(505 ILCS 135/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 2654)
Sec. 4.
As administrator of the Sustainable Agriculture Program, the
Department of Agriculture shall:
(a) determine what production agriculture research projects currently
being conducted fit into the purposes of this Act;
(b) encourage public and private institutions, including the various
public universities in this State, to establish production agriculture research projects;
(c) allocate funds obtained by the Sustainable Agriculture Committee to
the various research projects the Department of Agriculture determines meet
the purposes of the Sustainable Agriculture Program;
(d) act as a clearing house and disseminate information concerning
research projects funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Program and the
results of such research; and
(e) adopt rules necessary to carry out this Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1022.)
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