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90_HB2321 605 ILCS 10/24 from Ch. 121, par. 100-24 Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund shall be considered always appropriated for the purposes of repayment of debt service and other bond obligations (instead of for the purposes of disbursements). Provides that the ordinary and contingent expenses for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's annual operations are subject to annual appropriation by the General Assembly for each fiscal year. LRB9007347NTsb LRB9007347NTsb 1 AN ACT to amend the Toll Highway Act by changing Section 2 24. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing 6 Section 24 as follows: 7 (605 ILCS 10/24) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-24) 8 Sec. 24. Except as otherwise provided in any bond 9 resolution, the proceeds derived from the sale of bonds, and 10 all receipts and income derived from tolls, licenses, gifts, 11 donations, concessions, fees, rentals, and all other revenues 12 from whatever source derived, shall, within three days after 13 receipt thereof, be paid to the Treasurer of the State of 14 Illinois, and held by him as a special fund known as the 15 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund, except that the 16 Authority may retain portions of the Illinois State Toll 17 Highway Authority Fund as a locally maintained construction 18 fund revolving account and as a revenue fund revolving 19 account, where authorized by a bond resolution, and as 20 locally maintained change funds, where necessary for the 21 operations of the Authority. The State Treasurer shall be ex 22 officio custodian of such special fund, which fund shall be 23 held, invested and disbursed for the purposes provided herein 24 upon the order of the Authority and in accordance with 25 provisions and covenants of any bond resolution authorizing 26 the issuance of bonds which have not been paid or deemed 27 paid. The interest accruing on said special fund shall be 28 computed and added to the principal thereof every six months. 29 In addition to the special audits prescribed by this Act, the 30 said fund shall also be subject to audit in the same manner 31 as is now, or may hereinafter be, provided for the audit of -2- LRB9007347NTsb 1 State funds and accounts. The said special fund shall be 2 protected by a corporate surety bond, executed by the 3 Treasurer, with a surety authorized to do business under the 4 laws of the State of Illinois. The amount of said bond shall 5 be fixed by resolution of the Authority, approved by the 6 Governor, and may be increased or diminished at any time. The 7 premiums on said bond shall be payable from the funds of the 8 Authority. The bond shall be subject to the approval of the 9 Governor and Attorney General of the State of Illinois, and, 10 when so approved, shall be filed in the office of the 11 Secretary of State. Said special fund shall be considered 12 always appropriated for the purposes of repayment of debt 13 service and other bond obligationsdisbursements, as provided 14 in this Act, and shall be paid out and disbursed only as 15 provided herein, and shall not, at any time be appropriated 16 or diverted to any other use or purpose. The ordinary and 17 contingent expenses for the Authority's annual operations are 18 subject to annual appropriation by the General Assembly for 19 each fiscal year. 20 (Source: P.A. 83-1258.)