This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Lake Management Program Act
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Lake Management Program Act." (Source: P.A. 86-939.)
Illinois · statute · 525 ILCS 25 · 7 active provisions
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Lake Management Program Act." (Source: P.A. 86-939.)
(a) The General Assembly finds and recognizes that: (1) Illinois' 2,900 lakes and 82,000 ponds provide many economic and social benefits including fishing, swimming, boating, water supply, wildlife habitat, flood control, tourism, and property value enhancement; and that the public uses and benefits of Illinois' water…
As used in this Act. (a) "Administrative Framework Plan" means the plan developed by the State to administer and implement the requirements of this Act. (b) "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (c) "Comprehensive lake management" means an action resulting from lake management strategies and plan…
(a) Within one year following passage of this Act, the Agency shall develop, in consultation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the Division of Water Resources, an Administrative Framework Plan for implementing the requirements of this Act, including but not l…
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the Division of Water Resources shall assist the Agency in its preparation of the Administrative Framework Plan. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
Applications submitted to the Agency by Lake Owners to implement Diagnostic and Feasibility Studies, Long-Term Restoration and Preservation Projects, and Water Quality Maintenance Programs shall be reviewed on an annual basis, with a procedure for an ad hoc emergency application review. Criteria to be used by the Agenc…
(a) The Agency shall grant funds to applicants on a priority basis limited only by the availability of funds. Grants should be 50% of the costs for Diagnostic and Feasibility Studies, and shall not exceed 50% of the costs for either Long Term Restoration and Preservation Projects or Water Quality Maintenance Programs.…