(70 ILCS 1815/48) (from Ch. 19, par. 848)
Sec. 48.
If any provision of this Act is held invalid such provision shall be
deemed to be excised from this Act and the invalidity thereof shall not
affect any of the other provisions of this Act. If the application of
any provision of this Act to any person or circumstance is held invalid
it shall not affect the application to such persons or circumstances
other than those as to which it is invalid. The provisions of this Act
shall not be considered as impairing, altering, modifying, repealing or
superseding any of the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce
Commission or of the Department of Natural Resources under the Rivers, Lakes,
and Streams Act.
This Act shall be construed broadly and liberally to effectuate its purpose of
improving the prosperity of the Port District by facilitating the
removal and marketing of its raw materials and the development of
industrial, mining and transportation employment.
(Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
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