Chapter 620 — AIR TRANSPORTATION

(620 ILCS 75/2-110) Sec. 2-110. Standards for the South Suburban Airport project. The plans and specifications for the South Suburban Airport project shall comply with the following: (1) the Department's standards for other projects of a similar nature or as otherwise provided in…

(620 ILCS 75/2-115) Sec. 2-115. Financial arrangements. (a) The Department may apply for, execute, or endorse applications submitted by contractors and other third parties to obtain federal, State, or local credit assistance to develop, finance, maintain, or operate the South Sub…

(620 ILCS 75/2-120) Sec. 2-120. Labor. (a) The public-private agreement shall require the contractor to enter into a project labor agreement. (b) The public-private agreement shall require all construction contractors to comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of the Illino…

(620 ILCS 75/2-125) Sec. 2-125. Law enforcement. (a) All law enforcement officers of the State and of each affected local jurisdiction have the same powers and jurisdiction within the boundaries of the South Suburban Airport as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction.…

(620 ILCS 75/2-130) Sec. 2-130. Term of agreement; reversion of property to the Department. (a) The Department shall terminate the contractor's authority and duties under the public-private agreement on the date set forth in the public-private agreement. (b) Upon termination of t…

(620 ILCS 75/2-135) Sec. 2-135. Additional powers of the Department with respect to the South Suburban Airport. (a) The Department may exercise any powers provided under this Act in participation or cooperation with any governmental entity and enter into any contracts to facilita…

(620 ILCS 75/2-140) Sec. 2-140. Prohibited local action; home rule. A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not take any action that would have the effect of impairing the development, construction management operation, or maintenance of the South Suburban Air…

(620 ILCS 75/2-145) Sec. 2-145. Powers liberally construed. The powers conferred by this Act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish their purposes and shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred to the Department by any other law. If any other law o…

(620 ILCS 75/2-15) Sec. 2-15. General airport powers. (a) The Department has the power to plan, develop, secure permits, licenses, and approvals for, acquire, develop, construct, equip, own, and operate the South Suburban Airport. The Department also has the power to own, operate…

(620 ILCS 75/2-150) Sec. 2-150. Full and complete authority. This Act contains full and complete authority for (i) agreements and leases with private entities to carry out the activities described in this Act and (ii) the Department to take any and all actions authorized by this …

(620 ILCS 75/2-155) Sec. 2-155. Prior actions. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to invalidate any actions previously taken or commenced by the Department prior to the adoption of this Act that relate to the development of the South Suburban Airport or any acquisition of proper…

(620 ILCS 75/2-20) Sec. 2-20. Public-private agreement authorized. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department may, on behalf of the State, and pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process governed by Section 2-30 of this Act, enter into on…

(620 ILCS 75/2-25) Sec. 2-25. Prequalification to enter into public-private agreements. The Department shall establish a process for prequalification of offerors. The prequalification process shall: (i) provide a public notice of the prequalification at least 30 days before the d…

(620 ILCS 75/2-26) Sec. 2-26. Unsolicited bids. In addition to the prequalification process under this Act, the Department shall accept any unsolicited bids for the South Suburban Airport received pursuant to the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Nothing in this…

(620 ILCS 75/2-30) Sec. 2-30. Request for proposals process to enter into public-private agreements. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, the Department, on behalf of the State, shall select a contractor through a competitive request for proposals …

(620 ILCS 75/2-35) Sec. 2-35. Provisions of the public-private agreement. (a) The public-private agreement shall include all of the following: (1) the term of the public-private agreement that is consistent with Section 2-20 of this Act; (2) the powers, duties, responsibilities, …

(620 ILCS 75/2-40) Sec. 2-40. Interim agreements. (a) Prior to or in connection with the negotiation of the public-private agreement, the Department may enter into an interim agreement with the contractor. (b) The interim agreement may not authorize the contractor to perform cons…

(620 ILCS 75/2-41) Sec. 2-41. Sole-source negotiation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may enter into direct, sole-source negotiations with potential private airport development teams for the development, financing, building, operating, and maintaining …

(620 ILCS 75/2-45) Sec. 2-45. Termination of the public-private agreement. The Department may terminate a public-private agreement or interim agreement entered into by the Department under Section 2-40 of this Act if the contractor or any executive employee of the contractor is f…

(620 ILCS 75/2-5) Sec. 2-5. Legislative findings. (a) Providing facilities for air travel and domestic and global freight cargo transfer shipment through the South Suburban Airport is essential for the health and welfare of the people of the State of Illinois and economic develop…

(620 ILCS 75/2-50) Sec. 2-50. Public-private agreement proceeds. After the payment of all transaction costs, including payments for legal, accounting, financial, consultation, and other professional services, all moneys received by the State as compensation for the public-private…

(620 ILCS 75/2-55) Sec. 2-55. User fees. No user fees may be imposed by the contractor except as set forth in the public-private agreement. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)

(620 ILCS 75/2-60) Sec. 2-60. Selection of professional design firms. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the selection of professional design firms by the Department for South Suburban Airport projects, other than the selection of a contractor for a public-priv…

(620 ILCS 75/2-65) Sec. 2-65. Other contracts. Except as otherwise provided in a public-private agreement entered into pursuant to this Act, the Department may, pursuant to the Illinois Procurement Code and its rules, award contracts for goods, services, or equipment, or lease al…

(620 ILCS 75/2-70) Sec. 2-70. Planning for the South Suburban Airport project. The South Suburban Airport project shall be subject to all applicable planning requirements otherwise required by law, including land use planning, regional planning, transportation planning, and envir…

(620 ILCS 75/2-75) Sec. 2-75. Illinois Department of Transportation reporting requirements and information requests. (a) The Department shall submit written progress reports to the Procurement Policy Board and the General Assembly on the South Suburban Airport project. These prog…

(620 ILCS 75/2-80) Sec. 2-80. Illinois Department of Transportation publication requirements. (a) The Department shall publish a notice of the execution of the public-private agreement on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation within the county or counties whose te…

(620 ILCS 75/2-85) Sec. 2-85. Independent audits. If the public-private agreement provides for the construction of all or part of the South Suburban Airport project and the estimated construction costs under the public-private agreement exceed $50,000,000, the Department shall al…

(620 ILCS 75/2-90) Sec. 2-90. Establishment of planning boundaries. (a) The Department shall establish and provide public notice of the approximate location of the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary to inform the public and prevent costly and conflicting…

(620 ILCS 75/2-95) Sec. 2-95. Relocation. The Department has the power to provide for the relocation of all persons and entities displaced by the development of the South Suburban Airport. Except when federal funds are available for the payment of direct financial assistance to p…

(620 ILCS 75/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)

(620 ILCS 75/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)