Public Act 098-1161
 
SB1842 EnrolledLRB098 07980 MLW 38069 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Local Mass Transit District Act is amended
by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
    (70 ILCS 3610/9)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 359)
    Sec. 9. Discontinuance.
    (a) Whenever the Board of Trustees of any District shall
determine that there is no longer a public need for its
transportation services or that other adequate services are or
can be made available, and that it should terminate its
existence and services, it may by resolution so certify to the
participating municipalities and counties which created it. If
the participating municipalities and counties approve of such
discontinuance, they may by ordinance or resolution, as the
case may be, authorize the District to discontinue its services
and wind up its affairs. A copy of such ordinance or resolution
or both, shall be filed with the county or municipal clerk or
clerks and the Secretary of State. After payment of all its
debts and settlement of all obligations and claims, any funds
remaining after the sale and disposition of its property shall
be disposed of by payment to the treasurer of the county or
municipality which created it, or if created by 2 or more
municipalities or counties, by payment to the several
treasurers, first, to repay in whole or pro rata, funds
advanced to the authority, and the balance, if any, pro rata
according to the length of scheduled transportation route miles
operated in the several municipalities and unincorporated
areas of the several counties during the preceding calendar
year.
    (b) Whenever the Board of Trustees of any District created
under the provisions of Section 3.1 determines that there is no
longer a public need for its existence or services, it may
discontinue its existence by passing an ordinance or resolution
stating that the District shall cease its existence on the date
stated therein or, if no date is stated therein, on the date
the ordinance or resolution was passed. A certified copy of the
ordinance or resolution shall be filed with the Secretary of
State and with the County Clerk of each county within the
boundary of the District. The funds remaining after the payment
of all debts and settlement of all obligations and claims shall
be paid over on a pro rata basis based on area as follows:
        (1) to the Treasurer of each municipality that was in
    whole or in part within the boundary of the District; and
        (2) to the Treasurer of each county in which any
    unincorporated area of the county was within the boundary
    of the District.
    (c) Prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 98th General Assembly, if the Board of Trustees of any
District created under Section 3.1 of this Act passed an
ordinance or resolution intended to effect a dissolution of its
existence, the discontinuation of that District is confirmed as
valid and effective on the date set forth in the ordinance or
resolution or, if no date is stated therein, on the date the
ordinance or resolution was passed.
(Source: Laws 1959, p. 1635.)