Rep. Luis Arroyo

Filed: 4/20/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1618

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1618 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
5changing Section 6-133 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-133)
7    Sec. 6-133. Abolishing a road district in Cook County. By
8resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in
9Cook County, Illinois, may submit a proposition to abolish the
10road district of that township to the electors of that township
11at a general election or consolidated election in accordance
12with the general election law. The ballot shall be in
13substantially the following form:
 
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15    Shall the Road District of the Township of

 

 

 

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1........... be abolished with all the rights,YES
2powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,
3obligations, and responsibilities being assumed ---------
4by the Township of ........... ? NO
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6    In the event that a majority of the electors voting on such
7proposition are in favor thereof, then the road district shall
8be abolished by operation of law effective on the date the term
9of the highway commissioner in office at the time January 1 of
10the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in
11which the proposition was approved by the electors expires.
12    On that date, all the rights, powers, duties, assets,
13property, liabilities, obligations, and responsibilities of
14the road district shall by operation of law vest in and be
15assumed by the township. On that date, the township board of
16trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road district
17abolished under this Section. On that date, any highway
18commissioner of the abolished road district shall cease to hold
19office, such term having been terminated. Thereafter, the
20township shall exercise all duties and responsibilities of the
21highway commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code.
22The township board of trustees may enter into a contract with
23the county, a municipality, or a private contractor to
24administer the roads under its jurisdiction. The township board
25of trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a township

 

 

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1road district abolished under this subsection. For purposes of
2distribution of revenue, the township shall assume the powers,
3duties, and obligations of the road district.
4(Source: P.A. 97-611, eff. 1-1-12.)".