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91_HB3339
LRB9110725MWcs
1 AN ACT concerning conservation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources Act is
5 amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 801/1-5)
7 Sec. 1-5. Purpose. It is the purpose of this Act to
8 change the name of the Department of Conservation to the
9 Department of Natural Resources and to transfer to the
10 Department of Natural Resources it various rights, powers,
11 duties, and functions of the Department of Energy and Natural
12 Resources, the Department of Mines and Minerals, the
13 Abandoned Mined Lands Reclamation Council, and the Division
14 of Water Resources of the Department of Transportation. This
15 Act also transfers certain recycling, energy, and oil
16 overcharge functions of the Department of Energy and Natural
17 Resources to the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
18 and certain functions of the Department of Conservation
19 related to the Lincoln Monument to the Historic Preservation
20 Agency. This Act consolidates and centralizes the programs
21 and services now offered to citizens by these governmental
22 bodies, resulting in more effective operation of these
23 programs and services.
24 (Source: P.A. 89-50, eff. 7-1-95; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)