§ 2-4

Cooperation and technical assistance; supplemental conservation payment. (a) In implementing this Article II the Director may provide an annual progress report to and shall cooperate with the Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service, county boards and interested private organizations and individuals. (b) The Directors of the Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources may provide technical assistance as requested to county soil and water conservation districts and to landowners enrolled in the Save Illinois Topsoil Program. The Director of Natural Resources may provide technical advice and assistance to the Director on the form and content of the conservation easement and agreement, and on agronomic practices relating to the establishment and maintenance of permanent cover and other conservation improvements as it relates to natural resources and habitats. The Directors of the Departments of Agriculture and Natural Resources may jointly prepare an informational booklet on the Save Illinois Topsoil Program and the Illinois Natural Resource Enhancement Program and other State and federal programs for land acquisition, conservation and retirement of land to be made available to eligible landowners and the general public.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)