Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 1
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Conservation District Act. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 3000.)
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 2
As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "District" means a conservation district organized under this Act, "board" means the board...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 3
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the creation of conservation districts. Such districts may, and their principal purpose is to, acquire...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 4
Not less than 1% of the voters in any county having less than 1,000,000 population which is not organized as a forest preserve district...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 5
Board of trustees. (a) The affairs of a conservation district shall be managed by a board consisting of 5 trustees, except as otherwise provided in...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 6
Officers and employees. As soon as possible after the initial election or the initial appointments, as the case may be, the trustees shall organize by...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 7
Deposits. The board of any district, when so requested by the treasurer of the district, shall designate one or more banks or savings and...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 8
Actions of the board of a legislative character shall be in the form of ordinances. All ordinances imposing any penalty or making any appropriations...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 9
All courts shall take judicial notice of the existence of a conservation district and of the area of jurisdiction of an existing district and...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 10
Every district shall seek the guidance of and consult with the Department of Natural Resources on all matters relating to conservation and recreation policies...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 11
Every district shall consider the preservation of natural conditions and protection of flora and fauna as part of its principal purpose and to that...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12
To the extent necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act and in addition to any other powers, duties and functions vested in a...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12A
In acquiring the fee or any lesser right in real property, or in acquiring equipment or other personal property by purchase under this Act,...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12b
Eminent domain or condemnation. Property owned by a conservation district may not be subject to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings. (Source: P.A. 91-629, eff.
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12c
Special assessments. Property owned by a conservation district may not be subject to special assessments by any other unit of local government. (Source: P.A....
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12d
Annexation. Property owned by a conservation district may not be subject to annexation without the express consent of the district. (Source: P.A. 91-629, eff.
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 12e
Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 13
The fiscal year of each district shall commence April 1 and extend through the following March 31. The board shall, within the first quarter...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 13.1
(a) Not less than 5% of the voters in any district may petition the board of that district to levy, in addition to all...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 13.2
Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved September 21, 1985. (Source: P.A.
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 14
Gifts, contributions and bequests of money and all licenses, fees and charges and other revenue or other money received or collected by the district...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15
(a) Whenever a district does not have sufficient money in its treasury to meet all necessary expenses and liabilities thereof, it may issue tax anticipation...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.1
When the board of a district proposes to incur indebtedness and issue bonds, other than tax anticipation warrants, for the purpose of development of real...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.2
Any district has the power from time to time to construct, equip, extend, improve, maintain, and operate recreational facilities, including but not limited to...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.3
Whenever the Board of Trustees of any district determines to construct, equip, extend or improve any such facility or facilities or any combination thereof...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.4
The bonds shall bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.5
Bonds issued pursuant to Sections 15.2 through 15.9 of this Act shall be payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of the...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.6
All revenue derived from the operation of such facility or facilities constructed, equipped, extended or improved in whole or in part with the proceeds...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.7
Any district which issues bonds and constructs, equips, extends or improves any recreational facility or facilities under Sections 15.2 through 15.9 of this Act...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.8
The holder of any bond or coupon of any bond issued under Section 15.2 through 15.9 of this Act may proceed by civil action...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 15.9
Nothing in Section 15.2 through 15.9 of this Act shall prohibit the district from appropriating funds as otherwise provided in this Act for the...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 16
A district may apply for and receive the grant or loan of money or other financial aid necessary for the undertaking, performance or execution...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 17
This law shall be construed as supplemental and in addition to existing statutory authority and as providing an independent method of financing the cost...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 18
Not less than 10% of the voters of a district which has been in existence for at least 3 years may petition the circuit...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 18.1
Organization as a forest preserve district. The voters of a conservation district that is entirely within one county may, by a single referendum proposition, dissolve...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 18.5
Dissolution of conservation district and creation of forest preserve district. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the boundaries of a conservation...
- Illinois Conservation District Act. - 70 ILCS 410, Section 19
Landfills. (a) No land that is owned or acquired by a conservation district may be used for the development or operation of any new...
Last modified: February 18, 2015