Section 505 ILCS 45/2a - Information and assistance(a) The Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Illinois shall provide information and assistance to person who are timber growers and to persons who may be unaware of the economic and soil and water conservation benefits that can be attained through forestry management on marginal agricultural lands.(b) The Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Illinois, in conjunction with the Agriculture Experiment Station and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, shall provide information on aquaculture and shall explore the establishment of an aquaculture resource center for disseminating information and demonstrating the viability of aquaculture as a part of the diversified agriculture of this State. Amended by P.A. 102-0555,§ 30, eff. 1/1/2022. P.A. 91-530, eff. 8/13/1999.