103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3745

 

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/8.3
430 ILCS 30/2  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-2
430 ILCS 30/3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3
625 ILCS 5/18b-101  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101
625 ILCS 5/18b-102  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-102
625 ILCS 5/18b-104  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-104
625 ILCS 5/18b-104.5 new
625 ILCS 5/18b-109  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-109

    Amends the State Finance Act. Provides that, beginning fiscal year 2024, no road fund money shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police, except money appropriated each fiscal year to implement and fulfill the requirements of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, not to exceed the annual allocation plus 25% from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Amends the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to provide that the Illinois State Police (instead of the Department of Transportation) shall administer the Act. Amends the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois State Police (instead of the Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Illinois State Police) shall administer the Law. Effective July 1, 2024.


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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 State Finance Act is amended by changing
5Section 8.3 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/8.3)
7    Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the
8State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the
9construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for
10the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal
11and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable,
12and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund
13after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded
14indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows:
15        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
16    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost
17    of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that
18    Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics
19    Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief
20    Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of
21    subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois
22    Procurement Code for transportation; and
23        secondly -- for expenses of the Department of

 

 

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1    Transportation for construction, reconstruction,
2    improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and
3    administration of highways in accordance with the
4    provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose
5    related or incident to and connected therewith, including
6    the separation of grades of those highways with railroads
7    and with highways and including the payment of awards made
8    by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the
9    terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers'
10    Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an
11    employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of
12    Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the
13    erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the
14    acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations
15    to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway
16    needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications,
17    and estimates for and in the construction and maintenance
18    of flight strips and of highways necessary to provide
19    access to military and naval reservations, to defense
20    industries and defense-industry sites, and to the sources
21    of raw materials and for replacing existing highways and
22    highway connections shut off from general public use at
23    military and naval reservations and defense-industry
24    sites, or for the purchase of right-of-way, except that
25    the State shall be reimbursed in full for any expense
26    incurred in building the flight strips; or for the

 

 

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1    operating and maintaining of highway garages; or for
2    patrolling and policing the public highways and conserving
3    the peace; or for the operating expenses of the Department
4    relating to the administration of public transportation
5    programs; or, during fiscal year 2023, for the purposes of
6    a grant not to exceed $8,394,800 to the Regional
7    Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose
8    of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during fiscal year 2024,
9    for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the
10    Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for
11    the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or for any of
12    those purposes or any other purpose that may be provided
13    by law.
14    Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from
15the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road
16Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that
17are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor
18vehicles.
19    Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road
20Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
21or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
22operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
23appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
24eligible for federal reimbursement:
25        1. Department of Public Health;
26        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to

 

 

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1    subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and
2    Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2023 when no
3    more than $17,570,000 may be expended and except fiscal
4    year 2024 when no more than $19,063,500 may be expended;
5        3. Department of Central Management Services, except
6    for expenditures incurred for group insurance premiums of
7    appropriate personnel;
8        4. Judicial Systems and Agencies.
9    Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road
10Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
11or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
12operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
13appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
14eligible for federal reimbursement:
15        1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with
16    respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal
17    Investigation;
18        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to
19    Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2023 when no
20    more than $55,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal
21    year 2024 when no more than $60,000,000 may be expended,
22    and Rail Freight Services.
23    Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road
24Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
25or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
26operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon

 

 

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1appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
2eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central
3Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois
4Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the
5Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases
6Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of
7Highways in the Department of Transportation.
8    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road
9Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
10or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
11operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
12appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
13eligible for federal reimbursement:
14        1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of
15    the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and
16    Division of Criminal Investigation;
17        2. State Officers.
18    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road
19Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency
20of State government for administration, grants, or operations
21except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a
22restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road
23Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It
24shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation
25limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods.
26Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in

 

 

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1accordance with the provisions of this Section.
2    Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of
3Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction
4of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of
5paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal
6and interest on that bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and
7payable as provided in the Transportation Bond Act, and for no
8other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the
9payment of principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness
10then annually due shall be used as follows:
11        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
12    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
13        secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees,
14    excises, or license taxes relating to registration,
15    operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to
16    fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be
17    appropriated or expended other than for costs of
18    administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and
19    license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed
20    thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of
21    Transportation, including, but not limited to, the
22    operating expenses of the Department relating to the
23    administration of public transportation programs, payment
24    of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and
25    reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition
26    of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction,

 

 

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1    reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of
2    public highways and bridges under the direction and
3    supervision of the State, political subdivision, or
4    municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal
5    year 2023 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed
6    $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority on
7    behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit
8    expenses, or during fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of a
9    grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional
10    Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose
11    of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for patrolling
12    and policing the public highways (by the State, political
13    subdivision, or municipality collecting that money) for
14    enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of grades of
15    such highways with railroads and costs associated with
16    protection of at-grade highway and railroad crossing shall
17    also be permissible.
18    Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from
19the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as
20provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
21    Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with
22fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be
23appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of
24this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund
25appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in
26Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005,

 

 

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12006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated
2to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this
3Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only,
4no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of
5State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of
6$106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies
7shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for
8the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000.
9Beginning in fiscal year 2025 2010, no Road Fund road fund
10moneys shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police,
11except money appropriated from the General Assembly each
12fiscal year to implement and fulfill the requirements of the
13Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, not to exceed the
14annual allocation plus 25% from the Federal Motor Carrier
15Safety Administration. It shall not be lawful to circumvent
16this limitation on appropriations by governmental
17reorganization or other methods unless otherwise provided in
18Section 5g of this Act.
19    In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be
20appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
21this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund
22appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes,
23plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
24limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
25other method.
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1Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State
2for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal
3year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State
4for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
5limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
6other methods.
7    Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund
8appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
9this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the
10following fiscal years:
11    Fiscal Year 2000$80,500,000;
12    Fiscal Year 2001$80,500,000;
13    Fiscal Year 2002$80,500,000;
14    Fiscal Year 2003$130,500,000;
15    Fiscal Year 2004$130,500,000;
16    Fiscal Year 2005$130,500,000;
17    Fiscal Year 2006 $130,500,000;
18    Fiscal Year 2007 $130,500,000;
19    Fiscal Year 2008$130,500,000;
20    Fiscal Year 2009 $130,500,000.
21    For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be
22appropriated to the Secretary of State.
23    Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund
24shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the
25exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees
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1otherwise provided for by law.
2    It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on
3appropriations by governmental reorganization or other
4methods.
5    No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and
6thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed
7by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar
8as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned.
9    Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road
10Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e
11of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by
12Public Act 93-25.
13    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this
14Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91
15shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund
16in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue
17Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by
18generally accepted accounting principles applicable to
19government.
20    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the
21Secretary of State and the Illinois Department of State Police
22in this Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road
23Fund from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding
24fiscal year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive
25budgetary balance, as determined by generally accepted
26accounting principles applicable to government.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
2102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff.
36-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
4    Section 10. The Illinois Hazardous Materials
5Transportation Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as
6follows:
 
7    (430 ILCS 30/2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-2)
8    Sec. 2. It is the finding of the General Assembly that
9hazardous materials are essential for various industrial,
10commercial and other purposes; that their transportation is a
11necessary incident to their use; and that such transportation
12is required for the employment and economic prosperity of the
13People of the State of Illinois.
14    It is therefore declared to be the policy of the General
15Assembly to improve the regulatory and enforcement authority
16of the Illinois State Police Department of Transportation to
17protect the People of the State of Illinois against the risk to
18life and property inherent in the transportation of hazardous
19materials over highways by keeping such risk to a minimum
20consistent with technical feasibility and economic
21reasonableness.
22    It is not the intent of the General Assembly to regulate
23the movement of hazardous materials in such quantities that
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1safety, such as fuels, fertilizer and agricultural chemicals
2while being used in a normal farming operation or in transit to
3the farm.
4(Source: P.A. 80-351.)
 
5    (430 ILCS 30/3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3)
6    Sec. 3. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as
7used in this Act:
8    "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or
9transportation within the State;
10    "Department" means the Illinois State Police Department of
11Transportation;
12    "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;
13    "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a
14quantity and form determined by the United States Department
15of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk
16to health and safety or property when transported in commerce;
17    "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the
18facts giving rise to the violation or a reasonable person
19acting in the circumstances and exercising due care would have
20such knowledge;
21    "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State
22Police or any duly authorized employees of a local
23governmental agency who are primarily responsible for
24prevention or detection of crime and enforcement of the
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1any political subdivision of such State;
2    "Local road" means any State or local highway except for
3(i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate
4highway.
5    "Person" means any natural person or individual,
6governmental body, firm, association, partnership,
7copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint
8stock company, trust, estate, or any other legal entity or
9their legal representative, agent, or assigns;
10    "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of
11property over the highway and any loading, unloading, or
12storage incidental to such movement.
13(Source: P.A. 102-513, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
14    Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
15changing Sections 18b-101, 18b-102, 18b-104, and 18b-109 and
16by adding Section 18b-104.5 as follows:
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/18b-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)
18    Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise
19clearly requires, as used in this Chapter:
20    "Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural
21commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock,
22including insects.
23    "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor
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1commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.
2    "Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to
36,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are
4equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.
5    "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or
6towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate and
7intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property when
8the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight
9rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination
10weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds; or the vehicle is used
11or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including
12the driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer
13passengers and is operated by a contract carrier transporting
14employees in the course of their employment on a highway of
15this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport
16between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct
17compensation; or the vehicle is used in the transportation of
18hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under
19the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. This
20definition shall not include farm machinery, fertilizer
21spreaders, and other special agricultural movement equipment
22described in Section 3-809 nor implements of husbandry as
23defined in Section 1-130.
24    "Covered farm vehicle", for purposes of this Chapter and
25rule-making under this Chapter, means a straight truck or
26articulated vehicle, excluding vehicles transporting hazardous

 

 

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1materials of a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be
2placarded in accordance with the Illinois Hazardous Materials
3Transportation Act, registered in this State or another state
4and equipped with a special license plate or other designation
5by the state in which the vehicle is registered identifying
6the vehicle as a covered farm vehicle for law enforcement
7personnel and:
8        (1) is operated by a farm or ranch owner or operator,
9    or an employee or family member of the farm or ranch owner
10    or operator; and
11        (2) is being used to transport the following to or
12    from a farm or ranch:
13            (A) agricultural commodities;
14            (B) livestock; or
15            (C) machinery or supplies; and
16        (3) if registered in this State, is:
17            (A) registered as a farm truck under subsection
18        (c) of Section 3-815 of this Code; or
19            (B) operated in combination as an articulated
20        vehicle when the truck in the combination is
21        registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a covered farm
22        vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section
23        3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3-818
24        of this Code and contains in the cab of the motor
25        vehicle a registration designating the vehicle as a
26        covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5)

 

 

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1        of Section 3-815 of this Code and the trailer in the
2        combination is registered as a farm trailer under
3        subsection (a) of Section 3-819 of this Code and
4        displays a farm registration license plate; or
5            (C) a truck registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a
6        covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5)
7        of Section 3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of
8        Section 3-818 of this Code containing in the cab of the
9        motor vehicle a registration designating the vehicle
10        as a covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and
11        (a-5) of Section 3-815 of this Code that is towing an
12        implement of husbandry as part of a farming operation;
13        and
14        (4) is not used in for-hire motor carrier operations;
15    however, for-hire motor carrier operations do not include
16    the operation of a vehicle meeting the definition of a
17    covered farm vehicle by a tenant pursuant to a crop share
18    farm lease agreement to transport the landlord's portion
19    of the crops under that agreement; and
20        (5) has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), a gross
21    combination weight rating (GCWR), or a gross vehicle
22    weight or gross vehicle combination weight, whichever is
23    greater, that is:
24            (A) 26,001 lbs. or less, for vehicles operating in
25        interstate commerce; or
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1        interstate commerce and registered in this State; or
2            (C) greater than 26,001 lbs. and traveling
3        interstate within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch
4        for which the vehicle is being operated, regardless of
5        whether it is registered in this State; or
6            (D) greater than 10,000 lbs. and traveling
7        intrastate.
8    "Department" means the Illinois State Police.
9    "Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor
10carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the
11passengers for the transportation services provided, and not
12included in a total package charge or other assessment for
13highway transportation services.
14    "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products
15directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural
16commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year.
17    "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry
18(including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and
19other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States
20Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion)
21that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy
22cattle) or offspring.
23    "Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer.
24    "Person" means any natural person or individual,
25governmental body, firm, association, partnership,
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1stock company, trust, estate, or any other legal entity or
2their legal representative, agent, or assigns.
3(Source: P.A. 97-795, eff. 1-1-13; 98-882, eff. 8-13-14.)
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/18b-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-102)
5    Sec. 18b-102. Authority of Department. To the extent
6necessary to administer this Chapter, the Department is
7authorized to:
8    (a) Adopt by reference all or any portion of the Federal
9Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the United States
10Department of Transportation, as they are now or hereafter
11amended.
12    (b) Conduct investigations; make reports; issue subpoenas;
13conduct hearings; require the production of relevant
14documents, records and property; take depositions; and, in
15conjunction with the Illinois State Police, conduct, directly
16or indirectly, research, development, demonstrations, and
17training activities.
18    (c) Authorize any officer or Department employee to enter
19upon, inspect, and examine at reasonable times and in a
20reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons to
21the extent such records and properties relate to the
22transportation by motor vehicle of persons or property.
23    (d) Conduct a continuing review of all aspects of the
24transportation of persons and property by motor vehicle in
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1safe transportation by motor vehicle in Illinois.
2    (e) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter
3and any rules and regulations issued under this Chapter. Only
4the Department Illinois State Police shall be authorized to
5stop and inspect any commercial motor vehicle or driver at any
6time for the purpose of determining compliance with the
7provisions of this Chapter or rules and regulations issued
8under this Chapter.
9(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/18b-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-104)
11    Sec. 18b-104. Cooperation with State Agencies - Records
12and Data - Availability. The Department shall cooperate with
13other State agencies regulating transportation by motor
14vehicles and may enter into interagency agreements for the
15purpose of sharing data. The Department shall enter into an
16interagency agreement with the Illinois State Police for the
17purpose of enforcing any provisions of this Chapter and the
18rules and regulations issued under this Chapter.
19(Source: P.A. 86-611.)
 
20    (625 ILCS 5/18b-104.5 new)
21    Sec. 18b-104.5. Personnel transfers. The personnel
22responsible for administering this Chapter are transferred
23from the transferring agency designated by the Governor to the
24Illinois State Police. The status and rights of the employees

 

 

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1and the State or its transferring agency under the Personnel
2Code, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and applicable
3collective bargaining agreements or under any pension,
4retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this
5amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Under the
6direction of the Governor, the Director, in consultation with
7the transferring agencies and labor organizations representing
8the affected employees, shall identify each position and
9employee who is engaged in the performance of functions
10transferred to the Department, or engaged in the
11administration of a law the administration of which is
12transferred to the Department, to be transferred to the
13Department. An employee engaged primarily in providing
14administrative and investigative support to the Illinois Motor
15Carrier Safety Assistance Program may be considered engaged in
16the performance of functions transferred to the Department.
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/18b-109)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-109)
18    Sec. 18b-109. Enforcement of Rules and Regulations. Only
19the Department Illinois State Police shall enforce the rules
20and regulations issued under this Chapter against drivers and
21persons other than drivers. The Department and the Illinois
22State Police shall enforce the rules and regulations issued
23under this Chapter against persons other than drivers.
24(Source: P.A. 86-611.)
 
25    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

 

 

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