Rep. Frank J. Mautino

Adopted in House on Nov 17, 2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1617

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1617 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Ottawa Port District Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following
7terms shall have the following meanings unless a different
8meaning clearly appears from the context:
9    "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter
10invented, used, or designed for navigation of, or flight in,
11the air.
12    "Airport" means any locality, either land or water, which
13is used or designed for the landing and taking off of aircraft,
14or for the location of runways, landing fields, airdromes,
15hangars, buildings, structures, airport roadways, and other
16facilities.

 

 

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1    "Airport hazard" means any structure, or object of natural
2growth, located on or in the vicinity of an airport, or any use
3of land near an airport which is hazardous to the use of that
4airport for the landing and take off of aircraft.
5    "Approach" means any path, course, or zone defined by an
6ordinance of the District or by other lawful regulation, on the
7ground or in the air, or both, for the use of aircraft in
8landing and taking off from an airport located within the
9District.
10    "Board" means the Ottawa Port District Board.
11    "Commercial aircraft" means any aircraft other than public
12aircraft engaged in the business of transporting persons or
13property.
14    "District" means the Ottawa Port District created by this
15Act.
16    "Export trading companies" means a person, partnership,
17association, public or private corporation, or similar
18organization, whether operated for profit or not-for-profit,
19which is organized and operated principally for purposes of
20exporting goods or services produced in the United States,
21importing goods or services produced in foreign countries,
22conducting third country trading, or facilitating such trade by
23providing one or more services in support of such trade.
24    "General obligation bond" means any bond issued by the
25District any part of the principal or interest of which bond is
26to be paid by taxation.

 

 

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1    "Governmental agency" means the federal government, the
2State, and any unit of local government or school district, and
3any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise,
4thereof.
5    "Governor" means the Governor of the State of Illinois.
6    "Mayor" means the Mayor of the City of Ottawa.
7    "Navigable waters" means any public waters which are or can
8be made usable for water commerce.
9    "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership,
10corporation, both domestic and foreign, company, association,
11or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver,
12assignee, or personal representative thereof.
13    "Port facilities" means all public and other buildings,
14structures, works, improvements, and equipment, except
15terminal facilities as defined in this Section, that are upon,
16in, over, under, adjacent, or near to navigable waters,
17harbors, slips, and basins, and are necessary or useful for or
18incident to the furtherance of water and land commerce and the
19operation of small boats and pleasure craft and includes the
20widening and deepening of basins, slips, harbors, and navigable
21waters. "Port facilities" also means all lands, buildings,
22structures, improvements, equipment, and appliances located on
23District property that are used for industrial, manufacturing,
24commercial, or recreational purposes.
25    "Private aircraft" means any aircraft other than public and
26commercial aircraft.

 

 

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1    "Public aircraft" means an aircraft used exclusively in the
2governmental service of the United States, or of any state or
3of any public agency, including military and naval aircraft.
4    "Public airport" means an airport owned by a District, an
5airport authority, or other public agency which is used or is
6intended for use by public, commercial, and private aircraft
7and by persons owning, managing, operating, or desiring to use,
8inspect, or repair any such aircraft or to use any such airport
9for aeronautical purposes.
10    "Public interest" means the protection, furtherance, and
11advancement of the general welfare and of public health and
12safety and public necessity and convenience in respect to
13aeronautics.
14    "Revenue bond" means any bond issued by the District the
15principal and interest of which bond is payable solely from
16revenues or income derived from terminal, terminal facilities,
17or port facilities of the District.
18    "Terminal" means a public place, station, or depot for
19receiving and delivering baggage, mail, freight, or express
20matter and for any combination of those purposes, in connection
21with the transportation of persons and property on water or
22land or in the air.
23    "Terminal facilities" means all land, buildings,
24structures, improvements, equipment, and appliances useful in
25the operation of public warehouse, storage, and transportation
26facilities for the accommodation of or in connection with

 

 

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1commerce by water or land or in the air or useful as an aid, or
2constituting an advantage or convenience to, the safe landing,
3taking off, and navigation of aircraft, or the safe and
4efficient operation or maintenance of a public airport.
 
5    Section 10. Ottawa Port District. There is created a
6political subdivision, body politic, and municipal corporation
7by the name of the Ottawa Port District embracing the following
8described territory in LaSalle County, Illinois: the following
9sections in Township 34 North, Range 3 East of the Third
10Principal Meridian: 25, 26, 34, 35 and 36; and the following
11sections in Township 33 North, Range 3 East of the Third
12Principal Meridian: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
1317, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24; and the following sections
14in Township 33 North, Range 4 East of the Third Principal
15Meridian: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, the southwest quarter of section10,
16the northwest quarter of section 15 and that portion of section
1715 lying north of the Illinois River and South of the Illinois
18and Michigan Canal, 16, 17 and 18; and the following sections
19in Township 34 North Range 4 East of the Third Principal
20Meridian: 20, that portion of section 21 lying west of the Fox
21River, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.
 
22    Section 15. Property of District; exemption. All property
23of every kind owned by the District shall be exempt from
24taxation. However, a tax may be levied upon a lessee of the

 

 

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1District by reason of the value of a leasehold estate separate
2and apart from the fee simple title or upon any improvements
3that are constructed and owned by others than the District.
4    All property of the District shall be public grounds owned
5by a municipal corporation and used exclusively for public
6purposes within the tax exemption provisions of Sections 15-10,
715-15, 15-20, 15-30, 15-75, 15-140, 15-155, and 15-160 of the
8Property Tax Code.
 
9    Section 20. Rights and powers. The District has the
10following rights and powers:
11    (1) To issue permits for the following purposes: (i) the
12construction of all wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs,
13breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, bridges, or other structures
14of any kind, over, under, in, or within 40 feet of any
15navigable waters within the District and (ii) the deposit of
16rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any matter of any kind
17or description in the waters.
18    (2) To prevent or remove obstructions in navigable waters,
19including the removal of wrecks.
20    (3) To locate and establish dock lines and shore or harbor
21lines.
22    (4) To regulate the anchorage, moorage, and speed of water
23borne vessels and to establish and enforce regulations for the
24operation of bridges.
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1maintain terminals, terminal facilities, and port facilities,
2and to fix and collect just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory
3charges for the use of those facilities. The charges so
4collected shall be used to defray the reasonable expenses of
5the District and to pay the principal of and interest on any
6revenue bonds issued by the District.
7    (6) To locate, establish, and maintain a public airport,
8public airports, and public airport facilities within its
9corporate limits or within or upon any body of water adjacent
10thereto, and to construct, develop, expand, extend, and improve
11any such airport or airport facility.
12    (7) To operate, maintain, manage, lease, sublease, and to
13make and enter into contracts for the use, operation, or
14management of, and to provide rules and regulations for, the
15operation, management, or use of, any public airport or public
16airport facility.
17    (8) To fix, charge, and collect reasonable rentals, tolls,
18fees, and charges for the use of any public airport, or any
19part thereof, or any public airport facility.
20    (9) To establish, maintain, extend, and improve roadways
21and approaches by land, water, or air to any airport and to
22contract or otherwise provide, by condemnation if necessary,
23for the removal of any airport hazard or the removal or
24relocation of all private structures, railways, mains, pipes,
25conduits, wires, poles, and all other facilities and equipment
26which may interfere with the location, expansion, development,

 

 

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1or improvement of airports or with the safe approach thereto or
2takeoff therefrom by aircraft, and to pay the cost of removal
3or relocation; and, subject to the Airport Zoning Act, to
4adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations for
5territory which is within its corporate limits or which extends
6not more than 2 miles beyond its corporate limits.
7    (10) To restrict the height of any object of natural growth
8or structure within the vicinity of any airport or within the
9lines of an approach to any airport and, if necessary, for the
10reduction in the height of any such existing object or
11structure, to enter into an agreement for the reduction or to
12accomplish the same by condemnation.
13    (11) To agree with the State or federal government or with
14any public agency in respect to the removal and relocation of
15any object of natural growth, airport hazard, or structure or
16building within the vicinity of any airport or within an
17approach and which is owned or within the control of such
18government or agency and to pay all or an agreed portion of the
19cost of the removal or relocation.
20    (12) To regulate and restrict the flight of aircraft while
21within or above the District for the following purposes: (i)
22the prevention of accidents; (ii) the furtherance and
23protection of public health, safety, and convenience in respect
24to aeronautics; (iii) the protection of property and persons
25within the District from any hazard or nuisance resulting from
26the flight of aircraft; (iv) the prevention of interference

 

 

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1between, or collision of, aircraft while in flight or upon the
2ground; (v) the prevention or abatement of nuisances in the air
3or upon the ground; or (vi) the extension of increase in the
4usefulness or safety of any public airport or public airport
5facility owned by the District.
6    (13) To police its physical property only and all waterways
7and to exercise police powers in respect thereto or in respect
8to the enforcement of any rule or regulation provided by the
9ordinances of the District and to employ and commission police
10officers and other qualified persons to enforce the same. The
11use of any public airport or public airport facility of the
12District shall be subject to the reasonable regulation and
13control of the District and upon such reasonable terms and
14conditions established by its Board. A regulatory ordinance of
15the District adopted under any provisions of this Section may
16provide for a suspension or revocation of any rights or
17privileges within the control of the District for a violation
18of any such regulatory ordinance. Nothing in this Section or in
19other provisions of this Act shall be construed to authorize
20the Board to establish or enforce any regulation or rule in
21respect to aviation, or the operation or maintenance of any
22airport facility within its jurisdiction, which is in conflict
23with any federal or State law or regulation applicable to the
24same subject matter.
25    (14) To enter into agreements with the corporate
26authorities or governing body of any other municipal

 

 

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1corporation or any political subdivision of this State to pay
2the reasonable expense of services furnished by the municipal
3corporation or political subdivision for or on account of
4income producing properties of the District.
5    (15) To enter into contracts dealing in any manner with the
6objects and purposes of this Act.
7    (16) To acquire, own, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of
8interests in and to real property and improvements situated
9thereon and in personal property necessary to fulfill the
10purposes of the District.
11    (17) To designate the fiscal year for the District.
12    (18) To engage in any activity or operation which is
13incidental to and in furtherance of efficient operation to
14accomplish the District's primary purpose.
15    (19) To build, construct, repair, and maintain levees.
16    (20) To sue and be sued in its corporate name but execution
17shall not in any case issue against any property of the
18District.
19    (21) To adopt a common seal and change the same at
20pleasure.
21    (22) To annex property as set forth in this Act.
 
22    Section 25. Prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to this
23Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government
24Prompt Payment Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 30. Acquisition of property. The District has the
2power to acquire and accept by purchase, lease, gift, grant, or
3otherwise any property and rights useful for its purposes and
4to provide for the development of channels, ports, harbors,
5airports, airfields, terminals, port facilities, and terminal
6facilities adequate to serve the needs of commerce within the
7District. The District may acquire real or personal property or
8any rights therein in the manner, as near as may be, as is
9provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under
10the Eminent Domain Act; except that no rights or property of
11any kind or character now or hereafter owned, leased,
12controlled, or operated and used by, or necessary for the
13actual operations of, any common carrier engaged in interstate
14commerce, or of any other public utility subject to the
15jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission, shall be
16taken or appropriated by the District without first obtaining
17the approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission.
18Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the contrary, the
19District has the full power and authority to lease any of its
20facilities for operation and maintenance to any person for a
21length of time and upon terms as the District shall deem
22necessary.
23    Also, the District may lease to others for any period of
24time, not to exceed 99 years, upon terms as its Board may
25determine, any of its real property, rights-of-way, or
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1industrial, manufacturing, commercial, or harbor purposes,
2which is in the opinion of the Board no longer required for its
3primary purposes in the development of port and harbor
4facilities for the use of public transportation, or which may
5not be immediately needed for those purposes, but where such
6leases will in the opinion of the Board aid and promote those
7purposes, and in conjunction with such leases, the District may
8grant rights-of-way and privileges across the property of the
9District, which rights-of-way and privileges may be assignable
10and irrevocable during the term of any such lease and may
11include the right to enter upon the property of the District to
12do things as may be necessary for the enjoyment of such leases,
13rights-of-way, and privileges, and such leases may contain
14conditions and retain interest therein as may be deemed for the
15best interest of the District by the Board.
16    Also, the District shall have the right to grant easements
17and permits for the use of any real property, rights-of-way, or
18privileges which in the opinion of the Board will not interfere
19with the use thereof by the District for its primary purposes
20and such easements and permits may contain conditions and
21retain interest therein as may be deemed for the best interest
22of the District by the Board.
23    With respect to any and all leases, easements,
24rights-of-way, privileges, and permits made or granted by the
25Board, the Board may agree upon and collect the rentals,
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1the District. The rentals, charges, and fees shall be used to
2defray the reasonable expenses of the District and to pay the
3principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued by the
4District.
 
5    Section 35. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other
6provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to
7acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject
8to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent
9Domain Act.
 
10    Section 40. Export trading companies. The District is
11authorized and empowered to establish, organize, own, acquire,
12participate in, operate, sell, and transfer export trading
13companies, whether as shareholder, partner, or co-venturer,
14alone or in cooperation with the federal, state, or local
15governmental authorities, federal, state, or national banking
16associations, or any other public or private corporation or
17person. Export trading companies and all of the property
18thereof, wholly or partly owned, directly or indirectly, by the
19District, shall have the same privileges and immunities as
20accorded to the District; and export trading companies may
21borrow money or obtain financial assistance from private
22lenders or federal and state governmental authorities or issue
23general obligation and revenue bonds with the same kinds of
24security, and in accordance with the same procedures,

 

 

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1restrictions, and privileges applicable when the District
2obtains financial assistance or issues bonds for any of its
3other authorized purposes. Export trading companies may, if
4necessary or desirable, apply for certification under Title II
5or Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982.
 
6    Section 45. Grants, loans, and appropriations. The
7District has the power to apply for and accept grants, loans,
8or appropriations from the federal government or any agency or
9instrumentality thereof to be used for any of the purposes of
10the District and to enter into agreements with the federal
11government in relation to those grants, loans, or
12appropriations.
13    The District may petition the administrative, judicial,
14and legislative body of any federal, state, municipal, or local
15authority having jurisdiction in the premises, for the adoption
16and execution of any physical improvement, change in method or
17system of handling freight, warehousing, docking, lightering,
18and transfer of freight, which in the opinion of the District
19is designed to improve the handling of commerce in and through
20the District or improve terminal or transportation facilities
21therein.
 
22    Section 50. Insurance contracts. The District has the power
23to procure and enter into contracts for any type of insurance
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1including loss of use and occupancy, against death or injury of
2any person, against employers' liability, against any act of
3any member, officer, or employee of the District in the
4performance of the duties of his or her office or employment,
5or any other insurable risk.
 
6    Section 55. Rentals, charges, and fees. With respect to any
7and all leases, easements, rights-of-way, privileges, and
8permits made or granted by the Board, the Board may agree upon
9and collect the rentals, charges, and fees that are deemed to
10be in the best interest of the District. Those rentals,
11charges, and fees must be used to defray the reasonable
12expenses of the District and to pay the principal and interest
13upon any revenue bonds issued by the District.
 
14    Section 60. Borrowing money. The District has the
15continuing power to borrow money and issue either general
16obligation bonds after approval by referendum as provided in
17this Act or revenue bonds without referendum approval for the
18purpose of acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, extending,
19or improving terminals, terminal facilities, airfields,
20airports, and port facilities, and for acquiring any property
21and equipment useful for the construction, reconstruction,
22extension, improvement, or operation of its terminals,
23terminal facilities, airfields, airports, and port facilities,
24and for acquiring necessary cash working funds.

 

 

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1    The District may pursuant to ordinance adopted by the Board
2and without submitting the question to referendum from time to
3time issue and dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds
4and may also in the same manner from time to time issue and
5dispose of its interest bearing revenue bonds to refund any
6revenue bonds at maturity or pursuant to redemption provisions
7or at any time before maturity with the consent of the holders
8thereof.
9    If the Board desires to issue general obligation bonds it
10shall adopt an ordinance specifying the amount of bonds to be
11issued, the purpose for which they will be issued, and the
12maximum rate of interest they will bear which shall not be more
13than that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act. The interest
14may be paid semiannually. The ordinance shall also specify the
15date of maturity which shall not be more than 20 years after
16the date of issuance and shall levy a tax sufficient to
17amortize the bonds. This ordinance shall not be effective until
18it has been submitted to referendum of, and approved by, the
19legal voters of the District. The Board shall certify the
20ordinance and the proposition to the proper election officials,
21who shall submit the proposition to the voters at an election
22in accordance with the general election law. If a majority of
23the vote on the proposition is in favor of the issuance of the
24general obligation bonds, the county clerk shall annually
25extend taxes against all taxable property within the District
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1of these bonds.
2    The proposition shall be in substantially the following
3form:
4        Shall general obligation bonds in the amount of
5    (dollars) be issued by the Ottawa Port District for the
6    (purpose) maturing in no more than (years), bearing not
7    more than (interest)%, and a tax levied to pay the
8    principal and interest thereof?
9The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
 
10    Section 65. Revenue bonds. All revenue bonds shall be
11payable solely from the revenues or income to be derived from
12the terminals, terminal facilities, airfields, airports, or
13port facilities or any part thereof. The bonds may bear any
14date or dates and may mature at any time or times not exceeding
1540 years from their respective dates, all as may be provided in
16the ordinance authorizing their issuance. All bonds, whether
17revenue or general obligation, may bear interest at any rate or
18rates as permitted in the Bond Authorization Act. The interest
19may be paid semiannually. The bonds may be in any form, may
20carry any registration privileges, may be executed in any
21manner, may be payable at any place or places, may be made
22subject to redemption in any manner and upon any terms, with or
23without premium as is stated on the face thereof, may be
24authenticated in any manner and may contain any terms and
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1issuance. The holder or holders of any bonds or interest
2coupons appertaining thereto issued by the District may bring
3civil actions to compel the performance and observance by the
4District or any of its officers, agents, or employees of any
5contract or covenant made by the District with the holders of
6such bonds or interest coupons and to compel the District and
7any of its officers, agents, or employees to perform any duties
8required to be performed for the benefit of the holders of any
9such bonds or interest coupons by the provision in the
10ordinance authorizing their issuance, and to enjoin the
11District and any of its officers, agents, or employees from
12taking any action in conflict with any such contract or
13covenant, including the establishment of charges, fees, and
14rates for the use of facilities as provided in this Act.
15    Notwithstanding the form and tenor of any bond, whether
16revenue or general obligation, and in the absence of any
17express recital on the face thereof that it is nonnegotiable,
18all bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the
19preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds
20may be issued with or without interest coupons as may be
21provided by ordinance.
 
22    Section 70. Issuing bonds. All bonds, whether general
23obligation or revenue, shall be issued and sold by the Board in
24any manner as the Board shall determine. However, if any bonds
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1allowed by Section 60 or 65, whichever may be applicable, the
2bonds shall be sold for not less than par and accrued interest.
3The selling price of bonds bearing interest at a rate less than
4the maximum allowable interest rate per annum shall be such
5that the interest cost to the District of the money received
6from the bond sale shall not exceed the maximum annual interest
7rate allowed by Section 60 or 65, whichever may be applicable,
8computed to absolute maturity of such bonds according to
9standard tables of bond values.
 
10    Section 75. Rates and charges for facilities. Upon the
11issue of any revenue bonds as provided in this Act, the Board
12shall fix and establish rates, charges, and fees for the use of
13facilities acquired, constructed, reconstructed, extended, or
14improved with the proceeds derived from the sale of those
15revenue bonds sufficient at all times with other revenues of
16the District, if any, to pay the following: (i) the cost of
17maintaining, repairing, regulating, and operating the
18facilities and (ii) the bonds and interest thereon as they
19become due, all sinking fund requirements, and other
20requirements provided by the ordinance authorizing the
21issuance of the bonds or as provided by any trust agreement
22executed to secure payment thereof.
23    To secure the payment of any or all revenue bonds and for
24the purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertaking of
25the District in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds

 

 

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1and the issuance of any additional revenue bonds payable from
2the revenue income to be derived from the terminals, terminal
3facilities, airports, airfields, and port facilities, the
4District may execute and deliver a trust agreement or
5agreements except that no lien upon any physical property of
6the District shall be created thereby. A remedy for any breach
7or default of the terms of any such trust agreement by the
8District may be by mandamus proceedings in the circuit court to
9compel performance and compliance therewith, but the trust
10agreement may prescribe by whom or on whose behalf the action
11may be instituted.
 
12    Section 80. Bonds not obligations of the State or district.
13Under no circumstances shall any bonds issued by the District
14or any other obligation of the District be or become an
15indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois or of any
16other political subdivision of or municipality within the
17State.
18    No revenue bond shall be or become an indebtedness of the
19District within the purview of any constitutional limitation or
20provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of each
21revenue bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness,
22or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or income
23derived from terminals, terminal facilities, airports,
24airfields, and port facilities.
 

 

 

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1    Section 85. Tax levy. The Board may, after referendum
2approval, levy a tax for corporate purposes of the District
3annually at the rate approved by referendum, but the rate shall
4not exceed 0.05% of the value of all taxable property within
5the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of
6Revenue. If the Board desires to levy the tax it shall order
7that the question be submitted at an election to be held within
8the District. The Board shall certify its order and the
9question to the proper election officials, who shall submit the
10question to the voters at an election in accordance with the
11general election law. The Board shall cause the result of the
12election to be entered upon the records of the District. If a
13majority of the vote on the question is in favor of the
14proposition, the Board may annually thereafter levy a tax for
15corporate purposes at a rate not to exceed that approved by
16referendum but in no event to exceed 0.05% of the value of all
17taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed
18by the Department of Revenue.
19    The question shall be in substantially the following form:
20        Shall the Ottawa Port District levy a tax for corporate
21    purposes annually at a rate not to exceed 0.05% of the
22    value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the
23    Department of Revenue?
24The election authority shall record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
 
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1deposit of rock, earth, sand, or other material, or any refuse
2matter of any kind or description, or build or commence the
3building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater,
4bulkhead, jetty, bridge, or other structure over, under, or
5within 40 feet of any navigable waters within the District
6without first submitting the plans, profiles, and
7specifications therefor, and any other data and information as
8may be required, to the District and receiving a permit
9therefor; and any person, corporation, company, municipality,
10or other agency, that does any of the things prohibited in this
11Section, without securing a permit, shall be guilty of a Class
12A misdemeanor. No permit shall be required in the case of any
13project for which a permit has been secured from a proper
14governmental agency before the creation of the District nor
15shall any permit be required in the case of any project to be
16undertaken by one or more municipalities located within the
17District for which a permit is required from a governmental
18agency other than the District before the municipality can
19proceed with the project. And in such event, one or more of the
20municipalities shall give at least 10 days' notice to the
21District of the application for a permit for any such project
22from a governmental agency other than the District so that the
23District may be present and represent its position relative to
24the application before the other governmental agency. Any
25structure, fill, or deposit erected or made in any of the
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1provisions of this Section, is a purpresture and may be abated
2as such at the expense of the person, corporation, company,
3municipality, or other agency responsible therefor, or if, in
4the discretion of the District, it is decided that the
5structure, fill, or deposit may remain, the District may fix
6such rule, regulation, requirement, restriction, or rental or
7require and compel any change, modification, or repair as shall
8be necessary to protect the interest of the District.
 
9    Section 95. Board members. The governing and
10administrative body of the District shall be a Board consisting
11of 7 members, to be known as the Ottawa Port District Board.
12All members of the Board shall be residents of the District.
13The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but
14shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by them in the
15performance of their duties. However, any member of the Board
16who is appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer may
17receive compensation for his or her services as such officer.
18No member of the Board or employee of the District shall have
19any private financial interest, profit, or benefit in any
20contract, work, or business of the District nor in the sale or
21lease of any property to or from the District.
 
22    Section 100. Board appointments; terms. The Governor shall
23appoint 4 members of the Board and the Mayor shall appoint 3
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1within 60 days after this Act takes effect. Of the 4 members
2initially appointed by the Governor, 2 shall be appointed for
3initial terms expiring January 1, 2017, one for an initial term
4expiring January 1, 2013, and one for an initial term expiring
5January 1, 2012. Of the 3 members initially appointed by the
6Mayor, one shall be appointed for an initial term expiring
7January 1, 2017, one for an initial term expiring January 1,
82013, and one for an initial term expiring January 1, 2012. At
9the expiration of the term of any member, his or her successor
10shall be appointed by the Governor or the Mayor, respectively,
11as in the case of appointments for the initial terms.
12    After the expiration of initial terms, each successor shall
13hold office for a term of 3 years beginning the first day of
14January of the year in which the term of office commences. In
15the case of a vacancy during the term of office of any member
16appointed by the Governor, the Governor shall make an
17appointment for the remainder of the term vacant and until a
18successor is appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy
19during the term of office of any member appointed by the Mayor,
20the Mayor shall make an appointment for the remainder of the
21term vacant and until a successor is appointed and qualified.
22The Governor and Mayor shall certify their respective
23appointments to the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after
24certification of his or her appointment, and before entering
25upon the duties of his or her office, each member of the Board
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1file it in the office of the Secretary of State.
 
2    Section 105. Resignation and removal of Board members.
3Members of the Board shall hold office until their respective
4successors have been appointed and qualified. Any member may
5resign from his or her office to take effect when his or her
6successor has been appointed and has qualified. The Governor
7and Mayor, respectively, may remove any member of the Board
8they have appointed in the case of incompetency, neglect of
9duty, or malfeasance in office. They shall give the member a
10copy of the charges against him or her and an opportunity to be
11publicly heard in person or by counsel in his or her own
12defense upon not less than 10 days' notice. In the case of
13failure to qualify within the time required, or of abandonment
14of his or her office, or in the case of death, conviction of a
15felony, or removal from office, the office of the member shall
16become vacant. Each vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired
17term by appointment in like manner as in case of expiration of
18the term of a member of the Board.
 
19    Section 110. Organization of the Board. As soon as possible
20after the appointment of the initial members, the Board shall
21organize for the transaction of business, select a chairperson
22and a temporary secretary from its own number, and adopt bylaws
23and regulations to govern its proceedings. The initial
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1time to time for the term of his or her office as a member of
2the Board.
 
3    Section 115. Meetings; quorum; approval by chairperson.
4Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least once in
5each calendar month, the time and place of the meetings to be
6fixed by the Board. Four members of the Board shall constitute
7a quorum for the transaction of business. All action of the
8Board shall be by ordinance or resolution and the affirmative
9vote of at least 4 members shall be necessary for the adoption
10of any ordinance or resolution. Before taking effect, all
11ordinances and resolutions shall be approved by the chairperson
12of the Board by signing the ordinance or resolution. If the
13chairperson does not approve of the ordinance or resolution,
14then the chairperson shall return it to the Board with written
15objections at the next regular meeting of the Board after the
16passage of the ordinance or resolution. If the chairperson
17fails to return any ordinance or resolution with his or her
18objections by the time set forth in this Section, then the
19chairperson shall be deemed to have approved the ordinance or
20resolution and it shall take effect accordingly. Upon the
21return of any ordinance or resolution by the chairperson with
22his or her objections, the vote by which the same was passed
23shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon reconsideration
24the ordinance or resolution is passed by the affirmative vote
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1the veto of the chairperson.
2    All ordinances, resolutions, and proceedings of the
3District and all documents and records in its possession shall
4be public records, and open to public inspection, except for
5documents and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for
6use in negotiations, legal actions, or proceedings to which the
7District is a party.
 
8    Section 120. Secretary and treasurer; oath and bond. The
9Board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who need not
10be members of the Board, to hold office during the pleasure of
11the Board, and fix their duties and compensation. The secretary
12and treasurer shall be residents of the District. Before
13entering upon the duties of their respective offices, they
14shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office, and
15the treasurer shall execute a bond with corporate sureties to
16be approved by the Board. The bond shall be payable to the
17District in whatever penal sum may be directed by the Board
18conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the
19office and the payment of all money received by him or her
20according to law and the orders of the Board. The Board may, at
21any time, require a new bond from the treasurer in any penal
22sum as may then be determined by the Board. The obligation of
23the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the
24insolvency, failure, or closing of any savings and loan
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1deposited funds if the bank or savings and loan association has
2been approved by the Board as a depositary for these funds. The
3oaths of office and the treasurer's bond shall be filed in the
4principal office of the District.
 
5    Section 125. Deposits; checks or drafts. All funds
6deposited by the treasurer in any bank or savings and loan
7association shall be placed in the name of the District and
8shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check or draft upon the
9bank or savings and loan association, signed by the treasurer
10and countersigned by the chairperson of the Board. Subject to
11prior approval of the designations by a majority of the Board,
12the chairperson may designate any other Board member or any
13officer of the District to affix the signature of the
14chairperson and the treasurer may designate any other officer
15of the District to affix the signature of the treasurer to any
16check or draft for payment of salaries or wages and for payment
17of any other obligation of not more than $2,500.
18    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
19public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
20complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section
216 of the Public Funds Investment Act.
22    In the case any officer whose signature appears upon any
23check or draft issued pursuant to this Act, ceases to hold his
24or her office before the delivery thereof to the payee, his or
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1all purposes with the same effect as if he or she had remained
2in office until delivery thereof.
 
3    Section 130. General manager. The Board may appoint a
4general manager who shall be a person of recognized ability and
5business experience to hold office during the pleasure of the
6Board. The general manager shall manage the properties and
7business of the District and the employees thereof subject to
8the general control of the Board, shall direct the enforcement
9of all ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations of the
10Board, and shall perform any other duties prescribed by the
11Board. The Board may appoint a general attorney and a chief
12engineer, and shall provide for the appointment of other
13officers, attorneys, engineers, consultants, agents, and
14employees as may be necessary. The Board shall define their
15duties and may require bonds of such of them as the Board may
16designate. The general manager, general attorney, chief
17engineer, and all other officers provided for pursuant to this
18Section shall be exempt from taking and subscribing any oath of
19office and shall not be members of the Board. The compensation
20of the general manager, general attorney, chief engineer, and
21all other officers, attorneys, consultants, agents, and
22employees shall be fixed by the Board.
 
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1proper or necessary, and to carry into effect the powers
2granted to the District, with such fines or penalties as may be
3deemed proper. All fines and penalties shall be imposed by
4ordinances, which shall be published in a newspaper of general
5circulation in the area embraced by the District. No ordinance
6shall take effect until 10 days after its publication.
 
7    Section 140. Report and financial statement. Within 60 days
8after the end of each fiscal year, the Board shall prepare and
9print a complete and detailed report and financial statement of
10the operations, assets, and liabilities of the District. A
11reasonably sufficient number of copies of the report shall be
12printed for distribution to persons interested, upon request,
13and a copy of the report shall be filed with the Governor, the
14county clerk, and the presiding officer of the county board of
15LaSalle County. A copy of the report shall be mailed to the
16corporate authorities of each municipality located within the
17District.
 
18    Section 145. Investigations. The Board may investigate
19conditions in which it has an interest within the boundaries of
20the District, the enforcement of its ordinances, rules, and
21regulations, and the action, conduct, and efficiency of all
22officers, agents, and employees of the District. In the conduct
23of such investigations, the Board may hold public hearings on
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1municipality within the District. Each member of the Board has
2the power to administer oaths, and the secretary, by order of
3the Board, shall issue subpoenas to secure the attendance and
4testimony of witnesses and the production of books and papers
5relevant to any investigation or to any hearing before the
6Board or any member thereof.
7    Any circuit court of this State, upon application of the
8Board, or any member thereof, may in its discretion compel the
9attendance of witnesses, the production of books and papers,
10and the giving of testimony before the Board or before any
11member thereof or any officers' committee appointed by the
12Board, by attachment for contempt or otherwise in the same
13manner as the production of evidence may be compelled before
14the court.
 
15    Section 150. Administrative Review Law. All final
16administrative decisions of the Board shall be subject to
17judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the
18Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and
19modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.
20The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section
213-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
22    Section 155. Records. In the conduct of any investigation
23authorized by Section 145, the District shall, at its expense,
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1preserve a record of the proceedings. The notice of hearing,
2complaint, and all other documents in the nature of pleadings
3and written motions filed in the proceedings, the transcript of
4testimony, and the orders or decision of the Board constitutes
5the record of the proceedings.
6    The District is not required to certify any record or file
7any answer or otherwise appear in any proceeding for judicial
8review of an administrative decision unless the party asking
9for review deposits with the clerk of the court the sum of 75
10cents per page of the record representing the costs of
11certification. Failure to make the deposit is grounds for
12dismissal of the action.
 
13    Section 160. Annexation. Territory which is contiguous to
14the District and which is not included within any other port
15district may be annexed to and become a part of the District in
16the manner provided in Section 165 or 170, whichever may be
17applicable.
 
18    Section 165. Petition for annexation. At least 5% of the
19legal voters resident within the limits of the proposed
20addition to the District may petition the circuit court for the
21county in which the major part of the District is situated, to
22cause the question to be submitted to the legal voters of the
23proposed additional territory, whether the proposed additional
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1proportionate share of the general obligation bonded
2indebtedness, if any, of the District. The petition shall be
3addressed to the court and shall contain a definite description
4of the boundaries of the territory to be embraced in the
5proposed addition.
6    Upon filing any petition with the clerk of the court, the
7court shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon the subject
8of the petition.
9    Notice shall be given by the court to whom the petition is
10addressed, or by the circuit clerk or sheriff of the county in
11which the petition is made at the order and direction of the
12court, of the time and place of the hearing upon the subject of
13the petition at least 20 days before the hearing by at least
14one publication of the notice in any newspaper of general
15circulation within the area proposed to be annexed, and by
16mailing a copy of the notice to the mayor or president of the
17corporate authorities of all of the municipalities located
18within the District.
19    At the hearing, all persons residing in or owning property
20located within the area proposed to be annexed to the District
21may appear and be heard concerning the sufficiency of the
22petition. If the court finds that the petition does not comply
23with the requirements of the law, then the court shall dismiss
24the petition. If the court finds that the petition is
25sufficient, then the court shall certify the proposition to the
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1the voters at an election in accordance with the general
2election law. In addition to the requirements of the general
3election law, the notice of the referendum shall specify the
4purpose of the referendum with a description of the area
5proposed to be annexed to the District.
6    The proposition shall be in substantially the following
7form:
8        Shall (description of the territory proposed to be
9    annexed) join the Ottawa Port District?
10The votes shall be recorded as "Yes" or "No".
11    The court shall cause a statement of the result of the
12referendum to be filed in the records of the court.
13    If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of
14annexation to the District are in favor of becoming a part of
15the District, the court shall then enter an order stating that
16the additional territory shall thenceforth be an integral part
17of the Ottawa Port District and subject to all of the benefits
18of service and responsibilities of the District. The circuit
19clerk shall transmit a certified copy of the order to the
20circuit clerk of any other county in which any of the territory
21affected is situated.
 
22    Section 170. Annexation of territory having no legal
23voters. If there is territory contiguous to the District that
24has no legal voters residing therein, a petition to annex the
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1may be filed with the circuit court for the county in which the
2major part of the District is situated. A time and place for a
3hearing on the subject of the petition shall be fixed and
4notice shall be given in the manner provided in Section 165. At
5the hearing, any owner of land in the territory proposed to be
6annexed, the District, and any resident of the District may
7appear and be heard touching on the sufficiency of the
8petition. If the court finds that the petition satisfies the
9requirements of this Section, it shall enter an order stating
10that thenceforth the territory shall be an integral part of the
11Ottawa Port District and subject to all of the benefits of
12service and responsibilities, including the assumption of a
13proportionate share of the general obligation bonded
14indebtedness, if any, of the District. The circuit clerk shall
15transmit a certified copy of the order of the court to the
16circuit clerk of any other county in which the annexed
17territory is situated.
 
18    Section 175. Non-applicability. The provisions of the
19Illinois Municipal Code, the Airport Authorities Act, and the
20General County Airport and Landing Field Act, shall not be
21effective within the area of the District insofar as the
22provisions of those Acts conflict with the provisions of this
23Act or grant substantially the same powers to any municipal
24corporation or political subdivision as are granted to the
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1    The provisions of this Act shall not be considered as
2impairing, altering, modifying, repealing, or superseding any
3of the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce
4Commission or of the Department of Natural Resources under the
5Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Nothing in this Act or done
6under its authority shall apply to, restrict, limit, or
7interfere with the use of any terminal facility or port
8facility owned or operated by a private person for the storage,
9handling, or transfer of any commodity moving in interstate
10commerce or the use of the land and facilities of a common
11carrier or other public utility and the space above such land
12and facilities in the business of such common carrier or other
13public utility, without approval of the Illinois Commerce
14Commission and without the payment of just compensation to any
15such common carrier or other public utility for damages
16resulting from any such restriction, limitation, or
17interference.
 
18    Section 180. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
19severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
20    Section 185. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by adding
21Section 15-5-46 as follows:
 
22    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-46 new)
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1following provisions of law may include express grants of the
2power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
 
3Ottawa Port District Act; Ottawa Port District; for general
4purposes.
 
5    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
6becoming law.".