94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2363

 

Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. David E. Miller

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/11-101-1   from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-1

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section that allows municipalities to establish an airport.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5 changing Section 11-101-1 as follows:
 
6     (65 ILCS 5/11-101-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-1)
7     Sec. 11-101-1. The corporate authorities of each
8 municipality may establish and and maintain public airports
9 either within or without the corporate limits of the
10 municipality and provide for the safe approach thereto and
11 take-off therefrom by aircraft; may construct, reconstruct,
12 expand and improve landing fields, landing strips, hangars,
13 terminal buildings and other structures and may provide any
14 terminal facilities for such airports; may acquire by gift,
15 grant, lease, purchase, condemnation or otherwise any private
16 property or property devoted to any public use or rights or
17 easements therein for any of the purposes specified in this
18 section; may contract for the removal or relocation of all
19 buildings, railways, mains, pipes, conduits, wires, poles, and
20 all other structures, facilities and equipment which may
21 interfere with the location, expansion or improvement of any
22 public airport, or with the safe approach thereto or takeoff
23 therefrom by aircraft, and may assume any obligation and pay
24 any expense incidental thereto; may operate any public airport
25 and may charge and collect rents, rates or other compensation
26 for any use thereof or for any service rendered by the
27 municipality in the operation thereof, provided that, subject
28 to the capacity thereof, the landing field and landing strips
29 shall be available to any person, without unjust or
30 unreasonable discrimination as to services and charges, for
31 landing and take-off by any aircraft; may let to, or enter into
32 any operating agreement with, any person for operation and

 

 

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1 maintenance of any public airport, but all such leases and
2 operating agreements shall provide that, subject to the
3 capacity thereof, the landing field and landing strips shall be
4 available to any person, without unjust or unreasonable
5 discrimination as to services and charges, for landing and
6 take-off by any air craft; may let to any person, or grant
7 concessions or privileges in, any land adjoining the landing
8 field or any building or structure on such land for the
9 shelter, servicing, manufacturing and repair of aircraft,
10 aircraft parts and accessories, for receiving and discharging
11 passengers and cargo, and for the accommodation of the public
12 at such airport; may regulate the use of such airports, the
13 navigation of aircraft over such airports and the approach of
14 aircraft and their take-off from such airports. This section is
15 subject to the provisions of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, as
16 heretofore and hereafter amended.
17 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)