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2025 Environmental Programs
Mission Statement Protect the public and the state's natural resources by licensing, registering, permitting, and inspecting various agribusinesses and producers.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide comprehensive, consistent, and clear requirements, policies, and procedures.
    1. Provide professional, consistent, and fair inspections that follow the Department's policies and procedures.
      1. Provide timely and accurate processing of pesticide licenses.
        1. Provide compliance assistance through enhanced training programs, facility site visits, compliance materials distribution, and compliance discussions with licensees.
          1. Improve environmental health.
            Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Used Tire Management Fund, Livestock Management Facilities Fund, Pesticide Control Fund, Agriculture Pesticide Control Act Fund, Agriculture Federal Projects Fund Statutory Authority 415 ILCS 60/1 et seq.
            Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
            Input Indicators
            Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 13,590.0 $ 9,173.0 $ 12,375.0 $ 8,106.0 $ 7,721.0
            Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 13,590.0 $ 9,173.0 $ 12,375.0 $ 8,106.0 $ 7,721.0
            Average monthly full-time equivalents 48.0 42.0 47.0 43.0 41.0
            Output Indicators
            Pesticide applicators licensed 12,000 11,138 12,500 11,108 9,138
            Pesticide products registered 7,700 7,687 7,500 7,816 7,988
            Pesticide misuse investigations conducted 250.0 243.0 275.0 241.0 285.0
            Acres of nursery inspected 20,000 19,565 20,000 19,677 20,393
            Nursery dealers licensed 2,500 2,417 3,250 2,994 2,923
            Number of nursery inspections 400.0 397.0 400.0 404.0 395.0
            Livestock notices of intent to construct 75.0 49.0 75.0 30.0 41.0
            Waste management plans certified 15.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 12.0
            Livestock managers certified 250.0 150.0 300.0 231.0 168.0
            Phytosanitary certificates issued 5,000 4,910 5,000 4,881 4,418
            Outcome Indicators
            Percentage of enforcement actions overturned by the courts 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
            Percentage of lawncare and agrichemical sites subject to enforcement action 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
            Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
            Number of inspections per inspector 300.0 315.0 300.0 315.0 330.0
            Average cost per inspection (in dollars) $ 1,500.00 $ 1,300.00 $ 1,250.00 $ 1,085.00 $ 1,400.00
            Field inspection time per inspection (in hours) 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3

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