{"data":{"id":"us-il/70-ilcs-520-9","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"70 ILCS 520/9","heading":"","body":"In addition to the power and authority heretofore conferred upon the Authority, the Authority, in its own name, shall have full power and authority: to acquire and thereafter operate and maintain any existing vehicular toll bridge across any waters which form a common boundary between any city within the territory of the Authority and any other city either within or without the State and to reconstruct, improve and repair such existing bridge; to construct, maintain and operate an additional vehicular toll bridge and approaches across these waters at a point suitable to the interests of navigation and to reconstruct, repair and improve the same; to construct, maintain and operate a tunnel under these waters and to reconstruct, repair and improve the same; to reconstruct, improve, and repair or to provide financial aid for the reconstruction, improvement, and repair of any existing vehicular toll bridge; and to issue and sell bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness for such purposes as provided in Section 7.","path":["CHAPTER 70 SPECIAL DISTRICTS","Southwestern Illinois Development Authority Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=865\u0026ChapterID=15\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:24Z","sha256":"e25bc97975275d95ca43d07afee05094f070b306bd4e57459f09f2678538c46e","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/70-ilcs-520-8.5","next":"us-il/70-ilcs-520-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}