(20 ILCS 820/0.01) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6100) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Forestry Cooperative Agreement Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(20 ILCS 820/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6101) Sec. 1. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized for and on behalf of the State to enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, or the proper department or agency thereof, pursuant to the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to authorize cooperation with the several States for the purpose of stimulating the acquisition, development, and proper administration and management of State forests and coordinating Federal and State activities in carrying out a national program of forest-land management, and for other purposes", approved August 29, 1935, and known as the Fulmer Act for the management, administration, development and purchase by the Department of Natural Resources of any forest lands acquired and over which it has been given jurisdiction by such cooperative agreement. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 820/2) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6102) Sec. 2. The Department of Natural Resources shall provide for the employment of a trained forester who, subject to the supervision of the Department, shall have control of the development and administration of such forest lands. The Department of Natural Resources shall prepare such standards of forest administration, development and management as are necessary to insure maximum feasible utility for timber production and watershed protection. The Department shall furnish the federal government, or the proper department or agency thereof, such annual, periodic or special reports as may be required under such cooperative agreement. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 820/3) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6103) Sec. 3. During the period any such cooperative agreement remains in force, one-half of the gross proceeds from all lands covered by the agreement and to which the United States holds title shall be paid by the State to the United States. All such payments shall be credited to the purchase price the State is to pay the United States for the land, such purchase price to be an amount equal to the total sum expended by the United States in acquiring the lands. Upon payment of the full purchase price, the Department of Natural Resources is authorized to take a conveyance of such lands in the name of the State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(20 ILCS 820/4) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6104) Sec. 4. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized, with respect to lands acquired hereunder, to make expenditures from funds appropriated for such purpose, for the management, development and utilization of such lands; to sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands; and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act and of the cooperative agreements entered into pursuant thereto. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)