Bill Text: IL HB4092 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall notify all persons residing in a Conservation Opportunity Area that they reside in a Conservation Opportunity Area, and that the Department shall send one notice per household. Provides that the Department shall determine the content of the notice and the manner of notification. Defines "Conservation Opportunity Area".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2025-01-07 - Session Sine Die [HB4092 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4092-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4092 Introduced , by Rep. Blaine Wilhour SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
525 ILCS 31/25.1 new
Amends the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall notify all persons residing in a Conservation Opportunity Area that they reside in a Conservation Opportunity Area, and that the Department shall send one notice per household. Provides that the Department shall determine the content of the notice and the manner of notification. Defines "Conservation Opportunity Area".
LRB103 32164 RLC 61264 b
A BILL FOR
HB4092 LRB103 32164 RLC 61264 b
AN ACT concerning conservation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Act is
amended by adding Section 25.1 as follows:
(525 ILCS 31/25.1 new)
Sec. 25.1. Notification to persons who reside in
Conservation Opportunity Areas.
(a) In this Section, "Conservation Opportunity Area" means
an area identified in the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan where
ecological and social conditions align to provide
opportunities for stewardship and recovery of species of
greatest conservation need and their habitats as determined by
the Department.
(b) The Department shall notify all persons residing in a
Conservation Opportunity Area that they reside in a
Conservation Opportunity Area. The Department shall send one
notice per household. The Department shall determine the
content of the notice and the manner of notification.