HIGHWAYS-UTILITY DAMAGE Senate SponsorsSen. Kirk W. Dillard-James F. Clayborne, Jr.-Lawrence M. Walsh House Sponsors(Rep. Thomas Holbrook-Angelo Saviano-Steve Davis) 7/24/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0357 605 ILCS 5/9-113from Ch. 121, par. 9-113765 ILCS 5/7afrom Ch. 30, par. 6aAmends the Illinois Highway Code and the Conveyances Act. Provides that a public water service or public sanitary service utility must pay for any physical damage it causes to improvements lawfully located in a road or highway right-of-way. Provides that property that includes a portion of a highway or road but is subject to the highway or road shall not be considered to "end" at the highway or road. Provides that a utility must obtain consent to use a road or highway for public utility purposes from a lawful owner of the roadway or highway property (i.e. a person whose deed of conveyance lawfully includes the property, whether or not made subject to the highway or road) who does not pay taxes by reason of the farmland assessment provisions of the Property Tax Code. Provides that the term "conveyance" expressly excludes a road, street, highway, or alley if the legal description expressly states that the road, street, highway, or alley is excepted from the property being conveyed. Provides that the rights accruing to the abutting property owner shall be subject to all existing uses and easements located within the right-of-way and shall also be subject to such future uses and easements as may be permitted to be located within the right-of-way under the provisions of the Illinois Highway Code. Makes other changes.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Provides that, when consent to install or maintain service is obtained from a highway authority, the entity obtaining the consent still must obtain the rights or the consent of the owner of the land over or under which the highway is located, except when no owner has paid real estate taxes on the property for 2 years prior to the grant of consent. 2/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 2/19/2003SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. 2/19/2003SenateChief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh 2/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 3/5/2003SenateAssigned to Executive 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass Executive; 013-000-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 3/18/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/18/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003 3/26/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard 3/26/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/26/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Executive 3/27/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Executive; 013-000-000 4/4/2003SenateRecalled to Second Reading 4/4/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Dillard 4/4/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/7/2003HouseArrived in House 4/7/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis 4/7/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/8/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/8/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2003HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 4/9/2003HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Thomas Holbrook 4/9/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano 4/9/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steve Davis 4/15/2003HouseRe-assigned to Public Utilities Committee 4/30/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 015-000-000 4/30/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/8/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/8/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/14/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 5/14/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 6/12/2003SenateSent to the Governor 7/24/2003SenateGovernor Approved 7/24/2003SenateEffective Date January 1, 2004 7/24/2003SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0357