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HB4959 Engrossed |
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LRB096 18049 RLJ 33421 b |
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois International Port District Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 8.01 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 1810/8.01) (from Ch. 19, par. 159.1)
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| Sec. 8.01. Foreign trade zones. The Port District has power |
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| to apply to proper authorities of the
United States of America |
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| pursuant to appropriate law for the right to
establish, |
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| operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones
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| within the limits of the Chicago Regional Port District, or |
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| within the
jurisdiction of the United States Customs Service |
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| Office of the Chicago Port
of Entry, or within Area A and to |
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| establish, operate, maintain, and lease such foreign
trade |
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| zones and sub-zones. In this Section, "Area A" is located |
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| within and extends 30 miles beyond the following described |
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| area: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Cook County |
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| DuPage County line and York Road, then North along York Road to |
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| its intersection with Touhy Avenue, then east along Touhy |
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| Avenue to its intersection with the Northwest Tollway, then |
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| southeast along the Northwest Tollway to its intersection with |
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| Lee Street, then south along Lee Street to Higgins Road, then |
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| south and east along Higgins Road to its intersection with |