Wildlife Preservation Fund (two grants, WPF and Rehab Facilities)
(Biologists Award Grants)
- DNR Webpages:
- State Statute:
- Admin Rules:
Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship (Conservation Land Trusts)
(Biologists Award Grants)
- DNR Webpage:
- Enacting Legislation:
- State Statute:
- Admin Rules:
State Furbearer Fund
(A Committee Appointed by the Director Awards Grants)
- DNR Webpage:
- Statute (520 ILCS 5/1.32):
- Admin Rules:
State Pheasant Fund
(A Committee Appointed by the Director Awards Grants)
- DNR Webpage:
- Statute (520 ILCS 5/1.31):
- Admin Rules:
Illinois Habitat Fund
(A Committee Appointed by the Director Awards Grants)
- DNR Webpage:
- Statute:
- Admin Rules:
State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund
(A Committee Appointed by the Director Awards Grants)
- DNR Webpage:
- Statute:
- Admin Rules:
DNR Fund Splits
(520 ILCS 5/1.28) (from Ch. 61, par. 1.28)
Sec. 1.28. Fees and fines; deposit in funds.
All fees, fines, including bond forfeitures, income of whatsoever kind or nature
derived from hunting and fishing activities on lands or waters or both under the
jurisdiction or control of the Department, and all penalties collected under this
Act shall be deposited in the State Treasury and shall be set apart in a special
fund to be known as the "Wildlife and Fish Fund"; except that fees derived solely
from the sale of salmon stamps, income from art contests for the salmon stamp,
including income from the sale of reprints, and gifts, donations, grants and
bequests of money for the conservation and propagation of salmon shall be deposited
in the State Treasury and set apart in the special fund to be known as the
"Salmon Fund"; and
except that fees derived solely from the sale of state migratory
waterfowl stamps, and gifts, donations, grants and bequests of money for the
conservation and propagation of waterfowl shall be deposited in the special fund to
be known as the "State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund"; and except that,
of fees
derived solely from the sale of State Habitat Stamps, 64% shall be deposited into
the Illinois Habitat Fund, 30% into the State Pheasant Fund, and 6% into the State
Furbearer Fund. Income generated from the sale of artwork associated with the
State Habitat Stamps shall be deposited into the Illinois Habitat Fund. All interest
that accrues from monies deposited into the Wildlife and Fish Fund, the Salmon Fund,
the State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund, the State Furbearer Fund, the State
Pheasant Fund, and the Illinois Habitat Fund shall be deposited into those funds,
respectively. Appropriations from the "Wildlife and Fish Fund" shall be made only to
the Department for the carrying out of the powers and functions vested by law in
the Department for the administration and management of fish and wildlife resources
of this State for such activities as the purchase of land for fish hatcheries,
wildlife refuges, preserves and public shooting and fishing grounds; the purchase
and distribution of wild birds, the eggs of wild birds, and wild mammals for
rescuing, restoring and distributing fish; the maintenance of wildlife refuges, or
preserves, public shooting grounds, public fishing grounds and fish hatcheries; and
the feeding and care of wild birds, wild animals and fish.
(Source: P.A. 95-853, eff. 8-18-08.)
