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| Public Act 096-0366 |
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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 Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 6-901 as follows:
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(605 ILCS 5/6-901) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-901)
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Sec. 6-901.
Annually, the General Assembly shall | ||||
appropriate to the
Department of Transportation from the road | ||||
fund, the general revenue
fund, any other State funds or a | ||||
combination of those funds, $15,000,000
for apportionment to | ||||
counties for the use of road districts for the
construction of | ||||
bridges 20 feet or more in length, as provided in
Sections | ||||
6-902 through 6-905.
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The Department of Transportation shall apportion among the | ||||
several
counties of this State for the use of road districts | ||||
the amounts
appropriated under this Section. The amount | ||||
apportioned to a county
shall be in the proportion which the | ||||
total mileage of township or
district roads in the county bears | ||||
to the total mileage of all township
and district roads in the | ||||
State. Each county shall allocate to the
several road districts | ||||
in the county the funds so apportioned to the
county. The | ||||
allocation to road districts shall be made in the same
manner | ||||
and be subject to the same conditions and qualifications as are
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provided by Section 8 of the "Motor Fuel Tax Law", approved | ||
March 25,
1929, as amended, with respect to the allocation to | ||
road districts of
the amount allotted from the Motor Fuel Tax | ||
Fund for apportionment to
counties for the use of road | ||
districts, but no allocation shall be made
to any road district | ||
that has not levied taxes for road and bridge
purposes and for | ||
bridge construction purposes at the maximum rates
permitted by | ||
Sections 6-501, 6-508 and 6-512 of this Act, without
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referendum. "Road district" and "township or district road" | ||
have the
meanings ascribed to those terms in this Act.
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Road districts in counties in which a property tax | ||
extension limitation is
imposed under the Property Tax | ||
Extension Limitation Law that are made
ineligible for receipt | ||
of this appropriation due to the imposition of a
property tax | ||
extension limitation may become eligible if, at the time the
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property tax extension limitation was imposed, the road | ||
district was levying at
the required rate and continues to levy | ||
the maximum allowable amount
after the imposition of the | ||
property tax extension limitation. The road
district
also | ||
becomes
eligible if it levies at or above the rate required for | ||
eligibility by Section
8 of the
Motor Fuel Tax Law.
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The amounts apportioned under this Section for allocation | ||
to road
districts may be used only for bridge construction as | ||
provided in this
Division. So much of those amounts as are not | ||
obligated under Sections
6-902 through 6-904 and for which | ||
local funds have not been committed
under Section 6-905 within | ||
48 24 months of the date
when such apportionment is
made lapses | ||
and shall not be paid to the county treasurer for
distribution | ||
to road districts.
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(Source: P.A. 90-110, eff. 7-14-97.)
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