20 ILCS 840/ State Parks Designation Act.
(20 ILCS 840/0.01) (from Ch. 105, par. 468f.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State Parks Designation Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.) |
(20 ILCS 840/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 468h) Sec. 2. The following described areas are designated State Memorials and shall have the names herein ascribed to them, to wit: Fort Edwards State Memorial, in Hancock County; Lincoln Trail Homestead State Memorial, in Macon County; Lowden State Memorial, in Ogle County. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/3) (from Ch. 105, par. 468i) Sec. 3. The following described areas are designated State Conservation Areas and shall have the names herein ascribed to them, to wit: Anderson Lake Conservation Area, in Fulton County; Beall Woods Nature Preserve and Conservation Area, in Wabash County; Burnham Island Conservation Area, in Alexander County; Calhoun County Conservation Area, in Calhoun County; Des Plaines Conservation Area, in Will County; Hamilton County Conservation Area, in Hamilton County, containing Dolan Lake; Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, in Alexander County; Iroquois County Conservation Area, in Iroquois County; Lee County Conservation Area, in Lee County; Louis H. Barkhausen Conservation Area, in Mason County; Marshall County Conservation Area, in Marshall County; Mermet Lake Conservation Area, in Massac County; Pekin Lake Conservation Area, in Tazewell County; Randolph County Conservation Area, in Randolph County; Rice Lake Conservation Area, in Fulton County; Saline County Conservation Area, in Saline County; Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area, in Wayne County; Sanganois Conservation Area, in Cass and Mason Counties; Sparland Conservation Area, in Marshall County; Spring Branch Conservation Area, in Peoria County; Spring Lake Conservation Area, in Tazewell County; Union County Conservation Area, in Union County; Washington County Conservation Area, in Washington County; William W. Powers Conservation Area, in Cook County; Woodford County Conservation Area, in Woodford County. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. The area that has been commonly known as the Site M Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County is designated a State Conservation Area and shall be known as the Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area. (Source: P.A. 91‑275, eff. 1‑1‑00.) |
(20 ILCS 840/4) (from Ch. 105, par. 468j) Sec. 4. The following described real estate is added to and made a part of Pere Marquette State Park, to wit: All that area in Sections 5 and 8, T. 6N, R. 12 W. of the 3rd P.M., Jersey County, Illinois, bequeathed to the State of Illinois by the late Harry H. Ferguson of Alton, Illinois, comprising 860 acres, more or less, and once known as Glen Cliffe Farm. (Source: Laws 1953, p. 1280.) |
(20 ILCS 840/5) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k) Sec. 5. All State Parks, Memorials, Parkways, Boating Access Areas, Recreational Areas and Conservation Areas mentioned in this Act shall be under the care, control, supervision and management of the Department of Natural Resources. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/6) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k‑1) Sec. 6. The following described areas are designated State Recreational Areas and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section: Parklands Recreational Area, in Tazewell County. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/7) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k‑2) Sec. 7. The following described areas are designated State Boating Access Areas and shall have the names ascribed to them in this Section: Hennepin Canal Parkway, in Bureau, Henry, Rock Island, and Whiteside Counties; Montebello Access Area, in Hancock County; Myers Landing Access Area, in Adams County; Piasa Creek Access Area, in Jersey County; Pleasant Hill‑Pike and Calhoun River Access Area, in Pike and Calhoun Counties; Titus Hollow Access Area, in Calhoun County. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/8) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k‑3) Sec. 8. The Sanganois‑Knapp Island Conservation Area. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to enter into and carry out agreements with any agency of the United States Government to insure the performance of the items of non‑federal participation involved in the operation and maintenance of improvements on the Sanganois‑Knapp Island Conservation Area adjacent to the Sangamon River for the purpose of making certain portions of it suitable for public outdoor recreation utilization including the management of wildlife as set forth in Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (PL 91‑611). (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/9) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k‑4) Sec. 9. The Department of Natural Resources (formerly designated the Department of Conservation), is authorized to lease, in whole or in part, to the City of Kankakee, or its successors or assigns, for a period not to exceed 60 years, the Kankakee River Dam at Kankakee, Illinois, and the necessary State owned land, surplus waters and appurtenances for hydropower development. All such leased property shall be deemed a part of the electric system of the City of Kankakee, Illinois, and that City is hereby expressly authorized in connection therewith to acquire, construct, own, operate and maintain without its corporate limits electric generating facilities and appurtenances at or near said Kankakee Dam. All revenue received from such leases shall be deposited in the State Treasury in the special fund known as the State Parks Fund and shall be used only for those purposes described in Section 8.11 of the State Finance Act. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |
(20 ILCS 840/10) (from Ch. 105, par. 468k‑5) Sec. 10. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to enter into and carry out agreements with any federal, state or local agencies, or with any other persons, and to acquire any property or interest in property and make improvements thereon, for the purpose of making portions of the Smithland Reservoir and adjacent areas suitable for outdoor recreation utilization. Upon completion of the project required by this Section, the area to be used for State Recreational Area purposes shall be designated as a State Recreational Area. (Source: P.A. 89‑445, eff. 2‑7‑96.) |