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92_HB0723
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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
6 Section 2705-505 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-505) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.30)
8 Sec. 2705-505. Signs indicating travel-related
9 facilities or tourist-oriented businesses. The Department
10 shall, where economically feasible and safe, install along
11 various interstate highways and other freeways with full
12 control of access, except those that are toll highways, signs
13 to alert motorists of the travel-related facilities available
14 in communities served by upcoming interstate exits. The
15 Department may also install, along other rural State
16 highways, signs to alert motorists of the tourist-oriented
17 businesses available on intersecting highways and roads under
18 local jurisdiction in rural areas. The Department has the
19 authority to sell or lease space on the signs to the owners
20 or operators of the facilities and to promulgate rules and
21 regulations for the leasing or purchasing of space.
22 The Department may contract for the operation and
23 administration of the program required by this Section in
24 accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. A contractor
25 under this Section must provide marketing, installation,
26 maintenance, and replacement of signs. A contract may
27 provide for a flat fee or a percentage of revenues for the
28 State. A contract must retain for the Department approval of
29 sign locations, marketing fees, and maximum fee charges.
30 (Source: P.A. 90-272, eff. 7-30-97; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)