GRANBERG-WOOLARD. (WATSON) 525 ILCS 30/11 from Ch. 105, par. 711 Amends the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act. Provides that cemetery land dedicated before 1990 as a nature preserve or buffer area may be returned to use as a cemetery upon the demand of the cemetery authority. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that cemetery land dedicated before 1990 shall, rather than may, be returned to use as a cemetery upon the demand of the cemetery authority. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that a cemetery or a portion of a cemetery dedicated during 1984, rather than before 1990, shall be returned to use as a cemetery upon the demand of the cemetery authority. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 525 ILCS 30/11 Adds reference to: 520 ILCS 10/5.5 new 520 ILCS 10/11 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides that under prescribed terms and conditions, the Department of Natural Resources may authorize a taking otherwise prohibited by the Act if the taking of the protected animal is incidental to and not the purpose of an otherwise lawful activity. Provides that if the Department authorizes an incidental taking of a protected species, the Department must file a written decision explaining its conclusion that the taking should be authorized. Provides that in order to authorize an incidental taking, the Department must determine that, based on the best available scientific data, the taking will not reduce the likelihood of the survival of the endangered or protected species. Provides that the public must be given notice of, and an opportunity to comment on, the application for an incidental taking before the taking may be authorized. 99-02-18 H FIRST READING 99-02-18 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC CONSERV 99-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGRICULTURE H 99-03-03 H ADOPTED 99-03-03 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 016-000-001 HAGC 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 105-010-000 99-03-11 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-11 S CHIEF SPONSOR SIEBEN 99-03-11 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-16 99-03-11 S FIRST READING 99-03-11 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-20 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE AGRIC & CON 99-04-28 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGRICULTURE S 99-04-28 S ADOPTED 99-04-28 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SAGR 99-04-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-04-29 99-05-13 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WATSON 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WATSON 99-05-13 S RULES REFERS TO SAGR 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WATSON 99-05-13 S BE ADOPTED SAGR/008-000-000 99-05-13 S SPONSOR REMOVED SIEBEN 99-05-13 S ALTERNATE CHIEF SPONSOR CHANGED TO WATSON 99-05-13 S SECOND READING 99-05-13 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-WATSON 99-05-13 S ADOPTED 99-05-13 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-05-14 99-05-14 S VERIFIED 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-05-14 S THIRD READING - PASSED 036-017-000 99-05-14 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-05-14 H PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-17 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO GRANBERG 99-05-19 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WOOLARD 99-05-20 H MOTION FILED CONCUR 01,02/GRANBERG 99-05-20 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-20 H CALENDAR ORDER OF CONCURRENCE 01,02 99-05-21 H BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 01,02/HRUL 99-05-21 H HSE CONCURS IN SEN AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/074-038-002 99-05-21 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-18 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-14 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-14 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01 99-08-14 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0556 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary