Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1810 — Illinois International Port District Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois International Port District Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois International Port District Act." (Source: P.A. 84-892.)

When used in this Act: "District" means the Illinois International Port District created by this Act

When used in this Act: "District" means the Illinois International Port District created by this Act. "Lake Calumet area" means that area in and about Lake Calumet, in Cook County, Illinois, described in the deed heretofore made by the City of Chicago to the District dated April 19, 1955, and recorded in the Office of…

There is created a political subdivision, body politic and municipal corporation by the name of the Illinois International Port District embracing all the area within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago. The District may sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution shall not in any case issue against any…

All property of every kind belonging to the Illinois 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 leasehold estate separate and apart from the fee, or upon such improvements as are constructed and owned by others t…

It shall be the duty of the Port District: (a) To study the existing harbor plans within the area of the Port District and to recommend to the appropriate governmental agency, including the General Assembly of Illinois, such changes and modifications as may from time to time be required by the continuing development th…

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 said District, pursuant to authority granted by this Act, shall be submitted to the Department of Natural Resou…

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 Port District; for the d…

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 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 such contract shall reserve reasonable rentals or other charges payable to the District sufficient to pay the cost of maintaining, repairing, regulating…

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 which are entered into on or after July 1, 1955 shall be governed by the following procedure: Notice shall be given by the District that bids wil…

Unless and until the revenues from operations conducted by the Port District are adequate to meet all expenditures or unless and until otherwise determined by act of the General Assembly, the Port District shall not incur any obligations for salaries, office or administrative expenses prior to the making of appropriati…

The Port 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 therein that may be useful for its purposes and to provide…

Eminent domain

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. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

The District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans or appropriations from the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, the State of Illinois or any agency or instrumentality thereof or the City of Chicago to be used for any of the purposes of the District and to enter into any agreement wi…

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 Custom…

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 employee of the Board…

The District has the continuing power to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending, operating, or improving terminals, terminal facilities and port facilities, and for acquiring any property and equipment useful for the construction, reconstruction, extension, improvement or ope…

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 shall any such bond, note, certificate, or obli…

The State and all counties, cities, villages, incorporated towns and other municipal corporations, political subdivisions and public bodies, and public officers of any thereof, all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment…

The District shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose whatsoever

The District shall not have power to levy taxes for any purpose whatsoever. (Source: Laws 1951, p. 256.)

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 forty (40) feet of any…

The governing and administrative body of the District shall be a board consisting of 9 members, to be known as the Illinois International Port District Board

The governing and administrative body of the District shall be a board consisting of 9 members, to be known as the Illinois International Port District Board. Members of the Board shall be residents of a county whose territory, in whole or in part, is embraced by the District and persons of recognized business ability.…

The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint four members of the Board for initial terms expiring June first of the years 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955, respectively, at least one of which members shall be a resident of that portion of the District which is outside the corporate limits of t…

Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified

Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his office, to take effect when his successor has been appointed and has qualified. The Governor and the Mayor, respectively, may remove any member of the Board appointed by him in case…

As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairman and a temporary secretary from its own number, and adopt by-laws and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial chairman and successors shall be elected by the Board from…

Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meeting to be fixed by the Board

Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such 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 ordinance or resolution and the affirmative vote of at l…