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90_HB3058

      605 ILCS 10/18            from Ch. 121, par. 100-18
      605 ILCS 10/24            from Ch. 121, par. 100-24
          Amends the Toll Highway Act. To general requirement  that
      appropriations  for  payment  of expenses incurred as part of
      cost of toll highway financed by revenue bonds issued by  the
      Toll Highway Authority be repaid to the State Treasury out of
      bond  sale proceeds, excepts appropriations from the Illinois
      State Toll Highway Authority Fund.   Provides  that  the  Act
      constitutes  an irrevocable and continuing appropriation from
      the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund for amounts to
      pay bond expenses and obligations. Eliminates provision  that
      the  Illinois  State  Toll  Highway  Authority  Fund shall be
      considered  always   appropriated   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.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Toll Highway Act by changing Sections
 2    18 and 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    Sections 18 and 24 as follows:
 7        (605 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-18)
 8        Sec. 18. The sums of money appropriated  by  the  General
 9    Assembly  (other  than  sums  appropriated  from the Illinois
10    State  Toll  Highway  Authority  Fund)  for  the  payment  of
11    ordinary and contingent expenses  of  the  Authority  or  the
12    payment  of  compensation  of  the  members  of the Authority
13    expended as a part of the cost of a toll highway financed  by
14    revenue bonds issued and sold by the Authority under this Act
15    shall  be repaid to the State Treasury out of the proceeds of
16    the sale of such bonds, for deposit in the  fund  from  which
17    such  sums  were appropriated. Any such sums remaining unpaid
18    because  expended  for  preliminary  investigation  of   toll
19    highway  routes  not  constructed  shall  be  repaid  by  the
20    Authority  out  of  the  proceeds  of the sale of any of such
21    bonds  issued  to  finance  additional   toll   highways   or
22    extensions  of  existing  toll highways. If no such new bonds
23    are  issued,  and  the  money  appropriated  by  the  General
24    Assembly has not otherwise been  repaid  in  full,  then  the
25    Authority  shall,  after  payment  of  all existing bonds and
26    interest thereon, continue to collect tolls for the privilege
27    of using  the  toll  highways  constructed  pursuant  to  the
28    authority  of  "An  Act  in  relation  to  the  construction,
29    operation,  regulation  and  maintenance  of a system of toll
30    highways and  to  create  The  Illinois  State  Toll  Highway
31    Commission, and to define its powers and duties and to repeal
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 1    an  Act  therein  named", approved July 13, 1953, as amended,
 2    until such time as the  tolls  collected  are  sufficient  to
 3    repay  any such unpaid money. The tolls so collected shall be
 4    paid by the Authority to the State treasury  for  deposit  in
 5    the fund from which such sums were appropriated.
 6    (Source: Laws 1968, p. 199.)
 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  3  three  days
13    after  receipt thereof, be paid to the Treasurer of the State
14    of 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
32    State  funds  and  accounts.  The  said special fund shall be
33    protected  by  a  corporate  surety  bond,  executed  by  the
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 1    Treasurer, with a surety authorized to do business under  the
 2    laws  of the State of Illinois. The amount of said bond shall
 3    be fixed by resolution of  the  Authority,  approved  by  the
 4    Governor, and may be increased or diminished at any time. The
 5    premiums  on said bond shall be payable from the funds of the
 6    Authority. The bond shall be subject to the approval  of  the
 7    Governor  and Attorney General of the State of Illinois, and,
 8    when so approved,  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the
 9    Secretary of State.  This Act shall constitute an irrevocable
10    and  continuing  appropriation  from  the  special  fund  for
11    amounts  to  pay principal, interest, and other bond expenses
12    and obligations as provided in this Act.  All other  expenses
13    of  the  Authority,  including  the  ordinary  and contingent
14    expenses for the Authority's annual operations,  are  subject
15    to  annual  appropriation  by  the  General Assembly from the
16    special fund (or from other funds as provided in Section  18)
17    for  each fiscal year.  Said special fund shall be considered
18    always appropriated for the  purposes  of  disbursements,  as
19    provided  in  this  Act,  and shall be paid out and disbursed
20    only as provided herein,  and  shall  not,  at  any  time  be
21    appropriated or diverted to any other use or purpose.
22    (Source: P.A. 83-1258.)

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