Chapter 615, WATERWAYS

(615 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 19, par. 59) Sec. 12. The Department of Natural Resources shall procure and collect all obtainable data with reference to deep waterways within the State, and from time to time disseminate information with reference thereto, and take such action as will …

(615 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 19, par. 60) Sec. 13. The Department of Natural Resources shall make a careful investigation of every body of water, both river and lake, in the State, and ascertain to what extent, if at all, the same have been encroached upon by private interests or in…

(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 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 5/14a) (from Ch. 19, par. 61a) Sec. 14a. It is the express intention of this legislation that close cooperation shall exist between the Pollution Control Board, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Natural Resources and that every resource of State…

(615 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 62) Sec. 15. The Department of Natural Resources shall obtain and preserve all obtainable data with reference to the rivers and lakes of Illinois, and make its office a repository thereof, and all such records and data shall be public and availa…

(615 ILCS 30/16) (from Ch. 19, par. 17) Sec. 16. Whoever, without the written consent of the Department of Natural Resources, digs any drain or ditch, or removes or deposits any earth, sand, gravel, water or other material, or causes the same to be done, whereby any substance is …

(615 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 19, par. 63) Sec. 16. The Department of Natural Resources shall plan and devise methods, ways and means for the preservation and beautifying of the public bodies of water of the State, and for making the same more available for the use of the public, and…

(615 ILCS 30/17) (from Ch. 19, par. 18) Sec. 17. Whoever, without the written permission of the Department of Natural Resources, constructs any wharf, basin, or watering place, or makes or contrives any device whatever, for the purpose of taking any water from the canal, or omits…

(615 ILCS 5/17) (from Ch. 19, par. 64) Sec. 17. The Department of Natural Resources shall furnish at its actual cost to any person or persons who may be desirous of reclaiming, draining or cultivating any wash or overflowed lands in connection with any of the public waters of the…

(615 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 19, par. 96) Sec. 18. In the construction of such waterway through the City of Joliet, the elevation of the water surface at normal stage shall not be higher at Granite Street than minus 40.5 Chicago city datum, and in the event that the shoal reach bet…

(615 ILCS 5/18) (from Ch. 19, par. 65) Sec. 18. It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any kind or description or build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jet…

(615 ILCS 30/18) (from Ch. 19, par. 19) Sec. 18. Whoever shall lead, ride or drive any horse, ox, ass, mule or cattle on either bank of the canal without the permission of the Department of Natural Resources shall, for each offense, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.…

(615 ILCS 5/18a) (from Ch. 19, par. 65a) Sec. 18a. The Department of Natural Resources, upon the issuance of any permit under the provisions of Section 18 of this Act, shall have the right to enter into an agreement with any person, firm or corporation to whom a permit is issued,…

(615 ILCS 5/18b) (from Ch. 19, par. 65b) Sec. 18b. The Department of Natural Resources, may also, upon the issuance of any permit under the provisions of Section 18 of this Act, enter into an agreement with any person, firm or corporation to whom such a permit is issued by the te…

(615 ILCS 5/18c) (from Ch. 19, par. 65c) Sec. 18c. The Department of Natural Resources, may also, upon the issuance of a permit under the provisions of Section 18 of this Act, enter into an agreement with any person, firm, or corporation, by the terms of which agreement such pers…

(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 …

(615 ILCS 5/18e) (from Ch. 19, par. 65e) Sec. 18e. The Department of Natural Resources has the right to accept, on behalf of the State, any payments made in accordance with any agreement authorized by Sections 18a, 18b and 18c of this Act. Any such payments so received shall be p…

(615 ILCS 5/18f) (from Ch. 19, par. 65f) Sec. 18f. (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall define 100-year floodplains within the State of Illinois on a township by township basis and may issue permits for any construction within such 100-year floodplains on or after the ef…

(615 ILCS 5/18g) (from Ch. 19, par. 65g) Sec. 18g. (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall define the 100-year floodway within metropolitan counties located in the area served by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, except for the part of that area which is within…

(615 ILCS 5/18h) Sec. 18h. Conflicts with Executive Order 2006-5. To the extent that Executive Order 2006-5 is inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the provisions of this amendatory Act shall govern. (Source: P.A. 96-1395, eff. 7-2…

(615 ILCS 5/18i) Sec. 18i. Maintenance of eligibility to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be construed to diminish or conflict with the authority and the obligation of local governments to adopt…

(615 ILCS 5/18j) Sec. 18j. ESDA critical facility evacuation plans. Any critical facility that gives shelter to a person who would be unable to evacuate without assistance during a flooding event, and that is located in an area deemed by operation of law not to be within the 100-…

(615 ILCS 5/18k) Sec. 18k. National Flood Insurance Program State agency requirements. (a) As used in this Section: "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. "Development" and "developed" mean any man-made change to real estate, including, but not limited to: (1) de…

(615 ILCS 5/19) (from Ch. 19, par. 66) Sec. 19. It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources to from time to time prepare and devise schemes, plans, ways and means for the reservation or acquisition by the State of desirable tracts of land in connection with the pu…

(615 ILCS 5/19.5) Sec. 19.5. 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 20/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 47b) Sec. 2. Any master, pilot or engineer, or any person acting in the capacity of a master, pilot or engineer, who wilfully obstructs any waterway in any manner set forth in this Act, shall be deemed guilty of a violation thereof, and shall up…

(615 ILCS 100/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 1352) Sec. 2. After the acquisition of the land and property aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources, as successor to the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works: (1) To take possession of …

(615 ILCS 105/2) (from Ch. 105, par. 482b) Sec. 2. Transfer of railroad bridges. (a) The Department of Natural Resources hereby is authorized, at any time before the acceptance of title to the Canal as provided in Section 3 of this Act, to enter into an agreement with any corpora…

(615 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 9) Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal or affect any of the provisions of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act or any Act amendatory thereof. (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

(615 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 114) Sec. 2. Certain terms used in this act shall be construed as follows: The term "harbor" shall refer only to water area and not to lands adjacent thereto. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 3525.)

(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 55/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 1142) Sec. 2. The Division of Water Resources may in the execution of its powers and duties under this Act, cooperate and enter into agreements with the proper agencies of the United States government, municipal corporations or political subdivi…

(615 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 126b) Sec. 2. The Department of Natural Resources is hereby authorized and directed to make examinations and surveys, prepare plans and estimates for, and to construct, reconstruct, control, maintain, and operate, or supervise the construction, …

(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 95/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 1302) Sec. 2. That portion of the middle fork of the Vermilion River which flows through land owned by the State of Illinois and the Vermilion County Conservation District within Vermilion County, Illinois, is hereby designated as a permanently …

(615 ILCS 85/2) (from Ch. 19, par. 1152) Sec. 2. The Department shall have jurisdiction over any and all lands acquired in connection with the development of the Blue Waters Ditch Project, and may, in the discretion of the Department, grant easements, lease, sell, transfer or exc…

(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 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 5/20) (from Ch. 19, par. 67) Sec. 20. The Department of Natural Resources shall obtain data and information as to the availability of the various streams of Illinois for water power, and preserve all such data, and report to the Governor and the general assembly such fa…

(615 ILCS 5/21) (from Ch. 19, par. 68) Sec. 21. The Department of Natural Resources shall make particular research into the natural resources of this State in connection with any of the public bodies of water of the State, and obtain, classify and preserve all data which may be p…

(615 ILCS 5/22) (from Ch. 19, par. 69) Sec. 22. The Department of Natural Resources shall obtain from time to time all possible data with reference to the navigability of the public waters of the State of Illinois and with reference to the cultivation and propagation of fish, and…

(615 ILCS 30/22) (from Ch. 19, par. 23) Sec. 22. Whoever shall put, or cause to be put, any dead animal or offensive matter into the canal shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

(615 ILCS 5/23) (from Ch. 19, par. 70) Sec. 23. It shall be the duty of the Department of Natural Resources to maintain stream gauge stations, and to make careful investigations of the streams of the State with reference to the carrying capacity of all such streams in times of fl…

(615 ILCS 5/23a) (from Ch. 19, par. 70a) Sec. 23a. The Department is authorized to carry out inspections of any dam within the State, and to establish standards and issue permits for the safe construction of new dams and the reconstruction, repair, operation and maintenance of al…

(615 ILCS 5/23b) Sec. 23b. Dams; signs and buoys. (a) The Department of Natural Resources shall establish specifications for signs and devices that provide warnings of the presence of dams for persons using the public waters of the State. The Department shall establish such speci…

(615 ILCS 5/24) (from Ch. 19, par. 71) Sec. 24. Title to the bed of Lake Michigan and all other meandered lakes in Illinois, set forth in the 1962 Report of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways, entitled "Meandered Lakes in Illinois", with Map Appen…

(615 ILCS 30/24) (from Ch. 19, par. 25) Sec. 24. Whoever shall construct or attempt to construct any bridge across the canal without having first submitted the plan thereof to the Department of Natural Resources and obtained its consent thereto shall, for each offense, be guilty …