(515 ILCS 5/1-145) (from Ch. 56, par. 1-145)
Sec. 1-145.
Propagation facilities.
The Department may, for the purpose
of propagating aquatic life, establish and maintain facilities upon any
water owned or leased by the State of Illinois or by the United States of
America with the United States Government, as the case may be, or agency,
State or federal, having jurisdiction over the water.
The Department is empowered, or it may participate jointly with any
municipality or other subdivision of this State or the United States,
to select and purchase, lease, receive by donation, or acquire in
accordance with the laws relating to eminent domain:
(a) suitable waters for the propagation and conservation of aquatic life;
(b) waters to be used as public fishing and recreation areas; or
(c) suitable waters, real property, or both for the construction
and operation of conservation lakes and public fishing grounds, and to
construct and maintain on the property or waters any buildings, roads,
bridges, and other recreational facilities the Department deems necessary
or desirable for a full and complete utilization of the property or waters
for the purposes set forth in this Code. The Department is further
authorized to acquire all the necessary property or rights-of-way for the
purposes of ingress and egress to these waters and lands and to construct
and maintain on the property or rights-of-way all necessary roads and bridges.
(Source: P.A. 87-833.)
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