(a) The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
     (b) The provisions of this Act do not impair, alter, modify, repeal, or supersede the jurisdiction or powers of the Illinois Commerce Commission or of the Department of Natural Resources under the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1842/120

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

     (c) Nothing in this Act or done under its authority shall apply to, restrict, limit, or interfere with the use of any terminal facility or port facility owned or operated by any private person for the storage or handling or transfer of any commodity moving in interstate commerce or the use of the land and facilities of a common carrier or other public utility and the space above the land and facilities in the business of the common carrier or other public utility without approval of the Illinois Commerce Commission and without the payment of just compensation to the common carrier or other public utility for damages resulting from the restriction, limitation, or interference.
     (d) The provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code shall not be effective inside the Port District insofar as that Code conflicts with this Act or grants substantially the same powers to any municipality or political subdivision as are granted to the Port District by this Act.