103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1438
 
Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Rachel Ventura
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Illinois Dig Once Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop a policy to reduce the scale and number of repeated excavations related to roads, highways, tollways, and expressways for the installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure and public utilities in rights of way. Provides that the Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop rules to implement the Act.
  


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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Illinois Dig Once Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings.
The General Assembly finds and 
7declares that:

8        (1)  minimizing traffic interruptions caused by 
9    repeated excavation and other construction projects is 
10    important to preserving the public safety of individuals 
11    traveling on Illinois roadways;

12        (2)  the costs of trenching and installing broadband 
13    infrastructure by multiple providers increases the price 
14    consumers pay for broadband service; and

15        (3)   greater efficiency and coordination between the 
16    State, units of local government, and internet service 
17    providers can help to alleviate costs and disruptions to 
18    consumers.

 
19    Section 10. Definition.

As used in this Act, "broadband 
20infrastructure" means conduit, pipe, interdict, or microduct 
21for fiber optic or other cables that accommodate current or 
22future broadband and wireless facilities for broadband 
 
 
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1service.
 
2    Section 15. Dig once.
The Department of Transportation, 
3the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department 
4of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop a 
5policy to reduce the scale and number of repeated excavations 
6related to roads, highways, tollways, and expressways for the 
7installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure and 
8public utilities in rights of way.

 
9    Section 20. Rulemaking.
The Department of Transportation, 
10the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and the Department 
11of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall jointly develop 
12rules to implement this Act.