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1 | AN ACT concerning conservation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Conservation Foundation Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 5 and 15 as follows:
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6 | (20 ILCS 880/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Creation of Foundation. The General Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | authorizes the
Department of Natural Resources, in accordance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | with
Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | create the Illinois
Conservation Foundation. Under this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | authority, the Department of Natural
Resources shall create the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Illinois Conservation Foundation
as a not-for-profit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | corporation
foundation . The Department shall file
articles of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | incorporation as required under the General Not For Profit
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15 | Corporation Act of 1986 to create the Foundation. The
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16 | Foundation's Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2 by the
President of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Minority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Leader of the Illinois
Senate; 2 by the Speaker of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | House of Representatives; 2 by the
Minority Leader of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Illinois House of Representatives; and 4 by the
Governor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Vacancies shall be filled by the official who made the
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22 | recommendation for the vacated appointment. The Director of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Natural
Resources shall chair the Board of Directors of the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Foundation. No member of
the Board
of Directors may receive | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | compensation for his or her services to the
Foundation.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 88-591, eff. 8-20-94; 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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27 | (20 ILCS 880/15)
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28 | Sec. 15. Organization, powers, and duties of Foundation. As | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | soon as
practical after the Foundation is created, the Board of | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Directors shall meet,
organize, and designate, by majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | vote, a treasurer, secretary, and any
additional officers that |
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1 | may be needed to carry out the activities of the
Foundation, | ||||||
2 | and shall adopt bylaws of the Foundation. As a not for profit | ||||||
3 | corporation operating within the provisions of the General Not | ||||||
4 | For Profit Corporation Act of 1986, the Foundation shall not | ||||||
5 | operate nor be construed as a State agency, public corporation, | ||||||
6 | corporate outgrowth of State government, or body politic and | ||||||
7 | corporate of State government.
The Department of
Natural | ||||||
8 | Resources may adopt other rules deemed necessary
to govern | ||||||
9 | Foundation procedures.
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10 | Consistent with its status as a not for profit corporation | ||||||
11 | operating under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of | ||||||
12 | 1986, the
The Foundation may accept gifts or grants from the | ||||||
13 | federal government, its
agencies or officers, or from any | ||||||
14 | person, firm, or corporation, and may expend
receipts on | ||||||
15 | activities that it considers suitable to the performance of its
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16 | duties under this Act and consistent with any requirement of | ||||||
17 | the grant, gift,
or bequest. As a not for profit corporation, | ||||||
18 | funds
Funds collected by the Foundation shall be considered
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19 | private funds , except those received from public entities, and | ||||||
20 | shall be
held in an appropriate account outside of the State
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21 | Treasury.
As a not for profit corporation,
Private funds | ||||||
22 | collected by the Foundation are not subject to the Public
Funds | ||||||
23 | Investment Act. As a not for profit corporation, Foundation | ||||||
24 | procurement is exempt from the Illinois
Procurement Code when | ||||||
25 | only private funds are used for procurement
expenditures .
The | ||||||
26 | treasurer of the Foundation shall be custodian of all | ||||||
27 | Foundation
funds. The Foundation's accounts and books shall be | ||||||
28 | set up and maintained in a
manner approved by the Auditor | ||||||
29 | General; and the Foundation and its officers
shall be | ||||||
30 | responsible for the approval of recording of receipts, approval | ||||||
31 | of
payments, and the proper filing of required reports. The | ||||||
32 | Foundation may be
assisted in carrying out its functions by | ||||||
33 | personnel of the
Department of Natural Resources.
The | ||||||
34 | Department shall provide reasonable assistance to the | ||||||
35 | Foundation to
achieve the purposes of the Foundation , and may | ||||||
36 | promulgate procedures to govern the Department's interaction |
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1 | with the Foundation .
The Foundation shall cooperate fully with | ||||||
2 | the
boards, commissions, agencies, departments, and | ||||||
3 | institutions of the State. The
funds held and made available by | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Conservation Foundation shall be
subject to | ||||||
5 | financial and compliance audits by the Auditor General in | ||||||
6 | compliance
with the Illinois State Auditing Act.
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7 | The Foundation shall not have any power of eminent domain.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 92-797, eff. 8-15-02.)
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9 | Section 10. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||
10 | changing Section 1-10 as follows:
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11 | (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
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12 | Sec. 1-10. Application.
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13 | (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which | ||||||
14 | contractors were first
solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This | ||||||
15 | Code shall not be construed to affect
or impair any contract, | ||||||
16 | or any provision of a contract, entered into based on a
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17 | solicitation prior to the implementation date of this Code as | ||||||
18 | described in
Article 99, including but not limited to any | ||||||
19 | covenant entered into with respect
to any revenue bonds or | ||||||
20 | similar instruments.
All procurements for which contracts are | ||||||
21 | solicited between the effective date
of Articles 50 and 99 and | ||||||
22 | July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance
with this | ||||||
23 | Code and its intent.
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24 | (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the | ||||||
25 | funds with which
the contracts are paid, including federal | ||||||
26 | assistance moneys.
This Code shall
not apply to:
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27 | (1) Contracts between the State and its political | ||||||
28 | subdivisions or other
governments, or between State | ||||||
29 | governmental bodies except as specifically
provided in | ||||||
30 | this Code.
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31 | (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of | ||||||
32 | Section 20-80.
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33 | (3) Purchase of care.
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34 | (4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an |
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1 | independent
contractor, whether pursuant to an employment | ||||||
2 | code or policy or by contract
directly with that | ||||||
3 | individual.
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4 | (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
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5 | (6) Purchase of real estate.
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6 | (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated | ||||||
7 | litigation, enforcement
actions, or investigations, | ||||||
8 | provided
that the chief legal counsel to the Governor shall | ||||||
9 | give his or her prior
approval when the procuring agency is | ||||||
10 | one subject to the jurisdiction of the
Governor, and | ||||||
11 | provided that the chief legal counsel of any other | ||||||
12 | procuring
entity
subject to this Code shall give his or her | ||||||
13 | prior approval when the procuring
entity is not one subject | ||||||
14 | to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
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15 | (8) Contracts for
services to Northern Illinois | ||||||
16 | University by a person, acting as
an independent | ||||||
17 | contractor, who is qualified by education, experience, and
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18 | technical ability and is selected by negotiation for the | ||||||
19 | purpose of providing
non-credit educational service | ||||||
20 | activities or products by means of specialized
programs | ||||||
21 | offered by the university.
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22 | (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Conservation Foundation
when only private funds are used.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 91-627, eff. 8-19-99; 91-904, eff. 7-6-00; | ||||||
25 | 92-797, eff.
8-15-02.)
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26 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
27 | becoming law.
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