Full Text of SB2564 095th General Assembly
SB2564eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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 | 5 |
| Sections 10-302, 10-302.5, 10-502, 10-602, 10-702, and 10-802 | 6 |
| and by adding Section 9-101.5 as follows: | 7 |
| (605 ILCS 5/9-101.5 new)
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| Sec. 9-101.5. Standardized electronic toll collection | 9 |
| systems. The General Assembly finds that to the extent | 10 |
| reasonably feasible electronic toll collection systems in | 11 |
| Illinois should be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, | 12 |
| and traveler convenience. The Department shall cooperate with | 13 |
| the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and with other public | 14 |
| and private entities to further the goal of standardized toll | 15 |
| collection in Illinois. If electronic toll collection is used | 16 |
| on any highway constructed or maintained by the Department, the | 17 |
| Department shall configure the electronic toll collection | 18 |
| system to be compatible with the electronic toll collection | 19 |
| system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to the | 20 |
| maximum extent reasonably feasible. The Department may enter | 21 |
| into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois State | 22 |
| Toll Highway Authority to provide for such compatibility or to | 23 |
| have the Authority provide electronic toll collection or |
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| violation enforcement services.
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-302) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-302)
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| Sec. 10-302. Every county which, by ordinance, determines | 4 |
| to exercise the
powers granted by this Division of this Article | 5 |
| has the right to acquire by
purchase or otherwise, to | 6 |
| construct, repair, maintain and operate any such
bridge and its | 7 |
| approaches across, above or under any railroad or public
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| utility right-of-way, and in, upon, under or above any public | 9 |
| or private
road, highway, street, alley or public ground, or | 10 |
| upon any property owned
by any municipality, political | 11 |
| subdivision or agency of this State, and for
the purpose of | 12 |
| acquiring property or easements necessary or incidental in
the | 13 |
| construction, repair, maintenance or operation of any such | 14 |
| bridge and
the approaches thereto, any such county shall have | 15 |
| the right of eminent
domain as provided by the Eminent Domain | 16 |
| Act. The county board of each such county has power to make, | 17 |
| enact
and enforce all needful rules and regulations in | 18 |
| connection with the
acquisition, construction, maintenance, | 19 |
| operation, management, care or
protection of any such bridge, | 20 |
| and such county board shall establish rates
of toll or charges | 21 |
| for the use of each such bridge which shall be
sufficient at | 22 |
| all times to pay the cost of maintenance and operation of
such | 23 |
| bridge and its approaches, and the principal of and interest on | 24 |
| all
bonds issued and all other obligations incurred by such | 25 |
| county under the
provisions of this Division of this Article. |
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| Rules and regulations shall be
established from time to time by | 2 |
| ordinance.
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| Rates of toll or charges for the use of each such bridge | 4 |
| shall be
established, revised, maintained, be payable and be | 5 |
| enforced,
including by administrative adjudication as provided | 6 |
| in Section 10-302.5,
as the county board of each such county | 7 |
| may determine by ordinance.
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| The General Assembly finds that to the extent reasonably | 9 |
| feasible electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should | 10 |
| be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler | 11 |
| convenience. If electronic toll collection is used on such | 12 |
| bridge, the county shall configure the electronic toll | 13 |
| collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll | 14 |
| collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway | 15 |
| Authority to the maximum extent reasonably feasible. The county | 16 |
| may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois | 17 |
| State Toll Highway Authority to provide for such compatibility | 18 |
| or to have the Authority provide electronic toll collection or | 19 |
| violation enforcement services. | 20 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-302.5)
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| Sec. 10-302.5. Administrative adjudication of toll | 23 |
| violations.
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| (a) The county may provide by ordinance for a system of | 25 |
| administrative
adjudication for fixing, assessing, and |
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| collecting civil fines for a vehicle's
operation on a county | 2 |
| toll bridge if the required toll or charge has not been
paid.
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| (b) An ordinance establishing a system of administrative | 4 |
| adjudication under
this Section shall provide for the | 5 |
| following:
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| (1) Written notice of the alleged violation sent by | 7 |
| first class U.S. mail.
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| (2) Availability of a hearing in which the violation | 9 |
| may be contested on
its merits and the time and manner in | 10 |
| which the hearing may be held.
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| (3) An opportunity for the person who allegedly | 12 |
| violated the ordinance to
appear at the hearing and contest | 13 |
| the merits of the alleged violation. The
rules of evidence | 14 |
| shall not apply to the hearing.
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| (4) A civil fine not to exceed $500 imposed as the | 16 |
| result of an
administrative adjudication.
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| (5) A burden of proof on the county to establish a | 18 |
| violation by a
preponderance of the evidence.
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| (6) Judicial review of final determinations of | 20 |
| ordinance violations,
subject to the provisions of the | 21 |
| Administrative Review
Law.
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| (c) The county may enter into an intergovernmental | 23 |
| agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority under | 24 |
| which the Authority may provide administrative adjudication of | 25 |
| toll violations occurring on a county toll bridge. | 26 |
| (Source: P.A. 89-120, eff. 7-7-95.)
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-502) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-502)
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| Sec. 10-502. In all cases where a bridge shall heretofore | 3 |
| have been
constructed or shall hereafter be constructed across | 4 |
| a navigable stream by
any municipality in whole or in part | 5 |
| without the territorial limits of such
city, where the | 6 |
| population of such municipality furnishing the principal
part | 7 |
| of the expenses thereof shall not exceed 10,000 inhabitants, | 8 |
| and where
it is necessary to maintain a draw and lights, then a | 9 |
| reasonable toll may
be collected by the municipality building | 10 |
| such bridge, to be set apart and
appropriated to the expense of | 11 |
| maintaining such bridge and keeping such
bridge in repair, and | 12 |
| of maintaining, opening and closing proper draws
therefor, and | 13 |
| lights, and to the payment of bonds or interest thereon,
issued | 14 |
| therefor, as hereinafter provided in this Division of this | 15 |
| Article.
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| The General Assembly finds that to the extent reasonably | 17 |
| feasible electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should | 18 |
| be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler | 19 |
| convenience. If electronic toll collection is used on such | 20 |
| bridge, the municipality shall configure the electronic toll | 21 |
| collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll | 22 |
| collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway | 23 |
| Authority to the maximum extent reasonably feasible. The | 24 |
| municipality may enter into an intergovernmental agreement | 25 |
| with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide for |
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| such compatibility or to have the Authority provide electronic | 2 |
| toll collection or violation enforcement services. | 3 |
| (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-602) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-602)
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| Sec. 10-602. Every municipality has the power:
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| (1) To construct, or acquire by purchase, lease, gift, | 7 |
| or condemnation
in the manner provided for the exercise
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| the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act,
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| ferries and
bridges, the necessary land therefor, and the | 10 |
| approaches thereto, whenever
the ferry, bridge, land, or | 11 |
| approaches are within the corporate limits, or
within 5 | 12 |
| miles of the corporate limits of the municipality, and also | 13 |
| to
maintain the specified property;
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| (2) To construct and maintain highways within 5 miles | 15 |
| of the corporate
limits of the municipality connecting with | 16 |
| either end of such a bridge or
ferry;
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| (3) To construct or acquire by purchase, lease, gift, | 18 |
| or condemnation
in the manner provided for the exercise
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| the right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act,
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| ferries and
bridges, the necessary land therefor, and the | 21 |
| approaches thereto, within 5
miles of the corporate limits | 22 |
| of the municipality, over any river forming a
boundary of | 23 |
| the State of Illinois, and also to maintain the specified
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| property;
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| (4) To donate money to aid the road districts in which |
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| is situated any
ferry, bridge, or highway connecting | 2 |
| therewith, specified in this section,
in constructing, or | 3 |
| improving the same, and to issue the bonds of the
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| municipality for that purpose.
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| All such ferries, bridges, and highways shall be free to | 6 |
| the public and
no toll shall ever be collected by the | 7 |
| municipality except that:
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| (1) Tolls may be collected for transit over and use of | 9 |
| bridges defined
in Section 10-801, as provided for in | 10 |
| Sections 10-802 and 10-805.
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| (2) Any municipality which, within the provisions of | 12 |
| this section, bears
the principal expense and becomes | 13 |
| indebted for any ferry, bridge, or the
approach thereto, | 14 |
| over any river forming a boundary of the State of
Illinois, | 15 |
| may collect a reasonable toll, for the use thereof, to be | 16 |
| set
apart and appropriated to the payment of that | 17 |
| indebtedness, the interest
thereon, and the expense of | 18 |
| maintenance of that bridge, ferry, and approach
thereto, | 19 |
| but for no other purpose;
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| (3) Where any municipality is the owner of any toll | 21 |
| bridges or ferries
which it is keeping up and maintaining | 22 |
| by authority of law, all ownership
and rights vested in the | 23 |
| municipality shall continue and be held and
exercised by | 24 |
| it, and the municipality from time to time may fix the | 25 |
| rates
of toll on those bridges and ferries; and
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| (4) In all cases where, after July 1, 1881, a bridge |
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| has been
constructed, or a ferry has been acquired across a | 2 |
| navigable stream, by any
municipality in whole or in part, | 3 |
| and where the population of the
municipality furnishing the | 4 |
| principal part of the expense thereof did not
exceed 5,000, | 5 |
| and where it is necessary to maintain a draw and lights, | 6 |
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where a debt was incurred by the municipality for these | 7 |
| purposes, a
reasonable toll may be collected by the | 8 |
| municipality contracting the
indebtedness. This toll shall | 9 |
| be set apart and appropriated to the payment
of that | 10 |
| indebtedness, the interest thereon, and the expense of | 11 |
| keeping the
bridge in repair and of maintaining, opening, | 12 |
| and closing the draws and
lights, or, in case of a ferry, | 13 |
| keeping the approaches and boat in repair
and for operating | 14 |
| the ferry.
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| (5) The General Assembly finds that to the extent | 16 |
| reasonably feasible electronic toll collection systems in | 17 |
| Illinois should be standardized to promote safety, | 18 |
| efficiency, and traveler convenience. If electronic toll | 19 |
| collection is used on such bridge or ferry, the | 20 |
| municipality shall configure the electronic toll | 21 |
| collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll | 22 |
| collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway | 23 |
| Authority to the maximum extent reasonably feasible. The | 24 |
| municipality may enter into an intergovernmental agreement | 25 |
| with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide | 26 |
| for such compatibility or to have the Authority provide |
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| electronic toll collection or violation enforcement | 2 |
| services. | 3 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-702) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-702)
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| Sec. 10-702. Every municipality has the power:
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| (1) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, construct, | 7 |
| operate and
maintain, and repair any bridge within the | 8 |
| corporate limits, or within 5
miles of the corporate limits | 9 |
| of the municipality, including the necessary
land therefor | 10 |
| and the approaches thereto. In the exercise of the | 11 |
| authority
herein granted, the municipality may acquire | 12 |
| such property, or any portion
thereof or interest therein | 13 |
| through condemnation proceedings for the exercise
of the | 14 |
| right of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act.
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| (2) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, | 16 |
| sell, transfer,
and dispose of any property, real, | 17 |
| personal, mixed, tangible or intangible,
or any interest | 18 |
| therein in connection with such a bridge or bridges;
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| (3) To fix, alter, charge, collect, segregate, and | 20 |
| apply tolls and other
charges for transit over and use of | 21 |
| such a bridge or bridges , provided that, if electronic toll | 22 |
| collection is used on such bridge or ferry, the | 23 |
| municipality shall configure the electronic toll | 24 |
| collection system to be compatible with the electronic toll | 25 |
| collection system used by the Illinois State Toll Highway |
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| Authority to the maximum extent reasonably feasible ;
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| (4) To borrow money, make and issue bonds payable from | 3 |
| and secured by a
pledge of net revenue of the bridge for | 4 |
| the construction of which such
bonds may be issued;
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| (5) To make contracts of every kind and nature and to | 6 |
| execute all
instruments necessary or convenient for the | 7 |
| carrying out of the purposes of
this Division of this | 8 |
| Article;
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| (6) To accept grants from the United States and to | 10 |
| enter into contracts
with the United States in connection | 11 |
| therewith;
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| (7) To enter upon any lands, areas, and premises for | 13 |
| the purpose of
making soundings, surveys and examinations;
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| (7.5) To enter into intergovernmental agreements with | 15 |
| the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide for | 16 |
| the compatibility of electronic toll collection services | 17 |
| or to have the Authority provide electronic toll collection | 18 |
| or violation enforcement services; and | 19 |
| (8) To do all things necessary to carry out the powers | 20 |
| given in this
Division of this Article.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| (605 ILCS 5/10-802) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-802)
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| Sec. 10-802. Each municipality has the power:
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| (1) To acquire, by purchase or otherwise, construct, | 25 |
| reconstruct,
improve, enlarge, better, operate, maintain and |
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| repair any bridge within
the corporate limits or within 5 miles | 2 |
| of the corporate limits of the
municipality;
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| (2) To acquire, purchase, hold, use, lease, mortgage, sell, | 4 |
| transfer and
dispose of any property, real or personal or | 5 |
| mixed, tangible or intangible,
or any interest therein, in | 6 |
| connection with such a bridge, including the
power and | 7 |
| authority to grant perpetual easements or franchises to any
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| railroad or public transportation facility or any assignee | 9 |
| thereof, as a
part of the consideration of the purchase of any | 10 |
| such bridge, for the
exclusive right to the use of a portion or | 11 |
| portions of any such bridge for
the transportation of persons | 12 |
| or property across such bridge;
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| (3) To fix, alter, charge, collect, segregate, and apply | 14 |
| tolls and other
charges for transit over and use of such a | 15 |
| bridge , provided that, if electronic toll collection is used on | 16 |
| such bridge or ferry, the municipality shall configure the | 17 |
| electronic toll collection system to be compatible with the | 18 |
| electronic toll collection system used by the Illinois State | 19 |
| Toll Highway Authority to the maximum extent reasonably | 20 |
| feasible ;
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| (4) To borrow money, make and issue bonds payable from and | 22 |
| secured by a
pledge of the net revenue of the bridge for the | 23 |
| acquisition, construction,
reconstruction, improvement, | 24 |
| enlargement, betterment or repair of which
such bonds may be | 25 |
| issued;
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| (5) To cooperate with any adjoining state, or any political |
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| subdivision,
agency, department, bureau, commission or | 2 |
| authority thereof, of whatsoever
kind, in the acquisition, | 3 |
| construction, reconstruction, improvement,
enlargement, | 4 |
| betterment, operation, maintenance and repair of any bridge,
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| and in defraying the cost thereof;
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| (6) To make contracts of every kind and nature and to | 7 |
| execute all
instruments necessary or convenient for the | 8 |
| carrying out of the purposes of
this Division of this Article;
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| (7) Without limitation of the foregoing, to borrow money | 10 |
| and to accept
grants from the United States or any person, and | 11 |
| to enter into contracts
with the United States and such person | 12 |
| in connection therewith; and
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| (7.5) To enter into intergovernmental agreements with the | 14 |
| Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to provide for the | 15 |
| compatibility of electronic toll collection services or to have | 16 |
| the Authority provide electronic toll collection or violation | 17 |
| enforcement services; and | 18 |
| (8) To alter, widen, lay out, open or construct any | 19 |
| streets, avenues or
boulevards within or without any | 20 |
| municipality deemed necessary to provide
adequate traffic | 21 |
| regulation and approach or approaches to such bridge or
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| bridges, and to borrow money and issue bonds for such purpose | 23 |
| as provided
by this Division of this Article.
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| (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2575.)
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| Section 10. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 11 as follows: | 2 |
| (605 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-11)
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| Sec. 11. The Authority shall have power:
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| (a) To enter upon lands, waters and premises in the State | 5 |
| for the
purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and | 6 |
| examinations as may be
necessary, expedient or convenient for | 7 |
| the purposes of this Act, and such
entry shall not be deemed to | 8 |
| be a trespass, nor shall an entry for such
purpose be deemed an | 9 |
| entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be
then | 10 |
| pending; provided, however, that the Authority shall make
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| reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to such lands, | 12 |
| waters and
premises as the result of such activities.
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| (b) To construct, maintain and operate stations for the | 14 |
| collection of
tolls or charges upon and along any toll | 15 |
| highways.
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| (c) To provide for the collection of tolls and charges for | 17 |
| the privilege
of using the said toll highways.
Before it adopts | 18 |
| an increase in the
rates for toll, the Authority shall hold a | 19 |
| public
hearing at which any person may appear, express | 20 |
| opinions, suggestions, or
objections, or direct inquiries | 21 |
| relating to the proposed increase.
Any person may submit a | 22 |
| written statement to the Authority at
the hearing, whether | 23 |
| appearing in person or not. The hearing shall be held in
the | 24 |
| county in which the proposed
increase of the rates is to take | 25 |
| place. The
Authority shall give notice of the hearing by |
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| advertisement on
3 successive days at least 15 days prior to | 2 |
| the date of the hearing in a daily
newspaper of general | 3 |
| circulation within the county within which the
hearing is held.
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| The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the | 5 |
| hearing, shall contain
a description of the proposed increase, | 6 |
| and shall
specify how interested persons may obtain copies of | 7 |
| any reports, resolutions,
or certificates describing the basis | 8 |
| on which the proposed change, alteration,
or modification was | 9 |
| calculated. After consideration of any statements filed or
oral | 10 |
| opinions, suggestions, objections, or inquiries made at the | 11 |
| hearing, the
Authority may proceed to adopt the proposed | 12 |
| increase
of the rates for toll. No change or alteration in or | 13 |
| modification
of the rates for toll shall be effective unless at | 14 |
| least 30 days
prior to the effective date of such rates notice | 15 |
| thereof
shall be given to
the public by publication in a | 16 |
| newspaper of general circulation, and such
notice, or notices, | 17 |
| thereof shall be posted and publicly displayed at each
and | 18 |
| every toll station upon or along said toll highways.
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| (d) To construct, at the Authority's discretion, grade | 20 |
| separations
at intersections with any railroads, waterways, | 21 |
| street railways, streets,
thoroughfares, public roads or | 22 |
| highways intersected by the said toll
highways, and to change | 23 |
| and adjust the lines and grades thereof so as to
accommodate | 24 |
| the same to the design of such grade separation and to
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| construct interchange improvements. The Authority is | 26 |
| authorized to provide
such grade separations or interchange |
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| improvements at its own cost or to
enter into contracts or | 2 |
| agreements with reference to division of cost
therefor with any | 3 |
| municipality or political subdivision of the State of
Illinois, | 4 |
| or with the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, or with
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| any corporation, individual, firm, person or association. | 6 |
| Where such
structures have been built by the Authority and a | 7 |
| local highway agency did
not enter into an agreement to the | 8 |
| contrary, the Authority shall maintain
the entire structure, | 9 |
| including the road surface, at the Authority's expense.
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| (e) To contract with and grant concessions to or lease or | 11 |
| license to any
person, partnership, firm, association or | 12 |
| corporation so desiring the use
of any part of any toll | 13 |
| highways, excluding the paved portion thereof, but
including | 14 |
| the right of way adjoining, under, or over said paved portion | 15 |
| for
the placing of telephone, telegraph, electric, power lines | 16 |
| and other
utilities, and for the placing of pipe lines, and to | 17 |
| enter into operating
agreements with or to contract with and | 18 |
| grant concessions to or to lease to
any person, partnership, | 19 |
| firm, association or corporation so desiring the
use of any | 20 |
| part of the toll highways, excluding the paved portion thereof,
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| but including the right of way adjoining, or over said paved | 22 |
| portion for
motor fuel service stations and facilities, | 23 |
| garages, stores and
restaurants, or for any other lawful | 24 |
| purpose, and to fix the terms,
conditions, rents, rates and | 25 |
| charges for such use.
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| The Authority shall also have power to establish reasonable |
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| regulations
for the installation, construction, maintenance, | 2 |
| repair, renewal,
relocation and removal of pipes, mains, | 3 |
| conduits, cables, wires, towers,
poles and other equipment and | 4 |
| appliances (herein called public utilities)
of any public | 5 |
| utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act along,
over or | 6 |
| under any toll road project. Whenever the Authority shall | 7 |
| determine
that it is necessary that any such public utility | 8 |
| facilities which now are
located in, on, along, over or under | 9 |
| any project or projects be relocated
or removed entirely from | 10 |
| any such project or projects, the public utility
owning or | 11 |
| operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in
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| accordance with the order of the Authority. All costs and | 13 |
| expenses of such
relocation or removal, including the cost of | 14 |
| installing such facilities in
a new location or locations, and | 15 |
| the cost of any land or lands, or interest
in land, or any | 16 |
| other rights required to accomplish such relocation or
removal | 17 |
| shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the
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| cost of any such project or projects, and further, there shall | 19 |
| be no rent,
fee or other charge of any kind imposed upon the | 20 |
| public utility owning or
operating any facilities ordered | 21 |
| relocated on the properties of the said
Authority and the said | 22 |
| Authority shall grant to the said public utility
owning or | 23 |
| operating said facilities and its successors and assigns the
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| right to operate the same in the new location or locations for | 25 |
| as long a
period and upon the same terms and conditions as it | 26 |
| had the right to
maintain and operate such facilities in their |
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| former location or locations.
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| (f) To enter into an intergovernmental agreement or | 3 |
| contract with a unit of local government or other
public or | 4 |
| private entity for the collection, enforcement, and | 5 |
| administration
of tolls,
fees, revenue, and violations.
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| The General Assembly finds that to the extent reasonably | 7 |
| feasible
electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should | 8 |
| be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler | 9 |
| convenience. The Authority shall cooperate with other public | 10 |
| and private entities to further the goal of standardized toll | 11 |
| collection in Illinois and is authorized to provide toll | 12 |
| collection and violation enforcement services to such entities | 13 |
| when doing so is in the best interest of the Authority and | 14 |
| consistent with its obligations under Section 23 of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-636, eff. 8-22-05.)
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| Section 15. The Toll Bridge Act is amended by changing | 17 |
| Section 7 as follows:
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| (605 ILCS 115/7) (from Ch. 137, par. 7)
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| Sec. 7. The county board shall fix the rates of toll, and | 20 |
| may from time to
time, alter and change the same, and in case | 21 |
| of the neglect of the owner of
the bridge to keep the same in | 22 |
| proper repair and safe for the crossing of
persons and | 23 |
| property, may prohibit the taking of toll. | 24 |
| The General Assembly finds that to the extent reasonably |
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| feasible electronic toll collection systems in Illinois should | 2 |
| be standardized to promote safety, efficiency, and traveler | 3 |
| convenience. If electronic toll collection is used on such | 4 |
| bridge, the county shall cause the configuration of the | 5 |
| electronic toll collection system to be compatible with the | 6 |
| electronic toll collection system used by the Illinois State | 7 |
| Toll Highway Authority to the maximum extent reasonably | 8 |
| feasible. The municipality may enter into an intergovernmental | 9 |
| agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to | 10 |
| provide for such compatibility or to have the Authority provide | 11 |
| electronic toll collection or violation enforcement services.
| 12 |
| (Source: R.S. 1874, p. 1059 .)
| 13 |
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 14 |
| becoming law.
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