101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2509

 

Introduced 1/28/2020, by Sen. Paul Schimpf

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 1801/90
70 ILCS 1805/39 new
70 ILCS 1807/90
70 ILCS 1810/11  from Ch. 19, par. 162
70 ILCS 1815/29  from Ch. 19, par. 829
70 ILCS 1820/14  from Ch. 19, par. 864
70 ILCS 1825/13  from Ch. 19, par. 263
70 ILCS 1830/30  from Ch. 19, par. 530
70 ILCS 1831/90
70 ILCS 1832/90
70 ILCS 1835/18  from Ch. 19, par. 718
70 ILCS 1837/90
70 ILCS 1845/14  from Ch. 19, par. 364
70 ILCS 1850/14  from Ch. 19, par. 414
70 ILCS 1855/17  from Ch. 19, par. 467
70 ILCS 1860/14  from Ch. 19, par. 297
70 ILCS 1863/20
70 ILCS 1865/14  from Ch. 19, par. 192
70 ILCS 1870/39 new

    Amends 19 Acts relating to port districts. Provides that if a port district has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the port district shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the port district paid when the permit was issued to have the permit reissued.


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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Alexander-Cairo Port District Act is amended
5by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1801/90)
7    Sec. 90. Permits.
8    (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock,
9earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any
10kind or description, or build or commence the building of any
11wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty,
12bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40 feet of
13any navigable waters within the Port District without first
14submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications therefor,
15and other data and information as may be required, to the Port
16District and receiving a permit. Any person, corporation,
17company, municipality, or other agency, that does any of the
18things prohibited in this Section, without securing a permit as
19provided in this Section, shall be guilty of a Class A
20misdemeanor; provided, however, that no such permit shall be
21required in the case of any project for which a permit shall
22have been secured from a proper governmental agency prior to
23the creation of the Port District nor shall any such permit be

 

 

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1required in the case of any project to be undertaken by any
2city, village, or incorporated town in the District, or any
3combination thereof, for which a permit is required from a
4governmental agency other than the District before the
5municipality can proceed with such project. And in such event,
6such municipalities, or any of them, shall give at least 10
7days' notice to the District of the application for a permit
8for any such project from a governmental agency other than the
9District so that the District may be present and represent its
10position relative to the application before the other
11governmental agency. Any structure, fill, or deposit erected or
12made in any of the public bodies of water within the Port
13District, in violation of the provisions of this Section, is a
14purpresture and may be abated as such at the expense of the
15person, corporation, company, municipality, or other agency
16responsible. If in the discretion of the Port District it is
17decided that the structure, fill, or deposit may remain, the
18Port District may fix any rule, regulation, requirement,
19restrictions, or rentals or require and compel any changes,
20modifications, and repairs as shall be necessary to protect the
21interest of the Port District.
22    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
23District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
24perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
25District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
26the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the

 

 

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1District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
2reissued.
3(Source: P.A. 96-1015, eff. 7-8-10.)
 
4    Section 10. The Havana Regional Port District Act is
5amended by adding Section 39 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1805/39 new)
7    Sec. 39. State permit fees. Notwithstanding any other
8provision of law, if the District has obtained a permit granted
9by the State and did not perform the activity that was allowed
10by the permit, the District shall pay, in the 12 months next
11following the month the permit expired, no more than half of
12the permit fee the District paid when the permit was issued to
13have the permit reissued.
 
14    Section 15. The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District
15Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
16    (70 ILCS 1807/90)
17    Sec. 90. Permits.
18    (a) It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
19rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
20any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
21any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
22jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40

 

 

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1feet of any navigable waters within the district without first
2submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications for it, and
3any other data and information that may be required, to the
4district and receiving a permit. Any person, corporation,
5company, city or municipality, or other agency that does any of
6the things prohibited in this Section without securing a permit
7is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any structure, fill, or
8deposit erected or made in any of the public bodies of water
9within the district in violation of the provisions of this
10Section is declared to be a purpresture and may be abated as
11such at the expense of the person, corporation, company, city,
12municipality, or other agency responsible for it. If in the
13discretion of the district it is decided that the structure,
14fill, or deposit may remain, the district may fix any rule,
15regulation, requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require
16and compel any changes, modifications, and repairs that shall
17be necessary to protect the interest of the district.
18    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
19district has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
20perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
21district shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
22the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
23district paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
24reissued.
25(Source: P.A. 93-262, eff. 7-22-03.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Illinois International Port District Act is
2amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 
3    (70 ILCS 1810/11)  (from Ch. 19, par. 162)
4    Sec. 11. (a) It shall be unlawful to make any fill or
5deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse
6matter of any kind or description, or build or commence the
7building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater,
8bulkhead, jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or
9within forty (40) feet of any navigable waters within the said
10Port District without first submitting the plans, profiles, and
11specifications therefor, and such other data and information as
12may be required, to the Port District and receiving a permit
13therefor; and any person, corporation, company, city or
14municipality or other agency, which shall do any of the things
15above prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
16provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any
17structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public
18bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
19provisions of this section, is hereby declared to be
20purpresture and may be abated as such at the expense of the
21person, corporation, company, city, municipality or other
22agency responsible therefor, or if, in the discretion of said
23Port District it be decided that said structure, fill or
24deposit may remain, the Port District may fix such rule,
25regulation, requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require

 

 

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1and compel such changes, modifications and repairs as shall be
2necessary to protect the interest of the Port District.
3    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
4District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
5perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
6District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
7the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
8District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
9reissued.
10(Source: P.A. 77-2331.)
 
11    Section 25. The Illinois Valley Regional Port District Act
12is amended by changing Section 29 as follows:
 
13    (70 ILCS 1815/29)  (from Ch. 19, par. 829)
14    Sec. 29. (a) It is not lawful to make any fill or deposit
15of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter
16of any kind or description, or build or commence the building
17of any wharf, pier, dolphin boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
18jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in or within 40
19feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
20first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
21therefor and such other data and information as may be
22required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor.
23Any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or other
24agency, which shall do any of the things prohibited by this

 

 

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1Section, without securing a permit shall be guilty of a Class A
2misdemeanor. Any structure, fill or deposit erected or made in
3any public body of water within the Port District, in violation
4of this Section, is declared to be a purpresture and may be
5abated as such at the expense of the person, corporation,
6company, city, municipality or other agency responsible
7therefor, or if the Port District decides that such structure,
8fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may fix such
9rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions or rentals, or
10require and compel all changes, modifications and repairs which
11are deemed necessary to protect the interest of the Port
12District.
13    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
14District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
15perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
16District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
17the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
18District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
19reissued.
20(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
 
21    Section 30. The Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
22District Act is amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
23    (70 ILCS 1820/14)  (from Ch. 19, par. 864)
24    Sec. 14. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of

 

 

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1rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
2any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
3any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
4jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40
5feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
6first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
7therefor, and such other data and information as may be
8required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
9and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
10other agency, which shall do any of the things above
11prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
12provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
13however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
14any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
15proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
16District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
17any project to be undertaken by any city, village or
18incorporated town in the District, or any combination thereof,
19for which a permit is required from a governmental agency other
20than the District before the municipality can proceed with such
21project. And in such event, such municipalities, or any of
22them, shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of
23the application for a permit for any such project from a
24governmental agency other than the District so that the
25District may be present and represent its position relative to
26such application before such other governmental agency. Any

 

 

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1structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public
2bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
3provisions of this Section, is a purpresture and may be abated
4as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
5municipality or other agency responsible therefore, or if, in
6the discretion of the Port District, it is decided that such
7structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may
8fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions, or
9rentals or require and compel such changes, modifications and
10repairs as shall be necessary to protect the interest of the
11Port District.
12    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
13District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
14perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
15District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
16the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
17District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
18reissued.
19(Source: P.A. 79-1475.)
 
20    Section 35. The Joliet Regional Port District Act is
21amended by changing Section 13 as follows:
 
22    (70 ILCS 1825/13)  (from Ch. 19, par. 263)
23    Sec. 13. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
24rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of

 

 

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1any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
2any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
3jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 50
4feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
5first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
6therefor, and such other data and information as may be
7required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
8and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
9other agency, which shall do any of the things above
10prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
11provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
12however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
13any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
14proper governmental agency prior to the erection of the Port
15District. Any structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any
16of the public bodies of water within the Port District, in
17violation of the provisions of this section, is a purpresture
18and may be abated as such at the expense of the person,
19corporation, company, city, municipality or other agency
20responsible therefor, or if, in the discretion of the Port
21District, it is decided that said structure, fill or deposit
22may remain, the Port District may fix such rule, regulation,
23requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require and compel
24such changes, modifications and repairs as shall be necessary
25to protect the interest of the Port District.
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1District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
2perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
3District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
4the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
5District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
6reissued.
7(Source: P.A. 77-2333.)
 
8    Section 40. The Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act is
9amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
 
10    (70 ILCS 1830/30)  (from Ch. 19, par. 530)
11    Sec. 30. (a) It is not lawful to make any fill or deposit
12of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter
13of any kind or description, or build or commence the building
14of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
15jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40
16feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
17first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
18therefor, and such other data and information as may be
19required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor.
20Any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or other
21agency, which shall do any of the things prohibited by this
22Section, without securing a permit therefor shall be guilty of
23a Class A misdemeanor. Any structure, fill or deposit erected
24or made in any public body of water within the Port District,

 

 

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1in violation of this Section is declared to be purpresture and
2may be abated as such at the expense of the person,
3corporation, company, city, municipality or other agency
4responsible therefor, or if, the Port District decides that
5such structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District
6may fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions or
7rentals, or require and compel all changes, modifications and
8repairs which are deemed necessary to protect the interest of
9the Port District.
10    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
11District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
12perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
13District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
14the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
15District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
16reissued.
17(Source: P.A. 77-2338.)
 
18    Section 45. The Massac-Metropolis Port District Act is
19amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
20    (70 ILCS 1831/90)
21    Sec. 90. Permits. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or
22deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse
23matter of any kind or description, or build or commence the
24building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater,

 

 

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1bulkhead, jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or
2within 40 feet of any navigable waters within the Port District
3without first submitting the plans, profiles, and
4specifications therefor, and such other data and information as
5may be required, to the Port District and receiving a permit
6therefor; and any person, corporation, company, city or
7municipality or other agency, which shall do any of the things
8above prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
9provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
10however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
11any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
12proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
13District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
14any project to be undertaken by any city, village, or
15incorporated town in the District, or any combination thereof,
16for which a permit is required from a governmental agency other
17than the District before the municipality can proceed with such
18project. And in such event, such municipalities, or any of
19them, shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of
20the application for a permit for any such project from a
21governmental agency other than the District so that the
22District may be present and represent its position relative to
23such application before such other governmental agency. Any
24structure, fill, or deposit erected or made in any of the
25public bodies of water within the Port District, in violation
26of the provisions of this Section, is a purpresture and may be

 

 

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1abated as such at the expense of the person, corporation,
2company, municipality, or other agency responsible therefor,
3or if, in the discretion of the Port District, it is decided
4that such structure, fill, or deposit may remain, the Port
5District may fix such rule, regulation, requirement,
6restrictions, or rentals or require and compel such changes,
7modifications, and repairs as shall be necessary to protect the
8interest of the Port District.
9    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
10District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
11perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
12District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
13the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
14District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
15reissued.
16(Source: P.A. 96-838, eff. 12-16-09.)
 
17    Section 50. The Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port
18District Act is amended by changing Section 90 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 1832/90)
20    Sec. 90. Permits.
21    (a) It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
22rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
23any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
24any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,

 

 

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1jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40
2feet of any navigable waters within the district without first
3submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications for it, and
4any other data and information that may be required, to the
5district and receiving a permit. Any person, corporation,
6company, city or municipality, or other agency that does any of
7the things prohibited in this Section without securing a permit
8is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any structure, fill, or
9deposit erected or made in any of the public bodies of water
10within the district in violation of the provisions of this
11Section is declared to be a purpresture and may be abated as
12such at the expense of the person, corporation, company, city,
13municipality, or other agency responsible for it. If in the
14discretion of the district it is decided that the structure,
15fill, or deposit may remain, the district may fix any rule,
16regulation, requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require
17and compel any changes, modifications, and repairs that shall
18be necessary to protect the interest of the district.
19    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
20district has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
21perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
22district shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
23the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
24district paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
25reissued.
26(Source: P.A. 90-636, eff. 7-24-98.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 55. The Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act is
2amended by changing Section 18 as follows:
 
3    (70 ILCS 1835/18)  (from Ch. 19, par. 718)
4    Sec. 18. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
5rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
6any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
7any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
8jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under or within 40 feet
9of any navigable waters within the Port District without first
10submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications therefor,
11and such other data and information as may be required, to the
12Port District and receiving a permit therefor; and any person,
13corporation, company, city or municipality or other agency,
14which shall do any of the things above prohibited, without
15securing a permit therefor as above provided, shall be guilty
16of a Class A misdemeanor. However, no such permit shall be
17required in the case of any project for which a permit shall
18have been secured from a proper governmental agency prior to
19the creation of the Port District nor shall any such permit be
20required in the case of any project to be undertaken by any
21city, village or incorporated town in the District, or any
22combination thereof, for which a permit is required from a
23governmental agency other than District before the
24municipality can proceed with such project. In such event, the

 

 

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1municipalities, or any of them, shall give at least 10 days'
2notice to the District of the application for a permit for any
3such project from a governmental agency other than the District
4so that the District may be present and represent its position
5relative to such application before such other governmental
6agency. Any structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any
7of the public bodies of water within the Port District, in
8violation of the provisions of this Section, is a purpresture
9and may be abated as such at the expense of the person,
10corporation, company, municipality or other agency responsible
11therefor, or if in the discretion of the Port District, it is
12decided that such structure, fill or deposit may remain, the
13Port District may fix such rule, regulation, requirement,
14restrictions, or rentals or require and compel such changes,
15modifications and repairs as shall be necessary to protect the
16interest of the Port District.
17    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
18District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
19perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
20District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
21the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
22District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
23reissued.
24(Source: P.A. 77-2339.)
 
25    Section 60. The Ottawa Port District Act is amended by

 

 

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1changing Section 90 as follows:
 
2    (70 ILCS 1837/90)
3    Sec. 90. Permits.
4    (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock,
5earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any
6kind or description, or build or commence the building of any
7wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty,
8bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40 feet of
9any navigable waters within the District without first
10submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications therefor,
11and any other data and information as may be required, to the
12District and receiving a permit therefor; and any person,
13corporation, company, municipality, or other agency, that does
14any of the things prohibited in this Section, without securing
15a permit, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. No permit
16shall be required in the case of any project for which a permit
17has been secured from a proper governmental agency before the
18creation of the District nor shall any permit be required in
19the case of any project to be undertaken by one or more
20municipalities located within the District for which a permit
21is required from a governmental agency other than the District
22before the municipality can proceed with the project. And in
23such event, one or more of the municipalities shall give at
24least 10 days' notice to the District of the application for a
25permit for any such project from a governmental agency other

 

 

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1than the District so that the District may be present and
2represent its position relative to the application before the
3other governmental agency. Any structure, fill, or deposit
4erected or made in any of the public bodies of water within the
5District, in violation of the provisions of this Section, is a
6purpresture and may be abated as such at the expense of the
7person, corporation, company, municipality, or other agency
8responsible therefor, or if, in the discretion of the District,
9it is decided that the structure, fill, or deposit may remain,
10the District may fix such rule, regulation, requirement,
11restriction, or rental or require and compel any change,
12modification, or repair as shall be necessary to protect the
13interest of the District.
14    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
15District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
16perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
17District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
18the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
19District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
20reissued.
21(Source: P.A. 96-1522, eff. 2-14-11.)
 
22    Section 65. The Seneca Regional Port District Act is
23amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
24    (70 ILCS 1845/14)  (from Ch. 19, par. 364)

 

 

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1    Sec. 14. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
2rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
3any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
4any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
5jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40
6feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
7first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
8therefor, and such other data and information as may be
9required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
10and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
11other agency, which shall do any of the things above
12prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
13provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
14however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
15any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
16proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
17District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
18any project to be undertaken by any city, village or
19incorporated town in the District, or any combination thereof,
20for which a permit is required from a governmental agency other
21than the District before the municipality can proceed with such
22project. And in such event, such municipalities, or any of
23them, shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of
24the application for a permit for any such project from a
25governmental agency other than the District so that the
26District may be present and represent its position relative to

 

 

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1such application before such other governmental agency. Any
2structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public
3bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
4provisions of this section is a purpresture and may be abated
5as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
6municipality or other agency responsible therefor, or if in the
7discretion of the Port District, it is decided that such
8structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may
9fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions, or
10rentals or require and compel such changes, modifications and
11repairs as shall be necessary to protect the interest of the
12Port District.
13    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
14District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
15perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
16District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
17the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
18District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
19reissued.
20(Source: P.A. 77-2335.)
 
21    Section 70. The Shawneetown Regional Port District Act is
22amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
23    (70 ILCS 1850/14)  (from Ch. 19, par. 414)
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1rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
2any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
3any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
4jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40
5feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
6first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
7therefor, and such other data and information as may be
8required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
9and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
10other agency, which shall do any of the things above
11prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
12provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
13however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
14any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
15proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
16District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
17any project to be undertaken by any city, village or
18incorporated town in the District, or any combination thereof,
19for which a permit is required from a governmental agency other
20than the District before the municipality can proceed with such
21project. And in such event, such municipalities, or any of
22them, shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of
23the application for a permit for any such project from a
24governmental agency other than the District so that the
25District may be present and represent its position relative to
26such application before such other governmental agency. Any

 

 

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1structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public
2bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
3provisions of this section, is a purpresture and may be abated
4as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
5municipality or other agency responsible therefor, or if, in
6the discretion of the Port District, it is decided that such
7structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may
8fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions, or
9rentals or require and compel such changes, modifications and
10repairs as shall be necessary to protect the interest of the
11Port District.
12    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
13District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
14perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
15District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
16the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
17District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
18reissued.
19(Source: P.A. 77-2336.)
 
20    Section 75. The Southwest Regional Port District Act is
21amended by changing Section 17 as follows:
 
22    (70 ILCS 1855/17)  (from Ch. 19, par. 467)
23    Sec. 17. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
24rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of

 

 

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1any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
2any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
3jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 40
4feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
5first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
6therefor, and such other data and information as may be
7required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
8and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
9other agency, which shall do any of the things above
10prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
11provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
12however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
13any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
14proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
15District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
16any project to be undertaken by any city, village or
17incorporated town in the District, or any combination thereof,
18for which a permit is required from a governmental agency other
19than the District before the municipality can proceed with such
20project. And in such event, such municipalities, or any of
21them, shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of
22the application for a permit for any such project from a
23governmental agency other than the District so that the
24District may be present and represent its position relative to
25such application before such other governmental agency. Any
26structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public

 

 

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1bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
2provisions of this Section, is a purpresture and may be abated
3as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
4municipality or other agency responsible therefor, or if in the
5discretion of the Port District, it is decided that such
6structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may
7fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions, or
8rentals or require and compel such changes, modifications and
9repairs as shall be necessary to protect the interest of the
10Port District.
11    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
12District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
13perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
14District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
15the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
16District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
17reissued.
18(Source: P.A. 77-2337.)
 
19    Section 80. The America's Central Port District Act is
20amended by changing Section 14 as follows:
 
21    (70 ILCS 1860/14)  (from Ch. 19, par. 297)
22    Sec. 14. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
23rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
24any kind or description, or build or commence the building of

 

 

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1any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
2jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or within 50
3feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
4first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
5therefor, and such other data and information as may be
6required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
7and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
8other agency, which shall do any of the things above
9prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
10provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
11however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
12any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
13proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
14District nor shall any such permit be required in the case of
15any project to be undertaken by the City of Venice, the City of
16Madison, the City of Granite City or the Bi-State Development
17Agency, or any combination thereof, for which a permit is
18required from a governmental agency other than the District
19before the city or such agency can proceed with such project.
20And in such event, such cities and such agency, or any of them,
21shall give at least 10 days' notice to the District of the
22application for a permit for any such project from a
23governmental agency other than the District so that the
24District may be present and represent its position relative to
25such application before such other governmental agency. Any
26structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any of the public

 

 

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1bodies of water within the Port District, in violation of the
2provisions of this section, is a purpresture and may be abated
3as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
4city, municipality or other agency responsible therefor, or if,
5in the discretion of the Port District, it is decided that said
6structure, fill or deposit may remain, the Port District may
7fix such rule, regulation, requirement, restrictions, or
8rentals or require and compel such changes, modifications and
9repairs as shall be necessary to protect the interest of the
10Port District.
11    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
12District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
13perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
14District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
15the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
16District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
17reissued.
18(Source: P.A. 77-2334.)
 
19    Section 85. The Upper Mississippi River International Port
20District Act is amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
 
21    (70 ILCS 1863/20)
22    Sec. 20. Permits.
23    (a) It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
24rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of

 

 

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1any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
2any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
3jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40
4feet of any navigable waters within the District without first
5submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications for it, and
6any other data and information that may be required, to the
7District and receiving a permit. Any person, corporation,
8company, municipality, or other agency that does any of the
9things prohibited in this Section without securing a permit is
10guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Any structure, fill, or
11deposit erected or made in any of the public bodies of water
12within the District in violation of the provisions of this
13Section is declared to be a purpresture and may be abated as
14such at the expense of the person, corporation, company, city,
15municipality, or other agency responsible for it. If in the
16discretion of the District it is decided that the structure,
17fill, or deposit may remain, the District may fix any rule,
18regulation, requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require
19and compel any changes, modifications, and repairs that shall
20be necessary to protect the interest of the District.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
22District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
23perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
24District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
25the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
26District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit

 

 

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1reissued.
2(Source: P.A. 96-636, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
3    Section 90. The Waukegan Port District Act is amended by
4changing Section 14 as follows:
 
5    (70 ILCS 1865/14)  (from Ch. 19, par. 192)
6    Sec. 14. (a) It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of
7rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of
8any kind or description, or build or commence the building of
9any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead,
10jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40
11feet of any navigable waters within the Port District without
12first submitting the plans, profiles, and specifications
13therefor, and such other data and information as may be
14required, to the Port District and receiving a permit therefor;
15and any person, corporation, company, city or municipality or
16other agency, which shall do any of the things above
17prohibited, without securing a permit therefor as above
18provided, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; provided,
19however, that no such permit shall be required in the case of
20any project for which a permit shall have been secured from a
21proper governmental agency prior to the creation of the Port
22District. Any structure, fill or deposit erected or made in any
23of the public bodies of water within the Port District, in
24violation of the provisions of this section, is a purpresture

 

 

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1and may be abated as such at the expense of the person,
2corporation, company, city, municipality or other agency
3responsible therefor, or if, in the discretion of the Port
4District, it is decided that said structure, fill or deposit
5may remain, the Port District may fix such rule, regulation,
6requirement, restrictions, or rentals or require and compel
7such changes, modifications and repairs as shall be necessary
8to protect the interest of the Port District.
9    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
10District has obtained a permit granted by the State and did not
11perform the activity that was allowed by the permit, the
12District shall pay, in the 12 months next following the month
13the permit expired, no more than half of the permit fee the
14District paid when the permit was issued to have the permit
15reissued.
16(Source: P.A. 77-2332.)
 
17    Section 95. The White County Port District Act is amended
18by adding Section 39 as follows:
 
19    (70 ILCS 1870/39 new)
20    Sec. 39. State permit fees. Notwithstanding any other
21provision of law, if the District has obtained a permit granted
22by the State and did not perform the activity that was allowed
23by the permit, the District shall pay, in the 12 months next
24following the month the permit expired, no more than half of

 

 

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1the permit fee the District paid when the permit was issued to
2have the permit reissued.