Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 ILCS 3610 — Local Mass Transit District Act.

This Act shall be known and cited as the "Local Mass Transit District Act"

This Act shall be known and cited as the "Local Mass Transit District Act". (Source: Laws 1959, p. 1635.)

Definitions

Definitions. For the purposes of this Act: (a) "Mass transit facility" means any local public transportation facility, whether buses, trolley-buses, or railway systems, utilized by a substantial number of persons for their daily transportation, and includes not only the local public transportation facility itself but a…

Creation of a district

Creation of a district. For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, owning, operating and maintaining mass transit facilities for public service or subsidizing the operation thereof a local Mass Transit District may be created, composed of one or more municipalities or one or more counties or any combination thereof, b…

Any municipality or county may be annexed to a District, other than a Metro East Transit District, formed pursuant to Section 3 when the District has no tax levy in effect and has no bonded indebtedness if a petition for annexation is adopted by an ordinance or resolution approved by a majority vote of the corporate au…

Also in the manner provided in this Act as amended, a "Local Mass Transit District" may be created with a boundary to enclose a unit area of contiguous land, to be known as the "participating area"

Also in the manner provided in this Act as amended, a "Local Mass Transit District" may be created with a boundary to enclose a unit area of contiguous land, to be known as the "participating area". Such a "participating area" may be organized as a district under this Act without regard to boundaries of counties or oth…

If the district acquires a mass transit facility, all of the employees in such mass transit facility shall be transferred to and appointed as employees of the district, subject to all rights and benefits of this Act, and these employees shall be given seniority credit in accordance with the records and labor agreements…

The powers of the local Mass Transit District shall repose in, and be exercised by, a Board of Trustees

The powers of the local Mass Transit District shall repose in, and be exercised by, a Board of Trustees. If the District is created by only one municipality or only one county the corporate authorities or the county board chairman with the consent of the county board of such municipality or county shall appoint either…

(a) The Board of Trustees of every District may establish or acquire any or all manner of mass transit facility

(a) The Board of Trustees of every District may establish or acquire any or all manner of mass transit facility. The Board may engage in the business of transportation of passengers on scheduled routes and by contract on nonscheduled routes within the territorial limits of the counties or municipalities creating the Di…

Metro East Mass Transit District; use and occupation taxes

Metro East Mass Transit District; use and occupation taxes. (a) The Board of Trustees of any Metro East Mass Transit District may, by ordinance adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of the then trustees, impose throughout the District any or all of the taxes and fees provided in this Section. Except as otherwise p…

(a) The Board of Trustees of any Metro East Mass Transit District may impose a tax upon all persons engaged in the business of renting automobiles in the district at the rate of not to exceed 1% of the gross receipts from such business. The tax imposed by a district pursuant to this paragraph and all civil penalties th…

In addition to all its other powers, each District shall, in all its dealings with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority established by the Northern Illinois Transit Authority Act, have the following powers: (a) to cooperate with the Northern Illinois Transit Authority in the exercise by the Northern Illinois Transit…

(a) The Board of Trustees of any district created after July 1, 1967 (except districts created under Section 3

(a) The Board of Trustees of any district created after July 1, 1967 (except districts created under Section 3.1) has no authority to levy the tax provided for in subparagraph (10) of paragraph (f) of Section 5 unless the question of authorizing such tax is submitted to the voters of the district and approved by a majo…

Any district may provide employee benefits through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund if it meets the applicable requirements of the Illinois Pension Code and the Federal Social Security Act

Any district may provide employee benefits through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund if it meets the applicable requirements of the Illinois Pension Code and the Federal Social Security Act. (Source: P.A. 78-811.)

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly

Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

Eminent domain

Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.A. 94-1055, eff. 1-1-07.)

Public bidding

Public bidding. The Board shall adopt regulations to ensure that the acquisition by the District of services or public transportation facilities (other than real estate) involving a cost of more than the small purchase threshold set by the Federal Transit Administration and the disposition of all property of the Distri…

Suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of fare media

Suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of fare media. (a) As used in this Section, "demographic information" includes, but is not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, gender, and housing status, as that term is defined under Section 10 of the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act. (b) Suspension of riding privileg…

Transit-supportive development and trail-supportive development

Transit-supportive development and trail-supportive development. (a) As used in this Section: "Transit-supportive development" means residential, commercial, and governmental facilities and supporting infrastructure improvements that are designed to facilitate access to and use of public transit or public trails and th…

Every District shall be exempt from all State, county and municipal taxes and registration and license fees

Every District shall be exempt from all State, county and municipal taxes and registration and license fees. All property of a District is declared to be public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the State or by any…

It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of every District to cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made by a certified public accountant of Illinois

It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees of every District to cause an annual audit of its accounts to be made by a certified public accountant of Illinois. The audit shall be completed, filed with the District within 4 months after the close of each fiscal year of the District. Certified copies of annual audits s…

Every District shall be subject to the provisions of the Public Utilities Act

Every District shall be subject to the provisions of the Public Utilities Act. (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

Any territory which is contiguous to a local mass transit district organized under Section 3

Any territory which is contiguous to a local mass transit district organized under Section 3.1 of this Act and which is not included in any local mass transit district may be annexed to such contiguous local mass transit district in the manner provided by this Section. (a) If there are no legal voters residing in the t…

At the hearing provided for in Section 8

At the hearing provided for in Section 8.1 the court shall preside and any interested person shall be given an opportunity to be heard touching upon the sufficiency of the petition and upon the boundaries of the territory sought to be annexed to the local mass transit district. The court may continue such hearing from…

Within 20 days after receiving a copy of such order, the chairman of the board of trustees of the local mass transit district shall call a meeting of the board to consider the question of annexing the territory described therein to the district. A 2/3 vote of the board is required to annex such territory to the distric…

In addition to any other method provided for annexation under this Act, any territory, except property classified as farmland, which (1) lies within the corporate limits of a municipality as defined in this Act, (2) is contiguous to a local mass transit district organized under this Act, and (3) is not a part of anothe…