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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2605
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2605 as follows:
3 on page 1, by replacing lines 22 through 28 with the
4 following:
5 "(1) Soil loss on cropland is at or below the tolerable
6 soil loss level as certified by a local Soil and Water
7 Conservation District.
8 (2) An approved farm conservation plan is on file at the
9 local Soil and Water Conservation District office.
10 (3) If the farm is required to have a vegetative filter
11 strip, adjacent to a body of water, the strip was constructed
12 in accordance with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation
13 Service Technical Guide.
14 (4) Evidence of participation in programs such as the
15 USDA's Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Reserve
16 Enhancement Program, and Environmental Quality Incentives
17 Program, or the Department's Conservation 2000 Conservation
18 Practices Program, and Agricultural Areas in accordance with
19 Illinois' Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act,
20 can be considered but is not required to be designated as a
21 "Rivers-Friendly Farmer"."; and
22 on page 2, by deleting lines 1 through 22; and
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1 on page 2, below line 24, by inserting the following:
2 "Section 30. Processing Fee. Any local Soil and Water
3 Conservation District that chooses to review a written
4 application for the "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation may
5 collect a reasonable fee for services rendered.
6 The Department of Agriculture may collect an
7 administrative filing fee of $15 for each application for a
8 "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation. In addition, the
9 Department shall collect an amount equal to the cost of
10 providing a sign that designates a farmer as a
11 "Rivers-Friendly Farmer".
12 All moneys collected by the Department shall be deposited
13 into a promotional trust account as provided in Section 40.7
14 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Funds
15 collected shall be used for the purposes of the program
16 authorized by this Act.".