HB5685enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB5685 Enrolled LRB097 15806 CEL 60952 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 805-550 and by adding Section 805-518 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-518 new)

Sec. 805-518. Removal of an individual or individuals. The Department shall have the authority to remove any individual or group of individuals engaging in illegal activities or disorderly conduct from any lands owned, leased, or managed by the Department and any lands that are dedicated as a nature preserve or buffer area under the Illinois Natural Areas Preservation Act and deny future entry to the same by way of revocation or suspension of access privileges. Hearings on access privileges shall be governed by administrative rule.

(20 ILCS 805/805-550)

Sec. 805-550. Reinstatement fee.

(a) The Department may assess a fee of up to $1,000 for the reinstatement of revoked or suspended licenses, permits, registrations, and other privileges that it administers in the exercise of its powers and duties under Illinois law.

(b) Revenues generated from the reinstatement of State park privileges shall be deposited into the State Parks Fund. Revenues generated from the reinstatement of hunting, fishing, trapping, ginseng, falconry, wildlife rehabilitation, and outfitter licenses or privileges shall be deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund. Revenues generated from the reinstatement of boating and snowmobile privileges shall be deposited into the State Boating Act Fund. Revenues generated from the reinstatement of forestry purchasing privileges shall be deposited into the Illinois Forestry Development Fund. Other revenues generated from the reinstatement of a license, permit, registration, or other privilege shall be deposited into the State fund in which the fee for that privilege is deposited. The Comptroller shall maintain a separate accounting of the moneys deposited under this subsection.

(c) Moneys deposited under subsection (b) shall be used by the Department, subject to appropriation, for the following purposes:

(1) 85% of the moneys shall be used for the purchase of law enforcement vehicles for use by the Department's Office of Law Enforcement.

(2) 15% of the moneys shall be used for the promotion of safety education by the Department's Office of Strategic Services.

(Source: P.A. 96-1160, eff. 1-1-11.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.