605 ILCS 5/ Illinois Highway Code.

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605 ILCS 5/5-701.16

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.16) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.16)

Sec. 5-701.16.

Any county board, in a county of less than 1,000,000
inhabitants may also use any motor fuel tax money allotted to it or
any part thereof for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds
issued for the purpose of constructing, maintaining or improving county
highways, roads or bridges.  Such construction, maintenance or improvement
shall be in accordance with the procedure in Section 5-403 of this Code.
Such county boards are authorized to use motor fuel tax money to pay
principal or interest on such bonds without any prior appropriation and
without regard to any budget law.  The State of Illinois pledges and agrees
with the holders of any bonds of a county issued for such purposes that the
State will not limit the use of such money by such county, so long as any
such bonds are outstanding and unpaid.  Payment of such motor fuel tax
money to such county shall be subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly.  The State shall not be liable on or guarantee bonds of a county
issued for such purposes, and such bonds shall not be State debt.  The face
of all such bonds shall contain a statement with respect to the provisions
of this Section.

(Source: P.A. 85-962.)

605 ILCS 5/5-701.17

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.17) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.17)

Sec. 5-701.17.

Construction, maintenance, or improvement of county
unit roads.  Any county board in a county with an established county unit
district highway system may, with the approval of the Department, use a
maximum of 30% of the motor fuel tax funds, provided for in Section 8 of
the Motor Fuel Tax Law, allotted to it to pay for the cost of construction,
maintenance, or improvements of roads in the county unit system.  The
Department shall not approve use of the funds unless the Department
determines that the county highway system is being maintained in an
acceptable condition and that the use of the motor fuel tax funds would not
jeopardize adequate maintenance of existing county highways.

(Source: P.A. 87-1249.)

605 ILCS 5/5-702

(605 ILCS 5/5-702) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-702)

Sec. 5-702.

Payment of motor fuel tax money to any county for the purposes stated in
Sections 5-701.1 through 5-701.11 shall be made by the Department of
Transportation as soon as may be after the allotment is made.

However, if any county, after having been given reasonable notice by the
Department, fails to expend motor fuel tax funds in a manner satisfactory
to the Department or fails to have construction contracts approved by the
Department or fails to maintain in a manner satisfactory to the Department
highways heretofore or hereafter constructed with motor fuel tax funds, no
further payment of motor fuel tax funds shall be made to such county for
construction or maintenance purposes until it corrects its unsatisfactory
use of motor fuel tax funds or secures approval of its construction
contracts by the Department or maintains such highways or provides for such
maintenance in a manner satisfactory to the Department.

Records of all expenditures of motor fuel tax money made by the county
shall be kept in accordance with the system of auditing and accounting
prescribed by the Department under Section 4-101.9 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 77-173.)

605 ILCS 5/Art. 5 Div. 8

(605 ILCS 5/Art. 5 Div. 8 heading) DIVISION 8.

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