093_HB1768eng HB1768 Engrossed LRB093 06551 LCB 06677 b 1 AN ACT in relation to boats. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is 5 amended by changing Section 5-1 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 45/5-1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 315-1) 7 Sec. 5-1. Careless operation. No person shall operate 8 any watercraft in a careless or heedless manner so as to 9 endanger any person or property or at a rate of speed greater 10 than will permit him or her in the exercise of reasonable 11 care to bring the watercraft to a stop within the assured 12 clear distance ahead. 13 (Source: P.A. 85-149.)