Sen. William E. Brady
Filed: 5/12/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3240 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3240 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
4    "Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended  
5by changing Section 26a as follows:
 



6    (615 ILCS 5/26a)  (from Ch. 19, par. 74)



7    Sec. 26a. 
The Department of Natural Resources may issue 
8orders requiring all necessary remedial actions to correct 
9violations of this Act and impose the civil penalties provided 
10in this Section. All orders entered by the Department of 
11Natural Resources shall be
made only upon giving reasonable 
12notice to persons to be affected by such
orders; or having any 
13interest in the subject matter of such orders and
after a 
14hearing in relation thereto. Any person who violates any 
15provision of this Act; any rule or regulation adopted by the 
16Department under this Act; any permit, term, or condition of 
 
 
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1this Act; or any order of the Department under this Act, shall 
2be liable for a civil penalty of up to 2 times the applicable 
3permit fee, but not to exceed $10,000 for a violation. The 
4penalty fee may, upon order of the Department of Natural 
5Resources or a court of competent jurisdiction, be made payable 
6to the Department and deposited into the State Boating Act Fund 
7for use by the Department for ordinary and contingent expenses 
8neglects, refuses or
fails to obey any lawful order made by the 
9Department of Natural Resources and
to carry the same into 
10effect in accordance with such order is liable for a
fine of 
11not less than $100 nor more than $1000 to be recovered in a 
12civil
action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois 
13in any circuit
court.

14(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)".