93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6671

 

Introduced 02/09/04, by Dan Reitz

 

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 concerning airports.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning airports.
 
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 maintain public airports either
9 within or without the corporate limits of the municipality and
10 provide for the safe approach thereto and take-off therefrom by
11 aircraft; may construct, reconstruct, expand and improve
12 landing fields, landing strips, hangars, terminal buildings
13 and other structures and may provide any terminal facilities
14 for such airports; may acquire by gift, grant, lease, purchase,
15 condemnation or otherwise any private property or property
16 devoted to any public use or rights or easements therein for
17 any of the purposes specified in this section; may contract for
18 the removal or relocation of all buildings, railways, mains,
19 pipes, conduits, wires, poles, and all other structures,
20 facilities and equipment which may interfere with the location,
21 expansion or improvement of any public airport, or with the
22 safe approach thereto or takeoff therefrom by aircraft, and may
23 assume any obligation and pay any expense incidental thereto;
24 may operate any public airport and may charge and collect
25 rents, rates or other compensation for any use thereof or for
26 any service rendered by the municipality in the operation
27 thereof, provided that, subject to the capacity thereof, the
28 landing field and landing strips shall be available to any
29 person, without unjust or unreasonable discrimination as to
30 services and charges, for landing and take-off by any aircraft;
31 may let to, or enter into any operating agreement with, any
32 person for operation and maintenance of any public airport, but

 

 

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