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1 AN ACT concerning family farm support.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5 Illinois Family Farmer Support Act.
6 Section 5. Family farmer. "Family farmer" means an
7 individual who is a resident of Illinois and owns or leases
8 land in Illinois that is used as a farm as that term is
9 defined in Section 1-60 of the Property Tax Code.
10 Section 10. Cooperative Development Board. The
11 Cooperative Extension Service of the College of Agriculture
12 of the University of Illinois shall create a Cooperative
13 Development Board. Subject to appropriation, the Board shall
14 establish, assist, and enhance the development of local and
15 regional agricultural cooperatives to provide support to
16 Illinois family farmers.
17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18 becoming law.