Illinois Compiled Statutes
5 ILCS 539/ - Ft. Dearborn United States Army Reserve Center Retrocession Law.
Article 10 - Ft. Dearborn United States Army Reserve Center Retrocession Law

(5 ILCS 539/Art. 10 heading)

(5 ILCS 539/10-1)
Sec. 10-1.
Short title.
This Article may be cited as the Ft. Dearborn United States Army Reserve Center Retrocession Law.

(Source: P.A. 91-367, eff. 7-30-99.)

(5 ILCS 539/10-5)
Sec. 10-5.
Authorization to accept retrocession.
(a) Under the provisions
of
Section 2683 of
Title 10 of the United States Code, the State of Illinois authorizes
acceptance of retrocession by the United States of America of exclusive
legislative jurisdiction, to the extent such jurisdiction has not
previously been retroceded to the State of Illinois, the United States
retaining a
federal
proprietary
interest only, over lands consisting of the Ft. Dearborn
United States Army Reserve Center,
located
at O'Hare International Airport
in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, more particularly described as follows:
(b) By retaining in the subject lands a federal proprietary interest only,
there exists a right of the United States to perform the functions delegated to
it by the United States Constitution and directed by statutory enactment of the
United States Congress without interference from any source. The State of
Illinois may not impose its regulatory power directly upon the United States
and may not tax the land under the federal proprietary interest; however, the
State of Illinois may tax a lessee's interest in the land to the extent State
law permits.
(c) Subject to subsection (b), the State of Illinois accepts cession of
exclusive federal legislative jurisdiction from the United States, and the
State of Illinois retains all the legislative jurisdiction over the area it
would have if a private individual rather than the United States owned the
land.
(d) The Governor of the State of Illinois is authorized to accept the
retrocession of exclusive legislative jurisdiction over the subject lands by
filing a notice of acceptance with the Illinois Secretary of State.
(e) Upon transfer by deed of subject lands, or any portion thereof, by the
United States of America, the proprietary interest retained by the United
States shall expire as to the particular property transferred.

(Source: P.A. 91-367, eff. 7-30-99.)