C Capital Development Board

Section 700.APPENDIX C   Capital Development Board Section 700.EXHIBIT C   Capital Development Board – Illinois Department of Agriculture Cooperative Working Agreement The Capital Development Board (CDB) and the Illinois Department of Agriculture (DOA) agree to the following in regard to the implementation of the Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 5, par. 1301 et seq.): 1.         The CDB will provide official notification to the DOA for user agency land acquisition budget proposals or those projects solely administered by the CDB if: a)         the proposed site is greater than ten (10) acres in size, and b)         the proposed site is located outside the corporate boundaries of a municipality. 2.         The notification will include specific project information in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.Appendix A:  Exhibit B, "Project Proposal Information Requirements." 3.         The DOA hereby agrees to complete its Study of Agricultural Impacts in accordance with the provisions of 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.Appendix A:  Exhibit B, "Time Limitations," and submit the findings of the study to the CDB in order to be incorporated into the CDB's budget request review process. 4.         The CDB will not release information to the general public relative to a final decision on a project site(s) which falls under the DOA's purview until the official Study of Agricultural Impacts has been completed and conflicts (if any) with the DOA regarding the site(s) in question are resolved. 5.         If a project is not in compliance with the CDB Agricultural Land Preservation Policy and/or Cooperative Working Agreement and a compromise cannot be reached, the DOA shall invoke the Conflict Resolution Process (8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.Appendix A:  Exhibit C). 6.         All revisions to this agreement shall be made after consultation with, and concurrence by, both parties. (June, 1987; Revised)