505 ILCS 135/4

As administrator of the Sustainable Agriculture Program, the Department of Agriculture shall: (a) determine what production agriculture research projects currently being conducted fit into the purposes of this Act; (b) encourage public and private institutions, including the various public universities in this State, to establish production agriculture research projects; (c) allocate funds obtained by the Sustainable Agriculture Committee to the various research projects the Department of Agriculture determines meet the purposes of the Sustainable Agriculture Program; (d) act as a clearing house and disseminate information concerning research projects funded by the Sustainable Agriculture Program and the results of such research; and (e) adopt rules necessary to carry out this Act.