SB1914sam002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 4/11/2011

09700SB1914sam002 LRB097 08157 RLC 54191 a

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1914

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1914 on page 3, by replacing line 1 with the following: "forbidden part thereof.

(b-5) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b-10), as an alternative to the posting of real"; and

on page 3, line 2, by deleting "this"; and

on page 3, by inserting immediately below line 19 the following:

"(b-10) Any owner or lessee who marks his or her real property using the method described in subsection (b-5) must also provide notice as described in subsection (b) of this Section. The public of this State shall be informed of the provisions of subsection (b-5) of this Section by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. These Departments shall conduct an information campaign for the general public concerning the interpretation and implementation of subsection (b-5). The information shall inform the public about the marking requirements and the applicability of subsection (b-5) including information regarding the size requirements of the markings as well as the manner in which the markings shall be displayed. The Departments shall also include information regarding the requirement that, until the date this subsection becomes inoperative, any owner or lessee who chooses to mark his or her property using paint, must also comply with one of the notice requirements listed in subsection (b). The Departments may prepare a brochure or may disseminate the information through agency websites. Non-governmental organizations including, but not limited to, the Illinois Forestry Association, Illinois Tree Farm and the Walnut Council may help to disseminate the information regarding the requirements and applicability of subsection (b-5) based on materials provided by the Departments. This subsection (b-10) is inoperative on and after January 1, 2013.".