95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1731


 
Introduced 2/22/2007, by Rep. Kevin Joyce
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













605 ILCS 10/2
  from Ch. 121, par. 100-2








    Amends the Toll Highway Act.  Makes a technical change in a definitions
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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 Toll Highway Act is amended by changing 
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Section 2 as follows:
 



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    (605 ILCS 10/2)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-2)



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    Sec. 2. The
The following words and terms as used in this 
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Act shall have the
following meanings:
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    (a) The word "Authority" shall mean The Illinois State Toll 
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Highway
Authority.

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    (b) The word "person," shall mean any individual, firm, 
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association,
partnership, corporation, trustee or legal 
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representative.

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    (c) The word "owner," shall include all individuals, 
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copartnerships,
firms, associations, corporations, trustees or 
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legal representatives, and
others having any title or interest 
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in any property, rights or easements
authorized to be acquired 
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by this Act.

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    (d) The words "toll highway" or "toll highways," shall mean 
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such
highways as are so designed and constructed, in the best 
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professional
judgment of the engineering staff responsible, as 
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to accomplish the
purposes of this Act.

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    (e) The word "toll" or "tolls" shall mean the compensation 
 


 






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to be paid to
The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority for the 
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privilege of using any
toll highway, or portions or parts 
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thereof, by vehicular or other traffic.

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    (f) The word "cost" as applied to a toll highway shall 
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embrace the cost
of construction, including bridges over or 
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under existing highways and
railroads, the cost of acquisition 
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of all land, rights of way, property,
rights, easements and 
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interests acquired by the Authority for such
construction, the 
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cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or
structures on 
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land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands
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which such buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of 
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diverting
highways, interchange of highways, access to roads to 
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private property,
including the cost of lands or easements 
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therefor, the cost of all
machinery and equipment, financing 
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charges, interest prior to and during
construction, and for one 
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or more years after completion of construction,
cost of traffic 
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estimates and of engineering and legal expenses, plans,

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specifications, surveys, estimates of cost and revenues, other 
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expenses
necessary or incident to determining the feasibility 
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or practicability of
constructing any such toll highway, 
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administrative expenses and such other
expense as may be 
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necessary or incident to the construction of the toll
highway, 
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the financing of such construction and the placing of the 
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highway
in operation.

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(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2748.)