State Parks Act

Illinois · Executive Branch · §§ 20-835-0-01 to 20-835-8 · 13 sections

Overview

The State Parks Act governs the establishment, management, and protection of state park lands, placing them under the jurisdiction of the state's natural resources agency. It empowers that agency to acquire land for park purposes — including through eminent domain — and to adopt rules governing the use, care, improvement, and administration of the lands it controls. The act also restricts the disposal of park land absent specific legislative authorization, and sets ancillary requirements such as boundary fencing with adjoining farmland, procurement preferences for domestically manufactured products, and authority to enter land management agreements covering particular parks.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

20 ILCS 835/0.01Short title
20 ILCS 835/1Executive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/2Executive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/2.5Eminent domain
20 ILCS 835/3Executive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/3aThe Department of Natural Resources shall not dispose of any portion of a State park except as specifically authorized by law
20 ILCS 835/3bShabbona Lake and State Park; land management agreement
20 ILCS 835/4The Department of Natural Resources has the power: (1) To make rules and regulations necessary to carry out its duties under this Act, including rules and regulations for the use, care, improvement, control and administration of lands under its jurisdiction, and to enforce the same
20 ILCS 835/4aExecutive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/4bProducts manufactured in the United States
20 ILCS 835/4cExecutive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/6Executive Branch › 20 ILCS 835 — State Parks Act
20 ILCS 835/8If the property adjoining any State Park is used for farming purposes, fences shall be maintained between the park and such adjoining land in accordance with the Fence Act

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