WINTERS-OSTERMAN-SLONE-MILLER-LINDNER AND MAY. (RAUSCHENBERGER-PARKER) New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.570 new Creates the Local Legacy Act. Creates the Local Legacy Board and establishes its membership, powers, and duties. Provides that the Board must choose a chairperson, adopt rules necessary to implement the Act, and submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2003 and every 2 years thereafter. Creates the Local Legacy Program to fund county-municipal partnerships for the purpose of inventorying and protecting natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources. Requires counties interested in program funds to form a Local Steering Committee composed of county board members, municipal officers, and local residents and provides procedures for Committee oversight of grant requests. Authorizes the Committee to develop criteria and a Resource Protection Plan for prioritizing resources and the use of grant moneys under the Act. Allows a local municipality to object in writing to all or some of the Resource Protection Plan and provides that those counties, municipalities, and units of local government that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan shall receive preferential status for grant moneys under the Act. Creates the Local Legacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the purposes for which the Fund moneys may be used. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Legacy Fund. FEB-07-2002 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-07-2002 H FIRST READING FEB-07-2002 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-13-2002 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSRV & LAND FEB-22-2002 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 008-000-000 HCLU FEB-22-2002 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR OSTERMAN MAR-20-2002 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SLONE MAR-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MILLER MAR-20-2002 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LINDNER MAR-20-2002 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAY MAR-21-2002 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 112-001-000 APR-02-2002 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-02-2002 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 02-04-03 APR-02-2002 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER APR-03-2002 S FIRST READING APR-03-2002 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-04-2002 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER APR-04-2002 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOWLES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary