70 ILCS 1807/30

(70 ILCS 1807/30)

Sec. 30.

Rights and powers.

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 district; for
the deposit of
rock, earth, sand, or other material; or for any matter of any kind or
description in
those waters;

(b) To prevent or remove obstructions, including the removal of wrecks;

(c) To locate and establish dock lines and shore or harbor lines;

(d) To acquire, own, construct, sell, lease, operate, and maintain port and
harbor,
water, and land terminal facilities and, subject to the provisions of Section
35, to
operate or contract for the operation of those facilities, and to fix and
collect just,
reasonable, and non-discriminatory charges, rentals, or fees for the use of
those
facilities. The charges, rentals, or fees
so collected shall be made available to defray
the reasonable expenses of the district and to pay the principal of and
interest on any
revenue bonds issued by the district;

(e) To enter into any agreement or contract with any airport for the use of
airport facilities to the extent necessary to carry out any of the purposes of
the district;

(f) To the extent authorized by the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, to
enter
into any agreements with any other public agency of this State, including other
port
districts;

(g) To the extent authorized by any interstate compact, to enter into
agreements
with any other state or unit of local government of any other state; and

(h) To enter into contracts dealing in any manner with the objects and
purposes
of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 93-262, eff. 7-22-03.)