(620 ILCS 65/5)
Sec. 5. Findings and purposes.
(a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and determines:
(1) The reliability and efficiency of the State and |
| national air transportation systems significantly depend on the efficiency of the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. O'Hare has an essential role in air transportation for the State of Illinois. The reliability and efficiency of air transportation for residents and businesses in Illinois and other States depend on efficient air traffic operations at O'Hare. | |
(2) O'Hare cannot efficiently perform its role in |
| the State and national air transportation systems unless it is reconfigured with multiple parallel runways. | |
(3) The O'Hare Modernization Program will enhance |
| the economic welfare of the State of Illinois and its residents by creating thousands of jobs and business opportunities. | |
(4) O'Hare provides, and will continue to provide, |
| unique air transportation functions that cannot be replaced by any other airport in Illinois. | |
(5) Public roadway access through the existing |
| western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities located inside the boundary of O'Hare and reasonably accessible to that western access is an essential element of the O'Hare Modernization Program. That western access to O'Hare is needed to realize the full economic opportunities created by the O'Hare Modernization Program and to improve ground transportation in the O'Hare area. It is important to the State that the western access be constructed not later than the time existing runway 14R‑32L is removed from service. | |
(6) For the reasons stated in paragraphs (1), (2), |
| (3), (4), and (5), it is essential that the O'Hare Modernization Program be completed efficiently and without unnecessary delay. | |
(7) For the reasons stated in paragraphs (1), (2), |
| (3), (4), and (5), it is essential that acquisition of property as required for the O'Hare Modernization Program be completed as expeditiously as practicable. | |
(8) The General Assembly recognizes that the |
| planning, construction, and use of O'Hare and the planning, construction, and use of the O'Hare Modernization Program will be subject to intensive regulatory scrutiny by the United States and that no purpose would be served by duplicative or redundant regulation of the safety and impacts of the airport or the O'Hare Modernization Program. | |
(9) The General Assembly recognizes that the City of |
| Chicago has enacted and successfully implemented ordinances that combat past and ongoing discrimination against minorities and women in the market that competes for contracts with the City of Chicago. These ordinances are among the strongest and most successful in the country, and have made significant progress in combatting discrimination against minorities and women throughout northeastern Illinois. | |
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all agencies of this State and its subdivisions shall facilitate the efficient and expeditious completion of the O'Hare Modernization Program to the extent not specifically prohibited by law, and that legal impediments to the completion of the project be eliminated.
(Source: P.A. 93‑450, eff. 8‑6‑03.) |
(620 ILCS 65/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Airport property" means (i) any property or an interest in property that is, or hereafter becomes, part of O'Hare International Airport and (ii) any property or an interest in property that is not part of O'Hare International Airport, but that is acquired by the City of Chicago for purposes of air navigation or air safety in accordance with standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration. "Airport property", however, shall not include any substitute property acquired pursuant to Section 15 of this Act, including property acquired for cemetery purposes.
"O'Hare Modernization Program" means the plan for modernization of O'Hare International Airport by (1) construction and reconfiguration of runways, taxiways, and facilities for movement and servicing of aircraft; construction of western airport access and related roadways; construction and reconfiguration of roadways, terminals, passenger transportation facilities, parking facilities, and cargo facilities; construction of drainage and stormwater management facilities; and related projects, within the area bounded on the north, between Carmen Drive and the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by Old Higgins Road, and between Old Higgins Road and Touhy Avenue, by the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, and east of the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad by the northern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the east by the eastern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the southeast by the southeastern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the south between the eastern boundary of O'Hare and the Union Pacific Railroad by the southern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the south, between the Union Pacific Railroad and the east boundary of York Road by the Canadian Pacific railroad yard; on the west, between the Canadian Pacific Railroad Yard and the railroad spur intersecting York Road between Arthur and Pratt Avenues, by the east boundary of York Road; and on the northwest, between York Road and the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by the railroad spur, and between the railroad spur and the point at which the extended eastern boundary of Carmen Drive intersects the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, and between the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad and Old Higgins Road, by the extended eastern boundary of Carmen Drive and by Carmen Drive; and (2) provision for air navigation and air safety outside that area in accordance with standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration.
"O'Hare" means Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
"City" means the City of Chicago.
(Source: P.A. 93‑450, eff. 8‑6‑03.) |
(620 ILCS 65/5)
Sec. 5. Findings and purposes.
(a) The Illinois General Assembly finds and determines:
(1) The reliability and efficiency of the State and |
| national air transportation systems significantly depend on the efficiency of the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. O'Hare has an essential role in air transportation for the State of Illinois. The reliability and efficiency of air transportation for residents and businesses in Illinois and other States depend on efficient air traffic operations at O'Hare. | |
(2) O'Hare cannot efficiently perform its role in |
| the State and national air transportation systems unless it is reconfigured with multiple parallel runways. | |
(3) The O'Hare Modernization Program will enhance |
| the economic welfare of the State of Illinois and its residents by creating thousands of jobs and business opportunities. | |
(4) O'Hare provides, and will continue to provide, |
| unique air transportation functions that cannot be replaced by any other airport in Illinois. | |
(5) Public roadway access through the existing |
| western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities located inside the boundary of O'Hare and reasonably accessible to that western access is an essential element of the O'Hare Modernization Program. That western access to O'Hare is needed to realize the full economic opportunities created by the O'Hare Modernization Program and to improve ground transportation in the O'Hare area. It is important to the State that the western access be constructed not later than the time existing runway 14R‑32L is removed from service. | |
(6) For the reasons stated in paragraphs (1), (2), |
| (3), (4), and (5), it is essential that the O'Hare Modernization Program be completed efficiently and without unnecessary delay. | |
(7) For the reasons stated in paragraphs (1), (2), |
| (3), (4), and (5), it is essential that acquisition of property as required for the O'Hare Modernization Program be completed as expeditiously as practicable. | |
(8) The General Assembly recognizes that the |
| planning, construction, and use of O'Hare and the planning, construction, and use of the O'Hare Modernization Program will be subject to intensive regulatory scrutiny by the United States and that no purpose would be served by duplicative or redundant regulation of the safety and impacts of the airport or the O'Hare Modernization Program. | |
(9) The General Assembly recognizes that the City of |
| Chicago has enacted and successfully implemented ordinances that combat past and ongoing discrimination against minorities and women in the market that competes for contracts with the City of Chicago. These ordinances are among the strongest and most successful in the country, and have made significant progress in combatting discrimination against minorities and women throughout northeastern Illinois. | |
(b) It is the intent of the General Assembly that all agencies of this State and its subdivisions shall facilitate the efficient and expeditious completion of the O'Hare Modernization Program to the extent not specifically prohibited by law, and that legal impediments to the completion of the project be eliminated.
(Source: P.A. 93‑450, eff. 8‑6‑03.) |
(620 ILCS 65/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Airport property" means (i) any property or an interest in property that is, or hereafter becomes, part of O'Hare International Airport and (ii) any property or an interest in property that is not part of O'Hare International Airport, but that is acquired by the City of Chicago for purposes of air navigation or air safety in accordance with standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration. "Airport property", however, shall not include any substitute property acquired pursuant to Section 15 of this Act, including property acquired for cemetery purposes.
"O'Hare Modernization Program" means the plan for modernization of O'Hare International Airport by (1) construction and reconfiguration of runways, taxiways, and facilities for movement and servicing of aircraft; construction of western airport access and related roadways; construction and reconfiguration of roadways, terminals, passenger transportation facilities, parking facilities, and cargo facilities; construction of drainage and stormwater management facilities; and related projects, within the area bounded on the north, between Carmen Drive and the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by Old Higgins Road, and between Old Higgins Road and Touhy Avenue, by the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, and east of the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad by the northern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the east by the eastern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the southeast by the southeastern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the south between the eastern boundary of O'Hare and the Union Pacific Railroad by the southern boundary of O'Hare existing on January 1, 2003; on the south, between the Union Pacific Railroad and the east boundary of York Road by the Canadian Pacific railroad yard; on the west, between the Canadian Pacific Railroad Yard and the railroad spur intersecting York Road between Arthur and Pratt Avenues, by the east boundary of York Road; and on the northwest, between York Road and the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by the railroad spur, and between the railroad spur and the point at which the extended eastern boundary of Carmen Drive intersects the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, by the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad, and between the Union Pacific/Canadian Pacific Railroad and Old Higgins Road, by the extended eastern boundary of Carmen Drive and by Carmen Drive; and (2) provision for air navigation and air safety outside that area in accordance with standards established by the Federal Aviation Administration.
"O'Hare" means Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
"City" means the City of Chicago.
(Source: P.A. 93‑450, eff. 8‑6‑03.) |