Chapter 620, AIR TRANSPORTATION

(620 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 69) Sec. 1. Every county has the power to locate, establish, acquire, own, construct, manage, maintain and operate, develop, expand, extend and improve airports, landing fields, or airport facilities within its boundaries or within or upon a…

(620 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 261) Sec. 1. The Department of Transportation is authorized to acquire property by purchase, condemnation or otherwise, and to construct, maintain and operate a major airport facility in the East St. Louis metropolitan area. Such airport sha…

(620 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.101) Sec. 1. The safety, health, welfare and protection of persons and property in the air and on the ground and of the maintenance of electronic communications within this State require that the navigable airspace overlying the State and…

(620 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 751) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Permanent Noise Monitoring Act. (Source: P.A. 87-808.)

(620 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 179) Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act a "military emergency" exists when: (a) The President proclaims that a state of war exists; (b) Congress declares that a state of war exists; (c) a directive that a military emergency exists is issue…

(620 ILCS 70/1) (was 720 ILCS 205/1) Sec. 1. Any person, other than a person officially investigating the crash of an aircraft or a person acting under the direction of such an investigator, who carries away from the scene of the crash parts of such aircraft, prior to the complet…

(620 ILCS 52/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Air Corridor Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 93-176, eff. 7-11-03.)

(620 ILCS 45/1.5) Sec. 1.5. Short title. This Act may be cited as the County Airport Law of 1943. (Source: P.A. 88-45.)

(620 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.10) Sec. 10. "Air navigation" means the operation or navigation of aircraft in the air space over this State, or upon any airport or restricted landing area within this State. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.)

(620 ILCS 35/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 760) Sec. 10. Establishment of permanent noise monitoring systems. (a) No later than December 31, 2008, each airport shall have an operable permanent noise monitoring system. The system shall be operated by the airport sponsor. The airport …

(620 ILCS 25/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.10) Sec. 10. "Tree" means any object of natural growth. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 317.)

(620 ILCS 50/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 113) Sec. 10. "Airport protection privileges" means easements through or other interests in air space over land or water, interests in airport hazards outside the boundaries of airports and other protection privileges, the acquisition or co…

(620 ILCS 40/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 78) Sec. 10. The county board of every county, for the purpose of acquiring land for an airport or landing field or airport facility, or constructing an airport, landing field or airport facility, or to exercise any of the powers enumerated…

(620 ILCS 30/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.110) Sec. 10. The Department shall adopt and promulgate, and may from time to time amend or rescind, rules and regulations for the administration of this Act. Such rules and regulations and changes therein shall become effective as provi…

(620 ILCS 45/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 93) Sec. 10. Any county or any other taxing body which has adopted a proposition for a tax under the provisions of this Act may discontinue such tax and such operation by a referendum, provided that the Board of Directors shall have adopted…

(620 ILCS 65/10) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Airport property" means (i) any property or an interest in property that is, or hereafter becomes, part of O'Hare International Airport and (ii) any property or an interest in property that is not part of O'Hare Interna…

(620 ILCS 52/10) Sec. 10. County land use authority. Any county with a United States Air Force installation with runways of at least 7,500 feet in length has the authority to protect the safety of the community by controlling the use of land around that installation, notwithstand…

(620 ILCS 25/10.5) Sec. 10.5. Effect of other laws. None of the following shall be construed to limit the authority created by this Act: (A) Section 5-12001 of the Counties Code; (B) Section 5-12001.1 of the Counties Code; (C) Section 110-5 of the Township Code; and (D) Section 1…

(620 ILCS 30/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.111) Sec. 11. This Act shall not apply in any instance where the proposed erection, addition to or replacement of a structure is located in an area for which airport approach regulations are effective under "An Act relating to airport zo…

(620 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.11) Sec. 11. "Operation of aircraft" or "operate aircraft" means the use of aircraft for the purpose of air navigation, and includes the navigation or piloting of aircraft. Any person who causes or authorizes the operation of aircraft, wh…

(620 ILCS 40/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 79) Sec. 11. No county shall issue any bonds under this Act, except bonds issued under Section 10 of this Act which are payable solely from the revenue derived from the operation or leasing of the airport, landing field, and facilities or a…

(620 ILCS 25/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.11) Sec. 11. It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity, and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area availa…

(620 ILCS 45/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 94) Sec. 11. Any such county which has voted, or hereafter votes to authorize a tax for an airport and landing field at a rate in addition to the maximum rate now or hereafter authorized to be levied and extended for general county purposes…

(620 ILCS 50/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 114) Sec. 11. "Airport hazard" means any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land, which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing…

(620 ILCS 5/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.12) Sec. 12. "Airman" means any individual who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight. (Source: P.A. 90-6, eff. 6-3-97.)

(620 ILCS 45/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 95) Sec. 12. Before any such taxing body shall be authorized to issue bonds as in this Act provided: (a) The Board of Directors of the airport and landing field shall adopt plans and specifications describing the airport and landing field t…

(620 ILCS 25/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.12) Sec. 12. Preparation of airport approach plans. The Department shall formulate, adopt and revise, when necessary, an airport approach plan for each publicly-owned airport in the State. Each such plan shall indicate the circumstances …

(620 ILCS 40/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 80) Sec. 12. Bonds issued under Section 10 of this Act shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the operation or leasing of the airport, landing field, and facilities or appurtenances thereof. These bonds shall not, in any even…

(620 ILCS 50/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 115) Sec. 12. "Meeting" when reference is had to the county board, means a regular, adjourned or special meeting called as provided by the Counties Code. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(620 ILCS 30/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.112) Sec. 12. Whoever violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this Act is guilty of a petty offense. Each day's continuance of a violation of this Act shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense. (Source: P.A. 77-2314.)…

(620 ILCS 25/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.13) Sec. 13. Power to adopt airport zoning regulations. In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every political subdivision having an airport hazard area wholly or partly within its territorial limits may ad…

(620 ILCS 45/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 96) Sec. 13. Before any such taxing district shall be authorized to issue bonds, as in this Act provided, having a maturity date later than January first of the second calendar year following the period of years for which such additional ta…

(620 ILCS 40/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 81) Sec. 13. Whenever revenue bonds are issued under section 10 of this Act, all revenue derived from the operation of such airport, landing field, and facilities or appurtenances thereof, shall be set aside as collected and shall be deposi…

(620 ILCS 50/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 116) Sec. 13. "General Bonds" means bonds issued by the county, the payment of interest thereon as it falls due and the payment of the principal thereof is provided for by a sufficient direct annual tax. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 594.)

(620 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.13) Sec. 13. "Air instruction" means the imparting of aeronautical information by any aeronautics instructor or in or by any air school or flying club. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.)

(620 ILCS 5/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.14) Sec. 14. "Air school" means any person engaged in giving, or offering to give, instruction, in aeronautics, either in flying or ground subjects, or both, for or without hire or reward, and advertising, representing, or holding himself…

(620 ILCS 25/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.14) Sec. 14. Cooperation of political subdivisions; Joint airport zoning board. In each case where (a) an airport is owned, operated, controlled, leased to or leased by a political subdivision and any airport hazard area appertaining to …

(620 ILCS 45/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 97) Sec. 14. It shall not be necessary for the governing body of the county or other taxing district to submit to the legal voters of such taxing district the question of issuing such bonds where the final maturity thereof is within the mat…

(620 ILCS 40/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 82) Sec. 14. A statutory mortgage lien exists upon the airport or landing field and the facilities and appurtenances thereof acquired by or constructed from the proceeds of the revenue bonds authorized to be issued under Section 10 of this …

(620 ILCS 50/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 117) Sec. 14. "Revenue Bonds" means bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, the payment of interest thereon as it falls due and the payment of the principal thereof is not provided for by a direct tax, but shall come from sources other tha…

(620 ILCS 35/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 765) Sec. 15. Permanent noise monitoring reports. Beginning in 1993 and through 2008, the Division shall, on June 30th and December 31st of each year, prepare a permanent noise monitoring report and make the report available to the public. …

(620 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.15) Sec. 15. "Aeronautics instructor" means any individual engaged in giving instruction, or offering to give instruction, in aeronautics, either in flying or ground subjects, or both, for hire or reward, without advertising such occupati…

(620 ILCS 65/15) Sec. 15. Acquisition of property. In addition to any other powers the City may have, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the City may acquire by gift, grant, lease, purchase, condemnation (including condemnation by quick take under Article 20 of th…

(620 ILCS 25/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 48.15) Sec. 15. Incorporation within comprehensive zoning regulations. In the event that a political subdivision has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, any…

(620 ILCS 40/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 83) Sec. 15. If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the invalidity of that provision shall not affect any of the other provisions of this Act. (Source: Laws 1941, vol. 1, p. 463.)

(620 ILCS 52/15) Sec. 15. County eminent domain powers. If a land use exists or a municipality approves a land use that is incompatible with the Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study, and any portion of the affected land is within areas designated in the Air Installation Com…

(620 ILCS 50/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 118) Sec. 15. For the purposes of this Act, the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 594.)

(620 ILCS 45/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 98) Sec. 15. If, in the case of bonds the final maturity date of which is beyond said maturity limitation heretofore mentioned in Section 13, a petition for referendum with the requisite number of signatures is filed within the time as here…

(620 ILCS 50/15a) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 119) Sec. 15a. This Act shall not be construed as repealing either or both of the following Acts: "An Act in relation to the establishment, acquisition, maintenance and operation of airports and landing fields by counties of less than 500,…

(620 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.16) Sec. 16. "Flying club" means any person other than an individual, which, neither for profit nor reward, owns, leases, or uses one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction or pleasure or both. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.)