Illinois SB 2435: COMMUNITY FORESTRY ASSISTANCE

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
SB2435

Introduced 2/7/2025, by Sen. Karina Villa 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

30 ILCS 735/2 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9302

30 ILCS 735/4 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9304

30 ILCS 735/5 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9305

30 ILCS 735/6 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9306

525 ILCS 40/2.1 from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 5903

 Amends the Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Act. Provides that requests for grant assistance shall include, but not be limited to, those activities that will implement or enhance: (1) current Illinois Forest Action Plans objectives; (2) local Forestry Program management objectives as determined by an urban and community forestry management plan; (3) build tree canopy capacity in underserved and disadvantaged areas of communities or counties; or (4) improve urban and community forest canopy in Illinois communities and counties. Makes changes in provisions duties of the Department of Natural Resources; the concerning grants. amounts. Defines terms.

LRB104 09195 HLH 19252 b

A BILL FOR

SB2435LRB104 09195 HLH 19252 b

1 AN ACT concerning finance.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Act 

5is amended by changing Sections 2, 4, 5, and 6 as follows:

6 (30 ILCS 735/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9302)

7 Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the 

8context otherwise requires, the following terms have the 

9meanings ascribed to them in this Section:

10 "Applicant" means either (i) a unit of local government or 

11(ii) an . An Illinois chartered not-for-profit corporation 

12that is working to assist units of local government and or the 

13Department to meet the go