103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1571
 
Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Tom Bennett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
605 ILCS 5/6-507  from Ch. 121, par. 6-507

     Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the municipal treasurer shall deposit taxes into the municipal fund dedicated to the maintenance or repair of roads and bridges intended for motor vehicle use. Provides that the municipal treasurer shall present annually, within 30 days after the end of the fiscal year of the municipality, to the highway commissioner, a statement of receipt documenting the total amount of revenue that the municipality received from the township during said fiscal year, and what account name or number that the municipality deposited these revenues, and a statement swearing that these revenues have or will be spent as provided.
  


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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 Illinois Highway Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 6-507 as follows:
 



6    (605 ILCS 5/6-507)  (from Ch. 121, par. 6-507)



7    Sec. 6-507. 
All items of tax levy of any district 
8authorized by Sections
6-501, 6-503 and 6-504 of this Code 
9shall be extended by the county
clerk as one tax upon the 
10collector's book and, except as hereinafter
provided in this 
11Section, shall be paid to the treasurer of the district by
the 
12collector as fast as the same is collected, other than such 
13rate per
cent as shall be allowed for collecting the same.

14    One half the tax required to be levied by Section 6-501 of 
15this Code,
on the property lying within a municipality in 
16which the streets and alleys
are under the care of the 
17municipality shall be paid over to the treasurer
of the 
18municipality who shall deposit the tax received into the 
19municipality's fund dedicated to the maintenance or repair of 
20roads and bridges that are intended for motor vehicle use, to 
21be appropriated to the improvement of roads or
streets, either 
22within or without the municipality and within the road

23district under the direction of the corporate authorities of 
 
 
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1the
municipality. However, when any of the tax is expended 
2beyond the limits of
the municipality it shall be with the 
3consent of the highway commissioner
of the road district. The 
4treasurer of the municipality shall present annually, within 
530 days after the end of the fiscal year of the municipality, 
6to the highway commissioner, a statement of receipt 
7documenting the total amount of Section 6-501 revenue that the 
8municipality received from the township during said fiscal 
9year, and what account name or number that the municipality 
10deposited these revenues, and a statement swearing that these 
11revenues have or will be spent in accordance with the 
12provisions of this Section. 

13    If any municipality has not appropriated the taxes 
14received by it as
aforesaid for the improvement of roads or 
15streets within one year from the
date of the receipt thereof, 
16then the unappropriated portion of such taxes
shall forthwith 
17be paid by the Treasurer of such municipality to the
Treasurer 
18of the road district from which such taxes were derived, to be

19used and expended for road purposes within such road district.

20(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)