All books, papers, records and property under the custody or control of the State Soil Conservation Districts Board at the time this amendatory Act of 1951 takes effect shall be transferred to the Department.
This amendatory Act shall not affect any act done by said Board, any action pending by or against said Board, nor any function of said Board in progress at the time this amendatory Act becomes effective, but in all such instances the Department shall be substituted for said Board.
70 ILCS 405/34