Rep. David B. Reis

Filed: 4/6/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1914

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1914 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Public Water District Act is amended by
5changing Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 3705/9)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 196)
7    Sec. 9. Every public water district organized under this
8Act and every non-profit private water company is authorized to
9construct, maintain, alter and extend its water mains and
10wastewater lines as a proper use of highways along, upon, under
11and across any highway, street, alley or public ground in the
12State, but so as not to inconvenience the public use thereof,
13and the right and authority are hereby granted to any such
14district or non-profit private water company to construct,
15maintain and operate any conduit or conduits, water pipe or
16pipes, wholly or partially buried or otherwise in, upon and

 

 

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1along any of the lands owned by said State under any of the
2public waters therein; provided that the right, permission and
3authority hereby granted shall be subject to all public rights
4of commerce and navigation and the authority of the United
5States in behalf of such public rights, and also to the laws of
6the State of Illinois to regulate and control the same.
7(Source: P.A. 94-613, eff. 8-18-05.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.".