HB5765 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5765

Introduced , by Rep. Sam Yingling

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 10/14	from Ch. 121, par. 100-14
605 ILCS 10/14.1	from Ch. 121, par. 100-14.1

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall submit proposed route or routes for additional toll highways with an estimate of the cost to the Governor and the county board of any county the proposed additional toll highway would pass through (rather than only the Governor). Provides that if the estimated cost of the proposed additional toll highway exceeds $1,000,000, then the Authority shall also submit the proposal to the General Assembly for approval. Provides that the Authority shall submit preliminary plans regarding a particular toll highway to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the county board of any county the proposed particular toll highway would pass through (rather than only the Governor) for approval before any bonds are issued. Provides that if the tolls on a proposed toll highway can pay the complete costs, then the Authority shall prepare and submit a preliminary plan only to the Governor for approval.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing Sections 14 and 14.1 as follows:

(605 ILCS 10/14) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-14)

Sec. 14. Requirements for engineering and traffic studies.

(a) The Authority shall, prior to the commencement of any engineering and traffic study or studies to determine the feasibility of constructing additional toll highways within the State of Illinois, submit to the Governor and the county board of any county the proposed additional toll highway would pass through for his approval, the route, or routes, proposed for additional toll highways together with an estimate of the cost of the proposed study or studies. If the estimated cost of the proposed additional toll highways exceeds $1,000,000, then the Authority shall also submit the proposal to the General Assembly for approval. If the Governor and the county board or boards, and the General Assembly when appropriate, shall approve such proposed study or studies and the estimated cost thereof, or shall fail to disapprove such proposed study or studies and estimate of cost thereof, within 30 days after receipt thereof, the Authority may, thereupon, proceed with such study or studies.

(b) The Authority shall create a local advisory committee of members from each county in which any portion of an additional toll highway is proposed to be constructed. The committee members shall be designated by township and municipal governing bodies in proportion to the percentage of corridor property situated within the unincorporated area of a township and incorporated municipalities located in the same township. No less than 50% of the members of this committee shall be representatives of organized citizen groups directly affected by the proposed corridor. All meetings shall be held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act. The committee shall consider and advise the Authority with respect to the impact on property owners, land use, and other impacts of the proposed highway. The committee shall be dissolved when one year has elapsed since the opening of the tollway for which the committee was created.

(Source: P.A. 96-304, eff. 8-11-09.)

(605 ILCS 10/14.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-14.1)

Sec. 14.1. Requirements for issuance of bonds. The Authority shall, prior to the issuance of any bonds under this Act, except refunding bonds, prepare and submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the county board of any county the proposed toll highway would pass through for his approval preliminary plans showing the proposed location of the route or routes of the particular toll highway for which the bonds are to be issued, which plans shall designate the approximate point of the commencement and the termination of said route or routes and shall also designate the municipalities to be afforded reasonable connections therewith, and to be served thereby. The Authority shall at the same time submit to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the county board of any county the proposed toll highway would pass through for his approval preliminary estimates of the cost of the construction of the toll highway, shown on said preliminary plans. If the Governor, the General Assembly, and the county board or boards shall approve the preliminary plans and the estimate of the cost thereof, the Authority may thereupon proceed with the issuance of bonds as hereinafter provided. If the tolls on the proposed toll highway are projected to pay the complete costs of the proposed toll highway, then the Authority shall prepare and submit preliminary plans only to the Governor for his or her approval. Prior to the issuance of bonds for or the commencement of construction of any new toll highway, however, that particular toll highway shall be authorized by joint resolution of the General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 86-1164.)