Illinois Compiled Statutes 615 ILCS 35 — Illinois and Michigan Canal Protection Act.

Short title

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

The Department of Natural Resources may ascertain and establish the surveys of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the strips of land adjacent thereto, including the 90 foot strips as originally made and laid out by the State and Federal governments. The Department may employ, without reference to the State Civil Servi…

No claim, other than that of the State, to any of the lands and premises, shall be recognized by the Department of Natural Resources or by any other officer of the State, except in cases where such claim is based upon the valid deed, contract, lease or permit of the proper officers of the State. It shall be the duty of…

The Department of Natural Resources shall protect against and prevent encroachments upon the Illinois and Michigan Canal

The Department of Natural Resources shall protect against and prevent encroachments upon the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The Department may change and improve the canal to provide for any other use in connection with conservation or recreation which the Department considers advantageous to the State. No permission now…

The Attorney General of the State of Illinois is hereby authorized and directed to institute in the name of the People and to prosecute whatever suits are necessary to protect and maintain the rights of the State in and to said Illinois & Michigan Canal throughout its entire ninety-six mile course from the south fork o…

The Department of Natural Resources may, after due notice and hearing, make whatever administrative rules are necessary to make effective the provisions of this Act

The Department of Natural Resources may, after due notice and hearing, make whatever administrative rules are necessary to make effective the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)