(70 ILCS 2805/22) (from Ch. 42, par. 433)
Sec. 22.
Every such sanitary district is authorized to construct, maintain,
alter and extend its sewers, channels, ditches and drains, as a proper use
of highways along, upon, under and across any highway, street, alley or
public ground in the state, but so as not to incommode the public use
thereof, and the right and authority are hereby granted to any such
sanitary district to construct, maintain and operate any conduit or
conduits, main pipe or pipes, wholly or partially submerged, buried, or
otherwise, in, upon and along any of the lands owned by this state 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 granted by the
Governor of said State of Illinois, upon application duly made to him
asking for such approval: 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 said State of
Illinois to regulate and control fishing in said public waters.
(Source: Laws 1935-36, Fourth Sp. Sess., p. 16.)
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