(620 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 188)
Sec. 2.
Any agency, municipal corporation or political sub-division
of this state which owns or operates a public airport is authorized to
control the movement of aircraft upon the ground or surface of such
public airport and forbid the taking off of aircraft from or landing at
such public airport when, due to the existence of any of the conditions
specified in this Act, such movement or flight will endanger the public
safety, health, welfare or common defense, and may, by ordinance or
resolution of its governing body, delegate such authority to one or more
of its employees who are regularly employed in the management or
operations of the public airport; provided, no such authority shall be
delegated to any employee unless the qualifications of such employee as
to his training, knowledge and experience in the matters and conditions
specified in Section 3 and his ability to properly exercise the
authority proposed to be delegated, are first submitted to and approved
by the Department of Transportation. The Department
of Transportation may
examine any such employee in regard to his qualifications as to the
matters hereinbefore specified.
(Source: P.A. 81-840.)
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