97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2194

 

Introduced , by Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/11-102-20 new

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that in the case of a disputed issue, airports for municipalities of 500,000 or more shall work with all interested parties, including but not limited to the State's public utilities, to reach a resolution.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Findings. The General Assembly makes the
5following findings:
6        (1) Public safety at O'Hare International Airport and
7    Midway International Airport is of the utmost importance.
8        (2) Ensuring safe and reliable operations at O'Hare and
9    Midway also protects the economic interests of the citizens
10    of this State.
11        (3) In order to ensure continued safe and reliable
12    operations, O'Hare and Midway should be encouraged to work
13    with interested parties, including the State's public
14    utilities, to reach mutually agreeable resolutions of
15    disputed issues.
 
16    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding
17Section 11-102-20 as follows:
 
18    (65 ILCS 5/11-102-20 new)
19    Sec. 11-102-20. Resolutions of disputed issues. In the case
20of a disputed issue, airports for municipalities of 500,000 or
21more shall work with all interested parties, including but not
22limited to the State's public utilities, to reach a resolution.