96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1923

 

Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie

 

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