100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3563
 
Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


605 ILCS 10/4  from Ch. 121, par. 100-4

    Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding
directors.



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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 4 as follows:
 



6    (605 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-4)



7    Sec. 4. 
Of the
the directors appointed by the Governor, one 
8such director
shall be appointed by the Governor as chairman 
9and shall hold office for
4 years from the date of his 
10appointment, and until his successor shall
be duly appointed 
11and qualified, but shall be subject to removal by the
Governor 
12for incompetency, neglect of duty or malfeasance.
13    The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board of 
14Directors
of the Authority; shall exercise general supervision 
15over all powers,
duties, obligations and functions of the 
16Authority; and shall approve or
disapprove all resolutions, 
17by-laws, rules, rates and regulations made
and established by 
18the Board of Directors, and if he shall approve
thereof, he 
19shall sign the same, and such as he shall not approve he
shall 
20return to the Board of Directors with his objections thereto in

21writing at the next regular meeting of the Board of Directors 
22occurring
after the passage thereof. Such veto may extend to 
23any one or more items
contained in such resolution, by-law, 
 
 
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1rule, rate or regulation, or to
its entirety; and in case the 
2veto extends to a part of such resolution,
by-law, rule, rate 
3or regulation, the residue thereof shall take effect
and be in 
4force, but in case the chairman shall fail to return any

5resolution, by-law, rule, rate or regulation with his 
6objections thereto
by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to 
7have approved the same, and
the same shall take effect 
8accordingly. Upon the return of any
resolution, by-law, rule, 
9rate or regulation by the chairman, the vote
by which the same 
10was passed shall be reconsidered by the Board of
Directors, and 
11if upon such reconsideration two-thirds of all the
Directors 
12agree by yeas and nays to pass the same, it shall go into

13effect notwithstanding the chairman's refusal to approve 
14thereof.

15    The chairman shall receive a salary of $18,000 per annum, 
16or as set by
the Compensation Review Board, whichever is 
17greater, payable in
monthly installments, together with 
18reimbursement for necessary expenses
incurred in the 
19performance of his duties. The chairman shall be
eligible for 
20reappointment.

21(Source: P.A. 83-1177.)