Rep. Michael J. Madigan
Filed: 5/4/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1907




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1907 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 6-133 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-133 new)
7    Sec. 6-133. Abolishing a road district in Cook County. By 
8resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in 
9Cook County, Illinois, may submit a proposition to abolish the 
10road district of that township to the electors of that township

11at a general election or consolidated election in accordance 
12with the general election law. The
ballot shall be in 
13substantially the following form:
 
 
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15    Shall the Road District of the Township of 

 
 
 
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1........... be abolished with all the rights,YES
2powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,
3obligations, and responsibilities being assumed --------- 
4by the Township of ........... ? NO
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6    In the event that a majority of the electors voting on such 
7proposition are in favor thereof, then
the road district shall 
8be abolished by operation of law effective on January 1 of the 
9calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which 
10the proposition was approved by the
electors.
11    On that date, all the rights, powers, duties, assets, 
12property, liabilities, obligations, and
responsibilities of 
13the road district shall by operation of law vest in and be 
14assumed by the
township. On that date, any highway commissioner 
15of the abolished road district shall cease to
hold office, such 
16term having been terminated. Thereafter, the township shall 
17exercise all duties
and responsibilities of the highway 
18commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code. The

19township board of trustees may enter into a contract with the 
20county, a municipality, or a private
contractor to administer 
21the roads under its jurisdiction. The township board of 
22trustees shall
assume all taxing authority of a township road 
23district abolished under this subsection. For purposes
of 
24distribution of revenue, the township shall assume the powers, 
25duties, and obligations of the
road district.".