SB0902sam001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 11/18/2010

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 902

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 902 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by changing Section 1-230 as follows:

(515 ILCS 5/1-230) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)

Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money received. All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters, or both under the jurisdiction or control of the Department, and all penalties collected under this Code shall be deposited into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish Fund; except that fees derived solely from the sale of salmon stamps, income from art contests for the salmon stamp, including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of salmon shall be deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the Salmon Fund; and except that fees derived solely from the sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of waterfowl, shall be deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund. All interest that accrues from moneys in the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the Salmon Fund, and the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund shall be retained in those funds respectively. Except for the additional moneys deposited under Section 805-550 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, appropriations from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions vested by law in the Department for the administration and management of fish and wildlife resources of this State for such activities as (i) the purchase of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges, preserves, and public shooting and fishing grounds; (ii) the purchase and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild mammals; (iii) the rescuing, restoring and distributing of fish; (iv) the maintenance of wildlife refuges or preserves, public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds, and fish hatcheries; and (v) the feeding and care of wild birds, wild mammals, and fish. Appropriations from the Salmon Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely for the conservation and propagation of salmon, including construction, operation, and maintenance of a cold water hatchery, and for payment of the costs of printing salmon stamps, the expenses incurred in acquiring salmon stamp designs, and the expenses of producing reprints.

Appropriations from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund shall be made only to the Department to be used solely for the following purposes:

(a) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State migratory waterfowl stamps and 100% of all gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of waterfowl for projects approved by the Department shall be used for the purpose of attracting waterfowl and improving public migratory waterfowl areas within the State. These projects may include the repair, maintenance, and operation of these areas only in emergencies as determined by the State Duck Stamp Committee; but none of the moneys spent within the State shall be used for administrative expenses.

(b) 50% of funds derived from the sale of State migratory waterfowl stamps shall be turned over by the Department to appropriate non-profit organizations for the development of waterfowl propagation areas within the Dominion of Canada or the United States that specifically provide waterfowl for the Mississippi Flyway. Before turning over any moneys from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the Department shall obtain evidence that the project is acceptable to the appropriate governmental agency of the Dominion of Canada or the United States or of one of its Provinces or States having jurisdiction over the lands and waters affected by the project and shall consult those agencies and the State Duck Stamp Committee for approval before allocating funds.

(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08; 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11.)

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