100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1717

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
615 ILCS 5/9  from Ch. 19, par. 56

    Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning navigation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended by
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (615 ILCS 5/9)  (from Ch. 19, par. 56)
7    Sec. 9. The The Department of Natural Resources shall
8carefully investigate any and all complaints that may be made
9that any person, company or corporation is attempting to
10interfere with the free and unobstructed navigation of any of
11the public bodies of water of the State, and if it finds that
12the complaint is well founded, the Department shall enter such
13order as may be required to prevent wrongful interference with
14such navigation.
15(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)