Public Act 104-0062
 
HB2726 EnrolledLRB104 06178 BDA 16212 b

    AN ACT concerning conservation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources 
(Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of 
Illinois is amended by adding Section 805-135 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 805/805-135 new)
    Sec. 805-135. Rewilding. The Department of Natural 
Resources has the power to exercise all rights, powers, and 
duties conferred by law and to take measures that are 
necessary for the implementation of rewilding as a 
conservation strategy in this State, including, but not 
limited to, the restoration of land to its natural state, the 
reintroduction of native species, particularly apex predators 
and keystone species, and the restoration of ecological 
processes as defined by State-specific baselines.