Chapter 615, WATERWAYS

(615 ILCS 5/25) (from Ch. 19, par. 72) Sec. 25. The Attorney General, any State's Attorney of any county or any attorney authorized by the Department of Natural Resources shall have the power to represent said Department, and in the name of the State of Illinois, invoke for the p…

(615 ILCS 110/25) Sec. 25. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-1219.)

(615 ILCS 5/26) (from Ch. 19, par. 73) Sec. 26. The Department of Natural Resources shall, for the purpose of protecting the rights and interests of the State of Illinois, or the citizens of the State of Illinois, have full and complete jurisdiction of every public body of water …

(615 ILCS 5/26a) (from Ch. 19, par. 74) Sec. 26a. The Department of Natural Resources may issue orders requiring all necessary remedial actions to correct violations of this Act and impose the civil penalties provided in this Section. All orders entered by the Department of Natur…

(615 ILCS 5/26b) (from Ch. 19, par. 75) Sec. 26b. 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. In making any investigation or conducting any hearing the Department m…

(615 ILCS 5/26c) (from Ch. 19, par. 75a) Sec. 26c. All final administrative decisions of the Department of Natural Resources hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, an…

(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 5/27) (from Ch. 19, par. 76) Sec. 27. At all times this act shall be construed in a liberal manner for the purpose of preserving to the State of Illinois and the people of the State, fully and unimpaired, the rights which the State of Illinois and the people of the Stat…

(615 ILCS 10/28) (from Ch. 19, par. 106) Sec. 28. If any section, subdivision, sentence or clause in this Act shall be held to be invalid, the invalidity thereof shall not affect the remaining parts of this Act. (Source: Laws 1919, p. 977.)

(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 5/29) (from Ch. 19, par. 77) Sec. 29. No provision of this Act shall be construed as limiting or impairing the powers and rights heretofore granted to any board of park commissioners, now existing, where such board of park commissioners have control of a park or parks w…

(615 ILCS 5/29a) (from Ch. 19, par. 78) Sec. 29a. Construction permits; maintenance and repairs; clear cutting. (a) After July 1, 1985, no person, State agency, or unit of local government shall undertake construction in a public body of water or in a stream without a permit from…

(615 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 1143) Sec. 3. The Division of Water Resources shall work with units of the federal government in an effort to evaluate the influence of the construction at the Great Lakes Naval Training Facility upon the southerly movement of littoral material …

(615 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 47c) Sec. 3. Whenever the public use of any river, lake, harbor, sound, bay, canal, or other public or navigable waters of this state is obstructed or endangered by any sunken vessel, boat, water craft, raft, or other similar obstruction, and su…

(615 ILCS 90/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 1203) Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Agency" means the Fox Waterway Agency created by this Act. (b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Fox Waterway Agency. (c) "Director" means a member of the b…

(615 ILCS 85/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 1153) Sec. 3. No obligation shall be incurred and no agreement shall be made with the United States Government until the Department shall have secured written and binding consent of the local sponsors to operate and maintain the flood control an…

(615 ILCS 95/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 1303) Sec. 3. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is designated as the State Administrator of the segment of the middle fork of the Vermilion River protected pursuant to this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(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 105/3) (from Ch. 105, par. 482c) Sec. 3. The Department of Natural Resources further is authorized and directed, upon the accomplishment by the United States of the purposes specified in Section 1 of this Act, to accept, with the approval of the Attorney General, on beh…

(615 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 126c) Sec. 3. In the construction of any improvements to the rivers, waters and watersheds of Illinois, for the control of floods, the improvement of bottom land and upland drainage and conservation of low water flows, the Department of Natural …

(615 ILCS 100/3) (from Ch. 19, par. 1353) Sec. 3. There is appropriated to the Department of Public Works and Buildings for carrying out the provisions of this Act the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500). (Source: Laws 1923, p. 63.)

(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 5/30) (from Ch. 19, par. 78.1) Sec. 30. The Department of Natural Resources may make such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer this Act. The Department may adopt emergency rules in accordance with Sections 5-45 and 5-45.55 of the Illinois A…

(615 ILCS 5/35) Sec. 35. Permit fees. The Department of Natural Resources shall collect a fee of up to $5,000 per application for permits issued under this Act. The Department of Natural Resources shall set the specific fee applicable to different permits issued under this Act by…

(615 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 116) Sec. 4. The acceptance by the city council of the City of Chicago of lands granted by this Act shall obligate the city to maintain the harbor at the depth hereinbefore stated. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3525.)

(615 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 47d) Sec. 4. If any vessel, boat, water craft, or raft, or other similar obstruction, is sinking or grounding, or being unnecessarily delayed in any public or navigable waters mentioned in this Act, in such a manner as to stop, seriously interfe…

(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 105/4) (from Ch. 105, par. 482d) Sec. 4. Administration as State Park. Upon the acceptance of title to the Canal as aforesaid, the Canal shall become a State Park, under the care, control, supervision, and management of the Department of Natural Resources as provided by…

(615 ILCS 15/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 126d) Sec. 4. In the execution of the powers herein granted and the duties vested in the Department of Natural Resources, it may: (1) cooperate and enter into agreements with the proper agencies of the United States government, State agencies, u…

(615 ILCS 100/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 1354) Sec. 4. The Department of Natural Resources shall have authority: (1) To prescribe reasonable rules and regulations in respect to all matters connected with the navigation and use of the said dam, lock and fishway, and transportation on o…

(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 95/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 1304) Sec. 4. The State Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to make application to the United States Department of the Interior for inclusion of the land dedicated pursuant to this Act as a State-administered component of the Nationa…

(615 ILCS 55/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 1144) Sec. 4. No contract, agreement or other obligation may be entered into or incurred for any expenditure of funds appropriated and made available to implement and carry out this Act without the prior written approval of the Governor. (Source…

(615 ILCS 90/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 1204) Sec. 4. The territory of the Agency shall include the townships of Antioch, Grant and Lake Villa and part of Cuba township in Lake County; and parts of McHenry, Algonquin and Nunda townships in McHenry County more particularly described as…

(615 ILCS 85/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 1154) Sec. 4. Subject to prior attainment of consent from the local sponsors, the Department may make agreements with any agency of the United States Government for the formulation of plans, the acquisition of rights-of-way, and the construction…

(615 ILCS 5/4.9) (from Ch. 19, par. 51.9) Sec. 4.9. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(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 15/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 126e) Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources to execute examinations and surveys of the scope necessary and practical under this Act: The Director of Natural Resources may in his discretion or at the direction of the…

(615 ILCS 95/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 1305) Sec. 5. This Act does not affect any land not owned by the State of Illinois except by the explicit consent of the owner of such land through appropriate legal mechanisms. (Source: P.A. 84-1257.)

(615 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 47e) Sec. 5. Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any boat, vessel, scow, raft, or other craft used or employed in violating any of the provisions of this Act shall be l…

(615 ILCS 105/5) (from Ch. 105, par. 482e) Sec. 5. Rock Falls Dam. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to lease, in whole or in part, to the City of Rock Falls or its successors or assigns, for a period not to exceed 60 years, the Rock Falls Dam at Sterling Rock Fal…

(615 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 52) Sec. 5. The Department of Natural Resources shall upon behalf of the State of Illinois, have jurisdiction and supervision over all of the rivers and lakes of the State of Illinois, wherein the State of Illinois or the people of the State have…

(615 ILCS 55/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 1145) Sec. 5. The Division of Water Resources shall prepare and submit to the Governor, the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the members of the General Assembly of the legislative districts abutting Lake Michig…

(615 ILCS 90/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 1205) Sec. 5. The Agency shall be governed by a Board of Directors, which shall consist of 6 directors and one chairman elected pursuant to this Section. Three directors shall be elected from within the territory of each member county. Any resid…

(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 110/5) Sec. 5. Authorization to acquire. The Department of Natural Resources, on behalf of the State of Illinois, is authorized to acquire by donation from the City of Wilmington in Will County, Illinois and other owners the existing Kankakee River dam and its abutments…

(615 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 117) Sec. 5. The City of Chicago may use for any of the purposes conferred and authorized by Division 123 of Article 11 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved May 29, 1961, as now or hereafter amended, may sell and convey, or may lease for a…

(615 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 83) Sec. 5. The terms used in this Act shall be construed as follows: (a) The term "waterway" shall refer to "The Illinois Waterway;" (b) The term "appurtenances" when used with reference to or in connection with the term "The Illinois Waterway"…

(615 ILCS 55/6) (from Ch. 19, par. 1146) Sec. 6. This Act takes effect on July 1, 1973 or upon its becoming a law, whichever is later. (Source: P.A. 78-836.)

(615 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 19, par. 53) Sec. 6. The Department of Natural Resources shall obtain all possible data with reference to all of the waters of the State of Illinois, including original surveys, meander notes, maps, plats, river gauges, high and low water marks, and all a…