620 ILCS 75/2-1
(620 ILCS 75/2-1) Sec. 2-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act. References in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
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(620 ILCS 75/2-5) Sec. 2-5. Legislative findings. (a) Providing facilities for air travel and domestic and global freight cargo transfer shipment through the South Suburban Airport is essential for the health and welfare of the people of the State of Illinois and economic development and well-being of the Southland region and the State of Illinois. (b) Airport development has significant regional impacts with regard to economic development, public infrastructure requirements, traffic, noise, and other concerns. (c) The South Suburban Airport will promote development and investment in the State of Illinois and serve as a critical transportation hub in the region. (d) Existing requirements of procurement and financing of airports by the Department impose limitations on the methods by which airports may be developed and operated within the State. (e) Public-private agreements between the State of Illinois and one or more private entities to develop, finance, construct, manage, operate, maintain, or any combination thereof, the South Suburban Airport have the potential of maximizing value and benefit to the People of the State of Illinois and the public at large. (f) Public-private agreements may enable the South Suburban Airport to be developed, financed, constructed, managed, operated, and maintained in an entrepreneurial and business-like manner. (g) In the event that the State of Illinois enters into one or more public-private agreements to develop, finance, construct, manage, operate, or maintain the South Suburban Airport, the private parties to the agreements should be accountable to the People of Illinois through a comprehensive system of oversight, regulation, auditing, and reporting. (h) It is the intent of this Act to use Illinois design professionals, construction companies, and workers to the greatest extent permitted by law by offering them the right to compete for this work. (i) It is the intent of this Act for the Department to collaborate with affected municipalities, counties, citizens, elected officials, interest groups, and other stakeholders to foster economic development around the South Suburban Airport and the region, and to insure that the communities near the South Suburban Airport have an ongoing opportunity to provide input on the development and operation of the South Suburban Airport. (Source: P.A. 103-317, eff. 1-1-24.)
620 ILCS 75/2-10 Definitions
(620 ILCS 75/2-10) Sec. 2-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Agreement" means a public-private agreement. "Airport" means a facility for all types of air service, including, without limitation, landing fields, taxiways, aprons, runways, runway clear areas, heliports, hangars, aircraft service facilities, approaches, navigational aids, air traffic control facilities, terminals, inspection facilities, security facilities, parking, internal transit facilities, fueling facilities, cargo handling facilities, concessions, rapid transit and roadway access, land and interests in land, public waters, submerged land under public waters and reclaimed land located on previously submerged land under public waters, and all other property and appurtenances necessary or useful for development, ownership, and operation of any such facilities. "Airport" includes commercial or industrial facilities related to the functioning of the airport or to providing services to users of the airport. "Cargo-oriented development" means the development of places that are both multimodal nodes of freight transportation and centers of employment in logistics and manufacturing businesses. "Contractor" means a person that has been selected to enter or has entered into a public-private agreement with the Department on behalf of the State for the development, financing, construction, management, or operation of the South Suburban Airport under this Act. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Transportation. "Inaugural airport" means all airport facilities, equipment, property, and appurtenances necessary or useful to the development and operation of the South Suburban Airport that are constructed, developed, installed, or acquired as of the commencement of public operations of the South Suburban Airport. "Inaugural airport boundary" means the property limits of the inaugural airport as determined by the Department, as may be adjusted and reconfigured from time to time. "Maintain" or "maintenance" includes ordinary maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, capital maintenance, maintenance replacement, and any other categories of maintenance that may be designated by the Department. "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan planning organization designated under 23 U.S.C. Section 134. "Offeror" means a person that responds to a request for proposals under this Act. "Operate" or "operation" means to do one or more of the following: maintain, improve, equip, modify, or otherwise operate. "Person" means any individual, firm, association, joint venture, partnership, estate, trust, syndicate, fiduciary, corporation, or any other legal entity, group, or combination thereof. "Public-private agreement" means an agreement or contract between the Department on behalf of the State and all schedules, exhibits, and attachments thereto, entered into pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process governed by this Act, for the development, financing, construction, management, or operation of the South Suburban Airport under this Act. "Revenues" means all revenues, including any combination of, but not limited to: income; user fees; earnings; interest; lease payments; allocations; moneys from the federal government, the State, and units of local government, including but not limited to federal, State, and local appropriations, grants, loans, lines of credit, and credit guarantees; bond proceeds; equity investments; service payments; or other receipts arising out of or in connection with the financing, development, construction, management, or operation of the South Suburban Airport. "State" means the State of Illinois. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. "South Suburban Airport" means the airport to be developed on a site located in Will County and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in the Record of Decision for Tier 1: FAA Site Approval And Land Acquisition By The State Of Illinois, Proposed South Suburban Airport, Will County, Illinois, dated July 2002, and all property within the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary. "Ultimate airport boundary" means the development and property limits of the South Suburban Airport beyond the inaugural airport boundary as determined by the Department, as may be adjusted and reconfigured from time to time. "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and, for purposes of this Act, includes school districts. "User fees" means the rates, fees, or other charges imposed by the State or the contractor for use of all or a portion of the South Suburban Airport under a public-private agreement. (Source: P.A. 103-317, eff. 1-1-24.)
620 ILCS 75/2-15
(620 ILCS 75/2-15) Sec. 2-15. General airport powers. (a) The Department has the power to plan, develop, secure permits, licenses, and approvals for, acquire, develop, construct, equip, own, and operate the South Suburban Airport. The Department also has the power to own, operate, acquire facilities for, construct, improve, repair, maintain, renovate, and expand the South Suburban Airport, including any facilities located on the site of the South Suburban Airport for use by any individual or entity other than the Department. The development of the South Suburban Airport shall also include all land, highways, waterways, mass transit facilities, and other infrastructure that, in the determination of the Department, are necessary or appropriate in connection with the development or operation of the South Suburban Airport. The development of the South Suburban Airport also includes acquisition and development of any land or facilities for (i) relocation of persons, including providing replacement housing or facilities for persons and entities displaced by that development, (ii) protecting or reclaiming the environment with respect to the South Suburban Airport, (iii) providing substitute or replacement property or facilities, including, without limitation, for areas of recreation, conservation, open space, and wetlands, (iv) providing navigational aids, or (v) utilities to serve the airport, whether or not located on the site of the South Suburban Airport. (b) The Department shall have the authority to undertake and complete all ongoing projects related to the South Suburban Airport, including the South Suburban Airport Master Plan, and assisting the Federal Aviation Administration in preparing and approving the Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. (c) The Department has the power to enter into all contracts useful for carrying out its purposes and powers, including, without limitation, public-private agreements pursuant to the provisions of this Act, leases of any of its property or facilities, use agreements with airlines or other airport users relating to the South Suburban Airport, agreements with South Suburban Airport concessionaires, and franchise agreements for use of or access to South Suburban Airport facilities. (d) The Department has the power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States, the State of Illinois, and other governmental entities, as permitted or authorized by applicable law, to obtain any licenses, approvals, or permits reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act. All applications to the Federal Aviation Administration, or any successor agency, shall be made by the Department. (e) The Department may take all steps consistent with applicable laws to maximize funding for the costs of the South Suburban Airport from grants by the Federal Aviation Administration or any successor agency, or any other federal governmental agency. (f) The Department has the power to apply to the proper authorities of the United States pursuant to appropriate law for permission to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones within the areas of the South Suburban Airport and to establish, operate, maintain, and lease foreign trade zones and sub-zones. (g) The Department may publicize, advertise, and promote the activities of the South Suburban Airport, including to make known the advantages, facilities, resources, products, attractions, and attributes of the South Suburban Airport. (h) The Department may, at any time, acquire any land, any interests in land, other property, and interests in property needed for the South Suburban Airport or necessary to carry out the Department's powers and functions under this Act, including by exercise of the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 2-100 of this Act. The Department shall also have the power to dispose of any such lands, interests, and property upon terms it deems appropriate. (i) The Department may adopt any reasonable rules for the administration of this Act in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
620 ILCS 75/2-20
(620 ILCS 75/2-20) Sec. 2-20. Public-private agreement authorized. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department may, on behalf of the State, and pursuant to a competitive request for proposals process governed by Section 2-30 of this Act, enter into one or more public-private agreements with one or more contractors to develop, finance, construct, manage, operate, or maintain, or any combination thereof, the South Suburban Airport. Pursuant to those agreements, the contractors may receive the right to certain revenues including user fees in consideration of the payment of moneys to the State for that right. (b) Before taking any action in connection with the development, financing, operation, or maintenance of the South Suburban Airport that is not authorized by an interim agreement under Section 2-40 of this Act, a contractor shall enter into a public-private agreement. (c) The term of a public-private agreement, including all extensions, shall be no more than 75 years. (d) The term of a public-private agreement may be extended, but only if the extension is specifically authorized by the General Assembly by law. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-25
(620 ILCS 75/2-25) Sec. 2-25. Prequalification to enter into public-private agreements. The Department shall establish a process for prequalification of offerors. The prequalification process shall: (i) provide a public notice of the prequalification at least 30 days before the date on which applications are due; (ii) set forth requirements and evaluation criteria in order to become prequalified; (iii) determine which offerors that have submitted prequalification applications, if any, meet the requirements and evaluation criteria; and (iv) allow only those offerors that have been prequalified to respond to the request for proposals. The Department shall commence the prequalification process within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 103-317, eff. 1-1-24.)
620 ILCS 75/2-26
(620 ILCS 75/2-26) Sec. 2-26. Unsolicited bids. In addition to the prequalification process under this Act, the Department shall accept any unsolicited bids for the South Suburban Airport received pursuant to the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to restrict the obligations of the Department to respond to any unsolicited bids under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. (Source: P.A. 103-864, eff. 8-9-24.)
620 ILCS 75/2-30
(620 ILCS 75/2-30) Sec. 2-30. Request for proposals process to enter into public-private agreements. (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Illinois Procurement Code, the Department, on behalf of the State, shall select a contractor through a competitive request for proposals process governed by Section 2-30 of this Act. The Department will consult with the chief procurement officer for construction or construction-related activities designated pursuant to clause (2) of Section 1-15.15 of the Illinois Procurement Code on the competitive request for proposals process, and the Secretary will determine, in consultation with the chief procurement officer, which procedures to adopt and apply to the competitive request for proposals process in order to ensure an open, transparent, and efficient process that accomplishes the purposes of this Act. (b) The competitive request for proposals process shall, at a minimum, solicit statements of qualification and proposals from offerors. (c) The competitive request for proposals process shall, at a minimum, take into account the following criteria: (1) the offeror's plans for the South Suburban Airport project; (2) the offeror's current and past business practices; (3) the offeror's poor or inadequate past performance in developing, financing, constructing, managing, or operating airports or other public assets; (4) the offeror's ability to meet the utilization goals for business enterprises established in the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act; (5) the offeror's ability to comply with Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act; and (6) the offeror's plans to comply with the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act and Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights Act. (d) The Department shall retain the services of an advisor or advisors with significant experience in the development, financing, construction, management, or operation of public assets to assist in the preparation of the request for proposals. (e) The Department shall not include terms in the request for proposals that provide an advantage, whether directly or indirectly, to any contractor presently providing goods, services, or equipment to the Department. (f) The Department shall select one or more offerors as finalists. The Department shall submit the offeror's statements of qualification and proposals to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and the Procurement Policy Board, which shall, within 30 days after the submission, complete a review of the statements of qualification and proposals and, jointly or separately, report on, at a minimum, the satisfaction of the criteria contained in the request for proposals, the qualifications of the offerors, and the value of the proposals to the State. The Department shall not select an offeror as the contractor for the South Suburban Airport project until it has received and considered the findings of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and the Procurement Policy Board as set forth in their respective reports. (g) Before awarding a public-private agreement to an offeror, the Department shall schedule and hold a public hearing or hearings on the proposed public-private agreement and publish notice of the hearing or hearings at least 7 days before the hearing. The notice shall include the following: (1) the date, time, and place of the hearing and the address of the Department; (2) the subject matter of the hearing; (3) a description of the agreement that may be awarded; and (4) the recommendation that has been made to select an offeror as the contractor for the South Suburban Airport project. At the hearing, the Department shall allow the public to be heard on the subject of the hearing. (h) After the procedures required in this Section have been completed, the Department shall make a determination as to whether the offeror should be designated as the contractor for the South Suburban Airport project and shall submit the decision to the Governor and to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. After review of the Department's determination, the Governor may accept or reject the determination. If the Governor accepts the determination of the Department, the Governor shall designate the offeror for the South Suburban Airport project. (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
620 ILCS 75/2-35
(620 ILCS 75/2-35) Sec. 2-35. Provisions of the public-private agreement. (a) The public-private agreement shall include all of the following: (1) the term of the public-private agreement that is consistent with Section 2-20 of this Act; (2) the powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations, and functions of the Department and the contractor; (3) compensation or payments to the Department; (4) compensation or payments to the contractor; (5) a provision specifying that the Department has: (A) ready access to information regarding the contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations, and functions under the public-private agreement; (B) the right to demand and receive information from the contractor concerning any aspect of the contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations, and functions under the public-private agreement; and (C) the authority to direct or countermand decisions by the contractor at any time; (6) a provision imposing an affirmative duty on the contractor to provide the Department with any information the Department reasonably would want to know or would need to know to enable the Department to exercise its powers, carry out its duties, responsibilities, and obligations, and perform its functions under this Act or the public-private agreement or as otherwise required by law; (7) a provision requiring the contractor to provide the Department with advance written notice of any decision that bears significantly on the public interest so the Department has a reasonable opportunity to evaluate and countermand that decision under this Section; (8) a requirement that the Department monitor and oversee the contractor's practices and take action that the Department considers appropriate to ensure that the contractor is in compliance with the terms of the public-private agreement; (9) the authority of the Department to enter into contracts with third parties pursuant to Section 2-65 of this Act; (10) a provision governing the contractor's authority to negotiate and execute subcontracts with third parties; (11) the authority of the contractor to impose user fees and the amounts of those fees; (12) a provision governing the deposit and allocation of revenues including user fees; (13) a provision governing rights to real and personal property of the State, the Department, the contractor, and other third parties; (14) a provision stating that the contractor shall, pursuant to Section 2-85 of this Act, pay the costs of an independent audit if the construction costs under the contract exceed $50,000,000; (15) a provision regarding the implementation and delivery of a comprehensive system of internal audits; (16) a provision regarding the implementation and delivery of reports, which shall include a requirement that the contractor file with the Department, at least on an annual basis, financial statements containing information required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); (17) procedural requirements for obtaining the prior approval of the Department when rights that are the subject of the agreement, including, but not limited to development rights, construction rights, property rights, and rights to certain revenues, are sold, assigned, transferred, or pledged as collateral to secure financing or for any other reason; (18) grounds for termination of the agreement by the Department or the contractor and a restatement of the Department's rights under Section 2-45 of this Act; (19) a requirement that the contractor enter into a project labor agreement under Section 2-120 of this Act; (20) a provision stating that construction contractors shall comply with Section 2-120 of this Act; (21) timelines, deadlines, and scheduling; (22) review of plans, including development, financing, construction, management, operations, or maintenance plans, by the Department; (23) a provision regarding inspections by the Department, including inspections of construction work and improvements; (24) rights and remedies of the Department in the event that the contractor defaults or otherwise fails to comply with the terms of the public-private agreement; (25) a code of ethics for the contractor's officers and employees; and (26) procedures for amendment to the agreement. (b) The public-private agreement may include any or all of the following: (1) a provision regarding the extension of the agreement that is consistent with Section 2-20 of this Act; (2) provisions leasing to the contractor all or any portion of the South Suburban Airport, provided that the lease may not extend beyond the term of the public-private agreement; (3) cash reserves requirements; (4) delivery of performance and payment bonds or other performance security in a form and amount that is satisfactory to the Department; (5) maintenance of public liability insurance; (6) maintenance of self-insurance; (7) provisions governing grants and loans, pursuant to which the Department may agree to make grants or loans for the development, financing, construction, management, or operation of the South Suburban Airport project from time to time from amounts received from the federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the federal government or from any State or local agency; (8) reimbursements to the Department for work performed and goods, services, and equipment provided by the Department; (9) provisions allowing the Department to submit any contractual disputes with the contractor relating to the public-private agreement to non-binding alternative dispute resolution proceedings; and (10) any other terms, conditions, and provisions acceptable to the Department that the Department deems necessary and proper and in the public interest. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
620 ILCS 75/2-40
(620 ILCS 75/2-40) Sec. 2-40. Interim agreements. (a) Prior to or in connection with the negotiation of the public-private agreement, the Department may enter into an interim agreement with the contractor. (b) The interim agreement may not authorize the contractor to perform construction work prior to the execution of the public-private agreement. (c) The interim agreement may include any or all of the following: (1) timelines, deadlines, and scheduling; (2) compensation including the payment of costs and fees in the event the Department terminates the interim agreement or declines to proceed with negotiation of the public-private agreement; (3) a provision governing the contractor's authority to commence activities related to the South Suburban Airport project including, but not limited to, project planning, advance property acquisition, design and engineering, environmental analysis and mitigation, surveying, conducting studies including revenue and transportation studies, and ascertaining the availability of financing; (4) procurement procedures; (5) a provision governing rights to real and personal property of the State, the Department, the contractor, and other third parties; (6) all other terms, conditions, and provisions acceptable to the Department that the Department deems necessary and proper and in the public interest. (d) The Department may enter into one or more interim agreements with one or more contractors if the Department determines in writing that it is in the public interest to do so. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-41
(620 ILCS 75/2-41) Sec. 2-41. Sole-source negotiation. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department may enter into direct, sole-source negotiations with potential private airport development teams for the development, financing, building, operating, and maintaining of the airport. (Source: P.A. 103-864, eff. 8-9-24.)
620 ILCS 75/2-45
(620 ILCS 75/2-45) Sec. 2-45. Termination of the public-private agreement. The Department may terminate a public-private agreement or interim agreement entered into by the Department under Section 2-40 of this Act if the contractor or any executive employee of the contractor is found guilty of any criminal offense related to the conduct of its business or the regulation thereof in any jurisdiction. For purposes of this Section, an "executive employee" is the President, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, or Chief Financial Officer; any employee with executive decision-making authority over the long-term or day-to-day affairs of the contractor; or any employee whose compensation or evaluation is determined in whole or in part by the award of the public-private agreement. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-50
(620 ILCS 75/2-50) Sec. 2-50. Public-private agreement proceeds. After the payment of all transaction costs, including payments for legal, accounting, financial, consultation, and other professional services, all moneys received by the State as compensation for the public-private agreement shall be deposited into the South Suburban Airport Improvement Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. Expenditures may be made from the South Suburban Airport Improvement Fund only in the manner as appropriated by the General Assembly by law. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-55
(620 ILCS 75/2-55) Sec. 2-55. User fees. No user fees may be imposed by the contractor except as set forth in the public-private agreement. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-60
(620 ILCS 75/2-60) Sec. 2-60. Selection of professional design firms. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the selection of professional design firms by the Department for South Suburban Airport projects, other than the selection of a contractor for a public-private agreement or interim agreement, shall comply with the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-65
(620 ILCS 75/2-65) Sec. 2-65. Other contracts. Except as otherwise provided in a public-private agreement entered into pursuant to this Act, the Department may, pursuant to the Illinois Procurement Code and its rules, award contracts for goods, services, or equipment, or lease all or any portion of the South Suburban Airport. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-70 Planning for the South Suburban Airport project
(620 ILCS 75/2-70) Sec. 2-70. Planning for the South Suburban Airport project. The South Suburban Airport project shall be subject to all applicable planning requirements otherwise required by law, including land use planning, regional planning, transportation planning, and environmental compliance requirements. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-75
(620 ILCS 75/2-75) Sec. 2-75. Illinois Department of Transportation reporting requirements and information requests. (a) The Department shall submit written progress reports to the Procurement Policy Board and the General Assembly on the South Suburban Airport project. These progress reports shall be provided quarterly prior to the commencement of the construction of the South Suburban Airport, and shall be provided monthly thereafter until construction is complete. The reports shall include the status of any public-private agreements or other contracting and any ongoing or completed studies. The Procurement Policy Board may determine the format for the written progress reports. (b) Upon request, the Department shall appear and testify before the Procurement Policy Board and produce information requested by the Procurement Policy Board. (c) At least 30 days prior to the beginning of the Department's fiscal year, the Department shall prepare an annual written progress report on the South Suburban Airport project. The report shall include the status of any public-private agreements or other contracting and any ongoing or completed studies. The report shall be delivered to the Procurement Policy Board and each county, municipality, and metropolitan planning organization whose territory includes or lies within 5 miles from the ultimate airport boundary. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-80 Illinois Department of Transportation publication requirements
(620 ILCS 75/2-80) Sec. 2-80. Illinois Department of Transportation publication requirements. (a) The Department shall publish a notice of the execution of the public-private agreement on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation within the county or counties whose territory includes or lies within 5 miles of the ultimate airport boundary. (b) The Department shall publish the full text of the public-private agreement on its website. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-85
(620 ILCS 75/2-85) Sec. 2-85. Independent audits. If the public-private agreement provides for the construction of all or part of the South Suburban Airport project and the estimated construction costs under the public-private agreement exceed $50,000,000, the Department shall also require the contractor to pay the costs for an independent audit of any and all cost estimates associated with the public-private agreement as well as a review of all public costs and potential liabilities to which taxpayers could be exposed (including improvements to other transportation facilities that may be needed as a result of the public-private agreement, failure by the contractor to reimburse the Department for services provided, and potential risk and liability in the event of default on the agreement or default on other types of financing). The independent audit shall be conducted by an independent consultant selected by the Department. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-90
(620 ILCS 75/2-90) Sec. 2-90. Establishment of planning boundaries. (a) The Department shall establish and provide public notice of the approximate location of the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary to inform the public and prevent costly and conflicting development of the land involved. The Department shall hold a public hearing when it desires to formally provide public notice of the approximate locations of the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary. The hearing shall be held in Will County and notice of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in Will County. Any interested person or his representative shall be heard. The Department shall evaluate the testimony given at the hearing. The Department shall make a survey and prepare maps showing the location of the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary. The maps shall show the property lines and owners of record of all land within the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary and all other pertinent information. Approval of the maps with any changes resulting from the hearing shall be indicated in the record of the hearing and a notice of the approval and a copy of the maps shall be filed in the office of the recorder for Will County. Public notice of the approval and filing shall be given in newspapers of general circulation in Will County and shall be served by registered mail within 60 days thereafter on all owners of record of the land needed for future additions. (b) The Department may approve changes in the maps of the inaugural airport boundary and the ultimate airport boundary from time to time. The changes shall be filed and notice given in the manner provided for the original maps. After the maps are filed and notice thereof given to the owners of record of the land needed for future additions, no one shall incur development costs or place improvements in, upon, or under the land involved, nor rebuild, alter, or add to any existing structure without first giving 60 days' notice by registered mail to the Department. This prohibition shall not apply to any normal or emergency repairs to existing structures. The Department has 45 days after receipt of that notice to inform the owner of the Department's intention to acquire the land involved. After informing the owner, the Department shall have 120 days to acquire the land by purchase or to initiate action to acquire the land through the exercise of the right of eminent domain. When the land is acquired by the State no compensation shall be allowed for any construction, alteration, or addition in violation of this Section unless the Department has failed to acquire the land by purchase or has abandoned an eminent domain proceeding initiated under the provisions of this paragraph. Any land needed for modifications to the inaugural airport boundary or the ultimate airport boundary may be acquired at any time by the State. The time of determination of the value of the property to be taken under this Section for additions to the South Suburban Airport shall be the date of the actual taking, if the property is acquired by purchase, or the date of the filing of a complaint for condemnation or as established by Section 10-5-60 of the Eminent Domain Act, if the property is acquired through the exercise of the right of eminent domain, rather than the date when the maps of the inaugural airport boundary or the ultimate airport boundary were filed of record. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-95 Relocation
(620 ILCS 75/2-95) Sec. 2-95. Relocation. The Department has the power to provide for the relocation of all persons and entities displaced by the development of the South Suburban Airport. Except when federal funds are available for the payment of direct financial assistance to persons displaced by the acquisition of their real property, the Department shall pay to displaced persons reimbursement for their reasonable relocation costs, determined in the same manner as under the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, and as implemented by rules adopted under that Act. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-100
(620 ILCS 75/2-100) Sec. 2-100. Property acquisition. (a) In addition to any other powers the Department may have under Sections 72 and 74 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act or any other applicable law, and notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Department may acquire by gift, grant, lease, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any right, title, or interest in any private property, property held in the name of or belonging to any public body or unit of government, or any property devoted to a public use, or any other rights or easements, including any property, rights, or easements owned by the State, units of local government, or school districts, including forest preserve districts, for purposes related to the South Suburban Airport. The powers given to the Department under this Section include the power to acquire, by condemnation or otherwise, any property used for cemetery purposes within or outside of inaugural airport boundary, and to require that the cemetery be removed to a different location. The powers given to the Department under this Section include the power to condemn or otherwise acquire, and to convey, substitute property when the Department reasonably determines that monetary compensation will not be sufficient or practical just compensation for property acquired by the Department in connection with the South Suburban Airport. The acquisition of substitute property is declared to be for public use. The powers given by this Section to the Department to condemn property include the power of condemnation by quick-take under Article 20 of the Eminent Domain Act. Property acquired under this Section includes property that the Department reasonably determines will be necessary for future use, regardless of whether final regulatory or funding decisions have been made; provided, however, that quick-take of such property is subject to Section 25-5-45 of the Eminent Domain Act. (b) With respect to any land acquired or sought to be acquired by the Department by condemnation for the South Suburban Airport pursuant to the powers granted by Section 72 or 74 of the Aeronautics Act, the phrase "within the limitation of available appropriations" shall be deemed to require that the Department have, on the date of filing the condemnation complaint, unexpended appropriations equal to the amount of the Department's most recent offer to purchase the property. (c) No property owned by the Department may be subject to taking by condemnation or otherwise by any unit of local government, any other airport authority, or by any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the State. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-105
(620 ILCS 75/2-105) Sec. 2-105. Rights of the Illinois Department of Transportation upon expiration or termination of the agreement. (a) Upon the termination or expiration of the public-private agreement, including a termination for default, the Department shall have the right to take over the South Suburban Airport project and to succeed to all of the right, title, and interest in the South Suburban Airport project, subject to any liens on revenues previously granted by the contractor to any person providing financing for the South Suburban Airport project. (b) If the Department elects to take over the South Suburban Airport project as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the Department may, without limitation, do the following: (1) develop, finance, construct, maintain, or operate the project, including through another public-private agreement entered into in accordance with this Act; or (2) impose, collect, retain, and use user fees, if any, for the project. (c) If the Department elects to take over the South Suburban Airport project as provided in subsection (a) of this Section, the Department may, without limitation, use the revenues, if any, for any lawful purpose, including to: (1) make payments to individuals or entities in connection with any financing of the South Suburban Airport project; (2) permit a contractor or third party to receive some or all of the revenues under the public-private agreement entered into under this Act; (3) pay development costs of the South Suburban Airport; (4) pay current operation costs of the South Suburban Airport; and (5) pay the contractor for any compensation or payment owing upon termination. (d) All real property acquired as a part of the South Suburban Airport shall be held in the name of the State of Illinois upon termination of the South Suburban Airport project. (e) The full faith and credit of the State or any political subdivision of the State or the Department is not pledged to secure any financing of the contractor by the election to take over the South Suburban Airport project. Assumption of development, operation, or both, of the South Suburban Airport project does not obligate the State or any political subdivision of the State or the Department to pay any obligation of the contractor. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-110 Standards for the South Suburban Airport project
(620 ILCS 75/2-110) Sec. 2-110. Standards for the South Suburban Airport project. The plans and specifications for the South Suburban Airport project shall comply with the following: (1) the Department's standards for other projects of a similar nature or as otherwise provided in the public-private agreement; (2) the Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Structural Engineering Practice Act of 1989, the Illinois Architecture Practice Act of 1989, and the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989; and (3) any other applicable State or federal standards. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-115
(620 ILCS 75/2-115) Sec. 2-115. Financial arrangements. (a) The Department may apply for, execute, or endorse applications submitted by contractors and other third parties to obtain federal, State, or local credit assistance to develop, finance, maintain, or operate the South Suburban Airport project. (b) The Department may take any action to obtain federal, State, or local assistance for the South Suburban Airport project that serves the public purpose of this Act and may enter into any contracts required to receive the federal assistance. The Department may determine that it serves the public purpose of this Act for all or any portion of the costs of the South Suburban Airport project to be paid, directly or indirectly, from the proceeds of a grant or loan, line of credit, or loan guarantee made by a local, State, or federal government or any agency or instrumentality of a local, State, or federal government. This assistance may include, but not be limited to, federal credit assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA). (c) The Department may agree to make grants or loans for the development, financing, construction, management, operation, or maintenance of the South Suburban Airport project from time to time, from amounts received from the federal, State, or local government or any agency or instrumentality of the federal, State, or local government. (d) Any financing of the South Suburban Airport project may be in the amounts and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the public-private agreement. (e) For the purpose of financing the South Suburban Airport project, the contractor and the Department may do the following: (1) propose to use any and all revenues that may be available to them; (2) enter into grant agreements; (3) access any other funds available to the Department; and (4) accept grants from any public or private agency or entity. (f) For the purpose of financing the South Suburban Airport project, public funds may be used, mixed, and aggregated with funds provided by or on behalf of the contractor or other private entities. (g) For the purpose of financing the South Suburban Airport project, the Department is authorized to apply for, execute, or endorse applications for an allocation of tax-exempt bond financing authorization provided by Section 142(m) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as financing available under any other federal law or program. (h) Any bonds, debt, other securities, or other financing issued or incurred by the contractor for the purposes of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State or any political subdivision of the State or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or any political subdivision of the State. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-120 Labor
(620 ILCS 75/2-120) Sec. 2-120. Labor. (a) The public-private agreement shall require the contractor to enter into a project labor agreement. (b) The public-private agreement shall require all construction contractors to comply with the requirements of Section 30-22 of the Illinois Procurement Code as they apply to responsible bidders and to present satisfactory evidence of that compliance to the Department, unless the South Suburban Airport project is federally funded and the application of those requirements would jeopardize the receipt or use of federal funds in support of the South Suburban Airport project. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-125
(620 ILCS 75/2-125) Sec. 2-125. Law enforcement. (a) All law enforcement officers of the State and of each affected local jurisdiction have the same powers and jurisdiction within the boundaries of the South Suburban Airport as they have in their respective areas of jurisdiction. (b) Law enforcement officers shall have access to the South Suburban Airport at any time for the purpose of exercising the law enforcement officers' powers and jurisdiction. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-130
(620 ILCS 75/2-130) Sec. 2-130. Term of agreement; reversion of property to the Department. (a) The Department shall terminate the contractor's authority and duties under the public-private agreement on the date set forth in the public-private agreement. (b) Upon termination of the public-private agreement, the authority and duties of the contractor under this Act cease, except for those duties and obligations that extend beyond the termination, as set forth in the public-private agreement, and all interests in the South Suburban Airport shall revert to the Department. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-135 Additional powers of the Department with respect to the South Suburban Airport
(620 ILCS 75/2-135) Sec. 2-135. Additional powers of the Department with respect to the South Suburban Airport. (a) The Department may exercise any powers provided under this Act in participation or cooperation with any governmental entity and enter into any contracts to facilitate that participation or cooperation. The Department shall cooperate with other governmental entities under this Act. (b) The Department may make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department's duties and the execution of the Department's powers under this Act. Except as otherwise required by law, these contracts or agreements are not subject to any approvals other than the approval of the Department, Governor, or federal agencies and may contain any terms that are considered reasonable by the Department and not in conflict with any provisions of this Act or other statutes, rules, or laws. (c) The Department may pay the costs incurred under the public-private agreement entered into under this Act from any funds available to the Department for the purpose of the South Suburban Airport under this Act or any other statute. (d) The Department and other State agencies shall not take any action that would impair the public-private agreement entered into under this Act, except as provided by law. (e) The Department may enter into an agreement between and among the contractor, the Department, and the Illinois State Police concerning the provision of law enforcement assistance with respect to the South Suburban Airport under this Act. (f) The Department is authorized to enter into arrangements with the Illinois State Police related to costs incurred in providing law enforcement assistance under this Act. (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
620 ILCS 75/2-140
(620 ILCS 75/2-140) Sec. 2-140. Prohibited local action; home rule. A unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not take any action that would have the effect of impairing the development, construction management operation, or maintenance of the South Suburban Airport pursuant to the public-private agreement authorized under this Act. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-145
(620 ILCS 75/2-145) Sec. 2-145. Powers liberally construed. The powers conferred by this Act shall be liberally construed in order to accomplish their purposes and shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred to the Department by any other law. If any other law or rule is inconsistent with this Act, this Act is controlling as to the authority of the Department and any public-private agreement entered into under this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-150
(620 ILCS 75/2-150) Sec. 2-150. Full and complete authority. This Act contains full and complete authority for (i) agreements and leases with private entities to carry out the activities described in this Act and (ii) the Department to take any and all actions authorized by this Act. Notwithstanding any provision of any other law to the contrary, no procedure, proceedings, publications, notices, consents, approvals, orders, or acts by the Department or any other State or local agency or official are required to enter into an agreement or lease. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/2-155
(620 ILCS 75/2-155) Sec. 2-155. Prior actions. Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to invalidate any actions previously taken or commenced by the Department prior to the adoption of this Act that relate to the development of the South Suburban Airport or any acquisition of property related thereto. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/99-97 Severability
(620 ILCS 75/99-97) Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
620 ILCS 75/99-99
(620 ILCS 75/99-99) Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
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