DNR-HEALTHY FORESTS GRANTS

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SB3422 Enrolled
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AN ACT concerning conservation.

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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 Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Act
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is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:

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(525 ILCS 22/20)
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Sec. 20.
Establishment of the Healthy Forests, Wetlands,
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and Prairies Grant Program.
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(a) The Department of Natural Resources, subject to
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appropriation, shall establish and administer a Healthy
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Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program to restore
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degraded forest lands and native prairies and to promote the
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growth of native vegetation that removes carbon dioxide from
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the atmosphere and helps mitigate the impact of climate
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change.
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(b) Entities that may apply to participate in the Healthy
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Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program include:
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(1) State agencies and units of local government,
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including, but not limited to, municipalities, townships,
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counties, forest preserves, and park districts;
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(2) conservation land trusts;
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(3) not-for-profit entities with conservation
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missions, including, but not limited to, climate change

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mitigation, preservation of natural lands, and
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conservation of the State's natural resources; and
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(4) other entities that, because of their missions,
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are determined by the Department to be eligible recipients
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of the grants under this Act.
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(c) At least 75% of the moneys appropriated for the
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Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program shall be
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awarded to
the
State agencies, units of local government, land
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trusts, and other entities that the Department determines are
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eligible for a grant under this Section. The Department may
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use an amount not to exceed 23% of the moneys appropriated for
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the Program for the purposes of restoring degraded forest
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lands
,

and
native prairies
, and wetlands with the goal of
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promoting

and to promote
the growth of native vegetation that
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remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help mitigate
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the impact of climate change. The Department may use an amount
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not to exceed 2% of the moneys appropriated for the Healthy
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Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program for
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administrative costs associated with the Program.
All grants
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issued under this Act shall be cost-share grants. The
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cost-share approved by the Department may include in-kind
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contributions of the applicant. The grants issued under this
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Act may be used as matching funds for federal grant awards
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whose purpose is in line with this Act.

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(d) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary for the
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implementation of this Act, including rules establishing

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requirements and timeframes for the submission of grant
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applications by entities that are authorized to apply to
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participate in the Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies
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Grant Program
as well as cost-share amounts or in-kind
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contributions for the activities authorized under any grant
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issued pursuant to this Act
.
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(e) Grants provided under this Act may be used by eligible
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entities for the purpose of
purchasing and

: (1) matching funds
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for federal or private dollars for projects that forward the
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goal of climate change mitigation through promotion of the
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management,
planting
, maintaining, and preserving
of native
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grasses, plants, and trees
.

;

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(f) The Department shall set by administrative rule, the
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prioritization and criteria used for awarding grants under
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this Act. Those priorities shall include, but not be limited
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to:

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(1) projects for the purchasing and planting of native
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grasses, plants, and trees

(2) financing projects
along
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roadways
,

and
in parks
, in

and
forest preserves
, or
on
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public or private lands
and where native grasses, plants,
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or trees are not currently planted

to plant native trees
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and prairie grasses demonstrated to absorb carbon
;
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(2)

(3) financing
projects that promote the
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stewardship of existing
public and private
urban forests
,
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prairies, and wetlands that include

and natural lands,
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including
the removal of invasive or nonnative plant

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species
in addition to the planting of native grasses,
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plants, and trees where such native species are not
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currently growing
;
or

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(3) projects for the purchase and planting of native
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grasses, plants, and trees for the purpose of shoreline
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restoration and protection projects on behalf of counties,
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municipalities, and park districts.

(4) funding regional
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teams tasked with planting native prairie grasses and
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trees, prescribed burning for the maintenance of natural
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lands, removing invasive plant species, and educational
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outreach;
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Additionally, the Department may issue additional funds in
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an awarded grant for

(5)
promoting
,
education
,
and marketing
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regarding local
projects that will be funded by a grant issued
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pursuant to this Act. Those public outreach efforts must
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include

projects or
steps community members may take to
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promote the growth of native vegetation that removes carbon
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dioxide from the atmosphere
.

; and
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(6) financing shoreline restoration and protection
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projects on behalf of counties and park districts.

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(Source: P.A. 103-923, eff. 1-1-25; 104-143, eff. 1-1-26
.)

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