Rep. Sam Yingling
Filed: 5/18/2020
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 942 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 942 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 6-140 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-140)
7    Sec. 6-140. Abolishing a road district within Lake County 
8or McHenry County with less than 15 miles of roads. Any 
9township in Lake County or McHenry County shall abolish a road 
10district of that township if the roads of the road district are 
11less than 15 centerline miles in length on August 9, 2019, as 
12determined by the county engineer or county superintendent of 
13highways. A road district is abolished on the expiration of the 
14term of office of the highway commissioner of the road district 
15facing abolition following the determination by the county 
16engineer or county superintendent of highways of the length, in 
 
 
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1centerline mileage, of the roads within the road district to be 
2abolished.
3    On the date of abolition: all the rights, powers, duties, 
4assets, property, liabilities, obligations, and 
5responsibilities of the road district shall by operation of law 
6vest in and be assumed by the township; the township board of 
7trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road district 
8abolished under this Section and shall exercise all duties and 
9responsibilities of the highway commissioner as provided in 
10this Code; and for purposes of distribution of revenue, the 
11township shall assume the powers, duties, and obligations of 
12the road district. The township board of trustees may enter 
13into a contract with the county, a municipality, or a private 
14contractor to administer the roads added to its jurisdiction 
15under this Section.

16(Source: P.A. 101-230, eff. 8-9-19.)
 

17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.".