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Public Act 92-0326
SB881 Enrolled LRB9201990TApr
AN ACT concerning natural resources.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
amended by changing Section 1-15 as follows:
(20 ILCS 801/1-15)
Sec. 1-15. General powers and duties.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Department to
investigate practical problems, implement studies, conduct
research and provide assistance, information and data
relating to the technology and administration of the natural
history, entomology, zoology, and botany of this State; the
geology and natural resources of this State; the water and
atmospheric resources of this State; and the archeological
and cultural history of this State.
(b) The Department (i) shall obtain, store, and process
relevant data; recommend technological, administrative, and
legislative changes and developments; cooperate with other
federal, state, and local governmental research agencies,
facilities, or institutes in the selection of projects for
study; cooperate with the Board of Higher Education and with
the public and private colleges and universities in this
State in developing relevant interdisciplinary approaches to
problems; and evaluate curricula at all levels of education
and provide assistance to instructors; and (ii) may sponsor
an annual conference of leaders in government, industry,
health, and education to evaluate the state of this State's
environment and natural resources.
(c) The Director, in accordance with the Personnel Code,
shall employ such personnel, provide such facilities, and
contract for such outside services as may be necessary to
carry out the purposes of the Department. Maximum use shall
be made of existing federal and state agencies, facilities,
and personnel in conducting research under this Act.
(d) In addition to its other powers, the Department has
the following powers:
(1) To obtain, store, process, and provide data and
information related to the powers and duties of the
Department under this Act. This subdivision (d)(1) does
not give authority to the Department to require reports
from nongovernmental sources or entities.
(2) To cooperate with and support the Illinois
Science and Technology Advisory Committee and the
Illinois Coalition for the purpose of facilitating the
effective operations and activities of such entities.
Support may include, but need not be limited to,
providing space for the operations of the Committee and
the Illinois Coalition.
(e) The Department is authorized to make grants to local
not-for-profit organizations for the purposes of development,
maintenance and study of wetland areas.
(f) The Department has the authority to accept, receive
and administer on behalf of the State any gifts, bequests,
donations, income from property rental and endowments. Any
such funds received by the Department shall be deposited into
the Natural Resources Fund, a special fund which is hereby
created in the State treasury, and used for the purposes of
this Act or, when appropriate, for such purposes and under
such restrictions, terms and conditions as are predetermined
by the donor or grantor of such funds or property. Any
accrued interest from money deposited into the Natural
Resources Fund shall be reinvested into the Fund and used in
the same manner as the principal. The Director shall maintain
records which account for and assure that restricted funds or
property are disbursed or used pursuant to the restrictions,
terms or conditions of the donor.
(g) The Department shall recognize, preserve, and
promote our special heritage of recreational hunting and
trapping by providing opportunities to hunt and trap in
accordance with the Wildlife Code.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-582, eff. 8-14-99.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
Passed in the General Assembly May 16, 2001.
Approved August 09, 2001.
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