Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB3433

HB3433 Engrossed LRB104 11267 BDA 21351 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 adding Section 805-575 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-575 new)

Sec. 805-575. Flood Risk Reduction Pilot Project. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural Resources shall design, implement, and evaluate not more than 3 demonstration projects that test natural flood risk reduction practices in flood-prone areas of the State, as determined by the Department. These demonstration projects shall provide for engineering and design, materials, construction, pre-construction and post-construction monitoring, and project management. The Department may require a county to submit to the Department a progress report summarizing the results to date of the demonstration projects by a specified date determined by the Department. After completion of the projects under this Section, the Department shall submit to the General Assembly and to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security a report summarizing the results of the demonstration projects and recommendations for how existing State policies or funding could be adapted to create incentives to protect and restore natural infrastructure and reduce floods. The Department may adopt rules implementing this Section.