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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2454   </title>
<shortdesc>OPEN LANDS-GRANTS-PAYMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Elaine Nekritz-Kay Hatcher</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>525 ILCS 35/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 85, par. 2103</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that at least 50% of any grant made to a local government under the Act must be paid to the local government at the time that the Department awards the grant and that any remainder may be distributed to the local government on a reimbursement basis. (Now, grants to local government under the Act are made on a reimbursement basis.) Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture &amp; Conservation Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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