In this Act:
     “Board” means the Local Legacy Board created under this Act.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 3988/10

  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Municipalities: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.27
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     “Committee” means a Local Steering Committee established under this Act.
     “Cultural resource” means a structure, building, district, or site that has aesthetic, architectural, cultural, archeological, or historical significance at the local, state, or national level.
     “Farmland” means land devoted to agriculture or horticultural uses for the production of food (including grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, or mushrooms), fiber, floriculture, or forest products, or the raising of farm animals (including livestock, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, poultry, bees, or fish) or wildlife.
     “Inventory” means a listing of a county’s and its municipalities‘ natural areas, farmland, and cultural resources.
     “Natural area” means an area of land or water that either retains or has recovered to a substantial degree its original natural or primeval character, though it need not be completely undisturbed, or has floral, faunal, ecological, geological, or archeological features of scientific, educational, recreational, scenic, or aesthetic interest.
     “Program” means the Local Legacy Program.
     “Resource”, unless otherwise specified, means farmland, a natural area, or a cultural resource.
     “Resource Protection Plan” means an integrated document that includes goals, policies, strategies, and procedures for preserving key farmland, natural areas, and cultural resources identified in a countywide inventory and adopted as provided in Section 30 of this Act.