620 ILCS 20/ Joint Airports Act.

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620 ILCS 20/0.01

(620 ILCS 20/0.01) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 600)

Sec. 0.01.

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the

Joint Airports Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

620 ILCS 20/1

(620 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 601)

Sec. 1.

Any county or any municipality within the county may, under the
"Intergovernmental Cooperation Act", approved September 11, 1973, as now
or hereafter amended, enter into an agreement with other counties or municipalities,
or both, to jointly establish and operate an airport and its facilities.
The Intergovernmental Agreement shall be effective upon its execution by
the corporate authorities of each county or municipality that is a party
to the agreement and shall continue in effect until terminated
as provided in Section 5 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/2

(620 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 602)

Sec. 2.

The Intergovernmental Agreement shall provide for the creation
of a Joint County-City Airport Commission for the purpose of establishing
and operating the airport and its facilities, the number and manner of appointment
of members to serve on the Commission, residence requirements, term of office,
compensation, resignation or removal from office, filling of vacancies,
election of officers and such other functions, powers and duties of membership
as are reasonable and necessary to establish and operate an airport and
its facilities; provided, however, that the provision against elected officials
of a county or municipality from serving on such a Commission in Section
3 of "An Act in relation to the establishment, acquisition, maintenance
and operation of airports and landing fields by counties of less than 1,000,000
population and by such counties jointly with certain taxing districts located
within or partly within such counties, and to provide for the financing
thereof", approved July 22, 1943, as amended, shall not apply.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/3

(620 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 603)

Sec. 3.

All employees of any airport established and operated under the
"Intergovernmental Cooperation Act" are subject to the provisions of
the "Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act", approved
August 13, 1965, as now or hereafter amended.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/4

(620 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 604)

Sec. 4.

The Commission of any airport established under the "Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act" shall have the authority to carry out any and all statutory
powers and duties or other responsibilities vested in the corporate authorities
of the counties or the municipalities entering into an Intergovernmental
Agreement to establish and operate an airport and its facilities under this Act.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/5

(620 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 605)

Sec. 5.

The Intergovernmental Agreement executed by any county or municipality
under the "Intergovernmental Cooperation Act" to establish and operate an
airport and its facilities shall provide for the manner of its termination
and disposal of real and personal property and the proceeds of the disposal
of real and personal property; provided, however, that the right of either
a county or a municipality to terminate the Intergovernmental Agreement
shall be abrogated if the county and/or the municipality have entered into
an agreement with the State or federal government or any other
person for the expansion or capital improvement of the airport or its facilities
which obligates the county and the municipality to continue to maintain and
operate the airport and its facilities for the contracted period of years
and termination shall not be effected until such time as the agreement between
the county and/or the municipality and the State or federal government or
other person shall expire.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/6

(620 ILCS 20/6) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 606)

Sec. 6.

(a) Any park district may, under the "Intergovernmental
Cooperation
Act", approved September 11, 1973, as now or hereafter amended, enter into
an agreement with any county or municipality, or both, to jointly establish
and operate an airport and its facilities. This authority applies without
regard to whether any part of the county or municipality lies within the
park district. The Intergovernmental Agreement shall be effective upon its
execution by the corporate authorities of each party to the agreement and
shall continue in effect until terminated as provided in this Act.

(b) The Intergovernmental Agreement shall provide for the creation of
a Joint Airport Commission for the purpose of establishing
and operating the airport and its facilities, the number and manner of appointment
of members to serve on the Commission, residence requirements, term of office,
compensation, resignation or removal from office, filling of vacancies,
election of officers and such other functions, powers and duties of membership
as are reasonable and necessary to establish and operate an airport and
its facilities; provided, however, that the provision against elected officials
of a county or municipality serving on such a Commission in Section
3 of "An Act in relation to the establishment, acquisition, maintenance
and operation of airports and landing fields by counties of less than 1,000,000
population and by such counties jointly with certain taxing districts located
within or partly within such counties, and to provide for the financing
thereof", approved July 22, 1943, as amended, shall not apply.

(c) The Joint Airport Commission shall have the authority to carry out
any and all statutory powers and duties or other responsibilities vested
in the corporate authorities of the parties to the Intergovernmental Agreement
including, unless otherwise restricted by law, the power to enter into contracts
and agreements with State and Federal Authorities in connection with establishment
and operation of an airport and its facilities.

(d) The Intergovernmental Agreement executed under this Act shall provide
for the manner of its termination and disposal of real and personal property
and the proceeds of the disposal of real and personal property; provided,
that the right of any party to the agreement to terminate the Intergovernmental
Agreement shall be abrogated if any other party, acting separately, has entered
into an agreement with the State or federal government or any other
person for the expansion or capital improvement of the airport or its facilities
which obligates such other party to continue to maintain and
operate the airport and its facilities for the contracted period of years
and termination shall not be effected until such time as the agreement between
such party and the State or federal government or other person shall expire.

(Source: P.A. 81-1196.)

620 ILCS 20/7

(620 ILCS 20/7) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 607)

Sec. 7.

This Act takes effect upon its becoming a law.