Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 10 — Interstate Airport Authorities Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Interstate Airport Authorities Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

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 authority organized under "An Act in relation to airport authorities" approved April 4, 1945,…

(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 thereto. The number of such governmental units are not limited as to character or size except th…

(a) A party state shall not be obligated to appropriate funds of the state for the development, support and maintenance of the airport authority

(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, within the jurisdiction and control of the airport authority shall be applied to the main…

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 the state in which the airport is located; (4) Maintain, operate and extend water and sewer…

Eminent domain

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. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

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 combine with governmental units within this state in an airport authority. (Source: Laws 1963,…

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 be invalid, the validity of the remainder and applicability thereof to any other state, agen…

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 or other air navigation facilities shall be secured and granted by the Department of Transpo…