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90_HB3058 605 ILCS 10/18 from Ch. 121, par. 100-18 605 ILCS 10/24 from Ch. 121, par. 100-24 Amends the Toll Highway Act. To general requirement that appropriations for payment of expenses incurred as part of cost of toll highway financed by revenue bonds issued by the Toll Highway Authority be repaid to the State Treasury out of bond sale proceeds, excepts appropriations from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund. Provides that the Act constitutes an irrevocable and continuing appropriation from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund for amounts to pay bond expenses and obligations. Eliminates provision that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund shall be considered always appropriated for the purposes of disbursements. Provides that the ordinary and contingent expenses for the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority's annual operations are subject to annual appropriation by the General Assembly for each fiscal year. LRB9010529DJcd LRB9010529DJcd 1 AN ACT to amend the Toll Highway Act by changing Sections 2 18 and 24. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing 6 Sections 18 and 24 as follows: 7 (605 ILCS 10/18) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-18) 8 Sec. 18. The sums of money appropriated by the General 9 Assembly (other than sums appropriated from the Illinois 10 State Toll Highway Authority Fund) for the payment of 11 ordinary and contingent expenses of the Authority or the 12 payment of compensation of the members of the Authority 13 expended as a part of the cost of a toll highway financed by 14 revenue bonds issued and sold by the Authority under this Act 15 shall be repaid to the State Treasury out of the proceeds of 16 the sale of such bonds, for deposit in the fund from which 17 such sums were appropriated. Any such sums remaining unpaid 18 because expended for preliminary investigation of toll 19 highway routes not constructed shall be repaid by the 20 Authority out of the proceeds of the sale of any of such 21 bonds issued to finance additional toll highways or 22 extensions of existing toll highways. If no such new bonds 23 are issued, and the money appropriated by the General 24 Assembly has not otherwise been repaid in full, then the 25 Authority shall, after payment of all existing bonds and 26 interest thereon, continue to collect tolls for the privilege 27 of using the toll highways constructed pursuant to the 28 authority of "An Act in relation to the construction, 29 operation, regulation and maintenance of a system of toll 30 highways and to create The Illinois State Toll Highway 31 Commission, and to define its powers and duties and to repeal -2- LRB9010529DJcd 1 an Act therein named", approved July 13, 1953, as amended, 2 until such time as the tolls collected are sufficient to 3 repay any such unpaid money. The tolls so collected shall be 4 paid by the Authority to the State treasury for deposit in 5 the fund from which such sums were appropriated. 6 (Source: Laws 1968, p. 199.) 7 (605 ILCS 10/24) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-24) 8 Sec. 24. Except as otherwise provided in any bond 9 resolution, the proceeds derived from the sale of bonds, and 10 all receipts and income derived from tolls, licenses, gifts, 11 donations, concessions, fees, rentals, and all other revenues 12 from whatever source derived, shall, within 3threedays 13 after receipt thereof, be paid to the Treasurer of the State 14 of Illinois, and held by him as a special fund known as the 15 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority Fund, except that the 16 Authority may retain portions of the Illinois State Toll 17 Highway Authority Fund as a locally maintained construction 18 fund revolving account and as a revenue fund revolving 19 account, where authorized by a bond resolution, and as 20 locally maintained change funds, where necessary for the 21 operations of the Authority. The State Treasurer shall be ex 22 officio custodian of such special fund, which fund shall be 23 held, invested and disbursed for the purposes provided herein 24 upon the order of the Authority and in accordance with 25 provisions and covenants of any bond resolution authorizing 26 the issuance of bonds which have not been paid or deemed 27 paid. The interest accruing on said special fund shall be 28 computed and added to the principal thereof every six months. 29 In addition to the special audits prescribed by this Act, the 30 said fund shall also be subject to audit in the same manner 31 as is now, or may hereinafter be, provided for the audit of 32 State funds and accounts. The said special fund shall be 33 protected by a corporate surety bond, executed by the -3- LRB9010529DJcd 1 Treasurer, with a surety authorized to do business under the 2 laws of the State of Illinois. The amount of said bond shall 3 be fixed by resolution of the Authority, approved by the 4 Governor, and may be increased or diminished at any time. The 5 premiums on said bond shall be payable from the funds of the 6 Authority. The bond shall be subject to the approval of the 7 Governor and Attorney General of the State of Illinois, and, 8 when so approved, shall be filed in the office of the 9 Secretary of State. This Act shall constitute an irrevocable 10 and continuing appropriation from the special fund for 11 amounts to pay principal, interest, and other bond expenses 12 and obligations as provided in this Act. All other expenses 13 of the Authority, including the ordinary and contingent 14 expenses for the Authority's annual operations, are subject 15 to annual appropriation by the General Assembly from the 16 special fund (or from other funds as provided in Section 18) 17 for each fiscal year. Said special fundshall be considered18always appropriated for the purposes of disbursements, as19provided in this Act, andshall be paid out and disbursed 20 only as provided herein, and shall not, at any time be 21 appropriated or diverted to any other use or purpose. 22 (Source: P.A. 83-1258.)