10 THE,:AUDUBONSS Ubi ia 
A SUMMARY OF STATE LEGISLATION IN 1967 
by WARREN H. VETTER 
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Vetter, state affairs chairman cf the Illinois Audubon Society 
who resides at 4 No. Vermilion St., Danville, has prepared this digest of bills, approved 
by Governor Kerner, which are of more than routine interest to [AS members and 
conservationists. 
Governor Kerner has now acted upon every bill that was presented to him 
by the legislature. This has been a monumental task: there were a ‘otal 
ot 2,603 bills passed by the legislature. The Governor approved 2,201 of 
these, vetoed 400, and partially vetoed 2. 
To give you a better insight, the House passed 1,441 bills of which 
1,247 were approved by the Governor and 192 were vetoed while 2 were 
vetoed in part. The Senate had vetoed 1,162 bills of which the Governor 
approved 954 and vetoed 208. (Illinois Legislative Digest used for this 
compilation.) “ 
Following is a brief summary of approved bills that are of interest to 
conservationists. Some bills may have been missed in the 2,201 bills 
approved. 
SB 197—Approved—Amends Air Pollution Control Act. Authorizes Air 
Pollution Board to bring actions for injunctions against persons violating 
the provisions of the Act or violating any order or determination of 
the Board. 
SB 1181—Approved—Amendment to Conservation District Act of 1963; 
gives more authority to District in all matters of conservation. Facilitates 
State approval of Local Projects and authorizes Bond Issues without 
Referendum. 
SB 1384—Approved — Reappropriates $1,860,000 and appropriates 
$625,000 to Dept. of Public Works and Buildings for land acquisition and 
construction of flood control and water resource improvements in and along 
the West Branch of DuPage County. 
SB 1479—Approved — Reappropriates $1,740,00 and appropriates 
$8,540,000 to Dept. of Public Works and Buildings to make and perform 
agreements and acquire right of way for use in the development of the 
Kaskaskia River watershed and provide for the payment of non-federal 
costs in connection therewith. 
SB 1481—Approved—Appropriates $2,000,000 to Dept. of Public Works 
and Buildings to provide for payment of the non-federal costs in connection 
with the Rend Lake Reservoir Project on Big Muddy River in Franklin and 
Jefferson Counties. 
SB 1482—Approved—Appropriates $1,050,000 from General Revenue 
and $70,000 from Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund and reappropriates © 
$3,539,300 from General Revenue to Dept. of Public Works and Buildings 
