101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2819

 

Introduced , by Rep. Chris Miller

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 801/1-20

    Amends the Department of Natural Resources Act. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may require the establishment of soil health practices on leases of land used for agricultural purposes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
5amended by changing Section 1-20 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 801/1-20)
7    Sec. 1-20. Real property. The Department has the power:
8    (a) To transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the
9control of the Department to any other Department of the State
10Government, or to any authority, commission or other agency of
11the State, and to acquire or accept federal lands, when such
12transfer, acquisition or acceptance is advantageous to the
13State and is approved in writing by the Governor.
14    (b) To lease, from time to time, any land or property, with
15or without appurtenances, of which the Department has
16jurisdiction, and which are not immediately to be used or
17developed by the State; provided that no such lease be for a
18longer period of time than that in which it can reasonably be
19expected the State will not have use for such property, and
20further provided that no such lease be for a longer period of
21time than 5 years.
22    (c) To require the establishment of soil health practices
23on leases of land used for agricultural purposes.

 

 

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