Illinois Compiled Statutes 615 ILCS 30 — Illinois and Michigan Canal Management Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Management Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

The Department of Natural Resources shall have control and management of the Illinois and Michigan canal, including its feeders, basins and appurtenances, and the property thereto belonging, and shall have authority: (1) To obtain, subject to the "Personnel Code" approved July 18, 1955, as amended, a general superinten…

The Department of Natural Resources shall have the following duties: (1) To take all necessary proceedings on behalf of the state to establish the title of the state and recover the possession of any canal lands or real estate owned by the state which may be claimed by or be in the adverse possession of another person…

Eminent domain

Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

All deeds, title papers, agreements and contracts affecting the title to real estate in this state, heretofore executed by the board of trustees of the Illinois and Michigan canal, under the seal of said board, by the canal commissioners under their official seal, by the Department of Public Works and Buildings under i…

Copies of the books and entries of the sale or conveyance of any lands or lots that have been sold or conveyed by the trustees of the Illinois and Michigan canal, by the canal commissioners, by the Department of Public Works and Buildings, by the Department of Transportation, or by the Department of Natural Resources (…

The Department of Natural Resources shall keep an accurate account of all moneys received and of all expenditures of every kind

The Department of Natural Resources shall keep an accurate account of all moneys received and of all expenditures of every kind. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Whoever, without the written consent of the Department of Natural Resources, digs any drain or ditch, or removes or deposits any earth, sand, gravel, water or other material, or causes the same to be done, whereby any substance is washed into the canal to its injury, shall, for each offense, be guilty of a Class B misd…

Whoever, without the written permission of the Department of Natural Resources, constructs any wharf, basin, or watering place, or makes or contrives any device whatever, for the purpose of taking any water from the canal, or omits to conform to the directions of the Department granting such permission, shall, for each…

Whoever shall lead, ride or drive any horse, ox, ass, mule or cattle on either bank of the canal without the permission of the Department of Natural Resources shall, for each offense, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Whoever shall put, or cause to be put, any dead animal or offensive matter into the canal shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor

Whoever shall put, or cause to be put, any dead animal or offensive matter into the canal shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Whoever shall construct or attempt to construct any bridge across the canal without having first submitted the plan thereof to the Department of Natural Resources and obtained its consent thereto shall, for each offense, be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and the Department may remove the same or any part thereof at th…

All fines and penalties herein provided for may be recovered in the name of the People of the State of Illinois and, when collected, shall be paid to the Department of Natural Resources and by it paid into the State treasury as other revenues of the canal. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Whoever is guilty of any offense created by this act, shall also be liable for all damages occasioned thereby

Whoever is guilty of any offense created by this act, shall also be liable for all damages occasioned thereby. (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 188.)