Signed by Governor JB Pritzker

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a south suburban airport in Peotone, Illinois.

Highlights:

• Defines “cargo-oriented development” as the development of places that are both multimodal nodes of freight transportation and centers of employment in logistics and manufacturing businesses (Sec. 2-10).

• Requires the Department of Transportation enter into public-private agreements and establish a prequalification process within 6 months passage for vendors to participate in the development, financing, construction, management, and operation of a new airport in Peotone, Illinois for air travel, cargo-oriented development, and domestic and global freight cargo shipments (Sec. 2-25).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 2-25).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes a south suburban airport in Peotone, Illinois.

Highlights:

• Defines “cargo-oriented development” as the development of places that are both multimodal nodes of freight transportation and centers of employment in logistics and manufacturing businesses (Sec. 2-10).

• Requires the Department of Transportation enter into public-private agreements and establish a prequalification process within 6 months passage for vendors to participate in the development, financing, construction, management, and operation of a new airport in Peotone, Illinois for air travel, cargo-oriented development, and domestic and global freight cargo shipments (Sec. 2-25).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 2-25).

Full Bill Text