70 ILCS 1863/4

(70 ILCS 1863/4)

Sec. 4. Property of District; exemption. All property of every kind belonging to the Upper Mississippi River International Port District shall be exempt from taxation, provided that a tax may be levied upon a lessee of the District by reason of the value of a leasehold estate separate and apart from the fee or upon any improvements that are constructed and owned by persons other than the District.

All property of the Upper Mississippi River International Port District shall be construed as constituting public grounds owned by a municipal corporation and used exclusively for public purposes within the tax exemption provisions of Sections 15-10, 15-15, 15-20, 15-30, 15-75, 15-140, 15-155, and 15-160 of the Property Tax Code.

(Source: P.A. 96-636, eff. 8-24-09.)