Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 4/11/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2806 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2806 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended  
5by changing Section 30 as follows:
 



6    (615 ILCS 5/30)  (from Ch. 19, par. 78.1)



7    Sec. 30. Powers of the Department of Natural Resources. 
8    (a) The Department of Natural Resources may make such 
9reasonable rules
and regulations as may be necessary to 
10administer this Act.

11    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, the 
12Department of Natural Resources does not have the power to 
13adopt rules or regulations, or to issue or deny permits, with 
14respect to use or construction on private waterfront property 
15on land exposed due to reliction in rivers located wholly or 
16partly within this State.
 
 
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1    For purposes of this Section, "private waterfront 
2property" means land bordering or including any public river of 
3this State in which a plot of land is owned by a private 
4citizen and his or her plot shows the boundaries of his or her 
5property extends into the public river and which is used for 
6the purposes of calculating the value of property taxes paid on 
7the property.
8    For the purposes of this Section, "reliction" means the 
9gradual recession of water leaving land permanently uncovered. 
10(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)".