GASH. 605 ILCS 10/8.1 new 605 ILCS 10/17 from Ch. 121, par. 100-17 605 ILCS 10/21.1 new Amends the Toll Highway Act. Requires the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to appoint an Inspector General to investigate waste, fraud, or financial mismanagement in Authority operations in- volving Authority employees or contractors. Provides for the Inspec- tor General's powers and duties. Makes failure to cooperate in speci- fied ways with the investigation a Class A misdemeanor. Requires the Authority to use all surplus revenues to fund construction or repairs before issuing bonds to finance those activities. Requires the Auth- ority to structure financing of new tollways and refinancing of debt to facilitate conversion of tollways into free State highways. Re- quires the Authority to report a schedule of that conversion to the Governor and General Assembly every 2 years. Effective immediately. 99-02-22 H FIRST READING 99-02-22 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE APP-GEN SERVS 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary