Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1845 — Seneca Regional Port District Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Seneca Regional Port District Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Seneca Regional Port District Act." (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms set out in Sections 2

When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms set out in Sections 2.1 through 2.21 have the meaning ascribed to them in those Sections. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"District" or "Port District" means the Seneca Regional Port District created by this Act

"District" or "Port District" means the Seneca Regional Port District created by this Act. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Terminal" means a public place, station or depot for receiving and delivering baggage, mail, freight or express matter and for any combination of such purposes, in connection with the transportation of persons and property on water or land or in the air. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Terminal facilities" means all land, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment and appliances useful in the operation of public warehouse, storage and transportation facilities and industrial, manufacturing or commercial activities for the accommodation of or in connection with commerce by water or land or in the…

"Port Facilities" means all public structures, except terminal facilities as defined herein, that are in, over, under or adjacent to navigable waters and are necessary for or incident to the furtherance of water commerce and includes the widening and deepening of slips, harbors and navigable waters. (Source: Laws 1961,…

"Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air

"Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Airport" means any locality, either land or water, which 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. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Airport Hazard" means any structure, or object of natural growth, located on or in the vicinity of an airport, or any use of land near an airport which is hazardous to the use of such airport for the landing and take-off of aircraft. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Approach" means any path, course or zone defined by an ordinance of the District or by other lawful regulation, on the ground or in the air, or both, for the use of aircraft in landing and taking off from an airport located within the District. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Commercial Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public aircraft engaged in the business of transporting persons or property

"Commercial Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public aircraft engaged in the business of transporting persons or property. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Private Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public and commercial aircraft

"Private Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public and commercial aircraft. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Public Aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the governmental service of the United States, or of any state or of any public agency, including military and naval aircraft

"Public Aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the governmental service of the United States, or of any state or of any public agency, including military and naval aircraft. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Public Airport" means an airport owned by a Port District, an airport authority or other public agency which is used or is intended for use by public, commercial and private aircraft and by persons owning, managing, operating or desiring to use, inspect or repair any such aircraft or to use any such airport for aerona…

"Public Interest" means the protection, furtherance and advancement of the general welfare and of public health and safety and public necessity and convenience in respect to aeronautics

"Public Interest" means the protection, furtherance and advancement of the general welfare and of public health and safety and public necessity and convenience in respect to aeronautics. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Navigable waters" means any public waters which are or can be made usable for water commerce

"Navigable waters" means any public waters which are or can be made usable for water commerce. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Governmental agency" means the Federal, State and any local governmental body, and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, thereof

"Governmental agency" means the Federal, State and any local governmental body, and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, thereof. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, both domestic and foreign, company, association or joint stock association; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"General obligation bond" means any bond issued by the District any part of the principal or interest of which bond is to be paid by taxation

"General obligation bond" means any bond issued by the District any part of the principal or interest of which bond is to be paid by taxation. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Revenue bond" means any bond issued by the District the principal and interest of which bond is payable solely from revenues or income derived from terminal, terminal facilities or port facilities of the District. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Board" means the Seneca Port District Board

"Board" means the Seneca Port District Board. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"Governor" means the Governor of the State of Illinois

"Governor" means the Governor of the State of Illinois. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

"President" means the President of the board of trustees of the Village of Seneca

"President" means the President of the board of trustees of the Village of Seneca. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)

There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Seneca Regional Port District embracing the following territory in La Salle County: all of the territory included within the corporate limits of the Village of Seneca; and all of Sections 24 and 25, Township 33 North, R…

In addition to powers otherwise provided for, the Port District has the rights and powers set out in Sections 4

In addition to powers otherwise provided for, the Port District has the rights and powers set out in Sections 4.1 through 4.17. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)