20 ILCS 3120/4: Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division.

There is created within the office of the Attorney General an Environmental Enforcement-Asbestos Litigation Division. The Division, under the supervision and the direction of the Attorney General, shall enforce laws, rules, and regulations that protect the State's environment and shall investigate and initiate legal proceedings necessary to ensure maximum recovery of asbestos abatement costs for all State entities of this State. All asbestos abatement costs recovered by the Division, including any award of damages, penalties, and attorney's fees, shall be deposited in the Asbestos Abatement Fund in the State Treasury.