Illinois Statutes Chapter 70. Special Districts § 503/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. In this Act:

“Aviation Center” means the Rantoul National Aviation Center Airport.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Chanute-Rantoul National Aviation Center Redevelopment Commission.

“Commercial project” means any project, including, but not limited to, one or more buildings and other structures, improvements, machinery, and equipment whether or not on the same site, suitable for use by any retail or wholesale concern, distributorship, or agency, any cultural facilities of a for-profit or not-for-profit type, including, but not limited to, educational, theatrical, recreational, and entertainment facilities, sports facilities, racetracks, stadiums, convention centers, exhibition halls, arenas, opera houses, theaters, swimming pools, restaurants, velodromes, coliseums, sports training facilities, parking facilities, terminals, terminal facilities, hotels and motels, gymnasiums, and medical facilities.

“Commission” means the Chanute-Rantoul National Aviation Center Redevelopment Commission.

“Comprehensive plan” means a plan (which may include several redevelopment plans) setting forth a comprehensive process or scheme for the redevelopment of the area within the territorial jurisdiction of the Commission.

“Construct or acquire” means to plan, design, build, reconstruct, improve, modify, extend, landscape, expand or obtain possession of property by way of gift or purchase.

“Industrial project” means (1) a capital project, including one or more buildings and other structures, improvements, machinery, and equipment, whether or not on the same site, suitable for use by any manufacturing, industrial, research, transportation, or commercial enterprise including but not limited to use as a factory, mill, processing plant, assembly plant, packaging plant, fabricating plant, office building, industrial distribution center, warehouse, repair, overhaul, or service facility, freight terminal, research facility, test facility, railroad facility, solid waste and wastewater treatment and disposal sites and other pollution control facilities, resource or waste reduction, recovery, treatment, and disposal facilities, including the sites and other rights in land therefor, site preparation and landscaping and all appurtenances and facilities incidental thereto such as utilities, access roads, railroad sidings, truck docking, and similar facilities, parking facilities, railroad roadbed, track, trestle, depot, terminal, switching and signaling equipment, or related equipment and other improvements necessary or convenient thereto; or (2) any land, buildings, machinery, or equipment comprising an addition to or renovation, rehabilitation, or improvement of any existing capital project.

“Member” means a member of the Board.

“Person” includes, without limitation, an individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, and any other legal entity, including a trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of the entity.

“Project” means an industrial or commercial project or any combination thereof, provided that all uses fall within one of those categories. The term “project” includes removal of environmental hazards in buildings, demolition of uninhabitable buildings, building and leasing new industrial and commercial ventures, and working with the Village to manage and develop the Aviation Center to support the establishment of an intermodal transportation center. The term “project” also includes all site improvements and new construction involving sidewalks, sewers, solid waste and wastewater treatment and disposal sites and other pollution control facilities, resource or waste reduction, recovery, treatment, and disposal facilities, parks, open spaces, wildlife sanctuaries, streets, highways, and runways.

“Redevelopment plan” means any one or more plans approved or adopted by the Commission setting forth programs or procedures for one or more projects and the protection of adjacent areas, and all administrative, funding, and financial details and proposals necessary to effectuate the plan.

“Terminal” means a public place, station, or depot for receiving and delivering passengers, baggage, mail, freight, or express matter and any combination thereof in connection with the transportation of persons and property on land, by air, or both.

“Terminal facilities” means all land, buildings, structures, improvements, equipment, and appliances useful in the operation of public warehouse, storage, and transportation facilities and industrial, manufacturing, or commercial activities for the accommodation of or in connection with commerce by land.

“Village” means the Village of Rantoul.