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| Public Act 103-0214 | ||||
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. | ||||
Section 5. Creation; membership; administrative support. | ||||
(a) The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is hereby | ||||
created. The Commission shall exercise jurisdiction with | ||||
respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under this Act | ||||
within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca | ||||
Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois | ||||
Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional | ||||
Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, | ||||
Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, | ||||
and Grundy counties. | ||||
(b) The Commission shall consist of the following 9 | ||||
appointed members: | ||||
(1) a member of the Board of the Seneca Regional Port | ||||
District, appointed by the Chairperson of the Board; | ||||
(2) a member of the Board of the Ottawa Port District, | ||||
appointed by the Chairperson of the Board; | ||||
(3) a member of the Board of the Illinois Valley | ||||
Regional Port District, appointed by the Chairperson of | ||||
the Board; | ||
(4) a member of the Board of the Heart of Illinois | ||
Regional Port District, appointed by the Chairperson of | ||
the Board; | ||
(5) a member of the Board of the Havana Regional Port | ||
District, appointed by the Chairperson of the Board; | ||
(6) a member from a not-for-profit organization that | ||
assists with local government planning within the northern | ||
territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority | ||
vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port | ||
District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional | ||
Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, | ||
and Havana Regional Port District; | ||
(7) a member appointed by the Tri-County Regional | ||
Planning Commission from the Tri-County Regional Planning | ||
Commission; | ||
(8) a member from a not-for-profit organization that | ||
assists with local government planning within the southern | ||
territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority | ||
vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port | ||
District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional | ||
Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, | ||
and Havana Regional Port District; | ||
(9) a member that is recommended by the Chairperson of | ||
the Board of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District | ||
and appointed by the majority vote of the chairpersons of | ||
the Seneca Regional Port District, Ottawa Port District, | ||
Illinois Valley Regional Port District, Heart of Illinois | ||
Regional Port District, and Havana Regional Port District. | ||
The members shall be appointed no later than 90 days after | ||
the effective date of this Act. The members shall hold office | ||
for a period of 6 years, or until a successor has been | ||
appointed, and the members shall serve without compensation. | ||
At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the | ||
person, organization, chairperson, or chairpersons who | ||
appointed the member shall appoint a successor who shall hold | ||
office for 6 years or until a successor has been appointed. | ||
(c) The members of the Commission shall elect a | ||
chairperson of the Commission for a 2-year term after all the | ||
members are selected. A member of the Commission shall not | ||
serve more than 2 terms as chairperson. | ||
(d) If a vacancy occurs in the Commission membership, the | ||
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original | ||
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. | ||
(e) The Commission shall meet no less than once a year. | ||
(f) The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District shall | ||
provide administrative support and other support to the | ||
Commission. | ||
Section 10. Duties. The Commission has the following | ||
duties: | ||
(1) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
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initiatives within the areas over which it has jurisdiction | ||
under this Act in order to enhance the reporting and benefits | ||
of statistical data; | ||
(2) to make recommendations to the Governor, the General | ||
Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues | ||
that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, | ||
environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency within | ||
the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act; | ||
(3) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and | ||
initiatives with the Mid-America Port Commission and the | ||
Joliet Regional Port District; | ||
(4) to coordinate and synchronize federal activities | ||
associated with the nonfederal sponsorship and development of | ||
the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and | ||
(5) to request funding or assist in requesting funding, as | ||
it deems necessary, for those areas over which it has | ||
jurisdiction under this Act. | ||
Section 15. Powers. | ||
(a) The Commission may request funding from any federal, | ||
state, municipal, or local government or any other person or | ||
organization for purposes of the Commission within the | ||
Commission's jurisdiction. The individual port
districts | ||
within the Commission's jurisdiction retain authority to | ||
request funding from any federal, state, municipal, or local | ||
government or any other person or
organization for purposes of | ||
the individual port districts within the Commission area. | ||
(b) The Commission may enter into a memorandum of | ||
understanding or intergovernmental agreement with the State, a | ||
unit of local government, or a federal governmental | ||
organization in the performance of its duties. The Commission | ||
may not exercise control over a operation of a port district | ||
established by any other law except by voluntary agreement | ||
between the port district and the Commission. | ||
(c) The Commission may perform any other act that may be | ||
useful in performing its duties under Section 10 or powers | ||
under this Section.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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