Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 801/80-10) Sec. 80-10. Director and Assistant Director. The persons serving as Director and Assistant Director of Conservation on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve, respectively, as the Director and Assistant Director of Natural Resources for the rem…

(20 ILCS 801/80-15) Sec. 80-15. Discontinued departments and offices. (a) The Department of Energy and Natural Resources, the Department of Mines and Minerals, the Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council, and the Division of Water Resources of the Department of Transportation a…

(20 ILCS 801/80-20) Sec. 80-20. Transfer of powers. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all of the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department of Conservation or in any office, division, or bureau thereof are retained by the Department of Natural Resource…

(20 ILCS 801/80-25) Sec. 80-25. Transfer of personnel. (a) Personnel employed by the Department of Conservation to perform functions that are retained within the Department of Natural Resources shall continue their service within the renamed Department. (b) Personnel employed by …

(20 ILCS 801/80-30) (from 20 ILCS 801/35) Sec. 80-30. Transfer of property. (a) All books, records, documents, property (real and personal), unexpended appropriations, and pending business pertaining to the rights, powers, and duties transferred by this Act from the Department of…

(20 ILCS 801/80-35) Sec. 80-35. Savings provisions. (a) The rights, powers, and duties transferred to or retained in the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity), and the Historic Prese…

(20 ILCS 801/80-40) Sec. 80-40. Effect on executive order. This Act supersedes the reorganization provided for in Executive Order No. 2 (1995). (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 801/80-5) Sec. 80-5. Redesignation of Department. The Department of Conservation is redesignated as the Department of Natural Resources. (Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 801/99-5) Sec. 99-5. Severability. This Act is severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 801/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 1995. (Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-1) Sec. 805-1. Article short title. This Article 805 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-10) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a) Sec. 805-10. Department's powers, generally. The Department has the powers enumerated in the following Sections. (Source: P.A. 90-490, eff. 8-17-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-100) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a1) Sec. 805-100. Conservation of fish and game. The Department has the power to take all measures necessary for the conservation, preservation, distribution, introduction, propagation, and restoration of fish, mussels, frogs, turtles, gam…

(20 ILCS 805/805-105) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a2) Sec. 805-105. Conservation of fauna and flora. The Department has the power to take all measures necessary for the conservation, preservation, distribution, introduction, propagation, and restoration of the fauna and flora, except wher…

(20 ILCS 805/805-110) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a3) Sec. 805-110. Statistics relating to fauna and flora. The Department has the power to collect and publish statistics relating to the fauna and flora. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-115) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a4) Sec. 805-115. Conservation information. The Department has the power to acquire and disseminate information concerning the propagation and conservation of the fauna and flora, and the activities of the Department and the industries aff…

(20 ILCS 805/805-120) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a5) Sec. 805-120. Pollution prevention. The Department has the power to exercise all rights, powers, and duties conferred by law and to take measures that are necessary for the prevention of pollution of and engendering of sanitary and who…

(20 ILCS 805/805-125) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b1) Sec. 805-125. Agreements with federal agencies. The Department has the power and authority to enter into agreements with appropriate federal agencies in order to better effect cooperative undertakings in the conservation, preservation,…

(20 ILCS 805/805-130) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a8) Sec. 805-130. Conservation of forests. The Department has the power to take measures for the promotion of planting, encouragement, protection, and conservation of forests and to promote forestry in this State, including but not limited…

(20 ILCS 805/805-135) Sec. 805-135. Rewilding. The Department of Natural Resources has the power to exercise all rights, powers, and duties conferred by law and to take measures that are necessary for the implementation of rewilding as a conservation strategy in this State, inclu…

(20 ILCS 805/805-15) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a37) Sec. 805-15. Rules and regulations. The Department has the power to adopt and enforce rules and regulations necessary to the performance of its statutory duties. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-200) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a13-1) Sec. 805-200. Property given in trust. The Department has the power to accept, hold, maintain, and administer, as trustee, property given in trust for educational, recreational, or historic purposes for the benefit of the People of …

(20 ILCS 805/805-205) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a29) Sec. 805-205. Acquiring real property subject to life estate. The Department has the power to acquire, for purposes authorized by law, any real property in fee simple subject to a life estate in the seller in not more than 3 acres of …

(20 ILCS 805/805-210) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a33) Sec. 805-210. Purchasing land for State parks. The Department has the power to purchase land for State park purposes by contract for deed under the terms and restrictions of Section 2 of the State Parks Act. The purchase restrictions …

(20 ILCS 805/805-215) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a17) Sec. 805-215. Acquiring jurisdiction over federal government lands. The Department has the power to acquire jurisdiction by lease, purchase, contract, or otherwise over any lands held by or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the fede…

(20 ILCS 805/805-220) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a34) Sec. 805-220. Historic structures. The Department has the power to lease or purchase any lands or structures for the purpose of restoring, renovating, and maintaining structures of historic significance that are listed in the Illinois…

(20 ILCS 805/805-225) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a19) Sec. 805-225. Conservation of natural or scenic resources. The Department has the power to acquire the fee or any lesser interests, including scenic easements, in real property in order to preserve, through limitation of future use, a…

(20 ILCS 805/805-230) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a18) Sec. 805-230. Developing recreational areas. The Department has the power to lease from individuals, corporations, or any other form of private ownership, from any municipality, public corporation, or political subdivision of this Sta…

(20 ILCS 805/805-235) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a6) Sec. 805-235. Lease of lands acquired by the Department; disposition of obsolete buildings. The Department has the power to do and perform each and every act or thing considered by the Director to be necessary or desirable to fulfill a…

(20 ILCS 805/805-240) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b) Sec. 805-240. Sale of land affected by federal emergency conservation work; work on privately owned land. (a) The Department has the power and authority for and on behalf of the State to make contractual agreements with the federal gove…

(20 ILCS 805/805-245) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.1) Sec. 805-245. Disposition of State park lands. The Department shall not dispose of any portion of a State park except as specifically authorized by law. This prohibition shall not restrict the Department from conveyance of easements …

(20 ILCS 805/805-25) (was 20 ILCS 805/63b2.8) Sec. 805-25. Public benefit certification. The Department has the power to certify whether land encumbered by a conservation right provides a demonstrated public benefit for purposes of reduced land valuation in accordance with Sectio…

(20 ILCS 805/805-250) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a20) Sec. 805-250. Leases for strategic military sites. The Department has the power to lease lands over which the Department has jurisdiction to the United States Army for use as strategic military sites for a period not to exceed 10 year…

(20 ILCS 805/805-255) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a10) Sec. 805-255. Transfers to other State agency or federal government; acquisition of federal lands. The Department has the power to transfer jurisdiction of or exchange any realty under the control of the Department to any other depart…

(20 ILCS 805/805-260) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a7) Sec. 805-260. Licenses and rights-of-way for public services. The Department has the power to grant licenses and rights-of-way within the areas controlled by the Department for the construction, operation, and maintenance upon, under, …

(20 ILCS 805/805-265) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a39) Sec. 805-265. Public utility easement on Tunnel Hill Bicycle Trail. The Department has the power to grant a public utility easement in the Saline Valley Conservancy District on the Tunnel Hill Bicycle Trail for construction and mainte…

(20 ILCS 805/805-270) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a26) Sec. 805-270. Surplus agricultural products. The Department has the power to sell or exchange surplus agricultural products grown on land owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Department when those products cannot be used by the D…

(20 ILCS 805/805-275) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a27) Sec. 805-275. Sale of gravel and other materials. The Department has the power to sell gravel, sand, earth, or other material from any State of Illinois owned lands or waters under the jurisdiction of the Department at a fair market p…

(20 ILCS 805/805-280) Sec. 805-280. Leases for the purpose of creating, operating, or maintaining a commercial solar energy system or clean energy project. The Department may lease any land or property over which the Department has jurisdiction for the purpose of creating, operat…

(20 ILCS 805/805-30) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a38) Sec. 805-30. Illinois Veteran Conservation Corps and Illinois Young Adult Conservation Corps; Illinois Veteran Recreation Corps and Illinois Youth Recreation Corps. The Department has the power to administer the Illinois Veteran Conser…

(20 ILCS 805/805-300) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a21) Sec. 805-300. Public accommodation, educational, and service facilities. The Department has the power to develop and operate public accommodation, educational, and service facilities on lands over which the Department has jurisdiction…

(20 ILCS 805/805-305) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a23) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-2) Sec. 805-305. Campsites and housing facilities. (a) The Department has the power to provide facilities for overnight tent and trailer campsites and to provide suitable housing facilities for student a…

(20 ILCS 805/805-310) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a24) Sec. 805-310. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 92-850, eff. 8-26-02.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-315) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a21.2) Sec. 805-315. Cash incentives for concession complexes. The Department has the power to offer a cash incentive not to exceed 35% of the total documented costs to a qualified bidder for the development, construction, and supervision …

(20 ILCS 805/805-320) Sec. 805-320. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 97-916, eff. 8-9-12.)

(20 ILCS 805/805-325) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a25) Sec. 805-325. Public boat launching facilities; artificial water impoundments. The Department has the power to cooperate and contract with municipalities, counties, or other local governmental units to construct and operate public boa…

(20 ILCS 805/805-330) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a14) Sec. 805-330. Lease of concessions. The Department has the power to lease concessions on any property under the jurisdiction of the Department for a period not exceeding 25 years. All such leases, for whatever period, shall be made su…

(20 ILCS 805/805-335) Sec. 805-335. Fees. The Department has the power to assess appropriate and reasonable fees for the use of concession type facilities as well as other facilities and sites under the jurisdiction of the Department, including, but not limited to, beaches, bike …

(20 ILCS 805/805-35) (was 20 ILCS 805/63a40) Sec. 805-35. Adopt-A-River program. The Department has the power to establish and maintain Adopt-A-River programs with individual or group volunteers in an effort to encourage and facilitate volunteer group involvement in litter cleanu…

(20 ILCS 805/805-350) Sec. 805-350. Use of Illinois resident labor. To the extent permitted by any applicable federal law or regulation, for all work performed for State construction projects which are funded in whole or in part by a capital infrastructure bill enacted by the 96t…