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Board, Officers & Personnel The RCD Board of Directors is comprised of five property owners within the district. To be on the board, your primary residence must be registered within the taxing district and you must be a registered voter. The board member terms last for five years and become due to expire in a staggered pattern so that each year only one board member's position will expire. At that time, the existing board member, as well as any other interested parties, must apply at the County Clerk's office at the Ogle County Courthouse and be interviewed for the new term. Applications for normal end of terms should be in by the end of March as the position officially starts on May 1st. This same process will apply for a position that is open midterm. Openings are announced in the local newspapers, the bulletin boards at the front entrances to Lost Lake, on our Facebook page, and here on our website.  Click here to view/download a Board of Trustees Application For Appointment form Board meetings are open to the public and occur on the second Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Lake Court Center. Our Current Board of Directors: (left to right) Hal Warren, Tim Spelde, Doug Jones, Tim Sanders, Norm Eakley ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Tim Spelde (President) • Facilitates meetings and manages organization • Oversees employees • Attends to all legal matters and interpretations • Oversees RCD asset management, including building, grounds, beaches, and parks • Involved in the preparation of the Annual Budget • Manages the dam, including maintenance • Works with Wildlife Manager to ensure proper application of wildlife control techniques • Responsible for campground issues and upkeep including road access • Oversees RCD Lake Security Program, including boating and dock regulatory enforcement • Liaison with Lost Lake POA and Lost Lake Utility District • Oversees Hunting Program • Responsible for Fish Stocking and Management Program Hal Warren (Vice President) • Runs meetings and manages organization during absence of President • Oversees Watershed Program • Manages Silt Basins • Reviews and approves all dock construction/shoreline improvements • Oversees Private Dock Compliance Norm Eakley (Treasurer) • Signs financial documents • Oversees all financial operations of the RCD • Manages Lake Court Center building upkeep Doug Jones (Secretary) • Signs official documents as needed • Reviews meeting minutes for accuracy Tim Sanders (Member at Large) Beth Caudill (Employee - Office Manager) • Manages all administrative needs of the RCD, including all required postings, meeting minutes, etc. • Manages use of Community Center, Campground, Lake, and properties; maintains boat and dock registrations • Maintains and updates website • Advisor to the President and Board on legal administrative issues • FOIA Officer • Helps prepare for and attend meetings • Performs Financial Duties, including creating budget and levy, annual and monthly reports, employee tax filing • Prepares Financial Reports Mark Ryerson (Employee - Building & Grounds Maintenance) • Handy-man Maintenance of Lake Court Center and other properties as requested by the board Bryer Peters (Employee - Grounds Maintenance) • Grounds Maintenance at Beaches, Parks, and Campground as requested by the board Rebecca Olson (Olson Ecological Solutions) (Contractor - Grant Manager) • Researches, Manages and Applies for Grants on behalf of the RCD • Wetland and Shoreline Plant Advisor • Helps Supervise Watershed Program Meetings Joe Rush (JadEco) (Contractor - Aquatic Manager) • Advises Board on Management of the Lake and Grant Funded Projects • Inspects Shoreline Improvements • Advises at Watershed Program Meetings • Advises Board on Dredging • Completes electroshocking surveys and provides recommendations for fish stocking

Fishing The Lost Lake RCD's lake and watershed management activities have proven themselves very beneficial to the lake's fishery qualities.  When the RCD began managing the lake in the late 1970s, the quality of the lake's overall fishing was on a marked and very noticeable decline. Now, some 30-plus years later, the lake can be considered one of the state's best waters for trophy walleye, largemouth bass, muskie and crappie. Also roaming the 88-acre Lost Lake are channel catfish, smallmouth and hybrid striped bass, sunfish/bluegill, and perch.  A good deal of thanks and gratitude must also be passed along to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), and the Lost Lake Fishing Club, for their many volunteer efforts that have greatly contributed to Lost Lake's rejuvenation. To view IDNR & privately-hired electroshocking studies and historical fish stocking data, click here . 2026 Fishing Creel Limits Stocking of game fish by the RCD, and assisted by the Lost Lake, is driven by electroshocking studies conducted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and typically occurs in October. Releasing a quality muskie back into Lost Lake. Muskie raised during electroshocking Stocking of game fish by the RCD, and assisted by the Lost Lake, is driven by electroshocking studies conducted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and typically occurs in October. 1/8 Clicking on any of the images above will enlarge the slideshow images, and reveal full captioning. Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) laws and regulations are in force while fishing Lost Lake. Click HERE to view/download the current IDNR fishing laws and regulations.

FOIA Information FOIA Request Form (Click Here to download form) Freedom Of Information Act Notice (Click Here for a Downloadable PDF of this Notice) Your Right to Public Information FOIA Officer: Tim Spelde FOIA Deputy Officer: Beth Caudill If you would like to request public information, we ask that you complete an F.O.I.A request form. The form is available for download at our website, www.lostlakercd.org and is available at our office during regular business hours. Please fill out the form and either mail, email, or hand deliver the form with attention to one of the FOIA officers above. Office Address: Lost Lake RCD, 404 Lake Court, Dixon, IL 61021 Email: beth.caudill@lostlakercd.org Phone: 815.652.2006 FOIA FEES Lost Lake RCD may charge the requestor certain fees in conjunction with a request. In general, the first 50 pages of black and white photo static copies are free. Extra pages are charged at 15 cents per page. Color copies are charged at 25 cents per page. Please consult the Illinois F. O. I. A. Act 5 ILCS 140/1 Sec. 6 for more detailed information regarding charges that may apply to certain requests. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=85

Clear Creek Watershed The "Clear Creek Watershed" is a 7.22-mile basin that drains 11,130 acres (17.4 mi³) in Ogle and Lee counties in north-central Illinois. Lost Lake (88 acres) is the main repository of the drainage, and, as the water continues its journey to the Rock River, the Mississippi River, and beyond. In 2009, the RCD initiated an outreach effort. Headed by then RCD President and visionary Steve Larry, this informal group visited major stakeholders in the Clear Creek Watershed. Over time, these stakeholders agreed to participate in a formal effort to manage the watershed streams, creeks, ponds, flora, wild life and livestock in order to improve the quality of all waters in the watershed including Lost Lake.  From this coalition, two important committees were formed: the Clear Creek Watershed Partnership (CCWP), and the Clear Creek Technical Advisory Committee (CCTAC). After two years, 12 meetings and one executive session, these two committees produced a formal action plan. In short, management of the Clear Creek watershed focuses on addressing flash-flooding issues, minimizing stormwater run-off, flashy hydrology, streambank erosion, and related sedimentation and pollutant loading into the streams . . . all in an effort to benefit the 'SWAPAH' (Soil, Water, Plants, Animals and Humans) residing in the watershed. Reaching out to stakeholders in the Clear Creek Watershed represents a major step toward the overarching goal of the further viability of Lost Lake as a major ecological, aesthetic and engineering success. The culmination of the initial outreach, in the form of the CCWP and the CCTAC committees has put an end to the myopic view of Lost Lake as isolated “local community” lake and has replaced that view with one that recognizes Lost Lake a part of a larger ecosystem. Images From The Clear Creek Watershed Lost Lake looking North across Lost Nation Road Clear Creek south of Lost Nation Road Clear Creek erosion (site #06052) Lost Lake looking North across Lost Nation Road 1/8 Clicking on any of the above images will enlarge the slideshow, and reveal any hidden captioning. In 2010, the Clear Creek Watershed Partnership produced two documents: the Clear Creek Watershed Inventory and Analysis document, and the Clear Creek Watershed Action Plan — providing a detailed roadmap and set of recommendations that are being implemented to this day. Click on the below links to view/download these documents. Clear Creek Watershed Inventory and Analysis Clear Creek Watershed Action Plan Babbling Brook and Lost Lake Stabilization Project Video

Winter Boat Storage NEW! The RCD now offers winter boat storage at our Campground. A storage rental program is available for landowners within the RCD district, and while all landowners qualify, there will be a limited number of spaces (14) available. A renter will be able to store a registered boat with trailer at the campsite from September 1 to April 30 with the following restrictions: Only boats with trailers 24' and under in length will be allowed to be stored at the campsite. Renter must provide 2x12s to rest tires and tongue on, to protect the property from damage. Window to place boat with trailer for the season will be from September 1 to September 30. Window to remove boat with trailer from storage will be from April 1 to April 30. Renter's boat/trailer still in storage after May 15 will be towed away at the owner's expense, and the owner will need to work with the towing company on getting their boat back. Renters accept all liability as it pertains to storage. The RCD is not responsible for any damage to renter's boat/trailer while in storage at campsite including theft, vandalism, floods, or other acts of nature. Any embellishments to the storage site are only to be completed by the RCD or with RCD approval. Renters will pay $150 non-refundable fee per season. Renters will need to schedule with the RCD to open the campground gate to store or retrieve your boat. Renters will retain the first option to extend to the next season. (Rates may be adjusted.) The RCD may terminate a rental agreement for non-compliance with no refund issued to the renter. Please complete & return the Winter Boat Storage Rental Agreement to reserve your space.

Boating To offer boaters convenient access to the waters of Lost Lake, the RCD provides and maintains several boat docking, storage and launching opportunities. Note: All boats must be registered with Lost Lake RCD, and all powered boats must be registered with the State of Illinois. To complete necessary registration forms, click HERE . East Side of Lost Lake • Adjacent to the North Beach on the end of Beech Lane, this location has a boat launch, boat racks, and a dock. • The East Boat Launch Area is located on Oak Lane and features a boat ramp, boat racks, a boat dock, and a kayak launch. West Side of Lost Lake • Located at the cul-de-sac end of Park Drive, this area provides a boat launch, boat racks, a dock, and a kayak launch. • Located on the north side of the dam are additional boat racks.  Rental Docks The RCD also owns and rents 16 seasonal boat dock spaces for those boat owners who want want on-water boat docking/storage. To learn more, click here . Boating and Boat Rules • All boats that must be registered with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), must have a current IDNR decal, and must have a current RCD Lost Lake boat decal. Boats stored on RCD racks must have a separate rack decal. • Boats with gas-powered engines may not use the engines while on the lake. • Any boat that does not have up-to-date IDNR stickers and current RCD boat and rack decals and is stored on RCD property will be removed and locked up. The owner must prove current sticker and pay a storage and handling fee to have their boat returned to them. Please keep in mind the following when using these facilities and any other RCD facilities, including the lake: • NO ALCOHOLIC beverages are allowed on the lake. • Disorderly conduct and unreasonable noises are not permitted on any of the RCD properties. This includes activities that are disruptive to surrounding properties. To complete necessary R egistration forms, click HERE . To view the Kayak Launch demo, click HERE .

Archived Podcasts This podcast updates the lake dredging project, our most recent grant application, and the cafe/marina project. Podcast #6 | March 14, 2016 - 00:00 / 00:00 Podcast #5 | January 18, 2016 - 00:00 / 00:00 This podcast updates the Schings Park dredging project and overviews a new grant proposal, and the conversion of the Lake Court Center. Podcast #4 | November 24, 2015 - 00:00 / 00:00 Listen to CCWP interview (Part 2), Schings' Park dredging report, learn about a Lake Court Center business opportunity, and a Christmas Tree Walk. Listen as the RCD discusses the Clear Creek Watershed Partnership, the lake dredging project, the Pennies For Parks' "Haunted Hayride", and more. Podcast #3: October 18, 2015 - 00:00 / 00:00 Podcast #2: September 13, 2015 - 00:00 / 00:00 Listen as the RCD discusses fish stocking, lake dredging, "Pickle Ball", and more. Podcast #1: August 10, 2015 - 00:00 / 00:00 RCD Vice President Glenn Baldwin discusses fiscal challenges faced by the RCD, a $100,000 grant application for further shoreline stabilization, and upcoming lake dredging.

Watershed + Lake Management The 11,000-acre Clear Creek watershed encompasses the streams, creeks, waterways, ponds, wetlands and other tributaries that eventually drain into and through 88-acre Lost Lake, and downstream to the Rock River at a point approximately eight miles south of the Oregon dam. The watershed has many stakeholders other than the residents and property owners of the Lost Lake residential community and others within the taxing boundaries of the RCD. Farmers, ranchers, Lost Nation Golf Course, livestock, wildlife, homeowners and nature/conservation organizations all lay claim to the watershed and its resources. Recently, the RCD organized the stakeholders into a partnership that has produced benefits for both them and Lost Lake. The RCD is expanding management responsibilities to include the resources of the watershed in partnership with the stakeholders. Click the other links in this menu section to learn more! CLICK ON ABOVE GRAPHIC TO ENLARGE IT. The Clear Creek watershed is bounded by the red boundary above, encompassing over 11,000 acres.

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Beaches The Lost Lake RCD owns and manages the two lake swimming beaches within the Lost Lake community: "West Beach", and "North Beach". The West Beach is located on the West side of the community along Birch Lane, while the North Beach is on the East side of the community at the end of Beech Lane. Both beaches have porta-potties, picnic tables and charcoal grills. The following rules govern the use of the beaches and shall be enforced by the Lost Lake RCD:  SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK; NO LIFEGUARD PRESENT  1. The beach water is not suitable for drinking. Avoid swallowing water. 2. Admission to the beach may be refused to all persons having any contagious disease, infectious conditions such as colds, fever, ringworm, foot infections, skin lesions, carbuncles, boils, diarrhea, vomiting, inflamed eyes, ear discharges, or any other condition which has the appearance of being infectious. A person under the influence of alcohol or exhibiting erratic behavior shall not be permitted in the beach area. 3. Littering is prohibited. In addition, no food, drink, gum or tobacco is allowed in the water. Glass containers are prohibited throughout the beach area. 4. All children who are not toilet trained shall wear tight-fitting rubber or plastic pants. 5. No one should swim alone. 6. Persons under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible person 16 years of age or older. 7. Personal conduct within the beach area must be such that safety is not jeopardized. 8. Diving is not permitted. 9. Swimming is prohibited after sunset or before sunrise, or when thunder is heard or lightning is seen, including a 15-minute period after the last lightning or thunder is detected. 10. No pets are permitted in the beach area. 11. Feeding of wildlife or actions that encourage their presence is prohibited.  12. Protection from sun exposure is advised for persons on the beach area. Examples include wearing sunscreen, wearing clothing and hats, or staying in shaded areas. Water Testing To prevent illnesses associated with swimming at Illinois beaches, each licensed beach (including the two beaches within the Lost Lake community) is inspected annually to determine that required safety features are in place and there are no sources of possible pollution such as sewage discharges. These inspections are done either by the Illinois Department of Public Health or a local health department, or, in Chicago, by the Chicago Park District. The Department also requires that each of the 335 licensed public beaches be sampled every two weeks to determine that bacterial levels in the water are within limits established in the Swimming Pool and Bathing Beach Code (77 Ill. Admin. Code 820). The maximum E. coli level allowed – 235 colony-forming units per 100 milliliters (cfu/100mL) – is based on guidelines established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for recreational waters. Two sample bottles are mailed to each licensed beach operator every two weeks, beginning in May and concluding in September, for sampling the shallow and deep areas of the beach. If both of the sample results exceed 235 cfu per 100 mL, the operator is ordered to immediately close the beach. If one of the sample results exceeds the 235 level, the facility is required to submit two additional samples. If either of those re-sample results exceeds 235 cfu/100mL, the beach is ordered to close. Beaches are allowed to reopen when both samples collected on the same day have less than 235 cfu/100mL. The Department's regulations also contain a maximum standard for fecal coliform bacteria (500 cfu per 100 mL); the same testing frequency and closing procedures apply. Both E. coli and fecal coliform serve as good indicators of bacterial contamination because they live in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. E. coli is a subgroup of the fecal coliform bacteria. The water quality at many Illinois beaches can be influenced by heavy rainfall. If a recent heavy rainfall makes the water look cloudy, the beach may not be safe even if the most recent sample results were satisfactory. Use common sense and good judgment anytime you swim in natural waters. If the water does not look inviting, don't swim. Since most of the swimming-related disease outbreaks in Illinois have been associated with fecal discharges from swimmers, the Department requires that all children who are not toilet trained wear tight-fitting rubber or plastic pants. Swimmers are advised not to drink the beach water. If you have any questions about the bathing beach program, contact the Department's Division of Environmental Health at 217-782-5830.

LNNLRCD Ordinance, Amendments & Resolutions In April 2002, the LNNLRCD approved an ordinance governing their properties and operations - it is a working document - continually amended as needed. Click Here for a copy of the latest LNNLRCD ordinance. The RCD also enacts resolutions as needed, which they approve at their open board meetings. Legal Authority The RCD was formed under the Special Districts River Conservancy District Validation Act (70 ILCS 2110/). This is "an act authorizing the formation of River Conservancy Districts and giving such districts power to effectuate river and flood control, drainage, irrigation, conservation, sanitation, navigation, recreation, development of water supplies and the protection of fish life." Special Districts - River Conservancy Districts Act - (70 ILCS 2105) gives the RCD the following rights (these are just a portion and not to be considered exclusive or all inclusive): • All courts in this State shall take judicial notice of the existence of all conservancy districts organized under this Act. The RCD can create resolutions and ordinances that are legally binding. • Additional territory may be added to any conservancy district.  • The board of trustees shall exercise all of the powers and control the affairs and property of the district. • All ordinances imposing any penalty or making any appropriations shall within one month after they are passed, be published at least once in a newspaper published in said district; and no such ordinance shall take effect until ten days after it is so published, and all other ordinances and resolutions shall take effect from and after their passage unless otherwise provided therein. • Sec. 9b. The board of trustees of any conservancy district shall in addition to the other powers and duties by this Act conferred and imposed have the following powers and duties: (a) In order to effect the protection, reclamation or irrigation of the land and other property in the district, and to accomplish all other purposes of the district, the board of trustees is authorized and empowered to clean out, straighten, widen, alter, deepen or change the course or terminus of any ditch, drain, sewer, river, water course, pond, lake, creek or natural stream in or out of the district; to fill up any abandoned or altered ditch, drain, sewer, river, water course, pond, lake, creek or natural stream, and to concentrate, divert or divide the flow of water in or out of the district; to construct and maintain main and lateral ditches, sewers, canals, levees, dikes, dams, sluices, revetments, reservoirs, holding basins, floodways, pumping stations and siphons, and any other works and improvements deemed necessary to construct, preserve, operate or maintain the works in or out of the district; to construct or enlarge or cause to be constructed or enlarged any and all bridges that may be needed in or out of the district; to construct or elevate roadways and streets; to construct any and all of the works and improvements across, through or over any public highway, canal, railroad right of way, track, grade, fill or cut, in or out of the district; to remove or change the location of any fence, building, railroad, canal, or other improvements in or out of the district; and shall have the right to hold, encumber, control, to acquire by donation, purchase or condemnation, to construct, own, lease, use and sell real and personal property, including the transfer of real property by gift to the State of Illinois, and any easement, riparian right, railroad right of way, canal, cemetery, sluice, reservoir, holding basin, mill dam, water power, wharf or franchise in or out of the district for right of way, holding basin or for any necessary purpose, or for material to be used in constructing and maintaining the works and improvements, to replat or subdivide land, open new roads, streets and alleys, or change the course of an existing one. Nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to authorize, nor shall the board have the right or authority to furnish water power or electricity for public or private use or otherwise, except only for the operation of the works and instrumentalities of the District; nor shall the board have any power to sell, or otherwise dispose of the waters so collected and impounded except only as otherwise herein permitted. (b) The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to supervise, regulate and control the flow within the boundaries of the District of the waters of any river, stream or water course over and through any and all dams and other obstructions, if any, now or hereafter existing or constructed in, upon or along any such river, stream or water course; provided however, that nothing in this paragraph contained shall empower any conservancy district to abridge or in any manner curtail any vested water power rights or other rights. (c) The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to construct and efficiently maintain a fish-way or fish-ways through or over any and all dams or other obstructions to the flow of any river, stream or water course within the boundaries of the District, which shall be so constructed and maintained as to permit the free passage of fish over such dam or dams or other obstructions. (d) The board shall have the power, if it shall find it conducive to the public health, comfort or convenience to acquire sufficient lands contiguous to its reservoir or reservoirs for the establishment of recreational grounds and the right to permit such reservoir or reservoirs to be used for recreational purposes and to construct on such grounds a building or buildings and other improvements for such recreational purposes; provided however, that nothing in this paragraph contained shall in any way interfere with the drainage or other use of such reservoir or reservoirs for the purpose of controlling, regulating and augmenting the flow of rivers, streams or water courses of the District. (e) In the event that any power or powers, authority or authorities given or granted in any paragraph or section of this Act shall be held to be void, such holding or holdings shall not be construed to in any manner affect the validity of any other part or portion of this Act or this Act in its entirety. (Source: P.A. 86-129.) • Such conservancy district may acquire by purchase, condemnation or otherwise any and all real and personal property, right of way and privileges whether within or without its corporate limits that may be required for its corporate purposes; and in case any district formed hereunder shall be unable to agree with any person or party upon the terms and amounts for which it may desire to acquire or purchase any such property, it may proceed to acquire the same in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Act. • Sec. 11. (1) The board of trustees of a conservancy district incorporated under this Act may acquire, by gift, purchase or lease, land or any of the facilities enumerated below, and may construct, develop, operate, extend and improve such facilities: (a) Dams and reservoirs for water storage, water wells, water purification works, pumping stations, conduits, pipe lines, regulating works and all appurtenances required for the production and delivery of adequate and pure water to incorporated cities and villages, corporations and persons in unincorporated areas within or without the borders of the conservancy district. The board is empowered and legally obligated to build, operate and maintain such water facilities, to adopt and enforce ordinances for the protection of water sources, and to sell water to the incorporated cities and villages and the corporations and persons in unincorporated areas by meter measurements and at rates that will at least defray all fixed, maintenance and operating expenses. (b) Sewage treatment plants, collector, interceptor, and outlet sewers, force mains, conduits, lateral sewers and extensions, pumping stations, ejector stations, and all other appurtenances, extensions, or improvements necessary or useful and convenient for the sanitary collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. The board may prohibit and disconnect storm water drains and outlets where necessary to relieve existing sanitary sewers of storm water loads in order to assure the efficient and sanitary collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes. The board is empowered and legally obligated to establish rates and charges for the services of any such sewerage facilities that at least defray all fixed, maintenance, and operating expenses. (c) Lodges, cottages, trailer courts, and camping grounds, marinas and related facilities for the accommodation and servicing of boats, tennis courts, swimming pools, golf courses, skating rinks, skeet ranges, playgrounds, stables, bridle paths, and athletic fields, picnic grounds and parking areas, convention and entertainment centers, and other related buildings and facilities for the accommodation and recreation of persons visiting the reservoirs owned by the district or from which it is drawing a supply of water. Any such facilities, when acquired, may be leased by the board to a responsible person, firm, or corporation for operation over a period not longer than 20 years from the date of the lease, or the board may lease, for a period not longer than 50 years from the date of the lease, land to a responsible person, firm, or corporation for development for any of the foregoing recreational purposes and may grant to such person, firm or corporation the right, at the option of the person, firm or corporation, to extend the lease for a period not longer than 50 years from the expiration of the original lease. If the board determines to operate any such recreational facilities, it shall establish for the revenue-producing facilities rates and charges which at least defray all fixed, maintenance, and operating expenses. Further, for such purposes, the authorized board shall have the express power to execute a note or notes and to execute a mortgage or trust deed to secure the payment of such notes; such trust deed or mortgage shall cover real estate, or some part thereof, or personal property owned by the District and the lien of the mortgage shall apply to the real estate or personal property so mortgaged by the District, and the proceeds of the note or notes may be used for the purposes set forth in this Section. For purposes of this Section, the authorized board shall not execute notes bearing a rate of interest that exceeds the rate permitted in "An Act to authorize public corporations to issue bonds, other evidences of indebtedness and tax anticipation warrants subject to interest rate limitations set forth therein", approved May 26, 1970, as now or hereafter amended. • Sec. 11.5. Public development projects. (a) The board of trustees of a river conservancy district located in one or more counties may enter into lease agreements for the development of projects that are intended to enhance economic development, create jobs, and increase tourism. These projects include tourism development projects including, but not limited to, resorts, motels, and other related service and tourism development, built by private developers under the conditions set forth in this Section. (b) The board of trustees of a river conservancy district may enter into future agreements for the transfer of certain lands between a State agency or agencies and a river conservancy district. (c) A board of trustees authorized to enter into lease agreements under the requirements of subsection (a) may lease land to a responsible person, firm, or corporation for a period not longer than 50 years for development as authorized in this Section and grant the person, firm, or corporation the option to extend the lease for subsequent periods not longer than 50 years. Sec. 13. All the rights and property of said district in the waters and water courses of said district and in their uses as herein specified, shall be exercised and used in such manner as to promote the welfare of said district and the inhabitants thereof, and to promote the safest, most economical and reasonable use of the waters thereof, and to pay the cost of the construction and maintenance of improvements in so far as practicable. • Any conservancy district organized under this Act may borrow money for corporate purposes and may issue bonds therefore, but shall not become indebted in any manner, or for any purpose, to an amount in the aggregate to exceed 5% of the valuation of taxable property therein to be ascertained by the last assessment for State and county taxes previous to the incurring of such indebtedness. • Every such conservancy district is authorized to construct, maintain, alter and extend its sewers, pipelines, channels, ditches and drains along, upon, under and across any highway, street, alley or public ground in the State as a proper use of highways, but so as not to incommode the public use thereof, and the right and authority are hereby granted to any such district to construct, maintain and operate any conduits, main pipe or pipes, wholly or partially submerged, buried, or otherwise, in, upon and along any of the lands owned by said State and under any of the public waters therein; Provided, that the extent and location of the lands and waters so to be used and appropriated shall be approved by the Governor of said State of Illinois, upon application duly made to him asking for such approval: And provided further, that the rights, permission and authority hereby granted shall be subject to all public rights of commerce and navigation, and to the authority of the United States in behalf of such public rights and also to the right of said State of Illinois to regulate and control fishing in said public waters. • The board of trustees of any conservancy district incorporated under this Act shall have the power to build and construct and to defray the costs and expenses of the construction of drains, sewers, or laterals, septic tanks and other works for the disposal of sewage, water pipes, streets and roads, or local shore improvements, together with other necessary adjuncts thereto, including pumps and pumping stations and also may construct dams, deepen or improve the channel, bed, banks or shore or shores or any part thereof of any stream, water course or other body of water in such district, and acquire both real and personal property, in the execution or in furtherance of the powers granted to such conservancy district, by special assessment or by general taxation, or by special service area taxation if authorized as provided under this Section, as they by ordinance shall prescribe. • When any special assessment is made under this Act, the ordinance, authorizing such assessment may provide that the entire assessment and each individual assessment be divided into annual installments, not more than twenty in number. • In the execution of the powers herein granted and the duties vested in the Board of Trustees of districts organized under this Act, such districts may cooperate and enter into agreements with the proper agencies of the United States Government, Municipal Corporations of this State, political subdivisions and persons and associations, for the formulation of plans, and for the construction of any and all improvements for the control of destructive floods, and for the conservation, regulation, development and utilization of water, waterways and water resources, or other purposes of this Act.

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