Public Act 096-0452
 		





HB0872 Enrolled
LRB096 06268 JDS 16351 b






    AN ACT concerning fish.

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


 
    Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended  by 
adding Section 20-82 as follows:
 
    (515 ILCS 5/20-82  new)
    Sec. 20-82. Asian Carp Reduction Pilot Program.
    (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural 
Resources shall establish a one-year pilot program to harvest  
Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and Silver Carp 
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) in the Illinois River with the 
objective to increase the number of native fish and to curtail 
severely the reproductive capacity of these invasive species.
    (b) The General Assembly may appropriate an amount not to 
exceed $3,000,000 to the Department of Natural Resources for 
the purposes of this pilot program. From the amounts 
appropriated, the Department may enter into contracts with 
research institutions, such as Southern Illinois 
University-Carbondale and the Illinois Natural History Survey 
for administration, staffing, materials,  equipment, and 
research necessary for the program. The Department may also use 
appropriated funds for administrative costs it incurs to 
implement this program.
    (c) The pilot program shall include the development of a 
scientific plan to reduce or remove Bighead Carp and Silver 
Carp from the river system.
    (d) The Department shall issue a report with the results of 
the Asian Carp Reduction Pilot Program to the General Assembly 
no later than December 31, 2010.
    (e) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2011. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.






Effective Date:  8/14/2009