Public Act 098-0736
 
HB4786 EnrolledLRB098 15929 MLW 50976 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
Section 9.5 as follows:
 
    (605 ILCS 10/9.5)
    Sec. 9.5. Acquisition by purchase or by condemnation. The
Authority is authorized to acquire by purchase or by
condemnation, in the manner provided for the exercise of the
power of eminent domain under the Eminent Domain Act, any and
all lands, buildings, and grounds necessary or convenient for
its authorized purpose. The Authority shall comply with the
federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act, Public Law 91-646, as amended, and
the implementing regulations in 49 CFR Part 24 and is
authorized to operate a relocation program and to pay
relocation costs. If there is a conflict between the provisions
of this amendatory Act of 1998 and the provisions of the
federal law or regulations, however, the provisions of this
amendatory Act of 1998 shall control with the exception that
the Authority shall use whichever law or regulation provides
the highest payment limit. The Authority is authorized to
exceed the maximum payment limits of the federal Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies
Act when necessary to ensure the provision of decent, safe, or
sanitary housing, or to secure a suitable relocation site. The
Authority may not adopt rules to implement the federal law or
regulations referenced in this Section unless those rules have
received the prior approval of the Joint Committee on
Administrative Rules.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.