2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH › 20 ILCS 820/ - Forestry Cooperative Agreement Act.

(20 ILCS 820/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6100)
Sec. 0.01. 
		Short title. 
		This Act may be cited as the
Forestry Cooperative Agreement Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(20 ILCS 820/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6101)
Sec. 1. 
		
		The Department of Natural Resources is
authorized for and on behalf of
the State to enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government,
or the proper department or agency thereof, pursuant to the provisions of
an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to authorize cooperation with the
several States for the purpose of stimulating the acquisition, development,
and proper administration and management of State forests and coordinating
Federal and State activities in carrying out a national program of
forest-land management, and for other purposes", approved August 29, 1935,
and known as the Fulmer Act for the management, administration,
development and purchase by the Department of Natural Resources of any forest lands acquired and over which it has been given
jurisdiction by such cooperative agreement.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(20 ILCS 820/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6102)
Sec. 2. 
		
		The Department of Natural Resources shall
provide for the employment of a trained forester who, subject to the
supervision of the Department, shall have control of the
development and administration of such forest lands.  The Department of
Natural Resources shall prepare such standards of forest
administration, development and management as are necessary to insure maximum
feasible utility for timber production and watershed protection.  The
Department shall furnish the federal government, or the proper department or
agency thereof, such annual, periodic or special reports as may be required
under such cooperative agreement.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(20 ILCS 820/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6103)
Sec. 3. 
		
		During the period any such cooperative agreement remains in force,
one-half of the gross proceeds from all lands covered by the
agreement and to which the United States holds title shall be paid by the State
to the United States.  All such payments shall be credited to the purchase
price the State is to pay the United States for the land, such
purchase price to be an amount equal to the total sum expended by the United
States in acquiring the lands.  Upon payment of the full purchase
price, the Department of Natural Resources is authorized
to take a conveyance of such lands in the name of the State of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
(20 ILCS 820/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6104)
Sec. 4. 
		
		The Department of Natural Resources is
authorized, with respect to lands acquired hereunder, to make expenditures from
funds appropriated for such purpose, for the management, development and
utilization of such lands; to sell or otherwise dispose of products from such
lands; and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry
out the purposes of this Act and of the cooperative agreements entered into
pursuant thereto.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)