Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article -
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 1
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Seneca Regional Port District Act." (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.1
"District" or "Port District" means the Seneca Regional Port District created by this Act. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.3
"Terminal facilities" means all land, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment and appliances useful in the operation of public warehouse, storage and transportation facilities and industrial,...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.5
"Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air. (Source: Laws 1961, p.
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.9
"Commercial Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public aircraft engaged in the business of transporting persons or property. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.10
"Private Aircraft" means any aircraft other than public and commercial aircraft. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.14
"Navigable waters" means any public waters which are or can be made usable for water commerce. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.15
"Governmental agency" means the Federal, State and any local governmental body, and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, thereof. (Source: Laws 1961, p.
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.19
"Board" means the Seneca Port District Board. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.20
"Governor" means the Governor of the State of Illinois. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 2.21
"President" means the President of the board of trustees of the Village of Seneca. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 3
There is created a political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation by the name of the Seneca Regional Port District embracing the following territory...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4
In addition to powers otherwise provided for, the Port District has the rights and powers set out in Sections 4.1 through 4.17. (Source: Laws...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.2
To prevent or remove obstructions in navigable waters, including the removal of wrecks. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.3
To locate and establish dock lines and shore or harbor lines. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.5
To acquire, own, construct, lease, operate and maintain terminals, terminal facilities and port facilities, and to fix and collect just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory charges...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.15
To enter into contracts dealing in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Act. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.17
To designate the fiscal year for the District. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2957.)
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 4.18
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 5
The District has power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant or otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and to...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 5.5
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 10
All bonds, whether general obligation or revenue, shall be issued and sold by the Board in such manner as the Board shall determine. However,...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, 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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 13
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 14
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 15
The governing and administrative body of the Port District shall be a Board consisting of 7 members, to be known as the Seneca Regional...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 16
The Governor shall appoint 3 members of the Board and the President of the Village of Seneca shall appoint 3 members of the Board,...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 17
Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may resign from his office to...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 18
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 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...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 20
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 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...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 22
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 23
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 24
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 25
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 27
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 28
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 29
In the conduct of any investigation authorized by Section 27 the Port District shall, at its expense, provide a stenographer to take down all...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 30
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 31
The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code, or the provisions of "An Act in relation to airport authorities" approved April 4, 1945, as amended,...
- Illinois Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 32
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 33
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 Seneca Regional Port District Act. - 70 ILCS 1845, Section 34
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