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92_HB3884 LRB9213907REsb 1 AN ACT in regard to highways. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing 5 Section 8 as follows: 6 (605 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-8) 7 Sec. 8. The Authority shall have the power: 8 (a) To acquire, own, use, hire, lease, operate and 9 dispose of personal property, real property, any interest 10 therein, including rights-of-way, franchises and easements. 11 (b) To enter into all contracts and agreements necessary 12 or incidental to the performance of its powers under this 13 Act. All employment contracts let under this Act shall be in 14 conformity with the applicable provisions of the Prevailing 15 Wage Act"An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and16other workers employed under contracts for public works,"17approved June 26, 1941, as amended. 18 (c) To employ and discharge, without regard to the 19 requirements of any civil service or personnel act, such 20 administrative, engineering, traffic, architectural, 21 construction, and financial experts, and inspectors, and such 22 other employees, as are necessary in the Authority's judgment 23 to carry out the purposes of this Act; and to establish and 24 administer standards of classification of all of such persons 25 with respect to their compensation, duties, performance, and 26 tenure; and to enter into contracts of employment with such 27 persons for such periods and on such terms as the Authority 28 deems desirable. 29 (d) To appoint by and with the consent of the Attorney 30 General, assistant attorneys for such Authority, which said 31 assistant attorneys shall be under the control, direction and -2- LRB9213907REsb 1 supervision of the Attorney General and shall serve at his 2 pleasure. 3 (e) To retain special counsel, subject to the approval 4 of the Attorney General, as needed from time to time, and fix 5 their compensation, provided however, such special counsel 6 shall be subject to the control, direction and supervision of 7 the Attorney General and shall serve at his pleasure. 8 (f) To acquire, construct, relocate, operate, regulate 9 and maintain a system of toll highways through and within the 10 State of Illinois. However, the Authority does not have the 11 power to acquire, operate, regulate or maintain any system of 12 toll highways or toll bridges or portions of them (including 13 but not limited to any system organized pursuant to Division 14 108 of Article 11 of the Illinois Municipal Code) in the 15 event either of the following conditions exists at the time 16 the proposed acquisition, operation, regulation or 17 maintenance of such system is to become effective: 18 (1) the principal or interest on bonds or other 19 instruments evidencing indebtedness of the system are in 20 default; or 21 (2) the principal or interest on bonds or other 22 instruments evidencing indebtedness of the system have been 23 in default at any time during the 5 year period prior to the 24 proposed acquisition. 25 To facilitate such construction, operation and 26 maintenance and subject to the approval of the Division of 27 Highways of the Department of Transportation, the Authority 28 shall have the full use and advantage of the engineering 29 staff and facilities of the Department. 30 (Source: P.A. 83-1258.)