Shabbona Lake and State Park; land management agreement

Shabbona Lake and State Park; land management agreement. (a) The Department of Natural Resources may enter into a land management agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and other necessary parties for the purpose of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Any such agreement shall contain the purpose, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities of each contracting party; restrictions on gaming operations; and a requirement that the land conveyed by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly remain open for public recreation during the term of any such agreement. All agreements entered into pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the written approval of the Director of Natural Resources. (b) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Natural Resources may use State resources for the management, maintenance, and operation of the real property conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act in accordance with the land management agreement that it executes with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation under this Section. (c) In this Section, "land management agreement" means one or more agreements, or set of agreements, made for the purpose of managing, maintaining, or operating the real property conveyed to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.(Source: P.A. 103-1078, eff. 3-21-25; 104-280, eff. 8-15-25.)