Illinois Statutes Chapter 20. Executive Branch § 880/15. Organization, powers, and duties of Foundation

§ 15. Organization, powers, and duties of Foundation. As soon as practical after the Foundation is created, the Board of Directors shall meet, organize, and designate, by majority vote, a treasurer, secretary, and any additional officers that may be needed to carry out the activities of the Foundation, and shall adopt bylaws of the Foundation. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt other rules deemed necessary to govern Foundation procedures.

The Foundation may accept gifts or grants from the federal government, its agencies or officers, or from any person, firm, or corporation, and may expend receipts on activities that it considers suitable to the performance of its duties under this Act and consistent with any requirement of the grant, gift, or bequest. Funds collected by the Foundation shall be considered private funds, except those received from public entities, and shall be held in an appropriate account outside of the State Treasury. Private funds collected by the Foundation are not subject to the Public Funds Investment Act.  1 Foundation procurement is exempt from the Illinois Procurement Code  2 when only private funds are used for procurement expenditures. The treasurer of the Foundation shall be custodian of all Foundation funds. The Foundation's accounts and books shall be set up and maintained in a manner approved by the Auditor General; and the Foundation and its officers shall be responsible for the approval of recording of receipts, approval of payments, and the proper filing of required reports. The Foundation may be assisted in carrying out its functions by personnel of the Department of Natural Resources. The Department shall provide reasonable assistance to the Foundation to achieve the purposes of the Foundation. The Foundation shall cooperate fully with the boards, commissions, agencies, departments, and institutions of the State. The funds held and made available by the Illinois Conservation Foundation shall be subject to financial and compliance audits by the Auditor General in compliance with the Illinois State Auditing Act.  3

The Foundation shall not have any power of eminent domain.