Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 35/1-2 – Purpose and policy
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 35/1-2
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
This Act creates 2 major programs, the Save Illinois Topsoil Program and the Illinois Natural Resource Enhancement Program. It is the purpose of this Act that certain marginal agricultural land be kept or taken out of crop production or pasture to protect soil and water quality and to protect and support fish and wildlife habitat. It is State policy to encourage the retirement of marginal, highly erodible agricultural land, particularly land adjacent to public waters and drainage systems, from crop production and to reestablish a cover of perennial vegetation in order to conserve, protect and enhance important water and land resources.