KARPIEL-RAUSCHENBERGER-PHILIP-KLEMM-BOWLES, SIEBEN, HAWKINSON, SHADID, MADIGAN,L, LINK, SMITH, PARKER AND CRONIN. (MOORE,ANDREA-O'BRIEN-WINTERS-LINDNER-SLONE) New Act 20 ILCS 205/40.28 from Ch. 127, par. 40.28 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new Creates the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Allows the Department of Natural Resources to develop and administer an Open Land Trust Program to acquire real property for conservation and recreation purposes. Allows the Department to make grants and loans to units of local government and not-for-profit corporations to acquire property for the purposes of the Act. Sets the criteria for the grants and loans. Allows the Department to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture in acquiring development rights to protect and enhance farmland and other natural areas. Authorizes the Department to make payments to units of local government in the form of Community Planning Allowances. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to allow the Department of Agriculture to acquire development rights under the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Open Lands Loan Fund. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces the provisions of the Open Land Trust Act concerning community planning allowances. Authorizes the Department of Natural Resources to make grants to units of local government for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities to protect, preserve, or enhance open space. Provides that the grants are available only for land acquired in fee simple title. Provides that the amount of the grant may not exceed 7% of the purchase price of the open space land. Provides that the new pro- visions do not apply to (i) counties with a population greater than 3,000,000 or (ii) counties contiguous to counties with a population greater than 3,000,000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 205/40.28 30 ILCS 105/5.490 new Deletes everything but the short title provision. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes everything. Creates the Illinois Open Land Trust Act. Allows the Department to acquire real property in (i) fee simple title or (ii) conservation easements for natural areas, provided that the mechanisms used are voluntary on the part of the landowners and do not involve the use of eminent domain. Allows the Department of Natural Resources to develop and administer an Illinois Open Land Trust Program. Allows the Department to acquire real property from willing sellers for conservation and recreation purposes. Allows the Department to make grants and loans to units of local government for the acquisition of lands for open space from willing sellers. Sets requirements for the making of those grants and loans. Allows the Department to make grants in the form of Community Planning Allowances to units of local government for the acquisition, development, construction, reconstruction, improvement, financing, architectural planning, and installation of capital facilities. Limits those grants to an amount equal to 7% of the purchase price of the land acquired for the project. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Open Land Loan Fund. Effective immediately. 99-02-26 S FIRST READING 99-02-26 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-03-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE 99-03-04 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAITLAND 99-03-04 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SIEBEN 99-03-09 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR KLEMM 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAWKINSON 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR BOWLES 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHADID 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L 99-03-10 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LINK 99-03-10 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE S 99-03-10 S ADOPTED 99-03-11 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 99-03-18 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-EXECUTIVE S 99-03-18 S ADOPTED 99-03-18 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 010-000-000 SEXC 99-03-18 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-19 99-03-24 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-KARPIEL 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-KARPIEL 99-03-24 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SRUL 99-03-24 S SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-KARPIEL 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH 99-03-25 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PARKER 99-03-25 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CRONIN 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 054-000-002 99-03-26 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-26 H HOUSE SPONSOR SLONE 99-03-26 H ALTERNATE PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO MOORE,ANDREA 99-03-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-03-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR WINTERS 99-03-26 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LINDNER 99-03-26 H FIRST READING 99-03-26 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE URBAN REVITAL 99-04-22 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HURB 99-04-22 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-27 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-27 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-05 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 117-000-000 99-05-05 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-03 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-07-21 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-07-21 S EFFECTIVE DATE 99-07-21 99-07-21 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0220 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary