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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 adding
5Section 32.1 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 10/32.1 new)
7    Sec. 32.1. Power to construct railroad tracks. The
8Authority may exercise any powers that exist under this Act on
9the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
10Assembly to construct new railroad tracks. The Authority may
11charge an access fee to any passenger or freight rail operator
12who wishes to use tracks which the Authority has constructed
13using the powers granted by this Section. Moneys in the Road
14Fund may not be used to implement this Section.
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.