Illinois Administrative Code › Title 17 - CONSERVATION › Part 3060 - SPECIAL WILDLIFE FUNDS GRANT PROGRAM › Section 3060.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Appropriate Not-For-Profit Organization" means a
				not-for-profit corporation that is organized pursuant to the General Not For
				Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105 ], is in good standing as a
				not-for-profit corporation and is authorized to conduct affairs in Illinois
				with one of its purposes as stated in its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
				being the support, development, conservation or promotion of wild pheasants
				(State Pheasant Fund), wild waterfowl (State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund) or
				wild fur-bearing mammals (State Furbearer Fund), the management of habitat for
				future generations (Illinois Habitat Fund), or wildlife rehabilitation.
"Cooperator" means any landowner participating in the benefits
				from a Special Wildlife Funds grant. The cooperator may or may not be enrolled
				in a federal or State conservation program that is also receiving a benefit
				from a Special Wildlife Funds grant.
"Deadline" means the date stated in this Part or the next
				business day if the deadline date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or
				holiday.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Natural
				Resources.
"Director" means the Director of the Department.
"Endangered Wildlife" means any species of animal classified as
				endangered under the Illinois Endangered Species Act [520 ILCS 10 ] and 17 Ill.
				Adm. Code 1010.
"Enhance" means to make better in quality or value.
"Equipment" means tangible nonexpendable personal property
				having a useful life of more than one year and acquisition cost of $500 or more
				per unit. Furthermore, a group of items costing less than $500 each that, when
				combined, make up one functional unit with a combined cost of $500 or greater,
				is considered one piece of equipment (e.g., burn equipment).
"Farm Program" means any State or federal program that provides
				financial incentives to landowners who participate in conservation programs
				intended to reduce erosion, guard streams and rivers, restore and establish
				wildlife habitat and improve air and water quality, such as the U.S. Department
				of Agricultures' Conservation Reserve and Wetland Reserve Programs, the
				Department's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program, etc.
"Grantee" means the successful applicant for funding of a
				project from one of the Special Wildlife Funds.
"Habitat" means all wetlands, woodlands, grasslands and
				agricultural lands, natural or altered, that support or have the potential to
				support populations of wild animals and/or native plant resources in any or all
				phases of their life cycles.
"Manage" means to direct or control the use of.
"Managers of Land" means any appropriate not-for-profit
				organization or governmental agency that has the expertise, the equipment,
				adequate staff/workforce and permission from the landowner (if applicable) to
				develop and/or manage habitat.
"Mississippi Flyway" means the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
				Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Kentucky,
				Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana and the Canadian provinces of
				Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
"Non-Game Wildlife" means any wildlife species that are not
				commonly pursued, killed, or consumed either for sport or profit, except house
				sparrow, European starling, domestic pigeon and species not indigenous to the
				State of Illinois.
"North American Waterfowl Management Plan" is a coordinated
				effort by individuals, organizations and agencies of the three countries
				(Canada, U.S. and Mexico) to conserve wetlands and increase waterfowl and
				wetland bird populations. It promotes joint ventures that are partnerships that
				protect, restore and enhance wetlands, uplands and riparian areas; manage
				habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, non-waterfowl migratory birds and endangered
				species; improve water quality through watershed protection; and seek
				profitable agriculture and abundant wildlife.
"Person" means any individual, group, organization or
				entity.
"Perpetuate" means to prolong the existence of non-game
				wildlife and/or native plant resources through direct activities or through
				educating members of the general public on protection and preservation of these
				life forms.
"Preserve" means to maintain in safety from injury, peril or
				harm and to keep in perfect or unaltered condition and maintain
				unchanged.
"Project" means a proposal and follow-up activity for a habitat
				acquisition or development, including purchase, lease or other reasonable
				acquisition of equipment or education project as described on the application
				for assistance from one of the Special Wildlife Funds.
"Protect" means to keep from being damaged, attacked, stolen or
				injured.
"Public Access" means the right of the general public to
				approach, enter, exit or make use of.
"Public Use" means the right of the general public to utilize,
				with or without paying a fee.
"Special Wildlife Funds" means the Illinois Habitat Fund, State
				Pheasant Fund, State Furbearer Fund, State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund or
				the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.
"Threatened Wildlife" means any species of animal classified as
				threatened under the Illinois Endangered Species Act [520 ILCS 10] and 17 Ill.
				Adm. Code 1010.
"Wildlife" means any fauna living in a natural state without
				the direct care of man (i.e., captive, cultivated, etc.).
"Wildlife Rehabilitation Facility" means a facility that
				provides rehabilitation to wildlife.