Bill Text: IL HB2139 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill with the following changes. Deletes changes concerning the number of members of the Board of Commissioners of America's Central Port District. Deletes changes concerning the number of members of the Board of Commissioners of America's Central Port District that are needed to transact business.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0206 [HB2139 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2139-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The America's Central Port District Act is
amended by changing Sections 7.5, 15, 19, 21, and 25 as
follows:
(70 ILCS 1860/7.5)
Sec. 7.5. Authorization to borrow moneys. The District's
Board may borrow money from any governmental agency, bank, or
other financial institution and may provide appropriate
security for that borrowing, if the money is repaid within 20
years after the money is borrowed. "Financial institution" has
the meaning given in Section 8-1-3.1 of the Illinois Municipal
Code means any bank subject to the Illinois Banking Act, any
savings and loan association subject to the Illinois Savings
and Loan Act of 1985, any savings bank subject to the Savings
Bank Act, and any federally chartered commercial bank or
savings and loan association organized and operated in this
State pursuant to the laws of the United States.
(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
(70 ILCS 1860/15) (from Ch. 19, par. 298)
Sec. 15. The governing and administrative body of the Port

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District shall be a Board of Commissioners consisting of up to
9 members, to be known as the America's Central Port District
Board. All members of the Board shall be residents of the
District and shall be known as Commissioners of the America's
Central Port District Board. The members of the Board shall
serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
However, any Commissioner of the Board who is appointed to the
office of secretary or treasurer may receive compensation for
his services as such officer. No Commissioner of the Board or
employee of the District shall have any private financial
interest, profit or benefit in any contract, work or business
of the District nor in the sale or lease of any property to or
from the District, except to the extent allowed under "An Act
to prevent fraudulent and corrupt practices in the making or
accepting of official appointments and contracts by public
officers", approved April 9, 1872, as now or hereafter
amended.
(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)
(70 ILCS 1860/19) (from Ch. 19, par. 302)
Sec. 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 fixed by the Board. A majority of the appointed
Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. All action of the Board shall be by

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ordinance or resolution, and the affirmative vote of a
majority of those members physically present at least 5
members shall be necessary for the adoption of any ordinance
or resolution. All such ordinances and resolutions before
taking effect shall be approved by the chairman of the Board,
and if he approves thereof he shall sign the same, and such as
he does not approve he shall return to the Board with his
objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of
the Board occurring after the passage thereof. But in the case
the chairman fails to return any ordinance or resolution with
his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be
deemed to have approved the same and it shall take effect
accordingly. Upon the return of any ordinance or resolution by
the chairman with his objections, the vote by which the same
was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board, and if upon such
reconsideration said ordinance or resolution is passed by the
affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the 6 members, it
shall go into effect notwithstanding the veto of the chairman.
All ordinances, resolutions and all proceedings of the
District and all documents and records in its possession shall
be public records, and open to public inspection, except such
documents and records as are kept or prepared by the Board for
use in negotiations, legal actions or proceedings to which the
District is a party.
(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)

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(70 ILCS 1860/21) (from Ch. 19, par. 304)
Sec. 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 shall be withdrawn or paid out only by check
or draft upon the bank or savings and loan association, signed
by the treasurer and countersigned by the chairman of the
Board, or by Automated Clearing House transaction or other
electronic means. Subject to prior approval of such
designations by a majority of the Board, the chairman may
designate any other Board member or any officer of the
District to affix the signature of the chairman and the
treasurer may designate any other officer of the District to
affix the signature of the treasurer to any check or draft for
payment of salaries or wages and for payment of any other
obligation of not more than $2,500.00.
No bank or savings and loan association shall receive
public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has
complied with the requirements established pursuant to the
Public Funds Investment Act Section 6 of "An Act relating to
certain investments of public funds by public agencies",
approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-541.)
(70 ILCS 1860/25) (from Ch. 19, par. 308)
Sec. 25. Within 9 months after 60 days after the end of
each fiscal year, the Board shall cause an independent auditor

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to prepare and print to be prepared and printed a complete and
detailed report and financial statement of the operations and
assets and liabilities of the Port District. A reasonably
sufficient number of copies of such report shall be printed
for distribution to persons interested, upon request, and a
copy of the report thereof shall be filed with the Governor and
the county clerks and the presiding officers of the county
boards of Madison and Jersey Counties. A copy of such report or
a summary of the report shall be addressed and submitted to and
mailed to the Mayor or ranking official and city council or
president and board of trustees of each municipality within
the area of the District.
(Source: P.A. 98-854, eff. 1-1-15.)