(70 ILCS 1816/10)

Sec. 10. Duties. The Commission has the following duties:

(1) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives within the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act in order to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data;

(2) to make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency within the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act;

(3) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District;

(4) to coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship and development of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and

(5) to request funding or assist in requesting funding, as it deems necessary, for those areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23.)