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Public Act 097-0784 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 19 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-19)
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Sec. 19. The Authority shall fix and revise from time to | ||||
time, tolls or
charges or rates for the privilege of using each | ||||
of the toll highways
constructed pursuant to this Act. Such | ||||
tolls shall be so fixed and
adjusted at rates calculated to | ||||
provide the lowest reasonable toll rates
that will provide | ||||
funds sufficient with other revenues of the Authority to
pay, | ||||
(a) the cost of the construction of a toll highway authorized | ||||
by joint
resolution of the General Assembly pursuant to Section | ||||
14.1 and the
reconstruction, major repairs or improvements of | ||||
toll highways, (b) the
cost of maintaining, repairing, | ||||
regulating and operating the toll highways
including only the | ||||
necessary expenses of the Authority, and (c) the
principal of | ||||
all bonds, interest thereon and all sinking fund requirements
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and other requirements provided by resolutions authorizing the | ||||
issuance of
the bonds as they shall become due. In fixing the | ||||
toll rates pursuant to this Section 19 and Section 10(c) of | ||||
this Act, the Authority shall take into account the effect of |
the provisions of this Section 19 permitting the use of the | ||
toll highway system without payment of the covenants of the | ||
Authority contained in the resolutions and trust indentures | ||
authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Authority. No such | ||
provision permitting the use of the toll highway system without | ||
payment of tolls after the date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
95th General Assembly shall be applied in a manner that impairs | ||
the rights of bondholders pursuant to any resolution or trust | ||
indentures authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Authority.
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The use and disposition of any sinking
or reserve fund shall be | ||
subject to such regulation as may be provided in
the resolution | ||
or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
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Subject to the provisions of any resolution or trust indenture | ||
authorizing
the issuance of bonds any moneys in any such | ||
sinking fund in excess of an
amount equal to one year's | ||
interest on the bonds then outstanding secured
by such sinking | ||
fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds.
All | ||
such bonds so redeemed or purchased shall forthwith be | ||
cancelled and
shall not again be issued. No person shall be | ||
permitted to use any toll
highway without paying the toll | ||
established under this Section except when
on official Toll | ||
Highway Authority business which includes police and other
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emergency vehicles. However, any law enforcement agency | ||
vehicle, fire
department vehicle, public or private ambulance | ||
service vehicle engaged in the performance of an emergency | ||
service or duty that necessitates the use of the toll highway |
system, or other emergency vehicle that is plainly marked shall | ||
not
be
required to pay a toll to use a toll highway.
A law | ||
enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services
officer | ||
driving a law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency | ||
services
agency
vehicle , or public or private ambulance service | ||
vehicle engaging in the performance of emergency services or | ||
duties that is not plainly marked must present an Official | ||
Permit Card which
the law enforcement, fire protection, or | ||
emergency services officer receives
from his or her law | ||
enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services agency , or | ||
public or private ambulance service
in
order to use a toll | ||
highway without paying the toll. A
law enforcement, fire | ||
protection, or emergency services agency , or public or private | ||
ambulance service engaging in the performance of emergency | ||
services or duties must apply to
the Authority to receive a | ||
permit, and the
Authority shall adopt rules for the issuance of | ||
a permit, that allows public or private ambulance service | ||
vehicles engaged in the performance of emergency services or | ||
duties that necessitate the use of the toll highway system and | ||
all
law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services | ||
agency vehicles of the
law enforcement, fire protection, or | ||
emergency services agency that are not
plainly
marked to use | ||
any toll highway
without paying the toll established under this | ||
Section.
The Authority shall maintain in
its office a list of
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all persons that are authorized to use any toll highway without | ||
charge when
on official business of the Authority and such list |
shall be open to the
public for inspection. In recognition of | ||
the unique role of the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional | ||
Transportation Authority in providing effective transportation | ||
in the Authority's service region and to give effect to the | ||
exemption set forth in subsection (b) of Section 2.06 of the | ||
Regional Transportation Authority Act, a vehicle owned or | ||
operated by the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional | ||
Transportation Authority that is being used to transport | ||
passengers for hire may use any toll highway without paying the | ||
toll.
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Among other matters, this amendatory Act of 1990 is | ||
intended to clarify
and confirm the prior intent of the General | ||
Assembly to allow toll revenues
from the toll highway system to | ||
be used to pay a portion of the cost of the
construction of the | ||
North-South Toll Highway authorized by Senate Joint
Resolution | ||
122 of the 83rd General Assembly in 1984.
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(Source: P.A. 95-327, eff. 1-1-08.)
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