94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1649


 
Introduced 2/24/2005, by Sen. John M. Sullivan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		


















605 ILCS 5/6-205
  from Ch. 121, par. 6-205


605 ILCS 5/6-410
  from Ch. 121, par. 6-410


605 ILCS 5/9-107
  from Ch. 121, par. 9-107







    Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Deletes language providing that a road district treasurer must have the written approval of the county superintendent of highways or the highway board of auditors in order to approve payment on several orders of $5,000 or less pertaining to a single project or transaction. Deletes language providing that the county superintendent of highways must approve certain payments by a highway commissioner for road construction or repair. Effective immediately.
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by changing 
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Sections 6-205, 6-410 and 9-107 as follows:
 



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    (605 ILCS 5/6-205)  (from Ch. 121, par. 6-205)



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    Sec. 6-205. The district treasurer shall receive and have 
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charge of
all moneys raised in the district for the support and 
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maintenance of
roads therein, and for road damages except such 
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portions of the moneys
which by Section 6-507 are directed to 
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be paid to the municipalities.
He shall hold such moneys at all 
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times subject to the order of the
highway commissioner and 
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shall pay them over upon the order of the
commissioner, such 
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order to be countersigned by the town or district
clerk. In 
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counties under township organization such moneys, other than 
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Social
Security taxes required by the Social Security Enabling 
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Act, shall not be
paid over until the board of town trustees or 
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highway board of auditors,
as the case may be, has examined and 
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audited the claims or charges for
which such order is drawn. In 
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no case shall payment be made on several
orders of $5,000 or 
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less where such orders are in payment of a contract
or 
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contracts, constituting a single project or transaction, 
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either for
road construction or maintenance or for the purchase 
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of material,
machinery or other appliance to be used therein, 
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if such plan or project
costs more than $5,000, unless such 
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orders are accompanied by the
written approval of the county 
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superintendent of highways or the highway
board of auditors. He 
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shall keep an account in a book provided by the
commissioner of 
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all moneys received, and all moneys paid out, showing in
detail 
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to whom and on what account the same is so paid.

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    The treasurer shall also present annually, within 30 days 
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after the
end of the fiscal year of the district, to the 
 


 






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highway commissioner an
itemized statement of receipts and 
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disbursements of the district during
the fiscal year just 
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ended, which shall be sworn to.

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(Source: P.A. 83-1362.)

 



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    (605 ILCS 5/6-410)  (from Ch. 121, par. 6-410)



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    Sec. 6-410. All final payments on contracts for the 
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construction or repair
of roads, including the constructing or 
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repairing bridges or culverts,
shall be made payable as soon as 
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the work under such contract is completed
and accepted by the 
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highway commissioner and the county superintendent of

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highways.  The highway commissioner shall submit all warrants, 
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bills and
orders for such final payments to the township board 
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of trustees or the
highway board of auditors within 30 days 
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after the receipt of the bill.

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(Source: P.A. 83-791.)

 



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    (605 ILCS 5/9-107)  (from Ch. 121, par. 9-107)



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    Sec. 9-107. Whenever the highway authorities are about to 
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lay a tile drain
along any public highway the highway 
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authorities may contract with the
owners or occupants of 
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adjoining lands to lay larger tile than would be
necessary to 
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drain the highway, and permit connection therewith by such

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contracting parties to drain their lands.

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    However, all such contracts on township or district roads 
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for a sum in
excess of $1,000.00 shall be made on behalf of any 
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road district by the
highway commissioner thereof, with the 
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consent of the county superintendent
of highways.

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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2815.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.