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.
70 ILCS 1835/5.5