SB0238 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0238

Introduced 1/31/2019, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

615 ILCS 90/7.13 new

Amends the Fox Waterway Agency Act. Provides that a person shall not 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; (ii) carry passengers for hire; (iii) are restaurants as defined in the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act; or (iv) are riverboats as defined in the Riverboat Gambling Act.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended by adding Section 7.13 as follows:

(615 ILCS 90/7.13 new)

Sec. 7.13. Boat length. A person shall not operate a boat or watercraft that is more than 40 feet in length on the waterway. This Section does not apply to boats or watercraft that: (i) are used exclusively for dredging, construction, lake maintenance, or similar activities; (ii) carry passengers for hire; (iii) are restaurants as defined in the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act; or (iv) are riverboats as defined in the Riverboat Gambling Act.