104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1461 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to execute and deliver a permanent easement to real property located in Fulton County to KSS Conservation Partners, LLC. Effective immediately. LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1461 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to execute and deliver a permanent easement to real property located in Fulton County to KSS Conservation Partners, LLC. Effective immediately. LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1461 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to execute and deliver a permanent easement to real property located in Fulton County to KSS Conservation Partners, LLC. Effective immediately. LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b A BILL FOR HB1461LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 AN ACT concerning civil law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. Upon the payment of the sum of $1.00 to the 5 State of Illinois, the Director of the Department of Natural 6 Resources is authorized to convey a permanent easement to the 7 KSS Conservation Partners, LLC that is a 20 feet wide 8 ingress-egress easement from public right of way of Banner 9 Dike Road to Senate Island more particularly described as 10 follows: 11 CENTERLINE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF 20 FEET 12 WIDE INGRESS-EGRESS EASEMENT FROM PUBLIC RIGHT 13 OF WAY OF BANNER DIKE ROAD TO SENATE ISLAND 14 SEGMENT "A" 15 A PART OF SECTION 2 AND SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP - 5 - NORTH, RANGE - 16 5 - EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND A PART OF 17 SECTION 25, SECTION 26, AND SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP - 6 - NORTH, 18 RANGE - 5 - EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, FULTON 19 COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 20 FOLLOWS: 21 COMMENCING AT THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP - 22 5 - NORTH, RANGE - 5 - EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; 23 THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE 24 SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 5, A DISTANCE OF 2627.33 FEET, TO 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1461 Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: Authorizes the Director of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, to execute and deliver a permanent easement to real property located in Fulton County to KSS Conservation Partners, LLC. Effective immediately. LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b A BILL FOR LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 2 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 2 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 2 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP - 5 - NORTH, RANGE - 2 5 - EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH 89 3 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 34 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THE 4 SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 2637.75 5 FEET, TO THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; THENCE 6 SOUTH 89 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH 7 LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 4, A DISTANCE OF 8 2636.24 FEET, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 4; 9 THENCE NORTH 75 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 01 SECONDS EAST TO THE 10 CENTERLINE POINT - OF - BEGINNING OF THE 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS - 11 EGRESS EASEMENT TO BE DESCRIBED, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT 12 AT THE PROPERTY LINE OF SENATE ISLAND AS DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY 13 DEED DOCUMENT NUMBER 2305419 RECORDED IN THE FULTON COUNTY 14 RECORDER OF DEEDS OFFICE, AND THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING 15 ACCESS ROAD. (THE FOLLOWING COURSES ARE ALONG AN EXISTING 16 ACCESS ROAD FROM SENATE ISLAND TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OF 17 BANNER DIKE ROAD) 18 FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 38 DEGREES 59 19 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 74.18 FEET; THENCE 20 NORTH 19 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 59 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 21 34.06 FEET, THENCE NORTH 23 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 13 SECONDS 22 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 50.85 FEET; THENCE NORTH 39 DEGREES 56 23 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 104.21 FEET; 24 THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 29 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE 25 OF 113.75 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 06 SECONDS 26 EAST, A DISTANCE OF HB1461 - 2 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 3 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 3 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 3 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 97.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 34 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 58 SECONDS 2 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 211.59 FEET; THENCE NORTH 43 DEGREES 20 3 MINUTES 33 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 244.73 FEET; THENCE 4 NORTH 30 DEGREES 49 MINUTES 50 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 5 333.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 38 SECONDS 6 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 210.92 FEET; THENCE NORTH 45 DEGREES 27 7 MINUTES 59 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 51.86 FEET; THENCE 8 NORTH 60 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 9 85.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 45 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 19 SECONDS 10 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 81.27 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 39 11 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 109.36 FEET; THENCE 12 NORTH 26 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 13 187.63 FEET; THENCE NORTH 31 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 49 SECONDS 14 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 199.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 23 15 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 149.42 FEET; THENCE 16 NORTH 36 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 11 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 17 138.40 FEET; THENCE NORTH 23 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 03 SECONDS 18 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 282.38 FEET; THENCE NORTH 25 DEGREES 52 19 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 262.18 FEET; THENCE 20 NORTH 34 DEGREES 43 MINUTES 43 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 21 108.32 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 31 SECONDS 22 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 93.54 FEET; THENCE NORTH 14 DEGREES 26 23 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 119.03 FEET; THENCE 24 NORTH 03 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 25 196.79 FEET; THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 26 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 85.93 FEET; THENCE NORTH 21 DEGREES 58 HB1461 - 3 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 4 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 4 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 4 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 34.30 FEET; THENCE 2 NORTH 37 DEGREES 57 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 3 79.31 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 07 SECONDS 4 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 102.50 FEET TO POINT "B", SAID POINT BEING 5 THE POINT - OF - BEGINNING FOR "SEGMENT B"; THENCE NORTH 52 6 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 19 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 117.61 FEET; 7 THENCE NORTH 30 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 12 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE 8 OF 101.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 04 SECONDS 9 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 121.73 FEET; THENCE NORTH 06 DEGREES 53 10 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 199.92 FEET; THENCE 11 NORTH 00 DEGREES 56 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 12 230.09 FEET; THENCE NORTH 09 DEGREES 29 MINUTES 36 SECONDS 13 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 70.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES 41 14 MINUTES 05 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 211.42 FEET; THENCE 15 NORTH 10 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 36 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 16 89.94 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 18 SECONDS 17 WEST, A DISTANCE OF 132.33 FEET; THENCE NORTH 11 DEGREES 12 18 MINUTES 48 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 175.79 FEET; THENCE 19 NORTH 06 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 37 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 20 255.61 FEET; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 46 SECONDS 21 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 145.29 FEET; THENCE NORTH 02 DEGREES 53 22 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 184.64 FEET; THENCE 23 NORTH 06 DEGREES 41 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 24 86.78 FEET; THENCE NORTH 07 DEGREES 48 MINUTES 33 SECONDS 25 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 147.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 16 DEGREES 59 26 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 216.39 FEET; THENCE HB1461 - 4 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 5 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 5 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 5 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 NORTH 22 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2 196.55 FEET; THENCE NORTH 27 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 05 SECONDS 3 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 164.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 40 DEGREES 50 4 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 78.71 FEET; THENCE 5 NORTH 44 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 41 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6 177.30 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 35 SECONDS 7 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 124.52 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 11 8 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 189.87 FEET; THENCE 9 NORTH 36 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10 80.36 FEET; THENCE NORTH 53 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 23 SECONDS 11 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 71.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 67 DEGREES 59 12 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 93.07 FEET; THENCE 13 NORTH 73 DEGREES 51 MINUTES 53 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 14 598.47 FEET; THENCE NORTH 71 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 30 SECONDS 15 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 95.74 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 38 16 MINUTES 27 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 99.47 FEET; THENCE 17 NORTH 56 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 18 163.65 FEET; THENCE NORTH 53 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 34 SECONDS 19 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 174.60 FEET; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 44 20 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 111.13 FEET; THENCE 21 NORTH 40 DEGREES 45 MINUTES 17 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 22 568.64 FEET; THENCE NORTH 26 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 17 SECONDS 23 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 292.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 17 DEGREES 16 24 MINUTES 38 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 62.00 FEET; THENCE 25 NORTH 22 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 26 284.81 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 26 SECONDS HB1461 - 5 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 6 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 6 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 6 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 213.73 FEET; THENCE NORTH 24 DEGREES 24 2 MINUTES 09 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 193.90 FEET; THENCE 3 NORTH 30 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 4 68.74 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 19 MINUTES 49 SECONDS 5 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 153.91 FEET; THENCE NORTH 47 DEGREES 00 6 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 58.10 FEET; THENCE 7 NORTH 56 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 8 123.69 FEET; THENCE NORTH 46 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 43 SECONDS 9 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 72.40 FEET; THENCE NORTH 30 DEGREES 29 10 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 243.65 FEET; THENCE 11 NORTH 26 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 42 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 12 113.72 FEET; THENCE NORTH 29 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 49 SECONDS 13 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 239.48 FEET; THENCE NORTH 32 DEGREES 54 14 MINUTES 00 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 116.29 FEET; THENCE 15 NORTH 37 DEGREES 12 MINUTES 15 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 16 159.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 49 SECONDS 17 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 124.14 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 26 18 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 174.07 FEET; THENCE 19 NORTH 29 DEGREES 54 MINUTES 23 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 20 148.62 FEET; THENCE NORTH 28 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 53 SECONDS 21 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 201.13 FEET; THENCE NORTH 38 DEGREES 07 22 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 40.61 FEET; THENCE 23 NORTH 53 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 24 56.28 FEET; THENCE NORTH 47 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 37 SECONDS 25 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 75.19 FEET; THENCE NORTH 33 DEGREES 51 26 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 850.50 FEET; THENCE HB1461 - 6 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 7 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 7 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 7 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 NORTH 33 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 45 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2 340.66 FEET; THENCE NORTH 36 DEGREES 55 MINUTES 13 SECONDS 3 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 55.86 FEET; THENCE NORTH 48 DEGREES 41 4 MINUTES 18 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 269.13 FEET; THENCE 5 NORTH 53 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 6 353.34 FEET; THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 07 MINUTES 46 SECONDS 7 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 298.39 FEET; THENCE NORTH 53 DEGREES 57 8 MINUTES 26 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 290.34 FEET; THENCE 9 NORTH 49 DEGREES 01 MINUTES 13 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10 298.89 FEET; THENCE NORTH 42 DEGREES 53 MINUTES 46 SECONDS 11 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 243.30 FEET; THENCE NORTH 37 DEGREES 29 12 MINUTES 48 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 452.13 FEET; THENCE 13 NORTH 21 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 14 95.17 FEET TO THE POINT - OF - TERMINUS BEING A POINT ON THE 15 PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OF BANNER DIKE ROAD. 16 SEGMENT "B" 17 A PART OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP - 5 - NORTH, RANGE - 5 - EAST OF 18 THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING 19 MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: 20 COMMENCING AT SAID POINT "B" AS THE CENTERLINE POINT - OF - 21 BEGINNING TO THE 20 FOOT WIDE INGRESS - EGRESS EASEMENT TO BE 22 DESCRIBED; THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 02 MINUTES 25 SECONDS EAST, 23 A DISTANCE OF 49.69 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 71 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 03 24 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 118.98 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 58 25 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 151.33; HB1461 - 7 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461- 8 -LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 8 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b HB1461 - 8 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b 1 THENCE SOUTH 40 DEGREES 30 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE 2 OF 61.47 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 38 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 39 SECONDS 3 EAST, A DISTANCE OF 99.13 FEET TO THE POINT - OF - TERMINUS 4 BEING A SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT AT THE PROPERTY LINE OF 5 SENATE ISLAND AS DESCRIBED IN WARRANTY DEED DOCUMENT NUMBER 6 2305419 RECORDED IN THE FULTON COUNTY RECORDER OF DEEDS 7 OFFICE, AND THE CENTERLINE OF THE EXISTING ACCESS ROAD. 8 Section 900. The Director of the Department of Natural 9 Resources shall obtain a certified copy of this Act within 60 10 days after the Act becoming law and record the Act in the 11 Recorder's Office of Fulton County, Illinois. HB1461 - 8 - LRB104 03241 JRC 13263 b