70 ILCS 1205/ Park District Code.

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70 ILCS 1205/Art. 11

(70 ILCS 1205/Art. 11 heading) ARTICLE ELEVEN.

POWERS (CONTINUED) DISTRICTS ABUTTING PUBLIC WATERS

70 ILCS 1205/11-1

(70 ILCS 1205/11-1) (from Ch. 105, par. 11-1)

Sec. 11-1.

Nothing in this code shall be deemed to repeal "An Act to
enable park commissioners having control of a park or parks bordering upon
public waters in this state, to enlarge and connect the same from time to
time by extensions over lands and the bed of such waters and defining the
use which may be made of such extensions, and granting lands for the
purpose of such enlargements", approved May 14, 1903, as amended, or

"An Act to enable park commissioners having control of any boulevard or
driveway bordering upon any public waters in this state to extend the
same", approved June 4, 1889, or

"An Act to enable cities, towns, and villages having control of lands
bordering upon public waters and riparian rights appurtenant thereto to
grant, convey, or release the same for park purposes to park commissioners,
park boards, or boards of park commissioners and to make agreements with
park commissioners, park boards or boards of park commissioners for the
reclamation of submerged lands under such public waters for park purposes",
approved June 29, 1915, but said acts shall be available to and the
powers, rights and duties therein confirmed shall apply to all park
districts under this code which have heretofore acquired or shall hereafter
acquire control over any lands bordering upon any public waters in this
state and the riparian rights appurtenant thereto.

(Source: P.A. 83-333.)

70 ILCS 1205/11-2

(70 ILCS 1205/11-2) (from Ch. 105, par. 11-2)

Sec. 11-2.

When any park district borders upon any navigable body of water,
the title to the bed or submerged land of which is vested in the State of
Illinois, said district may take possession of, enclose, fill in, reclaim
and protect any portion of such submerged land bordering thereon, over
which there shall be shoal and shallow water not fit for navigation and
shall have the power to establish, construct and maintain parks and
boulevards over and upon the same, and all right, title and interest of the
State of Illinois in and to the bed or submerged land of such body of water
so taken possession of, enclosed, filled in and reclaimed is hereby granted
and ceded to such park district and the title thereto shall vest in such
park district to be held for the use and benefit of the public as a part of
said park district for park and boulevard purposes exclusively, and said
district shall have power for the purpose of reclaiming such submerged land
and protecting the same thereafter, to construct all necessary
break-waters, or protection for the building and maintenance of such parks
and boulevards, and the enclosing or reclamation of such submerged lands.

Any such submerged lands so enclosed and reclaimed as aforesaid shall
forever be held and maintained for park and boulevard purposes and no
portion thereof shall ever be granted or ceded away by any district for any
purpose, and in case the same should ever cease to be used for park or
boulevard purposes, then the title to the same shall revest in the State of
Illinois, together with all the improvements thereon and the appurtenances
thereof.

(Source: Laws 1951, p. 113.)

70 ILCS 1205/11-3

(70 ILCS 1205/11-3) (from Ch. 105, par. 11-3)

Sec. 11-3.

Whenever the land so taken possession of, enclosed, filled in,
and reclaimed under Section 11-2 shall lie along property not belonging to
such district, and by the taking possession of, enclosing and filling in
such submerged land, such property shall be shut off from its access to
such body of water and shall be injuriously affected thereby, such district
shall pay all damages arising to such property therefrom, and in case the
same cannot be agreed upon, they shall be ascertained in the manner
hereinbefore provided for the acquiring of property for such district by
condemnation proceedings.

(Source: Laws 1951, p. 113.)

70 ILCS 1205/11-4

(70 ILCS 1205/11-4) (from Ch. 105, par. 11-4)

Sec. 11-4.

Subject to the provisions of Section 1 of "An Act
to define the powers of members of police forces established
and maintained by park districts", approved April 29, 1931, as
now or hereafter amended, whenever any park district is located
along any such
navigable body of water as set forth in Section 11-2, the right is
hereby given to the corporate authorities thereof to take charge of,
control and police such body of water and the land thereunder for a
distance of three hundred feet along any park, boulevard or pleasure
drive constructed by it and bordering thereon.

(Source: P.A. 80-414.)

70 ILCS 1205/11-5

(70 ILCS 1205/11-5) (from Ch. 105, par. 11-5)

Sec. 11-5.

Nothing in Section 11-2 to 11-4 inclusive shall be construed
as granting to any such district the right to interfere with the navigation
of any navigable body of water or to shut off the access to any public dock
or landing thereon, or to shut off the access of public highways or streets
to such body of water at reasonable intervals in each municipality
bordering thereon in said district.

(Source: Laws 1951, p. 113.)