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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
COOK COUNTY SURPLUS HIGHWAY PROPERTY POLICY
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I. General Ordinances, Chapter 66. Roads and Bridges, Article I. In General, Section 66-2, is hereby enacted as follows:
Sec. 66-2. Surplus Highway Property.
It shall be the policy of the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways to create an intergovernmental agreement for the transfer of all:
(1) surplus lane mile of pavement of one mile or less in length; and/or
(2) any surplus parcel of land of one acre or less
that is currently under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways.
The transfer of lane mile of pavement and/or surplus parcel of land shall be effectuated through the creation of an Intergovernmental Agreement pursuant to Section 10 of the Illinois Constitution between Cook County and the municipality or township in which the lane mile of pavement and/or surplus land parcel is located.
The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways shall:
(1) repair or reconstruct any lane mile of pavement that is to be transferred to a standard that is mutually agreed upon by the municipality or township; and
(2) delineate in the Intergovernmental Agreement the standard to which the lane mile of pavement is to be repaired.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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