94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2363


 
Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. David E. Miller
 
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 that allows municipalities to establish an airport.
















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    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
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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
and maintain public airports 
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either within or without the corporate limits
of the 
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municipality and provide for the safe approach thereto and 
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take-off
therefrom by aircraft; may construct, reconstruct, 
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expand and improve
landing fields, landing strips, hangars, 
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terminal buildings and other
structures and may provide any 
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terminal facilities for such airports; may
acquire by gift, 
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grant, lease, purchase, condemnation or otherwise any
private 
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property or property devoted to any public use or rights or

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easements therein for any of the purposes specified in this 
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section; may
contract for the removal or relocation of all 
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buildings, railways, mains,
pipes, conduits, wires, poles, and 
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all other structures, facilities and
equipment which may 
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interfere with the location, expansion or improvement
of any 
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public airport, or with the safe approach thereto or takeoff

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therefrom by aircraft, and may assume any obligation and pay 
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any expense
incidental thereto; may operate any public airport 
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and may charge and
collect rents, rates or other compensation 
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for any use thereof or for any
service rendered by the 
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municipality in the operation thereof, provided
that, subject 
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to the capacity thereof, the landing field and landing strips

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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
aircraft; may let to, or enter into 
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any operating agreement with, any
person for operation and 
 


 






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maintenance of any public airport, but all such
leases and 
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operating agreements shall provide that, subject to the 
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capacity
thereof, the landing field and landing strips shall be 
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available to any
person, without unjust or unreasonable 
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discrimination as to services and
charges, for landing and 
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take-off by any air craft; may let to any person,
or grant 
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concessions or privileges in, any land adjoining the landing 
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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.)