Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1205/11.1-3 – A park district, to carry out the purposes of this Article, has all …
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A park district, to carry out the purposes of this Article, has all the rights and powers over its harbor as it does over its other property, and its rights and powers include but are not limited to the following:
(a) To furnish complete harbor facilities and services, including but not limited to: launching, mooring, docking, storing, and repairing facilities and services; parking facilities for motor vehicles and boat trailers; and roads for access to the harbor.
(b) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant, purchase, lease, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act any property necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Article, including riparian rights, within or without the park district.
(c) To use, occupy and reclaim submerged land under the public waters of the State and artificially made or reclaimed land anywhere within the jurisdiction of the park district, or in, over, and upon bordering public waters.
(d) To acquire property by agreeing on a boundary line in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 11-123-8 and 11-123-9 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended.
(e) To locate and establish dock, shore and harbor lines.
(f) To license, regulate, and control the use and operation of the harbor, including the operation of all water-borne vessels in the harbor and within 1000 feet of the outer limits of the harbor, or otherwise within the jurisdiction of the park district, except that such park district shall not forbid the full and free use by the public of all navigable waters, as provided by Federal Law.
(g) To charge and collect fees for all facilities and services, and compensation for materials furnished.
(h) To appoint harbor masters and other personnel, defining their duties and authority.
(i) To enter into contracts and leases of every kind, dealing in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Article, upon such terms and conditions as the park district determines.
(a) To furnish complete harbor facilities and services, including but not limited to: launching, mooring, docking, storing, and repairing facilities and services; parking facilities for motor vehicles and boat trailers; and roads for access to the harbor.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1205/11.1-3
- artificially made or reclaimed land: as used in this article , includes all land which formerly was submerged under the public waters of the State, the title to which is in the State and which has been artificially made or reclaimed in whole or in part. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1205/11.1-1
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- harbor: as used in this article includes harbors, marinas, slips, docks, piers, breakwaters, and all buildings, structures, facilities, connections, equipment, parking areas and all other improvements for use in connection therewith. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1205/11.1-1
- 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.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(b) To acquire by gift, legacy, grant, purchase, lease, or by condemnation in the manner provided for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act any property necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this Article, including riparian rights, within or without the park district.
(c) To use, occupy and reclaim submerged land under the public waters of the State and artificially made or reclaimed land anywhere within the jurisdiction of the park district, or in, over, and upon bordering public waters.
(d) To acquire property by agreeing on a boundary line in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sections 11-123-8 and 11-123-9 of the Illinois Municipal Code, as amended.
(e) To locate and establish dock, shore and harbor lines.
(f) To license, regulate, and control the use and operation of the harbor, including the operation of all water-borne vessels in the harbor and within 1000 feet of the outer limits of the harbor, or otherwise within the jurisdiction of the park district, except that such park district shall not forbid the full and free use by the public of all navigable waters, as provided by Federal Law.
(g) To charge and collect fees for all facilities and services, and compensation for materials furnished.
(h) To appoint harbor masters and other personnel, defining their duties and authority.
(i) To enter into contracts and leases of every kind, dealing in any manner with the objects and purposes of this Article, upon such terms and conditions as the park district determines.