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| Public Act 096-1160 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | ||||
(Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||||
is amended by adding Section 805-550 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 805/805-550 new) | ||||
Sec. 805-550. Reinstatement fee. | ||||
(a) The Department may assess a fee of up to $1,000 for the | ||||
reinstatement of revoked licenses, permits, registrations, and | ||||
other privileges that it administers in the exercise of its | ||||
powers and duties under Illinois law. | ||||
(b) Revenues generated from the reinstatement of State park | ||||
privileges shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund. | ||||
Revenues generated from the reinstatement of hunting, fishing, | ||||
trapping, ginseng, falconry, wildlife rehabilitation, and | ||||
outfitter licenses or privileges shall be deposited into the | ||||
Wildlife and Fish Fund. Revenues generated from the | ||||
reinstatement of boating and snowmobile privileges shall be | ||||
deposited into the State Boating Act Fund. Revenues generated | ||||
from the reinstatement of forestry purchasing privileges shall | ||||
be deposited into the Illinois Forestry Development Fund. Other | ||||
revenues generated from the reinstatement of a license, permit, | ||||
registration, or other privilege shall be deposited into the | ||
State fund in which the fee for that privilege is deposited. | ||
The Comptroller shall maintain a separate accounting of the | ||
moneys deposited under this subsection. | ||
(c) Moneys deposited under subsection (b) shall be used by | ||
the Department, subject to appropriation, for the following | ||
purposes: | ||
(1) 85% of the moneys shall be used for the purchase of | ||
law enforcement vehicles for use by the Department's Office | ||
of Law Enforcement. | ||
(2) 15% of the moneys shall be used for the promotion | ||
of safety education by the Department's Office of Strategic | ||
Services.
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Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||
Sections 8.11 and 8.25c as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/8.11) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.11)
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Sec. 8.11.
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, | ||
appropriations
from the State Parks Fund shall be made only to | ||
the Department of Natural
Resources and shall, 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, be used only for the | ||
maintenance,
development, operation, control and acquisition | ||
of State parks.
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Revenues derived from the Illinois and Michigan Canal from | ||
the sale of
Canal lands, lease of Canal lands, Canal | ||
concessions, and other Canal
activities, which have been placed | ||
in the State Parks Fund may be
appropriated to the Department | ||
of Natural Resources for
that Department to use,
either | ||
independently or in cooperation with any Department or Agency | ||
of the
Federal or State Government or any political subdivision | ||
thereof for the
development and management of the Canal and its | ||
adjacent lands as outlined
in the master plan for such | ||
development and management.
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(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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(30 ILCS 105/8.25c) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.25c)
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Sec. 8.25c. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1991 and | ||
continuing through the
third quarter of fiscal year 1993, the | ||
State Comptroller shall order
transferred and the State | ||
Treasurer shall transfer from the Illinois Beach
Marina Fund | ||
(now known as the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina | ||
Fund) to the General Revenue Fund 50% of the revenue deposited | ||
into the
Illinois Beach Marina Fund. Beginning in the fourth | ||
quarter of fiscal year
1993 and thereafter until the
sum of | ||
$31,200,000 is paid to the General Revenue Fund, the State
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Comptroller shall order transferred and the State Treasurer | ||
shall transfer
from the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach | ||
Marina Fund (formerly known as the Illinois Beach Marina Fund)
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to the General Revenue Fund 35% of revenue deposited into the | ||
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly | ||
known as the Illinois Beach Marina Fund)
in
any fiscal year. In | ||
addition,
beginning in fiscal year 1991 and thereafter until | ||
the sum of $8,000,000
is paid to the State Boating Act Fund the | ||
State Comptroller shall order
transferred and the State | ||
Treasurer shall transfer from the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis | ||
Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the Illinois | ||
Beach
Marina Fund)
to the State Boating Act Fund 15% of the | ||
revenue deposited into
the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach | ||
Marina Fund (formerly known as the Illinois Beach Marina Fund). | ||
Beginning in fiscal year 1992, the
transfers from the Adeline | ||
Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the | ||
Illinois Beach Marina Fund) to the State Boating Act Fund
shall | ||
be made only at the direction of and in the amount authorized | ||
by the
Department of Natural Resources. Moneys transferred | ||
under
authorization of this
Section to the State Boating Act | ||
Fund in fiscal year 1992 before the
effective date of this | ||
amendatory Act of 1991 may be transferred to the
Illinois Beach | ||
Marina Fund (now known as the Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois | ||
Beach Marina Fund) at the direction of the Department of | ||
Natural
Resources. The transfers required under this Section
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shall be made within 30 days after the end of each quarter | ||
based on the
State Comptroller's record of receipts for the | ||
quarter. The initial
transfers shall be made within 30 days | ||
after June 30, 1990 based on
revenues received in the preceding | ||
quarter. Additional transfers in
excess of the limits | ||
established under this Section may be authorized by
the | ||
Department of Natural Resources for accelerated
payback of the | ||
amount due.
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(b) The Department may, subject to appropriations by the | ||
General Assembly,
use moneys monies in the Adeline Jay | ||
Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina Fund (formerly known as the | ||
Illinois Beach Marina Fund) to pay for operation,
maintenance, | ||
repairs, or improvements to the marina project; provided,
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however, that payment of the amounts due under the terms of | ||
subsection (a)
shall have priority on all moneys monies | ||
deposited in this Fund.
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(c) Moneys Monies on deposit in excess of that needed for | ||
payments to the
General Revenue Fund and the State Boating Act | ||
Fund and in excess of those
moneys monies needed for the | ||
operation, maintenance, repairs, or improvements to
the | ||
Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach Marina as determined by | ||
the Department of Natural
Resources may be transferred at the | ||
discretion of the
Department to the State Parks Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1042, eff. 7-24-06; 95-522, eff. 8-28-07.)
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Section 15. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | ||
changing Section 1-230 as follows:
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(515 ILCS 5/1-230) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)
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Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money
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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 Appropriations | ||
from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be made only to the
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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
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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.
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Appropriations from the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp | ||
Fund shall be
made only to the Department to be used solely for | ||
the following purposes:
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(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.
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(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
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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
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
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Section 20. The Illinois Forestry Development Act is | ||
amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
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(525 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107)
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Sec. 7. The Illinois Forestry Development Fund, a special | ||
fund in the State
Treasury, is hereby created. The Department | ||
of Natural Resources shall pay into the Fund all fees and fines | ||
collected
from timber buyers and landowners and operators | ||
pursuant to the "Timber
Buyers Licensing Act", and the "Forest
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Products Transportation Act", all gifts, contributions, | ||
bequests, grants,
donations, transfers, appropriations and all | ||
other revenues and receipts
resulting from forestry programs, | ||
forest product sales, and operations of
facilities not | ||
otherwise directed by State law and shall, 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, pay
such moneys monies | ||
appropriated from the Fund to timber growers for
implementation | ||
of acceptable forest management practices as
provided in | ||
Section 5 of this Act. Moneys Monies may be appropriated
from | ||
the Fund for the expenses of the Illinois Forestry Development | ||
Council.
Ordinary operating expenses of the Forest Resources | ||
Division of the
Department, for the administration and | ||
implementation of this Act, the
development and implementation | ||
of a wood industry marketing, development
and promotions | ||
program and other programs beneficial to advancing forests
and | ||
forestry in this State, as deemed appropriate by the General | ||
Assembly,
may be appropriated from this fund to the extent such | ||
appropriations
preserve the receipts to the Fund derived from | ||
Section 9a of the "Timber
Buyers Licensing Act".
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(Source: P.A. 96-217, eff. 8-10-09; 96-545, eff. 8-17-09.)
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Section 25. The Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act is | ||
amended by changing Section 9-1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 40/9-1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 609-1)
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Sec. 9-1. Special fund. Except as provided in Section 9-2, | ||
all revenues received under this
Act, including registration | ||
fees,
fines, bond forfeitures or other income of whatever kind | ||
or nature shall be
deposited in the State Treasury in "The | ||
State Boating Act Fund".
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 Appropriations of revenue received | ||
as a result of this Act from "The State
Boating Act Fund" shall | ||
be made only to the Department for administering
the | ||
registration of snowmobiles, snowmobile safety, snowmobile | ||
safety
education and enforcement provisions of this Act or for | ||
any purpose related
or connected thereto, including the | ||
construction, maintenance, and
rehabilitation of snowmobile | ||
recreation areas or any other facilities for
the use of | ||
snowmobiles, including plans and specifications, engineering
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surveys and supervision and land acquisition where necessary, | ||
and including
the disbursement of funds to political | ||
subdivisions upon written
application to and subsequent | ||
approval by the Department for construction,
maintenance, and | ||
rehabilitation of snowmobile recreation areas or any other
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facilities for the use of snowmobiles, including plans and | ||
specifications,
engineering surveys and supervision and land | ||
acquisition where necessary.
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(Source: P.A. 82-195.)
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