HB5163 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5163

Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 115/7

from Ch. 137, par. 7

Amends the Toll Bridge Act. Provides that a county board may alter and change the rates of toll by entering into an agreement establishing a toll rate schedule for a period not to exceed 99 years.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Toll Bridge Act is amended by changing Section 7 as follows:

(605 ILCS 115/7) (from Ch. 137, par. 7)

Sec. 7. The county board shall fix the rates of toll, and may from time to time, alter and change the same, including by establishing a toll rate schedule, setting a maximum toll rate that may be adjusted from time to time, or by establishing another toll rate structure, or by entering into an agreement establishing a toll rate schedule for a period not to exceed 99 years as determined by the county board, and in case of the neglect of the owner of the bridge to keep the same in proper repair and safe for the crossing of persons and property, may prohibit the taking of toll. Except as regarding toll bridges or as otherwise provided by law, nothing in this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall be construed to authorize a county, municipality, local government, or private operator to impose a toll upon any public road, street, or highway; nor shall any provision of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly be construed to authorize, pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement or otherwise, the imposition of any toll upon any public road, street, or highway.

The General Assembly finds that electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler convenience. If electronic toll collection is used on such bridge, the county shall cause the configuration of the electronic toll collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. The municipality or private operator may enter into an agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide for such compatibility or to have the Authority provide electronic toll collection or toll violation enforcement services. Any toll bridges in Winnebago County that are in operation and collecting tolls on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly are exempt from the provisions of the Act.

(Source: P.A. 101-398, eff. 8-16-19.)