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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 10, 11, and 19 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (605 ILCS 10/10) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-10)
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7 | Sec. 10. The Authority shall have power:
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8 | (a) To pass resolutions, make by-laws, rules and | ||||||
9 | regulations for the
management, regulation and control of its | ||||||
10 | affairs, and to fix tolls as provided in Section 19 of this | ||||||
11 | Act , and to
make, enact and enforce all needful rules and | ||||||
12 | regulations in connection
with the construction, operation, | ||||||
13 | management, care, regulation or
protection of its property or | ||||||
14 | any toll highways, constructed or
reconstructed hereunder.
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15 | (a-5) To fix, assess, and collect civil fines for a | ||||||
16 | vehicle's operation on
a toll highway without the required toll | ||||||
17 | having been paid.
The Authority may
establish by rule a system | ||||||
18 | of civil administrative adjudication to adjudicate
only | ||||||
19 | alleged
instances of a vehicle's operation on a toll highway | ||||||
20 | without the required toll
having been paid, as detected by the | ||||||
21 | Authority's video or photo
surveillance system.
In cases in | ||||||
22 | which the operator of the vehicle is not the registered
vehicle | ||||||
23 | owner, the establishment of
ownership of the vehicle creates a | ||||||
24 | rebuttable presumption that the vehicle was
being operated by | ||||||
25 | an agent
of the registered vehicle owner. If the registered | ||||||
26 | vehicle owner liable for a
violation under this Section was
not | ||||||
27 | the operator of the vehicle at the time of the violation, the | ||||||
28 | owner may
maintain an action for
indemnification against the | ||||||
29 | operator in the circuit court.
Rules establishing a system of | ||||||
30 | civil administrative
adjudication must
provide for written | ||||||
31 | notice,
by first class mail or other means provided by law, to | ||||||
32 | the address of the
registered owner of the cited
vehicle as |
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1 | recorded with the Secretary of State or to the lessee of the | ||||||
2 | cited
vehicle at the last address known
to the lessor of the | ||||||
3 | cited vehicle at the time of the lease,
of the
alleged | ||||||
4 | violation and an opportunity to be heard on the question of the
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5 | violation and must provide for the establishment of a toll-free | ||||||
6 | telephone
number to receive inquiries concerning alleged | ||||||
7 | violations.
The notice shall also inform the registered vehicle | ||||||
8 | owner that failure to
contest in the manner and time
provided | ||||||
9 | shall be deemed an admission of liability and that a final | ||||||
10 | order of
liability may be entered on that admission. A duly
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11 | authorized agent of the Authority may perform
or execute the | ||||||
12 | preparation, certification, affirmation, or
mailing of the | ||||||
13 | notice. A notice of violation, sworn or affirmed to or | ||||||
14 | certified
by a duly authorized agent of
the Authority, or a | ||||||
15 | facsimile of the notice, based upon an inspection of
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16 | photographs, microphotographs,
videotape, or other recorded | ||||||
17 | images produced
by a video or photo surveillance system, shall | ||||||
18 | be admitted as
prima facie evidence of the correctness of the | ||||||
19 | facts contained in the notice or
facsimile.
Only civil fines,
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20 | along with the corresponding outstanding toll, and costs
may be | ||||||
21 | imposed by
administrative adjudication. A fine may be imposed | ||||||
22 | under this paragraph only
if a violation is established by a | ||||||
23 | preponderance of the evidence. Judicial
review of all final | ||||||
24 | orders of the Authority under this paragraph shall be
conducted | ||||||
25 | in the circuit court of the county in which the administrative | ||||||
26 | decision was rendered in accordance with the Administrative | ||||||
27 | Review Law.
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28 | Any outstanding toll, fine, additional late payment fine, | ||||||
29 | other
sanction,
or costs imposed, or part of any fine, other | ||||||
30 | sanction, or costs imposed, remaining unpaid after the | ||||||
31 | exhaustion of, or the failure to
exhaust, judicial review | ||||||
32 | procedures under the Administrative Review
Law are a debt due | ||||||
33 | and owing
the Authority and may be collected in accordance
with | ||||||
34 | applicable law. After expiration of the period in
which | ||||||
35 | judicial review under the Administrative Review Law may be
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36 | sought,
unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, a |
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1 | final order of
the Authority under this subsection (a-5)
may be | ||||||
2 | enforced in
the same manner as a judgment entered by a court of | ||||||
3 | competent jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any other provision of | ||||||
4 | this Act, the Authority may, with the approval of the Attorney | ||||||
5 | General, retain a law firm or law firms with expertise in the | ||||||
6 | collection of government fines and debts for the purpose of | ||||||
7 | collecting fines, costs, and other moneys due under this | ||||||
8 | subsection (a-5).
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9 | A system of civil administrative adjudication may also | ||||||
10 | provide for a
program of vehicle
immobilization, tow, or | ||||||
11 | impoundment for the purpose of facilitating
enforcement of any | ||||||
12 | final order or orders of
the Authority under this subsection | ||||||
13 | (a-5) that result in a finding or liability for 5 or more | ||||||
14 | violations after
expiration of the period in which judicial | ||||||
15 | review under the Administrative Review Law may be sought. The | ||||||
16 | registered vehicle owner of a
vehicle immobilized, towed,
or | ||||||
17 | impounded for nonpayment of a final order
of the Authority | ||||||
18 | under this subsection (a-5) shall have the right
to request a | ||||||
19 | hearing before the Authority's civil administrative | ||||||
20 | adjudicatory
system to challenge the validity
of the | ||||||
21 | immobilization, tow, or impoundment.
This hearing, however, | ||||||
22 | shall not constitute a
readjudication of the merits of | ||||||
23 | previously adjudicated notices.
Judicial review of all final | ||||||
24 | orders of the
Authority under this subsection (a-5) shall be | ||||||
25 | conducted
in the circuit court of the county in which the | ||||||
26 | administrative decision was rendered in accordance with the | ||||||
27 | Administrative Review Law. | ||||||
28 | No commercial entity that is the lessor of a vehicle under | ||||||
29 | a written lease agreement shall be liable for an administrative | ||||||
30 | notice of violation for toll evasion issued under this | ||||||
31 | subsection (a-5) involving that vehicle during the period of | ||||||
32 | the lease if the lessor provides a copy of the leasing | ||||||
33 | agreement to the Authority within 21 days of the issue date on | ||||||
34 | the notice of violation. The leasing agreement also must | ||||||
35 | contain a provision or addendum informing the lessee that the | ||||||
36 | lessee is liable for payment of all tolls and any fines for |
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1 | toll evasion. Each entity must also post a sign at the leasing | ||||||
2 | counter notifying the lessee of that liability. The copy of the | ||||||
3 | leasing agreement provided to the Authority must contain the | ||||||
4 | name, address, and driver's license number of the lessee, as | ||||||
5 | well as the check-out and return dates and times of the vehicle | ||||||
6 | and the vehicle license plate number and vehicle make and | ||||||
7 | model. | ||||||
8 | As used in this subsection (a-5), "lessor" includes | ||||||
9 | commercial leasing and rental entities but does not include | ||||||
10 | public passenger vehicle entities.
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11 | The Authority shall establish an amnesty program for
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12 | violations adjudicated under this subsection (a-5). Under the
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13 | program, any person who has an outstanding notice of violation
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14 | for toll evasion or a final order of a hearing officer for toll
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15 | evasion dated prior to the effective date of this amendatory
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16 | Act of the 94th General Assembly
and who pays to the
Authority | ||||||
17 | the full percentage amounts listed in this paragraph
remaining | ||||||
18 | due on the notice of violation or final order of the
hearing | ||||||
19 | officer and the full fees and costs paid by the Authority to | ||||||
20 | the Secretary of State relating to suspension proceedings, if | ||||||
21 | applicable, on or before 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time,
of | ||||||
22 | the 60th day after the effective date of this amendatory Act
of | ||||||
23 | the 94th General Assembly shall not be required to pay more
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24 | than the listed percentage of the original fine amount and
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25 | outstanding toll as listed on the notice of violation or final
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26 | order of the hearing officer and the full fees and costs paid | ||||||
27 | by the Authority to the Secretary of State relating to | ||||||
28 | suspension proceedings, if applicable. The payment percentage | ||||||
29 | scale
shall be as follows: a person with 25 or fewer violations | ||||||
30 | shall
be eligible for amnesty upon payment of 50% of the | ||||||
31 | original
fine amount and the outstanding tolls; a person with | ||||||
32 | more than
25 but fewer than 51 violations shall be eligible for | ||||||
33 | amnesty
upon payment of 60% of the original fine amount and the
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34 | outstanding tolls; and a person with 51 or more violations
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35 | shall be eligible for amnesty upon payment of 75% of the
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36 | original fine amount and the outstanding tolls. In such a
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1 | situation, the Executive Director of the Authority or his or
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2 | her designee is authorized and directed to waive any late fine
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3 | amount above the applicable percentage of the original fine
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4 | amount. Partial payment of the amount due shall not be a basis
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5 | to extend the amnesty payment deadline nor shall it act to
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6 | relieve the person of liability for payment of the late fine
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7 | amount. In order to receive amnesty, the full amount of the
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8 | applicable percentage of the original fine amount and
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9 | outstanding toll remaining due on the notice of violation or
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10 | final order of the hearing officer and the full fees and costs | ||||||
11 | paid by the Authority to the Secretary of State relating to | ||||||
12 | suspension proceedings, if applicable, must be paid in full by | ||||||
13 | 5:00
p.m., Central Standard Time, of the 60th day after the
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14 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General
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15 | Assembly. This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly has
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16 | no retroactive effect with regard to payments already tendered
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17 | to the Authority that were full payments or payments in an
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18 | amount greater than the applicable percentage, and this Act
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19 | shall not be the basis for either a refund or a credit. This
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20 | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does not apply to
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21 | toll evasion citations issued by the Illinois State Police or
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22 | other authorized law enforcement agencies and for which payment
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23 | may be due to or through the clerk of the circuit court. The
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24 | Authority shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the
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25 | provisions of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly.
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26 | The Authority, by a resolution of the Board of Directors, shall
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27 | have the discretion to implement similar amnesty programs in
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28 | the future.
The Authority, at its discretion and in | ||||||
29 | consultation with the Attorney
General, is further authorized | ||||||
30 | to settle an administrative fine or
penalty if it determines | ||||||
31 | that settling for less than the full amount
is in the best | ||||||
32 | interests of the Authority after taking into account
the | ||||||
33 | following factors:
(1) the merits of the Authority's claim | ||||||
34 | against the respondent;
(2) the amount that can be collected | ||||||
35 | relative to the
administrative fine or penalty owed by the | ||||||
36 | respondent;
(3) the cost of pursuing further enforcement or |
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1 | collection
action against the respondent;
(4) the likelihood of | ||||||
2 | collecting the full amount owed; and
(5) the burden on the | ||||||
3 | judiciary.
The provisions in this Section may be extended to | ||||||
4 | other
toll facilities in the State of Illinois through a duly
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5 | executed agreement between the Authority and
the operator of | ||||||
6 | the toll facility.
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7 | (b) To prescribe rules and regulations applicable to | ||||||
8 | traffic on highways
under the jurisdiction of the Authority, | ||||||
9 | concerning:
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10 | (1) Types of vehicles permitted to use such highways or | ||||||
11 | parts thereof,
and classification of such vehicles;
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12 | (2) Designation of the lanes of traffic to be used by | ||||||
13 | the different
types of vehicles permitted upon said | ||||||
14 | highways;
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15 | (3) Stopping, standing, and parking of vehicles;
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16 | (4) Control of traffic by means of police officers or | ||||||
17 | traffic control
signals;
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18 | (5) Control or prohibition of processions, convoys, | ||||||
19 | and assemblages of
vehicles and persons;
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20 | (6) Movement of traffic in one direction only on | ||||||
21 | designated portions of
said highways;
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22 | (7) Control of the access, entrance, and exit of | ||||||
23 | vehicles and persons to
and from said highways; and
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24 | (8) Preparation, location and installation of all | ||||||
25 | traffic signs;
and to prescribe further rules and | ||||||
26 | regulations applicable to such traffic,
concerning matters | ||||||
27 | not provided for either in the foregoing enumeration or
in | ||||||
28 | the Illinois Vehicle Code. Notice of such rules and | ||||||
29 | regulations
shall be posted conspicuously and displayed at | ||||||
30 | appropriate points and at
reasonable intervals along said | ||||||
31 | highways, by clearly legible markers or
signs, to provide | ||||||
32 | notice of the existence of such rules and regulations to
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33 | persons traveling on said highways. At each toll station, | ||||||
34 | the Authority
shall make available, free of charge, | ||||||
35 | pamphlets containing all of such
rules and regulations.
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36 | (c) The Authority, in fixing the rate for tolls as provided |
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1 | in Section 19 of this Act for the privilege of
using the said | ||||||
2 | toll highways, is authorized and directed, in fixing such
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3 | rates, to base the same upon annual estimates to be made, | ||||||
4 | recorded and
filed with the Authority. Said estimates shall | ||||||
5 | include the following: The
estimated total amount of the use of | ||||||
6 | the toll highways; the estimated
amount of the revenue to be | ||||||
7 | derived therefrom, which said revenue, when
added to all other | ||||||
8 | receipts and income, will be sufficient to pay the
expense of | ||||||
9 | maintaining and operating said toll highways, including the
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10 | administrative expenses of the Authority, and to discharge all | ||||||
11 | obligations
of the Authority as they become due and payable.
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12 | (d) To accept from any municipality or political | ||||||
13 | subdivision any lands,
easements or rights in land needed for | ||||||
14 | the operation, construction,
relocation or maintenance of any | ||||||
15 | toll highways, with or without payment
therefor, and in its | ||||||
16 | discretion to reimburse any such municipality or
political | ||||||
17 | subdivision out of its funds for any cost or expense incurred | ||||||
18 | in
the acquisition of land, easements or rights in land, in | ||||||
19 | connection with
the construction and relocation of the said | ||||||
20 | toll highways, widening,
extending roads, streets or avenues in | ||||||
21 | connection therewith, or for the
construction of any roads or | ||||||
22 | streets forming extension to and connections
with or between | ||||||
23 | any toll highways, or for the cost or expense of widening,
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24 | grading, surfacing or improving any existing streets or roads | ||||||
25 | or the
construction of any streets and roads forming extensions | ||||||
26 | of or connections
with any toll highways constructed, | ||||||
27 | relocated, operated, maintained or
regulated hereunder by the | ||||||
28 | Authority. Where property owned by a
municipality or political | ||||||
29 | subdivision is necessary to the construction of
an approved | ||||||
30 | toll highway, if the Authority cannot reach an agreement with
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31 | such municipality or political subdivision and if the use to | ||||||
32 | which the
property is being put in the hands of the | ||||||
33 | municipality or political
subdivision is not essential to the | ||||||
34 | existence or the administration of such
municipality or | ||||||
35 | political subdivision, the Authority may acquire the
property | ||||||
36 | by condemnation.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 94-636, eff. 8-22-05.)
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2 | (605 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-11)
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3 | Sec. 11. The Authority shall have power:
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4 | (a) To enter upon lands, waters and premises in the State | ||||||
5 | for the
purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and | ||||||
6 | examinations as may be
necessary, expedient or convenient for | ||||||
7 | the purposes of this Act, and such
entry shall not be deemed to | ||||||
8 | be a trespass, nor shall an entry for such
purpose be deemed an | ||||||
9 | entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be
then | ||||||
10 | pending; provided, however, that the Authority shall make
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11 | reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to such lands, | ||||||
12 | waters and
premises as the result of such activities.
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13 | (b) To construct, maintain and operate stations for the | ||||||
14 | collection of
tolls or charges upon and along any toll | ||||||
15 | highways.
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16 | (c) To provide for the collection of tolls and charges for | ||||||
17 | the privilege
of using the said toll highways as provided in | ||||||
18 | Section 19 of this Act .
Before it adopts an increase in the
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19 | rates for toll, the Authority shall hold a public
hearing at | ||||||
20 | which any person may appear, express opinions, suggestions, or
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21 | objections, or direct inquiries relating to the proposed | ||||||
22 | increase.
Any person may submit a written statement to the | ||||||
23 | Authority at
the hearing, whether appearing in person or not. | ||||||
24 | The hearing shall be held in
the county in which the proposed
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25 | increase of the rates is to take place. The
Authority shall | ||||||
26 | give notice of the hearing by advertisement on
3 successive | ||||||
27 | days at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing in a | ||||||
28 | daily
newspaper of general circulation within the county within | ||||||
29 | which the
hearing is held.
The notice shall state the date, | ||||||
30 | time, and place of the hearing, shall contain
a description of | ||||||
31 | the proposed increase, and shall
specify how interested persons | ||||||
32 | may obtain copies of any reports, resolutions,
or certificates | ||||||
33 | describing the basis on which the proposed change, alteration,
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34 | or modification was calculated. After consideration of any | ||||||
35 | statements filed or
oral opinions, suggestions, objections, or |
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1 | inquiries made at the hearing, the
Authority may proceed to | ||||||
2 | adopt the proposed increase
of the rates for toll. No change or | ||||||
3 | alteration in or modification
of the rates for toll shall be | ||||||
4 | effective unless at least 30 days
prior to the effective date | ||||||
5 | of such rates notice thereof
shall be given to
the public by | ||||||
6 | publication in a newspaper of general circulation, and such
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7 | notice, or notices, thereof shall be posted and publicly | ||||||
8 | displayed at each
and every toll station upon or along said | ||||||
9 | toll highways.
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10 | (d) To construct, at the Authority's discretion, grade | ||||||
11 | separations
at intersections with any railroads, waterways, | ||||||
12 | street railways, streets,
thoroughfares, public roads or | ||||||
13 | highways intersected by the said toll
highways, and to change | ||||||
14 | and adjust the lines and grades thereof so as to
accommodate | ||||||
15 | the same to the design of such grade separation and to
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16 | construct interchange improvements. The Authority is | ||||||
17 | authorized to provide
such grade separations or interchange | ||||||
18 | improvements at its own cost or to
enter into contracts or | ||||||
19 | agreements with reference to division of cost
therefor with any | ||||||
20 | municipality or political subdivision of the State of
Illinois, | ||||||
21 | or with the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, or with
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22 | any corporation, individual, firm, person or association. | ||||||
23 | Where such
structures have been built by the Authority and a | ||||||
24 | local highway agency did
not enter into an agreement to the | ||||||
25 | contrary, the Authority shall maintain
the entire structure, | ||||||
26 | including the road surface, at the Authority's expense.
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27 | (e) To contract with and grant concessions to or lease or | ||||||
28 | license to any
person, partnership, firm, association or | ||||||
29 | corporation so desiring the use
of any part of any toll | ||||||
30 | highways, excluding the paved portion thereof, but
including | ||||||
31 | the right of way adjoining, under, or over said paved portion | ||||||
32 | for
the placing of telephone, telegraph, electric, power lines | ||||||
33 | and other
utilities, and for the placing of pipe lines, and to | ||||||
34 | enter into operating
agreements with or to contract with and | ||||||
35 | grant concessions to or to lease to
any person, partnership, | ||||||
36 | firm, association or corporation so desiring the
use of any |
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1 | part of the toll highways, excluding the paved portion thereof,
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2 | but including the right of way adjoining, or over said paved | ||||||
3 | portion for
motor fuel service stations and facilities, | ||||||
4 | garages, stores and
restaurants, or for any other lawful | ||||||
5 | purpose, and to fix the terms,
conditions, rents, rates and | ||||||
6 | charges for such use.
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7 | The Authority shall also have power to establish reasonable | ||||||
8 | regulations
for the installation, construction, maintenance, | ||||||
9 | repair, renewal,
relocation and removal of pipes, mains, | ||||||
10 | conduits, cables, wires, towers,
poles and other equipment and | ||||||
11 | appliances (herein called public utilities)
of any public | ||||||
12 | utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act along,
over or | ||||||
13 | under any toll road project. Whenever the Authority shall | ||||||
14 | determine
that it is necessary that any such public utility | ||||||
15 | facilities which now are
located in, on, along, over or under | ||||||
16 | any project or projects be relocated
or removed entirely from | ||||||
17 | any such project or projects, the public utility
owning or | ||||||
18 | operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in
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19 | accordance with the order of the Authority. All costs and | ||||||
20 | expenses of such
relocation or removal, including the cost of | ||||||
21 | installing such facilities in
a new location or locations, and | ||||||
22 | the cost of any land or lands, or interest
in land, or any | ||||||
23 | other rights required to accomplish such relocation or
removal | ||||||
24 | shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the
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25 | cost of any such project or projects, and further, there shall | ||||||
26 | be no rent,
fee or other charge of any kind imposed upon the | ||||||
27 | public utility owning or
operating any facilities ordered | ||||||
28 | relocated on the properties of the said
Authority and the said | ||||||
29 | Authority shall grant to the said public utility
owning or | ||||||
30 | operating said facilities and its successors and assigns the
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31 | right to operate the same in the new location or locations for | ||||||
32 | as long a
period and upon the same terms and conditions as it | ||||||
33 | had the right to
maintain and operate such facilities in their | ||||||
34 | former location or locations.
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35 | (f) To enter into an intergovernmental agreement or | ||||||
36 | contract with a unit of local government or other
public or |
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1 | private entity for the collection, enforcement, and | ||||||
2 | administration
of tolls,
fees, revenue, and violations.
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3 | (Source: P.A. 94-636, eff. 8-22-05.)
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4 | (605 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-19)
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5 | Sec. 19. The Authority shall fix and revise from time to | ||||||
6 | time, tolls or
charges or rates for the privilege of using each | ||||||
7 | of the toll highways
constructed pursuant to this Act. The | ||||||
8 | Authority shall provide that a vehicle owned or operated by the | ||||||
9 | Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority | ||||||
10 | is exempt from tolls if the vehicle is being used to transport | ||||||
11 | passengers for hire. Such tolls shall be so fixed and
adjusted | ||||||
12 | at rates calculated to provide the lowest reasonable toll rates
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13 | that will provide funds sufficient with other revenues of the | ||||||
14 | Authority to
pay, (a) the cost of the construction of a toll | ||||||
15 | highway authorized by joint
resolution of the General Assembly | ||||||
16 | pursuant to Section 14.1 and the
reconstruction, major repairs | ||||||
17 | or improvements of toll highways, (b) the
cost of maintaining, | ||||||
18 | repairing, regulating and operating the toll highways
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19 | including only the necessary expenses of the Authority, and (c) | ||||||
20 | the
principal of all bonds, interest thereon and all sinking | ||||||
21 | fund requirements
and other requirements provided by | ||||||
22 | resolutions authorizing the issuance of
the bonds as they shall | ||||||
23 | become due. The use and disposition of any sinking
or reserve | ||||||
24 | fund shall be subject to such regulation as may be provided in
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25 | the resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of | ||||||
26 | the bonds.
Subject to the provisions of any resolution or trust | ||||||
27 | indenture authorizing
the issuance of bonds any moneys in any | ||||||
28 | such sinking fund in excess of an
amount equal to one year's | ||||||
29 | interest on the bonds then outstanding secured
by such sinking | ||||||
30 | fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds.
All | ||||||
31 | such bonds so redeemed or purchased shall forthwith be | ||||||
32 | cancelled and
shall not again be issued. No person shall be | ||||||
33 | permitted to use any toll
highway without paying the toll | ||||||
34 | established under this Section except when
on official Toll | ||||||
35 | Highway Authority business which includes police and other
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1 | emergency vehicles. However, any law enforcement agency | ||||||
2 | vehicle, fire
department vehicle, or other emergency vehicle | ||||||
3 | that is plainly marked shall not
be
required to pay a toll to | ||||||
4 | use a toll highway.
A law enforcement, fire protection, or | ||||||
5 | emergency services
officer driving a law enforcement, fire | ||||||
6 | protection, or emergency services
agency
vehicle that is not | ||||||
7 | plainly marked must present an Official Permit Card which
the | ||||||
8 | law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services | ||||||
9 | officer receives
from his or her law enforcement, fire | ||||||
10 | protection, or emergency services agency
in
order to use a toll | ||||||
11 | highway without paying the toll. A
law enforcement, fire | ||||||
12 | protection, or emergency services agency must apply to
the | ||||||
13 | Authority to receive a permit, and the
Authority shall adopt | ||||||
14 | rules for the issuance of a permit, that allows all
law | ||||||
15 | enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services agency | ||||||
16 | vehicles of the
law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency | ||||||
17 | services agency that are not
plainly
marked to use any toll | ||||||
18 | highway
without paying the toll established under this Section.
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19 | The Authority shall maintain in
its office a list of
all | ||||||
20 | persons that are authorized to use any toll highway without | ||||||
21 | charge when
on official business of the Authority and such list | ||||||
22 | shall be open to the
public for inspection.
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23 | Among other matters, this amendatory Act of 1990 is | ||||||
24 | intended to clarify
and confirm the prior intent of the General | ||||||
25 | Assembly to allow toll revenues
from the toll highway system to | ||||||
26 | be used to pay a portion of the cost of the
construction of the | ||||||
27 | North-South Toll Highway authorized by Senate Joint
Resolution | ||||||
28 | 122 of the 83rd General Assembly in 1984.
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29 | (Source: P.A. 90-152, eff. 7-23-97.)
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30 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
31 | becoming law.
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