103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2781 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the General Assembly shall annually appropriate to the Department of Transportation $60,000,000 (instead of $15,000,000) for apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length. Provides that funds that are not obligated within 72 (instead of 48) months shall revert to the Road Fund. Effective immediately. LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2781 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the General Assembly shall annually appropriate to the Department of Transportation $60,000,000 (instead of $15,000,000) for apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length. Provides that funds that are not obligated within 72 (instead of 48) months shall revert to the Road Fund. Effective immediately. LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2781 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the General Assembly shall annually appropriate to the Department of Transportation $60,000,000 (instead of $15,000,000) for apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length. Provides that funds that are not obligated within 72 (instead of 48) months shall revert to the Road Fund. Effective immediately. LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b A BILL FOR HB2781LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b 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 Illinois Highway Code is amended by 5 changing Sections 6-901 and 6-906 as follows: 6 (605 ILCS 5/6-901) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-901) 7 Sec. 6-901. Annually, the General Assembly shall 8 appropriate to the Department of Transportation from the road 9 fund, the general revenue fund, any other State funds or a 10 combination of those funds, $60,000,000 $15,000,000 for 11 apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for 12 the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length, as 13 provided in Sections 6-902 through 6-905. 14 The Department of Transportation shall apportion among the 15 several counties of this State for the use of road districts 16 the amounts appropriated under this Section. The amount 17 apportioned to a county shall be in the proportion which the 18 total mileage of township or district roads in the county 19 bears to the total mileage of all township and district roads 20 in the State. Each county shall allocate to the several road 21 districts in the county the funds so apportioned to the 22 county. The allocation to road districts shall be made in the 23 same manner and be subject to the same conditions and 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2781 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the General Assembly shall annually appropriate to the Department of Transportation $60,000,000 (instead of $15,000,000) for apportionment to counties for the use of road districts for the construction of bridges 20 feet or more in length. Provides that funds that are not obligated within 72 (instead of 48) months shall revert to the Road Fund. Effective immediately. LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b A BILL FOR 605 ILCS 5/6-901 from Ch. 121, par. 6-901 605 ILCS 5/6-906 from Ch. 121, par. 6-906 LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781- 2 -LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 - 2 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 - 2 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b 1 qualifications as are provided by Section 8 of the "Motor Fuel 2 Tax Law", approved March 25, 1929, as amended, with respect to 3 the allocation to road districts of the amount allotted from 4 the Motor Fuel Tax Fund for apportionment to counties for the 5 use of road districts, but no allocation shall be made to any 6 road district that has not levied taxes for road and bridge 7 purposes and for bridge construction purposes at the maximum 8 rates permitted by Sections 6-501, 6-508 and 6-512 of this 9 Act, without referendum. "Road district" and "township or 10 district road" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in 11 this Act. 12 Road districts in counties in which a property tax 13 extension limitation is imposed under the Property Tax 14 Extension Limitation Law that are made ineligible for receipt 15 of this appropriation due to the imposition of a property tax 16 extension limitation may become eligible if, at the time the 17 property tax extension limitation was imposed, the road 18 district was levying at the required rate and continues to 19 levy the maximum allowable amount after the imposition of the 20 property tax extension limitation. The road district also 21 becomes eligible if it levies at or above the rate required for 22 eligibility by Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. 23 The amounts apportioned under this Section for allocation 24 to road districts may be used only for bridge construction as 25 provided in this Division. So much of those amounts as are not 26 obligated under Sections 6-902 through 6-904 and for which HB2781 - 2 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781- 3 -LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 - 3 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b HB2781 - 3 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b 1 local funds have not been committed under Section 6-905 within 2 48 months of the date when such apportionment is made lapses 3 and shall not be paid to the county treasurer for distribution 4 to road districts. 5 (Source: P.A. 96-366, eff. 1-1-10.) 6 (605 ILCS 5/6-906) (from Ch. 121, par. 6-906) 7 Sec. 6-906. So much of the amount apportioned to a county 8 under Section 6-901 that is obligated under Sections 6-902 9 through 6-904 and for which local funds have been committed 10 under Section 6-905, within 4 years from the date the 11 apportionment is made, shall, upon certification by the 12 Department, be paid to the county treasurer, who shall apply 13 those funds to the payment of such obligations. Any funds 14 allocated to a county under Section 6-901 that are not 15 obligated within 72 48 months under Sections 6-902 through 16 6-904 shall revert to the Road Fund. 17 (Source: P.A. 98-244, eff. 8-9-13.) 18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 19 becoming law. HB2781 - 3 - LRB103 05103 HEP 50117 b