Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 135 Sustainable Agriculture Act. Section 4

    (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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