Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
Filed: 3/15/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 91 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 91 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Fox Waterway Agency Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3 and  by adding Section 3.1 as follows:
 



6    (615 ILCS 90/3)  (from Ch. 19, par. 1203)



7    Sec. 3. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise 
8requires: 

9    (a) "Agency" means the  Fox Waterway Agency
created by this 
10Act.

11    (b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Fox 
12Waterway Agency.

13    (c) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of 
14the  Fox Waterway Agency.

15    (d) "Member County" means that portion of either Lake 
16County or McHenry
County which lies within the territory of the 
 
 
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1Agency.

2    (e) "Chain of Lakes Fox River Recreational Waterway" or 
3"waterway" "Waterway" means the Fox River and interconnecting 
4lakes commonly
known as the Chain O Lakes from the Wisconsin 
5State line to the Algonquin
Dam, all within the State of 
6Illinois, and includes all streams, bayous, sloughs, 
7backwaters, side channels, improved channels, and submerged 
8lands or parts thereof which lie within the territory of the 
9Agency.

10(Source: P.A. 89-162, eff. 7-19-95.)

 
11    (615 ILCS 90/3.1 new)
12    Sec. 3.1. Public use. All waters within the waterway are 
13open to the public for navigation and fishing.
 

14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.".