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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3525 Introduced , by Rep. Grant Wehrli SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows all boards of trustees of a township (currently, only townships in Cook County) to submit a proposition to abolish a road district of a township to the electors of the township.
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| | | FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | | HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 6-133 as follows:
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| 6 | | (605 ILCS 5/6-133) |
| 7 | | Sec. 6-133. Abolishing a road district in Cook County. By |
| 8 | | resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in |
| 9 | | Cook County, Illinois, may submit a proposition to abolish the |
| 10 | | road district of that township to the electors of that township
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| 11 | | at a general election or consolidated election in accordance |
| 12 | | with the general election law. The
ballot shall be in |
| 13 | | substantially the following form:
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| 15 | | Shall the Road District of the Township of | | | |
| 16 | | ........... be abolished with all the rights, | YES | | |
| 17 | | powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities, | |
| 18 | | obligations, and responsibilities being assumed | --------- | | |
| 19 | | by the Township of ........... ? | NO | | |
| 20 | | --------- | |
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| 21 | | In the event that a majority of the electors voting on such |
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| 1 | | proposition are in favor thereof, then
the road district shall |
| 2 | | be abolished by operation of law effective on January 1 of the |
| 3 | | calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which |
| 4 | | the proposition was approved by the
electors. |
| 5 | | On that date, all the rights, powers, duties, assets, |
| 6 | | property, liabilities, obligations, and
responsibilities of |
| 7 | | the road district shall by operation of law vest in and be |
| 8 | | assumed by the
township. On that date, the township board of |
| 9 | | trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road district |
| 10 | | abolished under this Section. On that date, any highway |
| 11 | | commissioner of the abolished road district shall cease to
hold |
| 12 | | office, such term having been terminated. Thereafter, the |
| 13 | | township shall exercise all duties
and responsibilities of the |
| 14 | | highway commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code. |
| 15 | | The
township board of trustees may enter into a contract with |
| 16 | | the county, a municipality, or a private
contractor to |
| 17 | | administer the roads under its jurisdiction. The township board |
| 18 | | of trustees shall
assume all taxing authority of a township |
| 19 | | road district abolished under this subsection. For purposes
of |
| 20 | | distribution of revenue, the township shall assume the powers, |
| 21 | | duties, and obligations of the
road district.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-611, eff. 1-1-12.)
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