(615 ILCS 5/18d) (from Ch. 19, par. 65d)
Sec. 18d.
No agreement permitting the right to take earth, stone, sand or
gravel, or combination or combinations thereof, coal, gas, oil or other
mineral or substance, shall be made which by its terms permits such a
taking for a period of over 5 years.
Every person, firm and corporation, with whom any such agreement is made
by the Department of Natural Resources, shall furnish said Department a surety
bond, for the use of the People of the State of Illinois, with good and
sufficient sureties and in such amount as is acceptable to such Department,
to secure the payment of the amounts agreed upon for the taking of such
earth, stone, sand, gravel, minerals, substances, or the building of any
causeway, harbor or mooring facilities for watercraft, and to save the
State of Illinois harmless to any damages caused by any such person, firm
or corporation in connection with the taking of any such earth, stone,
sand, gravel, minerals, substances, or the use and occupation of State
owned lands for watercraft facilities.
Every person, firm, corporation, municipal corporation, political
subdivision or governmental unit or agency thereof which by any agreement
is permitted to take any such earth, stone, sand or gravel, minerals or
substances, and is required to make compensation therefor, shall report to
the Department of Natural Resources, on or before the fifteenth day of each
calendar month, the amount of such earth, stone, sand, gravel, minerals, or
substances taken by him, them or it during the next preceding calendar
month and make payment therefor.
Payment for earth, stone, sand or gravel or combination or combinations
thereof so taken, shall be for each cubic yard of such material based upon
quantities determined by the Department of Natural Resources by means of
commonly used engineering methods of measurement of such earth, stone, sand
or gravel.
Payment for coal, gas, oil or other minerals or substances shall be at
the price per pound, ton, cubic foot, gallon, cubic yard or other commonly
used applicable unit of weight or measure at the unit price bid by the
highest responsible bidder based upon quantities determined by the
Department of Natural Resources by means of commonly used engineering methods
of measurements of such coal, gas, oil or other minerals or substances.
The Department of Natural Resources has the right of access to and the
right of examination during reasonable business hours of all books,
records, papers and memoranda of any person, firm, corporation, municipal
corporation, political subdivision or governmental unit or agency thereof,
with whom it has any such agreement permitting the taking of any such
earth, stone, sand, gravel, coal, gas, oil or other minerals or substances
for compensation.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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