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Public Act 102-0388
Public Act 0388 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 102-0388
| | SB2089 Enrolled | LRB102 17340 KMF 22831 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| 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.
| (h) Within 5 years after the effective date of this | amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Department | shall fly a United States Flag, an Illinois flag, and a POW/MIA | flag at all State parks. Donations may be made by groups and | individuals to the Department's Special Projects Fund for |
| costs related to the implementation of this subsection. | (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-582, eff. 8-14-99; | 92-326, eff. 8-9-01.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2022
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