(55 ILCS 5/5-15011) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-15011)
Sec. 5-15011.
Construction and maintenance of sewers.
Every
such county is authorized to construct, maintain, alter and
extend its sewers, pipelines, channels, ditches and drains along, upon,
under and across any highway, street, alley or public ground in the State
as a proper use of highways, but so as not to incommode the public use
thereof, and the right and authority are granted to any such county to
construct, maintain and operate any conduits, mainpipe or pipes, wholly or
partially submerged, buried, or otherwise, in, upon and along any of the
lands owned by the State and under any of the public waters therein;
provided, that the extent and location of the lands and waters so to be
used and appropriated shall be approved in writing by the appropriate
State agency: And provided further, that the
rights, permission and authority hereby granted shall be subject to all
public rights of commerce and navigation, and to the authority of the
United States in behalf of such public rights and also to the right of the
State to regulate and control fishing in the public waters.
(Source: P.A. 92-85, eff. 7-12-01.)
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