HB5810 Summary

• Amends the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act to add "cargo-oriented development" as a new definition, meaning multimodal freight transportation nodes and employment centers in logistics and manufacturing.

• Changes the Illinois Department of Transportation's authority from "may" to "shall" establish a prequalification process for offerors seeking to enter into public-private agreements for airport development.

• Requires the Department to commence the prequalification process within 6 months after the amendatory Act's effective date.

• Modifies legislative findings to emphasize the airport's importance for "domestic and global freight cargo transfer shipment" and expands focus to the "Southland region" and the state's "economic development and well-being."

• Maintains the existing intent that Illinois design professionals, construction companies, and workers should have competitive opportunities and that local stakeholders have ongoing input on airport development.