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525 ILCS 15/4

(525 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 9104)

Sec. 4. The Department shall:

(a) Implement the forest development cost share program created by Section
5 of this Act and coordinate with the United States Department of Agriculture
- Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency in the administration of that program.

(b) Approve acceptable forest management plans as required by Section 5 of
this Act.

(c) Provide assistance to the Illinois 
Forestry Development Council.

(d) Promote the development of an active forest industry in this State
by providing information to timber growers relating to acceptable management
practices, suitability of various kinds of timber to various land types,
marketability of various types of timber, market strategies including marketing
cooperatives, availability of State and federal government assistance, soil
and water conservation benefits, and wildlife habitat enhancement
opportunities.

(e) Provide any aid or information requested by the Illinois
Finance
Authority in relation to forest industry assistance programs implemented
under the Illinois Finance Authority
Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-217, eff. 8-10-09; 96-545, eff. 8-17-09.)