225 ILCS 725/28.1
The transfer of rights, powers and duties from the Mining Board to the Department of Mines and Minerals by this amendatory Act of 1988 shall not affect the obligations or duties, or the rights, powers or privileges, of any person subject to the provisions of this Act.
The transfer of rights, powers and duties from the Department of Mines and Minerals to the Department of Natural Resources by the Department of Natural Resources Act does not affect the obligations or duties, or the rights, powers or privileges, of any person under this Act.
No act done, ratified or cancelled, or right occurring or established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil or criminal cause, shall be affected and the same may be continued without regard to the transfer of rights, powers and duties provided for herein.
225 ILCS 725/28.1