University of Illinois Airport Act (110 ILCS 400/)

Chapter 110 — Higher Education

University of Illinois

This text is maintained by the Legislative Reference Bureau for legislative drafting purposes and is NOT the official text of the Illinois Compiled Statutes; the only official copy is the printed copy maintained by the Secretary of State.

Sec. 0.01. Short title

This Act may be cited as the University of Illinois Airport Act.

(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

Sec. 1.

The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall have power in its discretion to apply for and receive aid, in the form of money, land or equipment, from the United States for the acquisition, construction, maintenance or operation of airports, landing fields or any equipment or aids to aerial navigation whatsoever, for use in connection with the development and execution of its civilian or military educational programs at the University of Illinois; and in the execution of the powers herein granted and in order to accomplish the objects herein described, the Board shall have the power to enter into contracts, leases, trust agreements, operating trust agreements, trust indentures and all other engagements whatsoever with any person, corporation, governmental agency whatsoever, including the United States, which may be necessary in the judgment of the Board or required by the United States or any agency thereof, in order to apply for and obtain such aid, or to erect, operate or maintain any such airport or air field.

(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1355.)

Sec. 2.

The powers herein granted the Board shall be in addition and supplemental to and not in substitution for, the powers conferred by any other law, and may be exercised in conjunction with such powers granted by any other law.

(Source: Laws 1943, vol. 1, p. 1355.)