Illinois Compiled Statutes 515 ILCS 5/1-145 – Propagation facilities
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The Department may, for the purpose of propagating aquatic life, establish and maintain facilities upon any water owned or leased by the State of Illinois or by the United States of America with the United States Government, as the case may be, or agency, State or federal, having jurisdiction over the water.
The Department is empowered, or it may participate jointly with any municipality or other subdivision of this State or the United States, to select and purchase, lease, receive by donation, or acquire in accordance with the laws relating to eminent domain:
(a) suitable waters for the propagation and conservation of aquatic life;
(b) waters to be used as public fishing and recreation areas; or
(c) suitable waters, real property, or both for the construction and operation of conservation lakes and public fishing grounds, and to construct and maintain on the property or waters any buildings, roads, bridges, and other recreational facilities the Department deems necessary or desirable for a full and complete utilization of the property or waters for the purposes set forth in this Code. The Department is further authorized to acquire all the necessary property or rights-of-way for the purposes of ingress and egress to these waters and lands and to construct and maintain on the property or rights-of-way all necessary roads and bridges.
The Department is empowered, or it may participate jointly with any municipality or other subdivision of this State or the United States, to select and purchase, lease, receive by donation, or acquire in accordance with the laws relating to eminent domain:
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 515 ILCS 5/1-145
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(a) suitable waters for the propagation and conservation of aquatic life;
(b) waters to be used as public fishing and recreation areas; or
(c) suitable waters, real property, or both for the construction and operation of conservation lakes and public fishing grounds, and to construct and maintain on the property or waters any buildings, roads, bridges, and other recreational facilities the Department deems necessary or desirable for a full and complete utilization of the property or waters for the purposes set forth in this Code. The Department is further authorized to acquire all the necessary property or rights-of-way for the purposes of ingress and egress to these waters and lands and to construct and maintain on the property or rights-of-way all necessary roads and bridges.