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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 1835/5.5

  • 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
     To regulate the anchorage, moorage and speed of water-borne vessels and to establish and enforce regulations for the operation of bridges, except nothing contained in this Section 5.5 shall be construed to give the District authority to regulate the operation of any bridge crossing a waterway which serves as a boundary between the State of Illinois and any other State, when such operation is performed by any city within the District.