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91_SB0843
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1 AN ACT concerning the Wildlife and Fish Fund.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
5 changing Section 1-230 as follows:
6 (515 ILCS 5/1-230) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)
7 Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money
8 received. All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature
9 derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters,
10 or both under the jurisdiction or control of the Department,
11 and all penalties collected under this Code shall be
12 deposited into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a
13 special fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish Fund;
14 except that fees derived solely from the sale of salmon
15 stamps, income from art contests for the salmon stamp,
16 including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts,
17 donations, grants, and bequests of money for the conservation
18 and propagation of salmon shall be deposited into the State
19 Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the
20 Salmon Fund; and except that fees derived solely from the
21 sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and gifts,
22 donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation
23 and propagation of waterfowl, shall be deposited into the
24 State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known
25 as the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All interest
26 that accrues from moneys in the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the
27 Salmon Fund, and the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund
28 shall be retained in those funds respectively. Appropriations
29 from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the
30 Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions
31 vested by law in the Department, including (i) the purchase
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1 of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges, preserves, and
2 public shooting and fishing grounds; (ii) the purchase and
3 distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild
4 mammals; (iii) the rescuing, restoring and distributing of
5 fish; (iv) the maintenance of wildlife refuges or preserves,
6 public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds, and fish
7 hatcheries; and (v) the feeding and care of wild birds, wild
8 mammals, and fish. Appropriations from the Salmon Fund shall
9 be made only to the Department to be used solely for the
10 conservation and propagation of salmon, including
11 construction, operation, and maintenance of a cold water
12 hatchery, and for payment of the costs of printing salmon
13 stamps, the expenses incurred in acquiring salmon stamp
14 designs, and the expenses of producing reprints.
15 Appropriations from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
16 Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely
17 for the following purposes:
18 (a) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
19 migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts,
20 donations, grants, and bequests of money for the
21 conservation and propagation of waterfowl for projects
22 approved by the Department shall be used for the purpose
23 of attracting waterfowl and improving public migratory
24 waterfowl areas within the State. These projects may
25 include the repair, maintenance, and operation of these
26 areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck
27 Stamp Committee; but none of the moneys spent within the
28 State shall be used for administrative expenses.
29 (b) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State
30 migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the
31 Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for
32 the development of waterfowl propagation areas within the
33 Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically
34 provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway. Before
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1 turning over any moneys from the State Migratory
2 Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the Department shall obtain
3 evidence that the project is acceptable to the
4 appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada
5 or the United States or of one of its Provinces or States
6 having jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by
7 the project and shall consult those agencies and the
8 State Duck Stamp Committee for approval before allocating
9 funds.
10 The Department, subject to appropriation, may use moneys
11 transferred to the Wildlife and Fish Fund under subsection
12 (b) of Section 1.28 of the Wildlife Code for any of the
13 purposes for which the proceeds of fees for licenses and
14 permits, from which senior citizens are exempt under this
15 Code, may be used.
16 (Source: P.A. 90-743, eff. 1-1-99.)
17 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
18 Section 1.28 as follows:
19 (520 ILCS 5/1.28) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.28)
20 Sec. 1.28. Fees and fines; deposit in funds.
21 (a) All fees, fines, including bond forfeitures, income
22 of whatsoever kind or nature derived from hunting and fishing
23 activities on lands or waters or both under the jurisdiction
24 or control of the Department, and all penalties collected
25 under this Act shall be deposited in the State Treasury and
26 shall be set apart in a special fund to be known as the
27 "Wildlife and Fish Fund"; except that fees derived solely
28 from the sale of salmon stamps, income from art contests for
29 the salmon stamp, including income from the sale of reprints,
30 and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for the
31 conservation and propagation of salmon shall be deposited in
32 the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be
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1 known as the "Salmon Fund"; and except that fees derived
2 solely from the sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and
3 gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for the
4 conservation and propagation of waterfowl shall be deposited
5 in the special fund to be known as the "State Migratory
6 Waterfowl Stamp Fund"; and except that, of fees derived
7 solely from the sale of State Habitat Stamps, 64% shall be
8 deposited into the Illinois Habitat Fund, 30% into the State
9 Pheasant Fund, and 6% into the State Furbearer Fund. Income
10 generated from the sale of artwork associated with the State
11 Habitat Stamps shall be deposited into the Illinois Habitat
12 Fund. All interest that accrues from monies deposited into
13 the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the Salmon Fund, the State
14 Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the State Furbearer Fund, the
15 State Pheasant Fund, and the Illinois Habitat Fund shall be
16 deposited into those funds, respectively. Appropriations from
17 the "Wildlife and Fish Fund" shall be made only to the
18 Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions
19 vested by law in the Department, including but not limited to
20 the purchase of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges,
21 preserves and public shooting and fishing grounds; the
22 purchase and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild
23 birds, and wild mammals for rescuing, restoring and
24 distributing fish; the maintenance of wildlife refuges, or
25 preserves, public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds
26 and fish hatcheries; and the feeding and care of wild birds,
27 wild animals and fish.
28 (b) On September 1 of each year, beginning September 1,
29 1999, the State Comptroller and Treasurer shall transfer the
30 sum of $850,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Wildlife
31 and Fish Fund to offset revenue loss resulting from exempting
32 senior citizens from licensing fees for hunting and fishing
33 in this State. The Department, subject to appropriation, may
34 use the money transferred under this subsection (b) for any
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1 of the purposes for which the proceeds of fees for licenses
2 and permits, from which senior citizens are exempt under this
3 Code, may be used.
4 (Source: P.A. 87-135; 87-1015.)
5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
6 1, 1999.