(30 ILCS 415/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 702)

Sec. 2. The State of Illinois is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement of bonds of the State of Illinois in the amount of $1,729,000,000, hereinafter called the "Bonds", for the specific purpose of promoting and assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing monies, including the making of grants and loans, to be used for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and improvement of the following transportation facilities and equipment and for the acquisition of real property and interests in real property required or expected to be required in connection therewith, and within the limitations set forth in Section 5.1 of this Act for the specific purpose set forth in Section 2(b) (2) and (3) of this Act:

(a) (1) the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and improvement of State highways, arterial highways, freeways, roads, structures separating highways and railroads and bridges; and

(2) the repair and reconstruction of bridges on roads maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road districts;

(b) (1) the acquisition, construction, extension, reconstruction and improvement of mass transportation facilities including rapid transit, rail, bus and other equipment used in connection therewith by the State or any unit of local government, special transportation district, municipal corporation or other corporation or public authority authorized to provide and promote public transportation within the State or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly; and

(2) for the purpose of providing immediate relief from existing or impending inability to meet principal and interest payments and thereby aiding in achieving the maximum benefit for the public from the transportation capital improvement program, to provide funds for any payments required to be made for principal of and interest on bonds, certificates, equipment trust certificates or other evidences of indebtedness issued or guaranteed prior to the passage of this Act by the State or any unit of local government, special transportation district, municipal corporation or other corporation or public authority authorized to provide public transportation within the State, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly, pursuant to any indenture, ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to obtain and finance transportation facilities; and,

(3) for the purpose of reimbursing the General Revenue Fund for monies paid from the General Revenue Fund after passage of this Act for the purpose described in Section 2(b) (2).

(c) the acquisition, construction, extension, reconstruction, and improvement of airport or aviation facilities and any equipment used in connection therewith, including reimbursement for certain engineering and land acquisition costs as provided in Section 34a of the "Illinois Aeronautics Act", approved July 24, 1945, as amended, by the State or any unit of local government, special transportation district, municipal corporation or other corporation or public authority authorized to provide public transportation within the State or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly.

$1,326,000,000 of the Bonds will be used for State highway acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and improvement as specifically described herein, hereinafter called the "Transportation Bonds, Series A". $363,000,000 of the Bonds will be used for the mass transportation purposes specifically described herein and $40,000,000 of the Bonds will be used for the aviation purposes specifically described herein, such $403,000,000 of Bonds collectively hereinafter called the "Transportation Bonds, Series B".

The $75,000,000 authorized for mass transportation purposes by this amendatory Act of 1973 shall be used for the acquisition of mass transportation equipment including rail and bus, and other equipment used in connection therewith for the area comprising the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and that portion of the County of Cook outside the City of Chicago, as determined by the Regional Transportation Authority established pursuant to "The Regional Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General Assembly. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be expended only to, or with the approval of, such Authority. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits that Authority from using or approving the use of such proceeds for purposes of acquisition of mass transportation equipment for use between such area and other areas.

Of the Bonds authorized to be used for highway purposes, the proceeds of $14,965,100 of such bonds shall be used by the Department of Transportation for the purpose of the repair and reconstruction of unsafe and substandard bridges on roads maintained by counties, municipalities, townships and road districts under the Illinois Highway Code and the proceeds of $12,000,000 of such bonds shall be used by the Department of Transportation for the same purposes as provided in Sections 6-902 through 6-905 of the Illinois Highway Code.

Of the Bonds authorized to be sold for highway purposes, the proceeds of $36,939,400 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes within the City of Chicago, the proceeds of $42,457,000 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes in the Chicago urbanized area, the proceeds of $46,359,000 of the bonds shall be used for such purposes outside the Chicago urbanized area, the proceeds of $142,105,500 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes within the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, the proceeds of $181,139,100 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes within the Counties of the State outside the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.

Of the $106,000,000 of Bonds authorized to be sold for mass transportation purposes by this amendatory Act of 1979, $98,000,000 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes within the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will and the proceeds of $8,000,000 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes within the Counties of the State outside the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.

(Source: P.A. 86-453.)