1. The department shall issue an annual report to the legislature detailing the use of the health and safety land account and the highway right of way public utility improvement permits including: the number of applications received; the number of eligible projects applications approved and denied; the project description, narrative and acreage of eligible projects; the cumulative total of eligible projects listed by project sponsor; total deposits by each project sponsor into the forest preserve fund; annual disbursements from the forest preserve fund and the amount of land acquired with such disbursements; total number of public utility improvement permits issued; and the cumulative total and project type of permits issued listed by project sponsor.

2. The information contained in such report shall also be made available on the department's website and updated no less than annually.