Rep. Katherine Cloonen

Filed: 2/21/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 738

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 738 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Oil and Gas Wells on Public Lands Act is
5amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 615/10)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5010)
7    Sec. 10. Proceeds. Except as hereinafter provided, the
8proceeds derived and bonuses, rentals and royalties from and
9other inducements and considerations for the execution and
10operation of the oil and gas leases provided for in this Act
11shall be disposed of as provided for by the State Officers and
12Employees Money Disposition Act. However, all bonuses, rentals
13and royalties received from the permitting or leasing of lands
14which have been purchased by the Department of Natural
15Resources (formerly designated the Department of Conservation)
16from moneys appropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund and

 

 

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1which at the time of permitting or leasing are under the
2control of the Department of Natural Resources (formerly
3designated the Department of Conservation), shall be paid into
4the Wildlife and Fish Fund of the State Treasury. All proceeds,
5bonuses, rentals, royalties, and other inducements and
6considerations received from the permitting or leasing of
7Department of Natural Resources lands that have not been
8purchased by the Department of Natural Resources with moneys
9appropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be deposited
10as follows: at least 50% of the amounts received shall be
11deposited into the State Parks Fund and not more than 50% shall
12be deposited into the Plugging and Restoration Fund.
13(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-490, eff. 8-17-97.)
 
14    Section 10. The Department of Natural Resources
15(Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
16is amended by changing Sections 805-235, 805-275, 805-335,
17805-420, 805-430, 805-550, and 805-560 as follows:
 
18    (20 ILCS 805/805-235)  (was 20 ILCS 805/63a6)
19    Sec. 805-235. Lease of lands acquired by the Department;
20disposition of obsolete buildings. The Department has the power
21to do and perform each and every act or thing considered by the
22Director to be necessary or desirable to fulfill and carry out
23the intent and purpose of all laws pertaining to the
24Department, including the right to rehabilitate or sell at

 

 

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1public auction buildings or structures affixed to lands over
2which the Department has acquired jurisdiction when in the
3judgment of the Director those buildings or structures are
4obsolete, inadequate, or unusable for the purposes of the
5Department and to lease those lands with or without
6appurtenances for a consideration in money or in kind for a
7period of time not in excess of 5 years for the purposes and
8upon the terms and conditions that the Director considers to be
9in the best interests of the State when those lands are not
10immediately to be used or developed by the State. All those
11sales shall be made subject to the written approval of the
12Governor. The funds derived from those sales and from those
13leases shall be deposited in the State Parks Fund, except that
14funds derived from those sales and from those leases on lands
15managed and operated principally as wildlife or fisheries areas
16by the Department shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish
17Fund.
18(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 805/805-275)  (was 20 ILCS 805/63a27)
20    Sec. 805-275. Sale of gravel and other materials. The
21Department has the power to sell gravel, sand, earth, or other
22material from any State of Illinois owned lands or waters under
23the jurisdiction of the Department at a fair market price.
24Fifty percent of the The proceeds from the sales shall be
25deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund and 50% of the

 

 

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1proceeds from the sales shall be deposited into the Illinois
2Fisheries Management Fund in the State treasury.
3(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 805/805-335)
5    Sec. 805-335. Fees. The Department has the power to assess
6appropriate and reasonable fees for the use of concession type
7facilities as well as other facilities and sites under the
8jurisdiction of the Department, including, but not limited to,
9beaches, bike trails, equestrian trails, and other types of
10trails. The Department may regulate, by rule, the fees to be
11charged. The income collected shall be deposited into the State
12Parks Fund, the or Wildlife and Fish Fund, or the Illinois
13Fisheries Management Fund depending on the classification of
14the State managed facility involved. The monies deposited into
15the State Parks Fund, or the Wildlife and Fish Fund, and the
16Illinois Fisheries Management Fund under this Section shall not
17be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless
18otherwise authorized by this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 805/805-420)  (was 20 ILCS 805/63a36)
21    Sec. 805-420. Appropriations from Park and Conservation
22Fund. The Department has the power to expend monies
23appropriated to the Department from the Park and Conservation
24Fund in the State treasury for conservation and park purposes.

 

 

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1    Eighty percent of the revenue derived from fees paid for
2certificates of title, duplicate certificates of title and
3corrected certificates of title and deposited in the Park and
4Conservation Fund, as provided for in Section 2-119 of the
5Illinois Vehicle Code, shall be expended solely by the
6Department pursuant to an appropriation for acquisition,
7development, and maintenance of bike paths, including grants
8for the acquisition and development of bike paths and 20% of
9the revenue derived from fees shall be deposited into the
10Illinois Fisheries Management Fund, a special fund created in
11the State Treasury to be used solely for the operation of the
12Division of Fisheries within the Department.
13    Revenue derived from fees paid for the registration of
14motor vehicles of the first division and deposited in the Park
15and Conservation Fund, as provided for in Section 3-806 of the
16Illinois Vehicle Code, shall be expended by the Department for
17the following purposes:
18        (A) Fifty percent of funds derived from the vehicle
19    registration fee shall be used by the Department for normal
20    operations.
21        (B) Fifty percent of funds derived from the vehicle
22    registration fee shall be used by the Department for
23    construction and maintenance of State owned, leased, and
24    managed sites.
25    The monies deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund
26and the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund under this Section

 

 

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1shall not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks
2unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 805/805-430)  (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.4)
5    Sec. 805-430. Sale of advertising. The Department has the
6power and authority to sell or exchange advertising rights in
7its publications and printed materials. The sale of advertising
8shall be subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by
9the Department. All income received from the sale of
10advertising shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund,
11except that income received from advertising in State Park
12brochures shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund and
13income received from advertising in boating or snowmobile
14program literature shall be deposited in the State Boating Act
15Fund.
16(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
17    (20 ILCS 805/805-550)
18    Sec. 805-550. Reinstatement fee.
19    (a) The Department may assess a fee of up to $1,000 for the
20reinstatement of revoked or suspended licenses, permits,
21registrations, and other privileges that it administers in the
22exercise of its powers and duties under Illinois law.
23    (b) Revenues generated from the reinstatement of State park
24privileges shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund.

 

 

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1Revenues generated from the reinstatement of hunting, fishing,
2trapping, ginseng, falconry, wildlife rehabilitation, and
3outfitter licenses or privileges shall be deposited into the
4Wildlife and Fish Fund. Revenues generated from the
5reinstatement of boating and snowmobile privileges shall be
6deposited into the State Boating Act Fund. Revenues generated
7from the reinstatement of forestry purchasing privileges shall
8be deposited into the Illinois Forestry Development Fund. Other
9revenues generated from the reinstatement of a license, permit,
10registration, or other privilege shall be deposited into the
11State fund in which the fee for that privilege is deposited.
12The Comptroller shall maintain a separate accounting of the
13moneys deposited under this subsection.
14    (c) Moneys deposited under subsection (b) shall be used by
15the Department, subject to appropriation, for the following
16purposes:
17        (1) 85% of the moneys shall be used for the purchase of
18    law enforcement vehicles for use by the Department's Office
19    of Law Enforcement.
20        (2) 15% of the moneys shall be used for the promotion
21    of safety education by the Department's Office of Strategic
22    Services.
23(Source: P.A. 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11; 97-1011, eff. 8-17-12.)
 
24    (20 ILCS 805/805-560)
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1states.
2    (a) The General Assembly finds that a dedicated funding
3stream shall be established for the operation and maintenance
4of sites owned, managed, or leased by the Department to help
5ensure that these State treasures will be properly maintained
6and remain accessible to the public for generations to come.
7    (b) The Department may charge an annual vehicle access fee
8for access by site visitors from other states to properties
9owned, managed, or leased by the Department.
10    (c) The Department may charge a daily vehicle access fee to
11site visitors from other states who have not paid the current
12annual vehicle access fee.
13    (d) The Department may establish a fine for site visitors
14from other states who enter a site in a vehicle without paying
15the annual vehicle access fee or daily vehicle access fee.
16    (e) Revenue generated by the fees and fine assessed
17pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the State
18Parks Fund or the Wildlife and Fish Fund, special funds in the
19State treasury.
20    (f) The Department shall adopt any and all rules necessary
21to implement this Section.
22    (g) The monies deposited into the State Parks Fund or the
23Wildlife and Fish Fund under this Section shall not be subject
24to administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise
25authorized by this Act.
26(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The State Parks Act is amended by changing
2Section 4c as follows:
 
3    (20 ILCS 835/4c)  (from Ch. 105, par. 468.3)
4    Sec. 4c. All income realized from properties under the
5jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources shall be
6paid into the State Parks Fund, except that income realized
7from properties managed and operated principally as wildlife,
8forestry or fisheries areas shall be paid into the Wildlife and
9Fish Fund. All income realized from violations of this Act,
10other State laws and related regulations, or local laws within
11such properties, except violations of the Fish and Aquatic Life
12Code or the Wildlife Code, when such income is derived from
13fines, penalties and other actions of county or municipal law
14enforcement personnel, may be retained by the county or
15municipality where the violations occurred.
16    The Department of Natural Resources may, upon written
17authorization of the Director of the Department, establish
18local bank or savings and loan association accounts to
19temporarily hold this income. All local bank or savings and
20loan association accounts established pursuant to this Section
21shall be in the name of the Department of Natural Resources and
22shall be subject to regular audits. The balance in a local bank
23or savings and loan association account shall be forwarded to
24the Department of Natural Resources for deposit with the State

 

 

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1Treasurer on Monday of each week if the amount to be deposited
2in a fund exceeds $500 or within 30 days after deposit.
3    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
4public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
5complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section
66 of the Public Funds Investment Act.
7(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
8    Section 20. The Firearms Training Act is amended by
9changing Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
 
10    (20 ILCS 875/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b62)
11    Sec. 2. The Department of Natural Resources shall establish
12procedures for administering the programs. The Department may
13charge fees to recover expenses and shall deposit any fees
14collected into the Wildlife and Fish Fund.
15(Source: P.A. 89-75, eff. 1-1-96; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
16    (20 ILCS 875/3)  (from Ch. 127, par. 63b63)
17    Sec. 3. Every program coordinator authorized by the
18Director to supervise a training program organized under this
19Act shall be covered by a liability insurance policy which
20protects him from liability for damages arising during any time
21he is engaged in the operation of his official duties. The cost
22of such a program coordinator's liability insurance policy
23shall be paid by the State of Illinois and shall be a charge on

 

 

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1the wildlife and fish fund.
2(Source: P.A. 81-358.)
 
3    Section 25. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
4Sections 5.21 and 8.30 as follows:
 
5    (30 ILCS 105/5.21)  (from Ch. 127, par. 141.21)
6    Sec. 5.21. The Wildlife and Fish Fund.
7(Source: P.A. 81-358.)
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/8.30)  (from Ch. 127, par. 144.30)
9    Sec. 8.30. All moneys received from the issuance of
10Lifetime Hunting, Fishing or Sportsmen's Combination Licenses
11under Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code shall be
12deposited into the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund. All
13interest earned and accrued from monies deposited in the Fish
14and Wildlife Endowment Fund shall be deposited monthly by the
15State Treasurer in the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund. The
16Treasurer upon request of the Director of the Department of
17Natural Resources from time to time may transfer amounts from
18the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund to the Wildlife and Fish
19Fund, but the annual transfers shall not exceed the annual
20interest accrued to the Fish and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
21(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
22    Section 30. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act is amended by

 

 

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1changing Section 22.2 as follows:
 
2    (225 ILCS 725/22.2)  (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5436)
3    Sec. 22.2. Integration of interests in drilling unit.
4    (a) As used in this Section, "owner" means any person
5having an interest in the right to drill into and produce oil
6or gas from any pool, and to appropriate the production for
7such owner or others.
8    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), when 2 or more
9separately owned tracts of land are embraced within an
10established drilling unit, or when there are separately owned
11interests in all or a part of such units, the owners of all oil
12and gas interests therein may validly agree to integrate their
13interests and to develop their lands as a drilling unit. Where,
14however, such owners have not agreed to integrate their
15interests and where no action has been commenced seeking
16permission to drill pursuant to the provisions of "An Act in
17relation to oil and gas interests in land", approved July 1,
181939, and where at least one of the owners has drilled or has
19proposed to drill a well on an established drilling unit the
20Department on the application of an owner shall, for the
21prevention of waste or to avoid the drilling of unnecessary
22wells, require such owners to do so and to develop their lands
23as a drilling unit. The Department, as a part of the order
24integrating interests, may prescribe the terms and conditions
25upon which the royalty interests in the unit or units shall, in

 

 

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1the absence of voluntary agreement, be determined to be
2integrated without the necessity of a subsequent separate order
3integrating the royalty interests. Each such integration order
4shall be upon terms and conditions that are just and
5reasonable.
6    (b-5) When 2 or more separately owned tracts of land are
7embraced within an established drilling unit, or when there are
8separately owned interests in all or a part of the unit, and
9one of the owners is the Department of Natural Resources,
10integration of the separate tracts shall be allowed only if,
11following a comprehensive environmental impact review
12performed by the Department, the Department determines that no
13substantial or irreversible detrimental harm will occur on
14Department lands as a result of any proposed activities
15relating to mineral extraction. The environmental impact
16review shall include but shall not be limited to an assessment
17of the potential destruction or depletion of flora and fauna,
18wildlife and its supporting habitat, surface and subsurface
19water supplies, aquatic life, and recreational activities
20located on the land proposed to be integrated. The Department
21shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subsection.
22    (b-6) All proceeds, bonuses, rentals, royalties, and other
23inducements and considerations received from the integration
24of Department of Natural Resources lands that have not been
25purchased by the Department of Natural Resources with moneys
26appropriated from the Wildlife and Fish Fund shall be deposited

 

 

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1as follows: at least 50% of the amounts received shall be
2deposited into the State Parks Fund and not more than 50% shall
3be deposited into the Plugging and Restoration Fund.
4    (c) All orders requiring such integration shall be made
5after notice and hearing and shall be upon terms and conditions
6that are just and reasonable and will afford to the owners of
7all oil and gas interests in each tract in the drilling unit
8the opportunity to recover or receive their just and equitable
9share of oil or gas from the drilling unit without unreasonable
10expense and will prevent or minimize reasonably avoidable
11drainage from each integrated drilling unit which is not
12equalized by counter drainage, but the Department may not limit
13the production from any well under this provision. The request
14shall be made by petition accompanied by a non-refundable
15application fee of $1,500. The fee shall be deposited into the
16Underground Resources Conservation Enforcement Fund. The
17monies deposited into the Underground Resources Conservation
18Enforcement Fund under this subsection shall not be subject to
19administrative charges or chargebacks unless otherwise
20authorized by this Act.
21    (d) All operations, including, but not limited to, the
22commencement, drilling, or operation of a well upon any portion
23of a drilling unit shall be deemed for all purposes the conduct
24of such operations upon each separately owned tract in the
25drilling unit by the several owners thereof. That portion of
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1in a drilling unit shall, when produced, be deemed, for all
2purposes, to have been actually produced from such tract by a
3well drilled thereon.
4    (e) In making the determination of integrating separately
5owned interests, and determining to whom the permit should be
6issued, the Department may consider:
7        (1) the reasons requiring the integration of separate
8    interests;
9        (2) the respective interests of the parties in the
10    drilling unit sought to be established, and the pool or
11    pools in the field where the proposed drilling unit is
12    located;
13        (3) any parties' prior or present compliance with the
14    Act and the Department's rules; and
15        (4) any other information relevant to protect the
16    correlative rights of the parties sought to be affected by
17    the integration order.
18    (f) Each such integration order shall authorize the
19drilling, testing, completing, equipping, and operation of a
20well on the drilling unit; provide who may drill and operate
21the well; prescribe the time and manner in which all the owners
22in the drilling unit may elect to participate therein; and make
23provision for the payment by all those who elect to participate
24therein of the reasonable actual cost thereof, plus a
25reasonable charge for supervision and interest. Should an owner
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1the drilling, testing, completing and operation of a well as
2determined by the Department, the integration order shall
3provide either that:
4        (1) the nonparticipating owner shall surrender a
5    leasehold interest to the participating owners on a basis
6    and for such terms and consideration the Department finds
7    fair and reasonable; or
8        (2) the nonparticipating owner shall share in a
9    proportionate part of the production of oil and gas from
10    the drilling unit determined by the Department, and pay a
11    proportionate part of operation cost after the
12    participating owners have recovered from the production of
13    oil or gas from a well all actual costs in the drilling,
14    testing, completing and operation of the well plus a
15    penalty to be determined by the Department of not less than
16    100% nor more than 300% of such actual costs.
17    (g) For the purpose of this Section, the owner or owners of
18oil and gas rights in and under an unleased tract of land shall
19be regarded as a lessee to the extent of a 7/8 interest in and
20to said rights and a lessor to the extent of the remaining 1/8
21interest therein.
22    (h) In the event of any dispute relative to costs and
23expenses of drilling, testing, equipping, completing and
24operating a well, the Department shall determine the proper
25costs after due notice to interested parties and a hearing
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1right provided by the integration order of the Department,
2shall have a lien on the mineral leasehold estate or rights
3owned by the other owners therein and upon their shares of the
4production from such unit to the extent that costs incurred in
5the development and operation upon said unit are a charge
6against such interest by order of the Department or by
7operation of law. Such liens shall be separable as to each
8separate owner within such unit, and shall remain liens until
9the owner or owners drilling or operating the well have been
10paid the amount due under the terms of the integration order.
11The Department is specifically authorized to provide that the
12owner or owners drilling, or paying for the drilling, or for
13the operation of a well for the benefit of all shall be
14entitled to production from such well which would be received
15by the owner or owners for whose benefit the well was drilled
16or operated, after payment of royalty, until the owner or
17owners drilling or operating the well have been paid the amount
18due under the terms of the integration order settling such
19dispute.
20(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
21    Section 35. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
22changing Section 42 as follows:
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/42)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1042)
24    Sec. 42. Civil penalties.

 

 

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1    (a) Except as provided in this Section, any person that
2violates any provision of this Act or any regulation adopted by
3the Board, or any permit or term or condition thereof, or that
4violates any order of the Board pursuant to this Act, shall be
5liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 for the
6violation and an additional civil penalty of not to exceed
7$10,000 for each day during which the violation continues; such
8penalties may, upon order of the Board or a court of competent
9jurisdiction, be made payable to the Environmental Protection
10Trust Fund, to be used in accordance with the provisions of the
11Environmental Protection Trust Fund Act.
12    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of
13this Section:
14        (1) Any person that violates Section 12(f) of this Act
15    or any NPDES permit or term or condition thereof, or any
16    filing requirement, regulation or order relating to the
17    NPDES permit program, shall be liable to a civil penalty of
18    not to exceed $10,000 per day of violation.
19        (2) Any person that violates Section 12(g) of this Act
20    or any UIC permit or term or condition thereof, or any
21    filing requirement, regulation or order relating to the
22    State UIC program for all wells, except Class II wells as
23    defined by the Board under this Act, shall be liable to a
24    civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 per day of violation;
25    provided, however, that any person who commits such
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1    wells, as defined by the Board under this Act, shall be
2    liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 for the
3    violation and an additional civil penalty of not to exceed
4    $1,000 for each day during which the violation continues.
5        (3) Any person that violates Sections 21(f), 21(g),
6    21(h) or 21(i) of this Act, or any RCRA permit or term or
7    condition thereof, or any filing requirement, regulation
8    or order relating to the State RCRA program, shall be
9    liable to a civil penalty of not to exceed $25,000 per day
10    of violation.
11        (4) In an administrative citation action under Section
12    31.1 of this Act, any person found to have violated any
13    provision of subsection (o) of Section 21 of this Act shall
14    pay a civil penalty of $500 for each violation of each such
15    provision, plus any hearing costs incurred by the Board and
16    the Agency. Such penalties shall be made payable to the
17    Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be used in
18    accordance with the provisions of the Environmental
19    Protection Trust Fund Act; except that if a unit of local
20    government issued the administrative citation, 50% of the
21    civil penalty shall be payable to the unit of local
22    government.
23        (4-5) In an administrative citation action under
24    Section 31.1 of this Act, any person found to have violated
25    any provision of subsection (p) of Section 21, Section
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1    this Act shall pay a civil penalty of $1,500 for each
2    violation of each such provision, plus any hearing costs
3    incurred by the Board and the Agency, except that the civil
4    penalty amount shall be $3,000 for each violation of any
5    provision of subsection (p) of Section 21, Section 22.51,
6    Section 22.51a, or subsection (k) of Section 55 that is the
7    person's second or subsequent adjudication violation of
8    that provision. The penalties shall be deposited into the
9    Environmental Protection Trust Fund, to be used in
10    accordance with the provisions of the Environmental
11    Protection Trust Fund Act; except that if a unit of local
12    government issued the administrative citation, 50% of the
13    civil penalty shall be payable to the unit of local
14    government.
15        (5) Any person who violates subsection 6 of Section
16    39.5 of this Act or any CAAPP permit, or term or condition
17    thereof, or any fee or filing requirement, or any duty to
18    allow or carry out inspection, entry or monitoring
19    activities, or any regulation or order relating to the
20    CAAPP shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed
21    $10,000 per day of violation.
22        (6) Any owner or operator of a community water system
23    that violates subsection (b) of Section 18.1 or subsection
24    (a) of Section 25d-3 of this Act shall, for each day of
25    violation, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5
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1    community water system.
2    (b.5) In lieu of the penalties set forth in subsections (a)
3and (b) of this Section, any person who fails to file, in a
4timely manner, toxic chemical release forms with the Agency
5pursuant to Section 25b-2 of this Act shall be liable for a
6civil penalty of $100 per day for each day the forms are late,
7not to exceed a maximum total penalty of $6,000. This daily
8penalty shall begin accruing on the thirty-first day after the
9date that the person receives the warning notice issued by the
10Agency pursuant to Section 25b-6 of this Act; and the penalty
11shall be paid to the Agency. The daily accrual of penalties
12shall cease as of January 1 of the following year. All
13penalties collected by the Agency pursuant to this subsection
14shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit and
15Inspection Fund.
16    (c) Any person that violates this Act, any rule or
17regulation adopted under this Act, any permit or term or
18condition of a permit, or any Board order and causes the death
19of fish or aquatic life shall, in addition to the other
20penalties provided by this Act, be liable to pay to the State
21an additional sum for the reasonable value of the fish or
22aquatic life destroyed. Any money so recovered shall be placed
23in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in the State Treasury.
24    (d) The penalties provided for in this Section may be
25recovered in a civil action.
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1violation occurred, or the Attorney General, may, at the
2request of the Agency or on his own motion, institute a civil
3action for an injunction, prohibitory or mandatory, to restrain
4violations of this Act, any rule or regulation adopted under
5this Act, any permit or term or condition of a permit, or any
6Board order, or to require such other actions as may be
7necessary to address violations of this Act, any rule or
8regulation adopted under this Act, any permit or term or
9condition of a permit, or any Board order.
10    (f) The State's Attorney of the county in which the
11violation occurred, or the Attorney General, shall bring such
12actions in the name of the people of the State of Illinois.
13Without limiting any other authority which may exist for the
14awarding of attorney's fees and costs, the Board or a court of
15competent jurisdiction may award costs and reasonable
16attorney's fees, including the reasonable costs of expert
17witnesses and consultants, to the State's Attorney or the
18Attorney General in a case where he has prevailed against a
19person who has committed a wilful, knowing or repeated
20violation of this Act, any rule or regulation adopted under
21this Act, any permit or term or condition of a permit, or any
22Board order.
23    Any funds collected under this subsection (f) in which the
24Attorney General has prevailed shall be deposited in the
25Hazardous Waste Fund created in Section 22.2 of this Act. Any
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1Attorney has prevailed shall be retained by the county in which
2he serves.
3    (g) All final orders imposing civil penalties pursuant to
4this Section shall prescribe the time for payment of such
5penalties. If any such penalty is not paid within the time
6prescribed, interest on such penalty at the rate set forth in
7subsection (a) of Section 1003 of the Illinois Income Tax Act,
8shall be paid for the period from the date payment is due until
9the date payment is received. However, if the time for payment
10is stayed during the pendency of an appeal, interest shall not
11accrue during such stay.
12    (h) In determining the appropriate civil penalty to be
13imposed under subdivisions (a), (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), or
14(b)(5) of this Section, the Board is authorized to consider any
15matters of record in mitigation or aggravation of penalty,
16including but not limited to the following factors:
17        (1) the duration and gravity of the violation;
18        (2) the presence or absence of due diligence on the
19    part of the respondent in attempting to comply with
20    requirements of this Act and regulations thereunder or to
21    secure relief therefrom as provided by this Act;
22        (3) any economic benefits accrued by the respondent
23    because of delay in compliance with requirements, in which
24    case the economic benefits shall be determined by the
25    lowest cost alternative for achieving compliance;
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1    deter further violations by the respondent and to otherwise
2    aid in enhancing voluntary compliance with this Act by the
3    respondent and other persons similarly subject to the Act;
4        (5) the number, proximity in time, and gravity of
5    previously adjudicated violations of this Act by the
6    respondent;
7        (6) whether the respondent voluntarily self-disclosed,
8    in accordance with subsection (i) of this Section, the
9    non-compliance to the Agency;
10        (7) whether the respondent has agreed to undertake a
11    "supplemental environmental project," which means an
12    environmentally beneficial project that a respondent
13    agrees to undertake in settlement of an enforcement action
14    brought under this Act, but which the respondent is not
15    otherwise legally required to perform; and
16        (8) whether the respondent has successfully completed
17    a Compliance Commitment Agreement under subsection (a) of
18    Section 31 of this Act to remedy the violations that are
19    the subject of the complaint.
20    In determining the appropriate civil penalty to be imposed
21under subsection (a) or paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of
22subsection (b) of this Section, the Board shall ensure, in all
23cases, that the penalty is at least as great as the economic
24benefits, if any, accrued by the respondent as a result of the
25violation, unless the Board finds that imposition of such
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1hardship. However, such civil penalty may be off-set in whole
2or in part pursuant to a supplemental environmental project
3agreed to by the complainant and the respondent.
4    (i) A person who voluntarily self-discloses non-compliance
5to the Agency, of which the Agency had been unaware, is
6entitled to a 100% reduction in the portion of the penalty that
7is not based on the economic benefit of non-compliance if the
8person can establish the following:
9        (1) that the non-compliance was discovered through an
10    environmental audit or a compliance management system
11    documented by the regulated entity as reflecting the
12    regulated entity's due diligence in preventing, detecting,
13    and correcting violations;
14        (2) that the non-compliance was disclosed in writing
15    within 30 days of the date on which the person discovered
16    it;
17        (3) that the non-compliance was discovered and
18    disclosed prior to:
19            (i) the commencement of an Agency inspection,
20        investigation, or request for information;
21            (ii) notice of a citizen suit;
22            (iii) the filing of a complaint by a citizen, the
23        Illinois Attorney General, or the State's Attorney of
24        the county in which the violation occurred;
25            (iv) the reporting of the non-compliance by an
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1        knowledge; or
2            (v) imminent discovery of the non-compliance by
3        the Agency;
4        (4) that the non-compliance is being corrected and any
5    environmental harm is being remediated in a timely fashion;
6        (5) that the person agrees to prevent a recurrence of
7    the non-compliance;
8        (6) that no related non-compliance events have
9    occurred in the past 3 years at the same facility or in the
10    past 5 years as part of a pattern at multiple facilities
11    owned or operated by the person;
12        (7) that the non-compliance did not result in serious
13    actual harm or present an imminent and substantial
14    endangerment to human health or the environment or violate
15    the specific terms of any judicial or administrative order
16    or consent agreement;
17        (8) that the person cooperates as reasonably requested
18    by the Agency after the disclosure; and
19        (9) that the non-compliance was identified voluntarily
20    and not through a monitoring, sampling, or auditing
21    procedure that is required by statute, rule, permit,
22    judicial or administrative order, or consent agreement.
23    If a person can establish all of the elements under this
24subsection except the element set forth in paragraph (1) of
25this subsection, the person is entitled to a 75% reduction in
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1benefit of non-compliance.
2    (j) In addition to any other remedy or penalty that may
3apply, whether civil or criminal, any person who violates
4Section 22.52 of this Act shall be liable for an additional
5civil penalty of up to 3 times the gross amount of any
6pecuniary gain resulting from the violation.
7    (k) In addition to any other remedy or penalty that may
8apply, whether civil or criminal, any person who violates
9subdivision (a)(7.6) of Section 31 of this Act shall be liable
10for an additional civil penalty of $2,000.
11(Source: P.A. 96-603, eff. 8-24-09; 96-737, eff. 8-25-09;
1296-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1416, eff. 7-30-10; 97-519, eff.
138-23-11.)
 
14    Section 40. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
15amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
16    (430 ILCS 65/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)
17    Sec. 5. The Department of State Police shall either approve
18or deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are
19received, and every applicant found qualified under Section 8
20of this Act by the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm
21Owner's Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any
22applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of
23the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or
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1from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the
2issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals
3thereof, shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in
4the State Treasury; $1 of the fee shall be deposited in the
5State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited
6in the State Police Firearm Services Fund.
7(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
8    Section 45. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by
9changing Sections 1-155, 1-215, 1-230, 5-5, 20-45, 20-85, and
1030-15 and by adding Sections 1-43 and 1-231 as follows:
 
11    (515 ILCS 5/1-43 new)
12    Sec. 1-43. Fisheries Division Chief. "Fisheries Division
13Chief" means the top Administrator in the Division of Fisheries
14in the Department of Natural Resources.
 
15    (515 ILCS 5/1-155)  (from Ch. 56, par. 1-155)
16    Sec. 1-155. Conservation training schools; public
17education. The Department may establish Conservation Training
18Schools and employ technicians and other help necessary for the
19purpose of teaching conservation methods to employees of the
20Department and other interested groups as the Department deems
21necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions and purposes
22of this Code.
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1modern trends of conservation, the Department shall
2disseminate conservation information and the provisions of
3this Code through lectures, motion pictures, photographs,
4exhibits, radio, news items, pamphlets, and other media the
5Department may deem suitable for this purpose.
6    The Department may publish, periodically, a bulletin or
7magazine containing information concerning the work of the
8Department, the conservation and propagation of wildlife,
9hunting and fishing, and any other information as the
10Department deems to be of general or special interest to
11sportsmen and others affected by any law administered by the
12Department. A reasonable charge may be made for each copy of
13the publication. All funds derived from the sale of that
14publication shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund
15in the State Treasury.
16    The Department shall provide and maintain management and
17habitat development on State controlled lands or waters used in
18propagating or breeding aquatic life as the Department deems
19necessary to conform with the most modern conservation methods.
20The Department may also cooperate in management and habitat
21development with any person propagating or breeding aquatic
22life on privately-owned lands or waters.
23(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
 
24    (515 ILCS 5/1-215)  (from Ch. 56, par. 1-215)
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1Every fishing device, including seines, nets, or traps, or any
2electrical device or any other devices, including vehicles,
3watercraft, or aircraft, used or operated illegally or
4attempted to be used or operated illegally by any person in
5taking, transporting, holding, or conveying any aquatic life
6contrary to this Code, including administrative rules, shall be
7deemed a public nuisance and therefore illegal and subject to
8seizure and confiscation by any authorized employee of the
9Department. Upon the seizure of such an item the Department
10shall take and hold the item until disposed of as provided in
11this Code.
12    Upon the seizure of any device because of its illegal use,
13the officer or authorized employee of the Department making the
14seizure shall, as soon as reasonably possible, cause a
15complaint to be filed before the Circuit Court and a summons to
16be issued requiring the owner or person in possession of the
17property to appear in court and show cause why the device
18seized should not be forfeited to the State. Upon the return of
19the summons duly served or upon posting or publication of
20notice as provided in this Code, the court shall proceed to
21determine the question of the illegality of the use of the
22seized property. Upon judgment being entered to the effect that
23the property was illegally used, an order shall be entered
24providing for the forfeiture of the seized property to the
25State. The owner of the property, however, may have a jury
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1of an appeal as in other civil cases. Confiscation or
2forfeiture shall not preclude or mitigate against prosecution
3and assessment of penalties provided in Section 20-35 of this
4Code.
5    Upon seizure of any property under circumstances
6supporting a reasonable belief that the property was abandoned,
7lost, stolen, or otherwise illegally possessed or used contrary
8to this Code, except property seized during a search or arrest,
9and ultimately returned, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of
10under order of a court in accordance with this Code, the
11authorized employee of the Department shall make reasonable
12inquiry and efforts to identify and notify the owner or other
13person entitled to possession of the property and shall return
14the property after the person provides reasonable and
15satisfactory proof of his or her ownership or right to
16possession and reimburses the Department for all reasonable
17expenses of custody. If the identity or location of the owner
18or other person entitled to possession of the property has not
19been ascertained within 6 months after the Department obtains
20possession, the Department shall effectuate the sale of the
21property for cash to the highest bidder at a public auction.
22The owner or other person entitled to possession of the
23property may claim and recover possession of the property at
24any time before its sale at public auction upon providing
25reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership or right of
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1expenses of custody.
2    Any property forfeited to the State by court order under
3this Section may be disposed of by public auction, except that
4any property that is the subject of a court order shall not be
5disposed of pending appeal of the order. The proceeds of the
6sales at auction shall be deposited in the Illinois Fisheries
7Management Wildlife and Fish Fund.
8    The Department shall pay all costs of posting or
9publication of notices required by this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
 
11    (515 ILCS 5/1-230)  (from Ch. 56, par. 1-230)
12    Sec. 1-230. Wildlife and Fish Fund; disposition of money
13received. All fees, fines, income of whatever kind or nature
14derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands, waters,
15or both under the jurisdiction or control of the Department,
16and all penalties collected under this Code shall be deposited
17into the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special
18fund to be known as the Wildlife and Fish Fund; except that all
19fees and revenues from commercial fishing licenses, sport
20fishing licenses, inland trout stamps, reimbursements from
21sport fish restoration grants and Asian Carp and aquatic
22invasive species grants and other grants from the federal
23government, fines collected for fish kills and violations of
24the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, stamps issued for fish habitat,
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1deposited into the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund to be
2used as specified under Section 1-231 of this Code; except that
3fees derived solely from the sale of salmon stamps, income from
4art contests for the salmon stamp, including income from the
5sale of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants, and bequests of
6money for the conservation and propagation of salmon shall be
7deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special
8fund to be known as the Salmon Fund; and except that fees
9derived solely from the sale of state migratory waterfowl
10stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for
11the conservation and propagation of waterfowl, shall be
12deposited into the State Treasury and set apart in the special
13fund to be known as the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund.
14All interest that accrues from moneys in the Wildlife and Fish
15Fund, the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund, the Salmon Fund,
16and the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund shall be retained
17in those funds respectively. Except for the additional moneys
18deposited under Section 805-550 of the Department of Natural
19Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code
20of Illinois, appropriations from the Wildlife and Fish Fund and
21the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund shall be made only to
22the Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions
23vested by law in the Department for the administration and
24management of fish and wildlife resources of this State for
25such activities as (i) the purchase of land for fish
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1and fishing grounds; (ii) the purchase and distribution of wild
2birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild mammals; (iii) the
3rescuing, restoring and distributing of fish; (iv) the
4maintenance of wildlife refuges or preserves, public shooting
5grounds, public fishing grounds, and fish hatcheries; and (v)
6the feeding and care of wild birds, wild mammals, and fish.
7Appropriations from the Salmon Fund shall be made only to the
8Department to be used solely for the conservation and
9propagation of salmon, including construction, operation, and
10maintenance of a cold water hatchery, and for payment of the
11costs of printing salmon stamps, the expenses incurred in
12acquiring salmon stamp designs, and the expenses of producing
13reprints.
14(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08; 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11;
1596-1518, eff. 2-4-11.)
 
16    (515 ILCS 5/1-231 new)
17    Sec. 1-231. Illinois Fisheries Management Fund;
18disposition of money received. Beginning January 1, 2015, all
19fees or revenue collected from any resident or non-resident
20commercial licenses; any resident or non-resident sport
21fishing licenses; inland trout stamps; all reimbursements from
22sport fish restoration grants, Asian Carp and aquatic invasive
23species grants, and other grants from the federal government;
24fines collected from fish kills and violations of this Code;
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1habitat, management, or angling events shall be deposited into
2the Illinois Fisheries Management Fund to be used for the
3operation of the Division of Fisheries within the Department.
4The Fund may be used only for fish propagation, fish
5management, fish conservation, commercial fish evaluation and
6management, aquatic education projects and programs,
7enforcement of this Code, expenses of operating the Division of
8Fisheries within the Department of Natural Resources,
9maintenance of public fishing grounds, sale of fishing
10licenses, and land acquisition for the purposes of fish
11propagation and providing access to sport fishing. All
12expenditures must be approved by the Fisheries Division Chief.
 
13    (515 ILCS 5/5-5)  (from Ch. 56, par. 5-5)
14    Sec. 5-5. Ownership and title; violations; penalties. The
15ownership of and title to all aquatic life within the
16boundaries of the State, are hereby declared to be in the
17State, and no aquatic life shall be taken or killed, in any
18manner or at any time, unless the person or persons so taking
19or killing the aquatic life shall consent that the title to the
20aquatic life shall be and remain in the State for the purpose
21of regulating the taking, killing, possession, use, sale, and
22transportation of aquatic life after taking or killing, as set
23forth in this Code.
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1owner of a body of water, with the consent of the Department of
2Natural Resources through the issuance of an aquaculture permit
3and consistent with this Section, in permitted aquaculture
4facilities in or on that body of water are the property of the
5person who bred, hatched, propagated, or raised them or that
6person's successor in interest. Ownership of aquatic products
7reverts to the State upon revocation or expiration of an
8aquaculture permit as prescribed by administrative rule.
9    If any person causes any waste, sewage, thermal effluent,
10or any other pollutant to enter into, or causes or allows
11pollution of, any waters of this State so as to kill aquatic
12life, the Department, through the Attorney General, may bring
13an action against that person and recover the value of and the
14related costs in determining the value of the aquatic life
15destroyed by the waste, sewage, thermal effluent, or pollution.
16Any money so recovered shall be placed into the Wildlife and
17Fish Fund in the State Treasury.
18    If any person shall abandon, deposit, or otherwise place
19any wire, can, bottle, glass, paper, trash, rubbish, cardboard,
20wood cartons, boxes, trees, parts of trees, brush, or other
21insoluble material, including animal or vegetable material,
22into the waters or upon the ice of any waters of this State, or
23in any place on the bank of waters of this State where it shall
24be liable to be washed into the waters either by storms,
25floods, or other causes, the person shall be in violation of
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1may place or direct the placement, in the waters of the State,
2of insoluble materials deemed suitable for the purposes of
3enhancing aquatic habitat. Any person who shall be found guilty
4under this Section shall be guilty of a petty offense, and the
5Court shall further order that the guilty person shall employ
6every practical means of removing the debris within a time
7specified by the Court. Failure to comply with an order under
8this Section shall constitute a Class B misdemeanor.
9(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
 
10    (515 ILCS 5/20-45)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-45)
11    Sec. 20-45. License fees for residents. Fees for licenses
12for residents of the State of Illinois shall be as follows:
13        (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, for
14    sport fishing devices as defined in Section 10-95 or
15    spearing devices as defined in Section 10-110, the fee is
16    $14.50 for individuals 16 to 64 years old, one-half of the
17    current fishing license fee for individuals age 65 or
18    older, and, commencing with the 2012 license year, one-half
19    of the current fishing license fee for resident veterans of
20    the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
21    abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
22    States. Veterans must provide, to the Department at one of
23    the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
24    service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
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1    fishing licenses to resident veterans at a reduced fee.
2        (b) All residents before using any commercial fishing
3    device shall obtain a commercial fishing license, the fee
4    for which shall be $60 and a resident fishing license, the
5    fee for which is $14.50. Each and every commercial device
6    used shall be licensed by a resident commercial fisherman
7    as follows:
8            (1) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
9        of seine the fee is $18. For each minnow seine, minnow
10        trap, or net for commercial purposes the fee is $20.
11            (2) For each device to fish with a 100 hook trot
12        line device, basket trap, hoop net, or dip net the fee
13        is $3.
14            (3) When used in the waters of Lake Michigan, for
15        the first 2000 lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of
16        gill net the fee is $10; and for each 1000 additional
17        lineal feet, or fraction thereof, the fee is $10. These
18        fees shall apply to all gill nets in use in the water
19        or on drying reels on the shore.
20            (4) For each 100 lineal yards, or fraction thereof,
21        of gill net or trammel net the fee is $18.
22        (c) Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
23    sportsmen's combination license that shall entitle the
24    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
25    residents holding a license as described in subsection (a)
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1    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
2    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No
3    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to any
4    individual who would be ineligible for either the fishing
5    or hunting license separately. The sportsmen's combination
6    license fee shall be $25.50. For residents age 65 or older,
7    the fee is one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's
8    combination license. The portion of the sportsmen's
9    combination license attributable to the fishing license
10    shall be deposited into the Illinois Fisheries Management
11    Fund, and the portion of the sportsmen's combination
12    license attributable to the hunting license shall be
13    deposited into the Wildlife Fund. For resident veterans of
14    the United States Armed Forces after returning from service
15    abroad or mobilization by the President of the United
16    States, the fee, commencing with the 2012 license year, is
17    one-half of the fee charged for a sportsmen's combination
18    license. Veterans must provide to the Department, at one of
19    the Department's 5 regional offices, verification of their
20    service. The Department shall establish what constitutes
21    suitable verification of service for the purpose of issuing
22    sportsmen's combination licenses to resident veterans at a
23    reduced fee.
24        (d) For 24 hours of fishing by sport fishing devices as
25    defined in Section 10-95 or by spearing devices as defined
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1    exempt the licensee from the requirement for a salmon or
2    inland trout stamp. The licenses provided for by this
3    subsection are not required for residents of the State of
4    Illinois who have obtained the license provided for in
5    subsection (a) of this Section.
6        (e) All residents before using any commercial mussel
7    device shall obtain a commercial mussel license, the fee
8    for which shall be $50.
9        (f) Residents of this State, upon establishing
10    residency as required by the Department, may obtain a
11    lifetime hunting or fishing license or lifetime
12    sportsmen's combination license which shall entitle the
13    holder to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as
14    residents holding a license as described in paragraph (a)
15    of this Section and to the same hunting privileges as
16    residents holding a license to hunt all species as
17    described in Section 3.1 of the Wildlife Code. No lifetime
18    sportsmen's combination license shall be issued to or
19    retained by any individual who would be ineligible for
20    either the fishing or hunting license separately, either
21    upon issuance, or in any year a violation would subject an
22    individual to have either or both fishing or hunting
23    privileges rescinded. The lifetime hunting and fishing
24    license fees shall be as follows:
25            (1) Lifetime fishing: 30 x the current fishing
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1            (2) Lifetime hunting: 30 x the current hunting
2        license fee.
3            (3) Lifetime sportsmen's combination license: 30 x
4        the current sportsmen's combination license fee.
5    Lifetime licenses shall not be refundable. A $10 fee shall
6be charged for reissuing any lifetime license. The Department
7may establish rules and regulations for the issuance and use of
8lifetime licenses and may suspend or revoke any lifetime
9license issued under this Section for violations of those rules
10or regulations or other provisions under this Code or the
11Wildlife Code. Individuals under 16 years of age who possess a
12lifetime hunting or sportsmen's combination license shall have
13in their possession, while in the field, a certificate of
14competency as required under Section 3.2 of the Wildlife Code.
15Any lifetime license issued under this Section shall not exempt
16individuals from obtaining additional stamps or permits
17required under the provisions of this Code or the Wildlife
18Code. Individuals required to purchase additional stamps shall
19sign the stamps and have them in their possession while fishing
20or hunting with a lifetime license. All fees received from the
21issuance of lifetime licenses shall be deposited in the Fish
22and Wildlife Endowment Fund.
23    Except for licenses issued under subsection (e) of this
24Section, all licenses provided for in this Section shall expire
25on March 31 of each year, except that the license provided for
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1the effective date and time listed on the face of the license.
2    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
3license provided for in subsection (a) or (d) of this Section
4shall be fined according to the provisions of Section 20-35 of
5this Code.
6    All individuals required to have and failing to have the
7licenses provided for in subsections (b) and (e) of this
8Section shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
9(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10; 97-498, eff. 4-1-12;
1097-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
11    (515 ILCS 5/20-85)  (from Ch. 56, par. 20-85)
12    Sec. 20-85. Taxidermist license.
13    (a) Before engaging in the business of taxidermy of aquatic
14life, every person shall obtain a license for that purpose from
15the Department. Application for a license shall be filed with
16the Department and shall set forth the name of the applicant;
17its principal officers, if the applicant is a corporation, or
18the partners, if the applicant is a partnership; the location
19of the place of business; and any additional information the
20Department may require. The annual fee for each taxidermist
21license shall be $25. All licenses issued to taxidermists are
22valid only at the location described and designated on the
23application for the license. All taxidermist licenses shall
24expire on January 31 of each year. Individuals employed by a
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1taxidermist license while working for and at the place of
2business of the license holder.
3    Licensed taxidermists shall submit to the Department a list
4naming all individuals who will be working at the place of
5business specified on the permit. Only those individuals whose
6names are on file with the Department shall be authorized to
7work under the scope of the taxidermist's license.
8    (b) Taxidermists shall keep written records of all aquatic
9life or parts of aquatic life received or returned by them.
10Records shall include the following information:
11        (1) The date the aquatic life was received.
12        (2) The name and address of the person from whom the
13    aquatic life was received.
14        (3) The number and species of all aquatic life
15    received.
16        (4) The number and state of issuance of the fishing
17    license, or special Department permit, of the person from
18    whom the aquatic life was received. In the absence of a
19    license or permit number, the taxidermist may rely on the
20    written certification of the person from whom the aquatic
21    life was received that the specimen was legally taken or
22    obtained, or, in the event the person is exempt from the
23    apposite license requirements, an indication of the
24    exemption.
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1taxidermist are required to bear a coded origin tag or label.
2The coded origin tag or label shall correspond with written
3records containing more complete information as required by the
4Department.
5    (d) Taxidermy records shall be open for inspection by any
6peace officer at any reasonable hour. Taxidermists shall
7maintain records for a period of 2 years from the date of
8receipt of the aquatic life or for as long as the specimen or
9mount remains in the taxidermist's possession, whichever is
10longer.
11    The Department may require the taxidermist to submit to it
12any information it deems necessary.
13    (e) No taxidermist shall have in his or her possession any
14aquatic life that is not listed in his or her written records
15and properly tagged or labeled.
16    (f) All persons licensed as taxidermists under this Code
17who shall ship any aquatic life or parts of aquatic life that
18have been received, preserved, or mounted shall tag or label
19the shipment and the tag or label shall state the name of the
20taxidermist and the number and date of his or her license.
21    (g) Nothing in this Section removes taxidermists from
22responsibility for the observance of any federal laws, rules,
23or regulations that may apply to the taxidermy business.
24(Source: P.A. 88-416; 89-66, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
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1    Sec. 30-15. Use of license fees. No funds accruing to the
2State of Illinois from license fees paid by fishermen shall be
3diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the
4Department of Natural Resources for the management of fish and
5wildlife resources of the State.
6(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
 
7    Section 50. The Wildlife Code is amended by changing
8Sections 1.11, 1.25, 1.28, 1.30, 3.1-3, and 3.39 as follows:
 
9    (520 ILCS 5/1.11)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.11)
10    Sec. 1.11. The Department may establish Conservation
11Training Schools and employ technicians and such other help as
12may be necessary for the purpose of teaching conservation
13methods to employees of the Department, and such other
14interested groups as the Department shall deem necessary or
15desirable to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Act.
16    The Department shall, in order to educate the citizens of
17this State in the modern trends of conservation, disseminate
18conservation information and the provisions of this Act through
19the mediums of lectures, motion pictures, photographs,
20pictures, exhibits, radio, news items, pamphlets and other
21media the Department may deem suitable for this purpose.
22    The Department may publish, periodically, a bulletin or
23magazine containing information concerning the work of the
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1hunting and fishing, and any such other information as the
2Department deems to be of general or special interest to
3sportsmen and others affected by any law administered by the
4Department. A reasonable charge may be made for each copy of
5such publication. All funds derived from the sale of such
6publication shall be deposited in the Wildlife Fund and Fish
7fund in the State Treasury.
8(Source: P.A. 81-382.)
 
9    (520 ILCS 5/1.25)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.25)
10    Sec. 1.25. Every hunting or trapping device, vehicle or
11conveyance, when used or operated illegally, or attempted to be
12used or operated illegally by any person in taking,
13transporting, holding, or conveying any wild bird or wild
14mammal, contrary to the provisions of this Act, including
15administrative rules, is a public nuisance and subject to
16seizure and confiscation by any authorized employee of the
17Department; upon the seizure of such item the Department shall
18take and hold the same until disposed of as hereinafter
19provided.
20    Upon the seizure of any property as herein provided, the
21authorized employee of the Department making such seizure shall
22forthwith cause a complaint to be filed before the Circuit
23Court and a summons to be issued requiring the person who
24illegally used or operated or attempted to use or operate such
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1property to appear in court and show cause why the property
2seized should not be forfeited to the State. Upon the return of
3the summons duly served or other notice as herein provided, the
4court shall proceed to determine the question of the illegality
5of the use of the seized property and upon judgment being
6entered to the effect that such property was illegally used, an
7order may be entered providing for the forfeiture of such
8seized property to the Department and shall thereupon become
9the property of the Department; but the owner of such property
10may have a jury determine the illegality of its use, and shall
11have the right of an appeal, as in other cases. Such
12confiscation or forfeiture shall not preclude or mitigate
13against prosecution and assessment of penalties otherwise
14provided in this Act.
15    Upon seizure of any property under circumstances
16supporting a reasonable belief that such property was
17abandoned, lost or stolen or otherwise illegally possessed or
18used contrary to the provisions of this Act, except property
19seized during a search or arrest, and ultimately returned,
20destroyed, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to order of a
21court in accordance with this Act, the authorized employee of
22the Department shall make reasonable inquiry and efforts to
23identify and notify the owner or other person entitled to
24possession thereof, and shall return the property after such
25person provides reasonable and satisfactory proof of his
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1for all reasonable expenses of such custody. If the identity or
2location of the owner or other person entitled to possession of
3the property has not been ascertained within 6 months after the
4Department obtains such possession, the Department shall
5effectuate the sale of the property for cash to the highest
6bidder at a public auction. The owner or other person entitled
7to possession of such property may claim and recover possession
8of the property at any time before its sale at public auction,
9upon providing reasonable and satisfactory proof of ownership
10or right of possession and reimbursing the Department for all
11reasonable expenses of custody thereof.
12    Any property, including guns, forfeited to the State by
13court order pursuant to this Section, may be disposed of by
14public auction, except that any property which is the subject
15of such a court order shall not be disposed of pending appeal
16of the order. The proceeds of the sales at auction shall be
17deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund.
18    The Department shall pay all costs of notices required by
19this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 85-152.)
 
21    (520 ILCS 5/1.28)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.28)
22    Sec. 1.28. Fees and fines; deposit in funds. All fees,
23fines, including bond forfeitures, income of whatsoever kind or
24nature derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands or
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1Department, and all penalties collected under this Act shall be
2deposited in the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a
3special fund to be known as the "Wildlife and Fish Fund";
4except that all fees and revenues from commercial fishing
5licenses, sport fishing licenses, inland trout stamps,
6reimbursements from sport fish restoration grants and Asian
7Carp and aquatic invasive species grants and other grants from
8the federal government, fines collected for fish kills and
9violations of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, stamps issued for
10fish habitat, management, or angling events after January 1,
112015 shall be deposited into the Illinois Fisheries Management
12Fund to be used as specified in Section 1-231 of the Fish and
13Aquatic Life Code; except that fees derived solely from the
14sale of salmon stamps, income from art contests for the salmon
15stamp, including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts,
16donations, grants and bequests of money for the conservation
17and propagation of salmon shall be deposited in the State
18Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the
19"Salmon Fund"; and except that fees derived solely from the
20sale of state migratory waterfowl stamps, and gifts, donations,
21grants and bequests of money for the conservation and
22propagation of waterfowl shall be deposited in the special fund
23to be known as the "State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund"; and
24except that, of fees derived solely from the sale of State
25Habitat Stamps, 64% shall be deposited into the Illinois
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1State Furbearer Fund. Income generated from the sale of artwork
2associated with the State Habitat Stamps shall be deposited
3into the Illinois Habitat Fund. All interest that accrues from
4monies deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the Illinois
5Fisheries Management Fund, the Salmon Fund, the State Migratory
6Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the State Furbearer Fund, the State
7Pheasant Fund, and the Illinois Habitat Fund shall be deposited
8into those funds, respectively. Appropriations from the
9"Wildlife and Fish Fund" shall be made only to the Department
10for the carrying out of the powers and functions vested by law
11in the Department for the administration and management of fish
12and wildlife resources of this State for such activities as the
13purchase of land for fish hatcheries, wildlife refuges,
14preserves and public shooting and fishing grounds; the purchase
15and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and
16wild mammals for rescuing, restoring and distributing fish; the
17maintenance of wildlife refuges, or preserves, public shooting
18grounds, public fishing grounds and fish hatcheries; and the
19feeding and care of wild birds and , wild animals and fish.
20(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
 
21    (520 ILCS 5/1.30)  (from Ch. 61, par. 1.30)
22    Sec. 1.30. The Department has the authority to sell Federal
23Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps. The Department
24may consign, issue or otherwise make available such stamps for
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1Act. The income received from the sale of Federal Migratory
2Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps shall be deposited in the
3Wildlife and Fish Fund. Proceeds collected, less
4administrative fees so authorized, shall be remitted to the
5United States Fish and Wildlife Services.
6(Source: P.A. 85-966.)
 
7    (520 ILCS 5/3.1-3)
8    Sec. 3.1-3. Deer and wild turkey outfitter permit;
9application and fees. Before any person provides or offers to
10provide, for compensation, outfitting services for deer or wild
11turkey hunting, that person must apply for and receive a permit
12from the Department. The annual fee for resident outfitter
13permits shall not exceed $1,000. The annual fee for nonresident
14outfitter permits shall not exceed $2,500. All outfitter permit
15fees shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. The
16criteria, definitions, application process, fees, and
17standards of outfitting services shall be provided by
18administrative rule.
19(Source: P.A. 92-177, eff. 7-27-01.)
 
20    (520 ILCS 5/3.39)  (from Ch. 61, par. 3.39)
21    Sec. 3.39. Residents of the State of Illinois may obtain a
22Sportsmen's Combination License which shall entitle the holder
23to the same non-commercial fishing privileges as residents
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1Section 20-45 of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and to the
2same hunting privileges as residents holding a license to hunt
3all species, as described in Section 3.1 of this Act. The
4portion of the sportsmen's combination license attributable to
5the fishing license shall be deposited into the Illinois
6Fisheries Management Fund, and the portion of the sportsmen's
7combination license attributable to the hunting license shall
8be deposited into the Wildlife Fund. However, no Sportsmen's
9Combination License shall be issued to any person who would be
10ineligible for either the fishing or hunting license
11separately. The Sportsmen's Combination License fee shall be
12$25.50. For residents age 65 or older, the fee is one-half of
13the fee charged for a Sportsmen's Combination License.
14(Source: P.A. 96-831, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
15    (520 ILCS 5/1.28a rep.)
16    Section 55. The Wildlife Code is amended by repealing
17Section 1.28a.
 
18    Section 60. The Ginseng Harvesting Act is amended by
19changing Section 2g as follows:
 
20    (525 ILCS 20/2g)  (from Ch. 61, par. 514)
21    Sec. 2g. All fees, fines, and other income of whatsoever
22kind or nature derived from this Act shall be deposited in the
23Wildlife and Fish Fund in the State treasury.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 83-680.)".