(605 ILCS 5/10-702) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-702)

Sec. 10-702. Every municipality has the power:

(1) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, construct, operate and maintain, and repair any bridge within the corporate limits, or within 5 miles of the corporate limits of the municipality, including the necessary land therefor and the approaches thereto. In the exercise of the authority herein granted, the municipality may acquire such property, or any portion thereof or interest therein through condemnation proceedings for the exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act.

(2) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, transfer, and dispose of any property, real, personal, mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein in connection with such a bridge or bridges;

(3) To fix, alter, charge, collect, segregate, and apply tolls and other charges for transit over and use of such a bridge or bridges, provided that, if electronic toll collection is used on such bridge or ferry, the municipality shall configure the electronic toll collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority;

(4) To borrow money, make and issue bonds payable from and secured by a pledge of net revenue of the bridge for the construction of which such bonds may be issued;

(5) To make contracts of every kind and nature and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying out of the purposes of this Division of this Article;

(6) To accept grants from the United States and to enter into contracts with the United States in connection therewith;

(7) To enter upon any lands, areas, and premises for the purpose of making soundings, surveys and examinations;

(7.5) To enter into intergovernmental agreements with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide for the compatibility of electronic toll collection services or to have the Authority provide electronic toll collection or toll violation enforcement services; and

(8) To do all things necessary to carry out the powers given in this Division of this Article.

(Source: P.A. 97-252, eff. 8-4-11.)