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91_HB0064
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1 AN ACT to amend the State Finance Act by changing Section
2 6z-32.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
6 Section 6z-32 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 105/6z-32)
8 Sec. 6z-32. Conservation 2000.
9 (a) The Conservation 2000 Fund and the Conservation 2000
10 Projects Fund are created as special funds in the State
11 Treasury. These funds shall be used to establish a
12 comprehensive program to protect Illinois' natural resources
13 through cooperative partnerships between State government and
14 public and private landowners. Moneys in these Funds may be
15 used, subject to appropriation, by the Environmental
16 Protection Agency and the Departments of Agriculture, Natural
17 Resources, and Transportation for purposes relating to
18 natural resource protection, recreation, tourism, and
19 compatible agricultural and economic development activities.
20 Without limiting these general purposes, moneys in these
21 Funds may be used, subject to appropriation, for the
22 following specific purposes:
23 (1) To foster sustainable agriculture practices and
24 control soil erosion and sedimentation, including grants
25 to Soil and Water Conservation Districts for conservation
26 practice cost-share grants and for personnel,
27 educational, and administrative expenses.
28 (2) To establish and protect a system of ecosystems
29 in public and private ownership through conservation
30 easements, incentives to public and private landowners,
31 including technical assistance and grants, and land
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1 acquisition provided these mechanisms are all voluntary
2 on the part of the landowner and do not involve the use
3 of eminent domain.
4 (3) To develop a systematic and long-term program
5 to effectively measure and monitor natural resources and
6 ecological conditions through investments in technology
7 and involvement of scientific experts.
8 (4) To initiate strategies to enhance, use, and
9 maintain Illinois' inland lakes through education,
10 technical assistance, research, and financial incentives.
11 (5) To conduct an extensive review of existing
12 Illinois water laws.
13 (6) To purchase open space, particularly in
14 high-growth areas of the State.
15 (b) The State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall
16 automatically transfer on the last day of each month,
17 beginning on September 30, 1995 and ending on June 30, 2001,
18 from the General Revenue Fund to the Conservation 2000 Fund,
19 an amount equal to 1/10 of the amount set forth below in
20 fiscal year 1996 and an amount equal to 1/12 of the amount
21 set forth below in each of the other specified fiscal years:
22 Fiscal Year Amount
23 1996 $ 3,500,000
24 1997 $ 9,000,000
25 1998 $10,000,000
26 1999 $11,000,000
27 2000 $12,500,000
28 2001 $14,000,000
29 (c) There shall be deposited into the Conservation 2000
30 Projects Fund such bond proceeds and other moneys as may,
31 from time to time, be provided by law.
32 (Source: P.A. 89-49, eff. 6-29-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
33 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)