HIGHWAY BRIDGE ADVERTISING House SponsorsRep. Jim Sacia 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 225 ILCS 440/4from Ch. 121, par. 504225 ILCS 440/4.09 new Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971. Provides that signs advertising or displaying any material permitted by specified provisions of the Act may be incorporated into the concrete of highway bridges for purposes of advertising or providing information. Provides that the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois shall only permit the sign if it is incorporated into the highway bridge using the concrete as a substrate. Provides that the sign shall not consist of a separate structure that is affixed to the highway bridge by mechanical means. Provides that the Department shall also require that any sign created under specified provisions is able to be removed from the concrete and that the concrete be able to be restored to its original condition. Effective July 1, 2008. 1/24/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia 1/25/2008HouseFirst Reading 1/25/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die