Chapter 615 — WATERWAYS

(615 ILCS 30/27) (from Ch. 19, par. 28) Sec. 27. All fines and penalties herein provided for may be recovered in the name of the People of the State of Illinois and, when collected, shall be paid to the Department of Natural Resources and by it paid into the State treasury as oth…

(615 ILCS 30/28) (from Ch. 19, par. 29) Sec. 28. Whoever is guilty of any offense created by this act, shall also be liable for all damages occasioned thereby. (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 188.)

(615 ILCS 30/29) (from Ch. 19, par. 29.1) Sec. 29. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 78-718. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 30/30) (from Ch. 19, par. 29.2) Sec. 30. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 78-718. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 30/8) (from Ch. 19, par. 8) Sec. 8. The Department of Natural Resources shall have control and management of the Illinois and Michigan canal, including its feeders, basins and appurtenances, and the property thereto belonging, and shall have authority: (1) To obtain, su…

(615 ILCS 30/9) (from Ch. 19, par. 10) Sec. 9. The Department of Natural Resources shall have the following duties: (1) To take all necessary proceedings on behalf of the state to establish the title of the state and recover the possession of any canal lands or real estate owned …

(615 ILCS 30/9.5) Sec. 9.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(615 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 29.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(615 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 19, par. 30) Sec. 1. The Department of Natural Resources may ascertain and establish the surveys of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the strips of land adjacent thereto, including the 90 foot strips as originally made and laid out by the State and Fed…

(615 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 31) Sec. 2. No claim, other than that of the State, to any of the lands and premises, shall be recognized by the Department of Natural Resources or by any other officer of the State, except in cases where such claim is based upon the valid deed,…

(615 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 32) Sec. 3. The Department of Natural Resources shall protect against and prevent encroachments upon the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The Department may change and improve the canal to provide for any other use in connection with conservation or…

(615 ILCS 35/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 33) Sec. 4. The Attorney General of the State of Illinois is hereby authorized and directed to institute in the name of the People and to prosecute whatever suits are necessary to protect and maintain the rights of the State in and to said Illin…

(615 ILCS 35/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 34) Sec. 5. The Department of Natural Resources may, after due notice and hearing, make whatever administrative rules are necessary to make effective the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 35/7) (from Ch. 19, par. 34.1) Sec. 7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 78-718. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 40/0.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Land Use Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(615 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.1) Sec. 1. Whenever any lands, laid out and platted before July 15, 1953 as a public landing or basin, appurtenant to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, by or under the authority of the State of Illinois and being an integral part of the lands …

(615 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.2) Sec. 2. The Director of Natural Resources must procure certified copies of this amendatory Act from the Secretary of State and file same in the Office of the recorder of any County containing any of said lands. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2…

(615 ILCS 45/0.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.10) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Development Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(615 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.11) Sec. 1. The State-owned Illinois and Michigan Canal, extending from Chicago to the Illinois River at LaSalle, passing through Cook, Will, Grundy, and LaSalle Counties, is no longer useful or operated as a canal for commercial purposes and…

(615 ILCS 45/10) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.20) Sec. 10. When so proposed in the master plan for the development and management of the Canal, the Department is authorized, in its discretion, to prepare and devise schemes, plans, ways and means for the reservation and acquisition by th…

(615 ILCS 45/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94…

(615 ILCS 45/11) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.21) Sec. 11. Drainage, flood control, and other improvements, together with other regulatory procedures shall be provided when the Department in its discretion, determines that the same is necessary to protect the interest of the State of Il…

(615 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.24) Sec. 14. (a) The provisions of this Act shall supplement and not supersede any prior Acts of the General Assembly unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act. (b) The powers, duties and responsibilities conferred by this Act, express…

(615 ILCS 45/14.1) Sec. 14.1. Exchange of property. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or restriction on the property, including, but not limited to, any State rights, easements, or conveyance and reversion clauses restricting sale, the Village of Lemont may exchange …

(615 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.12) Sec. 2. The Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with other state, local or federal agencies shall prepare a master plan for the comprehensive development and management of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, having as its major fo…

(615 ILCS 45/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.13) Sec. 3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 78-1276. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 45/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.14) Sec. 4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2123. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 45/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.15) Sec. 5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 77-2123. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 45/6) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.16) Sec. 6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 76-1192. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 45/7) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.17) Sec. 7. (Repealed). (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1899. Repealed by P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 45/8) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.18) Sec. 8. All revenues derived from the Canal through sale of Canal lands, lease of Canal lands, Canal concessions, and other Canal activities, shall be deposited in the State Parks Fund, created by Section 5 of "An Act in relation to State…

(615 ILCS 45/9) (from Ch. 19, par. 37.19) Sec. 9. (a) The Department of Natural Resources, upon proper application made thereto, is authorized, subject to the approval of the Governor, to sell, transfer, or convey Canal lands to any department or agency of the United States Gover…

(615 ILCS 50/1) (from Ch. 19, par. 119) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Level of Lake Michigan Act". (Source: P.A. 83-1405.)

(615 ILCS 50/1.1) (from Ch. 19, par. 119.1) Sec. 1.1. Definitions. "Department" is the Department of Natural Resources. "Domestic purposes" includes all public water supply pumpage and water supplied to commercial and industrial establishments. "Consumptive use" means that amount…

(615 ILCS 50/1.2) (from Ch. 19, par. 119.2) Sec. 1.2. The Department is designated as the agency to control and regulate the diversion of Lake Michigan water and is responsible for apportionment of water diverted from the Lake Michigan watershed. No regional organization, municip…

(615 ILCS 50/10) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.8) Sec. 10. The Department of Natural Resources may make such investigations and conduct such hearings as may be necessary to the performance of its duties under this Act. The Department may issue subpoenas, and may administer oaths in conn…

(615 ILCS 50/11) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.9) Sec. 11. The Department of Natural Resources may contract for appraisal, legal, engineering, or other professional services which may be necessary, in the discretion of the Department, for the proper exercise of the duties and responsibi…

(615 ILCS 50/12) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.10) Sec. 12. Final orders issued and entered by the Department of Natural Resources under the provisions of this Act shall be subject to the judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law and amendments or modif…

(615 ILCS 50/13) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.11) Sec. 13. The Department is directed to request funds for continuing implementation of this Act during the 1971 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter as a part of the ordinary and contingent expense of the Department. (Source: …

(615 ILCS 50/14) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.12) Sec. 14. No regional organization, municipality, political subdivision, agency or instrumentality, or any other organization, association or individual within the State of Illinois, which under Section 1.2 of this Act is not required to…

(615 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 120) Sec. 2. In the execution of the powers herein granted and the duties vested in the Department of Natural Resources, the Department shall make all necessary surveys, collect all necessary data and cooperate and enter into agreements with any…

(615 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.1) Sec. 3. The Department on behalf of the State of Illinois shall devise and develop a continuing program for the apportionment of water to be diverted from Lake Michigan among regional organizations, municipalities, political subdivisions,…

(615 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.2) Sec. 4. The Department of Natural Resources in allocating water from Lake Michigan shall require a metering device or other method of measuring the quantity of all water withdrawn or diverted from Lake Michigan watershed and may require a…

(615 ILCS 50/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.3) Sec. 5. Regional organizations, municipalities, political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities, and any other organization, association or individual desiring to use water from Lake Michigan and subject to allocation under this Act…

(615 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.4) Sec. 6. Allocation of water to be diverted from the Lake Michigan watershed shall be made by the Department only after notice and hearing except where a water shortage emergency exists, threatening the public health, safety or welfare. Wh…

(615 ILCS 50/7) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.5) Sec. 7. Failure or neglect to properly utilize an allocation of water made under this Act, abuse or misuse of any allocation, or complaints filed with the Department in writing, shall be cause for the Department, in its discretion, to hol…

(615 ILCS 50/8) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.6) Sec. 8. Orders entered by the Department of Natural Resources shall be made only after giving due and reasonable notice to persons affected by or having an interest in the subject matter of such order and after a hearing in relation there…

(615 ILCS 50/9) (from Ch. 19, par. 120.7) Sec. 9. The Department of Natural Resources shall as soon as practicable prescribe and publish reasonable rules and regulations relating to the jurisdiction, diversion and utilization, and, control and regulation of the water from the Lak…

(615 ILCS 55/0.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 1140) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Lake Michigan Shore Line Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(615 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 19, par. 1141) Sec. 1. The Division of Water Resources of the Department of Natural Resources shall cause investigations, surveys and studies to be made in cooperation with appropriate federal, State and local agencies with the view to devising effective…