Launch Permits
Various federal, state, or even local permits may be required to construct a boat launch facility. The conditions necessary to satisfy various permits should be ascertained early in your plan and kept in mind during the site evaluation and facility design processes. Also, the responsibility for meeting permit requirements should be assigned early in the project.
Permits may be required by the following agencies in the state of Illinois:
- U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers;
- Illinois Department of Transportation (Division of Highways);
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency;
- Illinois Department of Natural Resources, concerning Interagency Wetlands Policy Act (20 ILCS 830); State Endangered Species Act (520 ILCS 10/11); cultural resource impacts (20 ILCS 34/20, coordinated with IL Historic Preservation Agency); and Rivers, Lakes and Streams Act (615 ILCS 5) (A permit application can found in Appendix I.);
- Illinois Department of Public Health, concerning Campground Licensing & Recreational Area Act (210 ILCS 95/1); and/or
- Local building or zoning agencies or boards, where applicable.
