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Public Act 0808 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 097-0808
 
SB3318 EnrolledLRB097 17401 HEP 64211 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Public Private Agreements for the Illiana
Expressway Act is amended by changing Sections 25, 80, and 95
as follows:
 
    (605 ILCS 130/25)
    Sec. 25. Provisions of the public private agreement.
    (a) The public private agreement shall include all of the
following:
        (1) The term of the public private agreement that is
    consistent with Section 15 of this Act;
        (2) The powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations,
    and functions of the Department and the contractor;
        (3) Compensation or payments to the Department, if
    applicable;
        (4) Compensation or payments to the contractor;
        (5) A provision specifying that the Department:
            (A) has ready access to information regarding the
        contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities,
        obligations, and functions under the public private
        agreement;
            (B) has the right to demand and receive information
        from the contractor concerning any aspect of the
        contractor's powers, duties, responsibilities,
        obligations, and functions under the public private
        agreement; and
            (C) has the authority to direct or countermand
        decisions by the contractor at any time;
        (6) A provision imposing an affirmative duty on the
    contractor to provide the Department with any information
    the contractor reasonably believes the Department would
    want to know or would need to know to enable the Department
    to exercise its powers, carry out its duties,
    responsibilities, and obligations, and perform its
    functions under this Act or the public private agreement or
    as otherwise required by law;
        (7) A provision requiring the contractor to provide the
    Department with advance notice of any decision that bears
    significantly on the public interest so the Department has
    a reasonable opportunity to evaluate and countermand that
    decision pursuant to this Section;
        (8) A requirement that the Department monitor and
    oversee the contractor's practices and take action that the
    Department considers appropriate to ensure that the
    contractor is in compliance with the terms of the public
    private agreement;
        (9) The authority of the Department to enter into
    contracts with third parties pursuant to Section 50 of this
    Act;
        (10) A provision governing the contractor's authority
    to negotiate and execute subcontracts with third parties;
        (10.5) A provision stating that, in the event the
    contractor finds it necessary, proper, or desirable to
    enter into subcontracts with one or more design-build
    entities, then it must follow a selection process that is,
    to the greatest extent possible, identical to the selection
    process contained in the Design-Build Procurement Act;
        (11) The authority of the contractor to impose user
    fees and the amounts of those fees, including the authority
    of the contractor to use congestion pricing, pursuant to
    which higher tolls rates are imposed during times or in
    locations of increased congestion;
        (12) A provision governing the deposit and allocation
    of revenues including user fees;
        (13) A provision governing rights to real and personal
    property of the State, the Department, the contractor, and
    other third parties;
        (14) A provision stating that the contractor must,
    pursuant to Section 75 of this Act, finance an independent
    audit if the construction costs under the contract exceed
    $50,000,000;
        (15) A provision regarding the implementation and
    delivery of a comprehensive system of internal audits;
        (16) A provision regarding the implementation and
    delivery of reports, which must include a requirement that
    the contractor file with the Department, at least on an
    annual basis, financial statements containing information
    required by generally accepted accounting principles
    (GAAP);
        (17) Procedural requirements for obtaining the prior
    approval of the Department when rights that are the subject
    of the agreement, including but not limited to development
    rights, construction rights, property rights, and rights
    to certain revenues, are sold, assigned, transferred, or
    pledged as collateral to secure financing or for any other
    reason;
        (18) Grounds for termination of the agreement by the
    Department or the contractor and a restatement of the
    Department's rights under Section 35 of this Act;
        (19) A requirement that the contractor enter into a
    project labor agreement pursuant to Section 100 of this
    Act;
        (19.5) A provision stating that construction
    contractors shall comply with the requirements of Section
    30-22 of the Illinois Procurement Code pursuant to Section
    100 of this Act;
        (20) Timelines, deadlines, and scheduling;
        (21) Review of plans, including development,
    financing, construction, management, or operations plans,
    by the Department;
        (22) Inspections by the Department, including
    inspections of construction work and improvements;
        (23) Rights and remedies of the Department in the event
    that the contractor defaults or otherwise fails to comply
    with the terms of the agreement;
        (24) A code of ethics for the contractor's officers and
    employees; and
        (25) Procedures for amendment to the agreement.
    (b) The public private agreement may include any or all of
the following:
        (1) A provision regarding the extension of the
    agreement that is consistent with Section 15 of this Act;
        (2) Cash reserves requirements;
        (3) Delivery of performance and payment bonds or other
    performance security in a form and amount that is
    satisfactory to the Department;
        (4) Maintenance of public liability insurance;
        (5) Maintenance of self-insurance;
        (6) Provisions governing grants and loans, pursuant to
    which the Department may agree to make grants or loans for
    the development, financing, construction, management, or
    operation of the Illiana Expressway project from time to
    time from amounts received from the federal government or
    any agency or instrumentality of the federal government or
    from any State or local agency;
        (7) Reimbursements to the Department for work
    performed and goods, services, and equipment provided by
    the Department; and
        (8) All other terms, conditions, and provisions
    acceptable to the Department that the Department deems
    necessary and proper and in the public interest.
(Source: P.A. 96-913, eff. 6-9-10.)
 
    (605 ILCS 130/80)
    Sec. 80. Property acquisition. The Department may acquire
property for the Illiana Expressway project using the powers
granted to it in the Illinois Highway Code and the Eminent
Domain Act. The Department may not exercise the power of quick
take in connection with the Illiana Expressway project.
(Source: P.A. 96-913, eff. 6-9-10.)
 
    (605 ILCS 130/95)
    Sec. 95. Financial arrangements.
    (a) The Department may apply for, execute, or endorse
applications submitted by contractors and other third parties
to obtain federal, State, or local credit assistance to
develop, finance, maintain, or operate the Illiana Expressway
project.
    (b) The Department may take any action to obtain federal,
State, or local assistance for the Illiana Expressway project
that serves the public purpose of this Act and may enter into
any contracts required to receive the federal assistance. The
Department may determine that it serves the public purpose of
this Act for all or any portion of the costs of the Illiana
Expressway project to be paid, directly or indirectly, from the
proceeds of a grant or loan, line of credit, or loan guarantee
made by a local, State, or federal government or any agency or
instrumentality of a local, State, or federal government. Such
assistance may include, but not be limited to, federal credit
assistance pursuant to the Transportation Infrastructure
Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA).
    (c) The Department may agree to make grants or loans for
the development, financing, construction, management, or
operation of the Illiana Expressway project from time to time,
from amounts received from the federal, State, or local
government or any agency or instrumentality of the federal,
State, or local government.
    (d) Any financing of the Illiana Expressway project may be
in the amounts and subject to the terms and conditions
contained in the public private agreement.
    (e) For the purpose of financing the Illiana Expressway
project, the contractor and the Department may do the
following:
        (1) propose to use any and all revenues that may be
    available to them;
        (2) enter into grant agreements;
        (3) access any other funds available to the Department;
    and
        (4) accept grants from any public or private agency or
    entity.
    (f) For the purpose of financing the Illiana Expressway
project, public funds may be used and mixed and aggregated with
funds provided by or on behalf of the contractor or other
private entities.
    (g) For the purpose of financing the Illiana Expressway
project, the Department is authorized to apply for, execute, or
endorse applications for an allocation of tax-exempt bond
financing authorization provided by Section 142(m) of the
United States Internal Revenue Code, as well as financing
available under any other federal law or program.
    (h) Any bonds, debt, or other securities or other financing
issued by or on behalf of a contractor for the purposes of a
project undertaken pursuant to this Act shall not be deemed to
constitute a debt of the State or any political subdivision of
the State or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or
any political subdivision of the State.
(Source: P.A. 96-913, eff. 6-9-10.)
 
    Section 10. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by changing
Section 15-5-35 as follows:
 
    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-35)
    Sec. 15-5-35. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 605
through 625. The following provisions of law may include
express grants of the power to acquire property by condemnation
or eminent domain:
 
(605 ILCS 5/4-501); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation and counties; for highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/4-502); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for ditches and drains.
(605 ILCS 5/4-505); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for replacement of railroad and public
    utility property taken for highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/4-509); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for replacement of property taken for
    highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/4-510); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for rights-of-way for future highway
    purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/4-511); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for relocation of structures taken for
    highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/5-107); Illinois Highway Code; counties; for county
    highway relocation.
(605 ILCS 5/5-801); Illinois Highway Code; counties; for
    highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/5-802); Illinois Highway Code; counties; for
    ditches and drains.
(605 ILCS 5/6-309); Illinois Highway Code; highway
    commissioners or county superintendents; for township or
    road district roads.
(605 ILCS 5/6-801); Illinois Highway Code; highway
    commissioners; for road district or township roads.
(605 ILCS 5/6-802); Illinois Highway Code; highway
    commissioners; for ditches and drains.
(605 ILCS 5/8-102); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation, counties, and municipalities; for limiting
    freeway access.
(605 ILCS 5/8-103); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation, counties, and municipalities; for freeway
    purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/8-106); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation and counties; for relocation of existing
    crossings for freeway purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/9-113); Illinois Highway Code; highway
    authorities; for utility and other uses in rights-of-ways.
(605 ILCS 5/10-302); Illinois Highway Code; counties; for
    bridge purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/10-602); Illinois Highway Code; municipalities;
    for ferry and bridge purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/10-702); Illinois Highway Code; municipalities;
    for bridge purposes.
(605 ILCS 5/10-901); Illinois Highway Code; Department of
    Transportation; for ferry property.
(605 ILCS 10/9); Toll Highway Act; Illinois State Toll Highway
    Authority; for toll highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 10/9.5); Toll Highway Act; Illinois State Toll
    Highway Authority; for its authorized purposes.
(605 ILCS 10/10); Toll Highway Act; Illinois State Toll Highway
    Authority; for property of a municipality or political
    subdivision for toll highway purposes.
(605 ILCS 115/14); Toll Bridge Act; counties; for toll bridge
    purposes.
(605 ILCS 115/15); Toll Bridge Act; counties; for the purpose
    of taking a toll bridge to make it a free bridge.
    (605 ILCS 130/80); Public Private Agreements for the Illiana
    Expressway Act; Department of Transportation; for the
    Illiana Expressway project.
(610 ILCS 5/17); Railroad Incorporation Act; railroad
    corporation; for real estate for railroad purposes.
(610 ILCS 5/18); Railroad Incorporation Act; railroad
    corporations; for materials for railways.
(610 ILCS 5/19); Railroad Incorporation Act; railways; for land
    along highways.
(610 ILCS 70/1); Railroad Powers Act; purchasers and lessees of
    railroad companies; for railroad purposes.
(610 ILCS 115/2 and 115/3); Street Railroad Right of Way Act;
    street railroad companies; for street railroad purposes.
(615 ILCS 5/19); Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act; Department of
    Natural Resources; for land along public waters for
    pleasure, recreation, or sport purposes.
(615 ILCS 10/7.8); Illinois Waterway Act; Department of Natural
    Resources; for waterways and appurtenances.
(615 ILCS 15/7); Flood Control Act of 1945; Department of
    Natural Resources; for the purposes of the Act.
(615 ILCS 30/9); Illinois and Michigan Canal Management Act;
    Department of Natural Resources; for dams, locks, and
    improvements.
(615 ILCS 45/10); Illinois and Michigan Canal Development Act;
    Department of Natural Resources; for development and
    management of the canal.
(620 ILCS 5/72); Illinois Aeronautics Act; Division of
    Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation; for
    airport purposes.
(620 ILCS 5/73); Illinois Aeronautics Act; Division of
    Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation; for
    removal of airport hazards.
(620 ILCS 5/74); Illinois Aeronautics Act; Division of
    Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation; for
    airport purposes.
(620 ILCS 25/33); Airport Zoning Act; Division of Aeronautics
    of the Department of Transportation; for air rights.
(620 ILCS 40/2 and 40/3); General County Airport and Landing
    Field Act; counties; for airport purposes.
(620 ILCS 40/5); General County Airport and Landing Field Act;
    counties; for removing hazards.
(620 ILCS 45/6 and 45/7); County Airport Law of 1943; boards of
    directors of airports and landing fields; for airport and
    landing field purposes.
(620 ILCS 50/22 and 50/31); County Airports Act; counties; for
    airport purposes.
(620 ILCS 50/24); County Airports Act; counties; for removal of
    airport hazards.
(620 ILCS 50/26); County Airports Act; counties; for
    acquisition of airport protection privileges.
(620 ILCS 52/15); County Air Corridor Protection Act; counties;
    for airport zones.
(620 ILCS 55/1); East St. Louis Airport Act; Department of
    Transportation; for airport in East St. Louis metropolitan
    area.
(620 ILCS 65/15); O'Hare Modernization Act; Chicago; for the
    O'Hare modernization program, including quick-take power.
(625 ILCS 5/2-105); Illinois Vehicle Code; Secretary of State;
    for general purposes.
(625 ILCS 5/18c-7501); Illinois Vehicle Code; rail carriers;
    for railroad purposes, including quick-take power.
(Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/13/2012