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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3140
Introduced 2/26/2007, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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605 ILCS 10/2 |
from Ch. 121, par. 100-2 |
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Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions
Section.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3140 |
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LRB095 06780 DRH 26896 b |
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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
to |
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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.)
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