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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2637

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Martin McLaughlin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 10/19

from Ch. 121, par. 100-19

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Allows an active-status member of the
Illinois National Guard to use a toll highway without paying the toll if
the active-status member has applied for and received from the Illinois
State Toll Highway Authority an Official Permit Card. Requires the
Authority to adopt rules for the issuance of a permit that allows an
active-status member of the Illinois National Guard to use any toll
highway without paying the established toll.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
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Section 19 as follows:

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(605 ILCS 10/19)

(from Ch. 121, par. 100-19)
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Sec. 19.
Toll rates.
The Authority shall fix and revise
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from time to time, tolls or charges or rates for the privilege
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of using each of the toll highways constructed pursuant to
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this Act. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted at rates
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calculated to provide the lowest reasonable toll rates that
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will provide funds sufficient with other revenues of the
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Authority to pay, (a) the cost of the construction of a toll
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highway authorized by joint resolution of the General Assembly
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pursuant to Section 14.1 and the reconstruction, major repairs
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or improvements of toll highways, (b) the cost of maintaining,
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repairing, regulating and operating the toll highways
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including only the necessary expenses of the Authority, and
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(c) the principal of all bonds, interest thereon and all
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sinking fund requirements and other requirements provided by
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resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds as they
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shall become due. In fixing the toll rates pursuant to this
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Section 19 and Section 10(c) of this Act, the Authority shall

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take into account the effect of the provisions of this Section
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19 permitting the use of the toll highway system without
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payment of the covenants of the Authority contained in the
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resolutions and trust indentures authorizing the issuance of
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bonds of the Authority. No such provision permitting the use
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of the toll highway system without payment of tolls after the
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date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall
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be applied in a manner that impairs the rights of bondholders
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pursuant to any resolution or trust indentures authorizing the
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issuance of bonds of the Authority. The use and disposition of
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any sinking or reserve fund shall be subject to such
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regulation as may be provided in the resolution or trust
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indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Subject to
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the provisions of any resolution or trust indenture
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authorizing the issuance of bonds any moneys in any such
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sinking fund in excess of an amount equal to one year's
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interest on the bonds then outstanding secured by such sinking
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fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds. All
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such bonds so redeemed or purchased shall forthwith be
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cancelled and shall not again be issued. No person shall be
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permitted to use any toll highway without paying the toll
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established under this Section except when on official Toll
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Highway Authority business which includes police and other
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emergency vehicles. However, any law enforcement agency
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vehicle, fire department vehicle, public or private ambulance
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service vehicle engaged in the performance of an emergency

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service or duty that necessitates the use of the toll highway
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system, or other emergency vehicle that is plainly marked
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shall not be required to pay a toll to use a toll highway. A
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law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services
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officer driving a law enforcement, fire protection, emergency
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services agency vehicle, or public or private ambulance
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service vehicle engaging in the performance of emergency
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services or duties that is not plainly marked must present an
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Official Permit Card which the law enforcement, fire
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protection, or emergency services officer receives from his or
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her law enforcement, fire protection, emergency services
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agency, or public or private ambulance service in order to use
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a toll highway without paying the toll. A law enforcement,
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fire protection, emergency services agency, or public or
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private ambulance service engaging in the performance of
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emergency services or duties must apply to the Authority to
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receive a permit, and the Authority shall adopt rules for the
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issuance of a permit, that allows public or private ambulance
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service vehicles engaged in the performance of emergency
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services or duties that necessitate the use of the toll
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highway system and all law enforcement, fire protection, or
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emergency services agency vehicles of the law enforcement,
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fire protection, or emergency services agency to use any toll
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highway without paying the toll established under this
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Section.
An active-status member of the Illinois National
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Guard may use a toll highway without paying the toll if the

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active-status member has applied for and received from the
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Authority an Official Permit Card. The Authority shall adopt
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rules for the issuance of a permit that allows an
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active-status member of the Illinois National Guard to use any
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toll highway without paying the toll established under this
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Section.
The Authority shall maintain in its office a list of
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all persons that are authorized to use any toll highway
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without charge when on official business of the Authority and
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such list shall be open to the public for inspection. In
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recognition of the unique role of public transportation in
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providing effective transportation in the Authority's service
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region, and to give effect to the exemption set forth in
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subsection (b) of Section 2.06 of the Regional Transportation
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Authority Act, the following vehicles may use any toll highway
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without paying the toll: (1) a vehicle owned or operated by the
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Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority
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that is being used to transport passengers for hire; and (2)
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any revenue vehicle that is owned or operated by a Mass Transit
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District created under Section 3 of the Local Mass Transit
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District Act and running regular scheduled service.
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Among other matters, this amendatory Act of 1990 is
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intended to clarify and confirm the prior intent of the
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General Assembly to allow toll revenues from the toll highway
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system to be used to pay a portion of the cost of the
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construction of the North-South Toll Highway authorized by
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Senate Joint Resolution 122 of the 83rd General Assembly in

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1984.
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(Source: P.A. 100-739, eff. 1-1-19
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