Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB2139

Rep. Amy Elik

Filed: 3/13/2025

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2139

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2139 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The America's Central Port District Act is amended by changing Sections 7.5, 15, 19, 21, and 25 as follows:

(70 ILCS 1860/7.5)

Sec. 7.5. Authorization to borrow moneys. The District's Board may borrow money from any governmental agency, bank, or other financial institution and may provide appropriate security for that borrowing, if the money is repaid within 20 years after the money is borrowed. "Financial institution" has the meaning given in Section 8-1-3.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act, any savings and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings and Loan Act of 1985, any savings bank subject to the Savings Bank Act, and any federally chartered commercial bank or savings and loan association organized and operated in this State pursuant to the laws of the United States.

(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)

(70 ILCS 1860/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 298)

Sec. 15. The governing and administrative body of the Port District shall be a Board of Commissioners consisting of up to 9 members, to be known as the America's Central Port District Board. All members of the Board shall be residents of the District and shall be known as Commissioners of the America's Central Port District Board. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. However, any Commissioner of the Board who is appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may receive compensation for his services as such officer. No Commissioner of the Board or employee of the District shall have any private financial interest, profit or benefit in any contract, work or business of the District nor in the sale or lease of any property to or from the District, except to the extent allowed under "An Act to prevent fraudulent and corrupt practices in the making or accepting of official appointments and contracts by public officers", approved April 9, 1872, as now or hereafter amended.

(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)

(70 ILCS 1860/19) (from Ch. 19, par. 302)

Sec. 19. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such meetings to be fixed by the Board. A majority of the appointed 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 a majority of those members physically present at least 5 members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before taking effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board, and if he approves thereof he shall sign the same, and such as he does not approve he shall return to the Board with his objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Board occurring after the passage thereof. But in the case the chairman fails to return any ordinance or resolution with his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved the same and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by the chairman with his objections, the vote by which the same was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the 6 members, it shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman. All ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the District and all documents and records in its possession shall be public records, and open to public inspection, except such documents and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for use in negotiations, legal actions or proceedings to which the District is a party.

(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)

(70 ILCS 1860/21) (from Ch. 19, par. 304)

Sec. 21. 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 chairman of the Board, or by Automated Clearing House transaction or other electronic means. Subject to prior approval of such designations by a majority of the Board, the chairman may designate any other Board member or any officer of the District to affix the signature of the chairman and the treasurer may designate any other officer of the District to affix the signature of the treasurer to any check or draft for payment of salaries or wages and for payment of any other obligation of not more than $2,500.00.

No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to the Public Funds Investment Act Section 6 of "An Act relating to certain investments of public funds by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.

(Source: P.A. 83-541.)

(70 ILCS 1860/25) (from Ch. 19, par. 308)

Sec. 25. Within 9 months after 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall cause an independent auditor to prepare and print to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report and financial statement of the operations and assets and liabilities of the Port District. A reasonably sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed for distribution to persons interested, upon request, and a copy of the report thereof shall be filed with the Governor and the county clerks and the presiding officers of the county boards of Madison and Jersey Counties. A copy of such report or a summary of the report shall be addressed and submitted to and mailed to the Mayor or ranking official and city council or president and board of trustees of each municipality within the area of the District.

(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)".