(620 ILCS 5/31) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.31)
Sec. 31.
State airport plan.
The Department may designate, design, and establish, expand or modify a
State airport plan which will best serve the
interests of the State, with due regard for the following factors; the
present and future needs of foreign, inter-state and intra-state air
commerce and air transportation; the present and future needs of foreign,
inter-state and intra-state private flying; the existing and contemplated
air navigation facilities, including those owned or controlled or to be
owned or controlled by the Federal Government; the then current national
airport plan and federal airways system; and the avoidance of unnecessary
or unreasonable interference or conflict, on the part of airports, airport
plans and restricted landing areas, with existing important or essential
facilities, or buildings devoted to the public use. The Department may
chart such State airport plan and arrange for
publication and distribution of maps, charts, notices and bulletins
relating thereto, as may be required in the public interest. To the extent
practicable, the State airport plan shall be
integrated with or supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation
with the National airport plan and the Federal airways system, as the same
may be revised from time to time. The State airport plan may include all types
of air navigation facilities, whether publicly
or privately owned, provided such facilities conform to federal safety
standards.
(Source: P.A. 92-341, eff. 8-10-01.)
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