93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6177


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














765 ILCS 120/2
  from Ch. 30, par. 402







    Amends the Real Property Conservation Rights Act.  Makes a technical change to the Section concerning the conveyance of conservation rights.
















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    AN ACT concerning property.

 
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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 Real Property Conservation Rights Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 2 as follows:
 



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    (765 ILCS 120/2)  (from Ch. 30, par. 402)



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    Sec. 2. Conveyance of conservation rights.
Any owner of 
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real property in this State may convey a conservation
right in 
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such real property to
the United States or any agency of the 
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federal government
an agency of the State, to a unit of local

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government, or to a not-for-profit corporation or trust whose 
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primary purposes
include the conservation of land, natural 
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areas,
open space or water areas,
or the preservation of native 
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plants or animals, or biotic communities,
or geographic 
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formations of scientific,
aesthetic, or educational interest, 
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or the preservation of buildings,
structures
or sites of 
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historical, architectural, archeological or cultural 
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significance.

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    No conveyance of such conservation rights shall take effect 
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until such
conveyance is accepted by the grantee.
Acceptance of 
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such conservation rights may be conditioned upon any 
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requirements
which are deemed proper by the grantee.  Such 
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requirements may include the
payment of funds by the grantor to 
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provide for the management of such
conservation
rights.

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(Source: P.A. 91-497, eff. 1-1-00.)