Bill Text: IL HB5386 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Rivers, Lakes and Streams Act. Provides that any person who violates the Act shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 (instead of $5,000) for a violation not resulting in the potential for loss of life or not associated with dam or floodway construction reasonably valued over $250,000 that continues past a Department of Natural Resources-ordered remediation deadline. Provides that any person who violates the Act shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to 10 times the applicable permit application review fee, but not to exceed $50,000, plus an additional civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day the violation continues past a Department-ordered remediation deadline, for any violation resulting in the potential for loss of life or associated with dam or floodway construction reasonably valued over $250,000. Provides that payment of such penalties does not discharge the required remediation of the violation. Provides that a penalty shall (instead of "may") be paid to the Department and deposited into the State Boating Act Fund. Repeals the Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5386 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5386-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning natural resources.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | by 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 under this Act ; any permit , term , or condition of | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | this Act; or any order of the Department under this Act, shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | be liable for a civil penalty of up to 2 times the applicable | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | permit application review fee, but not to exceed $10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $5,000 for a violation not resulting in the potential for loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of life or not associated with dam or floodway construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | reasonably valued over $250,000 that continues past a | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Department-ordered remediation deadline. Any person who |
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1 | violates any provision of this Act; any rule or regulation | ||||||
2 | adopted by the Department; any permit term or condition of | ||||||
3 | this Act; or any order of the Department under this Act for a | ||||||
4 | violation resulting in the potential for loss of life or | ||||||
5 | associated with dam or floodway construction reasonably valued | ||||||
6 | over $250,000, shall be liable for a civil penalty of up to 10 | ||||||
7 | times the applicable permit application review fee, but not to | ||||||
8 | exceed $50,000, plus an additional civil penalty not to exceed | ||||||
9 | $1,000 for each day the violation continues past a | ||||||
10 | Department-ordered remediation deadline. Payment of such | ||||||
11 | penalties does not discharge the required remediation of the | ||||||
12 | violation . The penalty fee shall may , upon order of the | ||||||
13 | Department of Natural Resources or a court of competent | ||||||
14 | jurisdiction, be made payable to the Department and deposited | ||||||
15 | into the State Boating Act Fund for use by the Department for | ||||||
16 | ordinary and contingent expenses.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 99-73, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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18 | (615 ILCS 60/Act rep.) | ||||||
19 | Section 10. The Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers Act is | ||||||
20 | repealed.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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