Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 1
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Joliet Regional Port District Act". (Source: Laws 1957, p. 1302.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2
When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms set out in Sections 2.1 through 2.21 have the meaning ascribed to...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.1
"District" or "Port District" means the Joliet Regional Port District created by this Act. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.2
"Terminal" means a public place, station or depot for receiving and delivering baggage, mail, freight, or express matter and for any combination of such...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.3
"Terminal facilities" means all lands, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment and appliances useful in the operation of public warehouse, storage and transportation facilities for the...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.4
"Port facilities" means all public structures, except terminal facilities as defined herein, that are in, over, under, or adjacent to navigable waters and are...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.5
"Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designated for navigation of, or flight in, the air. (Source: Laws 1965, p.
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.6
"Airport" means any locality, either land or water, which is used or designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft, or for the...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.7
"Airport Hazard" means any structure, or object of natural growth, located on or in the vicinity of an airport, or any use of land...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.8
"Approach" means any path, course or zone defined by an ordinance of the District or by other lawful regulation, on the ground or in...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.9
"Commercial Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public aircraft engaged in the business of transporting persons or property. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.10
"Private Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public and commercial aircraft. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.11
"Public Aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the governmental service of the United States, or of any state or of any public agency,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.12
"Public Airport" means an airport owned by a Port District, an airport authority or other public agency which is used or is intended for...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.13
"Public Interest" means the protection, furtherance and advancement of the general welfare and of public health and safety and public necessity and convenience in...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.14
"Navigable waters" means any public waters which are or can be made usable for water commerce. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.15
"Governmental Agency" means the Federal, State and any local government body, and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, thereof. (Source: Laws 1965, p.
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.16
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, both domestic and foreign, company, association or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.17
"General Obligation bond" means any bond issued by the District any part of the principal or interest of which bond is to be paid...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.18
"Revenue bond" means any bond issued by the District the principal and interest of which bond is payable solely from revenues or income derived...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.19
"Board" means the Joliet Regional Port District Board. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.20
"Governor" means the Governor of the State of Illinois. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 2.21
"Mayor" means the Mayor of the City of Joliet. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 3
There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Joliet Regional Port District embracing all the territory...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 3.1
It is declared that the main purpose of this Act is to promote industrial, commercial and transportation activities, thereby reducing the evils attendant upon...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4
In addition to powers otherwise provided for, the Port District has the rights and powers set out in Sections 4.1 through 4.24. (Source: P.A.
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.1
To issue permits: for the construction of all wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, bridges, or other structures of any kind, over,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.2
To prevent or remove obstructions in navigable waters including the removal of wrecks. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.3
To locate and establish dock lines and shore or harbor lines. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.4
To regulate the anchorage, moorage, and speed of water-borne vessels and to establish and enforce regulations for the operation of bridges. (Source: Laws 1965,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.5
To acquire, own, construct, lease and lease to others, operate, and maintain terminals, terminal facilities, and port facilities, and to fix and collect just,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.6
To locate, establish and maintain a public airport, public airports and public airport facilities within its corporate limits or within or upon any body...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.7
To operate, maintain, manage, lease, sublease, and to make and enter into contracts for the use, operation or management of, and to provide rules...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.8
To fix, charge and collect reasonable rentals, tolls, fees, and charges for the use of any public airport, or any part thereof, or any...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.9
To establish, maintain, extend and improve roadways and approaches by land, water or air to any such airport and to contract or otherwise provide,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.10
To restrict the height of any object of natural growth or structure or structures within the vicinity of any airport or within the lines...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.11
To agree with the state or federal governments or with any public agency in respect to the removal and relocation of any object of...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.12
For the prevention of accidents, for the furtherance and protection of public health, safety and convenience in respect to aeronautics, for the protection of...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.13
To police its physical property only and all waterways and to exercise police powers in respect thereto or in respect to the enforcement of...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.14
To enter into agreements with the corporate authorities or governing body of any other municipal corporation or any political subdivision of this State to...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.14a
To establish, organize, own, acquire, participate in, operate, sell and transfer Export Trading Companies, whether as shareholder, partner, or co-venturer, alone or in cooperation...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.15
To enter into contracts dealing in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Act. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.16
To acquire, own, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of interests in and to real property and improvements situated thereon and in personal property necessary...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.17
To designate the fiscal year for the District. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 3150.)
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.18
To establish, maintain, expand and improve roadways, railroads, and approaches by land, or water, to any such terminal, terminal facility and port facilities, and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.19
Acquire, own, construct, lease, operate and maintain terminals, terminal facilities and port facilities, including, but not limited to: launching, mooring, docking, storing, parking and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.20
To create, establish, maintain and operate a public incinerator for waste disposal by incineration by any means or method, for use by municipalities for...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.21
The District may acquire, erect, construct, maintain and operate aquariums, museums and other edifices for the collection and display of objects pertaining to natural...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.22
To acquire, erect, construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain and operate one or more, or a combination or combinations of, industrial buildings, office buildings, buildings to...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.23
To acquire, erect, construct, maintain and operate FM, AM or special frequency band, broadcast stations, connected with marine, aviation, mobile, Port District Police, television,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.24
To do any act which is enumerated in Section 11-74.1-1 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved May 29, 1961, as now or hereafter amended,...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 4.25
Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly....
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 5
The District has power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or otherwise any property or rights useful for its purposes, and to...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 5.05
Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 5.1
Riverboat gambling. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the District may not regulate the operation, conduct, or navigation of any riverboat gambling casino...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 6
The District has power to apply for and accept grants, loans, or appropriations from the Federal Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof to...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 7
The District has power to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance or indemnity against loss or damage to property from...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 8
The District has the continuing power to borrow money and issue either general obligation bonds, after approval by referendum as hereinafter provided, or revenue...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 9
All revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues or income to be derived from the terminals, terminal facilities, airfields, airports or port...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 10
All bonds, whether general obligation or revenue, shall be sold by the Board in such manner as the Board shall determine, except that if...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 11
Upon the issue of any revenue bonds as herein provided the Board shall fix and establish rates, charges and fees for the use of...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 12
Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the District or any other obligation of the District be or become an indebtedness or obligation...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 12a
The Board may, after referendum approval, levy a tax for corporate purposes of the District annually at the rate approved by referendum, but which...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 13
It is unlawful to make any fill or deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse matter of any kind or...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 14
Board; compensation. The governing and administrative body of the Port District shall be a Board consisting of 10 members, to be known as the Joliet...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 15
Appointment of Board. Within 60 days after this Act becomes effective the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate shall appoint...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 16
Removal and vacancies. Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 17
As soon as possible after the appointment of the initial members, the Board shall organize for the transaction of business, select a chairman and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 18
Board meetings; quorum; veto. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in each calendar month, the time and place of such...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 19
The Board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not be members of the Board, to hold office during the pleasure of...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 20
All funds deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan association shall be placed in the name of the District and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 21
In case any officer whose signature appears upon any check or draft issued pursuant to this Act, ceases to hold his office before the...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 22
The Board may appoint a general manager who shall be a person of recognized ability and business experience to hold office during the pleasure...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 23
The Board has power to pass all ordinances and make all rules and regulations proper or necessary, and to carry into effect the powers...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 24
Within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall cause to be prepared and printed a complete and detailed report...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 26
The Board may investigate conditions in which it has an interest within the area of the District, the enforcement of its ordinances, rules and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 27
All final administrative decisions of the Board hereunder shall be subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 28
In the conduct of any investigation authorized by Section 26 the Port District shall, at its expense, provide a stenography to take down all...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 29
If any provision of this Act is held invalid such provision shall be deemed to be excised from this Act and the invalidity thereof...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 30
The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, as heretofore and hereafter amended, or the provisions of "An Act in relation to airport authorities", approved...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 31
Territory which is contiguous to the District and which is not included within any other port district may be annexed to and become a...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 32
At least 5% of the legal voters resident within the limits of such proposed addition to the District shall petition the circuit court for...
- Illinois Joliet Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1825, Section 33
If there is territory contiguous to the District which has no legal voters residing therein, a petition to annex such territory, signed by all...
Last modified: February 18, 2015