Rep. Sam Yingling

Filed: 4/12/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 440

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 440 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
5changing Section 6-130 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-130)  (from Ch. 121, par. 6-130)
7    Sec. 6-130. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act
8to the contrary, no township road district may continue in
9existence if the roads forming a part of the district do not
10exceed a total of 15 4 miles in length. For purposes of this
11Section, the roads forming a part of a township road district
12include those roads maintained by the district, regardless of
13whether or not those roads are owned by the township. On the
14first Tuesday in April of 2017, or of any subsequent year next
15succeeding the reduction of a township road system to a total
16mileage of 15 miles or less, each such township road district

 

 

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1shall, by operation of law, be abolished. On the first Tuesday
2in April of 1975, or of any subsequent year next succeeding the
3reduction of a township road system to a total mileage of 4
4miles or less, each such township road district shall, by
5operation of law, be abolished. The roads comprising that
6district at that time shall thereafter be administered by the
7township board of trustees by contracting with the county, a
8municipality or a private contractor. The township board of
9trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a township road
10district abolished under this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 94-884, eff. 6-20-06.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13becoming law.".