100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB1627
 
Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


605 ILCS 10/3  from Ch. 121, par. 100-3

    Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning
the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing 
5Section 3 as follows:
 



6    (605 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-3)



7    Sec. 3. 
There is hereby created an Authority to be known as 
8the
The
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which is hereby 
9constituted an
instrumentality and an administrative agency of 
10the State of Illinois.
The said Authority shall consist of 11 
11directors; the Governor and the
Secretary of the Department of 
12Transportation, ex officio, and 9
directors appointed by the 
13Governor with the advice and consent of the
Senate, from the 
14State at large, which said directors and their
successors are 
15hereby authorized to carry out the provisions of this
Act, and 
16to exercise the powers herein conferred. Of the 9 directors

17appointed by the Governor, no more than 5 shall be members of 
18the same
political party. Vacancies shall be filled for the 
19unexpired term
in the same manner as original appointments. All 
20appointments shall be
in writing and filed with the Secretary 
21of State as a public record. It
is the intention of this 
22section that the Governor's appointments shall
be made with due 
23consideration to the location of proposed toll highway
routes 
 
 
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1so that maximum geographic representation from the areas served

2by said toll highway routes may be accomplished insofar as 
3practicable.
The said Authority shall have the power to 
4contract and be contracted
with, to acquire, hold and convey 
5personal and real property or any
interest therein including 
6rights of way, franchises and easements; to
have and use a 
7common seal, and to alter the same at will; to make and

8establish resolutions, by-laws, rules, rates and regulations, 
9and to
alter or repeal the same as the Authority shall deem 
10necessary and
expedient for the construction, operation, 
11relocation, regulation and
maintenance of a system of toll 
12highways within and through the State of
Illinois.
13    Appointment of the additional directors provided for by 
14this amendatory
Act of 1980 shall be made within 30 days after 
15the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1980.

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