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum
29 and to oversee the financial management of any such moneys
30 used for the benefit of the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Museum.
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1 The Commission shall be composed of 5 members. Membership of
2 the Commission shall be composed of the Director of the
3 Board of the Illinois State Museum, who shall be the
4 ex-officio chairman of the Commission, the Lieutenant
5 Governor, and 3 other persons appointed by the Governor, with
6 the advice and consent of the Senate, who have demonstrated
7 an interest in the conservation of natural resources,
8 including the propagation of wild flowers and plants and the
9 habitat for native fauna. All members shall be ex officio
10 directors of the board of the Foundation or the Foundation's
11 successor. Members of the Commission appointed by the
12 Governor shall be appointed for terms of 4 years and until
13 their successors are appointed; provided that of the
14 Commissioners first appointed, one shall serve a term of 2
15 years, one shall serve a term of 3 years, and one shall serve
16 a term of 4 years as determined by drawing lots. Members of
17 the Commission shall receive no compensation for their
18 services, except for their actual and necessary expenses
19 incurred in the performance of their official duties. Three
20 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to do
21 business, and the concurrence of at least 3 members shall be
22 necessary for a decision. The Commission shall hold regular
23 quarterly meetings. Special meetings may be called by the
24 chairperson and shall be called on the request of a majority
25 of members, as may be required.
26 The Commission shall provide for the proper and safe
27 keeping of its permanent records. It shall keep a system of
28 accounts showing a true and accurate record of its receipts
29 and disbursements, and it shall cause an audit to be made of
30 its books, records, and accounts.
31 The records of the Commission shall be subject to public
32 inspection at all reasonable hours and under such
33 regulations as the members may prescribe.
34 The Commission, in cooperation with the Foundation,
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1 shall annually make a full and complete report to the
2 Governor, the General Assembly, and the Board of the
3 transactions and operations of the Foundation for the
4 preceding year. The report shall contain a full statement of
5 the commission's receipts and disbursements and the program
6 of work for the period covered, and may include such
7 recommendations as may be deemed advisable.
8 Section 50. Acceptance of conveyance. On or before 30
9 days after execution of the lease set forth in Section 55,
10 the State of Illinois shall accept a deed of conveyance of
11 the Illinois Wildlife Prairie Park along with its
12 appurtenances in trust as provided in the deed of conveyance,
13 subject only to (1) a lease with the affiliate of Paul
14 Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, the Buffalo Prairie Gang
15 Camp, (2) a lease with Peoria Area Historical Drama, Inc.,
16 and (3) the condition that the property is forever used for
17 the fulfillment of the mission of the Illinois Wildlife
18 Prairie Museum, including conservation of natural resources,
19 the propagation of wild flowers and plants, and habitat for
20 native fauna.
21 Section 55. Lease of property. On or before 6 months
22 after the effective date of this Act, the State shall use its
23 best efforts to enter into a lease, as lessor of the Illinois
24 Wildlife Prairie Park, with the Foundation subject to the
25 conveyance set forth herein in Section 50.
26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
27 becoming law.".