FOREST PRESERVE EASEMENT Senate SponsorsSen. Bill Cunningham and Martin A. Sandoval House Sponsors(Rep. Kelly Burke) 8/9/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281 70 ILCS 810/7from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 641070 ILCS 810/8from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 641170 ILCS 810/8.1from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6411.1Amends the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act. Provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land, in fee simple or by easement, for the following purposes: to create a forest preserve, for the consolidation of forest preserve units, to connect forest preserve units, to preserve and manage the water resources of the forest preserve district along water courses, and to provide for the extension of roads and parking for forest preserves. Further provides that any forest preserve district shall have the power to acquire land by easement as it shall deem necessary or desirable for public use of forest preserves. Provides that property owned by a forest preserve district and property in which a forest preserve district is the grantee of a conservation easement or the grantee of a conservation right shall not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. Effective immediately. 2/7/2013SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham 2/7/2013SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2013SenateReferred to Assignments 2/14/2013SenateAssigned to Local Government 2/28/2013SenatePostponed - Local Government 3/6/2013SenateDo Pass Local Government; 013-000-000 3/6/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 7, 2013 3/6/2013SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/12/2013SenateSecond Reading 3/12/2013SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2013 3/13/2013SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 3/13/2013HouseArrived in House 3/13/2013HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly Burke 3/13/2013HouseFirst Reading 3/13/2013HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/8/2013HouseAssigned to Counties & Townships Committee 5/2/2013HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 004-000-000 5/2/2013HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2013HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/7/2013HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/15/2013HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 5/15/2013SenatePassed Both Houses 6/13/2013SenateSent to the Governor 8/9/2013SenateGovernor Approved 8/9/2013SenateEffective Date August 9, 2013 8/9/2013SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0281