Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 Agriculture: Article -

• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 1
  Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois AgriFIRST Program Act of 2001. (Source: P.A. 92-346, eff. 8-14-01.)
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 5
  Definitions. In this Act: "Agribusiness" means any sole proprietorship, limited partnership, co-partnership, joint venture, corporation, or cooperative that operates or will operate a facility located...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 10
  Legislative findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that in this State the following conditions exist: (1) There exists an inadequate supply of funds at...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 15
  Illinois AgriFIRST Program Requirements. (a) The Department shall review grant requests for the Illinois AgriFIRST Grant Program that are submitted to the Department. The...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 20
  Report. The Director must file with the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representatives,...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 25
  Powers of the Department. The Department has the following powers, together with all powers incidental to or necessary for the discharge of those powers:...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 30
  Liability. The Director, any Department employee, or any authorized person executing grants is not personally liable on the grants and is not subject to...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 35
  Illinois AgriFIRST Program. (a) The Department must develop and administer an Illinois AgriFIRST Program to enhance the value of Illinois agriculture products or by-products...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 40
  Project reporting. The grantee of a funded project shall submit to the Department periodic reports, as specified in the grant agreement, outlining progress, timeline,...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 45
  Certification. The Department may develop and implement organic, identity preserved, and value-added certification processes and programs that guarantee a buyer that the certified Illinois...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 50
  Market access. The Department may (i) identify international and domestic consumer preferences, (ii) identify the new markets those preferences indicate, particularly for value-added products,...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 55
  Default or termination of grant agreement. If the recipient of a grant violates any of the terms of the grant agreement, the Department shall...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 60
  State agriculture planning agency. The Department is the State agriculture planning agency. The Department may accept and use planning grants or other financial assistance...
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 65
  Construction. This Act is necessary for the welfare of this State and must be liberally construed to effect its purposes. (Source: P.A. 92-346, eff.
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  Amendatory provisions; text omitted
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 805
  (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-346, eff. 8-14-01; text omitted.)
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 810
  The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing Section 40.43 as added by Public Act 91-560....
• Illinois Agrifirst Program Act of 2001. - 505 ILCS 19, Section 999
  Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 92-346, eff. 8-14-01.)

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