The Department of Natural Resources is soliciting public comment on numerous proposed new sections in 17 Ill. Adm. Code 2580, Conservation Stewardship Program. This proposal would implement the Conservation Stewardship Law (Senate Bill 17), signed on October 1, 2007, which encourages landowners to preserve or create wooded acreage, wetlands, and prairies by giving them a property tax break for their participation in the Conservation Stewardship Program. The proposal establishes the rules and regulations for qualification, application, and participation in this program. Comments are due February 4, 2008. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume31_issue51.pdf pp. 16682-16684.