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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1837 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107 Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Removes language that requires a person buying timber from a timber grower to deduct from the payment to the timber grower an amount which equals 4% of the purchase price or 4% of the minimum fair market value and forward such amount to the Department of Natural Resources. Removes language that requires a timber grower who utilizes timber produced on land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing into lumber, processing, or resale to pay to the Department an amount equal to 4% of the minimum fair market value of the timber utilized during a period. Makes conforming changes. LRB104 04665 AAS 14692 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1837 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a 225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711 525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105 525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107 Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Removes language that requires a person buying timber from a timber grower to deduct from the payment to the timber grower an amount which equals 4% of the purchase price or 4% of the minimum fair market value and forward such amount to the Department of Natural Resources. Removes language that requires a timber grower who utilizes timber produced on land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing into lumber, processing, or resale to pay to the Department an amount equal to 4% of the minimum fair market value of the timber utilized during a period. Makes conforming changes. LRB104 04665 AAS 14692 b LRB104 04665 AAS 14692 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1837 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Chapin Rose SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
33 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a 225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711 525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105 525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107
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88 Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Removes language that requires a person buying timber from a timber grower to deduct from the payment to the timber grower an amount which equals 4% of the purchase price or 4% of the minimum fair market value and forward such amount to the Department of Natural Resources. Removes language that requires a timber grower who utilizes timber produced on land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing into lumber, processing, or resale to pay to the Department an amount equal to 4% of the minimum fair market value of the timber utilized during a period. Makes conforming changes.
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1414 1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
1515 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1616 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1717 4 Section 1. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds
1818 5 the 4% timber buyer harvest fee is not being fully utilized for
1919 6 its original intended purpose of assisting timber growers in
2020 7 replacing timber being harvested, thus the General Assembly
2121 8 finds the assessment and collection of the 4% timber buyer
2222 9 harvest fee should be eliminated.
2323 10 Section 5. The Timber Buyers Licensing Act is amended by
2424 11 changing Sections 9a and 11 as follows:
2525 12 (225 ILCS 735/9a) (from Ch. 111, par. 709a)
2626 13 Sec. 9a. Reporting a harvest fee.
2727 14 (a) When a timber buyer buys timber in this State, the
2828 15 timber buyer and timber grower shall determine the amount to
2929 16 be paid for such timber, or the value of items to be bartered
3030 17 for such timber, and the timber buyer shall deduct from the
3131 18 payment to the timber grower an amount which equals 4% of the
3232 19 purchase price or 4% of the minimum fair market value, as
3333 20 determined pursuant to administrative rule, when purchase
3434 21 price cannot otherwise be determined and shall forward such
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4040 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107 225 ILCS 735/9a from Ch. 111, par. 709a 225 ILCS 735/11 from Ch. 111, par. 711 525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105 525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107
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4343 525 ILCS 15/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105
4444 525 ILCS 15/7 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107
4545 Amends the Timber Buyers Licensing Act. Removes language that requires a person buying timber from a timber grower to deduct from the payment to the timber grower an amount which equals 4% of the purchase price or 4% of the minimum fair market value and forward such amount to the Department of Natural Resources. Removes language that requires a timber grower who utilizes timber produced on land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing into lumber, processing, or resale to pay to the Department an amount equal to 4% of the minimum fair market value of the timber utilized during a period. Makes conforming changes.
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7676 1 (b) When a timber buyer buys timber in this State, the
7777 2 timber buyer shall file a report to the Department on a report
7878 3 form provided by the Department. The information provided on
7979 4 the report form shall include the amount paid for the timber to
8080 5 each timber grower and the 4% that is due to the Department for
8181 6 each sale, and any other information that is required by the
8282 7 Department pursuant to administrative rule. A timber buyer
8383 8 shall provide the timber grower a written or electronic
8484 9 payment receipt for each transaction of timber bought from the
8585 10 timber grower and keep a duplicate or copy of the payment
8686 11 receipt in the timber buyer's records. All timber buyers shall
8787 12 provide a written receipt upon request of the Department.
8888 13 (c) (Blank). Every timber grower who utilizes timber
8989 14 produced on land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing
9090 15 into lumber, for processing, or for resale, shall pay to the
9191 16 Department, when the periodic report is submitted, an amount
9292 17 equal to 4% of the minimum fair market value of the timber
9393 18 utilized during the period. The value of such timber shall be
9494 19 determined pursuant to rule of the Department.
9595 20 (d) Every timber grower who utilizes timber produced on
9696 21 land the timber grower owns or operates for sawing into lumber
9797 22 for processing or for resale, shall report periodically, as
9898 23 required by this Act or administrative rule of the Department,
9999 24 the quantity, value, and species of timber produced and
100100 25 utilized by the owner or operator during the reporting period.
101101 26 (e) Subsection Subsections (c) and (d) shall not apply to
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112112 1 a person who uses the person's own timber for sawing or
113113 2 processing for personal use and not for resale.
114114 3 (f) (Blank). The fees required by this Section shall be
115115 4 deposited in the Illinois Forestry Development Fund, a special
116116 5 fund in the State treasury, for the purposes of the Illinois
117117 6 Forestry Development Act.
118118 7 (Source: P.A. 103-218, eff. 1-1-24.)
119119 8 (225 ILCS 735/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 711)
120120 9 Sec. 11. Penalties and fines. All fines and penalties
121121 10 associated with violations of this Act or administrative rules
122122 11 thereunder, except as otherwise provided in this Act, are
123123 12 payable 50% to the Department's Conservation Police Operations
124124 13 Assistance Fund and 50% to the Department's Illinois Forestry
125125 14 Development Fund.
126126 15 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act any person in
127127 16 violation of any of the provisions of this Act, or
128128 17 administrative rules thereunder, shall be guilty of a Class A
129129 18 misdemeanor.
130130 19 (a-5) Any person convicted of violating Section 3 of this
131131 20 Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and fined at least
132132 21 $500 for a first offense and guilty of a Class 4 felony and
133133 22 fined at least $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
134134 23 (a-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of
135135 24 Section 5 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the aggregate
136136 25 value of the timber cut, caused to be cut, or appropriated is
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147147 1 equal to or less than $500.
148148 2 (a-15) (Blank). Any person convicted of violating
149149 3 subsection (a) or (c) of Section 9a is guilty of a Class A
150150 4 misdemeanor if the aggregate value of the amount due to the
151151 5 Department is equal to or less than $500.
152152 6 (b) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of
153153 7 Section 5 of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the
154154 8 aggregate value of the timber cut, caused to be cut or
155155 9 appropriated is over $500 but not more than $2,500.
156156 10 (b-2) (Blank). Any person convicted of violating
157157 11 subsection (a) or (c) of Section 9a is guilty of a Class 4
158158 12 felony if the aggregate value of the amount due to the
159159 13 Department is over $500 but not more than $2,500.
160160 14 (b-5) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of
161161 15 Section 5 of this Act is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the
162162 16 aggregate value of the timber cut, caused to be cut, or
163163 17 appropriated is over $2,500 but not more than $10,000.
164164 18 (b-7) (Blank). Any person convicted of violating
165165 19 subsection (a) or (c) of Section 9a is guilty of a Class 3
166166 20 felony if the aggregate value of the amount due to the
167167 21 Department is over $2,500 but not more than $10,000.
168168 22 (b-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a) of
169169 23 Section 5 of this Act is guilty of a Class 2 felony if the
170170 24 aggregate value of the timber cut, caused to be cut, or
171171 25 appropriated is over $10,000.
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183183 1 subsection (a) or (c) of Section 9a is guilty of a Class 2
184184 2 felony if the aggregate value of the amount due to the
185185 3 Department is over $10,000.
186186 4 (b-15) The aggregate value of the timber cut, caused to be
187187 5 cut, or appropriated shall be determined as provided by
188188 6 administrative rule.
189189 7 (c) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of
190190 8 Section 5 of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A
191191 9 person convicted of a second or subsequent violation is guilty
192192 10 of a Class 4 felony.
193193 11 (c-5) A person convicted of violating subsection (c) of
194194 12 Section 5 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
195195 13 (c-10) A person convicted of violating subsection (d) of
196196 14 Section 5 is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be
197197 15 assessed a fine of not less than $1,000. A person convicted of
198198 16 a second or subsequent violation is guilty of a Class 4 felony
199199 17 and shall be assessed a fine of not less than $2,000.
200200 18 (c-15) A person convicted of violating subsection (f) of
201201 19 Section 5 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
202202 20 (c-20) A person convicted of violating subsection (g) of
203203 21 Section 5 is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
204204 22 (d) All penalties issued pursuant to subsections (e) and
205205 23 (f) shall be deposited in the Illinois Forestry Development
206206 24 Fund for the purposes of the Illinois Forestry Development
207207 25 Act.
208208 26 (e) (Blank). Failure to pay any purchase harvest fee
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219219 1 required under Section 9a of this Act on the date as required
220220 2 by regulation of the Department, there shall be added as a
221221 3 penalty an amount equal to 7.5% of the harvest fee due the
222222 4 Department for each month or fraction thereof during which
223223 5 such failure continues, not to exceed 37.5% in the aggregate.
224224 6 This penalty shall be in addition to any other penalty
225225 7 determined under this Act or by the circuit court.
226226 8 (f) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) or (d)
227227 9 of Section 9a shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and
228228 10 shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $25, which shall
229229 11 be added to the amount due the Department for each individual
230230 12 report. A second or subsequent offense within a 3-year period
231231 13 after the date of the first offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
232232 14 (g) All fines required in this Section shall be in
233233 15 addition to any other penalty authorized under this Act, the
234234 16 Unified Code of Corrections, or imposed by the circuit court.
235235 17 (h) Any person who knowingly or intentionally violates any
236236 18 of the provisions of this Act, or administrative rules
237237 19 thereunder, when the person's license has been revoked or
238238 20 denied or the person's ability to engage in the activity
239239 21 requiring the license has been suspended under Section 13 is
240240 22 guilty of:
241241 23 (1) a Class 4 felony if the underlying offense that
242242 24 was committed during a period of revocation or suspension
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255255 1 offense that was committed during a period of revocation
256256 2 or suspension is a felony.
257257 3 (Source: P.A. 103-218, eff. 1-1-24.)
258258 4 Section 10. The Illinois Forestry Development Act is
259259 5 amended by changing Sections 5 and 7 as follows:
260260 6 (525 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9105)
261261 7 Sec. 5. A forest development cost share program is created
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264264 10 A timber grower who desires to participate in the cost
265265 11 share program shall devise a forest management plan. To be
266266 12 eligible to submit a proposed forest management plan, a timber
267267 13 grower must own or operate at least 10 contiguous acres of land
268268 14 in this State on which timber is produced, except that, no acre
269269 15 on which a permanent building is located shall be included in
270270 16 calculations of acreage for the purpose of determining
271271 17 eligibility. Timber growers with Department approved forest
272272 18 management plans covering less than 10 acres in effect on or
273273 19 before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th
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275275 21 Illinois Forestry Development Act provisions. The proposed
276276 22 forest management plan shall include a description of the land
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289289 1 description of forest management practices to be applied to
290290 2 the land, an estimation of the cost of such practices, plans
291291 3 for afforestation, plans for regenerative harvest and
292292 4 reforestation, and a description of soil and water
293293 5 conservation goals and wildlife habitat enhancement which will
294294 6 be served by implementation of the forest management plan.
295295 7 Upon receipt from a timber grower of a draft forest
296296 8 management plan, the Department shall review the plan and, if
297297 9 necessary, assist the timber grower to revise the plan. The
298298 10 Department shall officially approve acceptable plans. Forest
299299 11 management plans shall be revised as necessary and all
300300 12 revisions must be approved by the Department. A plan shall be
301301 13 evaluated every 2 years for reapproval.
302302 14 The eligible land shall be maintained in a forest
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304304 16 harvest, whichever last occurs, as required by the plan.
305305 17 The Department shall enter into agreements with timber
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307307 19 Department shall agree to pay a share of the total cost of
308308 20 acceptable forest management plans and practices implemented
309309 21 under the plan. The cost share amount is up to 80% of the total
310310 22 cost of the forest management practices for such practices
311311 23 approved to be funded from monies appropriated for this
312312 24 purpose for subsequent fiscal years. Cost share funds shall be
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325325 1 Development Fund or any other fund in the State Treasury.
326326 2 Starting in 2025, the Department shall file a report in
327327 3 writing to the General Assembly on or before March 1 of each
328328 4 year with the following information from the preceding year:
329329 5 the total number of agreements entered into pursuant to this
330330 6 Section, the total amount of payments made pursuant to this
331331 7 Section from the Illinois Forestry Development Fund, and the
332332 8 total number of acres that were affected by the payments.
333333 9 The Department, upon recommendations made to it by the
334334 10 Council, may provide for the categorization of forest
335335 11 management practices and determine an appropriate cost share
336336 12 percentage for each such category. Forest management practices
337337 13 submitted by timber growers on whose timber sales fees of 4% of
338338 14 the sale amount were paid as provided in Section 9a of the
339339 15 "Timber Buyers Licensing Act before the effective date of this
340340 16 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly ", approved
341341 17 September 1, 1969, may be accorded a priority for approval
342342 18 within the assigned category. Such timber growers may receive
343343 19 a cost share amount which is increased above the amount for
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345345 21 fees paid by the timber grower on sales occurring in the 2
346346 22 fiscal years immediately preceding the fiscal year in which
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361361 1 Upon transfer of his or her right and interest in the land
362362 2 or a change in land use, the timber grower shall forfeit all
363363 3 rights to future payments and other benefits resulting from an
364364 4 approved plan and shall refund to the Department all payments
365365 5 received therefrom during the previous 10 years unless the
366366 6 transferee of any such land agrees with the Department to
367367 7 assume all obligations under the plan.
368368 8 (Source: P.A. 103-795, eff. 8-9-24.)
369369 9 (525 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9107)
370370 10 Sec. 7. The Illinois Forestry Development Fund, a special
371371 11 fund in the State Treasury, is hereby created. The Department
372372 12 of Natural Resources shall pay into the Fund all fees and fines
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374374 14 pursuant to the "Timber Buyers Licensing Act", and the "Forest
375375 15 Products Transportation Act", all gifts, contributions,
376376 16 bequests, grants, donations, transfers, appropriations and all
377377 17 other revenues and receipts resulting from forestry programs,
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382382 22 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, pay such moneys
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