(70 ILCS 2115/0.01) (from Ch. 42, par. 410.10)
Sec. 0.01.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Rend Lake Dam and Reservoir on the Big Muddy River Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
(70 ILCS 2115/1) (from Ch. 42, par. 410.11)
Sec. 1.
The Governor and the Rend Lake Conservancy District of this State
are authorized to give assurance to any agency of the United States
Government for the performance of items of non-federal participation
involved in the construction, operation and maintenance of the Rend Lake
Dam and Reservoir on the Big Muddy River as set forth in House Document No.
541, Second Session, 87th Congress of the United States of America and as
required by the “Flood Control Act of 1962”, as amended.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 14.)
(70 ILCS 2115/2) (from Ch. 42, par. 410.12)
Sec. 2.
The Department of Natural Resources, as successor to the
Department of Public Works and Buildings and the Department of
Transportation, is authorized to enter into contracts
with any agency of the United States Government as may be necessary for the
purpose of reimbursing the United States, in accordance with the Federal
Water Supply Act of 1958 as amended, for the construction costs and the
annual operation and maintenance costs allocated to water-supply storage
in the improvements referred to in Section 1 of this Act; provided, however,
that costs shall be limited to the increased cost of the project which the
United States Government incurs in providing features of construction,
operation
and maintenance that result in benefits peculiar to the people of this State
as allowed by federal law and regulations. Any rights under such contracts
may be assigned to the Rend Lake Conservancy District by the
Department, provided that no contract or agreement shall be entered into
without the written consent of the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)