Full Text of HB4459 94th General Assembly
HB4459 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB4459
Introduced 1/10/2006, by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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20 ILCS 805/805-305 |
was 20 ILCS 805/63a23 |
515 ILCS 5/20-48 new |
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520 ILCS 5/3.1-5 new |
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Amends the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, and the Wildlife Code to allow Illinois residents who are veterans of the Vietnam War, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, and that served in that conflict as an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces to camp, fish, and hunt without paying fees for the period of time that the member served in that conflict. Requires the qualifying veteran to apply for a pass at the Department office in Springfield and to provide verification of service to the Department. Provides that any portion of a year that the active duty member served shall count as a full year. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning recreation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources | 5 |
| (Conservation) Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | 6 |
| is amended by changing Section 805-305 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 805/805-305) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a23)
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| Sec. 805-305. Campsites and housing facilities. The
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| Department has the power to provide facilities for
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| tent and trailer camp sites and to provide suitable housing
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| facilities for student and juvenile overnight camping groups. | 12 |
| The Department
of Natural Resources may regulate, by | 13 |
| administrative
order, the fees to be charged for tent and | 14 |
| trailer camping units at individual
park areas based upon the | 15 |
| facilities available. However, for campsites with
access to | 16 |
| showers or electricity, any Illinois resident who is age 62 or | 17 |
| older
or has a Class 2 disability as defined in Section 4A of | 18 |
| the Illinois
Identification Card Act shall be charged only | 19 |
| one-half of the camping fee
charged to the general public | 20 |
| during the period Monday through Thursday of any
week and shall | 21 |
| be charged the same camping fee as the general public on all
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| other days. For campsites without access to showers or | 23 |
| electricity, no camping
fee authorized by this Section shall be | 24 |
| charged to any resident of Illinois who
has a Class 2 | 25 |
| disability as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois
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| Identification Card Act. For campsites without access to | 27 |
| showers or
electricity, no camping fee authorized by this | 28 |
| Section shall be charged to any
resident of Illinois who is age | 29 |
| 62 or older for
the use of a camp site unit during the period | 30 |
| Monday through Thursday of any
week. No camping fee authorized | 31 |
| by this Section shall be charged to any
resident of Illinois | 32 |
| who is a disabled veteran or a former prisoner of
war, as |
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| defined in Section 5 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Act. | 2 |
| No camping fee authorized by this Section shall be charged to | 3 |
| any
resident of Illinois who is a veteran of the Vietnam War, | 4 |
| as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, and | 5 |
| that served in that conflict as an active duty member of the | 6 |
| United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, or the Reserves | 7 |
| of the United States Armed Forces, if the person applies for a | 8 |
| pass at the Department office in Springfield and provides | 9 |
| verification of service in that conflict to the Department; any | 10 |
| portion of a year that the active duty member served in that | 11 |
| conflict shall count as a full year.
No camping fee authorized | 12 |
| by this Section shall be charged to any
resident of Illinois | 13 |
| after returning from service abroad or mobilization by the | 14 |
| President of the United States as an active duty member of the | 15 |
| United States Armed Forces, the Illinois National Guard, or the | 16 |
| Reserves of the United States Armed Forces for the amount of | 17 |
| time that the active duty member spent in service abroad or | 18 |
| mobilized if the person applies for a pass at the Department | 19 |
| office in Springfield within 2 years of returning and provides | 20 |
| verification of service or mobilization to the Department; any | 21 |
| portion of a year that the active duty member spent in service | 22 |
| abroad or mobilized shall count as a full year. Nonresidents | 23 |
| shall be charged the same fees as are authorized for the | 24 |
| general
public regardless of age. The Department shall provide | 25 |
| by regulation for
suitable proof of age, or either a valid | 26 |
| driver's license or a "Golden Age
Passport" issued by the | 27 |
| federal government shall be acceptable as proof of
age. The | 28 |
| Department shall further provide by regulation that notice of
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| these
reduced admission fees be posted in a conspicuous place | 30 |
| and manner.
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| Reduced fees authorized in this Section shall not apply to | 32 |
| any charge for
utility service.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-313, eff. 7-25-05.)
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| Section 10. The Fish and Aquatic Life Code is amended by | 35 |
| adding Section 20-48 as follows: |
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| (515 ILCS 5/20-48 new)
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| Sec. 20-48. Vietnam veterans. | 3 |
| (a) Any
resident of Illinois who is a veteran of the | 4 |
| Vietnam War, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans' | 5 |
| Affairs, and that served in that conflict as an active duty | 6 |
| member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, | 7 |
| or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces may fish as | 8 |
| permitted by this Code without paying any fees required to | 9 |
| obtain a fishing license for the time period prescribed by | 10 |
| subsection (b) of this Section. The applicant shall provide | 11 |
| verification of service to the Department at the Department's | 12 |
| office in Springfield. | 13 |
| (b) For each year that an applicant was an active duty | 14 |
| member pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, the | 15 |
| applicant shall receive one free fishing license. For the | 16 |
| purposes of this determination, if the period of active duty is | 17 |
| a portion of a year (for example, one year and 3 months), the | 18 |
| applicant will be credited with a full year for the portion of | 19 |
| a year served. | 20 |
| (c) The Department shall establish what constitutes | 21 |
| suitable verification of service under subsection (a) of this | 22 |
| Section. | 23 |
| Section 15. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section | 24 |
| 3.1-5 as follows: | 25 |
| (520 ILCS 5/3.1-5 new)
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| Sec. 3.1-5. Vietnam veterans. | 27 |
| (a) Any
resident of Illinois who is a veteran of the | 28 |
| Vietnam War, as recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans' | 29 |
| Affairs, and that served in that conflict as an active duty | 30 |
| member of the United States Armed Forces, the National Guard, | 31 |
| or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces may hunt any | 32 |
| of the species protected by Section 2.2 of this Code without | 33 |
| paying any fees required to obtain a hunting license for the |
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| time period prescribed by subsection (b) of this Section. The | 2 |
| applicant shall provide verification of service to the | 3 |
| Department at the Department's office in Springfield. | 4 |
| (b) For each year that an applicant was an active duty | 5 |
| member pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, the | 6 |
| applicant shall receive one free hunting license, one free Deer | 7 |
| Hunting Permit as provided in Section 2.26 of this Code and | 8 |
| rules adopted pursuant to that Section, and one free State | 9 |
| Habitat Stamp. For the purposes of this determination, if the | 10 |
| period of active duty is a portion of a year (for example, one | 11 |
| year and 3 months), the applicant will be credited with a full | 12 |
| year for the portion of a year served. | 13 |
| (c) The Department shall establish what constitutes | 14 |
| suitable verification of service under subsection (a) of this | 15 |
| Section.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 17 |
| becoming law.
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