Coast Guard Sets Boat Bans Near Illinois River Cleanup Site
Published Date: 6/16/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Coast Guard wants to create a special safety zone on the Illinois River near Naplate, IL, to protect people and the environment around a cleanup site. Boats won’t be allowed to anchor or push onto the riverbank there unless they get permission or face an emergency. This change helps keep the river safe and clean, and the Coast Guard is asking for your thoughts before making it official.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Anchoring ban on Illinois River
You may not anchor or push your vessel onto the riverbank in a regulated navigation area on the Illinois River near Naplate, IL unless you get permission from the Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan or a designated representative, or unless there is an emergency. The Coast Guard would enforce this prohibition in that specific area to protect safety around a cleanup site.
Protects health and environment at Superfund site
The Coast Guard's proposed regulated navigation area is intended to protect human health and the environment on navigable waters near an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Alternative Site on the Illinois River near Naplate, IL. The rule uses the anchoring/pushing prohibition to reduce risk to people and the cleanup area.
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