Section 525 ILCS 5/3 - Program - Department's powersThe Department may take special actions as necessary, consistent with the purposes of this Act, including but not limited to:
(1) employment of cave resources management personnel;(2) appointment of volunteer cave management and administrative personnel;(3) providing cave owners with technical assistance and management advice;(4) entering into volunteer management agreements with individual persons, members and associations of the caving community;(5) initiating a comprehensive inventory of cave resources;(6) adopt rules in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to further the purposes of this Act;(7) issuance of grants from appropriated funds.