Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

Filed: 4/4/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2012

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2012 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended by
5adding Section 7.5a as follows:
 
6    (615 ILCS 90/7.5a new)
7    Sec. 7.5a. Public use of channels.
8    (a) If dredging and restoration work upon a channel located
9within the territory of the Agency is paid for with boating
10fees or other public moneys the water located within the
11channel remains public water. The channel shall remain open and
12accessible to the general public; however, if the channel is
13owned or under the jurisdiction of any governmental entity or
14agency, the general public's use of the channel shall be
15subject to that entity or agency's authority to take charge of,
16control, and police the channel.

 

 

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1    (b) If dredging and restoration work upon a channel located
2within the territory of the Agency is entirely paid for with
3funds other than those generated by boating fees or other
4public moneys, the owner of the property adjoining the channel
5shall retain the right to close the channel to the general
6public, provided that if a property owner closes a channel to
7the public in accordance with this subsection (b), the property
8owner shall post signage giving notice that the channel is a
9private waterway and closed to the general public.
10    (c) The provisions of this Section only apply to dredging
11and restoration work performed on or after the effective date
12of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.".