Illinois Administrative Code
Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part 700 - FARMLAND PRESERVATION ACT
Section 700.40 - Report: The Tracking of Farmland Converted by State Activities
Universal Citation: 8 IL Admin Code ยง 700.40
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Based upon information provided by the agencies, the DOA shall prepare an annual report identifying the number of acres converted from agricultural to nonagricultural use as a result of State action.
b) Each agency shall submit the following information to the DOA in the described format:
1) Agency name;
2) Period of time covered by the report;
and
3) The report shall be divided
into two parts:
A) Except as provided by the
agency's working agreement, Part One shall contain:
i) The number of acres converted by an
agency's acquisition of land in fee simple and by permanent easements;
and
ii) The land use of acreage at
the time of acquisition. The land use shall be identified using the definitions
contained in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.APPENDIX A: EXHIBIT D.
B) Except as provided by the agency's working
agreements, Part Two shall contain:
i) The
number of acres converted by an agency's activities when acting as
administrator, grantor, technical reviewer or regulator. To illustrate, should
the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency provide a grant for the
construction of a wastewater treatment plant and the project required
acquisition of fifteen acres of farmland, the acreage shall be recorded as
converted.
ii) The land use of
acreage at the time of acquisition. The land use shall be identified using the
definitions contained in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.APPENDIX A: EXHIBIT D.
C) A general map of Illinois shall
be provided as part of the report showing land converted in both categories and
data shall be summarized by county and depicted on the map for each category
identified in 8 Ill. Adm. Code
700.40(b)(3)(A)(i)
and
700.40(b)(3)(B)(i).
D) An agency may provide an explanation or
discussion of the data submitted, and such information shall be included in the
report.
c) Each agency shall submit the information for the report to the DOA no later than November 1 of each year.
d) The DOA shall by March 1 submit the report to those named in Section 6 of the Act.
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