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Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Act. (Source: P.A. 93-262, eff. 7-22-03.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1807 — Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Act.
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Definitions
Definitions. In this Act: "Airport" means any locality, either land or water, that is used or designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft or for the location of runways, landing fields, airdromes, hangars, buildings, structures, airport roadways, and other facilities. "Board" means Heart of Illinois Regional Po…
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Heart of Illinois Regional Port District created
Heart of Illinois Regional Port District created. There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District embracing all the area within the corporate limits of Peoria, Fulton, Tazewell, Woodford, and Marshall Counties and embracing th…
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Property of district; exemption
Property of district; exemption. All property of every kind belonging to the Heart of Illinois Regional 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 leasehold estate separate and apart from the fee or upon any improvements that…
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Duties
Duties. The port district shall have all of the following duties: (a) To study the existing harbor plans within the area of the district and to recommend to the appropriate governmental agency, including the General Assembly of Illinois, any changes and modifications that may from time to time be required by continuing…
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Changes in harbor plans
Changes in harbor plans. Any changes and modifications in harbor plans within the area of the port district from time to time recommended by the district or any comprehensive plan for the development of the port facilities adopted by the district, under the authority granted by this Act, shall be submitted to the Depar…
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Rights and powers
Rights and powers. The port district shall have the following rights and powers: (a) 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, in, or within 40 feet of any navigable waters within the distri…
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Contracts for the operation of warehouses and storage facilities
Contracts for the operation of warehouses and storage facilities. Any public warehouse or other public storage facility owned or otherwise controlled by the district shall be operated by persons under contracts with the district. Any contract shall reserve reasonable rentals or other charges payable to the district suf…
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Procedure for leases or contracts for operation of warehouses and storage facilities
Procedure for leases or contracts for operation of warehouses and storage facilities. All leases or other contracts for operation of any public warehouse or public grain elevator to which this Section is applicable owned or otherwise controlled by the district shall be governed by the following procedures. Notice shall…
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Obligations for expenses not to be incurred until appropriations made
Obligations for expenses not to be incurred until appropriations made. Unless and until the revenues from operations conducted by the district are adequate to meet all expenditures or unless and until otherwise determined by an act of the General Assembly, the district shall not incur any obligations for salaries, offi…
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Acquisition of property
Acquisition of property. (a) The district shall have power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise any and all real property, whether a fee simple absolute or a lesser estate, and personal property either within or without its corporate limits or any right that may be useful for its purposes…
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Grants, loans, and appropriations
Grants, loans, and appropriations. The district has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality thereof or the State of Illinois or any agency or instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of the district and to enter into a…
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Foreign trade zones and sub-zones
Foreign trade zones and sub-zones. The district has power 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-zones within the jurisdiction of the United States Customs Service and to establish,…
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Insurance contracts
Insurance contracts. The district has power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity against loss or damage to property from any cause, including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of any person, against employers' liability, against any act of any member, officer, or…
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Borrowing money; revenue bonds
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 facilities; for acquiring any property and equipment useful for the con…
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Bonds not obligations of the State or district
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 of Illinois or of any other political subdivision of or municipality within the State, nor…
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Revenue bonds as legal investments
Revenue bonds as legal investments. The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public bodies, and public officers of any thereof; all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings a…
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Permits
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, bridge, or other structure over, under, in, or within 40 feet of any…
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Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Board; compensation
Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Board; compensation. The governing and administrative body of the district shall be a board consisting of 9 members, to be known as the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District Board. Members of the Board shall be residents of a county whose territory, in whole or in part, is em…
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Board; appointments; terms of office; certification and oath
Board; appointments; terms of office; certification and oath. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint 3 members of the Board. Of the 3 members appointed by the Governor, at least one must be a member of a labor organization, which, for the purposes of this Section, means an organiz…
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Resignation and removal of Board members; vacancies
Resignation and 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 has qualified. The Governor and the county boards…
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Organization of the Board
Organization of the 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 by-laws and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial chairperson and successors s…
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Meetings; ordinances and resolutions; public records
Meetings; ordinances and resolutions; public records. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of the meeting to be fixed by the Board. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by mot…
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Secretary and treasurer; oath and bond
Secretary and treasurer; oath and bond. 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. The Board shall fix their duties and compensation. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, they shall take and subscribe…
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Deposits; checks or drafts
Deposits; checks or drafts. (a) 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 treasurer and countersigned by the chairpers…
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