Legal Opinion
State of Illinois v. City of Chicago, Illinois, and City of Gary, Indiana
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1998No. 96-3783PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Since 1959 states have had standing permission to join forces with their neighbors to establish regional airports. An exercise of power under the Compact Clause (Art. I § 10 cl. 3), the statute reads: “Congress consents to a State making an agreement, not in conflict with a law of the United States, with another State to develop or operate an airport facility.” 49 U.S.C. § 40121, formerly codified as 49 U.S.C. § 44502(e) (1994). In 1963 Illinois delegated its power under this statute to its “governmental units”, including cities, provided that the other states to be…
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