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1 | | unit, may enact an ordinance or resolution to regulate |
2 | | unmanned aircraft systems. This Section is a denial and |
3 | | limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection |
4 | | (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. |
5 | | This Section does not apply to any local ordinance enacted by a |
6 | | municipality of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants. |
7 | | (b-1) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to deny a |
8 | | unit of local government the right to adopt reasonable rules |
9 | | related to the use by a private party of the first 150 feet of |
10 | | airspace that is above ground level of public property owned |
11 | | or controlled by that unit of local government. This |
12 | | subsection shall apply to publicly owned or controlled |
13 | | property that is intended or permitted to be used for |
14 | | recreational or conservation purposes, including, but not |
15 | | limited to, parks, playgrounds, aquatic facilities, wildlife |
16 | | areas, or other recreational facilities. Reasonable rules |
17 | | adopted pursuant to this subsection shall not supersede any |
18 | | administrative rules adopted by the Department. |
19 | | (c) Nothing in this Section shall infringe or impede any |
20 | | current right or remedy available under existing State law. |
21 | | (d) The Department may adopt any rules that it finds |
22 | | appropriate to address the safe and legal operation of |
23 | | unmanned aircraft systems in this State, so that those engaged |
24 | | in the operation of unmanned aircraft systems may so engage |
25 | | with the least possible restriction, consistent with their |
26 | | safety and with the safety and the rights of others, and in |