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| Public Act 103-0853 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 6-901 and 6-906 and by adding 6-907 as | ||||
follows: | ||||
(605 ILCS 5/6-901) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-901) | ||||
Sec. 6-901. Annually, the General Assembly shall | ||||
appropriate to the Department of Transportation from the Road | ||||
Fund road fund, the General Revenue Fund, or general revenue | ||||
fund, any other State funds, or a combination of those funds, | ||||
$60,000,000 for apportionment to counties for the use of road | ||||
districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in | ||||
length, as provided in Sections 6-902 through 6-907 6-905. | ||||
The Department of Transportation shall apportion among the | ||||
several counties of this State for the use of road districts | ||||
the amounts appropriated under this Section. The amount | ||||
apportioned to a county shall be in the proportion which the | ||||
total mileage of township or district roads in the county | ||||
bears to the total mileage of all township and district roads | ||||
in the State. Each county shall allocate to the several road | ||||
districts in the county the funds so apportioned to the | ||||
county. The allocation to road districts shall be made in the | ||||
same manner and be subject to the same conditions and | ||
qualifications as are provided by Section 8 of the "Motor Fuel | ||
Tax Law", approved March 25, 1929, as amended, with respect to | ||
the allocation to road districts of the amount allotted from | ||
the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for apportionment to counties for the | ||
use of road districts, but no allocation shall be made to any | ||
road district that has not levied taxes for road and bridge | ||
purposes in such a manner that is eligible for allotment of | ||
Motor Fuel Tax funding pursuant to Section 8 of the Motor Fuel | ||
Tax Law. and for bridge construction purposes at the maximum | ||
rates permitted by Sections 6-501, 6-508 and 6-512 of this | ||
Act, without referendum. "Road district" and "township or | ||
district road" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in | ||
this Act. | ||
Road districts in counties in which a property tax | ||
extension limitation is imposed under the Property Tax | ||
Extension Limitation Law that are made ineligible for receipt | ||
of this appropriation due to the imposition of a property tax | ||
extension limitation may become eligible if, at the time the | ||
property tax extension limitation was imposed, the road | ||
district was levying at the required rate and continues to | ||
levy the maximum allowable amount after the imposition of the | ||
property tax extension limitation. The road district also | ||
becomes eligible if it levies at or above the rate required for | ||
eligibility by Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. | ||
The amounts apportioned under this Section for allocation | ||
to road districts may be used only for bridge construction as | ||
provided in this Division. So much of those amounts as are not | ||
obligated under Sections 6-902 through 6-904 and for which | ||
local funds have not been committed under Section 6-905 within | ||
48 months of the date when such apportionment is made lapses | ||
and shall not be paid to the county treasurer for distribution | ||
to road districts. | ||
(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; revised 9-25-23.) | ||
(605 ILCS 5/6-906) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-906) | ||
Sec. 6-906. So much of the amount apportioned to a county | ||
under Section 6-901 that is obligated under Sections 6-902 | ||
through 6-904 and for which local funds have been committed | ||
under Section 6-905, within 4 years from the date the | ||
apportionment is made, shall, upon certification by the | ||
Department, be paid to the county treasurer, who shall apply | ||
those funds to the payment of such obligations. Any funds | ||
allocated to a county under Section 6-901 that are not | ||
obligated within 48 months under Sections 6-902 through 6-904 | ||
shall be considered lapsed funds and reappropriated in the | ||
same fund revert to the Road Fund. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-244, eff. 8-9-13.) | ||
(605 ILCS 5/6-907 new) | ||
Sec. 6-907. Lapsed funds; use. Lapsed funds under Section | ||
6-906 shall be used to provide additional monetary assistance | ||
to townships and road districts that have insufficient funding | ||
for construction of bridges that are 20 feet or more in length | ||
under 6-901 of this Code. The Department shall adopt rule to | ||
implement this Section. | ||
(605 ILCS 5/6-905 rep.) | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | ||
repealing Section 6-905. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||