Rep. Sam Yingling
Filed: 3/7/2017
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 607 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 607 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 6-133 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/6-133)
7    Sec. 6-133. Abolishing a road district in Cook County. By 
8resolution, the board of trustees of any township located in 
9Cook County, Illinois, may submit a proposition to abolish the 
10road district of that township to the electors of that township

11at a general election or consolidated election in accordance 
12with the general election law. The
ballot shall be in 
13substantially the following form:
 
 
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15    Shall the Road District of the Township of 

 
 
 
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1........... be abolished with all the rights,YES
2powers, duties, assets, property, liabilities,
3obligations, and responsibilities being assumed --------- 
4by the Township of ........... ? NO
5--------- 
6    In the event that a majority of the electors voting on such 
7proposition are in favor thereof, then
the road district shall 
8be abolished by operation of law effective on January 1 of the 
9calendar
year immediately following the calendar year in which 
10the proposition was approved by the
electors.
11    On that date, all the rights, powers, duties, assets, 
12property, liabilities, obligations, and
responsibilities of 
13the road district shall by operation of law vest in and be 
14assumed by the
township. On that date, the township board of 
15trustees shall assume all taxing authority of a road district 
16abolished under this Section. On that date, any highway 
17commissioner of the abolished road district shall cease to
hold 
18office, such term having been terminated. Thereafter, the 
19township shall exercise all duties
and responsibilities of the 
20highway commissioner as provided in the Illinois Highway Code. 
21The
township board of trustees may enter into a contract with 
22the county, a municipality, or a private
contractor to 
23administer the roads under its jurisdiction. The township board 
24of trustees shall
assume all taxing authority of a township 
25road district abolished under this subsection. For purposes
of 
 
 
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1distribution of revenue, the township shall assume the powers, 
2duties, and obligations of the
road district.

3(Source: P.A. 97-611, eff. 1-1-12.)".