Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 5/3.4) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.3d) Sec. 3.4. Commissioners' terms and qualification. All initial appointments of commissioners shall be made within twenty days after the determination of the result of said election, or the creation of the Metropolitan Airport Authority…

(70 ILCS 5/4) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.4) Sec. 4. Judicial notice of existence of authorities. All courts shall take judicial notice of the existence and dissolution of an Airport Authority and of the area of jurisdiction of an existing Authority. (Source: Laws 1945, p. 290.)

(70 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.5) Sec. 5. Qualifications of commissioners and removal from office. No person shall be appointed to the Board of Commissioners of any Airport Authority who has any financial interest in the establishment or continued existence thereof or wh…

(70 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.6) Sec. 6. Powers of the board, first meeting, by-laws, etc. The Board of Commissioners of an Authority shall possess and exercise all of its legislative and executive powers. Within thirty days after the appointment of the initial commissi…

(70 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.7) Sec. 7. Purposes of Act. The establishment and continued maintenance and operation of safe, adequate and necessary public airports and public airport facilities within the State of Illinois and the creation of airport authorities having …

(70 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8) Sec. 8. Nature and powers. An Airport Authority constitutes a municipal corporation and body politic separate and apart from any other municipality, the State of Illinois or any other public or governmental agency and has the powers enum…

(70 ILCS 5/8.01) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-01) Sec. 8.01. To locate, establish and maintain a public airport, public airports and public airport facilities within its corporate limits or within or upon any land or body of water adjacent thereto, and to construct, develop, expan…

(70 ILCS 5/8.02) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-02) Sec. 8.02. To acquire, within or without the corporate limits of the Authority, land in fee simple, including township roadways, rights in and over land or water, and easements upon, over or across land or water, and leasehold inte…

(70 ILCS 5/8.03) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-03) Sec. 8.03. To operate, maintain, manage, lease, sublease, and to make and enter into contracts for the use, operation or management of, and to provide rules and regulations for the operation, management or use of any public airport…

(70 ILCS 5/8.04) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-04) Sec. 8.04. To fix, charge and collect reasonable rentals, tolls, fees, and charges for the use of any public airport, or any part thereof, or any public airport facility. (Source: P.A. 76-968.)

(70 ILCS 5/8.05) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-05) Sec. 8.05. To establish, maintain, extend and improve roadways and approaches by land, water or air to any such airport and to contract or otherwise provide, by condemnation if necessary, for the removal of any airport hazard or th…

(70 ILCS 5/8.06) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-06) Sec. 8.06. To restrict the height of any object of natural growth or structure or structures within the vicinity of any airport or within the lines of an approach to any airport and, when necessary for the reduction in the height o…

(70 ILCS 5/8.07) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-07) Sec. 8.07. To agree with the state or federal government or with any public agency in respect to the removal and relocation of any object of natural growth, airport hazard or any structure or building within the vicinity of any air…

(70 ILCS 5/8.08) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-08) Sec. 8.08. To borrow money and to issue bonds, notes, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness for the purpose of accomplishing any of said corporate purposes, which obligations may be payable from taxes or other sources as…

(70 ILCS 5/8.09) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-09) Sec. 8.09. To employ or enter into contracts for the employment of any person, firm, or corporation, and for professional services, necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the corporate objects of the Authority or the prop…

(70 ILCS 5/8.10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-10) Sec. 8.10. Regulation of aircraft. (a) For the prevention of accidents, for the furtherance and protection of public health, safety and convenience in respect to aeronautics, for the protection of property and persons within the au…

(70 ILCS 5/8.11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-11) Sec. 8.11. To regulate traffic, speed, movement and parking of motor vehicles upon a public airport and to employ parking meters, signs and other devices in the regulation of the same. (Source: P.A. 76-968.)

(70 ILCS 5/8.12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-12) Sec. 8.12. To police its property and to exercise police powers in respect thereto or in respect to the enforcement of any rule or regulation provided by the ordinances of the Authority and to employ and establish, maintain, and eq…

(70 ILCS 5/8.13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-13) Sec. 8.13. To establish by ordinance of its Board of Commissioners all needful rules and regulations for the execution of the foregoing powers, for the government of the authority and for the protection of any public airport and ai…

(70 ILCS 5/8.14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-14) Sec. 8.14. Rules and regulations adopted under and in pursuance of the powers granted by Sections 8.10, 8.11 and 8.12 must be contained in an ordinance which shall be placed on file in the office of the Authority in typewritten or …

(70 ILCS 5/8.14a) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-14a) Sec. 8.14a. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(70 ILCS 5/8.15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-15) Sec. 8.15. In addition to all powers conferred on any Airport Authority under this Act to acquire real or personal property for Airport Authority purposes, every Airport Authority has the power: (a) to convey property, real or pers…

(70 ILCS 5/8a) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8a) Sec. 8a. Competency of judges or jurors in actions where authority is party in interest. In any action or proceeding in which an airport authority may be a party in interest, no person shall be deemed incompetent as judge or juror by r…

(70 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.9) Sec. 9. Procedure for eminent domain. In all cases where land in fee simple, rights in land, air or water, easements or other interests in land, air or water or property or property rights are acquired or sought to be acquired by said au…

(70 ILCS 5/9.05) Sec. 9.05. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1…

(70 ILCS 5/9.1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.9a) Sec. 9.1. Any territory which is not within the corporate limits of any airport authority but which is contiguous to an airport authority and which territory has no electors residing therein, or any such territory with electors residi…

(70 ILCS 5/9.2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.9b) Sec. 9.2. Whenever any contiguous, uninhabited, unincorporated territory is owned by any airport authority, that territory may be annexed by that airport authority by the passage of a resolution to that effect, describing the territor…

(70 ILCS 5/9.3) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.9c) Sec. 9.3. Whenever any incorporated territory, containing 60 acres or less, is wholly bounded by any airport authority organized under this Act, that territory may be annexed by that airport authority by the passage of an ordinance to…

(70 ILCS 10/0.01) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 250) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interstate Airport Authorities Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(70 ILCS 10/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 251) Sec. 1. As used in this act; (1) The term "party states" means the State of Illinois and any adjoining state; and (2) The term "governmental unit" means any city or county located within the confines of any party state or any airport aut…

(70 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 252) Sec. 2. (a) Governmental units in each of the party states are hereby authorized to combine in the creation of an airport authority for the purpose of jointly supporting and operating an airport terminal and all properties attached there…

(70 ILCS 10/3) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 253) Sec. 3. (a) A party state shall not be obligated to appropriate funds of the state for the development, support and maintenance of the airport authority. All revenue received from the air facility and the property, both real and personal…

(70 ILCS 10/4) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 254) Sec. 4. The airport authority shall have the power to: (1) Operate and conduct an airport; (2) Operate farming operations on real estate appurtenant to the airport; (3) Exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with the laws of …

(70 ILCS 10/4.5) Sec. 4.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-10…

(70 ILCS 10/5) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 255) Sec. 5. This authority to combine into an airport authority shall become effective at the time when reciprocal authorizing legislation is duly and legally enacted by a party state authorizing governmental units within its confines to com…

(70 ILCS 10/6) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 256) Sec. 6. The provisions herein shall be severable; and, if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this act is declared to be invalid or illegal, or the applicability thereof to any state, agency, person or circumstances is held to b…

(70 ILCS 10/7) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 257) Sec. 7. Prior to the commencement of proceedings for the acquisition and establishment of such airports, landing fields, or other air navigation facilities, approval of such acquisition or establishment of such airports, landing fields o…

(70 ILCS 15/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 701) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the Kankakee River Valley Area Airport Authority Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1400.)

(70 ILCS 15/10) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 710) Sec. 10. Solicitation for bids under Section 9 must conform to accepted business practices, and the method of solicitation must be set out in detail in the rules and regulations of the Authority. Proposals pursuant to public advertiseme…

(70 ILCS 15/11) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 711) Sec. 11. (a) All purchases, contracts or other obligations or expenditures of funds by the Authority must be in accordance with rules and regulations governing the Authority's procurement practice and procedures. The Authority shall pro…

(70 ILCS 15/12) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 712) Sec. 12. Whoever violates any of Sections 9 through 11, or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (Source: P.A. 86-1400.)

(70 ILCS 15/13) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 713) Sec. 13. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government Prompt Payment Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1400.)

(70 ILCS 15/14) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 714) Sec. 14. Issuance of revenue bonds. The Authority shall have the power from time to time to issue bonds in anticipation of its income and revenues from any one or more Authority airports, related facilities, perimeter areas, and perimet…

(70 ILCS 15/15) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 715) Sec. 15. Resolution for bonds. The Authority, if it desires to issue bonds pursuant to Section 14 of this Act, shall adopt a resolution describing in a general way the airport or airports, the related facility or facilities, the perimet…

(70 ILCS 15/16) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 716) Sec. 16. Use of income and revenues received. (a) Whenever revenue bonds are issued and outstanding under Sections 14 and 15, all of the income and revenues received from the operation of the airport or airports, related facility or fac…

(70 ILCS 15/17) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 717) Sec. 17. Miscellaneous powers. The Authority shall possess the power to: (1) Enter into contracts regarding any matter connected with any purpose within the objects and purposes of this Act. (2) Employ agents and employees necessary to …

(70 ILCS 15/18) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 718) Sec. 18. (a) The Authority shall file with the Governor, by November 15 of each year, a written statement and report covering its activities for the preceding fiscal year. (b) The Auditor General of the State of Illinois, shall annually…

(70 ILCS 15/19) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 719) Sec. 19. Exemption from taxation. All property, real, personal or mixed, owned by the Authority, which is located in the State of Illinois is exempt from taxation under the laws of the State of Illinois, to the extent that such property…

(70 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 702) Sec. 2. Definitions. When used in this Act, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Kankakee River Valley Area" means the counties of Kankakee and Will. (b) "Authority" means the Kankakee River Valley Area Airpo…

(70 ILCS 15/20) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 720) Sec. 20. No State obligation. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the Authority to create an obligation of the State of Illinois or the Authority within the meaning of the Constitution of the State of Illinois. (Source: …