104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB0141
 
Introduced 1/17/2025, by Sen. Ram Villivalam
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2705/2705-275  was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25j
70 ILCS 5/15.3 new
30 ILCS 805/8.49 new
    Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that a grant made by the Department of Transportation to municipalities and airport authorities for the renovation, construction, and development of airport facilities must include a condition that the renovation, construction, and development of airport facilities is covered by a project labor agreement entered into with the local building and construction trades council having geographic jurisdiction over the airport facilities. Amends the Airport Authorities Act. Provides that any contract entered into by an Airport Authority to construct, develop, expand, extend, or improve any airport or airport facility must include a project labor agreement entered into with the local building and construction trades council having geographic jurisdiction over the airport or airport facility. Defines "project labor agreement". Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. 


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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 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the 
5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing 
6Section 2705-275 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-275)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25j)
8    Sec. 2705-275. Grants for airport facilities. 
9    (a) In this Section, "project labor agreement" shall have 
10the same meaning given to that term in the Project Labor 
11Agreements Act. 
12    (b) The Department may make grants to municipalities and 
13airport authorities for the renovation, construction, and 
14development of airport facilities. A grant made under this 
15Section must include a condition that the renovation, 
16construction, and development of airport facilities is covered 
17by a project labor agreement entered into with the local 
18building and construction trades council having geographic 
19jurisdiction over the airport facilities. The grants may be 
20made from funds appropriated for that purpose from the Build 
21Illinois Bond Fund.
22(Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
 
 
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1    Section 10. The Airport Authorities Act is amended by 
2adding Section 15.3 as follows:
 
3    (70 ILCS 5/15.3 new)
4    Sec. 15.3. Project Labor Agreement.
5    (a) In this Section, "project labor agreement" shall have 
6the same meaning given to that term in the Project Labor 
7Agreements Act.
8    (b) Any contract entered into by an Airport Authority to 
9construct, develop, expand, extend, or improve any airport or 
10airport facility must include a project labor agreement 
11entered into with the local building and construction trades 
12council having geographic jurisdiction over the airport or 
13airport facility.
 
14    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
15Section 8.49 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 805/8.49 new)
17    Sec. 8.49. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 
188 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for 
19the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory 
20Act of the 104th General Assembly.