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| | HB3240 Enrolled | | LRB099 10519 RJF 30746 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 26a as follows:
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| 6 | | (615 ILCS 5/26a) (from Ch. 19, par. 74)
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| 7 | | Sec. 26a.
The Department of Natural Resources may issue |
| 8 | | orders requiring all necessary remedial actions to correct |
| 9 | | violations of this Act and impose the civil penalties provided |
| 10 | | in this Section. All orders entered by the Department of |
| 11 | | Natural Resources shall be
made only upon giving reasonable |
| 12 | | notice to persons to be affected by such
orders; or having any |
| 13 | | interest in the subject matter of such orders and
after a |
| 14 | | hearing in relation thereto. Any person who violates any |
| 15 | | provision of this Act; any rule or regulation adopted by the |
| 16 | | Department; any permit, term, or condition of this Act; or any |
| 17 | | order of the Department under this Act, shall be liable for a |
| 18 | | civil penalty of up to 2 times the applicable permit fee, but |
| 19 | | not to exceed $5,000 for a violation. The penalty fee may, upon |
| 20 | | order of the Department of Natural Resources or a court of |
| 21 | | competent jurisdiction, be made payable to the Department and |
| 22 | | deposited into the State Boating Act Fund for use by the |
| 23 | | Department for ordinary and contingent expenses neglects, |