Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 3988/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. In this Act:

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

“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.