Environment & Energy Committee
Filed: 3/3/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 669 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 669  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act 
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is amended  by changing Section 4 as follows:
 



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    (30 ILCS 155/4)  (from Ch. 61, par. 404)



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    Sec. 4. (a) There is created the Illinois Wildlife 
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Preservation Fund, a
special fund in the State Treasury.  The 
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Department of Revenue shall determine
annually the total amount 
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contributed to such fund pursuant to this Act and
shall notify 
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the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer of such amount to 
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be
transferred to the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund, and 
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upon receipt of
such notification the State Comptroller shall 
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transfer such amount.

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    (b) The Department of Natural Resources shall deposit
any 
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donations including federal reimbursements received for the 
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purposes in the
Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.

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    (c) The General Assembly may appropriate annually from the 
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Illinois Wildlife
Preservation Fund such monies credited to 
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such fund from the check-off
contribution system provided in 
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this Act and from other funds received for the
purposes of this 
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Act, to the Department of Natural Resources to be used for the

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purposes of preserving, protecting,
perpetuating and enhancing 
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non-game wildlife in this State.  Beginning with fiscal year 
 


 






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2006, 5% of the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund must be 
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committed to or expended on grants by the Department of Natural 
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Resources for the construction or maintenance of wildlife 
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rehabilitation facilities that take care of threatened or 
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endangered species. The Department shall establish criteria 
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for the grants by rules adopted in accordance with the Illinois 
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Administrative Procedure Act before January 1, 2006. However, 
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no amount
appropriated from the Illinois Wildlife Preservation 
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Fund may be used by the
Department of Natural Resources to 
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exercise its power of
eminent domain.

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(Source: P.A. 88-130; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

 

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