SB0056 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0056

Introduced 1/16/2019, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

615 ILCS 90/7.13 new

Creates the Fox Waterway Agency. Provides that no person shall operate a boat or watercraft that exceeds 40 feet in length on the Fox Waterway, with the exception of boats or watercraft that: (i) are used for dredging, construction, lake maintenance, or similar activities; and (ii) do not carry passengers for hire.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended by adding Section 7.13 as follows:

(615 ILCS 90/7.13 new)

Sec. 7.13. Boat length. No person shall operate a boat or watercraft on the waterway that is more than 40 feet in length. However, this Section does not apply to boats or watercraft that: (i) are used exclusively for dredging, construction, lake maintenance, or similar activities; and (ii) do not carry passengers for hire.