(605 ILCS 5/10-102) (from Ch. 121, par. 10-102)
Sec. 10-102.
Before acquiring any bridge or part of a bridge and its
approaches as provided in this Division of this Article, the Department
shall ascertain, except as otherwise provided in Section 10-102.1, that the
bridge and its approaches are structurally sound
and in a good state of repair, that all bonds or other obligations issued
to finance the cost of constructing or acquiring the bridge and its
approaches have been fully retired and that all interest charges in
connection therewith have been fully paid and that there are no mortgages,
liens or encumbrances of any nature outstanding against the bridge and its
approaches or the real property acquired in connection therewith, and, in
case the bridge is across a navigable stream, that authority to construct,
maintain and operate the bridge and approaches was granted by Act of
Congress and that the Act, or a subsequent Act or Acts of Congress in
connection therewith, granted full authority to sell, assign or transfer
all rights, powers and privileges conferred by the Act of Congress. The
conveyance shall be by warranty deed and run to the State of Illinois. The
conveyance shall include any interest in real property acquired in
connection with the bridge, and shall assign and transfer to the State all
rights, powers and privileges conferred by any Act or Acts of Congress in
connection with the bridge and approaches.
(Source: P.A. 92-679, eff. 7-16-02.)
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