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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3067 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Act. Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the moneys in the Fund, upon appropriation by the General Assembly, shall be used for the purposes of the program, which include grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, technical assistance grants, technical assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture, and administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the program. Provides that moneys may be deposited into the Fund from federal grants and gifts and donations that are designated and required by the donor to be used exclusively for the purposes of the program. Provides that not more than 10% of available funds under the Act may be used for technical assistance purposes and administration. Provides that not less than 90% of funds available for grants under the Act shall be expended for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall also be available for the following purposes: (1) to provide technical assistance grants to qualified entities in support of socially disadvantaged farmers who are seeking access to farmland; and (2) to provide grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements to qualified easement holders. Provides that moneys from the Fund shall be available in each fiscal year to any qualified easement holder having made an application that has been reviewed by the Department. Provides that subject to appropriation and in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, the Department shall establish the Farm Conservation Corps to provide residents between the ages of 18 and 29 from socially disadvantaged groups the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term and productive careers in agriculture. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Act, including the adoption of rules that establish a process for submitting and processing of applications for grants no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that rules shall align with existing federal and local programs to maximize potential for matching funds. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 05782 BDA 15812 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3067 Introduced , by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Act. Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the moneys in the Fund, upon appropriation by the General Assembly, shall be used for the purposes of the program, which include grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, technical assistance grants, technical assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture, and administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the program. Provides that moneys may be deposited into the Fund from federal grants and gifts and donations that are designated and required by the donor to be used exclusively for the purposes of the program. Provides that not more than 10% of available funds under the Act may be used for technical assistance purposes and administration. Provides that not less than 90% of funds available for grants under the Act shall be expended for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall also be available for the following purposes: (1) to provide technical assistance grants to qualified entities in support of socially disadvantaged farmers who are seeking access to farmland; and (2) to provide grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements to qualified easement holders. Provides that moneys from the Fund shall be available in each fiscal year to any qualified easement holder having made an application that has been reviewed by the Department. Provides that subject to appropriation and in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, the Department shall establish the Farm Conservation Corps to provide residents between the ages of 18 and 29 from socially disadvantaged groups the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term and productive careers in agriculture. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Act, including the adoption of rules that establish a process for submitting and processing of applications for grants no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that rules shall align with existing federal and local programs to maximize potential for matching funds. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 05782 BDA 15812 b LRB104 05782 BDA 15812 b A BILL FOR
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3	12		1 AN ACT concerning agriculture.
4	13		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	14		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	15		4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Small
7	16		5 Farmer Restoration Program Act.
8	17		6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9	18		7 "Agricultural conservation easement" means a nonpossessory
10	19		8 interest of a holder in real property imposing limitations on
11	20		9 the use of the property to ensure the property remains
12	21		10 available for agricultural purposes.
13	22		11 "Costs of acquisition" means out-of-pocket direct costs of
14	23		12 activities incurred in connection with the processing,
15	24		13 recording, and documentation of an agricultural conservation
16	25		14 easement. "Costs of acquisition" includes out-of-pocket direct
17	26		15 costs for appraisals, land surveys, title verification, and
18	27		16 closing. "Costs of acquisition" does not include any costs
19	28		17 incurred by a qualified easement holder for staffing,
20	29		18 overhead, or operations.
21	30		19 "Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
22	31		20 "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
23	32		21 "Eligible individual" means a resident of this State who:
24	33		22 (1) was born in this State;
25	34		23 (2) is at least 21 years of age; and
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	42	+	Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Act. Creates the Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that the moneys in the Fund, upon appropriation by the General Assembly, shall be used for the purposes of the program, which include grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, technical assistance grants, technical assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture, and administrative costs incurred by the Department in administering the program. Provides that moneys may be deposited into the Fund from federal grants and gifts and donations that are designated and required by the donor to be used exclusively for the purposes of the program. Provides that not more than 10% of available funds under the Act may be used for technical assistance purposes and administration. Provides that not less than 90% of funds available for grants under the Act shall be expended for the acquisition of agricultural conservation easements. Provides that moneys in the Fund shall also be available for the following purposes: (1) to provide technical assistance grants to qualified entities in support of socially disadvantaged farmers who are seeking access to farmland; and (2) to provide grants for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements to qualified easement holders. Provides that moneys from the Fund shall be available in each fiscal year to any qualified easement holder having made an application that has been reviewed by the Department. Provides that subject to appropriation and in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension, the Department shall establish the Farm Conservation Corps to provide residents between the ages of 18 and 29 from socially disadvantaged groups the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term and productive careers in agriculture. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of the Act, including the adoption of rules that establish a process for submitting and processing of applications for grants no later than December 31, 2026. Provides that rules shall align with existing federal and local programs to maximize potential for matching funds. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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34	71		1 (3) has previously been identified as a socially
35	72		2 disadvantaged farmer.
36	73		3 "Federal poverty level" means the poverty guidelines
37	74		4 updated periodically in the Federal Register by the U.S.
38	75		5 Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of
39	76		6 42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
40	77		7 "Fund" means the Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund.
41	78		8 "Limited resource farmer" means a farmer with direct or
42	79		9 indirect gross farm sales not more than the current indexed
43	80		10 value in each of the previous 2 years, and who has a total
44	81		11 household income that in each of the previous 2 years is less
45	82		12 than or equal to the federal poverty level for a family of 4 or
46	83		13 less than 50% of the county median household income.
47	84		14 "New and beginning farmer" means a farmer who has operated
48	85		15 a farm or ranch for less than 10 years.
49	86		16 "Qualified easement holder" means a State agency, federal
50	87		17 agency, county, municipality, or nonprofit organization under
51	88		18 Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with
52	89		19 experience acquiring, whether through purchase, donation, or
53	90		20 transfer, an agricultural conservation easement or other
54	91		21 conservation easement.
55	92		22 "Qualified entity" means an organization:
56	93		23 (1) that is a nonprofit corporation under Section
57	94		24 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or an
58	95		25 organization that has a fiscal sponsor who is exempt from
59	96		26 taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
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71	108		2 (2) that has a minimum of 3 years of experience
72	109		3 providing agricultural services, business assistance,
73	110		4 legal assistance, or advocacy services to socially
74	111		5 disadvantaged farmers.
75	112		6 "Qualified farmland" means land that is in agricultural
76	113		7 production or available for agricultural production, including
77	114		8 row crops, livestock, nurseries, orchards, or pastures, and
78	115		9 incidental land that is associated with an active agricultural
79	116		10 operation.
80	117		11 "Socially disadvantaged farmer" means a farmer who is a
81	118		12 member of a socially disadvantaged group.
82	119		13 "Socially disadvantaged group" means a group whose members
83	120		14 have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice
84	121		15 because of their identity as members of a group without regard
85	122		16 to their individual qualities. These groups include all of the
86	123		17 following:
87	124		18 (1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
88	125		19 origins in any of the original peoples of North and South
89	126		20 America, including Central America, and who maintains
90	127		21 tribal affiliation or community attachment).
91	128		22 (2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
92	129		23 original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the
93	130		24 Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to,
94	131		25 Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan,
95	132		26 the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
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106	143		1 (3) Black or African American (a person having origins
107	144		2 in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
108	145		3 (4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
109	146		4 Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish
110	147		5 culture or origin, regardless of race).
111	148		6 (5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
112	149		7 person having origins in any of the original peoples of
113	150		8 Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
114	151		9 "Technical assistance" includes, but is not limited to,
115	152		10 organizing, advising, counseling, educating, planning,
116	153		11 drafting, translating, interpreting, and consulting with
117	154		12 socially disadvantaged farmers for the purpose of preparing
118	155		13 them for favorable financing for land acquisition or
119	156		14 negotiating leasing arrangements.
120	157		15 "Training" means a program of training approved by the
121	158		16 Director that:
122	159		17 (1) provides an eligible individual with the basic
123	160		18 skills to operate a farm profitably with a primary focus
124	161		19 on regenerating the soil, ecosystem, and local community;
125	162		20 (2) provides a course of study that is equivalent to
126	163		21 no less than 30 academic credit hours of study, which may
127	164		22 be provided as direct in-field instruction;
128	165		23 (3) focuses on low capital-intensive techniques and
129	166		24 technologies; and
130	167		25 (4) studies local and regional food systems and the
131	168		26 market opportunities those systems present.
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142	179		1 Section 10. Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund.
143	180		2 (a) The Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund is created
144	181		3 as a special fund in the State treasury. Except as provided in
145	182		4 subsection (b), the moneys in the Fund, upon appropriation by
146	183		5 the General Assembly, shall be used for the purposes of the
147	184		6 program, which include grants for the purchase of agricultural
148	185		7 conservation easements, technical assistance grants, technical
149	186		8 assistance provided by the Department, and administrative
150	187		9 costs incurred by the Department in administering the program.
151	188		10 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), moneys may be
152	189		11 deposited into the Fund from federal grants and gifts and
153	190		12 donations that are designated and required by the donor to be
154	191		13 used exclusively for the purposes of the program.
155	192		14 (c) Not more than 10% of available funds under this Act may
156	193		15 be used for technical assistance purposes and administration.
157	194		16 Not less than 90% of funds available for grants under this Act
158	195		17 shall be expended for the acquisition of agricultural
159	196		18 conservation easements. Moneys in the Fund shall also be
160	197		19 available for the following purposes:
161	198		20 (1) To provide technical assistance grants to
162	199		21 qualified entities in support of socially disadvantaged
163	200		22 farmers who are seeking access to farmland.
164	201		23 (2) To provide grants to qualified easement holders
165	202		24 for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements.
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177	214		1 year to any qualified easement holder having made an
178	215		2 application that has been reviewed by the Department.
179	216		3 Award grants may include:
180	217		4 (A) payment to qualified easement holders for the
181	218		5 purchase of agricultural conservation easements on
182	219		6 qualified farmland; or
183	220		7 (B) payment of the costs of acquisition related to
184	221		8 the purchase of agricultural conservation easements
185	222		9 approved by the Department.
186	223		10 (d) An agricultural conservation easement under this Act
187	224		11 shall not prevent a property owner from constructing,
188	225		12 improving, or maintaining a primary residence or housing for
189	226		13 farmworkers on the land unless expressly specified in the
190	227		14 easement deed.
191	228		15 Section 15. Department responsibilities. Subject to
192	229		16 appropriation, the Department shall:
193	230		17 (1) adopt a scoring process to be used in evaluating
194	231		18 applications for agricultural conservation easement grants
195	232		19 that prioritizes applications benefiting:
196	233		20 (A) socially disadvantaged farmers;
197	234		21 (B) limited resource farmers;
198	235		22 (C) eligible individuals with a history of land
199	236		23 dispossession; and
200	237		24 (D) new and beginning farmers;
201	238		25 (2) include, as ranking criteria in the scoring
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212	249		1 process, projects that:
213	250		2 (A) leverage local, federal, or private funding,
214	251		3 including a match requirement;
215	252		4 (B) support transition of farmland to next
216	253		5 generation owner-operators; and
217	254		6 (C) support conservation priorities, including
218	255		7 protection of habitat, water quality, watershed
219	256		8 conservation, climate resilience, and local
220	257		9 conservation plans; and
221	258		10 (3) include, as eligibility criteria, projects that:
222	259		11 (A) protect farmland that is under threat of
223	260		12 conversion to other uses; and
224	261		13 (B) demonstrate that the parcel proposed for
225	262		14 conservation is expected to continue to be used for
226	263		15 agricultural production if conserved.
227	264		16 Section 20. Farm Conservation Corps.
228	265		17 (a) Subject to appropriation and in partnership with the
229	266		18 University of Illinois Extension, the Department shall
230	267		19 establish the Farm Conservation Corps to provide residents
231	268		20 between the ages of 18 and 29 from socially disadvantaged
232	269		21 groups the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary
233	270		22 to pursue long-term and productive careers in agriculture.
234	271		23 (b) The members of the Farm Conservation Corps shall serve
235	272		24 as on-farm apprentices, at no cost, to farms that have been
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247	284		1 Act or have an annual gross farm income of less than $250,000
248	285		2 and that, in either case, are operated by:
249	286		3 (1) socially disadvantaged farmers; or
250	287		4 (2) beginning farmers.
251	288		5 Section 25. Data collection and reporting.
252	289		6 (a) Subject to appropriation, the Director shall make
253	290		7 publicly available annual reports describing data on the
254	291		8 recipients of the Department programs, including assistance
255	292		9 from farm subsidy programs, and the amounts of the assistance,
256	293		10 delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the
257	294		11 recipients.
258	295		12 (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall conduct
259	296		13 research on the status of socially disadvantaged farmers,
260	297		14 including, but not limited to:
261	298		15 (1) the share of land ownership of those socially
262	299		16 disadvantaged farmers as compared to all farmers,
263	300		17 delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the
264	301		18 landowners;
265	302		19 (2) the share of the amount of assistance those
266	303		20 socially disadvantaged farmers receive from the Department
267	304		21 as compared to all farmers, delineated by the race,
268	305		22 ethnicity, and gender of the recipients;
269	306		23 (3) the share, status, and receipt of loans by
270	307		24 socially disadvantaged farmers as compared to all farmers,
271	308		25 delineated by the race, ethnicity, and gender of the
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283	320		2 (4) an assessment of the reasons for disparities in
284	321		3 land ownership, assistance from the Department, and loans
285	322		4 for socially disadvantaged farmers compared to all
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287	324		6 (c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall conduct
288	325		7 research on the demographics and status of farmworkers,
289	326		8 including, but not limited to:
290	327		9 (1) the races, ethnicities, ages, localities, wages,
291	328		10 benefits, and working conditions of farmworkers;
292	329		11 (2) the economic contributions of farmworkers to the
293	330		12 State economy; and
294	331		13 (3) the satisfaction of farmworkers with their
295	332		14 employment.
296	333		15 (d) The Department shall:
297	334		16 (1) investigate historical changes in reporting
298	335		17 methodology and misreporting of socially disadvantaged
299	336		18 farmers in the census of agriculture;
300	337		19 (2) develop procedures to ensure that census of
301	338		20 agriculture surveys accurately capture the status of
302	339		21 socially disadvantaged farmers engaged in urban
303	340		22 agriculture; and
304	341		23 (3) conduct, concurrently with each census of
305	342		24 agriculture, a review to assess:
306	343		25 (A) the outreach efforts and methodologies used in
307	344		26 conducting the census of agriculture; and
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318	355		1 (B) the effects of those outreach efforts and
319	356		2 methodologies on the counting of socially
320	357		3 disadvantaged farmers.
321	358		4 (e) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall
322	359		5 annually conduct and annually make publicly available reports
323	360		6 describing in-depth research and analysis of corporate
324	361		7 (domestic and foreign) land investment and ownership in this
325	362		8 State with specific attention given to the impact of corporate
326	363		9 land investment and ownership on:
327	364		10 (1) land consolidation trends in this State and in the
328	365		11 United States;
329	366		12 (2) challenges and opportunities for new and beginning
330	367		13 farmers accessing land for farming;
331	368		14 (3) challenges and opportunities for members of
332	369		15 socially disadvantaged groups accessing land for farming;
333	370		16 and
334	371		17 (4) crop selection and production trends.
335	372		18 Section 35. Rulemaking. By no later than December 31,
336	373		19 2026, the Department shall adopt rules to carry out the
337	374		20 provisions of this Act, including the adoption of rules that
338	375		21 establish a process for submitting and processing of
339	376		22 applications for grants. Rules adopted under this Section
340	377		23 shall align with existing federal and local programs to
341	378		24 maximize potential for matching funds.
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352	389		1 Section 90. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
353	390		2 Section 5.1030 as follows:
354	391		3 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
355	392		4 Sec. 5.1030. The Small Farmer Restoration Program Fund.
356		-	5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
357		-	6 becoming law.
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