Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 1860/32) (from Ch. 19, par. 315) Sec. 32. Territory which is contiguous to the District and which is not included within any other port district may be annexed to and become a part of the District in the manner provided in Section 33 or 34 whichever may be applicable. (S…

(70 ILCS 1860/33) (from Ch. 19, par. 316) Sec. 33. At least 5% of the legal voters resident within the limits of such proposed addition to the District shall petition the circuit court for the county in which the major part of the District is situated, to cause the question to be…

(70 ILCS 1860/34) (from Ch. 19, par. 317) Sec. 34. If there is territory contiguous to the District which has no legal voters residing therein, a petition to annex such territory, signed by all the owners of record of such territory may be filed with the circuit court for the cou…

(70 ILCS 1860/4) (from Ch. 19, par. 287) Sec. 4. The Port District has the following rights and powers: 1. To issue permits: for the construction of all wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, bridges or other structures of any kind, over, under, …

(70 ILCS 1860/4.1) (from Ch. 19, par. 287.1) Sec. 4.1. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(70 ILCS 1860/5) (from Ch. 19, par. 288) Sec. 5. The District has power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to provide for the development of channels, ports, harbors, airports, airfields, terminal…

(70 ILCS 1860/5.05) Sec. 5.05. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 9…

(70 ILCS 1860/5.1) (from Ch. 19, par. 288.1) Sec. 5.1. The District is authorized and empowered to establish, organize, own, acquire, participate in, operate, sell and transfer Export Trading Companies, whether as shareholder, partner, or co-venturer, alone or in cooperation with…

(70 ILCS 1860/6) (from Ch. 19, par. 289) Sec. 6. The District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal government, the State of Illinois, Madison or Jersey Counties, or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purp…

(70 ILCS 1860/7) (from Ch. 19, par. 290) Sec. 7. The District has power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance or indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, agains…

(70 ILCS 1860/7.5) Sec. 7.5. Authorization to borrow moneys. The District's Board may borrow money from any governmental agency, bank, or other financial institution and may provide appropriate security for that borrowing, if the money is repaid within 20 years after the money is…

(70 ILCS 1860/8) (from Ch. 19, par. 291) Sec. 8. The District has the continuing power to borrow money and issue either general obligation bonds, after approval by referendum as hereinafter provided, or revenue bonds without referendum approval for the purpose of acquiring, const…

(70 ILCS 1860/9) (from Ch. 19, par. 292) Sec. 9. All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal facilities, airfields, airports or port facilities or any part thereof, may bear such date or dates and may mature at …

(70 ILCS 1863/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Upper Mississippi River International Port District Act. (Source: P.A. 96-636, eff. 8-24-09.)

(70 ILCS 1863/10) Sec. 10. Compliance; prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 96-636, eff. 8-24-09.)

(70 ILCS 1863/11) Sec. 11. Acquisition of property. The District has power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to provide for the development of channels, ports, harbors, airports, airfields, term…

(70 ILCS 1863/12) Sec. 12. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 96-63…

(70 ILCS 1863/13) Sec. 13. Grants and loans. The District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal government, the State of Illinois, Carroll County, Jo Daviess County, or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the p…

(70 ILCS 1863/14) Sec. 14. Insurance contracts. The District has power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance or indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against…

(70 ILCS 1863/15) Sec. 15. Foreign trade zones and sub-zones. The District has power to acquire or to apply to the proper authorities of the United States of America under the appropriate law for the right to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zon…

(70 ILCS 1863/16) Sec. 16. Authorization to borrow moneys. The District's Board may borrow money from any bank or other financial institution and may provide appropriate security for that borrowing, if the money is repaid within 3 years after the money is borrowed. "Financial ins…

(70 ILCS 1863/17) Sec. 17. Borrowing money; revenue bonds. (a) The district has the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending, operating, or improving terminals, terminal facilities, intermodal facilities, and port faci…

(70 ILCS 1863/18) Sec. 18. Bonds not obligations of the State or District. Under no circumstances shall any bonds, notes, or certificates issued by the District or any other obligation of the District be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the State or of any other politic…

(70 ILCS 1863/19) Sec. 19. Revenue bonds as legal investments. The State and all counties, municipalities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public bodies, and public officers of any thereof; all banks, bankers, trust companies…

(70 ILCS 1863/2) Sec. 2. Definitions. When used in this Act: "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air. "Airport" means any locality, either land or water, which is used or designed for the landing …

(70 ILCS 1863/20) Sec. 20. Permits. It shall be unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any kind or description, or build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, b…

(70 ILCS 1863/21) Sec. 21. Board of Commissioners. The governing and administrative body of the Port District shall be a Board of Commissioners consisting of 5 members, to be known as the Upper Mississippi River International Port District Board. All members of the Board shall be…

(70 ILCS 1863/22) Sec. 22. Appointment of Board. The Governor shall appoint one member of the Board and the County Board Chairs of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties shall each appoint 2 members of the Board. Of the 4 members appointed by the County Board Chairs, no more than 2 shal…

(70 ILCS 1863/23) Sec. 23. Removal of Board members; vacancies. Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his or her office to take effect when his or her successor has been appointed and…

(70 ILCS 1863/24) Sec. 24. Organization of Board. As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson and a temporary secretary from its own number, and adopt bylaws and regulations to go…

(70 ILCS 1863/25) Sec. 25. Board meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All act…

(70 ILCS 1863/26) Sec. 26. Secretary and treasurer. The Board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the Board, to hold office during the pleasure of the Board, and fix their duties and compensation. The secretary and treasurer shall be residents of…

(70 ILCS 1863/27) Sec. 27. Deposits. All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of the District and shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the bank or savings and loan association, signed by the…

(70 ILCS 1863/28) Sec. 28. Valid; checks and drafts. In case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft issued pursuant to this Act, ceases to hold his or her office before the delivery thereof to the payee, his or her signature nevertheless shall be valid and su…

(70 ILCS 1863/29) Sec. 29. Executive director. The Board may appoint an Executive Director who shall be a person of recognized ability and business experience to hold office during the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director shall have management of the properties and busin…

(70 ILCS 1863/3) Sec. 3. Upper Mississippi River International Port District created. There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Upper Mississippi River International Port District embracing all the area within the corpora…

(70 ILCS 1863/30) Sec. 30. Ordinances. The Board has power to pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, and to carry into effect the powers granted to the District, with such fines or penalties as may be deemed proper. All fines and penalties sha…

(70 ILCS 1863/31) Sec. 31. Financial statement. Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall prepare and print a complete and detailed report and financial statement of the operations and assets and liabilities of the Port District. A reasonably sufficient nu…

(70 ILCS 1863/32) Sec. 32. Investigations by the Board. The Board may investigate conditions in which it has an interest within the area of the District; the enforcement of its ordinances, rules, and regulations; and the action, conduct, and efficiency of all officers, agents, an…

(70 ILCS 1863/33) Sec. 33. Final review of administrative decisions. All final administrative decisions of the Board hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the ru…

(70 ILCS 1863/34) Sec. 34. Non-applicability. The provisions of this Act shall not be considered as impairing, altering, modifying, repealing or superseding any of the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce Commission or of the Department of Natural Resources under the R…

(70 ILCS 1863/35) Sec. 35. Annexation. Territory that is contiguous to the District and that is not included within any other port district may be annexed to and become a part of the District in the manner provided in Section 36 or 37, whichever is applicable. (Source: P.A. 96-63…

(70 ILCS 1863/36) Sec. 36. Petition for annexation. At least 5% of the legal voters residing within the limits of the proposed addition to the District shall petition the circuit court for a county in which a major part of the District is situated, to cause the question of whethe…

(70 ILCS 1863/37) Sec. 37. Annexation of territory having no legal voters. If there is territory contiguous to the District that has no legal voters residing within it, a petition to annex the territory signed by all the owners of record of the territory may be filed with the cir…

(70 ILCS 1863/38) Sec. 38. Disconnection. The registered voters of a county included in the District may petition the local election authority requesting the submission of the question of whether the county should be disconnected from the District to the electors of the county. T…

(70 ILCS 1863/39) Sec. 39. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision or application does not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect without th…

(70 ILCS 1863/4) Sec. 4. Property of District; exemption. All property of every kind belonging to the Upper Mississippi River International Port District shall be exempt from taxation, provided that a tax may be levied upon a lessee of the District by reason of the value of a lea…

(70 ILCS 1863/40) Sec. 40. Interference with private facilities. The provisions of this Act shall not be considered as impairing, altering, modifying, repealing, or superseding any of the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce Commission or of the Department of Natural R…

(70 ILCS 1863/41) Sec. 41. Non-applicability of conflicting provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code. The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code shall not be effective within the area of the District insofar as the provisions of that Act conflict with the provisions of this A…

(70 ILCS 1863/42) Sec. 42. Authority to create and operate a utility district. The Upper Mississippi River International Port District shall have the authority to create and operate a utility district within the boundaries of the District providing that municipal utilities or ann…