Public Act 90-0152 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0152
HB0596 Enrolled LRB9002875NTsb
AN ACT to amend the Toll Highway Act by changing Section
19.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
Section 19 as follows:
(605 ILCS 10/19) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-19)
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 and other requirements provided by
resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds as they
shall become due. 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. 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 emergency vehicles.
However, any law enforcement agency vehicle, fire department
vehicle, 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 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 in order to use a toll highway
without paying the toll. A law enforcement, fire protection,
or emergency services agency must apply to the Authority to
receive a permit, and the Authority shall adopt rules for the
issuance of a permit, that allows 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 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.
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.
(Source: P.A. 86-1164.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.