HB4959eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4959 Engrossed LRB096 18049 RLJ 33421 b

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois International Port District Act is amended by changing Section 8.01 as follows:

(70 ILCS 1810/8.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 159.1)

Sec. 8.01. Foreign trade zones. The Port District has power to apply to proper authorities of the United States of America pursuant to appropriate law for the right to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones within the limits of the Chicago Regional Port District, or within the jurisdiction of the United States Customs Service Office of the Chicago Port of Entry, or within Area A and to establish, operate, maintain, and lease such foreign trade zones and sub-zones. In this Section, "Area A" is located within and extends 30 miles beyond the following described area: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Cook County DuPage County line and York Road, then North along York Road to its intersection with Touhy Avenue, then east along Touhy Avenue to its intersection with the Northwest Tollway, then southeast along the Northwest Tollway to its intersection with Lee Street, then south along Lee Street to Higgins Road, then south and east along Higgins Road to its intersection with Mannheim Road, then south along Mannheim Road to its intersection with Irving Park Road, then west along Irving Park Road to its intersection with the Cook County DuPage County line, then north and west along the county line to the point of beginning.

(Source: P.A. 83-1360.)