Full Text of HJR0066 96th General Assembly
HJ0066 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Chicago Park District has filed applications | 3 |
| with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, requesting | 4 |
| permits to install harbor facilities at Chicago Gateway Harbor | 5 |
| and the 31st Street Harbor both in Lake Michigan in the City of | 6 |
| Chicago to accommodate the ever-increasing boating public in | 7 |
| the Chicago and northeastern Illinois areas; and
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| WHEREAS, Section 18 of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act | 9 |
| provides that it is unlawful to commence the building of a | 10 |
| harbor or mooring facility without (i) receiving a permit for | 11 |
| the building of those facilities from the Department of Natural | 12 |
| Resources, (ii) having the building of those facilities | 13 |
| authorized by the General Assembly and approved by the | 14 |
| Governor, and (iii) establishing that the building of those | 15 |
| facilities shall be in aid of and not an interference with the | 16 |
| public interest or navigation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department of Natural Resources, in | 18 |
| fulfilling its statutory responsibilities, finds that the | 19 |
| proposed construction programs requested by the Chicago Park | 20 |
| District will be in aid of and not an interference with the | 21 |
| public interest or navigation, as that phrase is defined in | 22 |
| Section 18 of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act, and the | 23 |
| Department offers no objection to the building of such |
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| facilities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 4 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Chicago Park District is | 5 |
| hereby authorized to construct a floating marina, to be | 6 |
| anchored to the bed of Lake Michigan, for the purpose of | 7 |
| accommodating the mooring of 270 watercraft at the Chicago | 8 |
| Gateway Harbor in accordance with the terms and conditions of | 9 |
| the permits issued by the Department of Natural Resources under | 10 |
| the provisions of the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act; and be it | 11 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That the Chicago Park District is hereby | 13 |
| authorized to construct a floating marina, to be anchored to | 14 |
| the bed of Lake Michigan, for the purpose of accommodating the | 15 |
| mooring of 850 watercraft at the 31st Street Harbor in | 16 |
| accordance with the terms and conditions of the permits issued | 17 |
| by the Department of Natural Resources under the provisions of | 18 |
| the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act; and be it further | 19 |
| RESOLVED, That the jurisdiction and control of the | 20 |
| Department of Natural Resources over the bed of Lake Michigan | 21 |
| under the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act shall in no way be | 22 |
| diminished or limited by the authorizations and approvals | 23 |
| granted herein and that the title to the bed of Lake Michigan |
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| under the floating marinas authorized to be constructed shall | 2 |
| remain in the State of Illinois and no improvements, other than | 3 |
| those herein authorized and approved, shall be made without the | 4 |
| further authorization and approval of the Department of Natural | 5 |
| Resources under the provisions of the Rivers, Lakes, and | 6 |
| Streams Act; and be it further | 7 |
| RESOLVED, That the approval granted by this resolution with | 8 |
| respect to a project is rescinded if the approval of the | 9 |
| Governor has not been received prior to the commencement of any | 10 |
| work in connection with the construction of that project, and | 11 |
| this approval does not apply to any work that is not in | 12 |
| conformance with the permit issued by the Department of Natural | 13 |
| Resources; and be it further | 14 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of the resolution be | 15 |
| immediately delivered to the Department of Natural Resources | 16 |
| for filing with papers, documents, or other material, | 17 |
| information, and data relating to the application for and | 18 |
| processing of the permit for such work.
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