45 ILCS 147/ Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act.
(45 ILCS 147/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Great Lakes‑St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Act.
(Source: P.A. 95‑238, eff. 8‑17‑07.)
(45 ILCS 147/5)
Sec. 5. Great Lakes‑St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. The Governor of this State is authorized to take such action as may be necessary and proper in his or her discretion to effectuate the following Compact and the initial organization and operation thereunder:
AGREEMENT
Section 1. The states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby solemnly covenant and agree with each other, upon enactment of concurrent legislation by the respective state legislatures and consent by the Congress of the United States as follows:
GREAT LAKES‑ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN WATER RESOURCESCOMPACTARTICLE 1SHORT TITLE, DEFINITIONS, PURPOSES AND DURATION
Section 1.1. Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Great Lakes‑St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact."
Section 1.2. Definitions. For the purposes of this Compact, and of any supplemental or concurring legislation enacted pursuant thereto, except as may be otherwise required by the context:
Adaptive Management means a Water resources management system that provides a systematic process for evaluation, monitoring and learning from the outcomes of operational programs and adjustment of policies, plans and programs based on experience and the evolution of scientific knowledge concerning Water resources and Water Dependent Natural Resources.
Agreement means the Great Lakes‑St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement.
Applicant means a Person who is required to submit a Proposal that is subject to management and regulation under this Compact. Application has a corresponding meaning.
Basin or Great Lakes‑St. Lawrence River Basin means the watershed of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River upstream from Trois‑Rivi