20 ILCS 840/ State Parks Designation Act.

(20 ILCS 840/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 468f.9)

Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Parks Designation Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 840/1) (from Ch. 105, par. 468g)

Sec. 1. The following described areas are designated State Parks. Sites are designated as such by exhibiting exceptional scenic and natural features and terrain that warrant State level significance and that offer a wide range of recreational opportunities for the public to enjoy. The intended usage of these sites blends in the protection of the natural resources; including plant and animal communities, cultural and historic resources in a way that appeals to a large number of people in a variety of ways and have the names herein ascribed to them:

Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, in Lake County;

Apple River Canyon State Park, in Jo Daviess County;

Argyle Lake State Park, in McDonough County;

Beall Woods State Park, in Wabash County;

Beaver Dam State Park, in Macoupin County;

Buffalo Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;

Castle Rock State Park, in Ogle County;

Cave-in-Rock State Park, in Hardin County;

Chain O'Lakes State Park, in Lake and McHenry Counties;

Channahon State Park, in Will County;

Delabar State Park, in Henderson County;

Dixon Springs State Park, in Pope County;

Eagle Creek State Park, in Shelby County;

Edward R. Madigan State Park, in Logan County;

Ferne Clyffe State Park, in Johnson County;

Fort Defiance State Park, in Alexander County;

Fort Massac State Park, in Massac County;

Fox Ridge State Park, in Coles County;

Frank Holten State Park, in St. Clair County;

Gebhard Woods State Park, in Grundy County;

Giant City State Park, in Jackson and Union Counties;

Hazel and Bill Rutherford Wildlife Prairie State Park, in Peoria County;

Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park, in Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, Lee and Whiteside Counties;

Horseshoe Lake State Park, in Madison and St. Clair Counties;

Illini State Park, in LaSalle County;

Illinois and Michigan Canal State Park, in the counties of Cook, Will, Grundy, DuPage and LaSalle;

James "Pate" Philip State Park, in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties;

Jubilee College State Park, in Peoria County, excepting Jubilee College State Historic Site as described in Section 7.1 of the Historic Preservation Act;

Kankakee River State Park, in Kankakee and Will Counties;

Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park, in Stephenson County;

Lake Murphysboro State Park, in Jackson County;

Laurence C. Warren State Park, in Cook County;

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park, in Macon County;

Lincoln Trail State Park, in Clark County;

Lowden State Park, in Ogle County;

Matthiessen State Park, in LaSalle County;

McHenry Dam and Lake Defiance State Park, in McHenry County;

Mississippi Palisades State Park, in Carroll County;

Moraine Hills State Park, in McHenry County;

Moraine View State Park, in McLean County;

Morrison-Rockwood State Park, in Whiteside County;

Nauvoo State Park, in Hancock County, containing Horton Lake;

Pere Marquette State Park, in Jersey County;

Prophetstown State Park, in Whiteside County;

Pyramid State Park, in Perry County;

Ramsey Lake State Park, in Fayette County;

Red Hills State Park, in Lawrence County;

Rock Cut State Park, in Winnebago County, containing Pierce Lake;

Rock Island Trail State Park, in Peoria and Stark Counties;

Sam Parr State Park, in Jasper County;

Sangchris Lake State Park, in Christian and Sangamon Counties;

Shabbona Lake and State Park, in DeKalb County;

Siloam Springs State Park, in Brown and Adams Counties;

Silver Springs State Park, in Kendall County;

Spitler Woods State Park, in Macon County;

Starved Rock State Park, in LaSalle County;

Stephen A. Forbes State Park, in Marion County;

Walnut Point State Park, in Douglas County;

Weinberg-King State Park, in Schuyler County;

Weldon Springs State Park, in DeWitt County;

White Pines Forest State Park, in Ogle County;

William G. Stratton State Park, in Grundy County;

Wolf Creek State Park, in Shelby County.

(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 468h)

Sec. 2. The following described areas are designated State Memorials and shall have the names herein ascribed to them, to wit:

Fort Edwards State Memorial, in Hancock County;

Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial, in Macon County;

Lowden State Memorial, in Ogle County.

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

(20 ILCS 840/3) (from Ch. 105, par. 468i)

Sec. 3. The following described areas are designated State Fish and Wildlife Areas (SFWAs) and sites are designated as such by their purpose to reserve land and water areas for production and conservation of fish or wildlife and to provide hunting, fishing, trapping, observation, and other forms of compatible recreational use. Game Propagation Centers are areas of land or water reserved for production of fish or wildlife. They shall have the names herein ascribed to them, to wit:

Anderson Lake SFWA, in Fulton County;

Banner Marsh SFWA, in Peoria County;

Big Bend SFWA, in Whiteside County;

Burning Star SFWA, in Jackson County;

Cape Bend SFWA, in Alexander County;

Carlyle Lake SFWA, in Fayette County;

Coffeen Lake SFWA, in Montgomery County;

Copperhead Hollow SFWA, in Jersey County;

Crawford County SFWA, in Crawford County;

DePue Lake SFWA, in Bureau County;

Des Plaines SFWA, in Will County;

Des Plaines Game Propagation Center, in Will County;

Des Plaines SFWA, in Will County;

Devils Island SFWA, in Alexander County;

Donnelley SFWA, in Bureau County;

Double T SFWA, in Fulton County;

Hamilton County SFWA, in Hamilton County, containing Dolan Lake;

Heidecke Lake SFWA, in Grundy County;

Henderson Creek SFWA, in Mercer County;

Horseshoe Lake SFWA, in Alexander County;

Iroquois County SFWA, in Iroquois County;

James C Helfrich Game Propagation Center, in Logan County;

Green River SFWA, in Lee County;

Kaskaskia River SFWA, in Randolph County;

Kinkaid Lake SFWA, in Jackson County;

LaSalle Lake SFWA, in LaSalle County;

Mackinaw SFWA, in Tazewell County;

Marseilles SFWA, in LaSalle County;

Marshall County SFWA, in Marshall County;

Mautino SFWA, in Bureau County;

Mazonia Braidwood SFWA, in Grundy County;

Meredosia Lake SFWA, in Cass and Morgan Counties;

Mermet Lake SFWA, in Massac County;

Middle Fork SFWA, in Vermilion County;

Mississippi River Area SFWA, in Calhoun County;

Mount Vernon Game Propagation Center, in Jefferson County;

Newton Lake SFWA, in Jasper County;

Peabody River King SFWA, in St. Clair County;

Pekin Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;

Powerton Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;

Ray Norbut SFWA, in Pike County;

Rend Lake SFWA, in Jefferson County;

Rice Lake SFWA, in Fulton County;

Saline County SFWA, in Saline County;

Sam Dale Lake SFWA, in Wayne County;

Sanganois SFWA, in Cass and Mason Counties;

Shelbyville SFWA, in Shelby and Moultrie Counties;

Snakeden Hollow SFWA, in Knox County;

Spring Lake SFWA, in Tazewell County;

Ten Mile Creek SFWA, in Hamilton County;

Turkey Bluffs SFWA, in Randolph County;

Union County SFWA, in Union County;

Woodford County SFWA, in Woodford County.

(Source: P.A. 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/3.3)

Sec. 3.3. State natural areas. State natural areas (SNAs) are areas of land in public ownership which, either retains or has recovered to a substantial degree its original natural or primeval character, though it need not be completely undisturbed, or has floral, faunal, ecological, geological or archaeological features of scientific, educational, scenic or esthetic interest. The following described areas are designated State Natural Areas and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section:

Alorton Heron Rookery SNA in St. Clair County;

Annbriar Karst SNA in Monroe County;

Ayers Sand Prairie SNA in Carroll County;

Barton-Sommer Woodland SNA in Mason and Menard Counties;

Berryville Shale Glade SNA in Union County;

Big Grand Pierre Glade SNA in Pope County;

Black Crown Marsh SNA in McHenry County;

Brown Barrens SNA in Union County;

Burton Cave SNA in Adams County;

Cache River SNA in Johnson County;

Calamus Lake SNA in Macon County;

Cecil White Prairie SNA in Hancock County;

Cedar Glen SNA in Hancock County;

Cedar Lake Bog SNA in Lake County;

Chauncey Marsh SNA in Lawrence and Crawford Counties;

Chestnut Hills SNA in Pulaski County;

Clear Creek Wetland SNA in Cass County;

Collier Limestone Glade SNA in Hardin County;

Cretaceous Hills SNA in Pope County;

Cypress Pond SNA in Johnson and Union Counties;

Dean Hills SNA in Fayette County;

Deer Pond SNA in Johnson County;

Denby Prairie SNA in Macoupin County;

Devil's Prop SNA in Jefferson County;

Eagles Landing SNA in JoDaviess County;

Ellison Creek SNA in Henderson County;

Elton E. Fawks Bald Eagle Refuge SNA in Rock Island County;

Embarras River Bottoms SNA in Lawrence County;

Fall Creek Scenic Overlook SNA in Adams County;

Flag Pond SNA in Clay County;

Fogelpole Cave SNA in Monroe County;

Foley Sand Prairie SNA in Lee County;

Franklin Creek SNA in Lee County;

French Bluff SNA in Carroll County;

Fults Hill Prairie SNA in Monroe County;

Funks Grove SNA in McLean County;

Geissler Savanna SNA in Hancock County;

George S. Park Memorial Woods SNA in Putnam County;

Gibbons Creek Barrens SNA in Pope County;

Gillespie Prairie SNA in Macoupin and Montgomery Counties;

Ginther Farm SNA in Menard County;

Goodes Woods SNA in Macoupin County;

Goose Lake Prairie SNA in Grundy County;

Gooseberry Island SNA in Kankakee County;

Grigsby Marsh SNA in McDonough County;

Grubb Hollow Prairie SNA in Pike County;

Guthrie Cave SNA in Union County;

Hanging Rock Sandstone Cliff SNA in Clay County;

Hanover Bluff SNA in JoDaviess County;

Harlem Hills SNA in Winnebago County;

Harper-Rector Woods SNA in Fulton County;

Harry "Babe" Woodyard SNA in Vermilion County;

Henry Allan Gleason SNA in Mason County;

Hitts Siding Prairie SNA in Will County;

Illinois Caverns SNA in Monroe County;

Iroquois Woods SNA in Kankakee County;

Jackson Slough Woods SNA in St. Clair County;

James "Gene" Korando Pond SNA in Jackson County;

Julius J. Knobeloch Woods SNA in St. Clair County;

Kidd Lake Marsh SNA in Monroe County;

Kishwaukee River SNA in DeKalb County;

Lake Como SNA in Whiteside County;

Lake in the Hills Fen SNA in McHenry County;

Lake Renwick Heron Rookery SNA in Will County;

Long Branch Sand Prairie SNA in Mason County;

Long Run Seep SNA in Will County;

Lower Fox River – Blake's Landing SNA in LaSalle County;

Lusk Creek Canyon SNA in Pope County;

Manito Prairie SNA in Tazewell County;

Margaret Guzy Pothole Wetlands SNA in Shelby County;

Marissa Woods SNA in St. Clair County;

Massasauga Prairie SNA in Warren County;

Matanzas Prairie SNA in Mason County;

Maxine Loy SNA in Marion County;

McClure School Shale Glades SNA in Union County;

McMaster Woods SNA in Greene County;

Meredosia Hill Prairie SNA in Morgan County;

Miller Shrub Swamp SNA in Marion County;

Miller-Anderson Woods SNA in Bureau and Putnam Counties;

Millhurst Fen SNA in Kendall County;

Mineral Marsh SNA in Henry County;

Mississippi River Sand Hills SNA in Hancock County;

Mitchell's Grove SNA in LaSalle County;

Momence Wetlands SNA in Kankakee County;

Montebello SNA in Hancock County;

Nachusa Prairie SNA in Ogle County;

Oakford SNA in Mason and Menard Counties;

Pecumsaugan Creek/Blackball Mines SNA in LaSalle County;

Peoria Salvation Army Woods SNA in Peoria County;

Pine Rock SNA in Ogle County;

Piney Creek Ravine SNA in Randolph and Jackson Counties;

Prairie Ridge SNA in Jasper and Marion Counties;

Prairie State Eagle Refuge SNA in Hancock County;

Primm's Pond SNA in JoDaviess County;

Rall Woods SNA in JoDaviess County;

Ralph Clover SNA in Jackson County;

Redwing Slough SNA in Lake County;

Revis Hill Prairie SNA in Mason County;

Rock Cave SNA in Effingham County;

Rockton Bog SNA in Winnebago County;

Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak SNA in Mason County;

Sandy Ford SNA in LaSalle County;

Shick Shack Sand Pond SNA in Cass County;

Sielbeck Forest SNA in Massac County;

Sipple Slough Woods SNA in Washington County;

Sparks Pond SNA in Mason County;

Spring Bay Fen SNA in Woodford County;

Stemler Cave Woods SNA in St. Clair County;

Sunbury Railroad Prairie SNA in Livingston County;

Swayne Hollow SNA in Randolph County;

Tapley Woods SNA in JoDaviess County;

Thomson-Fulton Sand Prairie SNA in Whiteside County;

Thorn Creek Woods SNA in Will County;

Volo Bog SNA in Lake County;

Wagon Lake SNA in St. Clair County;

Ward's Grove SNA in JoDaviess County;

Willow Creek SNA in Edgar County;

Wilmington Shrub Prairie SNA in Will County;

Wise Ridge Bedrock Hill SNA in Johnson County;

Wolf Road Prairie SNA in Cook County; and

Yorkville Prairie SNA in Kendall County.

(Source: P.A. 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/3.4)

Sec. 3.4. State habitat areas. State Habitat Areas (SHAs) are described as areas defined by a primary purpose to manage, protect, and perpetuate specific species, habitats, and natural communities and to make them available for defined public use.

The following described areas are designated State Habitat Areas (SHAs) and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section:

Alvah Borah SHA in Wayne County;

Birkbeck SHA in DeWitt County;

Bradford SHA in Stark County;

Buffalo Prairie SHA in Knox County;

Campbell Pond SHA in Jackson and Franklin Counties;

Cecil E. Meeker SHA in Jasper County;

Chatsworth SHA in Livingston County;

Clifton SHA in Iroquois County;

Dublin Highlands SHA in Stephenson County;

Finfrock SHA in DeWitt County;

Freeman Mine SHA in Montgomery County;

Gifford SHA in Champaign County;

Hallsville SHA in DeWitt County;

Heron Woods SHA in DuPage County;

Herschel Workman SHA in Vermilion County;

Hindsboro SHA in Douglas County;

Ilo Dillin SHA in Tazewell County;

Kilbuck Creek SHA in Ogle County;

Larry D. Closson SHA in Douglass County;

Little Rock Creek SHA in Carroll County;

Loda SHA in Iroquois County;

Manito SHA in Tazewell County;

Max and Edward Rowe SHA in Hancock County;

Maytown SHA in Lee County;

Milks Grove SHA in Iroquois County;

Millroad Marsh SHA in Whiteside County;

Palatine Road Marsh SHA in Cook County;

Paul C Burrus SHA in Coles County;

Perdueville SHA in Ford and Champaign County;

Prairie Bluff SHA in Will County;

Rail Splitter SHA in Sangamon County;

Reed Wildlife SHA in Hancock County;

Sam and Florence Atkinson Forest SHA in Wayne County;

Sand Prairie SHA in Lee County;

Saybrook SHA in McLean County;

Sibley SHA in Ford County;

Skinner Farm SHA in Johnson County;

South Shore SHA in Clinton County;

Steward SHA in Lee County;

T-Lakes SHA in Knox County;

Victoria SHA in Knox County;

Whitefield SHA in Marshall County;

Wildcat Hollow SHA in Effingham County; and

Willow Creek SHA in Edgar County.

(Source: P.A. 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/3.5)

Sec. 3.5. Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. The area that has been commonly known as the Site M Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County is designated a State Conservation Area and shall be known as the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area.

(Source: P.A. 91-275, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 840/4) (from Ch. 105, par. 468j)

Sec. 4. The following described real estate is added to and made a part of Pere Marquette State Park, to wit:

All that area in Sections 5 and 8, T. 6N, R. 12 W. of the 3rd P.M., Jersey County, Illinois, bequeathed to the State of Illinois by the late Harry H. Ferguson of Alton, Illinois, comprising 860 acres, more or less, and once known as Glen Cliffe Farm.

(Source: Laws 1953, p. 1280.)

(20 ILCS 840/5) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k)

Sec. 5. All State Parks, Memorials, Parkways, Boating Access Areas, Recreational Areas and Conservation Areas mentioned in this Act shall be under the care, control, supervision and management of the Department of Natural Resources.

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

(20 ILCS 840/6) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k-1)

Sec. 6. The following described areas are designated State Recreational Areas (SRAs) and are characterized as areas that can be used for a wide diversity of outdoor recreational pursuits, accommodating large numbers of people and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section:

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, DeWitt County;

Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County;

Johnson-Sauk Trail State Recreation Area, Henry County;

Kickapoo State Recreation Area, Vermilion County;

Randolph County State Recreation Area, Randolph County;

Sahara Woods State Recreation Area, Saline County;

Washington County State Recreation Area, Washington County;

Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area, Franklin County; and

William W. Powers State Recreation Area, Cook County.

(Source: P.A. 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/7) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k-2)

Sec. 7. The following described areas are designated State Boating Access Areas and defined public boat launching sites that provide public access to rivers and lakes which are judged to be suitable for water-based outdoor recreation and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section:

Golconda Marina, in Pope County;

Henderson Creek State Boat Access Area, in Henderson County;

Hennepin Canal Parkway, in Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, and Whiteside Counties;

Millers Hollow State Boat Access Area, in Carroll County;

Montebello Access Area, in Hancock County;

Myers Landing Access Area, in Adams County;

Piasa Creek Access Area, in Jersey County;

Pleasant Hill-Pike and Calhoun River Access Area, in Pike and Calhoun Counties; and

Titus Hollow Access Area, in Calhoun County.

(Source: P.A. 102-246, eff. 1-1-22.)

(20 ILCS 840/8) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k-3)

Sec. 8. The Sanganois-Knapp Island Conservation Area. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to enter into and carry out agreements with any agency of the United States Government to insure the performance of the items of non-federal participation involved in the operation and maintenance of improvements on the Sanganois-Knapp Island Conservation Area adjacent to the Sangamon River for the purpose of making certain portions of it suitable for public outdoor recreation utilization including the management of wildlife as set forth in Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (PL 91-611).

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

(20 ILCS 840/9) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k-4)

Sec. 9. The Department of Natural Resources (formerly designated the Department of Conservation), is authorized to lease, in whole or in part, to the City of Kankakee, or its successors or assigns, for a period not to exceed 60 years, the Kankakee River Dam at Kankakee, Illinois, and the necessary State owned land, surplus waters and appurtenances for hydropower development. All such leased property shall be deemed a part of the electric system of the City of Kankakee, Illinois, and that City is hereby expressly authorized in connection therewith to acquire, construct, own, operate and maintain without its corporate limits electric generating facilities and appurtenances at or near said Kankakee Dam. All revenue received from such leases shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the special fund known as the State Parks Fund and shall be used only for those purposes described in Section 8.11 of the State Finance Act.

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

(20 ILCS 840/10) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k-5)

Sec. 10. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to enter into and carry out agreements with any federal, state or local agencies, or with any other persons, and to acquire any property or interest in property and make improvements thereon, for the purpose of making portions of the Smithland Reservoir and adjacent areas suitable for outdoor recreation utilization. Upon completion of the project required by this Section, the area to be used for State Recreational Area purposes shall be designated as a State Recreational Area.

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

(20 ILCS 840/11)

Sec. 11. Leasing property.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act or any other law to the contrary, property located within Pyramid State Park and described in subsection (b) of this Section shall no longer be designated part of Pyramid State Park and the Department of Natural Resources is authorized to lease such property to a private entity having options to purchase property adjacent thereto on which mining operations are planned, provided that the private entity shall demonstrate to the Department that:

(1) the property described in subsection (b) of this Section does not include areas:

(A) listed on the Illinois Natural Areas Inventory;

(B) serving as known critical habitats for species listed as threatened or endangered in Illinois;

(C) serving as part of a floodplain; or

(D) that are part of an Illinois State Natural Preserve.

(2) mining operations are feasible on the adjacent property;

(3) such operations shall consist of overburden removal and, at the option of the Department, replacement of topsoil in reclamation;

(4) such operations shall have a significant impact on the local economy as they are projected to create employment opportunities for approximately 45 persons and to serve as the source of payroll and direct expenditures of approximately $12 to $15 million per year;

(5) no surface mining for the extraction of coal shall be conducted on the property described in subsection (b) of this Section;

(6) the property described in subsection (b) of this Section and the property adjacent thereto on which mining operations are planned shall be reclaimed by the private entity on the expiration of the lease and shall be fit for conservation and recreation purposes; and

(7) the adjacent property consists of 240 acres and shall ultimately be conveyed to the State, Department of Natural Resources.

(b) The property is described as follows:

The East 300 feet of even width of the Northwest Quarter, of Section 8,

And

The East 300 feet of even width of the South 1,620 feet of the Southwest Quarter, Section 5,

And

South 300 feet of even width of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 5,

And

The West 300 feet of even width of the South 1,620 feet of the Southwest Quarter, Section 4,

And

The West 300 feet of even width of the North 2,940 feet of the West Half, Section 9,

And

North Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 8.

All in Township 6 South, Range 3 West, of the Third Principal Meridian, Perry County, Illinois.

(c) The Department of Natural Resources shall lease the property described in subsection (b) of this Section for fair market value, and the term of the lease shall be for a period of no longer than 10 years with no option for renewal.

(d) Prior to the execution of the lease, the private entity must receive Department approval of a plan for the reclamation of both the property described in subsection (b) of this Section and the property adjacent thereto on which mining operations are planned. The plan shall include a cost estimate and timeline for reclamation activities. The private entity shall provide financial assurance in an amount and in a form sufficient to fund all reclamation activities in the Department-approved reclamation plan. At the option of the Department, both properties shall be reclaimed to farmland standards, with reclamation activities occurring contemporaneously with farmland activities. On the expiration of the lease and upon the request of the Department of Natural Resources, the private entity must execute the reclamation plan.

(e) Any and all leases for the property described in subsection (b) of this Section in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly are terminated by operation of law.

(f) The provisions of this Section only apply to property described in subsection (b) of this Section and property adjacent thereto, and do not apply to any other property within Pyramid State Park, any other property within any other designated State park under the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources, or any other State property.

(g) The authorization for the Department lease property under this Section shall not apply if the Department determines that mining activities pose a risk to the recreational uses, wildlife, hydrology, water quality, habitat, or potential for habitat restoration of lands owned by the Department.

(Source: P.A. 97-317, eff. 8-12-11.)