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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended by
5adding Section 40 as follows:
 
6    (615 ILCS 5/40 new)
7    Sec. 40. Dock safety.
8    (a) A person who places or causes to be placed in any
9river, lake, or stream a dock shall equip the dock with
10reflector tape, or any other reflective material or equipment,
11in such a manner that it can be seen by an approaching boat.
12    (b) A person who violates this Section commits a petty
13offense punishable by a fine of not more than $100. A person
14who violates this Section and the violation results in injury
15or death of another person commits a Class A misdemeanor.