The 1925 state law, which was later amended in 1931, gave the director of the Illinois Department of Public Works jurisdiction over the state parks. The Public Works position was one of Lowden's 1917 reforms that had already gone into effect. The law also mandated a system of state park's, under the Illinois Department of Conservation, later renamed the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The 1925 state regulation, revised in 1931, gave the director of the Illinois Public Works department authority over the state parks. This was part of Lowden's 1917 reforms that had already been put into action. The law also created a system of state parks under the Illinois Department of Conservation, later reorganized as the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.