Public Act 0266 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB0281 Enrolled LRB095 10024 CMK 30238 b

Public Act 095-0266

AN ACT concerning conservation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The State Forest Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(525 ILCS 40/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5906)

Sec. 5. Timber grown on such forests may be sold under rules and regulations of the department, but all cutting and removal of forest products shall be in accordance with the best practices of forestry. The department shall make such forests accessible to the general public by improved highways leading through them. All revenue from the sale of timber under this Section shall be deposited into the Forestry Development Fund.

(Source: Laws 1925, p. 413.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2007.

Effective Date: 8/17/2007