(505 ILCS 35/2-4) (from Ch. 5, par. 2402-4)
Sec. 2-4.
Cooperation and technical assistance; supplemental
conservation payment.
(a) In implementing this Article II the Director may provide an annual
progress report to and shall cooperate with the Department of Natural
Resources, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency,
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service and Soil Conservation Service of the United States
Department of Agriculture, the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension
Service, county boards and interested private organizations and individuals.
(b) The Directors of the Departments of Agriculture and Natural
Resources may provide technical assistance as requested to
county soil and water conservation districts and to landowners enrolled in the
Save Illinois Topsoil Program. The Director of Natural Resources may provide
technical advice and assistance to the
Director on the form and content of the conservation easement and agreement,
and on agronomic practices relating to the establishment and maintenance of
permanent cover and other conservation improvements as it relates to natural
resources and habitats. The Directors of the Departments of Agriculture and
Natural Resources may jointly prepare an informational
booklet on the Save Illinois Topsoil Program and the Illinois Natural Resource
Enhancement Program and other State and federal programs for land acquisition,
conservation and retirement of land to be made available to eligible landowners
and the general public.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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