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	SB3422 - 104th General Assembly
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		SB3422 Enrolled		LRB104 19544 BDA 32992 b
1    AN ACT concerning conservation.
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4    Section 5. The Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Act
5is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
6    (525 ILCS 22/20)
7    Sec. 20. Establishment of the Healthy Forests, Wetlands,
8and Prairies Grant Program.
9    (a) The Department of Natural Resources, subject to
10appropriation, shall establish and administer a Healthy
11Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program to restore
12degraded forest lands and native prairies and to promote the
13growth of native vegetation that removes carbon dioxide from
14the atmosphere and helps mitigate the impact of climate
15change.
16    (b) Entities that may apply to participate in the Healthy
17Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program include:
18        (1) State agencies and units of local government,
19    including, but not limited to, municipalities, townships,
20    counties, forest preserves, and park districts;
21        (2) conservation land trusts;
22        (3) not-for-profit entities with conservation
23    missions, including, but not limited to, climate change
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1    mitigation, preservation of natural lands, and
2    conservation of the State's natural resources; and
3        (4) other entities that, because of their missions,
4    are determined by the Department to be eligible recipients
5    of the grants under this Act.
6    (c) At least 75% of the moneys appropriated for the
7Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program shall be
8awarded to [the] State agencies, units of local government, land
9trusts, and other entities that the Department determines are
10eligible for a grant under this Section. The Department may
11use an amount not to exceed 23% of the moneys appropriated for
12the Program for the purposes of restoring degraded forest
13lands, [and] native prairies, and wetlands with the goal of 
14promoting [and to promote] the growth of native vegetation that
15remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and help mitigate
16the impact of climate change. The Department may use an amount
17not to exceed 2% of the moneys appropriated for the Healthy
18Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies Grant Program for
19administrative costs associated with the Program. All grants 
20issued under this Act shall be cost-share grants. The 
21cost-share approved by the Department may include in-kind 
22contributions of the applicant. The grants issued under this 
23Act may be used as matching funds for federal grant awards 
24whose purpose is in line with this Act.
25    (d) The Department shall adopt any rules necessary for the
26implementation of this Act, including rules establishing
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1requirements and timeframes for the submission of grant
2applications by entities that are authorized to apply to
3participate in the Healthy Forests, Wetlands, and Prairies
4Grant Program as well as cost-share amounts or in-kind 
5contributions for the activities authorized under any grant 
6issued pursuant to this Act.
7    (e) Grants provided under this Act may be used by eligible
8entities for the purpose of purchasing and [: (1) matching funds ]
9[for federal or private dollars for projects that forward the ]
10[goal of climate change mitigation through promotion of the ]
11[management,] planting[, maintaining, and preserving] of native
12grasses, plants, and trees. [;]
13    (f) The Department shall set by administrative rule, the 
14prioritization and criteria used for awarding grants under 
15this Act. Those priorities shall include, but not be limited 
16to:
17        (1) projects for the purchasing and planting of native 
18    grasses, plants, and trees [(2) financing projects] along
19    roadways, [and] in parks, in [and] forest preserves, or on
20    public or private lands and where native grasses, plants, 
21    or trees are not currently planted [to plant native trees ]
22    [and prairie grasses demonstrated to absorb carbon];
23        (2) [(3) financing] projects that promote the
24    stewardship of existing [public and private] urban forests, 
25    prairies, and wetlands that include [and natural lands, ]
26    [including] the removal of invasive or nonnative plant
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1    species in addition to the planting of native grasses, 
2    plants, and trees where such native species are not 
3    currently growing; or
4        (3) projects for the purchase and planting of native 
5    grasses, plants, and trees for the purpose of shoreline 
6    restoration and protection projects on behalf of counties, 
7    municipalities, and park districts. [(4) funding regional ]
8    [teams tasked with planting native prairie grasses and ]
9    [trees, prescribed burning for the maintenance of natural ]
10    [lands, removing invasive plant species, and educational ]
11    [outreach;]
12    Additionally, the Department may issue additional funds in 
13an awarded grant for [(5)] promoting, education, and marketing
14regarding local projects that will be funded by a grant issued 
15pursuant to this Act. Those public outreach efforts must 
16include [projects or] steps community members may take to
17promote the growth of native vegetation that removes carbon
18dioxide from the atmosphere. [; and]
19        [(6) financing shoreline restoration and protection ]
20    [projects on behalf of counties and park districts.]
21(Source: P.A. 103-923, eff. 1-1-25; 104-143, eff. 1-1-26.)