Illinois HB1873 amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act to protect public access to navigable waters.
Illinois HB1873 amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act to protect public access to navigable waters. It includes all rights recognized by State or federal law, such as the rights set forth in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and the federal navigational servitude. The Department of Natural Resources is tasked with protecting public uses, which include boating, tubing, fishing, swimming, and wading. The bill also ensures that no action or inaction by the Department of Natural Resources shall create a presumption against the navigability of any waterway segment.
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