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4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act is
8		-	amended by changing Sections 5, 10, and 15 as follows:
9		-	(70 ILCS 1816/5)
10		-	Sec. 5. Creation; membership; administrative support.
11		-	(a) The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is hereby
12		-	created. The Commission shall exercise jurisdiction with
13		-	respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under this Act
14		-	within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca
15		-	Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois
16		-	Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional
17		-	Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason,
18		-	Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle,
19		-	and Grundy counties.
20		-	(b) The Commission shall consist of the following 9
21		-	appointed members:
22		-	(1) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
23		-	of the Seneca Regional Port District, appointed by the
24		-	Chairperson of the Board;
25		-	(2) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
26		-	of the Ottawa Port District, appointed by the Chairperson
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act is
	7	+	5 amended by changing Sections 5, 10, and 15 as follows:
	8	+	6 (70 ILCS 1816/5)
	9	+	7 Sec. 5. Creation; membership; administrative support.
	10	+	8 (a) The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is hereby
	11	+	9 created. The Commission shall exercise jurisdiction with
	12	+	10 respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under this Act
	13	+	11 within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca
	14	+	12 Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois
	15	+	13 Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional
	16	+	14 Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason,
	17	+	15 Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle,
	18	+	16 and Grundy counties.
	19	+	17 (b) The Commission shall consist of the following 9
	20	+	18 appointed members:
	21	+	19 (1) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
	22	+	20 of the Seneca Regional Port District, appointed by the
	23	+	21 Chairperson of the Board;
	24	+	22 (2) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
	25	+	23 of the Ottawa Port District, appointed by the Chairperson
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33		-	of the Board;
34		-	(3) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
35		-	of the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, appointed
36		-	by the Chairperson of the Board;
37		-	(4) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
38		-	of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, appointed
39		-	by the Chairperson of the Board;
40		-	(5) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
41		-	of the Havana Regional Port District, appointed by the
42		-	Chairperson of the Board;
43		-	(6) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
44		-	assists with local government planning within the northern
45		-	territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
46		-	vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
47		-	District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
48		-	Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
49		-	and Havana Regional Port District;
50		-	(7) a member appointed by the Tri-County Regional
51		-	Planning Commission from the Tri-County Regional Planning
52		-	Commission;
53		-	(8) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
54		-	assists with local government planning within the southern
55		-	territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
56		-	vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
57		-	District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
58		-	Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
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	34	+	1 of the Board;
	35	+	2 (3) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
	36	+	3 of the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, appointed
	37	+	4 by the Chairperson of the Board;
	38	+	5 (4) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
	39	+	6 of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, appointed
	40	+	7 by the Chairperson of the Board;
	41	+	8 (5) a member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board
	42	+	9 of the Havana Regional Port District, appointed by the
	43	+	10 Chairperson of the Board;
	44	+	11 (6) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
	45	+	12 assists with local government planning within the northern
	46	+	13 territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
	47	+	14 vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
	48	+	15 District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
	49	+	16 Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
	50	+	17 and Havana Regional Port District;
	51	+	18 (7) a member appointed by the Tri-County Regional
	52	+	19 Planning Commission from the Tri-County Regional Planning
	53	+	20 Commission;
	54	+	21 (8) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
	55	+	22 assists with local government planning within the southern
	56	+	23 territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
	57	+	24 vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
	58	+	25 District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
	59	+	26 Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
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61		-	and Havana Regional Port District;
62		-	(9) a member that is recommended by the Chairperson of
63		-	the Board of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District
64		-	and appointed by the majority vote of the chairpersons of
65		-	the Seneca Regional Port District, Ottawa Port District,
66		-	Illinois Valley Regional Port District, Heart of Illinois
67		-	Regional Port District, and Havana Regional Port District.
68		-	The members shall be appointed no later than 90 days after
69		-	the effective date of this Act. The members shall hold office
70		-	for a period of 6 years, or until a successor has been
71		-	appointed, and the members shall serve without compensation.
72		-	At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the
73		-	person, organization, chairperson, or chairpersons who
74		-	appointed the member shall appoint a successor who shall hold
75		-	office for 6 years or until a successor has been appointed.
76		-	(c) The members of the Commission shall elect a
77		-	chairperson of the Commission for a 2-year term after all the
78		-	members are selected. A member of the Commission shall not
79		-	serve more than 2 terms as chairperson.
80		-	(d) If a vacancy occurs in the Commission membership, the
81		-	vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
82		-	appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
83		-	(e) The Commission shall meet no less than once a year.
84		-	(f) The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District shall
85		-	provide administrative support and other support to the
86		-	Commission.
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89		-	(Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23.)
90		-	(70 ILCS 1816/10)
91		-	Sec. 10. Duties. The Commission has the following duties:
92		-	(1) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
93		-	initiatives within the areas over which it has jurisdiction
94		-	under this Act in order to enhance the reporting and benefits
95		-	of statistical data;
96		-	(2) to make recommendations to the Governor, the General
97		-	Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues
98		-	that impact multimodal transportation, economic development,
99		-	environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency within
100		-	the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act;
101		-	(3) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
102		-	initiatives with the Mid-America Port Commission and the
103		-	Joliet Regional Port District;
104		-	(4) to coordinate and synchronize federal activities
105		-	associated with the nonfederal sponsorship and development of
106		-	the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and
107		-	(5) to request funding or assist in requesting funding, as
108		-	it deems necessary, for those areas over which it has
109		-	jurisdiction under this Act.
110		-	(Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23.)
111		-	(70 ILCS 1816/15)
112		-	Sec. 15. Powers.
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115		-	(a) The Commission may request funding from any federal,
116		-	state, municipal, or local government or any other person or
117		-	organization for purposes of the Commission within the
118		-	Commission's jurisdiction. The individual port districts
119		-	within the Commission's jurisdiction retain authority to
120		-	request funding from any federal, state, municipal, or local
121		-	government or any other person or organization for purposes of
122		-	the individual port districts within the Commission area.
123		-	(b) The Commission may enter into a memorandum of
124		-	understanding or intergovernmental agreement with the State, a
125		-	unit of local government, or a federal governmental
126		-	organization in the performance of its duties. The Commission
127		-	may not exercise control over an a operation of a port district
128		-	established by any other law except by voluntary agreement
129		-	between the port district and the Commission.
130		-	(c) The Commission may acquire, purchase, install, lease,
131		-	construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control, or
132		-	operate ports, harbors, waterways, channels, wharves, piers,
133		-	docks, quays, elevators, tipples, compresses, bulk loading and
134		-	unloading facilities, warehouse, dry docks, marine support
135		-	railways, tugboats, ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding
136		-	facilities, machinery and equipment dredges, or any other
137		-	facilities required or incidental to the construction,
138		-	outfitting, dry docking, or repair of ships or vessels, or
139		-	water, air, or rail terminals, or roadways or approaches to
140		-	the facilities or other structures or facilities necessary for
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	70	+	1 and Havana Regional Port District;
	71	+	2 (9) a member that is recommended by the Chairperson of
	72	+	3 the Board of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District
	73	+	4 and appointed by the majority vote of the chairpersons of
	74	+	5 the Seneca Regional Port District, Ottawa Port District,
	75	+	6 Illinois Valley Regional Port District, Heart of Illinois
	76	+	7 Regional Port District, and Havana Regional Port District.
	77	+	8 The members shall be appointed no later than 90 days after
	78	+	9 the effective date of this Act. The members shall hold office
	79	+	10 for a period of 6 years, or until a successor has been
	80	+	11 appointed, and the members shall serve without compensation.
	81	+	12 At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the
	82	+	13 person, organization, chairperson, or chairpersons who
	83	+	14 appointed the member shall appoint a successor who shall hold
	84	+	15 office for 6 years or until a successor has been appointed.
	85	+	16 (c) The members of the Commission shall elect a
	86	+	17 chairperson of the Commission for a 2-year term after all the
	87	+	18 members are selected. A member of the Commission shall not
	88	+	19 serve more than 2 terms as chairperson.
	89	+	20 (d) If a vacancy occurs in the Commission membership, the
	90	+	21 vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
	91	+	22 appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
	92	+	23 (e) The Commission shall meet no less than once a year.
	93	+	24 (f) The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District shall
	94	+	25 provide administrative support and other support to the
	95	+	26 Commission.
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143		-	the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce,
144		-	including the dredging, deepening, extending, widening, or
145		-	enlarging of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels, or
146		-	waterways, the damming of inland waterways, the establishment
147		-	of a water basin, the acquisition and development of
148		-	industrial sites, or the reclaiming of submerged lands.
149		-	(d) The Commission may not exercise control over the
150		-	operation of port districts established by any other law of
151		-	the State, except by voluntary agreement between the port
152		-	district and the Commission.
153		-	(e) (c) The Commission may perform any other act that may
154		-	be useful in performing its duties under Section 10 or powers
155		-	under this Section, including, but not limited to, enhancing
156		-	the reporting and benefits of statistical data.
157		-	(Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23; revised 9-25-23.)
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	106	+	1 (Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23.)
	107	+	2 (70 ILCS 1816/10)
	108	+	3 Sec. 10. Duties. The Commission has the following duties:
	109	+	4 (1) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
	110	+	5 initiatives within the areas over which it has jurisdiction
	111	+	6 under this Act in order to enhance the reporting and benefits
	112	+	7 of statistical data;
	113	+	8 (2) to make recommendations to the Governor, the General
	114	+	9 Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues
	115	+	10 that impact multimodal transportation, economic development,
	116	+	11 environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency within
	117	+	12 the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act;
	118	+	13 (3) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
	119	+	14 initiatives with the Mid-America Port Commission and the
	120	+	15 Joliet Regional Port District;
	121	+	16 (4) to coordinate and synchronize federal activities
	122	+	17 associated with the nonfederal sponsorship and development of
	123	+	18 the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and
	124	+	19 (5) to request funding or assist in requesting funding, as
	125	+	20 it deems necessary, for those areas over which it has
	126	+	21 jurisdiction under this Act.
	127	+	22 (Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23.)
	128	+	23 (70 ILCS 1816/15)
	129	+	24 Sec. 15. Powers.
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	140	+	1 (a) The Commission may request funding from any federal,
	141	+	2 state, municipal, or local government or any other person or
	142	+	3 organization for purposes of the Commission within the
	143	+	4 Commission's jurisdiction. The individual port districts
	144	+	5 within the Commission's jurisdiction retain authority to
	145	+	6 request funding from any federal, state, municipal, or local
	146	+	7 government or any other person or organization for purposes of
	147	+	8 the individual port districts within the Commission area.
	148	+	9 (b) The Commission may enter into a memorandum of
	149	+	10 understanding or intergovernmental agreement with the State, a
	150	+	11 unit of local government, or a federal governmental
	151	+	12 organization in the performance of its duties. The Commission
	152	+	13 may not exercise control over an a operation of a port district
	153	+	14 established by any other law except by voluntary agreement
	154	+	15 between the port district and the Commission.
	155	+	16 (c) The Commission may acquire, purchase, install, lease,
	156	+	17 construct, own, hold, maintain, equip, use, control, or
	157	+	18 operate ports, harbors, waterways, channels, wharves, piers,
	158	+	19 docks, quays, elevators, tipples, compresses, bulk loading and
	159	+	20 unloading facilities, warehouse, dry docks, marine support
	160	+	21 railways, tugboats, ships, vessels, shipyards, shipbuilding
	161	+	22 facilities, machinery and equipment dredges, or any other
	162	+	23 facilities required or incidental to the construction,
	163	+	24 outfitting, dry docking, or repair of ships or vessels, or
	164	+	25 water, air, or rail terminals, or roadways or approaches to
	165	+	26 the facilities or other structures or facilities necessary for
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	176	+	1 the convenient use of the same in the aid of commerce,
	177	+	2 including the dredging, deepening, extending, widening, or
	178	+	3 enlarging of any ports, harbors, rivers, channels, or
	179	+	4 waterways, the damming of inland waterways, the establishment
	180	+	5 of a water basin, the acquisition and development of
	181	+	6 industrial sites, or the reclaiming of submerged lands.
	182	+	7 (d) The Commission may not exercise control over the
	183	+	8 operation of port districts established by any other law of
	184	+	9 the State, except by voluntary agreement between the port
	185	+	10 district and the Commission.
	186	+	11 (e) (c) The Commission may perform any other act that may
	187	+	12 be useful in performing its duties under Section 10 or powers
	188	+	13 under this Section, including, but not limited to, enhancing
	189	+	14 the reporting and benefits of statistical data.
	190	+	15 (Source: P.A. 103-214, eff. 6-30-23; revised 9-25-23.)
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