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1    AN ACT concerning local government.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The Airport Authorities Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 8.14 and by adding Section 8.12a as follows:
 
6    (70 ILCS 5/8.12a new)
7    Sec. 8.12a. Drones. To regulate the movement of drones, as 
8defined in Section 5 of the Freedom from Drone Surveillance 
9Act, upon the surface of any public airport or in the air above 
10the incorporated territory of the authority.
 



11    (70 ILCS 5/8.14)  (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 68.8-14)



12    Sec. 8.14. 

Rules and regulations adopted under and in 
13pursuance of the powers
granted by Sections 8.10, 8.11, and 
148.12, and 8.12a must be contained in an ordinance
which shall 
15be placed on file in the office of the Authority in typewritten

16or printed form for public inspection not less than 15 days 
17before
adoption. Such ordinance may prescribe such fines as the 
18Board of
Commissioners deems appropriate of not less than $1 
19nor more than $200, or not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 
20for violations concerning the movement of drones, upon

21conviction for each offense, and may provide that, in case of 
22continuing
violation of any such rule or regulation, each 
 
 
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1calendar day that such
violation continues constitutes a 
2separate offense.

3    Notice of the filing of and public hearing upon any 
4ordinance
prescribing fines or penalties and of the date and 
5time for its being
publicly heard shall be published one time 
6in a newspaper generally
circulated within the Authority not 
7more than 30 nor less than 15 days
prior to the date of such 
8hearing. Such ordinance may be amended at the
public hearing 
9and may be later amended where no new rule or regulation is

10adopted or existing fine or penalty modified, without 
11pre-filing or
publication of notice prior to the adoption of 
12the amendatory ordinance.
After adoption, typewritten or 
13printed copies of each ordinance of an
authority which 
14prescribes fines or penalties shall be made available at
the 
15office of the authority for distribution upon request.

16    All fines, when collected, for violations of any such 
17ordinance of an
authority shall be paid into its treasury.

18(Source: P.A. 76-968.)