Rep. Sam Yingling
Filed: 3/14/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 607




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 607 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 6-134 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-134 new)
7    Sec. 6-134. Abolishing a road district. By resolution, the 
8board of trustees of any township located in a county with less 
9than 3,000,000 inhabitants may submit a proposition to abolish 
10the road district of that township to the electors of that 
11township at a general election or consolidated election in 
12accordance with the general election law. The ballot shall be 
13in substantially 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
5--------- 
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 no more than 90 days after 
9vote certification by the governing election authority.
10    On that date, all the rights, powers, duties, assets, 
11property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of 
12the road district shall by operation of law vest in and be 
13assumed by the township. On that date, the township board of 
14trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road district 
15abolished under this Section. On that date, any highway 
16commissioner of the abolished road district shall cease to hold 
17office, such term having been terminated. Thereafter, the 
18township shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of the 
19highway commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code. 
20The township board of trustees may enter into a contract with 
21the county, a municipality, or a private contractor to 
22administer the roads under its jurisdiction. The township board 
23of trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a township 
24road district abolished under this subsection. For purposes of 
25distribution of revenue, the township shall assume the powers, 
 
 
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1duties, and obligations of the road district.".