WINTERS-SLONE-MAY-MOORE-SCOTT, COWLISHAW, COULSON AND SCHOENBERG. (RAUSCHENBERGER-GEO-KARIS) New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new Creates the Local Legacy Act. Creates the Local Legacy Board and establishes its membership, powers, and duties. Provides that the Board must choose a chairperson, adopt rules necessary to implement the Act, and submit a report to the General Assembly and the Governor by January 1, 2003 and every 2 years thereafter. Creates the Local Legacy Program to fund county-municipal partnerships for the purpose of inventorying and protecting natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources. Requires counties interested in program funds to form a Local Steering Committee composed of county board members, municipal officers, and local residents and provides procedures for Committee oversight of grant requests. Requires any committee to develop criteria and a Resource Protection Plan for prioritizing resources and the use of grant moneys under the Act. Allows a local municipality to object in writing to all or some of the Resource Protection Plan and provides that only those counties, municipalities, and units of local government that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan are eligible for grant moneys under the Act. Creates the Local Legacy Fund as a special fund in the State treasury and specifies the purposes for which the Fund moneys may be used. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Local Legacy Fund in the State treasury. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes provisions that authorize or refer to the use of grant moneys for the purchase of land, buildings, structures, or conservation easements. Deletes provisions requiring the adoption of a Resource Protection Plan in order to be eligible for grants under the Act. Provides that in approving grant awards under the Act, the Local Legacy Board or the appropriate State agency shall give preferential consideration to counties and municipalities that have adopted a Resource Protection Plan. FEB-23-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-23-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-23-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE CONSRV & LAND MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SLONE MAR-08-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 009-000-000 HCLU MAR-08-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-15-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MAY MAR-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COWLISHAW MAR-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR WAIT MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MOORE MAR-21-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SCOTT MAR-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COULSON MAR-27-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WINTERS MAR-27-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-27-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-27-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG MAR-30-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WINTERS MAR-30-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 MAR-30-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-03-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WINTERS APR-03-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL APR-03-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WINTERS APR-04-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/005-000-000 APR-04-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-04-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-WINTERS APR-04-2001 H WITHDRAWN APR-04-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-WINTERS APR-04-2001 H ADOPTED APR-04-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-05-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 109-005-000 APR-06-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-06-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-04-17 APR-06-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER APR-06-2001 S FIRST READING APR-06-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-23-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEMUZIO APR-24-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HALVORSON APR-25-2001 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR GEO-KARIS APR-26-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOMKE MAY-25-2001 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SULLIVAN JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary