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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    AN ACT concerning airports.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 11-101-1 as follows:
 



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    (65 ILCS 5/11-101-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-101-1)



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    Sec. 11-101-1. The corporate authorities of each 
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municipality may establish
and maintain public airports either 
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within or without the corporate limits
of the municipality and 
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provide for the safe approach thereto and take-off
therefrom by 
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aircraft; may construct, reconstruct, expand and improve

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landing fields, landing strips, hangars, terminal buildings 
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and other
structures and may provide any terminal facilities 
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for such airports; may
acquire by gift, grant, lease, purchase, 
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condemnation or otherwise any
private property or property 
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devoted to any public use or rights or
easements therein for 
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any of the purposes specified in this section; may
contract for 
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the removal or relocation of all buildings, railways, mains,

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pipes, conduits, wires, poles, and all other structures, 
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facilities and
equipment which may interfere with the location, 
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expansion or improvement
of any public airport, or with the 
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safe approach thereto or takeoff
therefrom by aircraft, and may 
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assume any obligation and pay any expense
incidental thereto; 
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may operate any public airport and may charge and
collect 
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rents, rates or other compensation for any use thereof or for 
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any
service rendered by the municipality in the operation 
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thereof, provided
that, subject to the capacity thereof, the 
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landing field and landing strips
shall be available to any 
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person, without unjust or unreasonable
discrimination as to 
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services and charges, for landing and take-off by any
aircraft; 
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may let to, or enter into any operating agreement with, any

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person for operation and maintenance of any public airport, but 
 


 






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all such
leases and operating agreements shall provide that, 
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subject to the capacity
thereof, the landing field and landing 
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strips shall be available to any
person, without unjust or 
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unreasonable discrimination as to services and
charges, for 
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landing and take-off by any air craft; may let to any person,

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or grant concessions or privileges in, any land adjoining the 
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landing field
or any building or structure on such land for the 
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shelter, servicing,
manufacturing and repair of aircraft, 
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aircraft parts and accessories, for
receiving and discharging 
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passengers and cargo, and for the accommodation
of the public 
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at such airport; may regulate the use of such airports, the

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navigation of aircraft over such airports and the approach of 
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aircraft and
their take-off from such airports. This section is 
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subject to the
provisions of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, as 
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heretofore and hereafter
amended.

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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)