Bill Text: IL SB0046 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is created and shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under the Act within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, and Grundy counties. Provides that the Commission shall (1) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives in the Commission area to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data; (2) make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency of the Commission area; (3) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives on the larger Illinois Waterway with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District; (4) coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and (5) request and assist in requesting funding for the Commission area and the surrounding areas, as the Commission deems necessary. Includes provisions relating to the organization of the Commission and the Commission's powers. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0214 [SB0046 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0046-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0046 Introduced 1/20/2023, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act. Provides that the Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is created and shall exercise jurisdiction with respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under the Act within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason, Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle, and Grundy counties. Provides that the Commission shall (1) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives in the Commission area to enhance the reporting and benefits of statistical data; (2) make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues that impact multimodal transportation, economic development, environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency of the Commission area; (3) coordinate and synchronize common efforts and initiatives on the larger Illinois Waterway with the Mid-America Port Commission and the Joliet Regional Port District; (4) coordinate and synchronize federal activities associated with the nonfederal sponsorship of the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and (5) request and assist in requesting funding for the Commission area and the surrounding areas, as the Commission deems necessary. Includes provisions relating to the organization of the Commission and the Commission's powers. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Illinois Waterway Ports Commission Act.
Section 5. Creation; membership; administrative support.
(a) The Illinois Waterway Ports Commission is hereby
created. The Commission shall exercise jurisdiction with
respect to the duties and powers delegated to it under this Act
within the following port districts and counties: the Seneca
Regional Port District, the Ottawa Port District, the Illinois
Valley Regional Port District, the Heart of Illinois Regional
Port District, and the Havana Port District and Fulton, Mason,
Tazewell, Peoria, Woodford, Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle,
and Grundy counties.
(b) The Commission shall consist of the following 9
appointed members:
(1) a member of the Board of the Seneca Regional Port
District, appointed by the Chairperson of the Board;
(2) a member of the Board of the Ottawa Port District,
appointed by the Chairperson of the Board;
(3) a member of the Board of the Illinois Valley
Regional Port District, appointed by the Chairperson of

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the Board;
(4) a member of the Board of the Heart of Illinois
Regional Port District, appointed by the Chairperson of
the Board;
(5) a member of the Board of the Havana Regional Port
District, appointed by the Chairperson of the Board;
(6) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
assists with local government planning within the northern
territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
and Havana Regional Port District;
(7) a member appointed by the Tri-County Regional
Planning Commission from the Tri-County Regional Planning
Commission;
(8) a member from a not-for-profit organization that
assists with local government planning within the southern
territory of the Commission, appointed by the majority
vote of the chairpersons of the Seneca Regional Port
District, Ottawa Port District, Illinois Valley Regional
Port District, Heart of Illinois Regional Port District,
and Havana Regional Port District;
(9) a member that is recommended by the Chairperson of
the Board of the Heart of Illinois Regional Port District
and appointed by the majority vote of the chairpersons of

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the Seneca Regional Port District, Ottawa Port District,
Illinois Valley Regional Port District, Heart of Illinois
Regional Port District, and Havana Regional Port District.
The members shall be appointed no later than 90 days after
the effective date of this Act. The members shall hold office
for a period of 6 years, or until a successor has been
appointed, and the members shall serve without compensation.
At the expiration of the term of an appointed member, the
person, organization, chairperson, or chairpersons who
appointed the member shall appoint a successor who shall hold
office for 6 years or until a successor has been appointed.
(c) The members of the Commission shall elect a
chairperson of the Commission for a 2-year term after all the
members are selected. A member of the Commission shall not
serve more than 2 terms as chairperson.
(d) If a vacancy occurs in the Commission membership, the
vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(e) The Commission shall meet no less than once a year.
(f) The Heart of Illinois Regional Port District shall
provide administrative support and other support to the
Commission.
Section 10. Duties. The Commission has the following
duties:
(1) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and

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initiatives within the areas over which it has jurisdiction
under this Act in order to enhance the reporting and benefits
of statistical data;
(2) to make recommendations to the Governor, the General
Assembly, Congress, and federal agencies on regional issues
that impact multimodal transportation, economic development,
environmental sustainability, and climate resiliency within
the areas over which it has jurisdiction under this Act;
(3) to coordinate and synchronize common efforts and
initiatives with the Mid-America Port Commission and the
Joliet Regional Port District;
(4) to coordinate and synchronize federal activities
associated with the nonfederal sponsorship and development of
the M-55 Illinois-Gulf Marine Highway; and
(5) to request funding or assist in requesting funding, as
it deems necessary, for those areas over which it has
jurisdiction under this Act.
Section 15. Powers.
(a) The Commission may request funding from any federal,
state, municipal, or local government or any other person or
organization for purposes of the Commission within the
Commission's jurisdiction. The individual port districts
within the Commission's jurisdiction retain authority to
request funding from any federal, state, municipal, or local
government or any other person or organization for purposes of

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the individual port districts within the Commission area.
(b) The Commission may enter into a memorandum of
understanding or intergovernmental agreement with the State, a
unit of local government, or a federal governmental
organization in the performance of its duties. The Commission
may not exercise control over a operation of a port district
established by any other law except by voluntary agreement
between the port district and the Commission.
(c) The Commission may perform any other act that may be
useful in performing its duties under Section 10 or powers
under this Section.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.