093_HB0263
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1 AN ACT concerning ports.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois International Port District Act
5 is amended by changing Sections 5 and 12 as follows:
6 (70 ILCS 1810/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 156)
7 Sec. 5. The Port District shall have the following rights
8 and powers:
9 (a) To issue permits: for the construction of all
10 wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters,
11 bulkheads, jetties, bridges or other structures of any kind,
12 over, under, in, or within 40 feet of any navigable waters
13 within the Port District; for the deposit of rock, earth,
14 sand or other material, or any matter of any kind or
15 description in said waters;
16 (b) To prevent or remove obstructions, including the
17 removal of wrecks;
18 (c) To locate and establish dock lines and shore or
19 harbor lines;
20 (d) Beyond the limits or jurisdiction of any
21 municipality to regulate the anchorage, moorage and speed of
22 vessels and to establish and enforce regulations for the
23 operation of bridges and to regulate the anchorage, moorage,
24 and speed of water borne vessels in the entrance channel,
25 anchorage basin and slips in the Senator Dan Dougherty Harbor
26 at Lake Calumet;
27 (e) To acquire, own, construct, sell, lease, operate,
28 and maintain port and harbor, water, and land terminal
29 facilities, and, subject to the provisions of Section 5.01 to
30 operate or contract for the operation of such facilities, and
31 to fix and collect just, reasonable and non-discriminatory
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1 charges, rentals or fees for the use of such facilities. The
2 charges, rentals or fees so collected shall be made available
3 to defray the reasonable expenses of the Port District and to
4 pay the principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued
5 by the District;
6 (f) To enter into contracts dealing in any manner with
7 the objects and purposes of this Act.
8 (g) To police its property and exercise police powers in
9 respect thereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule
10 or regulation provided by the ordinances of the District and
11 employ and commission police officers and other qualified
12 persons to enforce the same. The use of any property of the
13 District or property under the regulation of the District for
14 activities including, but not limited to, vehicular traffic
15 or commercial maritime traffic shall be subject to the
16 reasonable regulation and control of the District and upon
17 such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be established
18 by its Board. A regulatory ordinance of the District adopted
19 under any provision of this Section or Section 21 may provide
20 for a suspension or revocation of any rights or privileges
21 within the control of the District for a violation of any
22 such regulatory ordinance.
23 (Source: P.A. 88-539.)
24 (70 ILCS 1810/12) (from Ch. 19, par. 163)
25 Sec. 12. The governing and administrative body of the
26 District shall be a board consisting of 9 members, to be
27 known as the Illinois International Port District Board.
28 Members of the Board shall be residents of a county whose
29 territory, in whole or in part, is embraced by the District
30 and persons of recognized business ability. The members of
31 the Board shall receive compensation for their services, set
32 by the Board at an amount not to exceed $20,000.00 annually,
33 except the Chairman may receive an additional $5,000.00
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1 annually, if approved by the Board. All such compensation
2 shall be paid directly from the Port District's operating
3 funds. The members shall receive no other compensation
4 whatever, whether in form of salary, per diem allowance or
5 otherwise, for or in connection with his service as a member.
6 The preceding sentence shall not prevent any member from
7 receiving any non-salary benefit of the type received by
8 employees of the District. Each member shall be reimbursed
9 for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of
10 their duties. Any person who is appointed to the office of
11 secretary or treasurer of the Board may receive compensation
12 for services as such officer, as determined by the Board,
13 provided such person is not a member of the Board. No member
14 of the Board or employee of the District shall have any
15 private financial interest, profit or benefit in any
16 contract, work or business of the District nor in the sale or
17 lease of any property to or from the District.
18 (Source: P.A. 84-892.)
19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20 becoming law.