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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 802
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 802, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment
4 No. 1, on page 5, immediately above line 22, by inserting the
5 following:
6 "Section 45. South suburban airport; Peotone, Illinois.
7 (a) The Governor and the State of Illinois must
8 immediately, expeditiously, and continuously take all action
9 necessary for the construction and operation of a south
10 suburban airport located in the vicinity of Peotone,
11 Illinois. This includes, without limitation, expeditiously
12 negotiating and settling, if possible, with land owners to
13 acquire property for the airport in order to avoid hardships
14 on the landowners. The Governor must direct the Illinois
15 Department of Transportation and all other executive branch
16 agencies under the Governor's control to comply with this
17 Section.
18 (b) The Governor and the Illinois Department of
19 Transportation shall expeditiously seek approval of the
20 Federal Aviation Administration for an airport runway layout
21 plan, including an inaugural runway of a minimum of 10,000
22 feet, for the south suburban airport located in the vicinity
23 of Peotone, Illinois. The State shall not enact or enforce
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1 any law respecting aeronautics that interferes with, or has
2 the effect of interfering with, that runway design."; and
3 on page 14, line 1, by changing "Section 7-103.149" to
4 "Sections 7-103.149 and 7-103.150"; and
5 on page 15, immediately below line 25, by inserting the
6 following:
7 "(735 ILCS 5/7-103.150 new)
8 Sec. 7-103.150. Quick-take; Peotone airport. Eminent
9 domain proceedings, including quick-take proceedings under
10 Section 7-103, may be used by the Department of
11 Transportation for the purpose of acquiring property for the
12 construction of an airport in the vicinity of Peotone,
13 Illinois.".