101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0056

 

Introduced 1/16/2019, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
615 ILCS 90/7.13 new

    Creates the Fox Waterway Agency. Provides that no person shall operate a boat or watercraft that exceeds 40 feet in length on the Fox Waterway, with the exception of boats or watercraft that: (i) are used for dredging, construction, lake maintenance, or similar activities; and (ii) do not carry passengers for hire.


LRB101 04582 TAE 49590 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB0056LRB101 04582 TAE 49590 b

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 Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended by adding
5Section 7.13 as follows:
 
6    (615 ILCS 90/7.13 new)
7    Sec. 7.13. Boat length. No person shall operate a boat or
8watercraft on the waterway that is more than 40 feet in length.
9However, this Section does not apply to boats or watercraft
10that: (i) are used exclusively for dredging, construction, lake
11maintenance, or similar activities; and (ii) do not carry
12passengers for hire.