Senate Sponsors: PHILIP. House Sponsors: CHURCHILL Short description: AERONAUTICS ACT-COUNTY CLERK Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act to repeal a Section concerning sending information to the county clerk for tax purposes. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 620 ILCS 5/12 620 ILCS 5/57 620 ILCS 5/42-a rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-b rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-c rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-d rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-e rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-f rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-g rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-h rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-i rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-j rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-k rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-l rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-m rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-n rep. 620 ILCS 5/42-o rep. Further amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Defines "airman" as an individual who operates or is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (instead of as the person in command or in the navigation of aircraft while under way and any individual who is directly in charge of the inspection, maintenance, overhauling, or repair of aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances and any individual who serves in the capacity of aircraft dispatcher or air traffic controltower operator). Provides that a full and complete record of all proceedings before the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation on any formal hearing shall be preserved according to rule (instead of a full and complete record just being preserved) and provides that all testimony shall be recorded by the Division in a manner determined to be reliable and appropriate (instead of taken down by a stenographer appointed by the Division). Repeals Sections concerning the report re- quired following an accident, security required unless evidence of in- surance and suspension of certificate of registration or operating privileges, exceptions to the requirement of security, the duration of the suspension, the form and amount of security, the custody, disposi- tion, and return of security, matters not to be evidence in civil suits, the prohibition on transfer or registration to defeat the pur- poses of the Act, surrender of license and registration, other viola- tions and penalties, exceptions to the Act's application, self-in- surers, administration of the Act and appeal to the courts, past ap- plication of the Act, and the Act not preventing a plaintiff from re- lying for relief on other processes provided by law. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 605 ILCS 5/4-203 from Ch. 121, par. 4-203 735 ILCS 5/7-102 from Ch. 110, par. 7-102 735 ILCS 5/7-103 from Ch. 110, par. 7-103 30 ILCS 805/8.21 rep. 620 ILCS 60/Act rep. Repeals the Meigs Field Airport Act, P.A. 89-683, and reverses the amendatory changes made by that Act to the State Mandates Act, the Illinois Highway Code, and the Code of Civil Procedure so that prior law is restored. CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1. Recommends that the Senate concur in H-ams 1 and 2. Recommends that the bill be further amended as follows: Adds reference to: New Act 20 ILCS 2705/49.34 new Creates the O'Hare IAP Air Reserve Station Retrocession Act to authorize the State to accept federal retrocession of exclusive legislative jurisdiction over the Air Reserve Station lands. Authorizes the State to accept retrocession over lands that may subsequently be identified by the Department of the Air Force as part of the O'Hare IAP Air Reserve Station. Provides that the Governor may accept the retrocession by filing a notice of acceptance with the Illinois Secretary of State. Provides that the United States shall retain a federal proprietary interest in the lands and that the State may not impose regulatory power directly upon the United States and may not tax the land under the federal proprietary interest. Amends the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois to create the Meigs Users Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Mayor of the City of Chicago concerning the operation of Meigs Field. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0006 Last action date: 97-06-03 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status