101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3172

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Durkin

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
605 ILCS 10/11  from Ch. 121, par. 100-11

    Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that, if the acquisition, construction, relocation, operation, regulation, or maintenance of a toll highway requires the relocation of public utilities due to the elimination of a tollway oasis bridge, the Illinois Highway Authority must conduct an assessment in order to determine the most cost-effective means of providing utility service to associated tollway property that remains. Provides that such an assessment shall include an estimate of the total cost of the required relocation of the utilities, an examination of alternative options for the provision of utilities to the relevant tollway property, and the associated costs of each. Provides that, if the assessment indicates that the most cost-effective means of providing utility service to tollway property is via the adjacent municipality, the Authority shall require that the relevant utilities be provided to the tollway property by the adjacent municipality, which shall be appropriately compensated from the sales tax proceeds generated from the subject tollway property. Provides for an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate adequate compensation for the adjacent municipality. Provides that, when a tollway oasis bridge is eliminated, the Authority must conduct an assessment in order to determine the impacts the modification will have on adjacent municipalities and whether, in the interest of equity, such adjacent municipalities should share in any sales tax revenues. Provides that the analysis shall consider several specific criteria relating to pollution, private nuisance, frequency of usage, and the need for public services. Provides that, if the Authority determines that any municipality adjacent to the tollway property is substantially impacted by activities or businesses conducted on the property, it shall be appropriately compensated. Provides that the Authority, the municipality wherein the tollway property is located, and the impacted adjacent municipality shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate the requirements and provide for adequate compensation.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
5Section 11 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 10/11)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-11)
7    Sec. 11. The Authority shall have power:
8    (a) To enter upon lands, waters and premises in the State
9for the purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and
10examinations as may be necessary, expedient or convenient for
11the purposes of this Act, and such entry shall not be deemed to
12be a trespass, nor shall an entry for such purpose be deemed an
13entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be then
14pending; provided, however, that the Authority shall make
15reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to such lands,
16waters and premises as the result of such activities.
17    (b) To construct, maintain and operate stations for the
18collection of tolls or charges upon and along any toll
19highways.
20    (c) To provide for the collection of tolls and charges for
21the privilege of using the said toll highways. Before it adopts
22an increase in the rates for toll, the Authority shall hold a
23public hearing at which any person may appear, express

 

 

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1opinions, suggestions, or objections, or direct inquiries
2relating to the proposed increase. Any person may submit a
3written statement to the Authority at the hearing, whether
4appearing in person or not. The hearing shall be held in the
5county in which the proposed increase of the rates is to take
6place. The Authority shall give notice of the hearing by
7advertisement on 3 successive days at least 15 days prior to
8the date of the hearing in a daily newspaper of general
9circulation within the county within which the hearing is held.
10The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the
11hearing, shall contain a description of the proposed increase,
12and shall specify how interested persons may obtain copies of
13any reports, resolutions, or certificates describing the basis
14on which the proposed change, alteration, or modification was
15calculated. After consideration of any statements filed or oral
16opinions, suggestions, objections, or inquiries made at the
17hearing, the Authority may proceed to adopt the proposed
18increase of the rates for toll. No change or alteration in or
19modification of the rates for toll shall be effective unless at
20least 30 days prior to the effective date of such rates notice
21thereof shall be given to the public by publication in a
22newspaper of general circulation, and such notice, or notices,
23thereof shall be posted and publicly displayed at each and
24every toll station upon or along said toll highways.
25    (d) To construct, at the Authority's discretion, grade
26separations at intersections with any railroads, waterways,

 

 

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1street railways, streets, thoroughfares, public roads or
2highways intersected by the said toll highways, and to change
3and adjust the lines and grades thereof so as to accommodate
4the same to the design of such grade separation and to
5construct interchange improvements. The Authority is
6authorized to provide such grade separations or interchange
7improvements at its own cost or to enter into contracts or
8agreements with reference to division of cost therefor with any
9municipality or political subdivision of the State of Illinois,
10or with the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, or with
11any corporation, individual, firm, person or association.
12Where such structures have been or will be built by the
13Authority, the local highway agency or municipality with
14jurisdiction shall enter into an agreement with the Authority
15for the ongoing maintenance of the structures..
16    (e) To contract with and grant concessions to or lease or
17license to any person, partnership, firm, association or
18corporation so desiring the use of any part of any toll
19highways, excluding the paved portion thereof, but including
20the right of way adjoining, under, or over said paved portion
21for the placing of telephone, telegraph, electric, power lines
22and other utilities, and for the placing of pipe lines, and to
23enter into operating agreements with or to contract with and
24grant concessions to or to lease to any person, partnership,
25firm, association or corporation so desiring the use of any
26part of the toll highways, excluding the paved portion thereof,

 

 

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1but including the right of way adjoining, or over said paved
2portion for motor fuel service stations and facilities,
3garages, stores and restaurants, or for any other lawful
4purpose, and to fix the terms, conditions, rents, rates and
5charges for such use.
6    By January 1, 2016, the Authority shall construct and
7maintain at least one electric vehicle charging station at any
8location where the Authority has entered into an agreement with
9any entity pursuant to this subsection (e) for the purposes of
10providing motor fuel service stations and facilities, garages,
11stores, or restaurants. The Authority shall charge a fee for
12the use of these charging stations to offset the costs of
13constructing and maintaining these charging stations. The
14Authority shall adopt rules to implement the erection, user
15fees, and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations
16pursuant to this subsection (e).
17    The Authority shall also have power to establish reasonable
18regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance,
19repair, renewal, relocation and removal of pipes, mains,
20conduits, cables, wires, towers, poles and other equipment and
21appliances (herein called public utilities) of any public
22utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act along, over or
23under any toll road project. Whenever the Authority shall
24determine that it is necessary that any such public utility
25facilities which now are located in, on, along, over or under
26any project or projects be relocated or removed entirely from

 

 

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1any such project or projects, the public utility owning or
2operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in
3accordance with the order of the Authority. All costs and
4expenses of such relocation or removal, including the cost of
5installing such facilities in a new location or locations, and
6the cost of any land or lands, or interest in land, or any
7other rights required to accomplish such relocation or removal
8shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the
9cost of any such project or projects, and further, there shall
10be no rent, fee or other charge of any kind imposed upon the
11public utility owning or operating any facilities ordered
12relocated on the properties of the said Authority and the said
13Authority shall grant to the said public utility owning or
14operating said facilities and its successors and assigns the
15right to operate the same in the new location or locations for
16as long a period and upon the same terms and conditions as it
17had the right to maintain and operate such facilities in their
18former location or locations.
19    (e-5) If the acquisition, construction, relocation,
20operation, regulation or maintenance of a toll highway requires
21the relocation of public utilities due to the elimination of a
22tollway oasis bridge, the Authority must conduct an assessment
23in order to determine the most cost-effective means of
24providing utility service to associated tollway property that
25remains. Such an assessment shall include: (1) an estimate of
26the total cost of the required relocation of the utilities, and

 

 

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1(2) an examination of alternative options for the provision of
2utilities to the relevant tollway property, and the associated
3costs of each. If the assessment indicates that the most
4cost-effective means of providing utility service to tollway
5property is via the adjacent municipality rather than the
6municipality wherein the subject tollway property is located,
7the Authority shall require that the relevant utilities be
8provided to the tollway property by the adjacent municipality,
9which shall be appropriately compensated from the sales tax
10proceeds generated from the subject tollway property. The
11Authority, the municipality wherein the tollway property is
12located, and the municipality providing the utility service
13shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate
14this subsection and provide for adequate compensation.
15    (e-10) If a tollway oasis bridge is eliminated, the
16Authority must conduct an assessment in order to determine the
17impacts the modification will have on the municipalities
18adjacent to tollway property and whether in the interest of
19equity, such adjacent municipalities should share in any sales
20tax revenues generated from the tollway property. This analysis
21shall consider criteria, including, but not limited to: the
22degree to which adjacent homeowners are exposed to
23tollway-related noise, pollution and debris; the impact of
24Tollway lighting on any adjacent homeowners; the presence of
25trucks and other industrial and commercial vehicles that emit
26exhaust and noise; the presence of litter from the tollway; the

 

 

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1need for first responders to respond to emergencies on tollway
2property; the usage of adjacent neighborhoods by service
3vehicles for purposes of ingress or egress to tollway property;
4and the lack of ability to provide input on the type of land
5use on the tollway property.
6    If the Authority determines that any municipality adjacent
7to the tollway property is substantially impacted by activities
8or businesses conducted on the property, the adjacent
9municipality shall be appropriately compensated from the sales
10tax proceeds generated from the subject tollway property. The
11Authority, the municipality wherein the tollway property is
12located, and the impacted adjacent municipality shall enter
13into an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate this
14subsection and provide for adequate compensation.
15    (f) To enter into an intergovernmental agreement or
16contract with a unit of local government or other public or
17private entity for the collection, enforcement, and
18administration of tolls, fees, revenue, and violations.
19    The General Assembly finds that electronic toll collection
20systems in Illinois should be standardized to promote safety,
21efficiency, and traveler convenience. The Authority shall
22cooperate with other public and private entities to further the
23goal of standardized toll collection in Illinois and is
24authorized to provide toll collection and toll violation
25enforcement services to such entities when doing so is in the
26best interest of the Authority and consistent with its

 

 

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1obligations under Section 23 of this Act.
2(Source: P.A. 100-71, eff. 1-1-18.)