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92_HB3095eng HB3095 Engrossed LRB9204854MWdv 1 AN ACT in relation to aeronautics. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Airport Authorities Act is amended by 5 changing Section 17.2 as follows: 6 (70 ILCS 5/17.2) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.17b) 7 Sec. 17.2. Whenever a township disconnects from a 8 Metropolitan Airport Authority as provided in Section 17.1, 9 such township and the municipalities within such township 10 shall be paid upon such terms as may be agreed upon by their 11 corporate authorities and the board of commissioners of the 12 Metropolitan Airport Authority, but in no event shall any 13 such township or municipality be paid in excess of its 14 investment or for any funds advanced to such Metropolitan 15 Airport Authority or any pre-existing airport authority it 16 has acquired, or otherwise paid or expended, either directly 17 or indirectly, by the State or federal governments for the 18 acquisition of the land used for any such existing airport 19 improvement or facility or for any bonded indebtedness owed 20 by the Metropolitan Airport Authority or the pre-existing 21 airport authority. The terms of payment shall provide for 22 payment in full within not more than 20 years from the date 23 of such agreement. 24 In case the amount and terms of payment are not so 25 determined by agreement, the board of commissioners of the 26 Authority shall cause a description of such airport and such 27 existing improvements and facilities to be made, together 28 with an estimate of the previous actual expenditures of the 29 pre-existing authority therefor, less any existing bonded 30 indebtedness of the pre-existing authority, and shall tender 31 payment of the total amount so estimated in writing to such HB3095 Engrossed -2- LRB9204854MWdv 1 township and municipalities in the proportions specified 2 below. Such tender shall provide for payment by the 3 Authority of the amount tendered within 5 years from the date 4 thereof, and any part of the sum remaining unpaid after 12 5 months from that date shall bear interest at a rate not to 6 exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization 7 Act, as amended at the time of the making of the contract. 8 In case such tender is not accepted in writing by the 9 corporate authorities of such township and municipalities 10 within 30 days after it is made, the Authority by its board 11 of commissioners shall file a petition in the circuit court 12 of the county in which the airport facilities of the 13 Authority are located, naming such township and 14 municipalities respondents thereto, setting forth a 15 description of such airport, airport improvements and 16 facilities, the estimated amount of such previous 17 expenditures by the pre-existing authority, the amount of 18 bonded indebtedness owed by the pre-existing authority, the 19 fact of such tender having been made and the date thereof, 20 and praying that there be determined by the circuit court the 21 true amount of such prior expenditures by the pre-existing 22 authority. A copy of the petition shall be served upon the 23 presiding officer of the township and each municipality 24 within 5 days after the filing of such petition, and upon 25 presentation to the court of proof of such service, the 26 petition shall be set for hearing within not less than 10 nor 27 more than 20 days. Such hearing may be continued from time 28 to time upon the request of the petitioner or the 29 respondents, and at the hearing thereon, the presiding judge 30 of the circuit court shall consider such evidence as may be 31 submitted by the parties and shall determine the amount of 32 such actual previous expenditures made and the actual amount 33 of bonded indebtedness owed, and shall determine the amount 34 to be paid to the township and to each included municipality. HB3095 Engrossed -3- LRB9204854MWdv 1 The amount so determined shall be conclusive as between the 2 parties, and shall be paid by the Metropolitan Airport 3 Authority within 5 years after the entry of the order making 4 such determination, and any part of the sum remaining unpaid 5 after 12 months from the entry of the order shall bear 6 interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate authorized 7 by the Bond Authorization Act, as amended at the time of the 8 making of the contract. When paid, the sum shall be accepted 9 by the township or municipality as full payment for such 10 airport and existing improvements and facilities. 11 The moneysmoniespayable by the Metropolitan Airport 12 Authority under this Section shall be apportioned between the 13 township and its included municipalities on the basis of 14 population as determined by the most recent1980federal 15 decennial census. The portion of each included municipality 16 shall be computed on the basis of the ratio of the population 17 of the municipality to the total population of the township. 18 The township's portion shall be computed on the basis of the 19 ratio of the population of the unincorporated areas of the 20 township to the total population of the township. 21 The moneysmoniesapportioned to any township shall be 22 used exclusively for the purposes stated in Sections 6-701.1 23 through 6-701.9 of the Illinois Highway Code, and the moneys 24moniesapportioned to any municipality shall be used 25 exclusively for the purposes stated in Sections 7-202.1 26 through 7-202.22 of the Illinois Highway Code. 27 With respect to instruments for the payment of money 28 issued under this Section either before, on, or after the 29 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, it is and 30 always has been the intention of the General Assembly (i) 31 that the Omnibus Bond Acts are and always have been 32 supplementary grants of power to issue instruments in 33 accordance with the Omnibus Bond Acts, regardless of any 34 provision of this Act that may appear to be or to have been HB3095 Engrossed -4- LRB9204854MWdv 1 more restrictive than those Acts, (ii) that the provisions of 2 this Section are not a limitation on the supplementary 3 authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts, and (iii) that 4 instruments issued under this Section within the 5 supplementary authority granted by the Omnibus Bond Acts are 6 not invalid because of any provision of this Act that may 7 appear to be or to have been more restrictive than those 8 Acts. 9 (Source: P.A. 86-4.) 10 Section 10. The Illinois Aeronautics Act is amended by 11 changing Sections 17, 27, 31, 34, 36, 38, 38.01, 42, 43, and 12 71 as follows: 13 (620 ILCS 5/17) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.17) 14 Sec. 17. "Person" means any individual, firm, 15 partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock 16 association, public service corporation, joint venture, or 17 body politic; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, 18 or other similar representative thereof. 19 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.) 20 (620 ILCS 5/27) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.27) 21 Sec. 27. Cooperation with Federal Government and others. 22 The Department shall cooperate with and assist the Federal 23 Government, the political subdivisions of this State, and 24 other states, and others, including private persons, engaged 25 in aeronautics or the promotion of aeronautics, and shall 26 seek to coordinate the aeronautical activities of these 27 bodies and persons. To this end, the Department is empowered 28 to confer with or to hold joint hearings with any federal 29 aeronautical agency, and the municipalities and other 30 political subdivisions of this State and other states, in 31 connection with any matter relating to aeronautics, and to HB3095 Engrossed -5- LRB9204854MWdv 1 avail itself of the cooperation, services, records, and 2 facilities of such agencies, municipalities, and other 3 political subdivisions, federal or otherwise, as fully as may 4 be practicable, in the administration and enforcement of the 5 laws of this State pertaining to aeronautics. The Department 6 shall reciprocate by furnishing to such agencies, 7 municipalities and other political subdivisions, federal or 8 otherwise, its cooperation, services, records and facilities, 9 in so far as may be practicable. 10It shall report to the appropriate federal agency all11accidents in aeronautics in this State of which it is12informed and may preserve, protect and prevent the removal of13any aircraft, or the component parts thereof, involved in an14accident being investigated by it until a federal agency15institutes an investigation, and shall report to the16appropriate federal agency all refusals by it to register17federal licenses, certificates or permits and all revocations18of certificates of registration, and the reasons therefor,19and all penalties of which it has knowledge imposed upon20airmen for violations of the laws of this State pertaining to21aeronautics or for violations of the rules, rulings,22regulations, orders or decisions of the Department.23 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.) 24 (620 ILCS 5/31) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.31) 25 Sec. 31. State airport planand State airways system. The 26 Department may designate, design, and establish, expand or 27 modify a State airport planand a State airways systemwhich 28 will best serve the interests of the State, with due regard 29 for the following factors; the present and future needs of 30 foreign, inter-state and intra-state air commerce and air 31 transportation; the present and future needs of foreign, 32 inter-state and intra-state private flying; the existing and 33 contemplated air navigation facilities, including those owned HB3095 Engrossed -6- LRB9204854MWdv 1 or controlled or to be owned or controlled by the Federal 2 Government; the then current national airport plan and 3 federal airways system; and the avoidance of unnecessary or 4 unreasonable interference or conflict, on the part of 5 airports, airport plans and restricted landing areas, with 6 existing important or essential facilities, or buildings 7 devoted to the public use. The Department may chart such 8 State airport planand State airways systemand arrange for 9 publication and distribution of maps, charts, notices and 10 bulletins relating thereto, as may be required in the public 11 interest. To the extent practicable, the State airport plan 12and the State airways systemshall be integrated with or 13 supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation with 14 the National airport plan and the Federal airways system, as 15 the same may be revised from time to time. The State airport 16 planand State airways systemmay include all types of air 17 navigation facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, 18 provided such facilities conform to federal safety standards. 19 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.) 20 (620 ILCS 5/34) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.34) 21 Sec. 34. Financial assistance to municipalities and 22 others. The Department, subject to the provisions of Section 23 41 of this Act, may render financial assistance in the 24 planning, construction, reconstruction, extension, 25 development, and improvement of air navigation facilities 26 including acquisition of land, rights in land, easements 27 including avigation easements necessary for clear zones or 28 clear areas, costs of obstruction removal and airport 29 approach aids owned, controlled, or operated, or to be owned, 30 controlled, or operated by municipalities, other political 31 subdivisions of this State, or privately owned commercially 32 operated airports in Illinois, out of appropriations made by 33 the General Assembly for any such purpose.; provided,HB3095 Engrossed -7- LRB9204854MWdv 1however, thatThe Department shall not render such financial 2 assistance in connection with the planning, construction, 3 reconstruction, extension, development or improvement of 4 hangars or other airport buildings, or in connection with the 5 subsequent operation or maintenance of such air navigation 6 facilities.; and provided, further, thatThe municipality, 7 other political subdivision, or privately owned commercially 8 operated airports in Illinois, to which such financial 9 assistance is being extended by the Department, before such 10 financial assistance is given, shall satisfy the Department 11 that (a) such air navigation facility will be owned or 12 effectively controlled, operated, repaired and maintained 13 adequately during its full useful life, for the benefit of 14 the public, and (b) in connection with the operation of such 15 air navigation facility, during its full useful life, the 16 public will not be deprived of its rightful, fair, equal and 17 uniform use thereof. The owners and operators of an airport 18 receiving financial assistance under this Act must adequately 19 control, operate, repair, and maintain the airport during its 20 full useful life for the benefit of the public. The owners 21 and operators of an airport receiving financial assistance 22 must ensure that the public will not be deprived of its 23 rightful, fair, equal, and uniform use of the airport during 24 its full useful life. For the purposes of this paragraph, 25 the full useful life of an airport is not less than 20 years 26 after the financial assistance is received by the owners and 27 operators of the airport. Nothing in this Section, however, 28 imposes any obligation that is inconsistent with any 29 judgment, order, injunction, or decree of any court that was 30 rendered before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 31 the 92nd General Assembly. 32 Any commercial airport, in order to qualify under the 33 provisions of this Section must be included in the State 34 Airport Plan as prepared or revised from time to time by the HB3095 Engrossed -8- LRB9204854MWdv 1 Illinois Department of Transportation. In the case of 2 commercial public use airports which are not publicly owned 3 airports, no such development or planning may be proposed 4 except in connection with reliever airports included in the 5 current National Airport System Plan. 6 Improvements to privately owned commercial airports 7 qualifying under this Section shall be contracted for and 8 constructed or developed under the supervision or direction 9 of the Department or such other Department, agency, officer 10 or employee of this State as the Department may designate. 11 If a privately owned commercially operated airport 12 receives assistance under this Section and ceases operations 13 before the predetermined life of the improvements made with 14 such assistance, the State shall be reimbursed for the unused 15 portion of such predetermined life and such claim shall be a 16 lien on the airport property. 17 (Source: P.A. 82-978.) 18 (620 ILCS 5/36) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.36) 19 Sec. 36. Right to enter upon the land, buildings and 20 structures of others. In exercising its powers and performing 21 its functions under the laws of this State pertaining to 22 aeronautics, and the rules, rulings, regulations, orders and 23 decisions issued pursuant thereto, the Department, each 24 officer thereof, and each employee designated by it, and such 25 other departments, agencies, representatives, officers and 26 employees of this State and of the municipalities and other 27 political subdivisions thereof as may be designated by it, or 28 who are charged with the enforcement of the laws of this 29 State pertaining to aeronautics, whether or not designated by 30 the Department to do so, shall have the right to enter upon 31 the land within this State of any person, municipality or 32 other political subdivision and enter the buildings and 33 structures thereon for the purposes, when and to the extent HB3095 Engrossed -9- LRB9204854MWdv 1 that their duty so requires, of making surveys, ascertaining 2 necessary facts, and making investigations relating to the 3 State airport plan,the State airways systems,a proposed or 4 existing air navigation facility, any airport hazard, the 5 obtaining of airport protection privileges, the establishment 6 of zoning areas, the investigation of accidents concerning 7 aircraft in this State, the condemning of property, the 8 investigation of any violation of the laws of this State 9 pertaining to aeronautics and the rules, rulings, 10 regulations, orders and decisions issued pursuant thereto, 11 and for any other purpose within the purview of the laws of 12 this State pertaining to aeronautics and the rules, rulings, 13 regulations, orders and decisions issued pursuant thereto; 14 provided that such entry shall occur at reasonable times and 15 with due regard for the safety of the owner, persons in 16 possession or occupants thereof, and the protection of the 17 buildings, structures, crops, or personal property located 18 thereon; provided, further, that in the event any damage may 19 be caused by virtue of any such entry, the Department may 20 pay, as compensation, the amount of said damage as determined 21 by it, in full satisfaction thereof, within the limits of 22 available appropriations, or, if the Department does not pay 23 the amount of any such damage, the person claiming 24 compensation therefor may file his claim in connection 25 therewith in the Court of Claims of this State. 26 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.) 27 (620 ILCS 5/38) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.38) 28 Sec. 38. Authority to receive Federal moneysmoniesfor 29 State and municipalities. Subject to the provisions of 30 Section 41, the Department is authorized to accept and,31 receive, and receipt forFederal moneysmonies, and other 32 moneysmonies, either public or private, for and oninbehalf 33 of this State, or any municipality or other political HB3095 Engrossed -10- LRB9204854MWdv 1 subdivision thereof, at the request of such municipality or 2 political subdivision, for the acquisition, construction, 3 development, improvement, operation and maintenance of air 4 navigation facilities in this State, whether such work is to 5 be done by the State or by such municipalities or other 6 political subdivisions, or jointly, aided by grants of aid 7 from the United States, upon such terms and conditions as are 8 or may be prescribed by the laws of the United States and any 9 rules or regulations made thereunder, and it is authorized to 10 act as agent of any municipality or other political 11 subdivision of this State upon the request of such 12 municipality or political subdivision (or upon designation by 13 such municipality or political subdivision pursuant to 14 Section 38.01), in accepting and,receiving those moneys on,15and receipting for such monies inits behalf for air 16 navigation facility purposes, and in contracting for the 17 acquisition, construction, development, improvement, 18 operation and maintenance of air navigation facilities in 19 this State, financed either in whole or in part by Federal 20 monies, and the governing body of any such municipality or 21 other political subdivision is authorized to designate the 22 Department as its agent for such purposes and to enter into 23 an agreement with it prescribing the terms and conditions of 24 such agency in accordance with Federal laws, rules, and 25 regulations and with this act. Such monies as are paid over 26 by the United States Government shall be retained by the 27 State or paid over to said municipalities or other political 28 subdivisions under such terms and conditions as may be 29 imposed by the United States Government in making such 30 grants. 31 (Source: Laws 1947, p. 305.) 32 (620 ILCS 5/38.01) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.38a) 33 Sec. 38.01. No municipality or political subdivision in HB3095 Engrossed -11- LRB9204854MWdv 1 this state, whether acting alone or jointly with another 2 municipality or political subdivision or with the state, 3 shall submit any project application under the provisions of 4 the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, or any 5 amendment thereof, unless the project and the project 6 application have been first approved by the Department. No 7 such municipality or political subdivision shall directly 8 accept, receive,receipt for,or disburse any funds granted 9 by the United States under the Airport and Airway Improvement 10 Act of 1982, but it shall designate the Department as its 11 agent to accept, receive,receipt forand disburse such 12 funds, provided, however, nothing in this section shall be 13 construed to prohibit any municipality or any political 14 sub-division of more than 500,000 inhabitants from disbursing 15 such funds through its corporate authorities. It shall enter 16 into an agreement with the Department prescribing the terms 17 and conditions of such agency in accordance with federal 18 laws, rules and regulations and applicable laws of this 19 state. 20 (Source: P.A. 89-35, eff. 1-1-96.) 21 (620 ILCS 5/42) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.42) 22 Sec. 42. Regulation of aircraft, airmen, and airports. 23 (a) The general public interest and safety, the safety 24 of persons operating, using, or traveling in, aircraft, and 25 of persons and property on the ground, and the interest of 26 aeronautical progress requirerequiringthat aircraft 27 operated within this State should be airworthy, that airmen 28 should be properly qualified, and that air navigation 29 facilities should be suitable for the purposes for which they 30 are designed.;The purposes of this Act requirerequiring31 that the Department should be enabled to exercise the powers 32 of regulation and supervision herein granted.;The advantage 33 of uniform regulation makesmakingit desirable that aircraft HB3095 Engrossed -12- LRB9204854MWdv 1 operated within this State should conform with respect to 2 design, construction, and airworthiness to the standards 3 prescribed by the United States Government with respect to 4 civil aircraft subject to its jurisdiction and that persons 5 engaging in aeronautics within this State should have the 6 qualifications necessary for obtaining and holding 7 appropriate airman certificates of the United States. It is;8and it beingdesirable and right that all applicable fees and 9 taxes shall be paid with respect to aircraft operated within 10 this State. 11 (b) In light of the findings in subsection (a),;the 12 Department is authorized: 13 (1) To require the registration, every 2 years, of 14 federal licenses, certificates or permits of civil 15 aircraft engaged in air navigation within this State, and 16 of airmen engaged in aeronautics within this State, and 17 to issue certificates of such registration. These 18 certificates of registration constitute the authorization 19 of such aircraft and airmen for operations within this 20 State to the extent permitted by the federal licenses, 21 certificates or permits so registered. It shall charge a 22 fee, payable every 2 years, for the registration of each 23 federal license, certificate or permit of $10 for each 24 airman's certificate and $20 for each aircraft 25 certificate. It may accept as evidence of the holding of 26 a federal license, certificate or permit the verified 27 application of the airman or the owner of the aircraft, 28 which application shall contain such information as the 29 Department may by rule, ruling, regulation, order or 30 decision prescribe. The Department's authority to 31 register aircraft or to issue certificates of 32 registration is limited as follows: 33 (i) Except as to any aircraft vehicle 34 purchased before March 8, 1963, the Department, in HB3095 Engrossed -13- LRB9204854MWdv 1 the case of the first registration of any aircraft 2 vehicle for any given owner on or after March 8, 3 1963, may not issue a certificate of registration 4 with respect to any aircraft vehicle until after the 5 Department has been satisfied that no tax under the 6 Use Tax Act,orthe Municipal Use Tax Act, or the 7 Home Rule County Use Tax LawCounty Use Tax Actis 8 owing by reason of the use of the vehicle in 9 Illinois or that any tax so imposed has been paid. A 10 receipt issued under those Acts by the Department of 11 Revenue constitutes proof of payment of the tax. For 12 the purpose of this paragraphsubsection, "aircraft 13 vehicle" means a single aircraft. 14 (ii) If the proof of payment of the tax or of 15 nonliability therefor is, after the issuance of the 16 certificate of registration, found to be invalid, 17 the Department shall revoke the certificate and 18 require that the certificate be returned to the 19 Department. 20 (2) To classify and approve airports and restricted 21 landing areas and any alterations or extensions thereof. 22 Certificates of approval issued pursuant to this 23 paragraph, or pursuant to any prior law, shall be issued 24 in the name of the applicant and shall be transferable 25 upon a change of ownership or control of the airport or 26 restricted landing area only after approval of the 27 Department. No charge or fee shall be made or imposed for 28 any kind of certificate of approval or a transfer 29 thereof. 30 (3) Totemporarily or permanentlyrevoke, 31 temporarily or permanently, any certificate of 32 registration of an aircraft or airman issued by it, or to 33 refuse to issue any such certificate of registration, 34 when it shall reasonably determine that any aircraft is HB3095 Engrossed -14- LRB9204854MWdv 1 not airworthy, or that any airman: 2 (i) is not qualified;,3 (ii) has willfullywilfullyviolated the laws 4 of this State pertaining to aeronautics or any 5 rules, rulings, regulations, orders, or decisions 6 issued pursuant thereto, or any Federal law or any 7 rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto;,8 (iii) is addicted to the use of narcotics or 9 other habit forming drug, or to the excessive use of 10 intoxicating liquor;,11 (iv) has made any false statement in any 12 application for registration of a federal license, 13 certificate or permit;,or 14 (v) has been guilty of other conduct, acts, or 15 practices dangerous to the public safety orandthe 16 safety of those engaged in aeronautics. 17 (c) The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend 18 the certificate of any person who fails to file a return, or 19 to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, 20 or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, 21 as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois 22 Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of 23 any such tax Act are satisfied. 24 (Source: P.A. 87-232.) 25 (620 ILCS 5/43) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.43) 26 Sec. 43. Operations unlawful without license or 27 certificate. Except as hereinafter provided, when such 28 registration is required by the Department, it shall be 29 unlawful for any person to operate or cause or authorize to 30 be operated any civil aircraft within this State unless such 31 aircraft has an appropriate effective license, certificate or 32 permit issued by the United States Government for which a 33 certificate of registration has been issued by the Department HB3095 Engrossed -15- LRB9204854MWdv 1 which is in full force and effect, and it shall be unlawful 2 for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in this 3 State unless he has obtained from the Department a 4 certificate of registration of an appropriate effective 5 airman's license, certificate or permit issued by the United 6 States Government authorizing him to engage in the particular 7 class of aeronautics in which he is engaged, which 8 certificate of registration is in full force and effect. 9 Aircraft and airmen that are not required to be licensed, 10 certificated, or permitted by the United States government 11 and that have not received a license, certificate, or permit 12 are not required to register with the Department before 13 engaging in aeronautics in Illinois. 14 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 335.) 15 (620 ILCS 5/71) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.71) 16 Sec. 71. Suspension of orders pending judicial review.)17 (a) The pendency of judicial review shall not of itself 18 stay or suspend the operation of the rule, ruling, 19 regulation, order or decision of the Department, but during 20 the pendency of such review the circuit court, in its 21 discretion may stay or suspend, in whole or in part, the 22 operation of the Department's rule, ruling, regulation, order 23 or decision. 24 (b) No order so staying or suspending a rule, ruling, 25 regulation, order or decision of the Department shall be made 26 by the circuit court otherwise than upon 3 days' notice to 27 the Department and after a hearing, and if the rule, ruling, 28 regulation, order or decision of the Department is suspended, 29 the order suspending the same shall contain a specific 30 finding based upon evidence submitted to the court, and 31 identified by reference thereto, that great or irreparable 32 damage would otherwise result to the petitioner, and 33 specifying the nature of the damage. HB3095 Engrossed -16- LRB9204854MWdv 1 (c) In case the rule, ruling, regulation, order or 2 decision of the Department is stayed or suspended, the order 3 of the circuit court shall not become effective until a 4 suspending bond shall first have been executed and filed with 5 and approved by the Department (or approved, on review, by 6 the court) payable to the people of the State of Illinois and 7 sufficient in amount and security to insure the prompt 8 payment by the party petitioning for the review, of all 9 damages caused by the delay in the enforcement of the rule, 10 ruling, regulation order or decision of the Department in 11 case the rule, ruling, regulation, order or decision is 12 sustained. However, no bond shall be required in the case of 13 any stay or suspension granted on application of any body 14 politic, municipality or other political subdivision. 15 (Source: P.A. 79-1361.) 16 Section 15. The County Airports Act is amended by 17 changing Sections 6, 37, and 65 as follows: 18 (620 ILCS 50/6) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 109) 19 Sec. 6. "Aircraft" means the same as in Section 3 of the 20 Illinois Aeronautics Actany contrivance now known, or21hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or22flight in the air. 23 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 594.) 24 (620 ILCS 50/37) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 141) 25 Sec. 37. Any two or more counties may appoint the same 26 person as Superintendent for each of such counties and may by 27beagreement provide for the proportionate share of the 28 salary and expenses of such appointee to be borne by each 29 county. 30 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 594.) HB3095 Engrossed -17- LRB9204854MWdv 1 (620 ILCS 50/65) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 169) 2 Sec. 65. In exercising its powers and duties under this 3 Act, the Commission, each officer thereof, the 4 Superintendent, and each employee or representative 5 designated by it, shall have the right to enter upon the land 6 of any person, municipality or other political subdivision 7 and enter the buildings and structures thereon at all 8 reasonable times, when and to the extent that their duty so 9 requires in making surveys, ascertaining necessary facts and 10 making investigations relating to airports. 11 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 594.) 12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 13 becoming law.