101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB0198
 
Introduced 1/30/2019, by Sen. Laura Fine
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
605 ILCS 5/5-701.18 new
605 ILCS 5/6-701.10 new
605 ILCS 5/7-202.15  from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.15
605 ILCS 5/7-202.23 new

     Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a county board of any county, any township, or any municipality may use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for the operation costs of any public transportation service, for capital improvements designed to improve or enhance pedestrian, bicycle, or transit mobility, or for infrastructure used to support publicly or privately owned electric vehicles.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 7-202.15 and  by adding Sections 5-701.18, 6-701.10, and 
67-202.23 as follows:
 
7    (605 ILCS 5/5-701.18 new)
8    Sec. 5-701.18. Transportation services; mobility; electric 
9vehicles.  The county board of any county may also use motor 
10fuel tax funds allotted to it for the operation costs of any 
11public transportation service operated in partnership with a 
12local transit agency or a private provider and which is 
13directed, contracted, or otherwise approved by the county or 
14for any capital improvements designed to improve or enhance 
15pedestrian, bicycle, or transit mobility. In addition, the 
16county board of any county may use motor fuel tax funds 
17allotted to it for infrastructure used to support publicly or 
18privately owned electric vehicles.
 
19    (605 ILCS 5/6-701.10 new)
20    Sec. 6-701.10. Transportation services; mobility; electric 
21vehicles.   Any township may also use motor fuel tax funds 
22allotted to it for the operation costs of any public 
 
 
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1transportation service operated in partnership with a local 
2transit agency or a private provider and which is directed, 
3contracted, or otherwise approved by the township or for any 
4capital improvements designed to improve or enhance 
5pedestrian, bicycle, or transit mobility. In addition, any 
6township may use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for 
7infrastructure used to support publicly or privately owned 
8electric vehicles.
 



9    (605 ILCS 5/7-202.15)  (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.15)



10    Sec. 7-202.15. 
The construction, maintenance, or repair of 
11sidewalks or other
pedestrian paths located within the right of 
12way of any street in the
municipality, or any other capital 
13improvements designed to improve or enhance pedestrian, 
14bicycle, or transit mobility.

15(Source: P.A. 88-580, eff. 1-1-95.)

 
16    (605 ILCS 5/7-202.23 new)
17    Sec. 7-202.23. Transportation services; electric vehicles. 
18Subject to Section 7-203 of this Code, any municipality may, by 
19ordinance, use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for the 
20operation costs of any public transportation service operated 
21in partnership with a local transit agency or a private 
22provider and which is directed, contracted, or otherwise 
23approved by the municipality or for infrastructure used to 
24support publicly or privately owned electric vehicles.