HB5605 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5605

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Kam Buckner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Toll Highway Oasis Reinvestment Act. Provides that if an oasis has been operational for more than 5 years within the jurisdiction and boundaries of a local government and has been subsequently removed due to toll highway expansion, the Authority shall offer any adjacent land previously associated with the oasis to the respective local government for the purpose of developing a new travel oasis. Requires the terms of the land transfer to the local government to be under a lease agreement for a term of 50 years, with 2 successive renewal options of 25 years each. Requires the local government to pay the Authority a fee equivalent to 5% of the gross revenue generated from the redeveloped oasis throughout the duration of the lease and its renewals. Requires the local government, upon accepting the terms of the land transfer, to enter into a project labor agreement for the construction, renovation, or any development work pertaining to the oasis. Provides that project labor agreement shall ensure that all labor used for the project adheres to local labor standards and regulations. Grants rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Toll Highway Oasis Reinvestment Act.

Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:

"Authority" means the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

"Local government" means the municipality in which an oasis is located or, if the oasis is not located within a municipality, the county in which the oasis is located.

"Oasis" means any over-the-highway facility that provides food, fuel, and other services to travelers on the toll highway system.

Section 10. Land transfer for oasis development.

(a) If an oasis has been operational for more than 5 years within the jurisdiction and boundaries of a local government and has been subsequently removed due to toll highway expansion, the Authority shall offer any adjacent land previously associated with the oasis to the respective local government for the purpose of developing a new oasis.

(b) The terms of the land transfer to the local government shall be under a lease agreement for a term of 50 years, with 2 successive renewal options of 25 years each.

(c) The local government shall pay the Authority a fee equivalent to 5% of the gross revenue generated from the redeveloped oasis throughout the duration of the lease and its renewals.

Section 15. Project labor agreement requirement. The local government, upon accepting the terms of the land transfer, shall enter into a project labor agreement for the construction, renovation, or any development work pertaining to the oasis. The project labor agreement shall ensure that all labor used for the project adheres to local labor standards and regulations.

Section 20. Implementation and oversight. The Authority shall implement any additional rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Act.

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