TOLL HIGHWAY OASIS REMOVAL

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that, if the acquisition, construction, relocation, operation, regulation, or maintenance of a toll highway requires the relocation of public utilities due to the elimination of a tollway oasis bridge, the Illinois Highway Authority must conduct an assessment in order to determine the most cost-effective means of providing utility service to associated tollway property that remains. Provides that such an assessment shall include an estimate of the total cost of the required relocation of the utilities, an examination of alternative options for the provision of utilities to the relevant tollway property, and the associated costs of each. Provides that, if the assessment indicates that the most cost-effective means of providing utility service to tollway property is via the adjacent municipality, the Authority shall require that the relevant utilities be provided to the tollway property by the adjacent municipality, which shall be appropriately compensated from the sales tax proceeds generated from the subject tollway property. Provides for an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate adequate compensation for the adjacent municipality. Provides that, when a tollway oasis bridge is eliminated, the Authority must conduct an assessment in order to determine the impacts the modification will have on adjacent municipalities and whether, in the interest of equity, such adjacent municipalities should share in any sales tax revenues. Provides that the analysis shall consider several specific criteria relating to pollution, private nuisance, frequency of usage, and the need for public services. Provides that, if the Authority determines that any municipality adjacent to the tollway property is substantially impacted by activities or businesses conducted on the property, it shall be appropriately compensated. Provides that the Authority, the municipality wherein the tollway property is located, and the impacted adjacent municipality shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement to effectuate the requirements and provide for adequate compensation.