Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 880/5

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • 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 General Assembly authorizes the Department of Natural Resources, in accordance with Section 10 of the State Agency Entity Creation Act, to create the Illinois Conservation Foundation. Under this authority, the Department of Natural Resources shall create the Illinois Conservation Foundation as a not-for-profit foundation. The Department shall file articles of incorporation as required under the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 to create the Foundation. The Foundation’s Board of Directors shall be appointed as follows: 2 by the President of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate; 2 by the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives; 2 by the Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives; and 4 by the Governor. Each appointing individual shall have: one two-year term and one three-year term appointment. The Governor shall have 4 four-year term appointments. Vacancies shall be filled by the official who made the recommendation for the vacated appointment. The Director of Natural Resources shall chair the Board of Directors of the Foundation. No member of the Board of Directors may receive compensation for his or her services to the Foundation.
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