SB1033 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1033

Introduced 2/11/2015, by Sen. Christine Radogno

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

615 ILCS 5/9

from Ch. 19, par. 56

Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning navigation.

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 Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:

(615 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 19, par. 56)

Sec. 9. The The Department of Natural Resources shall carefully investigate any and all complaints that may be made that any person, company or corporation is attempting to interfere with the free and unobstructed navigation of any of the public bodies of water of the State, and if it finds that the complaint is well founded, the Department shall enter such order as may be required to prevent wrongful interference with such navigation.

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