(20 ILCS 880/5)
Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly authorizes the
Department of Natural Resources, in accordance with
Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create the Illinois
Conservation Foundation. Under this authority, the Department of Natural
Resources shall create the Illinois Conservation Foundation
as a not-for-profit foundation. The Department shall file
articles of incorporation as required under the General Not For Profit
Corporation Act of 1986 to create the Foundation. The
Foundation's Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: 2 by the
President of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Minority Leader of the Illinois
Senate; 2 by the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives; 2 by the
Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; and 4 by the
Governor. Each appointing individual shall have: one two-year term and one three-year term appointment. The Governor shall have 4 four-year term appointments. Vacancies shall be filled by the official who made the
recommendation for the vacated appointment. The Director of Natural
Resources shall chair the Board of Directors of the Foundation. No member of
the Board
of Directors may receive compensation for his or her services to the
Foundation.
(Source: P.A. 102-303, eff. 1-1-22.)
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