Illinois and Michigan Canal Land Use Act (615 ILCS 40/)

Chapter 615 — Waterways

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Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Illinois and Michigan Canal Land Use Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1.

Whenever any lands, laid out and platted before July 15, 1953 as a public landing or basin, appurtenant to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, by or under the authority of the State of Illinois and being an integral part of the lands acquired by the State of Illinois from the United States of America or otherwise, relating to the use, construction, maintenance and operation of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and its Lateral and Feeder Canals, are no longer in use as a public landing or basin, the fee title thereto is hereby declared vested in the State of Illinois, and the Director of Natural Resources shall use said lands for purposes in the interest of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.

(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)

Sec. 2.

The Director of Natural Resources must procure certified copies of this amendatory Act from the Secretary of State and file same in the Office of the recorder of any County containing any of said lands.

(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)