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92_HB3884

 
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 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 and
16    other workers employed under  contracts  for  public  works,"
17    approved 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
 
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 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.)

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