Bill Amendment: IL HB3240 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

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Bill Title: RIVERS LAKES STREAMS-DNR FINE

Status: 2015-07-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0073 [HB3240 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB3240-Senate_Amendment_001.html

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Sen. William E. Brady

Filed: 5/12/2015

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3240
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3240 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act is amended
by changing Section 26a as follows:
(615 ILCS 5/26a) (from Ch. 19, par. 74)
Sec. 26a. The Department of Natural Resources may issue
orders requiring all necessary remedial actions to correct
violations of this Act and impose the civil penalties provided
in this Section. All orders entered by the Department of
Natural Resources shall be made only upon giving reasonable
notice to persons to be affected by such orders; or having any
interest in the subject matter of such orders and after a
hearing in relation thereto. Any person who violates any
provision of this Act; any rule or regulation adopted by the
Department under this Act; any permit, term, or condition of

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this Act; or any order of the Department under this Act, shall
be liable for a civil penalty of up to 2 times the applicable
permit fee, but not to exceed $10,000 for a violation. The
penalty fee may, upon order of the Department of Natural
Resources or a court of competent jurisdiction, be made payable
to the Department and deposited into the State Boating Act Fund
for use by the Department for ordinary and contingent expenses
neglects, refuses or fails to obey any lawful order made by the
Department of Natural Resources and to carry the same into
effect in accordance with such order is liable for a fine of
not less than $100 nor more than $1000 to be recovered in a
civil action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois
in any circuit court.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)".