Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 110 ILCS 425/5

  • 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
     The purposes of this Act are to establish at the University of Illinois the Prairie Research Institute and to transfer to it all rights, powers, duties, property, and functions currently vested in the Department of Natural Resources pertaining to its Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Water Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (formerly known as the Waste Management and Research Center).