101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0903

 

Introduced , by Rep. Mark L. Walker

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 1810/8.01  from Ch. 19, par. 159.1

    Amends the Illinois International Port District Act. Authorizes the Port District to apply to United States authorities to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones within a specific area that is located within and extends 30 miles beyond the following described area: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Cook County DuPage County line and York Road, then North along York Road to its intersection with Touhy Avenue, then east along Touhy Avenue to its intersection with the Northwest Tollway, then southeast along the Northwest Tollway to its intersection with Lee Street, then south along Lee Street to Higgins Road, then south and east along Higgins Road to its intersection with Mannheim Road, then south along Mannheim Road to its intersection with Irving Park Road, then west along Irving Park Road to its intersection with the Cook County DuPage County line, then north and west along the county line to the point of beginning.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois International Port District Act is
5amended by changing Section 8.01 as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 1810/8.01)  (from Ch. 19, par. 159.1)
7    Sec. 8.01. Foreign trade zones. The Port District has power
8to apply to proper authorities of the United States of America
9pursuant to appropriate law for the right to establish,
10operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones
11within the limits of the Chicago Regional Port District, or
12within the jurisdiction of the United States Customs Service
13Office of the Chicago Port of Entry, or within Area A and to
14establish, operate, maintain, and lease such foreign trade
15zones and sub-zones. In this Section, "Area A" is located
16within and extends 30 miles beyond the following described
17area: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Cook County
18DuPage County line and York Road, then North along York Road to
19its intersection with Touhy Avenue, then east along Touhy
20Avenue to its intersection with the Northwest Tollway, then
21southeast along the Northwest Tollway to its intersection with
22Lee Street, then south along Lee Street to Higgins Road, then
23south and east along Higgins Road to its intersection with

 

 

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1Mannheim Road, then south along Mannheim Road to its
2intersection with Irving Park Road, then west along Irving Park
3Road to its intersection with the Cook County DuPage County
4line, then north and west along the county line to the point of
5beginning.
6(Source: P.A. 83-1360.)