103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3936

 

Introduced 5/1/2024, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
See Index

    Creates the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, and establishes the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Provides that the Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority are consolidated into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority and the Service Boards are abolished, instead creating the Suburban Bus Operating Division, Commuter Rail Operating Division, and the Chicago Transit Operating Division. Reinserts, reorganizes, and changes some provisions from the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and the Regional Transportation Authority Act into the new Act and repeals those Acts. Includes provisions about the operation of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority. Creates the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. Establishes the Office of Transit-Oriented Development. Provides that the Office and the Fund are to aid transit-supportive development near high-quality transit by providing specified funding to municipalities that have adopted the standards in the transit support overlay district for that area or that have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a District, including transit support overlay districts. Includes provisions relating to Office standards, procedures, and reports. Creates the Zero-Emission Vehicle Act. Provides that all on-road vehicles purchased or leased by a governmental unit on or after January 1, 2028 must be a manufactured zero-emission vehicle, repowered zero-emission vehicle, manufactured near zero-emission vehicle, or repowered near zero-emission vehicle. Provides that on and after January 1, 2033, all on-road vehicles purchased or leased by a governmental unit must be a manufactured zero-emission vehicle or repowered zero-emission vehicle. Provides that, by January 1, 2048, all on-road vehicles operated by a governmental unit must be a manufactured or repowered zero-emission vehicle. Sets forth provisions implementing the Act, including requiring the Department of Central Management Services to adopt certain rules. Amends various Acts, Laws, and Codes to make conforming changes for the new Acts and to make other changes. Provides that some provisions are effective immediately.


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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
Article I. METROPOLITAN MOBILITY AUTHORITY

 
5    Section 1.01. Short title; references to Act.
6    (a) Short title. Articles I through VI of this Act may be
7cited as the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act. References
8to "this Act" in Articles I through VI of this Act mean
9Articles I through VI of this Act.
10    (b) References to Act. This Act, including both the new
11and amendatory provisions, may be referred to as Clean and
12Equitable Transportation Act.
 
13    Section 1.02. Legislative findings and purpose.
14    (a) The General Assembly finds:
15        (1) Section 7 of Article XIII of the Illinois
16    Constitution provides that public transportation is an
17    essential public purpose for which public funds may be
18    expended, and it also authorizes the State to provide
19    financial assistance to units of local government for
20    distribution to providers of public transportation.
21        (2) There is an urgent need to reform and continue a
22    unit of local government to ensure the proper management

 

 

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1    and operation of public transportation, to receive and
2    distribute State or federal operating assistance, and to
3    raise and distribute revenues for local operating
4    assistance. System generated revenues are not adequate for
5    such service and a public need exists to provide for, aid,
6    and assist public transportation in the metropolitan
7    region, consisting of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
8    and Will counties.
9        (3) Comprehensive and coordinated regional public
10    transportation is essential to public health, safety, and
11    welfare. It is essential to ensuring economic well-being,
12    addressing the climate crisis, providing affordable
13    transportation options for residents at all income levels,
14    conserving sources of energy and land for open space,
15    reducing traffic congestion, and providing for and
16    maintaining a healthful environment for the benefit of
17    present and future generations in the metropolitan region.
18    Public transportation decreases air pollution and other
19    environmental hazards as well as the tragic loss of life
20    from crashes and allows for more efficient land use and
21    planning.
22        (4) Public transportation advances equity and equal
23    opportunity by improving the mobility of the public and
24    providing more people with greater access to jobs,
25    commercial businesses, schools, medical facilities, and
26    cultural attractions.

 

 

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1        (5) Public transportation in the metropolitan region
2    is being threatened by grave financial conditions. With
3    existing methods of financing, coordination, structure,
4    and management, the public transportation system is not
5    providing adequate service to ensure the public health,
6    safety, and welfare.
7        (6) The COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented
8    disruption in public transportation ridership and
9    operations from which the service providers have yet to
10    fully recover and the pandemic-related federal funding
11    support for public transportation operations has expired.
12    Although ridership levels continue to improve from the
13    lowest levels observed during the pandemic, net ridership
14    levels have not recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
15    Furthermore, the system experienced persistent losses in
16    ridership, service quality, and financial stability for
17    many years before the pandemic. These systemic issues,
18    combined with the changes in passenger behaviors,
19    experiences, and commuting patterns experienced since the
20    pandemic, create conditions untenable to a sustainable and
21    thriving public transportation system.
22        (7) Additional commitments to the public
23    transportation needs of persons with disabilities, the
24    economically disadvantaged, and the elderly are necessary.
25        (8) To solve these problems, it is necessary to
26    provide for the creation of a regional transportation

 

 

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1    authority with the powers necessary to ensure adequate
2    public transportation and a board of directors that has
3    the diverse experience, expertise, and background to
4    effectively oversee the public transportation system.
5        (9) A substantial or total loss of public
6    transportation services or any segment of public
7    transportation services would create an emergency
8    threatening the safety and well-being of the people in the
9    metropolitan region.
10        (10) To meet the urgent needs of the people of the
11    metropolitan region, avoid a transportation emergency, and
12    provide financially sound methods of managing the
13    provision of public transportation services in the
14    metropolitan region, it is necessary to create one truly
15    integrated regional transit system instead of 3 separate
16    transit systems by combining the existing Service Boards
17    and Regional Transportation Authority into one agency.
18        (11) The economic vitality of Illinois requires
19    regionwide and systemwide efforts to increase ridership on
20    the transit systems, improve roadway operations within the
21    metropolitan region, and allocate resources for
22    transportation so as to assist in the development of an
23    adequate, efficient, equitable, and coordinated regional
24    public transportation system that is in a state of good
25    repair.
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1assist public transportation in the metropolitan region
2without impairing the overall quality of existing public
3transportation by providing for the creation of a single
4authority responsive to the people and elected officials of
5the area and with the power and competence to operate the
6regional transportation system, develop, implement, and
7enforce plans that promote adequate, efficient, equitable, and
8coordinated public transportation, provide responsible
9financial stewardship of the public transportation system in
10the metropolitan region, and facilitate the delivery of public
11transportation that is attractive and safe to passengers and
12employees, comprehensive and coordinated among its various
13elements, economic and efficient, and coordinated among local,
14regional, and State programs, plans, and projects.
 
15    Section 1.03. Definitions. As used in this Act:
16    "Authority" means the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, the
17successor to the Regional Transportation Authority and the
18Chicago Transit Authority.
19    "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan
20Mobility Authority.
21    "Consolidated entities" means the Chicago Transit
22Authority, the Commuter Rail Division and the Suburban Bus
23Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, the
24Regional Transportation Authority, and all of their
25subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

 

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1    "Construct or acquire" means to plan, design, construct,
2reconstruct, improve, modify, extend, landscape, expand, or
3acquire.
4    "Fare capping" means the action of no longer charging a
5rider for any additional fares for the duration of a daily,
6weekly, monthly, or 30-day pass once the rider has purchased
7enough regular one-way fares to reach the cost of the
8applicable pass.
9    "Metropolitan region" means all territory included within
10the territory of the Authority as provided in this Act, and
11such territory as may be annexed to the Authority.
12    "Municipality", "county", and "unit of local government"
13have the meanings given to those terms in Section 1 of Article
14VII of the Illinois Constitution.
15    "Operate" means operate, maintain, administer, repair,
16promote, and any other acts necessary or proper with regard to
17such matters.
18    "Operating Division" means the Suburban Bus, Commuter
19Rail, and Chicago Transit Operating Divisions and any public
20transportation operating division formed by the Authority
21after the effective date of this Act.
22    "Public transportation" means the transportation or
23conveyance of persons within the metropolitan region by means
24available to the general public, including groups of the
25general public with special needs. "Public transportation"
26does not include transportation by automobiles not used for

 

 

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1conveyance of the general public as passengers.
2    "Public transportation facility" means the equipment or
3property, real or personal, or rights therein, useful or
4necessary for providing, maintaining or administering public
5transportation within the metropolitan region or otherwise
6useful for carrying out or meeting the purposes or powers of
7the Authority. Except as otherwise provided by this Act,
8"public transportation facility" does not include a road,
9street, highway, bridge, toll highway, or toll bridge for
10general public use.
11    "Regional rail" means a commuter rail service pattern that
12emphasizes more frequent off-peak service, simplified
13schedules, and non-downtown trips. "Regional rail" may include
14other elements, such as running trains through downtown
15stations.
16    "Service Boards" means the boards of the Commuter Rail
17Division, the Suburban Bus Division, and the Chicago Transit
18Authority of the former Regional Transportation Authority.
19    "Service Standards" means quantitative and qualitative
20attributes of public transit service as well as its
21appropriate level of service to be provided across the
22metropolitan region.
23    "Transportation agency" means any individual, firm,
24partnership, corporation, association, body politic, municipal
25corporation, public authority, unit of local government, or
26other person, other than the Authority and the Operating

 

 

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1Divisions, that provides public transportation in the
2metropolitan region.
 
3
Article II. CREATION AND ORGANIZATION

 
4    Section 2.01. Establishment of the Authority. The
5Metropolitan Mobility Authority is established upon the
6effective date of this Act. The Authority is a unit of local
7government, body politic, political subdivision, and municipal
8corporation.
 
9    Section 2.02. Territory and annexation.
10    (a) The initial territory of the Authority is Cook,
11DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Any other
12county or portion thereof in Illinois contiguous to the
13metropolitan region may be annexed to the Authority on such
14conditions as the Authority shall by ordinance prescribe, by
15ordinance adopted by the county board of such county, and by
16approval by the Authority. Upon such annexation, a certificate
17of such action shall be filed by the Secretary of the Authority
18with the county clerk of the county so annexing to the
19Authority and with the Secretary of State and the Department
20of Revenue.
21    (b) No area may be annexed to the Authority except upon the
22approval of a majority of the electors of such area voting on
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1presented at any regular election as provided by the county
2board or boards of the county or counties in which the area in
3question is located. Such county board or boards shall cause
4certification of such proposition to be given in accordance
5with the general election law to the proper election officers,
6who shall submit the proposition at an election in accordance
7with the general election law.
 
8    Section 2.03. Extraterritorial authority. To provide or
9assist any transportation of members of the general public
10between points in the metropolitan region and points outside
11the metropolitan region, whether in this State, Wisconsin, or
12Indiana, the Authority may enter into agreements with any unit
13of local government, individual, corporation, or other person
14or public agency in or of any such state or any private entity
15for such service. Such agreements may provide for
16participation by the Authority in providing such service and
17for grants by the Authority in connection with any such
18service, and may, subject to federal and State law, set forth
19any terms relating to such service, including coordinating
20such service with public transportation in the metropolitan
21region. Such agreement may be for such number of years or
22duration as the parties may agree. In regard to any such
23agreements or grants, the Authority shall consider the benefit
24to the metropolitan region and the financial contribution with
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1such areas served outside the metropolitan region.
 
2    Section 2.04. Board of Directors.
3    (a) The corporate authorities and governing body of the
4Authority shall be a Board consisting of voting Directors and
5nonvoting Directors appointed as follows:
6        (1) 3 Directors appointed by the Governor with the
7    advice and consent of the Senate;
8        (2) 5 Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
9    Chicago with the advice and consent of the City Council of
10    the City of Chicago, one of whom shall be the Commissioner
11    of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities;
12        (3) 5 Directors appointed by the President of the Cook
13    County Board of Commissioners with the advice and consent
14    of the members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners;
15        (4) one Director appointed by each of the chairs of
16    the county boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
17    counties with the advice and consent of their respective
18    county boards; and
19        (5) the following nonvoting Directors:
20            (A) the Secretary of Transportation or the
21        Secretary's designee;
22            (B) the Chair of the Board of Directors of the
23        Illinois State Toll Highway Authority or the Chair's
24        designee;
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1        by the Governor;
2            (D) a representative from the business community
3        in the metropolitan region, appointed by the voting
4        members of the Board;
5            (E) a representative from the disability
6        community, appointed by the voting members of the
7        Board after consulting with at least 3 organizations
8        in the disability community in the metropolitan region
9        selected by the Board; and
10            (F) the Chair of the Citizens Advisory Board
11        established by Section 2.12.
12    (b) All Directors shall be residents of the metropolitan
13region except for those Directors appointed pursuant to
14paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and subparagraphs (A) and (B)
15of paragraph (5) of subsection (a), who shall be residents of
16the State of Illinois.
17    (c) Nonvoting Directors shall have the same rights to
18access Board-related materials and to participate in Board
19meetings as Directors with voting rights.
20    (d) Nonvoting Directors shall be subject to the same
21conflict of interest restrictions applicable to other
22Directors, are subject to all ethics requirements applicable
23to the other Directors, and must comply with the public
24transportation system usage and meeting attendance
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1    Section 2.05. Director qualifications.
2    (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Act, a Director
3may not, while serving as a Director, be an officer, a member
4of the board of directors, a trustee, or an employee of a
5transportation agency or be an employee of the State of
6Illinois or any department or agency of the State.
7    (b) Each appointment made under this Section shall be
8certified by the appointing authority to the Board, which
9shall maintain the certifications as part of the official
10records of the Authority.
11    (c) Directors shall have diverse and substantial relevant
12experience and expertise for overseeing the planning,
13operation, and funding of a regional public transportation
14system, including, but not limited to, backgrounds in urban
15and regional planning, management of large capital projects,
16labor relations, business management, public administration,
17transportation, and community organizations.
 
18    Section 2.06. Director decision-making. Directors must
19make decisions on behalf of the Authority based on the
20Director's assessment of how best to build an integrated,
21equitable, and efficient regional public transit system for
22the metropolitan region as a whole.
 
23    Section 2.07. Board Chair and other officers.
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1Directors for a term of 5 years. The Chair shall not be
2appointed from among the other Directors. The Chair shall be a
3resident of the metropolitan region. The Chair may be replaced
4at any time by the Directors.
5    (b) The Chair shall preside at Board meetings and shall be
6entitled to vote on all matters.
7    (c) The Board shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer and
8may select persons to fill such other offices of the Board and
9to perform such duties as it shall from time to time determine.
10The Secretary, Treasurer, and other officers of the Board may
11be, but need not be, members of the Board.
12    (d) The Chair of the Board shall serve as the Acting Chief
13Executive Officer of the Authority until the appointment of
14the initial Chief Executive Officer. While the Chair is
15serving as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the
16Authority, the Chair shall be entitled to annual compensation
17at least equal to the compensation paid to the most highly
18compensated Chief Executive Officer of a Service Board as of
19the effective date of this Act, subject to appropriate
20adjustments made by the Board. When the Chair is no longer
21serving as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the
22Authority, the Chair shall be compensated at the same rate as
23the other Directors of the Board.
 
24    Section 2.08. Terms and vacancies.
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1and until the Director's successor has been appointed and has
2qualified. A vacancy shall occur upon resignation, death,
3conviction of a felony, or removal from office of a Director. A
4Director may be removed from office (i) upon concurrence of a
5majority of the Directors, on a formal finding of
6incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or
7(ii) by the Governor in response to a summary report received
8from the Governor's Executive Inspector General in accordance
9with Section 20-50 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics
10Act if the Director has had an opportunity to be publicly heard
11in person or by counsel prior to removal. As soon as feasible
12after the office of a Director becomes vacant for any reason,
13the appointing authority of the Director shall make an
14appointment to fill the vacancy pursuant to Section 2.04. A
15vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term.
16    (b) The terms of the initial set of Directors selected to
17the Board pursuant to this Act shall be as follows:
18        (1) Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
19    Chicago and the Governor shall serve an initial term of 3
20    years and their successors shall serve five-year terms
21    until the Director's successor has been appointed and
22    qualified.
23        (2) Directors appointed by the President of the Cook
24    County Board of Commissioners and the board chairs of
25    Will, Kane, DuPage, McHenry, and Lake counties shall serve
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1    serve 5-year terms until the Director's successor has been
2    appointed and qualified.
 
3    Section 2.09. Compensation. Each Director, including the
4Chair of the Authority, shall be compensated at the rate of
5$25,000 per year, but nonvoting Directors employed by a public
6agency are not entitled to such compensation. Each Director
7shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the
8performance of the Director's duties. Officers of the
9Authority shall not be required to comply with the
10requirements of the Public Funds Statement Publication Act.
 
11    Section 2.10. Meetings.
12    (a) The Board shall prescribe the times and places for
13meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be
14called. Board meetings shall be held in a place easily
15accessible by public transit. The Board shall comply in all
16respects with the Open Meetings Act. All records, documents,
17and papers of the Authority, other than those relating to
18matters concerning which closed sessions of the Board, may be
19held and any redactions as permitted or required by applicable
20law, shall be available for public examination, subject to
21such reasonable regulations as the Board may adopt.
22    (b) A majority of the whole number of members of the
23Authority then in office shall constitute a quorum for the
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1Authority. Unless otherwise stated by this Act, actions of the
2Authority shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of
3the voting members of the Authority present and voting at the
4meeting at which the action is taken.
5    (c) Open meetings of the Board shall be broadcast to the
6public and maintained in real time on the Board's website
7using a high-speed Internet connection. Recordings of each
8meeting broadcast shall be posted to the Board's website
9within a reasonable time after the meeting and shall be
10maintained as public records to the extent practicable, as
11determined by the Board. Compliance with these provisions does
12not relieve the Board of its obligations under the Open
13Meetings Act.
 
14    Section 2.11. Director liability.
15    (a) A Director of the Authority is not liable for any
16injury resulting from any act or omission in determining
17policy or exercising discretion, except: (1) for willful or
18wanton misconduct; or (2) as otherwise provided by law.
19    (b) If any claim or action is instituted against a
20Director of the Authority based on an injury allegedly arising
21out of an act or omission of the Director occurring within the
22scope of the Director's performance of duties on behalf of the
23Authority, the Authority shall indemnify the Director for all
24legal expenses and court costs incurred in defending against
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1amount paid pursuant to any judgment on, or any good faith
2settlement of, such claim, except for that portion of a
3judgment awarded for willful or wanton misconduct.
4    (c) The Authority may purchase insurance to cover the
5costs of any legal expenses, judgments, or settlements under
6this Section.
 
7    Section 2.12. Citizen Advisory Board. There is established
8a Citizen Advisory Board. The Board shall appoint at least 5
9and not more than 15 members to the Citizen Advisory Board. The
10Board shall follow the selection process in Section 5.01 for
11its appointments to the Citizen Advisory Board. The Board
12should strive to assemble a Citizen Advisory Board that is
13reflective of the diversity of the metropolitan region, the
14users of the various modes of public transportation, and the
15interests of the residents and institutions of the region in a
16strong public transportation system. At least one member of
17the Citizen Advisory Board shall represent transit riders with
18disabilities. The Citizen Advisory Board shall meet at least
19quarterly and shall advise the Board of the impact of its
20policies and programs on the communities within the
21metropolitan region. Members shall serve without compensation
22but shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable and
23necessary costs incurred in the performance of their duties.
24Citizen Advisory Board members are subject to the public
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1Authority Directors pursuant to Section 5.02.
 
2
Article III. TRANSITION

 
3    Section 3.01. Transition Committee.
4    (a) The Board shall establish a Transition Committee of
5the Board composed of a diverse subset of Directors. Directors
6appointed to the Transition Committee shall devote substantial
7time and effort to managing the transitions required by this
8Act in addition to their regular responsibilities as
9Directors. In recognition of this level of additional effort,
10the Board may authorize additional compensation for the
11Directors serving on the Transition Committee over the
12Director compensation authorized by Section 2.09. Such
13additional compensation shall be on a documented per hour
14worked basis at a rate set by the Board up to $150,000
15annually.
16    (b) The responsibilities of the Transition Committee,
17subject to the oversight of the Board, include the following:
18        (1) developing a transition plan for implementing the
19    improvements contemplated by this Act;
20        (2) forming, staffing, and overseeing the activities
21    of an Integration Management Office charged with the
22    day-to-day responsibility for implementing the operational
23    and organization changes contemplated by this Act;
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1    of the Authority who has experience managing large public
2    transportation systems, which may include systems outside
3    of North America, or who has similar relevant experience
4    in managing other complex organizations;
5        (4) overseeing the transfer of personnel and staff
6    responsibilities from the consolidated entities to the
7    Authority to implement the provisions of this Act most
8    effectively; and
9        (5) regularly reporting to the full Board on the
10    status of the transition effort and make recommendations
11    for Board policies and actions.
12    (c) The Board shall implement this Act in accordance with
13the following timetable:
14        (1) All seats on the Board shall be filled, a Chair
15    shall be selected, and the Board Transition Committee
16    shall be appointed and in operation no later than one year
17    after the effective date of this Act.
18        (2) The Integration Management Office shall be fully
19    organized and operating by no later than 2 years after the
20    effective date of this Act.
21        (3) A permanent Chief Executive Officer shall be
22    selected and in place at the Authority by no later than 3
23    years after the effective date of this Act.
24        (4) A final transition plan shall be approved by no
25    later than 3 years after the effective date of this Act.
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1    to the Authority as contemplated by this Act shall be
2    completed by no later than 4 years after the effective
3    date of this Act.
 
4    Section 3.02. Consolidation. On the effective date of this
5Act and without further action:
6        (1) The Chicago Transit Authority, the Commuter Rail
7    Division and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional
8    Transportation Authority, and the Regional Transportation
9    Authority are consolidated into the Authority and the
10    Service Boards are abolished.
11        (2) To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law,
12    the Authority shall succeed to all the rights, assets,
13    franchises, contracts, property, and interests of every
14    kind of the consolidated entities, including all rights,
15    powers, and duties of the Commuter Rail Division with
16    respect to the Northeast Illinois Regional Rail Passenger
17    Corporation.
18        (3) All previous lawful actions of the consolidated
19    entities shall be valid and binding upon the Authority,
20    and the Authority shall be substituted for the
21    consolidated entities with respect to each of those
22    actions.
23        (4) All fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred or
24    imposed for the violation of any ordinance of a
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1    Authority.
2        (5) All lawful ordinances, regulations, and rules of
3    the consolidated entities consistent with the provisions
4    of this Act shall continue in full force and effect as
5    ordinances, regulations, and rules of the Authority until
6    amended or repealed by the Authority.
7        (6) The title to and possession of all land, property,
8    and funds of every kind owned by or in which a consolidated
9    entity possesses an interest shall not revert or be
10    impaired but shall be vested in the Authority to the same
11    extent and subject to the same restrictions, if any,
12    applicable to the land, property, and funds.
13        (7) A director or officer ceasing to hold office by
14    virtue of this Act and any employee of a consolidated
15    entity shall deliver and turn over to the Authority, or to
16    a person it may designate, all papers, records, books,
17    documents, property, real and personal, and pending
18    business of any kind in the director's, officer's, or
19    employee's possession or custody and shall account to the
20    Authority for all moneys for which the director, officer,
21    or employee is responsible.
22        (8) The separate existence of the consolidated
23    entities shall cease and the term of office of each
24    director and officer of those entities shall terminate,
25    except that the directors of the Regional Transportation
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1    temporary Directors of the Authority until their
2    successors are appointed pursuant to Section 5.01. The
3    Authority and the appointing authorities shall begin the
4    process under Section 5.01 to select successors to the
5    temporary Directors no later than 30 days after the
6    effective date of this Act.
 
7    Section 3.03. Transfer of employees and collective
8bargaining rights.
9    (a) The provisions of this Section establish the
10procedures to be followed by the Authority in dealing with
11employees of the consolidated entities in carrying out the
12consolidation and reorganization of public transportation
13provided for in this Act and to provide fair and equitable
14protection for those employees.
15    (b) On the effective date of this Act, all persons
16employed by the consolidated entities shall become employees
17of the Authority.
18    (c) The Authority shall assume and observe all applicable
19collective bargaining and other agreements between the
20consolidated entities and their employees in effect on the
21effective date of this Act.
22    (d) The Authority shall assume all pension obligations of
23the consolidated entities and the employees of the
24consolidated entities who are members or beneficiaries of any
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1have the rights, privileges, obligations, and status with
2respect to such system or systems as prescribed by law.
3Employees shall be given sick leave, vacation, insurance, and
4pension credits in accordance with the records or labor
5agreements of the consolidated entities provided to an
6employee under an ordinance adopted or a contract executed by
7a consolidated entity. The Authority shall determine the
8number of employees necessary to provide public transportation
9services on a consolidated basis and to carry out the
10functions of the Authority and shall determine fair and
11equitable arrangements for the employees of the Authority who
12are affected by actions provided for by this Act.
13    (e) If the Authority and an accredited representative of
14the employees of a consolidated entity fail to agree on a
15matter covered by a collective bargaining agreement and
16related to the implementation of this Act, either party may
17request the assistance of a mediator appointed by either the
18State or Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service who shall
19seek to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved by
20mediation within a 21-day period, the mediator shall certify
21to the parties that an impasse exists. Upon receipt of the
22mediator's certificate, the parties shall submit the dispute
23to arbitration by a board composed of 3 persons, one appointed
24by the Authority, one appointed by the labor organization
25representing the employees, and a third member to be agreed
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1agreed upon by the labor organization and the Authority shall
2act as chair of the board. The determination of the majority of
3the board of arbitration thus established shall be final and
4binding on all matters in dispute. If, after a period of 10
5days from the date of the appointment of the 2 arbitrators
6representing the Authority and the labor organization, the
7third arbitrator has not been selected, then either arbitrator
8may request the American Arbitration Association to furnish
9from the current listing of the membership of the National
10Academy of Arbitrators the names of 7 members of the National
11Academy. The arbitrators appointed by the Authority and the
12labor organization shall determine, promptly after the receipt
13of the list, by that order alternatively eliminate one name
14until only one name remains. The remaining person on the list
15shall be the third arbitrator. Each party shall pay an equal
16proportionate share of the impartial arbitrator's fees and
17expenses.
 
18
Article IV. POWERS

 
19    Section 4.01. Responsibility for public transportation. As
20the provider of public transportation in the metropolitan
21region, the Authority may:
22        (1) adopt plans that implement the public policy of
23    the State to provide adequate, efficient, equitable, and
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1    metropolitan region;
2        (2) develop Service Standards and performance measures
3    to inform the public about the extent to which the
4    provision of public transportation in the metropolitan
5    region meets those goals, objectives, and standards;
6        (3) use the Service Standards and performance
7    standards to objectively and transparently determine the
8    level, nature, and kind of public transportation that
9    should be provided for the metropolitan region;
10        (4) budget and allocate operating and capital funds
11    efficiently and in a cost-effective manner to support
12    public transportation in the metropolitan region;
13        (5) coordinate the provision of public transportation
14    and the investment in public transportation facilities to
15    enhance the integration of public transportation
16    throughout the metropolitan region;
17        (6) operate or otherwise provide for public
18    transportation services throughout the metropolitan
19    region;
20        (7) plan, procure, and operate an integrated fare
21    collection system;
22        (8) conduct operations, service, and capital planning;
23        (9) provide design and construction oversight of
24    capital projects;
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1        (11) develop or participate in residential and
2    commercial development on and in the vicinity of public
3    transportation stations and routes to facilitate
4    transit-supportive land uses, increase public
5    transportation ridership, generate revenue, and improve
6    access to jobs and other opportunities in the metropolitan
7    region by public transportation; and
8        (12) take all other necessary and reasonable steps to
9    provide public transportation in the metropolitan region.
 
10    Section 4.02. General powers. Except as otherwise limited
11by this Act, the Authority shall have all powers necessary to
12meet its responsibilities and to carry out its purposes,
13including, but not limited to, the following powers:
14        (1) to sue and be sued;
15        (2) to invest any funds or any moneys not required for
16    immediate use or disbursement, as provided in the Public
17    Funds Investment Act;
18        (3) to make, amend, and repeal by-laws, rules, and
19    ordinances consistent with this Act;
20        (4) to borrow money and to issue its negotiable bonds
21    or notes;
22        (5) to hold, sell, sell by installment contract, lease
23    as lessor, transfer, or dispose of such real or personal
24    property as it deems appropriate in the exercise of its
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1    transportation agency and to mortgage, pledge, or
2    otherwise grant security interests in any such property;
3        (6) to enter at reasonable times upon such lands,
4    waters, or premises as in the judgment of the Authority
5    may be necessary, convenient, or desirable for the purpose
6    of making surveys, soundings, borings, and examinations to
7    accomplish any purpose authorized by this Act after having
8    given reasonable notice of such proposed entry to the
9    owners and occupants of such lands, waters or premises,
10    the Authority being liable only for actual damage caused
11    by such activity;
12        (7) to procure the goods and services necessary to
13    perform its responsibilities;
14        (8) to make and execute all contracts and other
15    instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its
16    powers;
17        (9) to enter into contracts of group insurance for the
18    benefit of its employees, to provide for retirement or
19    pensions or other employee benefit arrangements for its
20    employees, and to assume obligations for pensions or other
21    employee benefit arrangements for employees of
22    transportation agencies, of which all or part of the
23    facilities are acquired by the Authority;
24        (10) to provide for the insurance of any property,
25    directors, officers, employees, or operations of the
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1    or participate in joint self-insurance pools or entities
2    to insure against any risk or hazard;
3        (11) to appear before the Illinois Commerce Commission
4    in all proceedings concerning the Authority or any
5    transportation agency;
6        (12) to pass all ordinances and make all rules and
7    regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
8    operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities
9    and those of its Operating Divisions and, by ordinance, to
10    prescribe fines or penalties for violations of ordinances.
11    No fine or penalty shall exceed $5,000 per offense. An
12    ordinance providing for any fine or penalty shall be
13    published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
14    metropolitan region. No such ordinance shall take effect
15    until 10 days after its publication;
16        (13) to enter into arbitration arrangements, which may
17    be final and binding; and
18        (14) to provide funding and other support for projects
19    in the metropolitan region under the Equitable
20    Transit-Supportive Development Act.
 
21    Section 4.03. Purchase of transit services.
22    (a) The Authority may provide public transportation by
23purchasing public transportation services from transportation
24agencies through purchase of service agreements or grants.
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1purchase of service agreements with a transportation agency
2for operating and other expenses, developing or planning
3public transportation, or for constructing or acquiring public
4transportation facilities, all upon such terms and conditions
5as the Authority shall prescribe.
6    (c) The Board shall adopt guidelines setting forth uniform
7standards for the making of grants and purchase of service
8agreements. The grants or purchase of service agreements may
9be for a number of years or duration as the parties shall
10agree.
11    (d) A transportation agency providing public
12transportation pursuant to a purchase of service or grant
13agreement with the Authority is subject to the Illinois Human
14Rights Act and the remedies and procedures established under
15that Act. The transportation agency shall file an affirmative
16action program with regard to public transportation so
17provided with the Department of Human Rights within one year
18of the purchase of service or grant agreement to ensure that
19applicants are employed and that employees are treated during
20employment without unlawful discrimination. The affirmative
21action program shall include provisions relating to hiring,
22upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, recruitment
23advertising, selection for training, and rates of pay or other
24forms of compensation. Unlawful discrimination, as defined and
25prohibited in the Illinois Human Rights Act, may not be made in
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1upon political reasons or factors is prohibited.
2    (e) The Authority is not subject to the Public Utilities
3Act. Transportation agencies that have any purchase of service
4or grant agreement with the Authority are not subject to that
5Act as to any public transportation that is the subject of a
6purchase of service or grant agreement.
7    (f) A contract or agreement entered into by a
8transportation agency with the Authority and discontinuation
9of the contract or agreement by the Authority are not subject
10to approval of or regulation by the Illinois Commerce
11Commission.
12    (g) The Authority shall assume all costs of rights,
13benefits, and protective conditions to which an employee is
14entitled under this Act from a transportation agency if the
15inability of the transportation agency to meet its obligations
16in relation thereto due to bankruptcy or insolvency, provided
17that the Authority shall retain the right to proceed against
18the bankrupt or insolvent transportation agency or its
19successors, trustees, assigns or debtors for the costs
20assumed. The Authority may mitigate its liability under this
21subsection and under Section 2.11 to the extent of employment
22and employment benefits which it tenders.
 
23    Section 4.04. Paratransit services.
24    (a) As used in this Section, "ADA paratransit services"
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1provided to individuals with disabilities who are unable to
2use fixed-route transportation systems and who are determined
3to be eligible, for some or all of their trips, for such
4services under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and
5its implementing regulations.
6    (b) The Authority is responsible for the funding,
7financial review, and oversight of all ADA paratransit
8services that are provided by the Authority or by any
9transportation agency.
10    (c) The Authority shall develop plans for the provision of
11ADA paratransit services and submit the plans to the Federal
12Transit Administration for approval. The Authority shall
13comply with the requirements of the Americans with
14Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations in
15developing and approving the plans, including, without
16limitation, consulting with individuals with disabilities and
17groups representing them in the community and providing
18adequate opportunity for public comment and public hearings.
19The plans shall also include, without limitation, provisions
20to:
21        (1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
22    paratransit service that are required to be provided by
23    the Authority pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities
24    Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
25        (2) provide for consistent policies throughout the
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1    service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
2    of scheduling of return trips on a will-call, open-ended
3    basis upon request of the rider, if practicable;
4        (3) provide that service contracts and rates with
5    private carriers and taxicabs for ADA paratransit service,
6    entered into or set after the approval by the Federal
7    Transit Administration, are procured by means of an open
8    procurement process;
9        (4) provide for fares, fare collection, and billing
10    procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
11    metropolitan region;
12        (5) provide for performance standards for all ADA
13    paratransit service transportation carriers, with
14    consideration of door-to-door service;
15        (6) provide, in cooperation with the Department of
16    Transportation, the Department of Healthcare and Family
17    Services, and other appropriate public agencies and
18    private entities for the application and receipt of
19    grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
20    Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
21        (7) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
22    paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
23    the metropolitan region with consideration of county-based
24    dispatch systems already in place;
25        (8) provide for a process of determining eligibility
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1    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
2    implementing regulations;
3        (9) provide for consideration of innovative methods to
4    provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
5        (10) provide for the creation of an ADA advisory board
6    to represent the diversity of individuals with
7    disabilities in the metropolitan region and to provide
8    appropriate ongoing input from individuals with
9    disabilities into the operation of ADA paratransit
10    services.
11    (d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
12paratransit services plans developed pursuant to subsection
13(c), or certifications of continued compliance in lieu of plan
14updates, that are required to be provided to the Federal
15Transit Administration shall be developed by the Authority and
16the Authority shall submit the revision, update, or
17certification to the Federal Transit Administration for
18approval.
19    (e) The Department of Transportation, the Department of
20Healthcare and Family Services, and the Authority shall enter
21into intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to
22provide funding and accountability for, and implementation of,
23the requirements of this Section.
24    (f) In conjunction with its adoption of its Strategic
25Plan, the Authority shall develop and submit to the General
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1services. The funding plan shall, at a minimum, contain an
2analysis of the current costs of providing ADA paratransit
3services, projections of the long-term costs of providing ADA
4paratransit services, identification of and recommendations
5for possible cost efficiencies in providing ADA paratransit
6services, and identification of and recommendations for
7possible funding sources for providing ADA paratransit
8services. The Department of Transportation, the Department of
9Healthcare and Family Services, and other State and local
10public agencies, as appropriate, shall cooperate with the
11Authority in the preparation of the funding plan.
12    (g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
13for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
14services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
15the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the
16costs of providing ADA paratransit services.
 
17    Section 4.05. Fares and nature of service.
18    (a) The Authority has the sole authority for setting fares
19and charges for public transportation services in the
20metropolitan region, including public transportation provided
21by transportation agencies pursuant to purchase of service or
22grant agreements with the Authority, and for establishing the
23nature and standards of public transportation to be so
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1    (b) The Authority shall develop and implement a regionally
2coordinated and consolidated fare collection system.
3    (c) Whenever the Authority provides any public
4transportation pursuant to grants to transportation agencies
5for operating expenses, other than with regard to experimental
6programs, or pursuant to any purchase of service agreement,
7the purchase of service or grant agreements shall provide for
8the level and nature of fares or charges to be made for such
9services and the nature and standards of public transportation
10to be so provided.
11    (d) In so providing for the fares or charges and the nature
12and standards of public transportation, any purchase of
13service or grant agreements shall provide, among other
14matters, for the terms and cost of transfers or
15interconnections between different modes of transportation and
16different public transportation providers.
17    (e) At least once every 2 years, the Authority shall
18assess the need to make fare adjustments in light of
19inflation, budgetary needs, and other relevant policy
20considerations. The Board shall, by ordinance, retain the
21existing fare structure or adopt a revised fare structure. The
22Authority shall take reasonable steps to get public input as
23part of its assessment, and the Board shall conduct a public
24hearing before adopting its fare structure ordinance.
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1        (1) an income-based reduced fare program; and
2        (2) fare capping for individual services and across
3    public transportation service providers.
4    (g) The Authority must develop and make available for use
5by riders a universal fare instrument that may be used
6interchangeably on all public transportation funded by the
7Authority.
 
8    Section 4.06. Use of streets and roads.
9    (a) The Authority may, by ordinance, provide for special
10lanes for exclusive or special use by public transportation
11vehicles with regard to any roads, streets, ways, highways,
12bridges, toll highways, or toll bridges in the metropolitan
13region, notwithstanding any other law, ordinance, or
14regulation to the contrary.
15    (b) The Authority may use and, by ordinance, authorize a
16transportation agency to use without any franchise, charge,
17permit, or license any public road, street, way, highway,
18bridge, toll highway, or toll bridge within the metropolitan
19region for the provision of public transportation.
20Transportation agencies that have purchase of service or grant
21agreements with the Authority as to any public transportation
22are not, as to any aspect of the public transportation,
23subject to any supervision, licensing, or regulation imposed
24by a unit of local government in the metropolitan region,
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1except for regular police supervision of vehicular traffic.
 
2    Section 4.07. Bus rapid transit and related technologies.
3To improve public transportation service in the metropolitan
4region, the Authority shall accelerate the implementation of
5bus rapid transit services using the expressway, tollway, and
6other roadway systems in the metropolitan region. The
7Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll
8Highway Authority shall collaborate with the Authority in the
9implementation of bus rapid transit services. The Authority,
10in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and the
11Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall evaluate and
12refine approaches to bus rapid transit operations and shall
13investigate technology options that facilitate the shared use
14of the bus rapid transit lanes and provide revenue for
15financing construction and operation of public transportation
16facilities. The Authority shall also research, evaluate, and,
17where appropriate, implement vehicle, infrastructure,
18intelligent transportation systems, and other technologies to
19improve the quality and safety of public transportation on
20roadway systems in the metropolitan region.
 
21    Section 4.08. Coordination with the Department of
22Transportation.
23    (a) The Authority shall promptly review the Department of
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1Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative
2Code of Illinois and provide the Department with
3recommendations for any needed modifications to enhance the
4operation and safety of public transportation on the highway.
5The Department shall review the recommendations and respond to
6the Authority's comments as set forth in that Section.
7    (b) The Department and the Authority shall jointly develop
8and publish on their websites guidelines, timetables, and best
9practices for how they will advance highway designs and
10operations on highways under the Department's jurisdiction in
11the metropolitan region to optimize the efficacy, safety, and
12attractiveness of public transportation on such highways.
 
13    Section 4.09. Eminent domain.
14    (a) The Authority may take and acquire possession by
15eminent domain of any property or interest in property which
16the Authority may acquire under this Act. The power of eminent
17domain may be exercised by ordinance of the Authority and
18shall extend to all types of interests in property, both real
19and personal, including, without limitation, easements for
20access purposes to and rights of concurrent usage of existing
21or planned public transportation facilities, whether the
22property is public property or is devoted to public use and
23whether the property is owned or held by a public
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1    (b) The Authority shall exercise the power of eminent
2domain granted in this Section in the manner provided for the
3exercise of the right of eminent domain under the Eminent
4Domain Act, except that the Authority may not exercise
5quick-take authority provided in Article 20 of the Eminent
6Domain Act providing for immediate possession in such
7proceedings and except that those provisions of Section
810-5-10 of the Eminent Domain Act requiring prior approval of
9the Illinois Commerce Commission in certain instances shall
10apply to eminent domain proceedings by the Authority only as
11to any taking or damaging by the Authority of any real property
12of a railroad not used for public transportation or of any real
13property of other public utilities.
14    (c) The Authority may exercise the right of eminent domain
15to acquire public property with the approval of the Board. In a
16proceeding for the taking of public property by the Authority
17through the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the venue
18shall be in the circuit court of the county in which the
19property is located. The right of eminent domain may be
20exercised over property used for public park purposes, for
21State forest purposes, or for forest preserve purposes with
22the approval of the Board, after public hearing and a written
23study done for the Authority, that such taking is necessary to
24accomplish the purposes of this Act, that no feasible
25alternatives to such taking exist, and that the advantages to
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1public of doing so. In a proceeding for the exercise of the
2right of eminent domain for the taking by the Authority of
3property used for public park, State forest, or forest
4preserve purposes, the court shall not order the taking of
5such property unless it has reviewed and concurred in the
6findings required of the Authority by this paragraph. Property
7dedicated as a nature preserve pursuant to the Illinois
8Natural Areas Preservation Act may not be acquired by eminent
9domain by the Authority.
10    (d) The acquisition by the Authority by eminent domain of
11any property is not subject to the approval of or regulation by
12the Illinois Commerce Commission, except that any requirement
13in Section 10-5-10 of the Eminent Domain Act requiring in
14certain instances prior approval of the Illinois Commerce
15Commission for taking or damaging of property of railroads or
16other public utilities shall continue to apply as to any
17taking or damaging by the Authority of any real property of
18such a railroad not used for public transportation or of any
19real property of such other public utility.
20    (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
21power granted under this Act to acquire property by
22condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be
23exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act.
 
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1facility for its use or for use by a transportation agency and
2may acquire any such facilities from a transportation agency,
3including, without limitation, reserve funds, employees'
4pension or retirement funds, special funds, franchises,
5licenses, patents, permits and papers, documents, and records
6of the transportation agency.
7    (b) In connection with an acquisition under subsection (a)
8from a transportation agency, the Authority may assume
9obligations of the transportation agency with regard to such
10facilities or property or public transportation operations of
11such agency.
12    (c) In each case in which this Act gives the Authority the
13power to construct or acquire real or personal property, the
14Authority may acquire such property by contract, purchase,
15gift, grant, exchange for other property or rights in
16property, lease, sublease, or installment or conditional
17purchase contracts. A lease or contract may provide for
18consideration to be paid in annual installments during a
19period not exceeding 40 years. Property may be acquired
20subject to such conditions, restrictions, liens, or security
21or other interests of other parties as the Authority deems
22appropriate, and, in each case, the Authority may acquire a
23joint, leasehold, easement, license, or other partial interest
24in such property. Any such acquisition may provide for the
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1of the seller, lessor, donor, or other transferor of or of the
2trustee with regard to such property.
3    (d) In connection with the acquisition of public
4transportation equipment, including, but not limited to,
5rolling stock, vehicles, locomotives, buses, or rapid transit
6equipment, the Authority may also execute agreements
7concerning such equipment leases, equipment trust
8certificates, conditional purchase agreements, and other
9security agreements and may make such agreements and covenants
10as required in the form customarily used in such cases
11appropriate to effect such acquisition.
12    (e) Obligations of the Authority incurred pursuant to this
13Section shall not be considered bonds or notes within the
14meaning of Section 6.05.
 
15    Section 4.11. Public bidding.
16    (a) The Board shall adopt rules to ensure that the
17acquisition by the Authority of services or public
18transportation facilities, other than real estate, involving a
19cost of more than the small purchase threshold set by the
20Federal Transit Administration and the disposition of all
21property of the Authority shall be after public notice and
22with public bidding.
23    (b) The Board shall adopt rules to ensure that the
24construction, demolition, rehabilitation, renovation, and
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1public transportation facilities involving a cost of more than
2$40,000 or such other amount set by the Board by ordinance
3shall be after public notice and with public bidding. The
4ordinance may provide for exceptions to such requirements for
5acquisition of repair parts, accessories, equipment, or
6services previously furnished or contracted for; for the
7immediate delivery of supplies, material, or equipment or
8performance of service when it is determined by the
9concurrence of a majority of the then Directors that an
10emergency requires immediate delivery or supply thereof; for
11goods or services that are economically procurable from only
12one source; for contracts for the maintenance or servicing of
13equipment which are made with the manufacturers or authorized
14service agent of that equipment where the maintenance or
15servicing can best be performed by the manufacturer or
16authorized service agent or such a contract would be otherwise
17advantageous to the Authority, except that the exceptions in
18this clause shall not apply to contracts for plumbing,
19heating, piping, refrigeration, and automatic temperature
20control systems, ventilating, and distribution systems for
21conditioned air, and electrical wiring; for goods or services
22procured from another governmental agency; for purchases and
23contracts for the use or purchase of data processing equipment
24and data processing systems software; for the acquisition of
25professional or utility services; and for the acquisition of
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1to, rolling stock, locomotives, and buses if: (i) it is
2determined by the Directors that a negotiated acquisition
3offers opportunities with respect to the cost or financing of
4the equipment, its delivery, or the performance of a portion
5of the work within the State or the use of goods produced or
6services provided within the State; (ii) a notice of intention
7to negotiate for the acquisition of such public transportation
8equipment is published in a newspaper of general circulation
9within the metropolitan region inviting proposals from
10qualified vendors; and (iii) any contract with respect to such
11acquisition is authorized by the Directors.
12    (c) The requirements set forth in this Section do not
13apply to purchase of service or grant agreements or other
14contracts, purchases, or sales entered into by the Authority
15with any transportation agency or unit of local government.
16    (d) The Authority may use a 2-phase design-build selection
17procedure as follows:
18        (1) The Authority may authorize the use of competitive
19    selection and the prequalification of responsible bidders
20    consistent with all applicable laws.
21        (2) 2-phase design-build selection procedures shall
22    consist of the following:
23            (A) The Authority shall develop, through licensed
24        architects or licensed engineers, a scope of work
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1        provides prospective offerors with sufficient
2        information regarding the Authority's requirements.
3        The statement shall include criteria and preliminary
4        design, general budget parameters, and general
5        schedule or delivery requirements to enable the
6        offerors to submit proposals which meet the
7        Authority's needs. When the 2-phase design-build
8        selection procedure is used and the Authority
9        contracts for development of the scope of work
10        statement, the Authority shall contract for
11        architectural or engineering services as defined by
12        and in accordance with the Architectural, Engineering,
13        and Land Surveying Qualifications Based Selection Act
14        and all applicable licensing statutes.
15            (B) The evaluation factors to be used in
16        evaluating phase-one proposals must be stated in the
17        solicitation and must include specialized experience
18        and technical competence, capability to perform, past
19        performance of the offeror's team, including the
20        architect-engineer and construction members of the
21        team, and other appropriate technical and
22        qualifications factors. Each solicitation must
23        establish the relative importance assigned to the
24        evaluation factors and the subfactors that must be
25        considered in the evaluation of phase-one proposals on
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1        solicitation. Each design-build team must include a
2        licensed design professional independent from the
3        Authority's licensed architect or engineer and a
4        licensed design professional must be named in the
5        phase-one proposals submitted to the Authority.
6            (C) On the basis of the phase-one proposal, the
7        Authority shall select as the most highly qualified
8        the number of offerors specified in the solicitation
9        and request the selected offerors to submit phase-two
10        competitive proposals and cost or price information.
11        Each solicitation must establish the relative
12        importance assigned to the evaluation factors and the
13        subfactors that must be considered in the evaluation
14        of phase-two proposals on the basis of the evaluation
15        factors set forth in the solicitation. The Authority
16        may negotiate with the selected design-build team
17        after award but prior to contract execution for the
18        purpose of securing better terms than originally
19        proposed if the salient features of the design-build
20        solicitation are not diminished. Each phase-two
21        solicitation evaluates separately (i) the technical
22        submission for the proposal, including design concepts
23        or proposed solutions to requirements addressed within
24        the scope of work, and (ii) the evaluation factors and
25        subfactors, including cost or price, that must be
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1            (D) A design-build solicitation issued under the
2        procedures in this subsection shall state the maximum
3        number of offerors that are to be selected to submit
4        competitive phase-two proposals. The maximum number
5        specified in the solicitation shall not exceed 5
6        unless the Authority with respect to an individual
7        solicitation determines that a specified number
8        greater than 5 is in the best interest of the Authority
9        and is consistent with the purposes and objectives of
10        the two-phase design-build selection process.
11            (E) All designs submitted as part of the two-phase
12        selection process and not selected shall be
13        proprietary to the preparers.
 
14    Section 4.12. Limitations on Authority powers.
15    (a) The Authority may not:
16        (1) require or authorize the operation of, or operate
17    or acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, any public
18    transportation facility or service on terms or in a manner
19    which unreasonably interferes with the ability of a
20    railroad to provide efficient freight or intercity
21    passenger service. This paragraph does not bar the
22    Authority from acquiring title to any property in a manner
23    consistent with this paragraph;
24        (2) obtain by eminent domain any interest in a
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1    is not a public body in excess of the interest to be used
2    for public transportation as provided in this Act; or
3        (3) prohibit the operation of public transportation by
4    a private carrier that does not receive a grant or
5    purchase of service agreement from the Authority.
6    (b) If, in connection with any construction, acquisition,
7or other activity undertaken by or for the Authority or
8pursuant to any purchase of service or grant agreement with
9the Authority, a facility of a public utility, as defined in
10the Public Utilities Act, is removed or relocated from its
11then-existing site, all costs and expenses of such relocation
12or removal, including the cost of installing such facilities
13in a new location or locations, and the cost of any land or
14lands, interest in land, or any rights required to accomplish
15such relocation or removal, shall be paid by the Authority. If
16any such facilities are so relocated onto the properties of
17the Authority or onto properties made available for that
18purpose by the Authority, there shall be no rent, fee, or other
19charge of any kind imposed upon the public utility owning or
20operating such facilities in excess of that imposed prior to
21such relocation and such public utility, and its successors
22and assigns, and the public utility shall be granted the right
23to operate such facilities in the new location or locations
24for as long a period and upon the same terms and conditions as
25it had the right to maintain and operate such facilities in
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1prevent the Authority and a transportation agency from
2agreeing in a purchase of service agreement or otherwise to
3make different arrangements for such relocations or the costs
4thereof.
 
5    Section 4.13. Appointment of officers and employees.
6    (a) The Authority may appoint, retain, and employ
7officers, attorneys, agents, engineers, and employees. The
8officers shall include an Executive Director, who shall be the
9chief executive officer of the Authority, appointed by the
10Chair with the concurrence of the Board.
11    (b) The Executive Director must be an individual of proven
12transportation and management skills and may not be a member
13of the Board, except as provided in subsection (d) of Section
142.07.
15    (c) The Executive Director shall hire and organize the
16staff of the Authority, shall allocate their functions and
17duties, shall fix compensation and conditions of employment of
18the staff of the Authority, and, consistent with the policies
19of and direction from the Board, take all actions necessary to
20achieve the Executive Director's purposes, fulfill the
21Executive Director's responsibilities, and carry out the
22Executive Director's powers. The Executive Director shall have
23such other powers and responsibilities as the Board shall
24determine.
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1management personnel to provide professional and technical
2expertise concerning its purposes and powers and to assist it
3in assessing the performance of the Authority and the
4transportation agencies in the metropolitan region.
5    (e) No employee, officer, or agent of the Authority may
6receive a bonus that exceeds 10% of the employee's, officer's,
7or agent's annual salary unless the Board has approved that
8bonus. This subsection does not apply to usual and customary
9salary adjustments or payments made under performance-based
10compensation plans adopted pursuant to Section 5.04.
11    (f) Unlawful discrimination, as defined and prohibited in
12the Illinois Human Rights Act, shall not be made in any term or
13aspect of employment and there may not be discrimination based
14upon political reasons or factors. The Authority shall
15establish regulations to ensure that its discharges shall not
16be arbitrary and that hiring and promotion are based on merit.
17    (g) The Authority is subject to the Illinois Human Rights
18Act and the remedies and procedures established under that
19Act. The Authority shall file an affirmative action program
20for employment by it with the Department of Human Rights to
21ensure that applicants are employed and that employees are
22treated during employment, without regard to unlawful
23discrimination. Such affirmative action program shall include
24provisions relating to hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer,
25recruitment, recruitment advertising, selection for training,
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1    Section 4.14. Policy with respect to protective
2arrangements, collective bargaining, and labor relations.
3    (a) The Authority shall ensure that every employee of the
4Authority or a transportation agency shall receive fair and
5equitable protection against actions of the Authority, which
6shall not be less than those established pursuant to Section
713(c) of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended
8(49 U.S.C. 1609(c)), and Section 405(b) of the Rail Passenger
9Service Act of 1970, as amended (45 U.S.C. 565(b)), and as
10prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor under those
11Acts at the time of the protective agreement or arbitration
12decision providing protection.
13    (b) There shall be no limitation on freedom of association
14among employees of the Authority nor any denial of the right of
15employees to join or support a labor organization and to
16bargain collectively through representatives of their own
17choosing.
18    (c) The Authority and the duly accredited representatives
19of employees shall have the obligation to bargain collectively
20in good faith, and the Authority shall enter into written
21collective bargaining agreements with such representatives.
22    (d) As used in this Section, "actions of the Authority"
23includes the Authority's acquisition and operation of public
24transportation facilities, the execution of purchase of
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1coordination, reorganization, combining, leasing, merging of
2operations, or the expansion or curtailment of public
3transportation services or facilities by the Authority.
4"Actions of the Authority" does not include a failure or
5refusal to enter into a purchase of service or grant
6agreement.
 
7    Section 4.15. Employee protection. The Authority shall
8negotiate or arrange for the negotiation of such fair and
9equitable employee arrangements with the employees, through
10their accredited representatives authorized to act for them.
11If agreement cannot be reached on the terms of such protective
12arrangement, any party may submit any matter in dispute to
13arbitration. In such arbitration, each party shall have the
14right to select nonvoting arbitration board members. The
15impartial arbitrator shall be selected by the American
16Arbitration Association and appointed from a current listing
17of the membership of the National Academy of Arbitrators, upon
18request of any party. The impartial arbitrator's decision
19shall be final and binding on all parties. Each party shall pay
20an equal proportionate share of the impartial arbitrator's
21fees and expenses.
 
22    Section 4.16. Employee pensions. The Authority may
23establish and maintain systems of pensions and retirement
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1designated or described by ordinance of the Authority; may fix
2the classifications of the systems of pensions and retirement;
3may take such steps as may be necessary to provide that persons
4eligible for admission to the pension systems as officers and
5employees of the Authority or of a transportation agency whose
6operations are financed in whole or in part by the Authority,
7including that the officers and employees shall retain
8eligibility for admission to or continued coverage and
9participation under Title II of the federal Social Security
10Act, as amended, and the related provisions of the Federal
11Insurance Contributions Act, as amended, the federal Railroad
12Retirement Act, as amended, and the Railroad Retirement Tax
13Act, as amended, as the case may be; and may provide, in
14connection with the pension systems, a system of benefits
15payable to the beneficiaries and dependents of a participant
16in the pension systems after the death of the participant,
17whether accidental or otherwise, whether occurring in the
18actual performance of duty or otherwise, or both, subject to
19exceptions, conditions, restrictions, and classifications as
20may be provided by ordinance of the Authority. The pension
21systems shall be financed or funded by means and in a manner as
22may be determined by the Authority to be economically
23feasible.
 
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1contracts with employees of the Authority through accredited
2representatives of the employees authorized to act for the
3employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working
4conditions, and pension or retirement provisions. However,
5nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit hours of labor
6in excess of those prohibited by law or to permit working
7conditions prohibited by law.
8    (b) If the Authority acquires the public transportation
9facilities of a transportation agency and operates such
10facilities, all employees actively engaged in the operation of
11the facilities shall be transferred to and appointed as
12employees of the Authority, subject to all the rights and
13benefits of Sections 4.14 through 4.18, and the Authority
14shall assume and observe all applicable labor contracts and
15pension obligations. These employees shall be given seniority
16credit and sick leave, vacation, insurance, and pension
17credits in accordance with the records or labor agreements
18from the acquired transportation system. Members and
19beneficiaries of any pension or retirement system or other
20benefits established by the acquired transportation system
21shall continue to have rights, privileges, benefits,
22obligations, and status with respect to the established
23retirement or retirement system. The Authority shall assume
24the obligations of any transportation system acquired by it
25with regard to wages, salaries, hours, working conditions,
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1provisions for these employees. The Authority and the
2employees, through their representatives for collective
3bargaining purposes, shall take whatever action may be
4necessary to have pension trust funds presently under the
5joint control of such transportation agency and the
6participating employees through their representatives
7transferred to the trust funds to be established, maintained,
8and administered jointly by the Authority and the
9participating employees through their representatives.
10    (c) If the Authority takes any of the actions specified in
11subsection (d) of Section 4.14, it shall do so only after
12meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 4.14 and
13Section 4.15. If the Authority acquires and operates the
14public transportation facilities of a transportation agency
15engaged in the transportation of persons by railroad, it shall
16do so only in such manner as to ensure the continued
17applicability to the railroad employees affected thereby of
18the provisions of all federal statutes then applicable to them
19and a continuation of their existing collective bargaining
20agreements until the provisions of said agreements can be
21renegotiated by representatives of the Authority and the
22representatives of said employees duly designated as such
23pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Railway Labor Act,
24as amended (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). However, nothing in this
25subsection shall prevent the abandonment of such facilities,
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1law, or the substitution of other operations or facilities for
2such operations or facilities, whether by merger,
3consolidation, coordination, or otherwise. If new or
4supplemental operations or facilities are substituted
5therefore, the provisions of Section 4.18 shall be applicable,
6and all questions concerning the selection of forces to
7perform the work of such new or supplemental facilities or
8operations and whether the Authority shall be required to
9ensure the continued applicability of the federal statutes
10applicable to such employees shall be negotiated and, if
11necessary, arbitrated, in accordance with subsection (a) of
12Section 4.18.
 
13    Section 4.18. Labor relations procedures.
14    (a) If the Authority proposes to operate or to enter into a
15contract to operate any new public transportation facility
16which may result in the displacement of employees or the
17rearrangement of the working forces of the Authority or of a
18transportation agency, the Authority shall give at least 90
19days' written notice of such proposed operations to the
20representatives of the employees affected, and the Authority
21shall provide for the selection of forces to perform the work
22of that facility on the basis of agreement between the
23Authority and the representatives of such employees. If there
24is a failure to agree, the dispute may be submitted by the
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1to final and binding arbitration by an impartial arbitrator to
2be selected by the American Arbitration Association from a
3current listing of arbitrators of the National Academy of
4Arbitrators.
5    (b) If there is a labor dispute not otherwise governed by
6this Act, by the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as
7amended, by the Railway Labor Act, as amended, or by impasse
8resolution provisions in a collective bargaining or protective
9agreement involving the Authority or any transportation agency
10financed, in whole or in part, by the Authority and the
11employees of the Authority or of any such transportation
12agency that is not settled by the parties thereto within 30
13days from the date of commencement of negotiations, either
14party may request the assistance of a mediator appointed by
15either the State or Federal Mediation and Conciliation
16Service, who shall seek to resolve the dispute. If the dispute
17is not resolved by mediation within a reasonable period, the
18mediator shall certify to the parties that an impasse exists.
19Upon receipt of the mediator's certification, any party to the
20dispute may, within 7 days, submit the dispute to a
21fact-finder who shall be selected by the parties pursuant to
22the rules of the American Arbitration Association from a
23current listing of members of the National Academy of
24Arbitrators supplied by the American Arbitration Association.
25The fact-finder shall have the duty to hold hearings, or
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1arrangements as they may agree. Upon completion of the
2parties' submissions, the fact-finder may issue and make
3public findings and recommendations or refer the dispute back
4to the parties for such other appropriate action as the
5fact-finder may recommend. If the parties do not reach
6agreement after the issuance of the fact-finder's report and
7recommendations, or, in cases where neither party requests
8fact-finding, the Authority shall offer to submit the dispute
9to arbitration by a board composed of 3 persons, one appointed
10by the Authority, one appointed by the labor organization
11representing the employees, and a third member to be agreed
12upon by the labor organization and the Authority. The member
13agreed upon by the labor organization and the Authority shall
14act as Chair of the board. The determination of the majority of
15the board of arbitration thus established shall be final and
16binding on all matters in dispute. If, after a period of 10
17days from the date of the appointment of the 2 arbitrators
18representing the Authority and the labor organization, the
19third arbitrator has not been selected, then either arbitrator
20may request the American Arbitration Association to furnish
21from a current listing of the membership of the National
22Academy of Arbitrators the names of 7 such members of the
23National Academy from which the third arbitrator shall be
24selected. The arbitrators appointed by the Authority and the
25labor organization, promptly after the receipt of such list,
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1thereafter, each shall in that order alternately eliminate one
2name until only one name remains. The remaining person on the
3list shall be the third arbitrator. Each party shall pay
4one-half of the expenses of such arbitration.
5    As used in this subsection, "labor dispute" shall be
6broadly construed and shall include any controversy concerning
7wages, salaries, hours, working conditions, or benefits,
8including health and welfare, sick leave, insurance, or
9pension or retirement provisions, but not limited thereto.
10"Labor dispute" includes any controversy concerning any
11differences or questions that may arise between the parties,
12including, but not limited to, the making or maintaining of
13collective bargaining agreements, the terms to be included in
14such agreements, and the interpretation or application of such
15collective bargaining agreements and any grievance that may
16arise.
 
17    Section 4.19. Workforce development.
18    (a) The Authority shall create or partner with a youth
19jobs program to provide internship or employment opportunities
20to youth and young adults to prepare them for careers in public
21transportation.
22    (b) The Authority may participate in and provide funding
23support for programs that prepare participants for careers in
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1    Section 4.20. Disadvantaged business enterprise
2contracting and equal employment opportunity programs.
3    (a) The Authority shall establish and maintain a
4disadvantaged business enterprise contracting program designed
5to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of
6contracts not covered under a federally mandated disadvantaged
7business enterprise program. The program shall establish
8narrowly tailored goals for the participation of disadvantaged
9business enterprises as the Authority determines appropriate.
10The goals shall be based on demonstrable evidence of the
11availability of ready, willing, and able disadvantaged
12business enterprises relative to all businesses ready,
13willing, and able to participate in the program's contracts.
14The program shall require the Authority to monitor the
15progress of the contractors' obligations with respect to the
16program's goals. Nothing in this program shall conflict with
17or interfere with the maintenance or operation of, or
18compliance with, any federally mandated disadvantaged business
19enterprise program.
20    (b) The Authority shall establish and maintain a program
21designed to promote equal employment opportunity. Each year,
22no later than October 1, the Authority shall report to the
23General Assembly on the number of the Authority's respective
24employees and the number of the Authority's respective
25employees who have designated themselves as members of a
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1    (c) Each year, no later than October 1, and starting no
2later than the first October 1 after the establishment of its
3disadvantaged business enterprise contracting programs, the
4Authority shall submit a report with respect to such program
5to the General Assembly.
6    (d) Each year, no later than October 1, the Authority
7shall submit a copy of its federally mandated semi-annual
8Uniform Report of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Awards or
9Commitments and Payments to the General Assembly.
10    (e) The Authority shall use the Illinois Works Job Program
11and other job training and job creation programs to the extent
12allowed by law and operationally feasible.
 
13    Section 4.21. Research and development. The Authority
14shall:
15        (1) study public transportation problems and
16    developments; encourage experimentation in developing new
17    public transportation technology, financing methods, and
18    management procedures;
19        (2) conduct, in cooperation with other public and
20    private agencies, studies, demonstrations, and development
21    projects to test and develop methods for improving public
22    transportation, for reducing its costs to users, or for
23    increasing public use; and
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1    programs and transportation technology pilot programs, in
2    conjunction with public agencies, including the United
3    States Department of Transportation, the Illinois
4    Department of Transportation, the Illinois State Toll
5    Highway Authority, and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
6    Planning, useful to achieving the purposes of this Act.
 
7    Section 4.22. Protection of the environment.
8    (a) The Authority shall take all feasible and prudent
9steps to minimize environmental disruption and pollution
10arising from its activities and from public transportation
11activities of transportation agencies acting pursuant to
12purchase of service or grant agreements. In carrying out its
13purposes and powers under this Act, the Authority shall seek
14to reduce environmental disruption and pollution arising from
15all forms of transportation of persons within the metropolitan
16region. The Authority shall employ persons with skills and
17responsibilities for determining how to minimize such
18disruption and pollution.
19    (b) In recognition of the fact that the transportation
20sector accounts for approximately a third of the greenhouse
21gases generated in the State and that public transportation
22moves people with fewer such emissions, the Authority shall
23work cooperatively with the Department of Transportation, the
24Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Chicago
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1government to assist them in using investments in public
2transportation facilities and operations as a tool to help
3them meet their greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. To
4the maximum extent allowed by law, the Authority is eligible
5to receive funding and other assistance from local, state, and
6federal sources so the Authority can assist in using improved
7and expanded public transportation in the metropolitan region
8to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution
9generated by the transportation sector.
10    (c) Subject to all applicable laws, the Authority may
11participate in market-based environmental remediation
12programs, including, but not limited to, carbon emissions
13markets, through which the Authority can realize revenue
14reflecting the value of greenhouse gas emissions reductions it
15delivers through public transportation services in the
16metropolitan region.
 
17    Section 4.23. Bikeways and trails. The Authority may use
18its funds, personnel, and other resources to acquire,
19construct, operate, and maintain on-road and off-road
20bikeways, bike lanes, and trails that connect people to public
21transportation facilities and services. The Authority shall
22cooperate with other governmental and private agencies in
23bikeway and trail programs.
 
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1Any vehicles purchased from funds made available to the
2Authority from the Transportation Bond, Series B Fund, or the
3Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund must incorporate
4technologies advancing energy commonly known as clean or green
5energy and alternative fuel technologies, to the extent
6practical.
 
7    Section 4.25. Zero-emission buses.
8    (a) As used in this Section:
9    "Zero-emission bus" means a bus that is:
10        (1) designed to carry more than 10 passengers and is
11    used to carry passengers for compensation;
12        (2) a zero-emission vehicle; and
13        (3) not a taxi.
14    "Zero-emission vehicle" means a fuel cell or electric
15vehicle that:
16        (1) is a motor vehicle;
17        (2) is made by a commercial manufacturer;
18        (3) is manufactured primarily for use on public
19    streets, roads, and highways;
20        (4) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55
21    miles per hour;
22        (5) is powered entirely by electricity or powered by
23    combining hydrogen and oxygen, which runs the motor;
24        (6) has an operating range of at least one hundred
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1        (7) produces only water vapor and heat as byproducts.
2    (b) On or after July 1, 2026, the Authority may not enter
3into a new contract to purchase a bus that is not a
4zero-emission bus for the purpose of the Authority's bus
5fleet.
6    (c) For the purposes of determining compliance with this
7Section, the Authority is not in violation of this Section
8when failure to comply is due to:
9        (i) the unavailability of zero-emission buses from a
10    manufacturer or funding to purchase zero-emission buses;
11        (ii) the lack of necessary charging, fueling, or
12    storage facilities or funding to procure charging,
13    fueling, or storage facilities; or
14        (iii) the inability of a third party to enter into a
15    contractual or commercial relationship with the Authority
16    that is necessary to carry out the purposes of this
17    Section.
 
18    Section 4.26. City-Suburban Mobility Innovations Program.
19    (a) The Authority may establish a City-Suburban Mobility
20Innovations Program and deposit moneys into a City-Suburban
21Mobility Innovations Fund. Amounts on deposit in the Fund and
22interest and other earnings on those amounts may be used by the
23Authority with the approval of the Board and, after a
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1grants or loans to transportation agencies or units of local
2government for the following purposes:
3        (1) providing transit services, other than traditional
4    fixed-route services, that enhance local mobility,
5    including, but not limited to, demand-responsive transit
6    services, ridesharing, van pooling, micromobility and
7    mobility hubs, and first-mile and last-mile services;
8        (2) enhancing safe access to fixed-route transit
9    services for bicyclists and pedestrians through
10    improvements to sidewalk and path networks, bicycle lanes,
11    crosswalks, lighting, and other improvements;
12        (3) offering workforce development and training that
13    provides a pathway for careers in public transportation in
14    the metropolitan region; and
15        (4) testing new technologies, features, and
16    enhancements to the transit system to determine their
17    value and readiness for broader adoption.
18    (b) The Authority shall develop and publish scoring
19criteria that it will use in making awards from the
20City-Suburban Mobility Innovations Fund.
21    (c) Any grantee that receives funds under this Section
22must (i) implement such programs within one year of receipt of
23such funds and (ii) within 2 years following commencement of
24any program using such funds, determine whether it is
25desirable to continue the program, and upon such a
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1operating budget and capital program or discontinue such
2program. No additional funds under this Section may be
3distributed to a grantee for any individual program beyond 2
4years unless the Board waives this limitation. Any such waiver
5will be with regard to an individual program and with regard to
6a one-year period, and any further waivers for such individual
7program require a subsequent vote of the Board.
8    (d) The Authority may reallocate unused funds deposited
9into the City-Suburban Mobility Innovations Fund to other
10Authority purposes and programs.
 
11    Section 4.27. Transit-Supportive Development Incentive
12Program.
13    (a) As used in this Section, "transit-supportive
14development" means commercial or residential development that
15is designed to expand the public transportation ridership base
16or to effectively connect transit users to such developments.
17"Transit-supportive development" includes, but is not limited
18to, laws and policies that further these objectives, capital
19improvements that foster communities with high per capita
20transit ridership, and transit operation improvements that
21support efforts to build communities with high per capita
22transit ridership.
23    (b) The Authority may establish a Transit-Supportive
24Development Incentive Program and authorize the deposit of
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1Incentive Fund. Amounts on deposit in the fund and interest
2and other earnings on those amounts may be used by the
3Authority, with the approval of its Directors and after a
4competitive application and scoring process that includes an
5opportunity for public participation, for operating or capital
6grants or loans to Service Boards, transportation agencies, or
7units of local government for the following purposes:
8        (1) investment in transit-supportive residential and
9    commercial development, including developments on or in
10    the vicinity of property owned by the Authority, an
11    Operating Division, or a transportation agency;
12        (2) grants to local governments to help cover the cost
13    of drafting and implementing land use, parking, and other
14    laws that are intended to encourage and will reasonably
15    have the effect of allowing or supporting
16    transit-supportive residential and commercial
17    development; and
18        (3) providing resources for increased public
19    transportation service in and around transit-supportive
20    residential and commercial developments, especially newly
21    created transit-supportive developments.
22    (c) The Authority shall develop and publish scoring
23criteria that it will use in making awards from the
24Transit-Supportive Development Incentive Fund. Such scoring
25criteria shall prioritize high-density development in and in
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1and shall prioritize projects that (i) are likely to increase
2per capita public transportation ridership, (ii) serve
3disadvantaged and transit populations, and (iii) are located
4in jurisdictions that have land use and other policies that
5encourage the level of residential density and concentration
6of businesses in walkable districts accessible by public
7transportation required to support financially viable public
8transportation service with substantial ridership.
9    (d) Any grantee that receives funds under this Section
10must (i) implement such programs within one year of receipt of
11such funds and (ii) within 2 years following commencement of
12any program utilizing such funds, determine whether it has
13resulted in increased use of public transit by those residing
14in the area covered by the program or those accessing the area
15from outside the area. No additional funds under this Section
16may be distributed to a grantee for any individual program
17beyond 2 years unless the Board of the Authority waives this
18limitation. Any such waiver will be with regard to an
19individual program and with regard to a one-year period, and
20any further waivers for such individual program require a
21subsequent vote of the Board.
22    (e) The Authority may reallocate unused funds deposited
23into the Transit-Supportive Development Incentive Fund to
24other Authority purposes and programs.
 
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1Authority shall cooperate with the various public agencies
2charged with the responsibility for long-range or
3comprehensive planning for the metropolitan region. The
4Authority shall use the forecasts and plans of the Chicago
5Metropolitan Agency for Planning in developing the Strategic
6Plan, Five-Year Capital Program, and Service Standards. The
7Authority shall, prior to the adoption of a Strategic Plan or
8Five-Year Capital Program, submit its proposals to such
9agencies for review and comment. The Authority may make use of
10existing studies, surveys, plans, data, and other materials in
11the possession of a State agency or department, a planning
12agency, or a unit of local government.
 
13    Section 4.29. Planning activities.
14    (a) The Authority may adopt subregional or corridor plans
15for specific geographic areas of the metropolitan region in
16order to improve the adequacy, efficiency, equity, and
17coordination of existing, or the delivery of new, public
18transportation. Such plans may also address areas outside the
19metropolitan region that may impact public transportation use
20in the metropolitan region.
21    (b) In preparing a subregional or corridor plan, the
22Authority may examine travel markets, demographic shifts,
23changes in passenger behavior, preferences, or attitudes, and
24other pertinent factors to identify changes in operating
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1that could increase ridership, reduce costs, improve
2coordination, or enhance transit-oriented development.
3    (c) The Authority shall have principal responsibility for
4initiating any alternatives analysis and preliminary
5environmental assessment required by federal or State law for
6any new public transportation service or facility in the
7metropolitan region in addition to conducting public and
8stakeholder engagement activities to inform planning
9decisions.
 
10    Section 4.30. Protection against crime; transit ambassador
11program.
12    (a) The Authority shall cooperate with the various State,
13municipal, county, and transportation agency police forces in
14the metropolitan region for the protection of employees and
15consumers of public transportation services and public
16transportation facilities against crime.
17    (b) The Authority may provide by ordinance for an
18Authority police force to aid, coordinate, and supplement
19other police forces in protecting persons and property and
20reducing the threats of crime with regard to public
21transportation. Such police shall have the same powers with
22regard to the protection of persons and property as those
23exercised by police of municipalities and may include members
24of other police forces in the metropolitan region.
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1selection and training of members of a police force employed
2by the Authority. Training shall be accomplished at schools
3certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards
4Board established pursuant to the Illinois Police Training
5Act. Such training is subject to the rules and standards
6adopted pursuant to Section 7 of that Act. The Authority may
7participate in any training program conducted under that Act.
8    (d) The Authority may provide for the coordination or
9consolidation of security services and police forces
10maintained with regard to public transportation services and
11facilities by various transportation agencies and may contract
12with any municipality or county in the metropolitan region to
13provide protection of persons or property with regard to
14public transportation. Employees of the Authority or of any
15transportation agency affected by any action of the Authority
16under this Section are covered under the protections set forth
17in Section 4.15.
18    (e) The Authority shall implement a transit ambassador
19program following industry best practices to improve safety
20and customer service in the public transportation system.
21    (f) The Authority shall evaluate the efficacy of policing
22and transit ambassador programs on a regular basis, no less
23than every 5 years in conjunction with its adoption of its
24Strategic Plan, and make appropriate adjustments to such
25programs.
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1fare violation tickets using personnel other than law
2enforcement, including transit ambassadors.
3    (h) Neither the Authority nor any of their Directors,
4officers, or employees may be held liable for failure to
5provide a security or police force or, if a security or police
6force is provided, for failure to provide adequate police
7protection or security, failure to prevent the commission of
8crimes by fellow passengers or other third persons, or for the
9failure to apprehend criminals.
 
10    Section 4.31. Traffic law enforcement.
11    (a) The Authority may cooperate with local governments and
12law enforcement agencies in the metropolitan region on the
13enforcement of laws designed to protect the quality and safety
14of public transportation operations, such as laws prohibiting
15unauthorized vehicles from blocking bus stops, bus lanes, or
16other facilities dedicated for use by transit vehicles and
17transit users.
18    (b) Local governments and law enforcement agencies in the
19metropolitan region are authorized to accept photographic,
20video, or other records derived from cameras and other sensors
21on public transportation vehicles and facilities as prima
22facie evidence of a violation of laws that protect the quality
23and safety of public transportation operations.
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1that lack laws that protect the quality and safety of public
2transportation operations or that, in the Authority's sole
3discretion, fail to adequately enforce such laws.
4    (d) An enforcement program established under this Section
5shall contain the following elements:
6        (1) clear definitions of what constitutes a violation,
7    such as specifying the number of feet around bus stops
8    where unauthorized vehicles are prohibited from parking;
9        (2) publication on the Authority's website of
10    descriptions and locations of public transportation
11    facilities that are subject to the Authority's enforcement
12    program and other pertinent information about the
13    enforcement program;
14        (3) a description of the types of evidence, such as
15    bus camera photos or video, which are sufficient to make a
16    prima facie case that a vehicle or person has violated an
17    Authority enforcement rule;
18        (4) provision of adequate notice of an alleged
19    violation to the registered owner of the vehicle, such as
20    notice by first-class mail;
21        (5) an administrative adjudication process that gives
22    registered vehicle owners an opportunity to be heard by a
23    neutral party appointed by the Authority;
24        (6) a process through which vehicle lessors may
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1        (7) use of Internet tools, such as remote hearings and
2    allowance of online submission of documents contesting an
3    alleged violation, to provide alleged violators an
4    adequate opportunity to contest their alleged violation;
5    and
6        (8) violation fees that are no higher than the highest
7    administrative fees imposed for similar violations by
8    other public agencies in the metropolitan region.
9    (e) The Authority shall:
10        (1) cooperate with local governments and law
11    enforcement agencies to help improve their enforcement of
12    their laws that are designed to improve the quality and
13    safety of public transportation operations; and
14        (2) inform and consult with local governments and law
15    enforcement agencies in jurisdictions in which the
16    Authority is establishing and operating an enforcement
17    program under subsections (c) and (d).
18    (f) In its enforcement programs, if any, under subsection
19(c) and through its cooperation with local governments and law
20enforcement agencies on their enforcement programs, the
21Authority shall strive for as much standardization as feasible
22throughout the metropolitan region in enforcement programs
23designed to improve the quality and safety of public
24transportation operations.
 
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1confiscation of fare media.
2    (a) As used in this Section, "demographic information"
3includes, but is not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, gender,
4and housing status, as that term is defined under Section 10 of
5the Bill of Rights for the Homeless Act.
6    (b) Suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of
7fare media are limited to:
8        (1) violations where the person's conduct places
9    public transportation employees or passengers in
10    reasonable apprehension of a threat to their safety or the
11    safety of others, including assault and battery, as those
12    terms are used in Sections 12-1 and 12-3 of the Criminal
13    Code of 2012;
14        (2) violations where the person's conduct places
15    public transportation employees or passengers in
16    reasonable apprehension of a threat of a criminal sexual
17    assault, as that term is used under Section 11-1.20 of the
18    Criminal Code of 2012; and
19        (3) violations involving an act of public indecency,
20    as that term is used in Section 11-30 of the Criminal Code
21    of 2012.
22    (c) Written notice shall be provided to an individual
23regarding the suspension of the individual's riding privileges
24or confiscation of fare media. The notice shall be provided in
25person at the time of the alleged violation, except that, if
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1violation is not practicable, then the Authority shall make a
2reasonable effort to provide notice to the individual by
3personal service, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified
4mail, return receipt requested, by first-class mail to the
5person's current address, or by emailing a copy of the notice
6to an email address on file, if available. If the person is
7known to be detained in jail, service shall be made as provided
8under Section 2-203.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The
9written notice shall be sufficient to inform the individual
10about the following:
11        (1) the nature of the suspension of riding privileges
12    or confiscation of fare media;
13        (2) the person's rights and available remedies to
14    contest or appeal the suspension of riding privileges or
15    confiscation of fare media and to apply for reinstatement
16    of riding privileges; and
17        (3) the procedures for adjudicating whether a
18    suspension or confiscation is warranted and for applying
19    for reinstatement of riding privileges, including the time
20    and location of any hearing.
21    (d) The process to determine whether a suspension or
22riding privileges or confiscation of fare media is warranted
23and the length of the suspension shall be concluded within 30
24business days after the individual receives notice of the
25suspension or confiscation.
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1person may not be denied the ability to contest or appeal a
2suspension of riding privileges or confiscation of fare media
3or to attend an in-person or virtual hearing to determine
4whether a suspension or confiscation was warranted because the
5person was detained in a jail.
6    (f) The Authority shall create an administrative
7suspension hearing process as follows:
8        (1) the Authority shall designate an official to
9    oversee the administrative process to decide whether a
10    suspension is warranted and the length of the suspension;
11        (2) the accused and related parties, including legal
12    counsel, may attend this hearing in person, by telephone,
13    or virtually;
14        (3) the Authority shall present the suspension-related
15    evidence and outline the evidence that supports the need
16    for the suspension;
17        (4) the accused or the accused's legal counsel may
18    present and make an oral or written presentation and offer
19    documents, including affidavits, in response to the
20    Authority's evidence;
21        (5) the Authority's designated official shall make a
22    finding on the suspension;
23        (6) the value of unexpended credit or unexpired passes
24    shall be reimbursed upon suspension of riding privileges
25    or confiscation of fare media;
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1    parties, including witnesses who were present, may attend
2    this hearing in person, by telephone, or virtually; and
3        (8) the alleged victims of the violation and related
4    parties, including witnesses who were present, may present
5    and make an oral or written presentation and offer
6    documents, including affidavits, in response to the
7    Authority's evidence.
8    (g) The Authority shall create a process to appeal and
9reinstate ridership privileges. This information shall be
10provided to the suspended rider at the time of the Authority's
11findings. A suspended rider is entitled to an appeal after the
12Authority's finding to suspend the person's ridership. A
13suspended rider may petition the Authority to reinstate the
14person's ridership privileges one calendar year after the
15Authority's suspension finding if the length of the suspension
16is more than one year.
17    (h) The Authority shall collect, report, and make publicly
18available quarterly the number and demographic information of
19people subject to suspension of riding privileges or
20confiscation of fare media; the conduct leading to the
21suspension or confiscation; and the location and description
22of the location where the conduct occurred, such as
23identifying the transit station or transit line, the date, and
24the time of day of the conduct, a citation to the statutory
25authority for which the accused person was arrested or
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1of the suspension.
 
2    Section 4.33. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
3Transportation Assistance Program.
4    (a) The Authority shall continue the Domestic Violence and
5Sexual Assault Regional Transit Authority Public
6Transportation Assistance Program established by the Regional
7Transportation Authority Act (repealed) to serve residents of
8the metropolitan region. Through this Program, the Authority
9shall issue monetarily preloaded mass transit cards to The
10Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence for survivor and
11victim use of public transportation in the metropolitan
12region.
13    (b) The Authority shall coordinate with The Network:
14Advocating Against Domestic Violence to issue no less than
1525,000 monetarily preloaded mass transit cards with a value of
16$20 per card for distribution to domestic violence and sexual
17assault service providers throughout the Authority's
18jurisdiction.
19    (c) The mass transit card shall be plastic or laminated
20and wallet-sized, contain no information that would reference
21domestic violence or sexual assault services, and have no
22expiration date. The cards shall also be available
23electronically and shall be distributed to domestic violence
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1    (d) The creation of the Program shall include an
2appointment of a domestic violence or sexual assault program
3service provider or a representative of the service provider's
4choosing to the Authority's Citizen Advisory Board.
5    (e) The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence
6shall provide an annual report of the program, including a
7list of service providers receiving the mass transit cards,
8the total number of cards received by each service provider,
9and an estimated number of survivors and victims of domestic
10violence and sexual assault participating in the program. The
11report shall also include survivor testimonies of the program
12and shall include recommendations on improving implementation
13of the Program. The first report shall be provided to the
14Authority one calendar year after the creation of the Program.
15    (f) In partnership with The Network: Advocating Against
16Domestic Violence, the Authority shall report this information
17to the Board and the Citizen Advisory Board and compile an
18annual report of the Program to the General Assembly and to
19domestic violence and sexual assault service providers in the
20service providers' jurisdiction and include recommendations
21for improving implementation of the Program.
 
22    Section 4.34. Safety.
23    (a) The Authority shall establish, enforce, and facilitate
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1by transportation agencies pursuant to purchase of service or
2grant agreements.
3    (b) In recognition of the fact that travel by public
4transportation is significantly safer than travel by other
5means of surface transportation, the Authority shall work
6cooperatively with the Department of Transportation, the
7Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, the Chicago
8Metropolitan Agency for Planning, and other units of
9government to assist them in using investments in public
10transportation facilities and operations as a tool to help the
11Department and units of local government meet their roadway
12crash, fatality, and serious injury reduction goals. To the
13maximum extent allowed by law, the Authority is eligible to
14receive funding and other assistance from local, state, and
15federal sources so the Authority can assist in using improved
16and expanded public transportation in the metropolitan region
17to improve safety in the surface transportation sector.
18    (c) The security portion of the system safety program,
19investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data
20compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the Authority under
21this subsection is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of
22Information Act, shall not be subject to discovery or admitted
23into evidence in federal or State court, or shall not be
24considered for other purposes in any civil action for damages
25arising from any matter mentioned or addressed in such
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1    (d) Neither the Authority nor its directors, officers, or
2employees may not be held liable in any civil action for any
3injury to any person or property for any acts or omissions or
4failure to act under this Section or pursuant to 49 CFR Part
5659.
6    (e) Nothing in this Section alleviates an individual's
7duty to comply with the State Officials and Employees Ethics
8Act.
 
9    Section 4.35. Competition. It is the policy of this State
10that all powers granted, either expressly or by necessary
11implication, by this Act or any other Illinois statute to the
12Authority may be exercised by the Authority notwithstanding
13effects on competition. It is the intention of the General
14Assembly that the state action exemption to the application of
15federal antitrust statutes be fully available to the Authority
16to the extent its activities are authorized by law as stated
17herein.
 
18    Section 4.36. Prompt payment. Purchases made pursuant to
19this Act shall be made in compliance with the Local Government
20Prompt Payment Act.
 
21
Article V. ACCOUNTABILITY

 
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1requirements apply to the appointing authorities for Directors
2of the Board and members of the Citizens Advisory Board:
3        (1) Those responsible for appointing Directors shall
4    strive to assemble a set of Board members that, to the
5    greatest extent possible, reflects the ethnic, cultural,
6    economic, and geographic diversity of the metropolitan
7    region.
8        (2) The Authority shall implement the following
9    process to provide public input into the Director
10    selection process and bring qualified Board member
11    candidates to the attention of the appointing authorities:
12            (A) At least 90 days before the expiration of the
13        term of a Director, or upon notice of the resignation,
14        death, or removal of a Director, the Authority shall
15        issue and publicize a request for applications and
16        nominations to fill that Director position. The
17        request shall provide at least 30 days for submission
18        of applications and nominations.
19            (B) As soon as practical after the closure of the
20        period for applications and nominations, the Authority
21        shall publicly post the names and a summary of the
22        background and qualifications of at least 2
23        individuals that the appointing authority believes are
24        qualified to fill the Director position. Such
25        individuals may but need not be from among those
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1        Director position pursuant to subparagraph (A). The
2        posting shall give the public instructions for how
3        they may comment on those individuals identified by
4        the appointing authority and give them at least 21
5        days to submit such comments.
6            (C) After considering comments submitted under
7        subparagraph (B), the appointing authority may proceed
8        with the appointment process as long as the appointing
9        authority appoints as a Director a person who was
10        first identified under subparagraph (B), or the
11        appointing authority may cause the Authority, pursuant
12        to subparagraph (B), to post a new set of individuals
13        who are qualified to fill the Director position and
14        follow the process required by subparagraphs (B) and
15        (C) until the new Director is appointed and qualified.
16            (D) The Authority shall commence the process set
17        forth in this paragraph (2) sufficiently in advance of
18        the date of the anticipated vacancy on the Board to
19        minimize the duration of such vacancy.
 
20    Section 5.02. System usage requirements.
21    (a) Each calendar quarter, the Authority shall collect and
22publish the number of trips taken by each Director by public
23transportation in the metropolitan region.
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1Directors overseeing the public transportation system of the
2metropolitan region should have substantial ridership
3experience on that system.
4    (c) The Board may adopt public transportation system usage
5requirements for the executives and staff of the Authority
6that are no less demanding than public transportation system
7ridership requirements applicable to Directors. System
8ridership requirements may be included in performance-based
9compensation systems established under Section 5.04.
10    (d) The Authority may incorporate public transportation
11system usage requirements into its agreements with
12transportation agencies and goods and services providers.
13    (e) The Authority shall put in place reasonable mechanisms
14to ensure against efforts to evade public transportation
15system ridership requirements imposed under this Section.
 
16    Section 5.03. Director attendance requirement.
17    (a) The Board shall adopt rules regarding the required
18frequency of Director attendance at Board meetings.
19    (b) The failure of a Director to meet the Director
20attendance requirement shall constitute sufficient grounds for
21removal of that Director from the Board under subsection (a)
22of Section 2.08.
 
23    Section 5.04. Employment agreements; performance-based
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1    (a) By no later than one year after the effective date of
2this Act, after consideration of best practices for executive
3compensation, the Authority shall enter into written
4employment agreements with at least the 5 most senior staff
5executives or officers of the Authority.
6    (b) The Authority may implement a performance-based
7compensation system. A performance-based compensation system
8established under this subsection must tie a significant
9portion of senior executive compensation to the achievement or
10nonachievement of performance standards that relate to the
11quality of public transit services delivered to the public.
12    (c) Each senior executive participating in a
13performance-based compensation system must enter into an
14employment agreement with the Authority that describes the
15performance-based compensation system and contains the other
16terms and conditions of employment.
17    (d) If it implements a performance-based compensation
18system, the Board shall annually review and approve
19performance incentive compensation adjustments, positive or
20negative, for senior executives of the Authority under the
21performance-based compensation system.
22    (e) Subject to any applicable collective bargaining
23agreement, the Authority may extend the performance-based
24compensation system to include more staff positions at the
25Authority.
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1compensation system requirements into its agreements with
2transportation agencies and goods and services providers.
 
3    Section 5.05. Revolving door prohibition. A Director,
4Citizen Advisory Board member, former Director, or former
5Citizen Advisory Board member shall, during the Director's or
6member's, or former Director's or former member's, term, and
7for a period of one year immediately after the end of the
8Director's or member's, or former Director's or former
9member's, term, engage in business dealings with, knowingly
10accept employment from, or receive compensation or fees for
11services from the Authority. This prohibition does not apply
12to any business dealings engaged in by the Director or member
13in the course of the Director's or member's official duties or
14responsibilities as a Director or member.
 
15    Section 5.06. Public plans. The Authority shall implement
16its responsibilities in 5 public documents adopted by its
17Directors: a Strategic Plan; a Five-Year Capital Program; an
18Annual Capital Improvement Plan; an Annual Budget and Two-Year
19Financial Plan; and Service Standards.
 
20    Section 5.07. Strategic Plan.
21    (a) The Authority shall adopt a Strategic Plan, no less
22than every 5 years, after holding a minimum of one public
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1    (b) To the maximum extent feasible, the Authority shall
2adopt its Strategic Plan on a similar schedule as the regional
3comprehensive plan adopted by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
4for Planning.
5    (c) In developing the Strategic Plan, the Authority shall
6rely on such demographic and other data, forecasts, and
7assumptions developed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
8Planning with respect to the patterns of population density
9and growth, projected commercial and residential development,
10and environmental factors within the metropolitan region and
11in areas outside the metropolitan region that may impact
12public transportation use in the metropolitan region.
13    (d) The Authority shall also consult with the Department
14of Transportation's Office of Planning and Programming, the
15Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, and municipal and
16county departments of transportation when developing the
17Strategic Plan.
18    (e) Before adopting or amending a Strategic Plan, the
19Authority shall consult with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
20for Planning regarding the consistency of the Strategic Plan
21with the Regional Comprehensive Plan adopted pursuant to the
22Regional Planning Act.
23    (f) The Authority may use staff of the Chicago
24Metropolitan Agency for Planning for planning-related purposes
25on terms and conditions acceptable to the Authority and the
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1    (g) The Strategic Plan shall describe the specific actions
2to be taken by the Authority to provide adequate, efficient,
3equitable, and coordinated public transportation.
4    (h) The Strategic Plan shall identify goals and objectives
5with respect to:
6        (1) increasing ridership and passenger miles on public
7    transportation funded by the Authority;
8        (2) coordination of public transportation services and
9    the investment in public transportation facilities to
10    enhance the integration of public transportation
11    throughout the metropolitan region;
12        (3) coordination of fare and transfer policies to
13    promote transfers by riders among public transportation
14    modes;
15        (4) improvements in public transportation facilities
16    to bring those facilities into a state of good repair,
17    enhancements that attract ridership and improve customer
18    service, and expansions needed to serve areas with
19    sufficient demand for public transportation;
20        (5) access for transit-dependent populations,
21    including access by low-income communities to places of
22    employment, using analyses provided by the Chicago
23    Metropolitan Agency for Planning regarding employment and
24    transportation availability and considering the location
25    of employment centers in each county and the availability
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1    weekends;
2        (6) the financial viability of the public
3    transportation system, including both operating and
4    capital programs;
5        (7) improving roadway operations within the
6    metropolitan region and enhancing transit options to
7    improve mobility;
8        (8) land use policies, practices, and incentives that
9    will make more effective use of public transportation
10    services and facilities as community assets and encourage
11    the siting of businesses, homes, and public facilities
12    near public transportation services and facilities to
13    provide convenient and affordable travel for residents,
14    customers, and employees in the metropolitan region;
15        (9) policies, practices, and incentives that will
16    better integrate public transportation with other active
17    modes of transportation; and
18        (10) other goals and objectives that advance the
19    policy of the State to provide adequate, efficient,
20    equitable and coordinated public transportation in the
21    metropolitan region.
22    (i) The Strategic Plan shall establish the process and
23criteria by which proposals for capital improvements by the
24Authority or a transportation agency shall be evaluated by the
25Authority for inclusion in the Five-Year Capital Program,
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1set forth in Section 5.08, and may include criteria for:
2        (1) allocating funds among maintenance, enhancement,
3    and expansion improvements;
4        (2) projects to be funded from the City-Suburban
5    Mobility Innovations Fund;
6        (3) projects intended to improve or enhance ridership
7    or customer service;
8        (4) design and location of station or transit
9    improvements intended to promote transfers, increase
10    ridership, and support transit-oriented land development;
11        (5) assessing the impact of projects on the ability to
12    operate and maintain the existing transit system; and
13        (6) other criteria that advance the goals and
14    objectives of the Strategic Plan.
15    (j) The Strategic Plan shall identify innovations to
16improve the delivery of public transportation and the
17construction of public transportation facilities, including
18new vehicle technologies, operational practices, financial
19arrangements, and other innovations that may benefit the
20metropolitan region.
21    (k) The Strategic Plan shall extend on the plans adopted
22pursuant to Sections 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, and 5.12 and describe
23the expected financial condition of public transportation in
24the metropolitan region prospectively over a 10-year period,
25which may include information about the cash position and all
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1expenditures, debt service, contributions for payment of
2pension and other post-employment benefits, the expected
3revenues from fares, tax receipts, grants from the federal,
4State, and local governments for operating and capital
5purposes and issuance of debt, the availability of working
6capital, and the additional resources, if any, needed to
7achieve the goals and objectives described in the Strategic
8Plan. The Strategic Plan shall outline the Authority's plan
9for dealing with any projected shortfall in financial
10resources necessary to keep public transportation facilities
11in a state of good repair and to deliver public transportation
12services that meet Service Standards adopted pursuant to
13Section 5.11.
14    (l) The Executive Director of the Authority shall review
15the Strategic Plan on an ongoing basis and make
16recommendations to the Board with respect to any update or
17amendment of the Strategic Plan.
 
18    Section 5.08. Prioritization process for transit capital
19projects.
20    (a) The Authority shall develop a transparent
21prioritization process for metropolitan region transit capital
22projects to identify projects that will most effectively
23achieve the goals of the Strategic Plan and improve the
24quality of public transportation services contemplated by the
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1    (b) The Authority shall use the prioritization process
2when developing its Five-Year Capital Program pursuant to
3Section 5.09 and for its other capital planning processes.
4    (c) The prioritization process must consider, at a
5minimum:
6        (1) increasing access to key destinations such as
7    jobs, retail, healthcare, and recreation;
8        (2) reliability improvement;
9        (3) capacity needs;
10        (4) safety:
11        (5) state of good repair;
12        (6) racial equity and mobility justice;
13        (7) environmental protection;
14        (8) the Service Standards; and
15        (9) economic development.
16    (d) All capital funding awards shall be made by the
17Authority in accordance with the prioritization process. An
18appropriate public input process shall be established. The
19Authority shall make a report to the General Assembly each
20year describing the prioritization process and its use in
21funding awards.
22    (e) A summary of the project evaluation process, measures,
23program, and scores or prioritization criteria for all
24candidate projects shall be published on the Authority's
25website in a timely manner.
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1Program, or amendments to that Program, without being
2evaluated under the selection process described in this
3Section.
 
4    Section 5.09. Five-Year Capital Program.
5    (a) The Authority, after holding a minimum of one public
6hearing in each of the counties in the metropolitan region,
7shall each year adopt a Five-Year Capital Program that shall
8include each capital improvement to be undertaken by the
9Authority or on behalf of the Authority by a transportation
10agency.
11    (b) The Authority shall prepare and publish its
12preliminary Five-Year Capital Program by October 15 of each
13year based on any criteria for capital improvements contained
14in the Strategic Plan, the capital project prioritization
15process established in Section 5.08, the Service Standards,
16the transit asset management plans required by 49 CFR 625.25,
17and other criteria determined by the Authority so long as the
18improvements are not inconsistent with any subregional or
19corridor plan adopted by the Authority and can be funded
20within amounts available with respect to the capital and
21operating costs of such improvement.
22    (c) The Authority shall give priority to improvements that
23are intended to bring public transportation facilities into a
24state of good repair.
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1Authority shall consult with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
2for Planning regarding the consistency of the Five-Year
3Capital Program with the Regional Comprehensive Plan adopted
4pursuant to the Regional Planning Act.
5    (e) The Authority shall adopt a final Five-Year Capital
6Program prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year.
 
7    Section 5.10. Annual Capital Improvement Plan.
8    (a) Each year, the Authority shall prepare as part of its
9Five-Year Capital Program an Annual Capital Improvement Plan,
10which shall include the following information:
11        (1) a list of projects for which approval is sought
12    from the Governor, with a description of each project
13    stating at a minimum the project cost, its category, its
14    location, and the entity responsible for its
15    implementation;
16        (2) a certification by the Authority that the
17    Authority applied for all grants, loans, and other moneys
18    made available by the federal government or the State of
19    Illinois during the preceding federal and State fiscal
20    years for financing its capital development activities;
21        (3) a certification that, as of September 30 of the
22    preceding calendar year or any later date, the balance of
23    all federal capital grant funds and all other funds to be
24    used as matching funds therefore which were committed to
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1    obligated was less than $500,000,000, or a greater amount
2    as authorized in writing by the Governor. As used in this
3    paragraph, "obligated" means committed to be paid by the
4    Authority under a contract with a nongovernmental entity
5    in connection with the performance of a project or
6    committed under a force account plan approved by the
7    federal government;
8        (4) a certification that the Authority has adopted a
9    balanced budget with respect to such calendar year under
10    Section 5.12;
11        (5) a schedule of all bonds or notes previously issued
12    for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects and all debt
13    service payments to be made with respect to all such bonds
14    and the estimated additional debt service payments through
15    June 30 of the following calendar year expected to result
16    from bonds to be sold prior thereto;
17        (6) a long-range summary of the Strategic Capital
18    Improvement Program describing the projects to be funded
19    through the Program with respect to project cost,
20    category, location, and implementing entity, and
21    presenting a financial plan, including an estimated time
22    schedule for obligating funds for the performance of
23    approved projects, issuing bonds, expending bond proceeds,
24    and paying debt service throughout the duration of the
25    Program; and
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1    Plan. For any project for which full funding has not yet
2    been secured and that is not subject to a federal full
3    funding contract, the Authority must identify alternative,
4    dedicated funding sources available to complete the
5    project. The Governor may waive this requirement on a
6    project-by-project basis.
7    (b) The Authority shall submit the Plan, with respect to
8any calendar year, to the Governor on or before January 15 of
9that year or as soon as possible thereafter. Any revision in
10the projects approved shall require the Governor's approval.
11    (c) The Authority shall seek approval from the Governor
12only through the Plan or an amendment to the Plan. The
13Authority shall not request approval of the Plan from the
14Governor in any calendar year in which it is unable to make the
15certifications required under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of
16subsection (a). The Authority may not seek approval of the
17Plan from the Governor for projects in an aggregate amount
18exceeding the proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital
19Improvement Projects issued under Section 6.05.
20    (d) The Governor may approve the Plan for which approval
21is requested. The Governor's approval is limited to the amount
22of the project cost stated in the Plan. The Governor shall not
23approve the Plan in a calendar year if the Authority is unable
24to make the certifications required under paragraphs (2), (3),
25and (4) of subsection (a). The Governor may not approve the
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1proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement
2Projects issued under Section 6.05.
3    (e) With respect to capital improvements, only those
4capital improvements which are in a Plan approved by the
5Governor shall be financed with the proceeds of bonds or notes
6issued for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects.
7    (f) Before the Authority obligates any funds for a project
8for which the Authority intends to use the proceeds of bonds or
9notes for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects, but which
10project is not included in an approved Plan, the Authority
11must notify the Governor of the intended obligation. Project
12costs incurred prior to approval of the Plan, including that
13project, may not be paid from the proceeds of bonds or notes
14for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects issued under
15Section 6.05.
 
16    Section 5.11. Service Standards.
17    (a) The Authority shall adopt Service Standards in
18conjunction with its Strategic Plan and Five-Year Capital
19Program.
20    (b) The Service Standards shall identify quantitative and
21qualitative attributes of quality public transit service using
22metrics drawn from the performance of high-quality transit
23systems in global metropolitan areas with comparable
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1    (c) The Service Standards shall include a framework that
2describes the appropriate characteristics for each type of
3service or mode. These characteristics include, but are not
4limited to, mode, frequency, time span, vehicle type, stop
5spacing, vehicle and stop amenities, network connectivity,
6route directness, route deviation, and coverage of service.
7    (d) The Service Standards shall include the transition of
8commuter rail in the metropolitan region to a regional rail
9service pattern or the retention of commuter rail with
10additional regional rail service.
11    (e) The Service Standards shall cover the entire
12metropolitan region and include the development of transit
13propensity thresholds for each type of service or mode.
14Transit propensity metrics shall include, but are not limited
15to, population density, employment density, low-income
16populations, disabled populations, zero-car households,
17intersection density, and the presence of sidewalks. Weights
18should be developed for each metric and a scoring system
19developed to determine transit propensity. The production of a
20transit propensity assessment shall be conducted for any
21proposed new or modified services and constrained to a service
22or route estimated catchment area. Final determination of the
23eligibility of each type of service or mode for an area is
24subject to qualitative review by the Authority once the
25propensity assessment is completed, reviewed, and evaluated.
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1petition the Authority to increase the level of transit
2service provided above what would otherwise be provided
3through the Service Standards. If a local government or group
4of local governments demonstrates that the local government or
5group of local governments have created a transit support
6overlay district under the Transit-Supportive Development Act
7or have adopted zoning and other changes that the Authority
8determines has benefits to the transit system greater than or
9equal to a transit support overlay district, the Authority
10shall designate a preliminary amendment to the applicable
11Service Standards for that area commensurate with the expected
12increase in transit propensity. The Authority shall determine
13the incremental cost of providing the service and present it
14to the local government or group of local governments. Upon
15execution of an agreement for the local government or group of
16local governments to provide funding for 12 months to the
17Authority equal to the incremental cost of providing the
18additional service, the Authority shall finalize the Service
19Standards amendment, and the Authority shall budget for and
20provide the increased service. For service to be provided
21within or substantially within Qualified Census Tracts as
22identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
23Development, the Office of Transit-Oriented Development shall
24provide a 50% cost share to the Authority for the increased
25transit service associated with the Service Standards
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1governments in identifying corridors where additional service
2could be provided through the mechanism described in this
3subsection.
4    (g) The Service Standards shall be adjusted as appropriate
5to accommodate the addition of modes of public transportation
6not currently being provided by the Authority, which may
7include, but is not limited to: streetcar; light rail;
8full-scale bus rapid transit; a transition from commuter rail
9to regional rail or a combination of commuter and regional
10rail; and electrified versions of current combustion engine
11vehicle systems.
12    (h) The Service Standards shall be used to update or
13otherwise inform the provision of the Authority's Title VI and
14environmental justice policies.
15    (i) The Board shall review and make any necessary
16adjustments to the Service Standards at least once every 5
17years in conjunction with its adoption of the Authority's
18Strategic Plan.
19    (j) The Authority shall compile and publish reports
20comparing the actual public transportation system performance
21measured against the Service Standards. Such performance
22measures shall include customer-related performance data
23measured by line, route, or subregion, as determined by the
24Authority, on at least the following:
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1        (3) equipment failure rates;
2        (4) employee and customer safety;
3        (5) crowding;
4        (6) cleanliness of vehicles and stations;
5        (7) service productivity; and
6        (8) customer satisfaction.
7    (k) Transportation agencies that receive funding from the
8Authority shall prepare and submit to the Authority such
9reports with regard to these performance measures in the
10frequency and form required by the Authority. The Authority
11shall compile and publish such reports on its website on a
12regular basis, no less than monthly.
13    (l) The Service Standards and performance measures shall
14not be used as the basis for disciplinary action against any
15employee of the Authority, except to the extent the employment
16and disciplinary practices of the Authority provide for such
17action.
 
18    Section 5.12. Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan.
19    (a) The Board shall control the finances of the Authority.
20It shall (i) appropriate money to perform the Authority's
21purposes and provide for payment of debts and expenses of the
22Authority and (ii) adopt an Annual Budget and Two-Year
23Financial Plan for the Authority.
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1the Authority at the beginning of the fiscal year, the funds
2estimated to be received from all sources for such year, the
3estimated expenses and obligations of the Authority for all
4purposes, including expenses for contributions to be made with
5respect to pension and other employee benefits, and the funds
6estimated to be on hand at the end of such year.
7    (c) The fiscal year of the Authority shall begin on
8January 1 and end on the succeeding December 31. By July 1 of
9each year, the Director of the Governor's Office of Management
10and Budget shall submit to the Authority an estimate of
11revenues for the next fiscal year of the Authority to be
12collected from the taxes imposed by the Authority and the
13amounts to be available in the Public Transportation Fund and
14the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
15Replacement Fund and the amounts otherwise to be appropriated
16by the State to the Authority for its purposes.
17    (d) Before the proposed Annual Budget and Two-Year
18Financial Plan is adopted, the Authority shall hold at least
19one public hearing on the Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial
20Plan in the metropolitan region and shall meet with the county
21board or its designee of each of the several counties in the
22metropolitan region. After conducting the hearings and holding
23the meetings and after making changes in the proposed Annual
24Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan as the Board deems
25appropriate, the Board shall adopt its annual appropriation
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1ordinance shall appropriate such sums of money as are deemed
2necessary to defray all necessary expenses and obligations of
3the Authority, specifying purposes and the objects or programs
4for which appropriations are made and the amount appropriated
5for each object or program. Additional appropriations,
6transfers between items, and other changes in such ordinance
7may be made from time to time by the Board.
8    (e) The Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan shall
9show a balance between anticipated revenues from all sources
10and anticipated expenses, including funding of operating
11deficits or the discharge of encumbrances incurred in prior
12periods and payment of principal and interest when due, and
13shall show cash balances sufficient to pay with reasonable
14promptness all obligations and expenses as incurred.
15    (f) The Authority shall file a copy of its Annual Budget
16and Two-Year Financial Plan with the General Assembly and the
17Governor after its adoption and a statement certifying that it
18published the data described in subsection (g).
19    (g) The Authority shall publish a monthly comprehensive
20set of data regarding transit service and safety. The data
21included shall include information to track operations,
22including:
23        (1) staffing levels, including numbers of budgeted
24    positions, current positions employed, hired staff,
25    attrition, staff in training, and absenteeism rates;
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1    percentage of scheduled service delivered by day, service
2    by mode of transportation, service by route and rail line,
3    total number of revenue miles driven, excess wait times by
4    day, by mode of transportation, by bus route, and by stop;
5    and
6        (3) safety on the system, including the number of
7    incidents of crime and code of conduct violations on the
8    system, any performance measures used to evaluate the
9    effectiveness of investments in private security, safety
10    equipment, and other security investments in the system.
11    If no performance measures exist to evaluate the
12    effectiveness of these safety investments, the Authority
13    shall develop and publish these performance measures.
14    (h) The Authority shall regularly solicit input and ideas
15on publishing data on the service reliability, operations, and
16safety of the system from the public and groups representing
17transit riders, workers, and businesses and make appropriate
18adjustments and additions to the data reported pursuant to
19subsection (g).
20    (i) All transportation agencies, comprehensive planning
21agencies, including the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
22Planning and transportation planning agencies in the
23metropolitan region, shall furnish to the Authority such
24information pertaining to public transportation or relevant
25plans therefore as it may from time to time require. The
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1shall, for the purpose of securing any such information
2necessary or appropriate to carry out any of the powers and
3responsibilities of the Authority under this Act, have access
4to, and the right to examine, all books, documents, papers, or
5records of any transportation agency receiving funds from the
6Authority, and such transportation agency shall comply with
7any request by the Executive Director, or the Executive
8Director's designee, within 30 days or an extended time
9provided by the Executive Director.
 
10    Section 5.13. Authority Inspector General.
11    (a) The Authority and the transportation agencies are
12subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor's Executive
13Inspector General.
14    (b) The Authority may appoint an independent Authority
15Inspector General to serve as the ethics officer for the
16Authority and to investigate on its own authority or on the
17basis of a complaint or referral possible waste, fraud, or
18abuse involving the Authority or a transportation agency. The
19Authority Inspector General may conduct performance reviews
20and audits designed to prevent waste, fraud, or abuse and to
21improve the operation of the Authority and transportation
22agencies.
23    (c) The Board shall provide sufficient staff and resources
24so the Authority Inspector General can fulfill its functions
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1    (d) All employees, agents, and contractors of the
2Authority and the transportation agencies shall cooperate with
3reviews, audits, and investigations conducted by the Authority
4Inspector General.
5    (e) The Authority Inspector General may be appointed for a
6term of up to 5 years or until a successor is appointed and has
7qualified. The Board may remove the Authority Inspector
8General before the expiration of the Inspector General's term
9only for good cause and with the concurrence of the Governor's
10Executive Inspector General.
11    (f) The appointment of an Authority Inspector General
12shall not in any way limit the powers of the Governor's
13Executive Inspector General.
 
14    Section 5.14. Executive Inspector General.
15    (a) Moneys may be appropriated from the Public
16Transportation Fund to the Governor's Office of the Executive
17Inspector General for the costs incurred by the Executive
18Inspector General while serving as the inspector general for
19the Authority.
20    (b) The Governor's Office of the Executive Inspector
21General shall annually report to the General Assembly the
22expenses incurred while serving as the inspector general for
23the Authority.
24    (c) All employees, agents, and contractors of the
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1reviews, audits, and investigations conducted by the
2Governor's Executive Inspector General.
 
3    Section 5.15. Performance audits.
4    (a) The Auditor General shall conduct performance audits
5of the Authority and transportation agencies at least once
6every 5 years. The performance audits shall:
7        (1) focus on the quality and cost-effectiveness of the
8    public transportation system, including comparative
9    assessments against the performance of transit systems in
10    comparable metropolitan regions around the world;
11        (2) include recommendations for improvements informed
12    by applicable industry best practices and any legislation
13    or other steps that governmental bodies could take to
14    facilitate such improvements; and
15        (3) assess the efficacy of the public transportation
16    system in providing affordable transportation, connecting
17    residents to jobs, education, and other opportunities, and
18    improving the environment.
19    (b) The Authority may suggest areas of emphasis for the
20Auditor General to consider and the Auditor General may, in
21its discretion, structure the audit and recommendations to
22help achieve the goal of a well-functioning and efficient
23regional public transportation system.
24    (c) The Auditor General and the Authority shall coordinate
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1be available to the Authority at the time when it begins
2preparation of its Strategic Plan and Five-Year Capital
3Program. The Authority shall reimburse the Auditor General for
4the costs incurred in conducting the performance audits.
 
5    Section 5.16. Audits of transportation agencies. The
6Authority may conduct management, performance, financial, and
7infrastructure condition audits of transportation agencies
8that receive funds from the Authority. Transportation agencies
9shall cooperate fully with audits conducted pursuant to this
10Section and act on the findings and recommendations contained
11in such audits as directed by the Authority. Copies of audits
12shall be supplied to the Governor and the General Assembly and
13made available for review by the public subject to any
14redactions as required or permitted by applicable law.
 
15    Section 5.17. Transparency and accountability portal.
16    (a) As used in this Section:
17    "CHI-TAP" means the Greater Chicago Mass Transit
18Transparency and Accountability Portal.
19    "Contracts" means payment obligations with vendors on file
20to purchase goods and services exceeding $10,000 in value.
21    "Recipients" means the Authority or transportation
22agencies.
23    (b) The Authority shall maintain a website, known as the
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1Portal, and shall be tasked with compiling and updating the
2CHI-TAP database with information received by the Authority.
3    (c) The CHI-TAP shall provide direct access to each of the
4following:
5        (1) A database of all employees of the Authority
6    sorted separately by:
7            (A) name;
8            (B) division or department;
9            (C) employment position title;
10            (D) county of employment location;
11            (E) current base salary or hourly rate and
12        year-to-date gross pay;
13            (F) status of position including, but not limited
14        to, bargained-for positions, at-will positions, or not
15        bargained-for positions;
16            (G) employment status, including, but not limited
17        to, full-time permanent, full-time temporary,
18        part-time permanent and part-time temporary; and
19            (H) status as a military veteran.
20        (2) A database of all current Authority expenditures,
21    sorted by category.
22        (3) A database of all Authority contracts sorted
23    separately by contractor name, awarding officer or agency,
24    contract value, and goods or services provided.
25        (4) A database of publicly available accident-related
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1    reported to the federal Secretary of Transportation under
2    49 U.S.C. 5335.
3    (d) The CHI-TAP shall include all information required to
4be published by subsection (c) in a format the Authority can
5compile and publish on the CHI-TAP. The Authority shall update
6the CHI-TAP at least once every 30 days as additional
7information becomes available.
 
8    Section 5.18. Financial statements and annual reports.
9    (a) Within 6 months after the end of each fiscal year, the
10Board shall prepare a complete and detailed report of the
11audit of the Authority and reviewing the state of the
12Authority and of the public transportation provided by
13transportation agencies.
14    (b) The report shall include evaluations of public
15transportation in the metropolitan region and of the
16Authority's activities and financial statements of the
17Authority's revenues and expenditures for such year and of its
18assets and liabilities. The financial statements must be
19audited by an independent certified public accountant.
20    (c) The report shall also set forth the financial results
21as reported by each transportation agency that, during such
22year, had a purchase of service or grant agreement with the
23Authority or that received financial assistance from the
24Authority. The results shall be set forth separately for each
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1    (d) The report shall be published on the Authority's
2website. A sufficient number of copies of each annual report
3shall be printed for distribution to anyone, upon request, and
4a copy of the report shall be filed with the Governor, the
5State Comptroller, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
6House of Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of
7the Senate, the Mayor of the City of Chicago, the President or
8Chair of the county board of each county in the metropolitan
9region, and each transportation agency which, during such
10year, had a purchase of service agreement with the Authority
11or which received financial grants or other financial
12assistance from the Authority.
 
13    Section 5.19. Opt out.
14    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if
15the county board of the County of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
16or Will by ordinance authorizes that such county shall elect
17to terminate the powers of the Authority in that county, the
18secretary of that county board shall certify that proposition
19to the proper election officials, who shall submit such
20proposition at an election in accordance with the general
21election law to decide whether that county shall opt out.
22    (b) The form of the ballot to be used at the referendum
23shall be substantially as follows:
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25    Shall ..... County terminate

 

 

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1the powers of the Metropolitan     YES
2Mobility Authority          ---------------------------------
3in .... County                     NO
4on ..... (date)
5-------------------------------------------------------------
6    (c) If a majority of the voters vote in favor of
7terminating the powers of the Authority, then all of the
8powers of the Authority shall terminate in that county on the
9date stated in the referendum, except those powers and
10functions that the Authority determines to be necessary to
11exercise with regard to:
12        (1) public transportation by commuter rail, and
13    related public transportation facilities;
14        (2) public transportation other than by commuter rail
15    that is required in order to comply with federal or State
16    laws and regulations, and related public transportation
17    facilities; and
18        (3) public transportation other than by commuter rail
19    provided by the Authority pursuant to contract with the
20    county or other governmental entity within the county, and
21    related public transportation facilities.
22    (d) The termination of the powers of the Authority
23referred to in subsection (a) with respect to a county shall
24occur on approval of the referendum by the electors provided
25on or prior to the date of such termination specified in the
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1        (1) assumed the obligations of the Authority under all
2    laws, federal or State, and all contracts with respect to
3    public transportation or public transportation facilities
4    in the county, which statutory or contractual obligations
5    extend beyond the termination date in the referendum if
6    the obligations shall not be deemed to include any
7    indebtedness of the Authority for borrowed money;
8        (2) agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the
9    Authority against any and all claims, actions, and
10    liabilities arising out of or in connection with the
11    termination of the Authority's powers and functions
12    pursuant to subsection (a); and
13        (3) taken or caused to be taken all necessary actions
14    and fulfilled or caused to be fulfilled all requirements
15    under federal and State laws, rules, and regulations with
16    respect to such termination and any related transfers of
17    assets or liabilities of the Authority. A county may, by
18    mutual agreement with the Authority, permit the Authority
19    to fulfill one or more contracts that, by their terms,
20    extend beyond the termination date provided for in the
21    referendum, in which case the powers and functions of the
22    Authority in that county shall survive only to the extent
23    deemed necessary by the Authority to fulfill said contract
24    or contracts. The satisfaction of the requirements
25    provided for in this paragraph shall be evidenced in such
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1    (e) Following an election to terminate the powers of the
2Authority at a referendum held under subsection (a), the
3county board shall notify the Authority of the results of the
4referendum, including the termination date in the referendum,
5which shall be the last day of a calendar month. Unless the
6termination date is extended by mutual agreement between the
7county and the Authority, the termination of the powers and
8functions of the Authority in the county shall occur at
9midnight on the termination date if the requirements of this
10Section have been met.
11    (f) The proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under
12Sections 6.02 and 6.03 collected after the termination date
13within a county in which the powers of the Authority have been
14terminated under this Section shall be used by the Authority
15to support commuter rail services attributable to that county,
16as determined by the Authority. Any proceeds which are in
17excess of that necessary to support such services shall be
18paid by the Authority to that county to be expended for public
19transportation purposes in accordance with law. If no commuter
20rail services under the jurisdiction of the Authority are
21provided in a county in which the powers of the Authority have
22been terminated under this Section, all proceeds of taxes
23imposed by the Authority in the county shall be paid by the
24Authority to the county to be expended for public
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1
Article VI. FINANCES

 
2    Section 6.01. Federal, State, and other funds.
3    (a) The Authority may apply for, receive, and expend
4grants, loans, or other funds from the State of Illinois or a
5department or agency thereof, from any unit of local
6government, or from the federal government or a department or
7agency thereof for use in connection with any of the powers or
8purposes of the Authority as set forth in this Act. The
9Authority shall have power to make such studies as may be
10necessary and to enter into contracts or agreements with the
11State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, with
12any unit of local government, or with the federal government
13or a department or agency thereof concerning such grants,
14loans, or other funds, or any conditions relating thereto,
15including obligations to repay such funds. The Authority may
16make such covenants concerning such grants, loans, and funds
17as it deems proper and necessary in carrying out its
18responsibilities, purposes, and powers as provided in this
19Act.
20    (b) The Authority is designated the primary public body in
21the metropolitan region with authority to apply for and
22receive grants, loans, or other funds relating to public
23transportation programs from the State of Illinois or a
24department or agency thereof, or from the federal government
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1or transportation agency may apply for and receive any such
2federal or state capital grants, loans or other funds. A unit
3of local government or transportation agency shall notify the
4Authority and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
5prior to making any such application and shall file a copy of
6the application with the Authority and Agency. Nothing in this
7Section shall be construed to impose any limitation on the
8ability of the State of Illinois or a department or agency
9thereof, a unit of local government or transportation agency
10to make a grant or to enter into an agreement or contract with
11the National Rail Passenger Corporation. Nor shall anything in
12this Section impose any limitation on the ability of any
13school district to apply for or receive a grant, loan, or other
14funds for transportation of school children.
 
15    Section 6.02. Taxes.
16    (a) In order to carry out any of the powers or purposes of
17the Authority, the Board may, by ordinance adopted by the then
18Directors, impose throughout the metropolitan region any or
19all of the taxes provided in this Section. Except as otherwise
20provided in this Act, taxes imposed under this Section and
21civil penalties imposed incident thereto shall be collected
22and enforced by the Department of Revenue. The Department may
23administer and enforce the taxes and to determine all rights
24for refunds for erroneous payments of the taxes.
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1all persons engaged in the metropolitan region in the business
2of selling retail motor fuel for operation of motor vehicles
3upon public highways. The tax shall be at a rate not to exceed
45% of the gross receipts from the sales of motor fuel in the
5course of the business. The Board may provide details of the
6tax. The provisions of any tax shall conform, as closely as may
7be practicable, to the provisions of the Non-Home Rule
8Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, including, without
9limitation, conformity to penalties with respect to the tax
10imposed and as to the powers of the Department of Revenue to
11adopt and enforcing rules and regulations relating to the
12administration and enforcement of the provisions of the tax
13imposed, except that reference in that Act to any municipality
14shall refer to the Authority and the tax shall be imposed only
15with regard to receipts from sales of motor fuel in the
16metropolitan region, at rates as limited by this Section.
17    (c) In connection with the tax imposed under subsection
18(b), the Board may impose a tax upon the privilege of using in
19the metropolitan region motor fuel for the operation of a
20motor vehicle upon public highways at a rate not in excess of
21the rate of tax imposed under subsection (b). The Board may
22provide details of the tax.
23    (d) The Board may impose a motor vehicle parking tax upon
24the privilege of parking motor vehicles at off-street parking
25facilities in the metropolitan region at which a fee is
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1exemptions to the tax for administration and enforcement
2thereof and for civil penalties and refunds thereunder, and
3may provide criminal penalties thereunder, the maximum
4penalties not to exceed the maximum criminal penalties
5provided in the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The Authority
6may collect and enforce the tax itself or by contract with any
7unit of local government. The Department of Revenue shall have
8no responsibility for the collection and enforcement unless
9the Department agrees with the Authority to undertake the
10collection and enforcement. As used in this subsection,
11"parking facility" means a parking area or structure having
12parking spaces for more than 2 vehicles at which motor
13vehicles are permitted to park in return for an hourly, daily,
14or other periodic fee, whether publicly or privately owned,
15but does not include parking spaces on a public street, the use
16of which is regulated by parking meters.
17    (e) The Board may impose a Metropolitan Mobility Authority
18Retailers' Occupation Tax upon all persons engaged in the
19business of selling tangible personal property at retail in
20the metropolitan region. In Cook County, the tax rate shall be
211.25% of the gross receipts from sales of tangible personal
22property taxed at the 1% rate under the Retailers' Occupation
23Tax Act and 1% of the gross receipts from other taxable sales
24made in the course of that business. In DuPage, Kane, Lake,
25McHenry, and Will counties, the tax rate shall be 0.75% of the
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1that business. However, the rate of tax imposed in DuPage,
2Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties under this Section on
3sales of aviation fuel shall be 0.25% unless the Authority in
4DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties has an
5airport-related purpose and the additional 0.50% of the 0.75%
6tax on aviation fuel is expended for airport-related purposes.
7If there is no airport-related purpose to which aviation fuel
8tax revenue is dedicated, then aviation fuel is excluded from
9the additional 0.50% of the 0.75% tax. The tax imposed under
10this Section and all civil penalties that may be assessed as an
11incident thereof shall be collected and enforced by the
12Department of Revenue. The Department has full power to
13administer and enforce this Section; to collect all taxes and
14penalties so collected in the manner provided in this Section;
15and to determine all rights to credit memoranda arising on
16account of the erroneous payment of tax or penalty under this
17Section. In the administration of and compliance with this
18Section, the Department and persons who are subject to this
19Section shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges,
20immunities, powers, and duties, and be subject to the same
21conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties, exclusions,
22exemptions, and definitions of terms, and employ the same
23modes of procedure, as are prescribed in Sections 1, 1a, 1a-1,
241c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 2 through 2-65 (in respect to all
25provisions therein other than the State rate of tax), 2c, 3
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1collected, and except that the retailer's discount is not
2allowed for taxes paid on aviation fuel that are subject to the
3revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
447133), 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i, 5j, 5k, 5l,
56, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of the
6Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform
7Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if those provisions were
8set forth in this Section.
9    (f) The Board and DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
10counties must comply with the certification requirements for
11airport-related purposes under Section 2-22 of the Retailers'
12Occupation Tax Act. This exclusion for aviation fuel only
13applies for so long as the revenue use requirements of 49
14U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the
15Authority.
16    (g) Persons subject to any tax imposed under the authority
17granted in this Section may reimburse themselves for their
18seller's tax liability hereunder by separately stating the tax
19as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in
20combination in a single amount with State taxes that sellers
21are required to collect under the Use Tax Act, under any
22bracket schedules the Department may prescribe.
23    (h) Whenever the Department determines that a refund
24should be made under this Section to a claimant instead of
25issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the
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1the amount specified, and to the person named, in the
2notification from the Department. The State Treasurer shall
3pay the refund out of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
4Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund or the Local
5Government Aviation Trust Fund, as appropriate.
6    (i) If a tax is imposed under subsection (e), a tax shall
7also be imposed under subsections (m) and (r).
8    (j) For the purpose of determining whether a tax
9authorized under this Section is applicable, a retail sale by
10a producer of coal or other mineral mined in Illinois is a sale
11at retail at the place where the coal or other mineral mined in
12Illinois is extracted from the earth. This subsection does not
13apply to coal or other minerals when it is delivered or shipped
14by the seller to the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so
15that the sale is exempt under the United States Constitution
16as a sale in interstate or foreign commerce.
17    (k) A tax may not be imposed or collected under this
18Section on the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a
19resident of another state if that motor vehicle will not be
20titled in this State.
21    (l) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
22authorize the Authority to impose a tax upon the privilege of
23engaging in any business that under the United States
24Constitution may not be made the subject of taxation by this
25State.
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1Metropolitan Mobility Authority Service Occupation Tax shall
2also be imposed upon all persons engaged in the metropolitan
3region in the business of making sales of service who, as an
4incident to making the sales of service, transfer tangible
5personal property within the metropolitan region, either in
6the form of tangible personal property or in the form of real
7estate as an incident to a sale of service. In Cook County, the
8tax rate shall be: (1) 1.25% of the serviceman's cost price of
9food prepared for immediate consumption and transferred
10incident to a sale of service subject to the service
11occupation tax by an entity licensed under the Hospital
12Licensing Act, the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized
13Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
14Care Act, or the MC/DD Act that is located in the metropolitan
15region; (2) 1.25% of the selling price of tangible personal
16property taxed at the 1% rate under the Service Occupation Tax
17Act; and (3) 1% of the selling price from other taxable sales
18of tangible personal property transferred. In DuPage, Kane,
19Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the rate shall be 0.75% of
20the selling price of all tangible personal property
21transferred. However, the rate of tax imposed in DuPage, Kane,
22Lake, McHenry, and Will counties under this Section on sales
23of aviation fuel shall be 0.25% unless the Authority in
24DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties has an
25airport-related purpose and the additional 0.50% of the 0.75%
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1If there is no airport-related purpose to which aviation fuel
2tax revenue is dedicated, then aviation fuel is excluded from
3the additional 0.5% of the 0.75% tax.
4    (n) The tax imposed under subsection (e) and all civil
5penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be
6collected and enforced by the Department of Revenue. The
7Department has full power to administer and enforce this
8subsection; to collect all taxes and penalties due hereunder;
9to dispose of taxes and penalties collected in the manner
10hereinafter provided; and to determine all rights to credit
11memoranda arising on account of the erroneous payment of tax
12or penalty hereunder. In the administration of and compliance
13with this subsection, the Department and persons who are
14subject to this subsection shall have the same rights,
15remedies, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties, and be
16subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations,
17penalties, exclusions, exemptions, and definitions of terms,
18and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in
19Sections 1a-1, 2, 2a, 3 through 3-50 (in respect to all
20provisions therein other than the State rate of tax), 4
21(except that the reference to the State shall be to the
22Authority), 5, 7, 8 (except that the jurisdiction to which the
23tax shall be a debt to the extent indicated in that Section 8
24shall be the Authority), 9 (except as to the disposition of
25taxes and penalties collected, and except that the returned
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1State tax, and except that the retailer's discount is not
2allowed for taxes paid on aviation fuel that are subject to the
3revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
447133), 10, 11, 12 (except the reference therein to Section 2b
5of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), 13 (except that any
6reference to the State means the Authority), the first
7paragraph of Section 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 of the Service
8Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and
9Interest Act, as fully as if those provisions were set forth in
10this Section.
11    (o) Persons subject to any tax imposed under this Section
12may reimburse themselves for their serviceman's tax liability
13hereunder by separately stating the tax as an additional
14charge, that charge may be stated in combination in a single
15amount with State tax that servicemen are authorized to
16collect under the Service Use Tax Act, under any bracket
17schedules the Department may prescribe.
18    (p) Whenever the Department determines that a refund
19should be made under this subsection to a claimant instead of
20issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the
21State Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for
22the amount specified, and to the person named in the
23notification from the Department. The State Treasurer shall
24pay the refund out of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
25Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund established under
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1as appropriate.
2    (q) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to
3authorize the Authority to impose a tax upon the privilege of
4engaging in any business that under the Constitution of the
5United States may not be made the subject of taxation by the
6State.
7    (r) If a tax has been imposed under subsection (e), a tax
8shall also be imposed upon the privilege of using in the
9metropolitan region, any item of tangible personal property
10that is purchased outside the metropolitan region at retail
11from a retailer, and that is titled or registered with an
12agency of this State's government. In Cook County, the tax
13rate shall be 1% of the selling price of the tangible personal
14property, as "selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act. In
15DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties, the tax rate
16shall be 0.75% of the selling price of the tangible personal
17property, as "selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act. The
18tax shall be collected from persons whose Illinois address for
19titling or registration purposes is given as being in the
20metropolitan region. The tax shall be collected by the
21Department of Revenue for the Authority. The tax must be paid
22to the State, or an exemption determination must be obtained
23from the Department of Revenue before the title or certificate
24of registration for the property may be issued. The tax or
25proof of exemption may be transmitted to the Department by way
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1the tangible personal property must be titled or registered if
2the Department and the State agency or State officer determine
3that this procedure will expedite the processing of
4applications for title or registration.
5    (s) The Department has full power to administer and
6enforce this subsection; to collect all taxes, penalties, and
7interest due hereunder; to dispose of taxes, penalties, and
8interest collected in the manner hereinafter provided; and to
9determine all rights to credit memoranda or refunds arising on
10account of the erroneous payment of tax, penalty, or interest
11hereunder. In the administration of and compliance with this
12subsection, the Department and persons who are subject to this
13subsection shall have the same rights, remedies, privileges,
14immunities, powers, and duties, and be subject to the same
15conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties, exclusions,
16exemptions, and definitions of terms and employ the same modes
17of procedure, as are prescribed in Sections 2 (except the
18definition of "retailer maintaining a place of business in
19this State"), 3 through 3-80 (except provisions pertaining to
20the State rate of tax, and except provisions concerning
21collection or refunding of the tax by retailers), 4, 11, 12,
2212a, 14, 15, 19 (except the portions pertaining to claims by
23retailers and except the last paragraph concerning refunds),
2420, 21, and 22 of the Use Tax Act, and are not inconsistent
25with this subsection, as fully as if those provisions were set
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1    (t) The Authority may impose a replacement vehicle tax of
2$50 on any passenger car, as defined in Section 1-157 of the
3Illinois Vehicle Code, purchased within the metropolitan
4region by or on behalf of an insurance company to replace a
5passenger car of an insured person in settlement of a total
6loss claim. The tax imposed may not become effective before
7the first day of the month following the passage of the
8ordinance imposing the tax and receipt of a certified copy of
9the ordinance by the Department of Revenue. The Department of
10Revenue shall collect the tax for the Authority in accordance
11with Sections 3-2002 and 3-2003 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12    (u) The Department shall immediately pay over to the State
13Treasurer, ex officio, as trustee, all taxes collected under
14this Section.
15    (v) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
16upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
17Comptroller shall order transferred, and the Treasurer shall
18transfer, to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund the local sales tax
19increment, as defined in the Innovation Development and
20Economy Act, collected under this Section during the second
21preceding calendar month for sales within a STAR bond
22district.
23    (w) After the monthly transfer to the STAR Bonds Revenue
24Fund, on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the
25Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the
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1amount to be paid to the Authority shall be the amount
2collected under this Section during the second preceding
3calendar month by the Department, less any amount determined
4by the Department to be necessary for the payment of refunds,
5and less any amounts that are transferred to the STAR Bonds
6Revenue Fund. Within 10 days after receipt by the Comptroller
7of the disbursement certification to the Authority provided
8for in this Section to be given to the Comptroller by the
9Department, the Comptroller shall cause the orders to be drawn
10for that amount in accordance with the directions contained in
11the certification.
12    (x) The Board may not impose any other taxes except as it
13may from time to time be authorized by law to impose.
14    (y) A certificate of registration issued by the State
15Department of Revenue to a retailer under the Retailers'
16Occupation Tax Act or under the Service Occupation Tax Act
17shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is
18taxed under the tax imposed under subsection (b), (e), (bb),
19or (r) and no additional registration shall be required under
20the tax. A certificate issued under the Use Tax Act or the
21Service Use Tax Act shall be applicable with regard to any tax
22imposed under subsection (c).
23    (z) The provisions of any tax imposed under subsection (c)
24shall conform as closely as may be practicable to the
25provisions of the Use Tax Act, including, without limitation,
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1as to the powers of the Department of Revenue to adopt and
2enforce rules and regulations relating to the administration
3and enforcement of the provisions of the tax imposed. The
4taxes shall be imposed only on use within the metropolitan
5region and at rates as provided in subsection (b).
6    (aa) The Board, in imposing any tax as provided in
7subsections (b) and (c), shall, after seeking the advice of
8the Department of Revenue, provide means for retailers, users,
9or purchasers of motor fuel for purposes other than those with
10regard to which the taxes may be imposed as provided in those
11subsections to receive refunds of taxes improperly paid, which
12provisions may be at variance with the refund provisions as
13applicable under the Non-Home Rule Municipal Retailers'
14Occupation Tax Act. The State Department of Revenue may
15provide for certificates of registration for users or
16purchasers of motor fuel for purposes other than those with
17regard to which taxes may be imposed as provided in
18subsections (b) and (c) to facilitate the reporting and
19nontaxability of the exempt sales or uses.
20    (bb) An ordinance or resolution imposing, increasing,
21decreasing, or discontinuing the tax under this Section shall
22be adopted and a certified copy of the ordinance filed with the
23Department, whereupon the Department shall proceed to
24administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of the
25first month to occur not less than 60 days following such
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1    (cc) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
2Department of Revenue shall, upon collecting any taxes as
3provided in this Section, pay the taxes to the State Treasurer
4as trustee for the Authority. The taxes shall be held in the
5Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
6Replacement Fund, a trust fund outside the State treasury. If
7an airport-related purpose has been certified, taxes and
8penalties collected in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
9counties on aviation fuel sold from the 0.50% of the 0.75% rate
10shall be immediately paid over by the Department to the State
11Treasurer, ex officio, as trustee, for deposit into the Local
12Government Aviation Trust Fund. The Department shall only pay
13moneys into the Local Government Aviation Trust Fund under
14this Act for so long as the revenue use requirements of 49
15U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the
16Authority. On or before the 25th day of each calendar month,
17the State Department of Revenue shall prepare and certify to
18the Comptroller of the State of Illinois and to the Authority
19(i) the amount of taxes collected in each county other than
20Cook County in the metropolitan region, (not including, if an
21airport-related purpose has been certified, the taxes and
22penalties collected from the 0.50% of the 0.75% rate on
23aviation fuel that are deposited into the Local Government
24Aviation Trust Fund) (ii) the amount of taxes collected within
25the City of Chicago, and (iii) the amount collected in that
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1amount necessary for the payment of refunds to taxpayers
2located in those areas described in items (i), (ii), and
3(iii), and less 1.5% of the remainder, which shall be
4transferred from the trust fund into the Tax Compliance and
5Administration Fund. The Department, at the time of each
6monthly disbursement to the Authority, shall prepare and
7certify to the State Comptroller the amount to be transferred
8into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund under this
9subsection. Within 10 days after receipt by the Comptroller of
10the certification of the amounts, the Comptroller shall cause
11an order to be drawn for the transfer of the amount certified
12into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund and the
13payment of two-thirds of the amounts certified in item (i) of
14this subsection to the Authority and one-third of the amounts
15certified in item (i) of this subsection to the respective
16counties other than Cook County and the amount certified in
17items (ii) and (iii) of this subsection to the Authority.
18    (dd) In addition to the disbursement required by
19subsection (cc), an allocation shall be made in each year to
20the Authority. The allocation shall be made in an amount equal
21to the average monthly distribution during the preceding
22calendar year (excluding the 2 months of lowest receipts) and
23the allocation shall include the amount of average monthly
24distribution from the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
25Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund. The distribution made
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1shall be reduced by the amount allocated and disbursed under
2this subsection in the preceding calendar year. The Department
3of Revenue shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller for
4disbursement the allocations made in accordance with this
5subsection.
6    (ee) The Authority's failure to adopt a budget ordinance
7or adopt a Five-year Capital Program shall not affect the
8validity of any tax imposed by the Authority otherwise in
9conformity with law.
10    (ff) A public transportation tax or motor vehicle parking
11tax authorized under subsections (b), (c), and (d) may not be
12in effect at the same time as any retailers' occupation, use,
13or service occupation tax authorized under subsections (e),
14(m), and (r) is in effect.
15    (gg) Any taxes imposed under the authority provided in
16subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall remain in effect only
17until the time as any tax authorized by subsections (e), (m),
18and (r) are imposed and becomes effective. Once any tax
19authorized by subsections (e), (m), and (r) is imposed the
20Board may not reimpose taxes as authorized in subsections (b),
21(c), and (d) unless any tax authorized by subsections (e),
22(m), and (r) becomes ineffective by means other than an
23ordinance of the Board.
24    (hh) Any existing rights, remedies, and obligations,
25including enforcement by the Authority, arising under any tax
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1affected by the imposition of a tax under subsections (e),
2(m), and (r).
3    (ii) As used in this Section:
4    "Airport-related purposes" has the meaning given to that
5term in Section 6z-20.2 of the State Finance Act.
6    "Motor fuel" has the meaning given to that term in Section
71.1 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
 
8    Section 6.03. Gross receipts tax-automobile rental.
9    (a) The Board may impose a tax upon all persons engaged in
10the business of renting automobiles in the metropolitan region
11at the rate of not to exceed 1% of the gross receipts from such
12business within Cook County and not to exceed 0.25% of the
13gross receipts from such business within the counties of
14DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. The tax imposed
15pursuant to this subsection and all civil penalties that may
16be assessed as an incident thereof shall be collected and
17enforced by the Department of Revenue. The certificate of
18registration which is issued by the Department to a retailer
19under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act or under the
20Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax Act shall permit
21such person to engage in a business which is taxable under any
22ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to this subsection
23without registering separately with the Department under such
24ordinance or resolution or under this subsection. The
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1subsection; to collect all taxes and penalties due under this
2subsection; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in
3the manner provided in this subsection, and to determine all
4rights to credit memoranda, arising on account of the
5erroneous payment of tax or penalty under this subsection. In
6the administration of, and compliance with, this subsection,
7the Department and persons who are subject to this subsection
8have the same rights, remedies, privileges, immunities,
9powers, and duties, and are subject to the same conditions,
10restrictions, limitations, penalties, and definitions of
11terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are
12prescribed in Sections 2 and 3 (in respect to all provisions
13therein other than the State rate of tax; and with relation to
14the provisions of the Retailers' Occupation Tax referred to
15therein, except as to the disposition of taxes and penalties
16collected, and except for the provision allowing retailers a
17deduction from the tax cover certain costs, and except that
18credit memoranda issued hereunder may not be used to discharge
19any State tax liability) of the Automobile Renting Occupation
20and Use Tax Act as fully as if provisions contained in those
21Sections of said Act were set forth in this subsection.
22Persons subject to any tax imposed pursuant to the authority
23granted in this paragraph may reimburse themselves for their
24tax liability under this subsection by separately stating such
25tax as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in
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1are required to collect under the Automobile Renting
2Occupation and Use Tax Act pursuant to such bracket schedules
3as the Department may prescribe. Nothing in this subsection
4shall be construed to authorize the Authority to impose a tax
5upon the privilege of engaging in any business which under the
6United States Constitution may not be made the subject of
7taxation by this State.
8    (b) The Board may impose a tax upon the privilege of using,
9in the metropolitan region, an automobile which is rented from
10a renter outside Illinois, and that is titled or registered
11with an agency of this State's government, at a rate not to
12exceed 1% of the rental price of such automobile within Cook
13County, and not to exceed 0.25% of the rental price within the
14counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. Such tax
15shall be collected from persons whose Illinois address for
16titling or registration purposes is given as being in the
17metropolitan region. Such tax shall be collected by the
18Department of Revenue for the Authority. Such tax must be paid
19to the State, or an exemption determination must be obtained
20from the Department of Revenue before the title or certificate
21of registration for the property may be issued. The tax or
22proof of exemption may be transmitted to the Department by way
23of the State agency with which, or State officer with whom the
24tangible personal property must be titled or registered if the
25Department and such agency or State officer determine that
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1for title or registration. The Department has full power to
2administer and enforce this subsection; to collect all taxes,
3penalties and interest due under this subsection; to dispose
4of taxes, penalties, and interest so collected in the manner
5provided in this subsection, and to determine all rights to
6credit memoranda or refunds arising on account of the
7erroneous payment of tax, penalty, or interest under this
8subsection. In the administration of, and compliance with,
9this subsection, the Department and persons who are subject to
10this paragraph have the same rights, remedies, privileges,
11immunities, powers, and duties, and are subject to the same
12conditions, restrictions, limitations, penalties, and
13definitions of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure,
14as are prescribed in Sections 2 and 4 (except provisions
15pertaining to the State rate of tax; and with relation to the
16provisions of the Use Tax Act referred to therein, except
17provisions concerning collection or refunding of the tax by
18retailers, and except the provisions of Section 19 pertaining
19to claims by retailers and except the last paragraph
20concerning refunds, and except that credit memoranda issued
21hereunder may not be used to discharge any State tax
22liability) of the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
23Act which are not inconsistent with this subsection, as fully
24as if provisions contained in those Sections of said Act were
25set forth in this subsection.
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1should be made under this Section to a claimant instead of
2issuing a credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the
3State Comptroller, who shall cause the order to be drawn for
4the amount specified, and to the person named, in such
5notification from the Department. Such refund shall be paid by
6the State Treasurer out of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
7Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund created under Section
86.02.
9    (d) The Department shall forthwith pay over to the State
10Treasurer, ex officio, as trustee, all taxes, penalties and
11interest collected under this Section. On or before the 25th
12day of each calendar month, the Department shall prepare and
13certify to the State Comptroller the amount to be paid to the
14Authority. The State Department of Revenue shall also certify
15to the Authority the amount of taxes collected in each county
16other than Cook County in the metropolitan region less the
17amount necessary for the payment of refunds to taxpayers in
18such county. With regard to Cook County, the certification
19shall specify the amount of taxes collected within the City of
20Chicago less the amount necessary for the payment of refunds
21to taxpayers in the City of Chicago and the amount collected in
22that portion of Cook County outside the City of Chicago less
23the amount necessary for the payment of refunds to taxpayers
24in that portion of Cook County outside the City of Chicago. The
25amount to be paid to the Authority shall be the amount, not
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1during the second preceding calendar month by the Department,
2and not including an amount equal to the amount of refunds made
3during the second preceding calendar month by the Department
4on behalf of the Authority. Within 10 days after receipt by the
5State Comptroller of the disbursement certification to the
6Authority, the State Comptroller shall cause the orders to be
7drawn in accordance with the directions contained in such
8certification.
9    (e) An ordinance imposing a tax under this Section or
10effecting a change in the rate of the tax shall be effective on
11the first day of the calendar month next following the month in
12which such ordinance is passed. The Board shall transmit to
13the Department of Revenue on or not later than 5 days after
14passage of the ordinance a certified copy of the ordinance
15imposing such tax whereupon the Department of Revenue shall
16proceed to administer and enforce this Section on behalf of
17the Authority as of the effective date of the ordinance. Upon a
18change in rate of a tax levied hereunder, or upon the
19discontinuance of the tax, the Board shall, on or not later
20than 5 days after passage of the ordinance discontinuing the
21tax or effecting a change in rate, transmit to the Department
22of Revenue a certified copy of the ordinance effecting such
23change or discontinuance.
 
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1administering and enforcing an increased tax under subsection
2(bb) of Section 6.02 as authorized by this Act. After
3providing for payment of its obligations with respect to bonds
4and notes issued under the provisions of Section 6.05 and
5obligations related to those bonds and notes and separately
6accounting for the tax on aviation fuel deposited into the
7Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, the Authority shall
8disburse the remaining proceeds from taxes it has received
9from the Department of Revenue under this Article VI and the
10remaining proceeds it has received from the State under
11subsection (a) of Section 6.08 among the Authority programs.
12    (b) The Authority shall allocate among the Authority
13programs money received by the Authority on account of
14transfers to the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation
15and Use Tax Replacement Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
16Reform Fund.
17    (c) The Authority shall allocate money received from the
18State under subsection (a) of Section 6.08 among the Authority
19programs.
20    (d) The Authority shall allocate funds provided by the
21State of Illinois under subsection (cc) of Section 6.02 among
22the Authority programs.
23    (e) With respect to those taxes collected in DuPage, Kane,
24Lake, McHenry, and Will counties and paid directly to the
25counties under Section 6.02, the county board of each county
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1public safety and public transportation services or facilities
2or to fund operating, capital, right-of-way, construction, and
3maintenance costs of other transportation purposes, including
4road, bridge, public safety, and transit purposes intended to
5improve mobility or reduce congestion in the county. The
6receipt of funding by such counties pursuant to this
7subsection may not be used as the basis for reducing any funds
8that such counties would otherwise have received from the
9State of Illinois, any agency or instrumentality thereof, the
10Authority, or the Operating Divisions.
 
11    Section 6.05. Issuance and pledge of bonds and notes.
12    (a) The Authority may borrow money and to issue its
13negotiable bonds or notes as provided in this Section. Unless
14otherwise indicated in this Section, the term "notes" also
15includes bond anticipation notes, which are notes which by
16their terms provide for their payment from the proceeds of
17bonds thereafter to be issued.
18    (b) Bonds or notes of the Authority may be issued for any
19or all of the following purposes:
20        (1) to pay costs to the Authority of constructing or
21    acquiring any public transportation facilities, including
22    funds and rights relating thereto;
23        (2) to repay advances to the Authority made for such
24    purposes; and to pay other expenses of the Authority
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1    construction or acquisition;
2        (3) to provide funds for any transportation agency to
3    pay principal of or interest or redemption premium on any
4    bonds or notes, whether as such amounts become due or by
5    earlier redemption, issued prior to the effective date of
6    this Act by such transportation agency to construct or
7    acquire public transportation facilities or to provide
8    funds to purchase such bonds or notes;
9        (4) to provide funds for any transportation agency to
10    construct or acquire any public transportation facilities,
11    to repay advances made for such purposes, and to pay other
12    expenses incident to or incurred in connection with such
13    construction or acquisition; and
14        (5) to provide funds for payment of obligations,
15    including the funding of reserves, under any
16    self-insurance plan or joint self-insurance pool or
17    entity.
18    (c) In addition to any other borrowing as may be
19authorized by this Section, the Authority may issue its notes,
20from time to time, in anticipation of tax receipts of the
21Authority or of other revenues or receipts of the Authority,
22in order to provide money for the Authority to cover any cash
23flow deficit which the Authority anticipates incurring. Any
24such notes are referred to in this Section as "working cash
25notes".
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1longer than 24 months.
2    (e) Proceeds of working cash notes may be used to pay
3day-to-day operating expenses of the Authority, consisting of
4wages, salaries, and fringe benefits, professional and
5technical services, including legal, audit, engineering, and
6other consulting services, office rental, furniture, fixtures
7and equipment, insurance premiums, claims for self-insured
8amounts under insurance policies, public utility obligations
9for telephone, light, heat, and similar items, travel
10expenses, office supplies, postage, dues, subscriptions,
11public hearings and information expenses, fuel purchases, and
12payments of grants and payments under purchase of service
13agreements for operations of transportation agencies, prior to
14the receipt by the Authority from time to time of funds for
15paying such expenses.
16    (f) The Authority may issue notes or bonds to pay, refund,
17or redeem any of its notes and bonds, including to pay
18redemption premiums or accrued interest on such bonds or notes
19being renewed, paid or refunded, and other costs in connection
20therewith.
21    (g) The Authority may use the proceeds of any bonds or
22notes issued under this Section to pay the legal, financial,
23administrative, and other expenses of such authorization,
24issuance, sale, or delivery of bonds or notes or to provide or
25increase a debt service reserve fund with respect to any or all
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1    (h) The Authority may issue and deliver its bonds or notes
2in exchange for any public transportation facilities,
3including funds and rights relating thereto, or in exchange
4for outstanding bonds or notes of the Authority, including any
5accrued interest or redemption premium thereon, without
6advertising or submitting such notes or bonds for public
7bidding.
8    (i) The ordinance providing for the issuance of any bonds
9or notes issued under this Section shall fix the date or dates
10of maturity, the dates on which interest is payable, any
11sinking fund account or reserve fund account provisions, and
12all other details of such bonds or notes and may provide for
13such covenants or agreements necessary or desirable with
14regard to the issue, sale and security of such bonds or notes.
15The rate or rates of interest on its bonds or notes may be
16fixed or variable and the Authority shall determine or provide
17for the determination of the rate or rates of interest of its
18bonds or notes issued under this Act in an ordinance adopted by
19the Authority prior to the issuance thereof, none of which
20rates of interest shall exceed that permitted in the Bond
21Authorization Act. Interest may be payable at such times as
22are provided for by the Board.
23    (j) Bonds and notes issued under this Section may be
24issued as serial or term obligations, shall be of such
25denomination or denominations and form, including interest
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1shall be payable at such place or places and bear such date as
2the Authority shall fix by the ordinance authorizing such bond
3or note and shall mature at such time or times, within a period
4not to exceed 40 years from the date of issue, and may be
5redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium, at the
6option of the Authority, upon such terms and conditions as the
7Authority shall fix by the ordinance authorizing the issuance
8of such bonds or notes.
9    (k) A bond anticipation note or any renewal thereof may
10not mature at any time or times exceeding 5 years from the date
11of the first issuance of such note.
12    (l) The Authority may provide for the registration of
13bonds or notes in the name of the owner as to the principal
14alone or as to both principal and interest, upon such terms and
15conditions as the Authority may determine.
16    (m) The ordinance authorizing bonds or notes may provide
17for the exchange of such bonds or notes which are fully
18registered, as to both principal and interest, with bonds or
19notes which are registrable as to principal only.
20    (n) All bonds or notes issued under this Section by the
21Authority other than those issued in exchange for property or
22for bonds or notes of the Authority shall be sold at a price
23which may be at a premium or discount but such that the
24interest cost, excluding any redemption premium, to the
25Authority of the proceeds of an issue of such bonds or notes,
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1bond values, shall not exceed that permitted in the Bond
2Authorization Act.
3    (o) The Authority shall notify the Governor's Office of
4Management and Budget and the State Comptroller at least 30
5days before any bond sale and shall file with the Governor's
6Office of Management and Budget and the State Comptroller a
7certified copy of any ordinance authorizing the issuance of
8bonds at or before the issuance of the bonds.
9    (p) Any such bonds or notes of the Authority shall be sold
10to the highest and best bidder on sealed bids as the Authority
11shall deem. As such bonds or notes are to be sold the Authority
12shall advertise for proposals to purchase the bonds or notes
13which advertisement shall be published at least once in a
14daily newspaper of general circulation published in the
15metropolitan region at least 10 days before the time set for
16the submission of bids. The Authority shall have the right to
17reject any or all bids.
18    (q) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section,
19working cash notes or bonds or notes to provide funds for
20self-insurance or a joint self-insurance pool or entity may be
21sold either upon competitive bidding or by negotiated sale,
22without any requirement of publication of intention to
23negotiate the sale of such Notes, as the Board shall determine
24by ordinance.
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1shall cease to be such officer before delivery of such bonds or
2notes, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and
3sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such officer had
4remained in office until such delivery. Neither the Directors
5of the Authority nor any person executing any bonds or notes
6thereof shall be liable personally on any such bonds or notes
7or coupons by reason of the issuance thereof.
8    (s) All bonds or notes of the Authority issued pursuant to
9this Section shall be general obligations of the Authority to
10which shall be pledged the full faith and credit of the
11Authority, as provided in this Section. Such bonds or notes
12shall be secured as provided in the authorizing ordinance,
13which may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
14include in addition to any other security, a specific pledge
15or assignment of and lien on or security interest in any or all
16tax receipts of the Authority and on any or all other revenues
17or moneys of the Authority from whatever source, which may, by
18law, be used for debt service purposes and a specific pledge or
19assignment of and lien on or security interest in any funds or
20accounts established or provided for by the ordinance of the
21Authority authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes. Any
22such pledge, assignment, lien, or security interest for the
23benefit of holders of bonds or notes of the Authority shall be
24valid and binding from the time the bonds or notes are issued
25without any physical delivery or further act and shall be
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1other parties having claims of any kind against the Authority
2or any other person irrespective of whether such other parties
3have notice of such pledge, assignment, lien, or security
4interest. The obligations of the Authority incurred pursuant
5to this Section are superior to and have priority over any
6other obligations of the Authority.
7    (t) The Authority may provide in the ordinance authorizing
8the issuance of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this
9Section for the creation of, deposits in, and regulation and
10disposition of sinking fund or reserve accounts relating to
11such bonds or notes. The ordinance authorizing the issuance of
12any bonds or notes pursuant to this Section may contain
13provisions as part of the contract with the holders of the
14bonds or notes, for the creation of a separate fund to provide
15for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds or
16notes and for the deposit in such fund from any or all the tax
17receipts of the Authority and from any or all such other moneys
18or revenues of the Authority from whatever source which may by
19law be used for debt service purposes, all as provided in such
20ordinance, of amounts to meet the debt service requirements on
21such bonds or notes, including principal and interest, and any
22sinking fund or reserve fund account requirements as may be
23provided by such ordinance, and all expenses incident to or in
24connection with such fund and accounts or the payment of such
25bonds or notes. Such ordinance may also provide limitations on
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1Such bonds or notes of the Authority do not constitute a debt
2of the State of Illinois. Nothing in this Act shall be
3construed to enable the Authority to impose any ad valorem tax
4on property.
5    (u) The ordinance of the Authority authorizing the
6issuance of any bonds or notes may provide additional security
7for such bonds or notes by providing for appointment of a
8corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank
9having the powers of a trust company within the State, with
10respect to such bonds or notes. The ordinance shall prescribe
11the rights, duties, and powers of the trustee to be exercised
12for the benefit of the Authority and the protection of the
13holders of such bonds or notes. The ordinance may provide for
14the trustee to hold in trust, invest, and use amounts in funds
15and accounts created as provided by the ordinance with respect
16to the bonds or notes. The ordinance may provide for the
17assignment and direct payment to the trustee of any or all
18amounts produced from the sources provided in Sections 6.02
19and 6.08 and provided in Section 6z-17 of the State Finance
20Act. Upon receipt of notice of any such assignment, the
21Department of Revenue and the Comptroller of the State of
22Illinois shall thereafter, notwithstanding the provisions of
23Sections 6.02 and 6.08 and Section 6z-17 of the State Finance
24Act, provide for such assigned amounts to be paid directly to
25the trustee instead of the Authority, all in accordance with
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1ordinance shall provide that amounts so paid to the trustee
2which are not required to be deposited, held, or invested in
3funds and accounts created by the ordinance with respect to
4bonds or notes or used for paying bonds or notes to be paid by
5the trustee to the Authority.
6    (v) Any bonds or notes of the Authority issued pursuant to
7this Section shall constitute a contract between the Authority
8and the holders from time to time of such bonds or notes. In
9issuing any bond or note, the Authority may include in the
10ordinance authorizing such issue a covenant as part of the
11contract with the holders of the bonds or notes, that as long
12as such obligations are outstanding, it shall make such
13deposits, as provided in subsection (c). It may also so
14covenant that it shall impose and continue to impose taxes, as
15provided in Section 6.02 and in addition thereto as
16subsequently authorized by law, sufficient to make such
17deposits and pay the principal and interest and to meet other
18debt service requirements of such bonds or notes as they
19become due. A certified copy of the ordinance authorizing the
20issuance of any such obligations shall be filed at or prior to
21the issuance of such obligations with the State Comptroller
22and the Department of Revenue.
23    (w) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the
24holders of the bonds and notes of the Authority issued
25pursuant to this Section that the State will not limit or alter
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1impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority with
2such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of
3such holders until such bonds and notes, together with
4interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of
5interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any
6action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are
7fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to
8and agrees with the holders of the bonds and notes of the
9Authority issued pursuant to this Section that the State will
10not limit or alter the basis on which State funds are to be
11paid to the Authority as provided in this Act, or the use of
12such funds, so as to impair the terms of any such contract. The
13Authority may include these pledges and agreements of the
14State in any contract with the holders of bonds or notes issued
15pursuant to this Section.
16    (x) Except as provided in subsections (y) and (aa), the
17Authority may not issue, sell, or deliver any bonds or notes,
18other than working cash notes and lines of credit, pursuant to
19this Section which will cause it to have issued and
20outstanding at any time in excess of $800,000,000 of such
21bonds and notes, other than working cash notes and lines of
22credit. The Authority shall not issue, sell, or deliver any
23working cash notes or establish a line of credit pursuant to
24this Section that will cause it to have issued and outstanding
25at any time in excess of $100,000,000. Bonds or notes which are
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1bonds or notes, and bonds or notes for which sufficient funds
2have been deposited with the paying agency of such bonds or
3notes to provide for payment of principal and interest thereon
4or to provide for the redemption thereof, all pursuant to the
5ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds or notes,
6shall not be considered to be outstanding for the purposes of
7this subsection.
8    (y) The Authority may issue, sell, and deliver bonds or
9notes in such amounts as are necessary to provide for the
10refunding or advance refunding of bonds or notes issued for
11Strategic Capital Improvement Projects under this subsection
12if no such refunding bond or note shall mature later than the
13final maturity date of the series of bonds or notes being
14refunded and if the debt service requirements for such
15refunding bonds or notes in the current or any future fiscal
16year do not exceed the debt service requirements for that year
17on the refunded bonds or notes.
18    (z) The Authority may also issue, sell, and deliver bonds
19or notes in such amounts as are necessary to provide for the
20refunding or advance refunding of bonds or notes issued for
21Strategic Capital Improvement Projects under paragraph (3) of
22subsection (g) of Section 4.04 of the Regional Transportation
23Authority Act (repealed), provided that no such refunding bond
24or note shall mature later than the final maturity date of the
25series of bonds or notes being refunded, and provided further
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1notes in the current or any future fiscal year shall not exceed
2the debt service requirements for that year on the refunded
3bonds or notes.
4    (aa) The Authority, subject to the terms of any agreements
5with noteholders or bondholders as may then exist, may, out of
6any funds available therefore, purchase notes or bonds of the
7Authority, which shall thereupon be canceled.
8    (bb) In addition to any other authority granted by law,
9the State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor,
10invest or reinvest, at a price not to exceed par, any State
11money in the State treasury which is not needed for current
12expenditures due or about to become due in working cash notes.
13If there is a default on a working cash note issued by the
14Authority in which State money in the State treasury was
15invested, the Treasurer may, after giving notice to the
16Authority, certify to the Comptroller the amounts of the
17defaulted working cash note, in accordance with any applicable
18rules of the Comptroller, and the Comptroller must deduct and
19remit to the State treasury the certified amounts or a portion
20of those amounts from the following proportions of payments of
21State funds to the Authority:
22        (i) in the first year after default, one-third of the
23    total amount of any payments of State funds to the
24    Authority;
25        (ii) in the second year after default, two-thirds of
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1    Authority; and
2        (iii) in the third year after default and for each
3    year thereafter until the total invested amount is repaid,
4    the total amount of any payments of State funds to the
5    Authority.
6    (cc) The Authority may establish a line of credit with a
7bank or other financial institution as may be evidenced by the
8issuance of notes or other obligations, secured by and payable
9from all tax receipts of the Authority and any or all other
10revenues or moneys of the Authority, in an amount not to exceed
11the limitations set forth in subsection (x). Money borrowed
12under this subsection shall be used to provide money for the
13Authority to cover any cash flow deficit that the Authority
14anticipates incurring and shall be repaid within 24 months.
15    (dd) Before establishing a line of credit under subsection
16(cc), the Authority shall authorize the line of credit by
17ordinance. The ordinance shall set forth facts demonstrating
18the need for the line of credit, state the amount to be
19borrowed, establish a maximum interest rate limit not to
20exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization
21Act, and provide a date by which the borrowed funds shall be
22repaid. The ordinance shall authorize and direct the relevant
23officials to make arrangements to set apart and hold, as
24applicable, the moneys that will be used to repay the
25borrowing. In addition, the ordinance may authorize the
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1credit as the moneys become available and may contain any
2other terms, restrictions, or limitations desirable or
3necessary to give effect to subsection (cc).
4    (ee) The Authority shall notify the Governor's Office of
5Management and Budget and the State Comptroller at least 30
6days before establishing a line of credit and shall file with
7the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the State
8Comptroller a certified copy of any ordinance authorizing the
9establishment of a line of credit upon or before establishing
10the line of credit.
11    (ff) Moneys borrowed under a line of credit pursuant to
12subsection (cc) are general obligations of the Authority that
13are secured by the full faith and credit of the Authority.
 
14    Section 6.06. Bonds, notes, and certificates; legal
15investments. The State, all units of local government, all
16public officers, banks, bankers, trust companies, savings
17banks and institutions, building and loan associations,
18savings and loan associations, investment companies and other
19persons carrying on a banking business, insurance companies,
20insurance associations and other persons carrying on an
21insurance business, and all executors, administrators,
22guardians, trustees and other fiduciaries may legally invest
23any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or
24within their control in any bonds, notes, or equipment trust
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1of this Section to authorize the investment in such bonds,
2notes, or certificates of all sinking, insurance, retirement,
3compensation, pension, and trust funds, whether owned or
4controlled by private or public persons or officers. However,
5nothing in this Section may be construed as relieving any
6person, firm, or corporation from any duty of exercising
7reasonable care in selecting securities for purchase or
8investment.
 
9    Section 6.07. Exemption from taxation. The Authority is
10exempt from all State and unit of local government taxes and
11registration and license fees other than as required for motor
12vehicle registration in accordance with the Illinois Vehicle
13Code. All property of the Authority is declared to be public
14property devoted to an essential public and governmental
15function and purpose and is exempt from all taxes and special
16assessments of the State, any subdivision thereof, or any unit
17of local government.
 
18    Section 6.08. Public Transportation Fund and the
19Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
20Replacement Fund.
21    (a) As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
22upon certification of the Department of Revenue, the
23Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
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1Transportation Fund, a special fund in the State treasury, an
2amount equal to 25% of the net revenue, before the deduction of
3the serviceman and retailer discounts pursuant to Section 9 of
4the Service Occupation Tax Act and Section 3 of the Retailers'
5Occupation Tax Act, realized from any tax imposed by the
6Authority pursuant to Sections 6.02 and 6.03 and 25% of the
7amounts deposited into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
8Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund created by Section
96.02, from the County and Mass Transit District Fund as
10provided in Section 6z-20 of the State Finance Act and 25% of
11the amounts deposited into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
12Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund from the State and
13Local Sales Tax Reform Fund as provided in Section 6z-17 of the
14State Finance Act. On the first day of the month following the
15date that the Department receives revenues from increased
16taxes under subsection (cc) of Section 6.02, in lieu of the
17transfers authorized in the preceding sentence, upon
18certification of the Department of Revenue, the Comptroller
19shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from
20the General Revenue Fund to the Public Transportation Fund an
21amount equal to 25% of the net revenue, before the deduction of
22the serviceman and retailer discounts pursuant to Section 9 of
23the Service Occupation Tax Act and Section 3 of the Retailers'
24Occupation Tax Act, realized from (i) 80% of the proceeds of
25any tax imposed by the Authority at a rate of 1.25% in Cook
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1Authority at the rate of 1% in Cook County, and (iii) one-third
2of the proceeds of any tax imposed by the Authority at the rate
3of 0.75% in the Counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
4Will, all pursuant to Section 6.02, and 25% of the net revenue
5realized from any tax imposed by the Authority pursuant to
6Section 6.03, and 25% of the amounts deposited into the
7Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
8Replacement Fund created by Section 6.02 from the County and
9Mass Transit District Fund as provided in Section 6z-20 of the
10State Finance Act, and 25% of the amounts deposited into the
11Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
12Replacement Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform
13Fund as provided in Section 6z-17 of the State Finance Act. As
14used in this Section, net revenue realized for a month shall be
15the revenue collected by the State pursuant to Sections 6.02
16and 6.03 during the previous month from within the
17metropolitan region, less the amount paid out during that same
18month as refunds to taxpayers for overpayment of liability in
19the metropolitan region under Sections 6.02 and 6.03.
20    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
21those amounts required under subsection (a) to be transferred
22by the Treasurer into the Public Transportation Fund from the
23General Revenue Fund shall be directly deposited into the
24Public Transportation Fund as the revenues are realized from
25the taxes indicated.
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1first day of each month, upon certification by the Department
2of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the
3Treasurer shall transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the
4Public Transportation Fund an amount equal to 5% of the net
5revenue, before the deduction of the serviceman and retailer
6discounts pursuant to Section 9 of the Service Occupation Tax
7Act and Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
8realized from any tax imposed by the Authority pursuant to
9Sections 6.02 and 6.03 and certified by the Department of
10Revenue under subsection (cc) of Section 6.02 to be paid to the
11Authority and 5% of the amounts deposited into the
12Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
13Replacement Fund created by subsection (cc) of Section 6.02
14from the County and Mass Transit District Fund as provided in
15Section 6z-20 of the State Finance Act, and 5% of the amounts
16deposited into the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation
17and Use Tax Replacement Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
18Reform Fund as provided in Section 6z-17 of the State Finance
19Act, and 5% of the revenue realized by the Authority as
20financial assistance from the City of Chicago from the
21proceeds of any tax imposed by the City of Chicago under
22Section 8-3-19 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
23    (d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
24those amounts required under subsection (e) to be transferred
25by the Treasurer into the Public Transportation Fund from the
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1Public Transportation Fund as the revenues are realized from
2the taxes indicated.
3    (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g), as
4soon as possible after the first day of each month, upon
5certification of the Department of Revenue with respect to the
6taxes collected under Section 6.02, the Comptroller shall
7order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the
8General Revenue Fund to the Public Transportation Fund an
9amount equal to 25% of the net revenue, before the deduction of
10the serviceman and retailer discounts pursuant to Section 9 of
11the Service Occupation Tax Act and Section 3 of the Retailers'
12Occupation Tax Act, realized from (i) 20% of the proceeds of
13any tax imposed by the Authority at a rate of 1.25% in Cook
14County, (ii) 25% of the proceeds of any tax imposed by the
15Authority at the rate of 1% in Cook County, and (iii) one-third
16of the proceeds of any tax imposed by the Authority at the rate
17of 0.75% in the Counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
18Will, all pursuant to Section 6.02, and the Comptroller shall
19order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer from the
20General Revenue Fund to the Public Transportation Fund (iv) an
21amount equal to 25% of the revenue realized by the Authority as
22financial assistance from the City of Chicago from the
23proceeds of any tax imposed by the City of Chicago under
24Section 8-3-19 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
25    (f) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
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1by the Treasurer into the Public Transportation Fund from the
2General Revenue Fund shall be directly deposited into the
3Public Transportation Fund as the revenues are realized from
4the taxes indicated
5    (g) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
6of the transfers to be made under subsections (a), (c), and (e)
7from the General Revenue Fund to the Public Transportation
8Fund, the first $150,000,000 that would have otherwise been
9transferred from the General Revenue Fund shall be transferred
10from the Road Fund. The remaining balance of such transfers
11shall be made from the General Revenue Fund.
12    (h) All moneys deposited into the Public Transportation
13Fund and the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and
14Use Tax Replacement Fund, whether deposited pursuant to this
15Section or otherwise, are allocated to the Authority, except
16for amounts appropriated to the Office of the Executive
17Inspector General under subsection (a) of Section 5.14 and
18amounts transferred to the Audit Expense Fund pursuant to
19Section 6z-27 of the State Finance Act. The Comptroller, as
20soon as possible after each monthly transfer provided in this
21Section and after each deposit into the Public Transportation
22Fund, shall order the Treasurer to pay to the Authority out of
23the Public Transportation Fund the amount so transferred or
24deposited. Any additional state assistance and additional
25financial assistance paid to the Authority under this Section
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1provided in this Act. The balance of the amounts paid to the
2Authority from the Public Transportation Fund shall be
3expended by the Authority as provided in Section 6.04. The
4Comptroller, as soon as possible after each deposit into the
5Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
6Replacement Fund provided in this Section and Section 6z-17 of
7the State Finance Act, shall order the Treasurer to pay to the
8Authority out of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
9Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund the amount so
10deposited. Such amounts paid to the Authority may be expended
11by it for its purposes as provided in this Act. The provisions
12directing the distributions from the Public Transportation
13Fund and the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and
14Use Tax Replacement Fund provided for in this Section shall
15constitute an irrevocable and continuing appropriation of all
16amounts as provided herein. The State Treasurer and State
17Comptroller are authorized and directed to make distributions
18as provided in this Section. However, no moneys deposited
19under subsection (a) shall be paid from the Public
20Transportation Fund to the Authority or its assignee for any
21fiscal year until the Authority has certified to the Governor,
22the Comptroller, and the Mayor of the City of Chicago that it
23has adopted for that fiscal year an Annual Budget and Two-Year
24Financial Plan meeting the requirements in Section 5.12.
25    (i) In recognition of the efforts of the Authority to
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1the State shall provide financial assistance (hereinafter
2"additional state assistance"). Additional state assistance
3shall be calculated as provided in subsection (k), but may not
4exceed $55,000,000.
5    (j) The State shall provide financial assistance
6(hereinafter "additional financial assistance") in addition to
7the additional state assistance provided by subsection (i) and
8the amounts transferred to the Authority under subsection (a).
9Additional financial assistance provided by this subsection
10shall be calculated as provided in subsection (k), but may not
11exceed $100,000,000.
12    (k) The Authority shall annually certify to the State
13Comptroller and State Treasurer, separately with respect to
14each of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (g) of Section
154.04 of the Regional Transportation Act (repealed), the
16following amounts:
17        (1) The amount necessary and required, during the
18    State fiscal year with respect to which the certification
19    is made, to pay its obligations for debt service on all
20    outstanding bonds or notes issued by the Authority or
21    under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (g) of Section
22    4.04 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act
23    (repealed).
24        (2) An estimate of the amount necessary and required
25    to pay its obligations for debt service for any bonds or
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1    paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (g) of Section 4.04
2    of the Regional Transportation Authority Act (repealed)
3    during that State fiscal year.
4        (3) Its debt service savings during the preceding
5    State fiscal year from refunding or advance refunding of
6    bonds or notes issued under paragraphs (2) and (3) of
7    subsection (g) of Section 4.04 of the Regional
8    Transportation Authority Act (repealed) during that State
9    fiscal year.
10        (4) The amount of interest, if any, earned by the
11    Authority during the previous State fiscal year on the
12    proceeds of bonds or notes issued pursuant to paragraphs
13    (2) and (3) of subsection (g) of Section 4.04 of the
14    Regional Transportation Authority Act (repealed), other
15    than refunding or advance refunding bonds or notes.
16    (l) The certification under subsection (k) shall include a
17specific schedule of debt service payments, including the date
18and amount of each payment for all outstanding bonds or notes
19and an estimated schedule of anticipated debt service for all
20bonds and notes it intends to issue, if any, during that State
21fiscal year, including the estimated date and estimated amount
22of each payment.
23    (m) Immediately upon the issuance of bonds for which an
24estimated schedule of debt service payments was prepared, the
25Authority shall file an amended certification with respect to
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1of debt service payments, including the date and amount of
2each payment, for the remainder of the State fiscal year.
3    (n) On the first day of each month of the State fiscal year
4in which there are bonds outstanding with respect to which the
5certification is made, the State Comptroller shall order
6transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the
7Road Fund to the Public Transportation Fund the additional
8state assistance and additional financial assistance in an
9amount equal to the aggregate of (i) one-twelfth of the sum of
10the amounts certified under paragraphs (1) and (3) of
11subsection (k) less the amount certified under paragraph (4)
12of subsection (k), plus (ii) the amount required to pay debt
13service on bonds and notes issued during the fiscal year, if
14any, divided by the number of months remaining in the fiscal
15year after the date of issuance, or some smaller portion as may
16be necessary under subsection (i) or (j) for the relevant
17State fiscal year, plus (iii) any cumulative deficiencies in
18transfers for prior months, until an amount equal to the sum of
19the amounts certified under subsections (a) and (e), plus the
20actual debt service certified under subsection (c), less the
21amount certified under subsection (k), has been transferred;
22except that these transfers are subject to the following
23limits:
24        (1) The total transfers in any State fiscal year
25    relating to outstanding bonds and notes issued by the
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1    Section 4.04 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act
2    (repealed) may not exceed the lesser of the annual maximum
3    amount specified in subsection (e) or the sum of the
4    amounts certified under subsections (a) and (e), plus the
5    actual debt service certified under subsection (c), less
6    the amount certified under subsection (k), with respect to
7    those bonds and notes.
8        (2) The total transfers in any State fiscal year
9    relating to outstanding bonds and notes issued by the
10    Authority under paragraph (3) of subsection (g) of Section
11    4.04 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act
12    (repealed) may not exceed the lesser of the annual maximum
13    amount specified in subsection (j) or the sum of the
14    amounts certified under subsections (a) and (c), plus the
15    actual debt service certified under subsection (b), less
16    the amount certified under subsection (k), with respect to
17    those bonds and notes.
18    (o) As used in this Section, "outstanding" does not
19include bonds or notes for which refunding or advance
20refunding bonds or notes have been issued.
21    (p) Neither additional state assistance nor additional
22financial assistance may be pledged, either directly or
23indirectly, as general revenues of the Authority or as
24security for any bonds issued by the Authority. The Authority
25may not assign its right to receive additional state
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1payment of additional state assistance or additional financial
2assistance, to a trustee or any other entity for the payment of
3debt service on its bonds.
4    (q) The certification required under subsection (k) with
5respect to outstanding bonds and notes of the Authority shall
6be filed as early as practicable before the beginning of the
7State fiscal year to which it relates. The certification shall
8be revised as may be necessary to accurately state the debt
9service requirements of the Authority.
 
10    Section 6.09. Strategic Capital Improvement Program.
11    (a) This Section and the Annual Capital Improvement Plan
12created in Section 5.10 shall together be known as the
13Strategic Capital Improvement Program. The Strategic Capital
14Improvement Program shall enhance the ability of the Authority
15to acquire, repair, or replace public transportation
16facilities in the metropolitan region and shall be financed
17through the issuance of bonds or notes authorized for
18Strategic Capital Improvement Projects under Section 6.05. The
19Program is intended as a supplement to the ongoing capital
20development activities of the Authority financed with grants,
21loans, and other moneys made available by the federal
22government or the State of Illinois. The Authority shall
23continue to seek, receive, and expend all available grants,
24loans and other moneys.
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1services for projects approved pursuant to Section 5.10 shall
2comply with the requirements set forth in the Local Government
3Professional Services Selection Act.
 
4    Section 6.10. Rate protection contracts.
5    (a) As used in this Section, "rate protection contracts"
6means interest rate price exchange agreements; currency
7exchange agreements; forward payment conversion agreements;
8contracts providing for payment or receipt of funds based on
9levels of, or changes in, interest rates, currency exchange
10rates, stock or other indices; contracts to exchange cash
11flows or a series of payments; contracts, including, without
12limitation, interest rate caps; interest rate floor; interest
13rate locks; interest rate collars; rate of return guarantees
14or assurances, to manage payment, currency, rate, spread or
15similar exposure; the obligation, right, or option to issue,
16put, lend, sell, grant a security interest in, buy, borrow or
17otherwise acquire, a bond, note or other security or interest
18therein as an investment, as collateral, as a hedge, or
19otherwise as a source or assurance of payment to or by the
20Authority or as a reduction of the Authority's or an obligor's
21risk exposure; repurchase agreements; securities lending
22agreements; and other similar agreements or arrangements.
23    (b) Notwithstanding any provision in paragraph (2) of
24Section 4.02 to the contrary, in connection with or incidental
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1the provisions of Section 6.05 or the exercise of its powers
2under paragraph (2) of Section 4.02, the Authority, for its
3own benefit or for the benefit of the holders of its
4obligations or their trustee, may enter into rate protection
5contracts. The Authority may enter into rate protection
6contracts only pursuant to a determination by the Directors
7that the terms of the contracts and any related agreements
8reduce the risk of loss to the Authority, or protect, preserve
9or enhance the value of its assets, or provide compensation to
10the Authority for losses resulting from changes in interest
11rates. The Authority's obligations under any rate protection
12contract or credit enhancement or liquidity agreement shall
13not be considered bonds or notes for purposes of this Act. For
14purposes of this Section, a rate protection contract is a
15contract determined by the Authority as necessary or
16appropriate to permit it to manage payment, currency, or
17interest rate risks or levels.
 
18    Section 6.11. Metropolitan Mobility Authority Additional
19Operating Funding Fund. There is created the Metropolitan
20Mobility Authority Additional Operating Funding Fund, a
21special fund that is created in the State treasury, and,
22subject to appropriation and as directed by the Board, moneys
23in the Fund may be expended for any purpose allowed under this
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1    Section 6.12. Nature of funds. The funds described in this
2Act and the Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act
3generated from transportation sources and deposited into those
4funds are protected under Section 11 of Article IX of the
5Illinois Constitution and the uses of the funds allowed under
6these Acts are deemed transportation purposes under Section 11
7of Article IX and may not, by transfer, offset, or otherwise,
8be diverted by any local government, including, without
9limitation, any home rule unit of government, to any purpose
10other than public transportation purposes. This Section is
11declarative of existing law.
 
12
Article X. OFFICE OF TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

 
13    Section 10.01. Short title; references to Act; intent.
14    (a) Short title. This Article X may be cited as the
15Equitable Transit-Supportive Development Act. References to
16"this Act" in this Article X mean this Article X.
17    (b) References to Act. This Act, including both the new
18and amendatory provisions, may be referred to as Clean and
19Equitable Transportation Act.
20    (c) Intent. It is the intent of the General Assembly in
21enacting this Act to (1) strengthen connections among people,
22places, and transit, (2) establish a virtuous cycle of
23increasing residential units and employment near transit that
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1property more attractive for development, (3) support
2increased housing opportunities and other infill development
3in transit-served locations, (4) enhance the resilience of
4Illinois' transit assets and leverage the value of transit to
5property owners and tenants, and (5) increase transit
6availability and ridership to achieve quality of life,
7economic development, and sustainability objectives.
 
8    Section 10.02. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    "Affordable housing" means long-term income-restricted
10housing units for households whose adjusted income is at or
11below 60% of the metropolitan area median income, adjusted for
12household size, for the transit agency service area in which
13the housing units are to be built.
14    "Near high-quality transit" in the metropolitan region, as
15defined in the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act, refers to
16parcels located within one-half mile of a rail transit station
17or within one-eighth mile of a bus stop with headways of no
18more than 15 minutes for at least 14 hours per day. The Office
19may define "near high-quality transit" differently elsewhere
20in the State.
21    "Office" means the Office of Transit-Oriented Development.
22    "Workforce housing" means long-term income-restricted
23housing units for households whose adjusted income is at or
24below 120% and above 60% of the metropolitan area, as that term
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1income, adjusted for household size.
 
2    Section 10.03. Establishment of the Office of
3Transit-Oriented Development and Transit-Supportive
4Development Fund.
5    (a) There is established the Office of Transit-Oriented
6Development and the Transit-Supportive Development Fund, a
7special fund that is created in the State treasury, and,
8subject to appropriation and as directed by the Office, may be
9expended as provided in this Act.
10    (b) Amounts on deposit in the Fund and interest and other
11earnings on those amounts may be used by the Office to aid
12transit-supportive development near high-quality transit as
13provided in this Act.
14    (c) Eligible uses of the Fund include, but are not limited
15to, conversion of nonresidential uses to residential use,
16redevelopment of underused parking lots, provision of
17affordable housing and workforce housing, mixed-use
18development, and joint development with a transit agency on
19agency-owned property.
20    (d) In using moneys from the Fund, the Office shall
21prioritize projects that leverage other funding sources and
22promote equitable access to housing and jobs in transit-served
23locations. To qualify for financial support from the Office,
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1subject to specific standards to be defined by the Office, to
2support these eligible uses:
3        (1) funding offered by the Office for predevelopment
4    work, including, but not limited to, site acquisition,
5    parcel assembly, environmental remediation, and utility
6    and supporting infrastructure installation, directly or
7    through grants and partnerships with other public or
8    private organizations;
9        (2) loans offered by the Office to provide financing
10    for construction in support of eligible development
11    projects; or
12        (3) technical assistance offered by the Office to
13    transit agencies, local jurisdictions with land use
14    authority, property owners, and developers to help best
15    accommodate transit-supportive development in areas near
16    high-quality transit. As used in this paragraph,
17    "technical assistance" includes, but is not limited to:
18    interagency expertise; development strategy and planning
19    assistance; market or value capture assessments; and
20    assistance with solicitations, ground leases, or revolving
21    funds; professional services, including, but not limited
22    to, marketing, financial analysis, design, engineering,
23    and land surveying.
24    (e) The Office and the State's metropolitan planning
25organizations may partner to carry out this Act, including the
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1organizations for personnel with expertise in
2transit-supportive development in accordance with this Act.
 
3    Section 10.04. Transit support overlay districts.
4    (a) The metropolitan planning organization for each
5municipality seeking eligibility for assistance by the Office
6shall develop standards for a transit support overlay district
7for that urban area, which may include, but are not limited to,
8transit-supportive allowable uses and densities, restriction
9of auto-oriented uses, removal of parking requirements, site
10planning standards that support walkability, sidewalk network
11connectivity and local funding commitments for sidewalks in
12compliance with the requirements of the Americans with
13Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and streetscape features
14that encourage transit use.
15    (b) Assistance by the Office shall be exclusively for
16projects in municipalities that have adopted the standards in
17the transit support overlay district for that area or that
18have adopted zoning and other changes that the Office
19determines have benefits greater than or equal to such a
20District.
 
21    Section 10.05. Standards and annual reporting. The Office
22shall develop standards and procedures necessary to implement
23this Act and shall annually publish a comprehensive annual
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1financial position.
 
2    Section 10.06. Report to General Assembly. By no later
3than 2 years after the effective date of this Act, the Office
4shall submit to the General Assembly a comprehensive study of
5State programs for affordable housing, economic development,
6and other capital investments to determine how the criteria
7for investment under those programs can be aligned to support
8transit and transit-oriented development. The study shall also
9identify opportunities to bundle or streamline access to other
10State investments with the assistance provided by the Office.
11The Illinois Housing Development Authority, Illinois Finance
12Authority, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity,
13Capital Development Board, and other relevant departments of
14the State shall cooperate to provide any needed information to
15complete the study and shall implement the recommendations of
16the study.
 
17
Article XI. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES

 
18    Section 11.01. Short title; references to Act.     (a)
19Short title. This Article XI may be cited as the Zero-Emission
20Vehicle Act. References to "this Act" in this Article XI mean
21this Article XI.
22    (b) References to Act. This Act, including both the new
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1Equitable Transportation Act.
 
2    Section 11.02. Purpose. The purpose of this Act is to
3accelerate the adoption of on-road zero-emission vehicles and
4to reduce emissions of air pollution, including, but not
5limited to, nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter,
6hazardous air pollutants, and greenhouse gases from vehicles
7owned and operated by governmental units in Illinois.
 
8    Section 11.03. Definitions. In this Act:
9    "Displaced worker" means any employee whose most recent
10separation from active service was due to lack of business, a
11reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason
12related to the transition from fossil-fuel reliant vehicles to
13zero-emission or near zero-emissions vehicles.
14    "Governmental unit" means the State, a State agency, a
15unit of local government, or any other political subdivision
16of the State, which exercises limited governmental powers or
17powers in respect to limited governmental subjects, but does
18not include school districts.
19    "Individual facing barriers to employment" means either of
20the following:
21        (1) An individual with a barrier to employment as
22    defined by 29 U.S.C. 3102(24).
23        (2) An individual from a demographic group that
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1    workforce according to the United States Bureau of Labor
2    Statistics.
3    "Non-temporary job" means a job other than those
4classified as "day and temporary labor" as defined in the Day
5and Temporary Labor Services Act.
6    "Near zero-emission vehicle" means an on-road hybrid
7electric vehicle that has the capability to charge the battery
8from an off-vehicle conductive or inductive electric source
9and achieves all-electric range.
10    "On-road vehicles" means vehicles intended for use on
11roads. These vehicles include passenger cars and commercial
12vehicles, including vans, trucks, road tractors, specially
13constructed vehicles, buses, trailers, and semi-trailers.
14    "Repower" means to replace the internal combustion engine
15in a vehicle with a zero-emission powertrain.
16    "Zero-emission powertrain" means a powertrain that
17produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant,
18precursor pollutant, or greenhouse gas in any mode of
19operation or condition.
20    "Zero-emission vehicles" means on-road vehicles powered
21with a zero-emission powertrain.
 
22    Section 11.04. Purchase of zero-emission vehicles and near
23zero-emission vehicles.
24    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
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1or after January 1, 2028 must be a manufactured zero-emission
2vehicle, repowered zero-emission vehicle, manufactured near
3zero-emission vehicle, or repowered near zero-emission
4vehicle. On and after January 1, 2033, all on-road vehicles
5purchased or leased by a governmental unit must be a
6manufactured zero-emission vehicle or repowered zero-emission
7vehicle. By January 1, 2048, all on-road vehicles operated by
8a governmental unit must be a manufactured or repowered
9zero-emission vehicle.
10    (b) By January 1, 2026, the Department of Central
11Management Services shall establish guidance for governmental
12units transitioning fleets to zero-emission and near
13zero-emission vehicles, including, but not limited to, (1) a
14periodically updated list of available zero-emission and near
15zero-emission vehicle models; and (2) a quarterly updated list
16of available incentives, grants, rebates from the federal
17government and State government, VW diesel settlement, and
18utility company programs.
19    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
20governmental unit may purchase a new internal combustion
21engine vehicle if no zero-emission vehicles nor near
22zero-emission vehicle of the needed configuration is
23commercially available. A governmental unit from may not be
24penalized for not taking immediate delivery of ordered
25zero-emission vehicles for one year due to a construction
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1Department of Central Management Services shall adopt rules
2regarding the scope of any exception under this subsection
3(c).
4    (d) Beginning January 1, 2026, all contracts by
5governmental units for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles
6or near zero-emission vehicles with a base-buy value of
7$10,000,000 or more shall be awarded using a competitive
8best-value procurement process and shall require bidders to
9submit a United States Jobs Plan as part of their solicitation
10responses.
11        (1) The United States Jobs Plan shall include the
12    following information:
13            (A) The number of full-time non-temporary jobs
14        proposed to be retained and created, including an
15        accounting of the positions classified as employees,
16        and positions classified as independent contractors.
17            (B) The number of jobs specifically reserved for
18        individuals facing barriers to employment and the
19        number reserved for displaced workers.
20            (C) The minimum wage levels by job classification
21        for non-supervisory workers.
22            (D) Proposed amounts to be paid for fringe
23        benefits by job classification and the proposed
24        amounts for worker training by job classification.
25            (E) Description of what manuals, trainings, and
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1        purchasing government unit employees are trained on
2        the service, maintenance, and operation of the
3        purchased vehicles.
4            (F) If a federal authority specifically authorizes
5        use of a geographic preference or when State or local
6        funds are used to fund a contract, proposed local jobs
7        created in the State or within an existing facility in
8        the State that are related to the manufacturing of
9        zero-emission and near zero-emissions vehicles and
10        vehicles and related equipment.
11        (2) The United States Jobs Plan shall be scored as a
12    part of the overall application for the covered public
13    contract. The content of United States Jobs Plans shall be
14    incorporated as material terms of the final contract. The
15    United States Jobs Plan and compliance documents shall be
16    made available to the public and subject to full
17    disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
18        (3) Contracting entities shall be required to submit
19    annual United States Jobs Plan reports to contracting
20    public agencies demonstrating compliance with their United
21    States Jobs Plan commitments. The terms of the final
22    contract as well as all compliance reporting shall be made
23    available to the public online.
24    (c) This Section does not apply to a contract awarded
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1
Article XX. MISCELLANEOUS

 
2    Section 20.01. The Open Meetings Act is amended by
3changing Section 2 as follows:
 
4    (5 ILCS 120/2)  (from Ch. 102, par. 42)
5    Sec. 2. Open meetings.
6    (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall
7be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and
8closed in accordance with Section 2a.
9    (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained
10in subsection (c) are in derogation of the requirement that
11public bodies meet in the open, and therefore, the exceptions
12are to be strictly construed, extending only to subjects
13clearly within their scope. The exceptions authorize but do
14not require the holding of a closed meeting to discuss a
15subject included within an enumerated exception.
16    (c) Exceptions. A public body may hold closed meetings to
17consider the following subjects:
18        (1) The appointment, employment, compensation,
19    discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific
20    employees, specific individuals who serve as independent
21    contractors in a park, recreational, or educational
22    setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or
23    legal counsel for the public body, including hearing
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1    specific individual who serves as an independent
2    contractor in a park, recreational, or educational
3    setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against
4    legal counsel for the public body to determine its
5    validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in
6    compensation to a specific employee of a public body that
7    is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase
8    Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the
9    public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.
10        (2) Collective negotiating matters between the public
11    body and its employees or their representatives, or
12    deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more
13    classes of employees.
14        (3) The selection of a person to fill a public office,
15    as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public
16    office, when the public body is given power to appoint
17    under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or
18    removal of the occupant of a public office, when the
19    public body is given power to remove the occupant under
20    law or ordinance.
21        (4) Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing,
22    or in closed hearing where specifically authorized by law,
23    to a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in this Act,
24    provided that the body prepares and makes available for
25    public inspection a written decision setting forth its
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1        (4.5) Evidence or testimony presented to a school
2    board regarding denial of admission to school events or
3    property pursuant to Section 24-24 of the School Code,
4    provided that the school board prepares and makes
5    available for public inspection a written decision setting
6    forth its determinative reasoning.
7        (5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use
8    of the public body, including meetings held for the
9    purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should
10    be acquired.
11        (6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of
12    property owned by the public body.
13        (7) The sale or purchase of securities, investments,
14    or investment contracts. This exception shall not apply to
15    the investment of assets or income of funds deposited into
16    the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund.
17        (8) Security procedures, school building safety and
18    security, and the use of personnel and equipment to
19    respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably
20    potential danger to the safety of employees, students,
21    staff, the public, or public property.
22        (9) Student disciplinary cases.
23        (10) The placement of individual students in special
24    education programs and other matters relating to
25    individual students.
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1    on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and
2    is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or
3    when the public body finds that an action is probable or
4    imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be
5    recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed
6    meeting.
7        (12) The establishment of reserves or settlement of
8    claims as provided in the Local Governmental and
9    Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the
10    disposition of a claim or potential claim might be
11    prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or
12    risk management information, records, data, advice or
13    communications from or with respect to any insurer of the
14    public body or any intergovernmental risk management
15    association or self insurance pool of which the public
16    body is a member.
17        (13) Conciliation of complaints of discrimination in
18    the sale or rental of housing, when closed meetings are
19    authorized by the law or ordinance prescribing fair
20    housing practices and creating a commission or
21    administrative agency for their enforcement.
22        (14) Informant sources, the hiring or assignment of
23    undercover personnel or equipment, or ongoing, prior or
24    future criminal investigations, when discussed by a public
25    body with criminal investigatory responsibilities.
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1    considered by an advisory body appointed to advise a
2    licensing or regulatory agency on matters germane to the
3    advisory body's field of competence.
4        (16) Self evaluation, practices and procedures or
5    professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of
6    a statewide association of which the public body is a
7    member.
8        (17) The recruitment, credentialing, discipline or
9    formal peer review of physicians or other health care
10    professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected
11    under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
12    Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
13    including 42 CFR C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the
14    federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
15    Act of 1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
16    including 45 CFR C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a
17    hospital, or other institution providing medical care,
18    that is operated by the public body.
19        (18) Deliberations for decisions of the Prisoner
20    Review Board.
21        (19) Review or discussion of applications received
22    under the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures
23    Act.
24        (20) The classification and discussion of matters
25    classified as confidential or continued confidential by
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1        (21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed
2    under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the
3    body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes
4    as mandated by Section 2.06.
5        (22) Deliberations for decisions of the State
6    Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board.
7        (23) The operation by a municipality of a municipal
8    utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or
9    municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves
10    (i) contracts relating to the purchase, sale, or delivery
11    of electricity or natural gas or (ii) the results or
12    conclusions of load forecast studies.
13        (24) Meetings of a residential health care facility
14    resident sexual assault and death review team or the
15    Executive Council under the Abuse Prevention Review Team
16    Act.
17        (25) Meetings of an independent team of experts under
18    Brian's Law.
19        (26) Meetings of a mortality review team appointed
20    under the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review
21    Team Act.
22        (27) (Blank).
23        (28) Correspondence and records (i) that may not be
24    disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
25    Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
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1        (29) Meetings between internal or external auditors
2    and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and
3    their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal
4    control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk
5    areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews
6    conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
7    standards of the United States of America.
8        (30) Those meetings or portions of meetings of a
9    fatality review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team
10    Advisory Council during which a review of the death of an
11    eligible adult in which abuse or neglect is suspected,
12    alleged, or substantiated is conducted pursuant to Section
13    15 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
14        (31) Meetings and deliberations for decisions of the
15    Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm
16    Concealed Carry Act.
17        (32) (Blank). Meetings between the Regional
18    Transportation Authority Board and its Service Boards when
19    the discussion involves review by the Regional
20    Transportation Authority Board of employment contracts
21    under Section 28d of the Metropolitan Transit Authority
22    Act and Sections 3A.18 and 3B.26 of the Regional
23    Transportation Authority Act.
24        (33) Those meetings or portions of meetings of the
25    advisory committee and peer review subcommittee created
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1    Act during which specific controlled substance prescriber,
2    dispenser, or patient information is discussed.
3        (34) Meetings of the Tax Increment Financing Reform
4    Task Force under Section 2505-800 of the Department of
5    Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
6        (35) Meetings of the group established to discuss
7    Medicaid capitation rates under Section 5-30.8 of the
8    Illinois Public Aid Code.
9        (36) Those deliberations or portions of deliberations
10    for decisions of the Illinois Gaming Board in which there
11    is discussed any of the following: (i) personal,
12    commercial, financial, or other information obtained from
13    any source that is privileged, proprietary, confidential,
14    or a trade secret; or (ii) information specifically
15    exempted from the disclosure by federal or State law.
16        (37) Deliberations for decisions of the Illinois Law
17    Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Certification
18    Review Panel, and the Illinois State Police Merit Board
19    regarding certification and decertification.
20        (38) Meetings of the Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic
21    Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois
22    Criminal Justice Information Authority Board that occur in
23    closed executive session under subsection (d) of Section
24    35 of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act.
25        (39) Meetings of the regional review teams under
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1    Fatality Review Act.
2        (40) Meetings of the Firearm Owner's Identification
3    Card Review Board under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners
4    Identification Card Act.
5    (d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
6    "Employee" means a person employed by a public body whose
7relationship with the public body constitutes an
8employer-employee relationship under the usual common law
9rules, and who is not an independent contractor.
10    "Public office" means a position created by or under the
11Constitution or laws of this State, the occupant of which is
12charged with the exercise of some portion of the sovereign
13power of this State. The term "public office" shall include
14members of the public body, but it shall not include
15organizational positions filled by members thereof, whether
16established by law or by a public body itself, that exist to
17assist the body in the conduct of its business.
18    "Quasi-adjudicative body" means an administrative body
19charged by law or ordinance with the responsibility to conduct
20hearings, receive evidence or testimony and make
21determinations based thereon, but does not include local
22electoral boards when such bodies are considering petition
23challenges.
24    (e) Final action. No final action may be taken at a closed
25meeting. Final action shall be preceded by a public recital of
26the nature of the matter being considered and other

 

 

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1information that will inform the public of the business being
2conducted.
3(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
4102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-311, eff.
57-28-23.)
 
6    Section 20.02. The Freedom of Information Act is amended
7by changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
8    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
9    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-472)
10    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
11by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
12exempt from inspection and copying:
13        (a) All information determined to be confidential
14    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
15    Development Act.
16        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
17    library users with specific materials under the Library
18    Records Confidentiality Act.
19        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
20    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
21    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
22    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
23    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
24    has received.

 

 

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1        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
2    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
3    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
4    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
5    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
6    Disease Control Act.
7        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
8    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
9        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
10    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
11    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
12        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
13    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
14    Tuition Act.
15        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
16    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
17    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
18    general's office that would be exempt if created or
19    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
20    that Act.
21        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
22    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
23    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
24    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
25        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
26    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers

 

 

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1    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
2        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
3    or driver identification information compiled by a law
4    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
5    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
6        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
7    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
8    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
9    Prevention Review Team Act.
10        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
11    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
12    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
13    authorized under that Article.
14        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
15    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
16    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
17    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
18    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
19    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
20    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
21        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
22    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
23    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
24        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
25    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
26    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the

 

 

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1    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
2    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
3    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
4    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
5    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
6    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
7    Act (repealed).
8        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
9    Personnel Record Review Act.
10        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
11    Illinois School Student Records Act.
12        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
13    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
14        (t) (Blank).
15        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
16    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
17    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
18        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
19    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
20    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
21    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
22    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
23    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
24    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
25    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
26    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the

 

 

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1    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
2        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
3    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
4    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
5        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
6    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
7    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
8        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
9    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
10    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
11        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
12    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
13    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
14    information about the identity and administrative finding
15    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
16    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
17    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
18    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
19        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
20    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
21    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
22    Act.
23        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
24    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
25        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
26    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

 

 

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1        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
2    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
3    authorized under that Act.
4        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
5    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
6    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
7        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
8    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
9        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
10    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
11        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
12    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
13    Code.
14        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
15    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
16        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
17    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
18    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
19        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
20    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
21    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
22    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
23    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
24        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
25    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
26        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted

 

 

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1    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
2    Aid Code.
3        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
4    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
5        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
6    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
7        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
8    arising out of a peer support counseling session
9    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
10    Suicide Prevention Act.
11        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
12    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
13    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
14    Prevention Act.
15        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
16    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
17    under the Reproductive Health Act.
18        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
19    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
20        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
21    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
22    Human Rights Act.
23        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
24    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
25    Act.
26        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under

 

 

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1    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
2        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
3    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
4    Public Aid Code.
5        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
6    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
7        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
8    information that shall not be made public under the
9    Illinois Insurance Code.
10        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
11    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
12        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
13    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
14        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
15    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
16        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
17    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
18    Police Act.
19        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
20    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
21    Administrative Code of Illinois.
22        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
23    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
24    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
25    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
26        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed

 

 

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1    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
2    Violence Fatality Review Act.
3        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
4    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
5    July 1, 2025.
6        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
7    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
8    Agency Licensing Act.
9        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
10    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
11    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
12    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
13    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
14    Act.
15        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
16    the School Safety Drill Act.
17        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
18    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
19        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
20    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
21    Stewardship Act.
22        (lll) (Reserved).
23        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
24    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
25    Illinois Power Agency Act.
26(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;

 

 

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1102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.
28-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
3102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
46-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
5eff. 1-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23; 103-580, eff. 12-8-23;
6revised 1-2-24.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-472)
8    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
9by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
10exempt from inspection and copying:
11        (a) All information determined to be confidential
12    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
13    Development Act.
14        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying
15    library users with specific materials under the Library
16    Records Confidentiality Act.
17        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
18    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
19    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
20    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
21    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
22    has received.
23        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
24    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
25    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible

 

 

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1    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
2    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
3    Disease Control Act.
4        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
5    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
6        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
7    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
8    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
9        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
10    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
11    Tuition Act.
12        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
13    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
14    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
15    general's office that would be exempt if created or
16    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
17    that Act.
18        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
19    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
20    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
21    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
22        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
23    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
24    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
25        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
26    or driver identification information compiled by a law

 

 

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1    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
2    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
3        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
4    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
5    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
6    Prevention Review Team Act.
7        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
8    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
9    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
10    authorized under that Article.
11        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
12    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
13    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
14    Capital Crimes Litigation Act (repealed). This subsection
15    (n) shall apply until the conclusion of the trial of the
16    case, even if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the
17    death penalty prior to trial or sentencing.
18        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
19    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
20    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
21        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
22    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
23    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
24    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
25    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
26    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Metropolitan

 

 

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1    Mobility Regional Transportation Authority under Section
2    4.33 of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act 2.11 of
3    the Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St.
4    Clair County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit
5    Safety Act (repealed).
6        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
7    Personnel Record Review Act.
8        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
9    Illinois School Student Records Act.
10        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
11    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
12        (t) (Blank).
13        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
14    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
15    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
16        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
17    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
18    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
19    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
20    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
21    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
22    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
23    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
24    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
25    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
26        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification

 

 

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1    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under
2    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
3        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
4    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
5    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
6        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
7    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
8    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
9        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
10    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
11    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
12    information about the identity and administrative finding
13    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
14    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
15    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
16    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
17        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
18    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
19    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
20    Act.
21        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
22    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
23        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
24    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
25        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
26    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent

 

 

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1    authorized under that Act.
2        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
3    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
4    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
5        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
6    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
7        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
8    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
9        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
10    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
11    Code.
12        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
13    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
14        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
15    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
16    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
17        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
18    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
19    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
20    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
21    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
22        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
23    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
24        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
25    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
26    Aid Code.

 

 

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1        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
2    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
3        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
4    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
5        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
6    arising out of a peer support counseling session
7    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
8    Suicide Prevention Act.
9        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
10    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
11    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
12    Prevention Act.
13        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
14    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
15    under the Reproductive Health Act.
16        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
17    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
18        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
19    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
20    Human Rights Act.
21        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
22    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
23    Act.
24        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
25    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
26        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under

 

 

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1    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois
2    Public Aid Code.
3        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
4    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
5        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
6    information that shall not be made public under the
7    Illinois Insurance Code.
8        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
9    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
10        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
11    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
12        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
13    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
14        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
15    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
16    Police Act.
17        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
18    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
19    Administrative Code of Illinois.
20        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
21    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
22    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
23    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
24        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
25    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
26    Violence Fatality Review Act.

 

 

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1        (fff) Images from cameras under the Expressway Camera
2    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
3    July 1, 2025.
4        (ggg) Information prohibited from disclosure under
5    paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the Nurse
6    Agency Licensing Act.
7        (hhh) Information submitted to the Illinois State
8    Police in an affidavit or application for an assault
9    weapon endorsement, assault weapon attachment endorsement,
10    .50 caliber rifle endorsement, or .50 caliber cartridge
11    endorsement under the Firearm Owners Identification Card
12    Act.
13        (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section 50 of
14    the School Safety Drill Act.
15        (jjj) (hhh) Information exempt from disclosure under
16    Section 30 of the Insurance Data Security Law.
17        (kkk) (iii) Confidential business information
18    prohibited from disclosure under Section 45 of the Paint
19    Stewardship Act.
20        (lll) (iii) Data exempt from disclosure under Section
21    2-3.196 of the School Code.
22        (mmm) (iii) Information prohibited from being
23    disclosed under subsection (e) of Section 1-129 of the
24    Illinois Power Agency Act.
25(Source: P.A. 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
26102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21; 102-559, eff.

 

 

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18-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff. 7-1-22;
2102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23; 103-8, eff.
36-7-23; 103-34, eff. 6-9-23; 103-142, eff. 1-1-24; 103-372,
4eff. 1-1-24; 103-472, eff. 8-1-24; 103-508, eff. 8-4-23;
5103-580, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
 
6    Section 20.03. The Transportation Cooperation Act of 1971
7is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
8    (5 ILCS 225/2)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 602)
9    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act:
10    (a) "Railroad passenger service" means any railroad
11passenger service within the State of Illinois, including the
12equipment and facilities used in connection therewith, with
13the exception of the basic system operated by the National
14Railroad Passenger Corporation pursuant to Title II and
15Section 403(a) of the Federal Rail Passenger Service Act of
161970.
17    (b) "Federal Railroad Corporation" means the National
18Railroad Passenger Corporation established pursuant to an Act
19of Congress known as the "Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970."
20    (c) "Transportation system" means any and all modes of
21public transportation within the State, including, but not
22limited to, transportation of persons or property by rapid
23transit, rail, bus, and aircraft, and all equipment,
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1therewith.
2    (d) "Carrier" means any corporation, authority,
3partnership, association, person or district authorized to
4maintain a transportation system within the State with the
5exception of the Federal Railroad Corporation.
6    (e) "Units of local government" means cities, villages,
7incorporated towns, counties, municipalities, townships, and
8special districts, including any district created pursuant to
9the "Local Mass Transit District Act", approved July 21, 1959,
10as amended; the Metropolitan Mobility Authority; any Authority
11created pursuant to the "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act",
12approved April 12, 1945, as amended; and, any authority,
13commission, or other entity which by virtue of an interstate
14compact approved by Congress is authorized to provide mass
15transportation.
16    (f) "Universities" means all public institutions of higher
17education as defined in an "Act creating a Board of Higher
18Education, defining its powers and duties, making an
19appropriation therefor, and repealing an Act herein named",
20approved August 22, 1961, as amended, and all private
21institutions of higher education as defined in the Illinois
22Finance Authority Act.
23    (g) "Department" means the Illinois Department of
24Transportation, or such other department designated by law to
25perform the duties and functions of the Illinois Department of
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1    (h) "Association" means any Transportation Service
2Association created pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.
3    (i) "Contracting Parties" means any units of local
4government or universities which have associated and joined
5together pursuant to Section 3 of this Act.
6    (j) "Governing authorities" means (1) the city council or
7similar legislative body of a city; (2) the board of trustees
8or similar body of a village or incorporated town; (3) the
9council of a municipality under the commission form of
10municipal government; (4) the board of trustees in a township;
11(5) the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the
12Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, the Board
13of Trustees of Chicago State University, the Board of Trustees
14of Eastern Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of
15Governors State University, the Board of Trustees of Illinois
16State University, the Board of Trustees of Northeastern
17Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Northern
18Illinois University, the Board of Trustees of Western Illinois
19University, and the Illinois Community College Board; (6) the
20county board of a county; and (7) the trustees, commissioners,
21board members, or directors of a university, special district,
22authority or similar agency.
23(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
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1    (5 ILCS 315/5)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1605)
2    Sec. 5. Illinois Labor Relations Board; State Panel; Local
3Panel.
4    (a) There is created the Illinois Labor Relations Board.
5The Board shall be comprised of 2 panels, to be known as the
6State Panel and the Local Panel.
7    (a-5) The State Panel shall have jurisdiction over
8collective bargaining matters between employee organizations
9and the State of Illinois, excluding the General Assembly of
10the State of Illinois, between employee organizations and
11units of local government and school districts with a
12population not in excess of 2 million persons, and between
13employee organizations and the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
14Transportation Authority.
15    The State Panel shall consist of 5 members appointed by
16the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
17Governor shall appoint to the State Panel only persons who
18have had a minimum of 5 years of experience directly related to
19labor and employment relations in representing public
20employers, private employers or labor organizations; or
21teaching labor or employment relations; or administering
22executive orders or regulations applicable to labor or
23employment relations. At the time of his or her appointment,
24each member of the State Panel shall be an Illinois resident.
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1Chairman of the State Panel and the Board.
2    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the
3term of each member of the State Panel who was appointed by the
4Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
5the close of business on that date or when all of the successor
6members to be appointed pursuant to this amendatory Act of the
793rd General Assembly have been appointed by the Governor,
8whichever occurs later. As soon as possible, the Governor
9shall appoint persons to fill the vacancies created by this
10amendatory Act.
11    The initial appointments under this amendatory Act of the
1293rd General Assembly shall be for terms as follows: The
13Chairman shall initially be appointed for a term ending on the
144th Monday in January, 2007; 2 members shall be initially
15appointed for terms ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2006;
16one member shall be initially appointed for a term ending on
17the 4th Monday in January, 2005; and one member shall be
18initially appointed for a term ending on the 4th Monday in
19January, 2004. Each subsequent member shall be appointed for a
20term of 4 years, commencing on the 4th Monday in January. Upon
21expiration of the term of office of any appointive member,
22that member shall continue to serve until a successor shall be
23appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy, a successor
24shall be appointed to serve for the unexpired portion of the
25term. If the Senate is not in session at the time the initial
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1appointments in the same manner successors are appointed to
2fill vacancies. A temporary appointment shall remain in effect
3no longer than 20 calendar days after the commencement of the
4next Senate session.
5    (b) The Local Panel shall have jurisdiction over
6collective bargaining agreement matters between employee
7organizations and units of local government with a population
8in excess of 2 million persons, but excluding the Metropolitan
9Mobility Regional Transportation Authority.
10    The Local Panel shall consist of one person appointed by
11the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate (or, if
12no such person is appointed, the Chairman of the State Panel)
13and two additional members, one appointed by the Mayor of the
14City of Chicago and one appointed by the President of the Cook
15County Board of Commissioners. Appointees to the Local Panel
16must have had a minimum of 5 years of experience directly
17related to labor and employment relations in representing
18public employers, private employers or labor organizations; or
19teaching labor or employment relations; or administering
20executive orders or regulations applicable to labor or
21employment relations. Each member of the Local Panel shall be
22an Illinois resident at the time of his or her appointment. The
23member appointed by the Governor (or, if no such person is
24appointed, the Chairman of the State Panel) shall serve as the
25Chairman of the Local Panel.
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1term of the member of the Local Panel who was appointed by the
2Governor and is in office on June 30, 2003 shall terminate at
3the close of business on that date or when his or her successor
4has been appointed by the Governor, whichever occurs later. As
5soon as possible, the Governor shall appoint a person to fill
6the vacancy created by this amendatory Act. The initial
7appointment under this amendatory Act of the 93rd General
8Assembly shall be for a term ending on the 4th Monday in
9January, 2007.
10    The initial appointments under this amendatory Act of the
1191st General Assembly shall be for terms as follows: The
12member appointed by the Governor shall initially be appointed
13for a term ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2001; the
14member appointed by the President of the Cook County Board
15shall be initially appointed for a term ending on the 4th
16Monday in January, 2003; and the member appointed by the Mayor
17of the City of Chicago shall be initially appointed for a term
18ending on the 4th Monday in January, 2004. Each subsequent
19member shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, commencing on
20the 4th Monday in January. Upon expiration of the term of
21office of any appointive member, the member shall continue to
22serve until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. In
23the case of a vacancy, a successor shall be appointed by the
24applicable appointive authority to serve for the unexpired
25portion of the term.
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1constitute a quorum. Two members of the Local Panel shall at
2all times constitute a quorum. A vacancy on a panel does not
3impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of
4the powers of that panel. Each panel shall adopt an official
5seal which shall be judicially noticed. The salary of the
6Chairman of the State Panel shall be $82,429 per year, or as
7set by the Compensation Review Board, whichever is greater,
8and that of the other members of the State and Local Panels
9shall be $74,188 per year, or as set by the Compensation Review
10Board, whichever is greater.
11    (d) Each member shall devote his or her entire time to the
12duties of the office, and shall hold no other office or
13position of profit, nor engage in any other business,
14employment, or vocation. No member shall hold any other public
15office or be employed as a labor or management representative
16by the State or any political subdivision of the State or of
17any department or agency thereof, or actively represent or act
18on behalf of an employer or an employee organization or an
19employer in labor relations matters. Any member of the State
20Panel may be removed from office by the Governor for
21inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in
22office, and for no other cause, and only upon notice and
23hearing. Any member of the Local Panel may be removed from
24office by the applicable appointive authority for
25inefficiency, neglect of duty, misconduct or malfeasance in
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1hearing.
2    (e) Each panel at the end of every State fiscal year shall
3make a report in writing to the Governor and the General
4Assembly, stating in detail the work it has done in hearing and
5deciding cases and otherwise.
6    (f) In order to accomplish the objectives and carry out
7the duties prescribed by this Act, a panel or its authorized
8designees may hold elections to determine whether a labor
9organization has majority status; investigate and attempt to
10resolve or settle charges of unfair labor practices; hold
11hearings in order to carry out its functions; develop and
12effectuate appropriate impasse resolution procedures for
13purposes of resolving labor disputes; require the appearance
14of witnesses and the production of evidence on any matter
15under inquiry; and administer oaths and affirmations. The
16panels shall sign and report in full an opinion in every case
17which they decide.
18    (g) Each panel may appoint or employ an executive
19director, attorneys, hearing officers, mediators,
20fact-finders, arbitrators, and such other employees as it may
21deem necessary to perform its functions. The governing boards
22shall prescribe the duties and qualifications of such persons
23appointed and, subject to the annual appropriation, fix their
24compensation and provide for reimbursement of actual and
25necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
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1investigators.
2    (h) Each panel shall exercise general supervision over all
3attorneys which it employs and over the other persons employed
4to provide necessary support services for such attorneys. The
5panels shall have final authority in respect to complaints
6brought pursuant to this Act.
7    (i) The following rules and regulations shall be adopted
8by the panels meeting in joint session: (1) procedural rules
9and regulations which shall govern all Board proceedings; (2)
10procedures for election of exclusive bargaining
11representatives pursuant to Section 9, except for the
12determination of appropriate bargaining units; and (3)
13appointment of counsel pursuant to subsection (k) of this
14Section.
15    (j) Rules and regulations may be adopted, amended or
16rescinded only upon a vote of 5 of the members of the State and
17Local Panels meeting in joint session. The adoption, amendment
18or rescission of rules and regulations shall be in conformity
19with the requirements of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
20Act.
21    (k) The panels in joint session shall promulgate rules and
22regulations providing for the appointment of attorneys or
23other Board representatives to represent persons in unfair
24labor practice proceedings before a panel. The regulations
25governing appointment shall require the applicant to
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1provide for adequate representation before a panel. Such rules
2must also provide: (1) that an attorney may not be appointed in
3cases which, in the opinion of a panel, are clearly without
4merit; (2) the stage of the unfair labor proceeding at which
5counsel will be appointed; and (3) the circumstances under
6which a client will be allowed to select counsel.
7    (1) The panels in joint session may promulgate rules and
8regulations which allow parties in proceedings before a panel
9to be represented by counsel or any other representative of
10the party's choice.
11    (m) The Chairman of the State Panel shall serve as
12Chairman of a joint session of the panels. Attendance of at
13least 2 members of the State Panel and at least one member of
14the Local Panel, in addition to the Chairman, shall constitute
15a quorum at a joint session. The panels shall meet in joint
16session at least annually.
17(Source: P.A. 96-813, eff. 10-30-09.)
 
18    (5 ILCS 315/15)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1615)
19    (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599,
20which has been held unconstitutional)
21    Sec. 15. Act Takes Precedence.
22    (a) In case of any conflict between the provisions of this
23Act and any other law (other than Section 5 of the State
24Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971 and other than the
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1Act of the 96th General Assembly), executive order or
2administrative regulation relating to wages, hours and
3conditions of employment and employment relations, the
4provisions of this Act or any collective bargaining agreement
5negotiated thereunder shall prevail and control. Nothing in
6this Act shall be construed to replace or diminish the rights
7of employees established by Sections 4.14 through 4.18 of the
8Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act Sections 28 and 28a of the
9Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, Sections 2.15 through 2.19
10of the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The provisions
11of this Act are subject to Section 5 of the State Employees
12Group Insurance Act of 1971. Nothing in this Act shall be
13construed to replace the necessity of complaints against a
14sworn peace officer, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Uniform
15Peace Officer Disciplinary Act, from having a complaint
16supported by a sworn affidavit.
17    (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) above, any
18collective bargaining contract between a public employer and a
19labor organization executed pursuant to this Act shall
20supersede any contrary statutes, charters, ordinances, rules
21or regulations relating to wages, hours and conditions of
22employment and employment relations adopted by the public
23employer or its agents. Any collective bargaining agreement
24entered into prior to the effective date of this Act shall
25remain in full force during its duration.
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1paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
2Illinois Constitution, that the provisions of this Act are the
3exclusive exercise by the State of powers and functions which
4might otherwise be exercised by home rule units. Such powers
5and functions may not be exercised concurrently, either
6directly or indirectly, by any unit of local government,
7including any home rule unit, except as otherwise authorized
8by this Act.
9(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-889, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
10    Section 20.05. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
111971 is amended by changing Section 2.5 as follows:
 
12    (5 ILCS 375/2.5)
13    Sec. 2.5. Application to Metropolitan Mobility Regional
14Transportation Authority Board members. Notwithstanding any
15other provision of this Act to the contrary, this Act does not
16apply to any member of the Regional Transportation Authority
17Board or the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Board who first
18becomes a member of either that Board on or after July 23, 2013
19(the effective date of Public Act 98-108) with respect to
20service of either that Board.
21(Source: P.A. 98-108, eff. 7-23-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
22    Section 20.06. The State Officials and Employees Ethics
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1and 75-10 and by changing the heading of Article 75 as follows:
 
2    (5 ILCS 430/1-5)
3    Sec. 1-5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
4    "Appointee" means a person appointed to a position in or
5with a State agency, regardless of whether the position is
6compensated.
7    "Board members of Regional Development Authorities" means
8any person appointed to serve on the governing board of a
9Regional Development Authority.
10    "Board members of the Regional Transit Board Boards" means
11any person appointed to serve on the governing board of the
12Metropolitan Mobility Authority Board a Regional Transit
13Board.
14    "Campaign for elective office" means any activity in
15furtherance of an effort to influence the selection,
16nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any
17federal, State, or local public office or office in a
18political organization, or the selection, nomination, or
19election of Presidential or Vice-Presidential electors, but
20does not include activities (i) relating to the support or
21opposition of any executive, legislative, or administrative
22action (as those terms are defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist
23Registration Act), (ii) relating to collective bargaining, or
24(iii) that are otherwise in furtherance of the person's
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1    "Candidate" means a person who has filed nominating papers
2or petitions for nomination or election to an elected State
3office, or who has been appointed to fill a vacancy in
4nomination, and who remains eligible for placement on the
5ballot at either a general primary election or general
6election.
7    "Collective bargaining" has the same meaning as that term
8is defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations
9Act.
10    "Commission" means an ethics commission created by this
11Act.
12    "Compensated time" means any time worked by or credited to
13a State employee that counts toward any minimum work time
14requirement imposed as a condition of employment with a State
15agency, but does not include any designated State holidays or
16any period when the employee is on a leave of absence.
17    "Compensatory time off" means authorized time off earned
18by or awarded to a State employee to compensate in whole or in
19part for time worked in excess of the minimum work time
20required of that employee as a condition of employment with a
21State agency.
22    "Contribution" has the same meaning as that term is
23defined in Section 9-1.4 of the Election Code.
24    "Employee" means (i) any person employed full-time,
25part-time, or pursuant to a contract and whose employment
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1with regard to the material details of how the work is to be
2performed or (ii) any appointed or elected commissioner,
3trustee, director, or board member of a board of a State
4agency, including any retirement system or investment board
5subject to the Illinois Pension Code or (iii) any other
6appointee.
7    "Employment benefits" include but are not limited to the
8following: modified compensation or benefit terms; compensated
9time off; or change of title, job duties, or location of office
10or employment. An employment benefit may also include
11favorable treatment in determining whether to bring any
12disciplinary or similar action or favorable treatment during
13the course of any disciplinary or similar action or other
14performance review.
15    "Executive branch constitutional officer" means the
16Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
17State, Comptroller, and Treasurer.
18    "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment,
19hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or
20intangible item having monetary value including, but not
21limited to, cash, food and drink, and honoraria for speaking
22engagements related to or attributable to government
23employment or the official position of an employee, member, or
24officer. The value of a gift may be further defined by rules
25adopted by the appropriate ethics commission or by the Auditor
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1office of the Auditor General.
2    "Governmental entity" means a unit of local government
3(including a community college district) or a school district
4but not a State agency, a Regional Transit Board, or a Regional
5Development Authority.
6    "Leave of absence" means any period during which a State
7employee does not receive (i) compensation for State
8employment, (ii) service credit towards State pension
9benefits, and (iii) health insurance benefits paid for by the
10State.
11    "Legislative branch constitutional officer" means a member
12of the General Assembly and the Auditor General.
13    "Legislative leader" means the President and Minority
14Leader of the Senate and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the
15House of Representatives.
16    "Member" means a member of the General Assembly.
17    "Officer" means an executive branch constitutional officer
18or a legislative branch constitutional officer.
19    "Political" means any activity in support of or in
20connection with any campaign for elective office or any
21political organization, but does not include activities (i)
22relating to the support or opposition of any executive,
23legislative, or administrative action (as those terms are
24defined in Section 2 of the Lobbyist Registration Act), (ii)
25relating to collective bargaining, or (iii) that are otherwise
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1governmental and public service functions.
2    "Political organization" means a party, committee,
3association, fund, or other organization (whether or not
4incorporated) that is required to file a statement of
5organization with the State Board of Elections or a county
6clerk under Section 9-3 of the Election Code, but only with
7regard to those activities that require filing with the State
8Board of Elections or a county clerk.
9    "Prohibited political activity" means:
10        (1) Preparing for, organizing, or participating in any
11    political meeting, political rally, political
12    demonstration, or other political event.
13        (2) Soliciting contributions, including but not
14    limited to the purchase of, selling, distributing, or
15    receiving payment for tickets for any political
16    fundraiser, political meeting, or other political event.
17        (3) Soliciting, planning the solicitation of, or
18    preparing any document or report regarding any thing of
19    value intended as a campaign contribution.
20        (4) Planning, conducting, or participating in a public
21    opinion poll in connection with a campaign for elective
22    office or on behalf of a political organization for
23    political purposes or for or against any referendum
24    question.
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1    outcome in connection with a campaign for elective office
2    or on behalf of a political organization for political
3    purposes or for or against any referendum question.
4        (6) Assisting at the polls on election day on behalf
5    of any political organization or candidate for elective
6    office or for or against any referendum question.
7        (7) Soliciting votes on behalf of a candidate for
8    elective office or a political organization or for or
9    against any referendum question or helping in an effort to
10    get voters to the polls.
11        (8) Initiating for circulation, preparing,
12    circulating, reviewing, or filing any petition on behalf
13    of a candidate for elective office or for or against any
14    referendum question.
15        (9) Making contributions on behalf of any candidate
16    for elective office in that capacity or in connection with
17    a campaign for elective office.
18        (10) Preparing or reviewing responses to candidate
19    questionnaires in connection with a campaign for elective
20    office or on behalf of a political organization for
21    political purposes.
22        (11) Distributing, preparing for distribution, or
23    mailing campaign literature, campaign signs, or other
24    campaign material on behalf of any candidate for elective
25    office or for or against any referendum question.
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1    against any referendum question.
2        (13) Managing or working on a campaign for elective
3    office or for or against any referendum question.
4        (14) Serving as a delegate, alternate, or proxy to a
5    political party convention.
6        (15) Participating in any recount or challenge to the
7    outcome of any election, except to the extent that under
8    subsection (d) of Section 6 of Article IV of the Illinois
9    Constitution each house of the General Assembly shall
10    judge the elections, returns, and qualifications of its
11    members.
12    "Prohibited source" means any person or entity who:
13        (1) is seeking official action (i) by the member or
14    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
15    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
16    directing the employee;
17        (2) does business or seeks to do business (i) with the
18    member or officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, with
19    the employee or with the member, officer, State agency, or
20    other employee directing the employee;
21        (3) conducts activities regulated (i) by the member or
22    officer or (ii) in the case of an employee, by the employee
23    or by the member, officer, State agency, or other employee
24    directing the employee;
25        (4) has interests that may be substantially affected
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1    duties of the member, officer, or employee;
2        (5) is registered or required to be registered with
3    the Secretary of State under the Lobbyist Registration
4    Act, except that an entity not otherwise a prohibited
5    source does not become a prohibited source merely because
6    a registered lobbyist is one of its members or serves on
7    its board of directors; or
8        (6) is an agent of, a spouse of, or an immediate family
9    member who is living with a "prohibited source".
10    "Regional Development Authority" means the following
11regional development authorities:
12        (1) the Central Illinois Economic Development
13    Authority created by the Central Illinois Economic
14    Development Authority Act;
15        (2) the Eastern Illinois Economic Development
16    Authority created by the Eastern Illinois Economic
17    Development Authority Act;
18        (3) the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority created
19    by the Joliet Arsenal Development Authority Act;
20        (4) the Quad Cities Regional Economic Development
21    Authority created by Quad Cities Regional Economic
22    Development Authority Act, approved September 22, 1987;
23        (5) the Riverdale Development Authority created by the
24    Riverdale Development Authority Act;
25        (6) the Southeastern Illinois Economic Development
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1    Development Authority Act;
2        (7) the Southern Illinois Economic Development
3    Authority created by the Southern Illinois Economic
4    Development Authority Act;
5        (8) the Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
6    created by the Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
7    Act;
8        (9) the Tri-County River Valley Development Authority
9    created by the Tri-County River Valley Development
10    Authority Law;
11        (10) the Upper Illinois River Valley Development
12    Authority created by the Upper Illinois River Valley
13    Development Authority Act;
14        (11) the Illinois Urban Development Authority created
15    by the Illinois Urban Development Authority Act;
16        (12) the Western Illinois Economic Development
17    Authority created by the Western Illinois Economic
18    Development Authority Act; and
19        (13) the Will-Kankakee Regional Development Authority
20    created by the Will-Kankakee Regional Development
21    Authority Law.
22    "Regional Transit Board Boards" means (i) the Metropolitan
23Mobility Authority Board created by the Metropolitan Mobility
24Authority Act Regional Transportation Authority created by the
25Regional Transportation Authority Act, (ii) the Suburban Bus
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1(iii) the Commuter Rail Division created by the Regional
2Transportation Authority Act, and (iv) the Chicago Transit
3Authority created by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
4    "State agency" includes all officers, boards, commissions
5and agencies created by the Constitution, whether in the
6executive or legislative branch; all officers, departments,
7boards, commissions, agencies, institutions, authorities,
8public institutions of higher learning as defined in Section 2
9of the Higher Education Cooperation Act (except community
10colleges), and bodies politic and corporate of the State; and
11administrative units or corporate outgrowths of the State
12government which are created by or pursuant to statute, other
13than units of local government (including community college
14districts) and their officers, school districts, and boards of
15election commissioners; and all administrative units and
16corporate outgrowths of the above and as may be created by
17executive order of the Governor. "State agency" includes the
18General Assembly, the Senate, the House of Representatives,
19the President and Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker
20and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the
21Senate Operations Commission, and the legislative support
22services agencies. "State agency" includes the Office of the
23Auditor General. "State agency" does not include the judicial
24branch.
25    "State employee" means any employee of a State agency.
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1        (1) For members, legislative partisan staff, and
2    legislative secretaries, the appropriate legislative
3    leader: President of the Senate, Minority Leader of the
4    Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, or
5    Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
6        (2) For State employees who are professional staff or
7    employees of the Senate and not covered under item (1),
8    the Senate Operations Commission.
9        (3) For State employees who are professional staff or
10    employees of the House of Representatives and not covered
11    under item (1), the Speaker of the House of
12    Representatives.
13        (4) For State employees who are employees of the
14    legislative support services agencies, the Joint Committee
15    on Legislative Support Services.
16        (5) For State employees of the Auditor General, the
17    Auditor General.
18        (6) For State employees of public institutions of
19    higher learning as defined in Section 2 of the Higher
20    Education Cooperation Act (except community colleges), the
21    board of trustees of the appropriate public institution of
22    higher learning.
23        (7) For State employees of an executive branch
24    constitutional officer other than those described in
25    paragraph (6), the appropriate executive branch
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1        (8) For State employees not under the jurisdiction of
2    paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), the
3    Governor.
4        (9) (Blank). For employees of Regional Transit Boards,
5    the appropriate Regional Transit Board.
6        (10) For board members of the Regional Transit Board
7    Boards, the Governor.
8        (11) For employees of Regional Development
9    Authorities, the appropriate Regional Development
10    Authority.
11        (12) For board members of Regional Development
12    Authorities, the Governor.
13(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
 
14    (5 ILCS 430/20-5)
15    Sec. 20-5. Executive Ethics Commission.
16    (a) The Executive Ethics Commission is created.
17    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall consist of 9
18commissioners. The Governor shall appoint 5 commissioners, and
19the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
20Treasurer shall each appoint one commissioner. Appointments
21shall be made by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
22by three-fifths of the elected members concurring by record
23vote. Any nomination not acted upon by the Senate within 60
24session days of the receipt thereof shall be deemed to have
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1recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy in an office of
2commissioner, the appointing authority shall make a temporary
3appointment until the next meeting of the Senate when the
4appointing authority shall make a nomination to fill that
5office. No person rejected for an office of commissioner
6shall, except by the Senate's request, be nominated again for
7that office at the same session of the Senate or be appointed
8to that office during a recess of that Senate. No more than 5
9commissioners may be of the same political party.
10    The terms of the initial commissioners shall commence upon
11qualification. Four initial appointees of the Governor, as
12designated by the Governor, shall serve terms running through
13June 30, 2007. One initial appointee of the Governor, as
14designated by the Governor, and the initial appointees of the
15Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller, and
16Treasurer shall serve terms running through June 30, 2008. The
17initial appointments shall be made within 60 days after the
18effective date of this Act.
19    After the initial terms, commissioners shall serve for
204-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year of appointment
21and running through June 30 of the fourth following year.
22Commissioners may be reappointed to one or more subsequent
23terms.
24    Vacancies occurring other than at the end of a term shall
25be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
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1    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
2filled.
3    (c) The appointing authorities shall appoint commissioners
4who have experience holding governmental office or employment
5and shall appoint commissioners from the general public. A
6person is not eligible to serve as a commissioner if that
7person (i) has been convicted of a felony or a crime of
8dishonesty or moral turpitude, (ii) is, or was within the
9preceding 12 months, engaged in activities that require
10registration under the Lobbyist Registration Act, (iii) is
11related to the appointing authority, or (iv) is a State
12officer or employee.
13    (d) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
14jurisdiction over all officers and employees of State agencies
15other than the General Assembly, the Senate, the House of
16Representatives, the President and Minority Leader of the
17Senate, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
18Representatives, the Senate Operations Commission, the
19legislative support services agencies, and the Office of the
20Auditor General. The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
21jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the
22Regional Transit Board Boards and all board members and
23employees of Regional Development Authorities. The
24jurisdiction of the Commission is limited to matters arising
25under this Act, except as provided in subsection (d-5).
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1an executive branch board or commission remains subject to the
2jurisdiction of the Legislative Ethics Commission and is not
3subject to the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics
4Commission.
5    (d-5) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
6jurisdiction over all chief procurement officers and
7procurement compliance monitors and their respective staffs.
8The Executive Ethics Commission shall have jurisdiction over
9any matters arising under the Illinois Procurement Code if the
10Commission is given explicit authority in that Code.
11    (d-6) (1) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
12jurisdiction over the Illinois Power Agency and its staff. The
13Director of the Agency shall be appointed by a majority of the
14commissioners of the Executive Ethics Commission, subject to
15Senate confirmation, for a term of 2 years. The Director is
16removable for cause by a majority of the Commission upon a
17finding of neglect, malfeasance, absence, or incompetence.
18    (2) In case of a vacancy in the office of Director of the
19Illinois Power Agency during a recess of the Senate, the
20Executive Ethics Commission may make a temporary appointment
21until the next meeting of the Senate, at which time the
22Executive Ethics Commission shall nominate some person to fill
23the office, and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the
24Senate shall hold office during the remainder of the term and
25until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Nothing
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1Commission from removing a temporary appointee or from
2appointing a temporary appointee as the Director of the
3Illinois Power Agency.
4    (3) Prior to June 1, 2012, the Executive Ethics Commission
5may, until the Director of the Illinois Power Agency is
6appointed and qualified or a temporary appointment is made
7pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, designate some
8person as an acting Director to execute the powers and
9discharge the duties vested by law in that Director. An acting
10Director shall serve no later than 60 calendar days, or upon
11the making of an appointment pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2)
12of this subsection, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this
13subsection shall prohibit the Executive Ethics Commission from
14removing an acting Director or from appointing an acting
15Director as the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.
16    (4) No person rejected by the Senate for the office of
17Director of the Illinois Power Agency shall, except at the
18Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the
19same session or be appointed to that office during a recess of
20that Senate.
21    (d-7) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
22jurisdiction over complainants and respondents in violation of
23subsection (d) of Section 20-90.
24    (e) The Executive Ethics Commission must meet, either in
25person or by other technological means, at least monthly and
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1Ethics Commission, the commissioners shall choose from their
2number a chairperson and other officers that they deem
3appropriate. The terms of officers shall be for 2 years
4commencing July 1 and running through June 30 of the second
5following year. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
6chairperson or any 3 commissioners. Official action by the
7Commission shall require the affirmative vote of 5
8commissioners, and a quorum shall consist of 5 commissioners.
9Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount equal to
10the compensation of members of the State Board of Elections
11and may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses actually
12incurred in the performance of their duties.
13    (f) No commissioner or employee of the Executive Ethics
14Commission may during his or her term of appointment or
15employment:
16        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
17        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
18    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
19    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
20    law;
21        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
22    political party or political organization; or
23        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
24    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
25    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
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1for cause.
2    (h) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint an
3Executive Director. The compensation of the Executive Director
4shall be as determined by the Commission. The Executive
5Director of the Executive Ethics Commission may employ and
6determine the compensation of staff, as appropriations permit.
7    (i) The Executive Ethics Commission shall appoint, by a
8majority of the members appointed to the Commission, chief
9procurement officers and may appoint procurement compliance
10monitors in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois
11Procurement Code. The compensation of a chief procurement
12officer and procurement compliance monitor shall be determined
13by the Commission.
14(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
 
15    (5 ILCS 430/20-10)
16    Sec. 20-10. Offices of Executive Inspectors General.
17    (a) Five independent Offices of the Executive Inspector
18General are created, one each for the Governor, the Attorney
19General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, and the
20Treasurer. Each Office shall be under the direction and
21supervision of an Executive Inspector General and shall be a
22fully independent office with separate appropriations.
23    (b) The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State,
24Comptroller, and Treasurer shall each appoint an Executive
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1solely on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability.
2Appointments shall be made by and with the advice and consent
3of the Senate by three-fifths of the elected members
4concurring by record vote. Any nomination not acted upon by
5the Senate within 60 session days of the receipt thereof shall
6be deemed to have received the advice and consent of the
7Senate. If, during a recess of the Senate, there is a vacancy
8in an office of Executive Inspector General, the appointing
9authority shall make a temporary appointment until the next
10meeting of the Senate when the appointing authority shall make
11a nomination to fill that office. No person rejected for an
12office of Executive Inspector General shall, except by the
13Senate's request, be nominated again for that office at the
14same session of the Senate or be appointed to that office
15during a recess of that Senate.
16    Nothing in this Article precludes the appointment by the
17Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller,
18or Treasurer of any other inspector general required or
19permitted by law. The Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
20State, Comptroller, and Treasurer each may appoint an existing
21inspector general as the Executive Inspector General required
22by this Article, provided that such an inspector general is
23not prohibited by law, rule, jurisdiction, qualification, or
24interest from serving as the Executive Inspector General
25required by this Article. An appointing authority may not
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1    Each Executive Inspector General shall have the following
2qualifications:
3        (1) has not been convicted of any felony under the
4    laws of this State, another State, or the United States;
5        (2) has earned a baccalaureate degree from an
6    institution of higher education; and
7        (3) has 5 or more years of cumulative service (A) with
8    a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency, at
9    least 2 years of which have been in a progressive
10    investigatory capacity; (B) as a federal, State, or local
11    prosecutor; (C) as a senior manager or executive of a
12    federal, State, or local agency; (D) as a member, an
13    officer, or a State or federal judge; or (E) representing
14    any combination of items (A) through (D).
15    The term of each initial Executive Inspector General shall
16commence upon qualification and shall run through June 30,
172008. The initial appointments shall be made within 60 days
18after the effective date of this Act.
19    After the initial term, each Executive Inspector General
20shall serve for 5-year terms commencing on July 1 of the year
21of appointment and running through June 30 of the fifth
22following year. An Executive Inspector General may be
23reappointed to one or more subsequent terms.
24    A vacancy occurring other than at the end of a term shall
25be filled by the appointing authority only for the balance of
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1vacant.
2    Terms shall run regardless of whether the position is
3filled.
4    (c) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
5Attorney General shall have jurisdiction over the Attorney
6General and all officers and employees of, and vendors and
7others doing business with, State agencies within the
8jurisdiction of the Attorney General. The Executive Inspector
9General appointed by the Secretary of State shall have
10jurisdiction over the Secretary of State and all officers and
11employees of, and vendors and others doing business with,
12State agencies within the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
13State. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
14Comptroller shall have jurisdiction over the Comptroller and
15all officers and employees of, and vendors and others doing
16business with, State agencies within the jurisdiction of the
17Comptroller. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
18Treasurer shall have jurisdiction over the Treasurer and all
19officers and employees of, and vendors and others doing
20business with, State agencies within the jurisdiction of the
21Treasurer. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
22Governor shall have jurisdiction over (i) the Governor, (ii)
23the Lieutenant Governor, (iii) all officers and employees of,
24and vendors and others doing business with, executive branch
25State agencies under the jurisdiction of the Executive Ethics
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1General, the Secretary of State, the Comptroller, or the
2Treasurer, (iv) all board members and employees of the
3Regional Transit Board Boards and all vendors and others doing
4business with the Regional Transit Board Boards, and (v) all
5board members and employees of the Regional Development
6Authorities and all vendors and others doing business with the
7Regional Development Authorities.
8    The jurisdiction of each Executive Inspector General is to
9investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement,
10misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance, malfeasance, or
11violations of this Act or violations of other related laws and
12rules.
13    Each Executive Inspector General shall have jurisdiction
14over complainants in violation of subsection (e) of Section
1520-63 for disclosing a summary report prepared by the
16respective Executive Inspector General.
17    (d) The compensation for each Executive Inspector General
18shall be determined by the Executive Ethics Commission and
19shall be provided from appropriations made to the Comptroller
20for this purpose. For terms of office beginning on or after
21July 1, 2023, each Executive Inspector General shall receive,
22on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2024, an increase
23in salary based on a cost of living adjustment as authorized by
24Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.
25Subject to Section 20-45 of this Act, each Executive Inspector
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1Executive Inspector General, including the employment and
2determination of the compensation of staff, such as deputies,
3assistants, and other employees, as appropriations permit. A
4separate appropriation shall be made for each Office of
5Executive Inspector General.
6    (e) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
7Office of the Executive Inspector General may, during his or
8her term of appointment or employment:
9        (1) become a candidate for any elective office;
10        (2) hold any other elected or appointed public office
11    except for appointments on governmental advisory boards or
12    study commissions or as otherwise expressly authorized by
13    law;
14        (3) be actively involved in the affairs of any
15    political party or political organization; or
16        (4) advocate for the appointment of another person to
17    an appointed or elected office or position or actively
18    participate in any campaign for any elective office.
19    In this subsection an appointed public office means a
20position authorized by law that is filled by an appointing
21authority as provided by law and does not include employment
22by hiring in the ordinary course of business.
23    (e-1) No Executive Inspector General or employee of the
24Office of the Executive Inspector General may, for one year
25after the termination of his or her appointment or employment:
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1        (2) hold any elected public office; or
2        (3) hold any appointed State, county, or local
3    judicial office.
4    (e-2) The requirements of item (3) of subsection (e-1) may
5be waived by the Executive Ethics Commission.
6    (f) An Executive Inspector General may be removed only for
7cause and may be removed only by the appointing constitutional
8officer. At the time of the removal, the appointing
9constitutional officer must report to the Executive Ethics
10Commission the justification for the removal.
11(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1115, eff. 1-9-23;
12103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
 
13    (5 ILCS 430/Art. 75 heading)
14
ARTICLE 75. REGIONAL TRANSIT BOARD BOARDS
15
AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES
16(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
 
17    (5 ILCS 430/75-5)
18    Sec. 75-5. Application of the State Officials and
19Employees Ethics Act to the Regional Transit Board Boards and
20Regional Development Authorities.
21    (a) The provisions of Articles 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 of this
22Act, as well as this Article, apply to the Regional Transit
23Board Boards and Regional Development Authorities. As used in
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1"officer" include a person appointed to serve on the board of a
2Regional Transit Board or a board of a Regional Development
3Authority, and (ii) "employee" and "State employee" include:
4(A) a full-time, part-time, or contractual employee of a
5Regional Transit Board or a Regional Development Authority;
6and (B) Authority leaders of a Regional Development Authority.
7As used in this subsection, "Authority leader" has the meaning
8given to that term in the various Acts and Laws creating the
9Regional Development Authorities.
10    (b) The Executive Ethics Commission shall have
11jurisdiction over all board members and employees of the
12Regional Transit Board Boards and Regional Development
13Authorities. The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
14Governor shall have jurisdiction over all board members,
15employees, vendors, and others doing business with the
16Regional Transit Board Boards and Regional Development
17Authorities to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse,
18mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance, misfeasance,
19malfeasance, or violations of this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 103-517, eff. 8-11-23.)
 
21    (5 ILCS 430/75-10)
22    Sec. 75-10. Coordination between Executive Inspector
23General and Inspectors General appointed by Regional Transit
24Board Boards.
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1Assembly precludes the a Regional Transit Board from
2appointing or employing an Inspector General to serve under
3the jurisdiction of the a Regional Transit Board to receive
4complaints and conduct investigations in accordance with an
5ordinance or resolution adopted by that respective Board,
6provided he or she is approved by the Executive Ethics
7Commission. The A Regional Transit Board shall notify the
8Executive Ethics Commission within 10 days after employing or
9appointing a person to serve as Inspector General, and the
10Executive Ethics Commission shall approve or reject the
11appointment or employment of the Inspector General. Any
12notification not acted upon by the Executive Ethics Commission
13within 60 days after its receipt shall be deemed to have
14received the approval of the Executive Ethics Commission.
15Within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
16of the 96th General Assembly, a Regional Transit Board shall
17notify the Executive Ethics Commission of any person serving
18on the effective date of this amendatory Act as an Inspector
19General for the Regional Transit Board, and the Executive
20Ethics Commission shall approve or reject the appointment or
21employment within 30 days after receipt of the notification,
22provided that any notification not acted upon by the Executive
23Ethics Commission within 30 days shall be deemed to have
24received approval. No person rejected by the Executive Ethics
25Commission shall serve as an Inspector General for the a
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1rejected by the Commission. For purposes of this subsection
2(a), any person appointed or employed by a Transit Board to
3receive complaints and investigate allegations of fraud,
4waste, abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, nonfeasance,
5misfeasance, malfeasance, or violations of this Act shall be
6considered an Inspector General and shall be subject to
7approval of the Executive Ethics Commission.
8    (b) The Executive Inspector General appointed by the
9Governor shall have exclusive jurisdiction to investigate
10complaints or allegations of violations of this Act and, in
11his or her discretion, may investigate other complaints or
12allegations. Complaints or allegations of a violation of this
13Act received by an Inspector General appointed or employed by
14the a Regional Transit Board shall be immediately referred to
15the Executive Inspector General. The Executive Inspector
16General shall have authority to assume responsibility and
17investigate any complaint or allegation received by an
18Inspector General appointed or employed by the a Regional
19Transit Board. In the event the Executive Inspector General
20provides written notification of intent to assume
21investigatory responsibility for a complaint, allegation, or
22ongoing investigation, the Inspector General appointed or
23employed by the a Regional Transit Board shall cease review of
24the complaint, allegation, or ongoing investigation and
25provide all information to the Executive Inspector General.
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1for an investigation to the Inspector General appointed or
2employed by the a Regional Transit Board. In the event the
3Executive Inspector General provides an Inspector General
4appointed or employed by the a Regional Transit Board with
5written notification of intent to delegate investigatory
6responsibility for a complaint, allegation, or ongoing
7investigation, the Executive Inspector General shall provide
8all information to the Inspector General appointed or employed
9by the a Regional Transit Board.
10    (c) An Inspector General appointed or employed by the a
11Regional Transit Board shall provide a monthly activity report
12to the Executive Inspector General indicating:
13        (1) the total number of complaints or allegations
14    received since the date of the last report and a
15    description of each complaint;
16        (2) the number of investigations pending as of the
17    reporting date and the status of each investigation;
18        (3) the number of investigations concluded since the
19    date of the last report and the result of each
20    investigation; and
21        (4) the status of any investigation delegated by the
22    Executive Inspector General.
23    An Inspector General appointed or employed by the a
24Regional Transit Board and the Executive Inspector General
25shall cooperate and share resources or information as
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1    (d) Reports filed under this Section are exempt from the
2Freedom of Information Act and shall be deemed confidential.
3Investigatory files and reports prepared by the Office of the
4Executive Inspector General and the Office of an Inspector
5General appointed or employed by the a Regional Transit Board
6may be disclosed between the Offices as necessary to implement
7the provisions of this Article.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1528, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
9    Section 20.07. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
10changing Section 4.15 as follows:
 
11    (20 ILCS 105/4.15)
12    Sec. 4.15. Eligibility determinations.
13    (a) The Department is authorized to make eligibility
14determinations for benefits administered by other governmental
15bodies based on the Senior Citizens and Persons with
16Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act as follows:
17        (i) for the Secretary of State with respect to reduced
18    fees paid by qualified vehicle owners under the Illinois
19    Vehicle Code;
20        (ii) for special districts that offer free fixed-route
21    fixed route public transportation services for qualified
22    older adults under the Local Mass Transit District Act,
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1    Act; and
2        (iii) for special districts that offer transit
3    services for qualified individuals with disabilities under
4    the Local Mass Transit District Act, the Metropolitan
5    Transit Authority Act, and the Metropolitan Mobility
6    Regional Transportation Authority Act.
7    (b) The Department shall establish the manner by which
8claimants shall apply for these benefits. The Department is
9authorized to promulgate rules regarding the following
10matters: the application cycle; the application process; the
11content for an electronic application; required personal
12identification information; acceptable proof of eligibility as
13to age, disability status, marital status, residency, and
14household income limits; household composition; calculating
15income; use of social security numbers; duration of
16eligibility determinations; and any other matters necessary
17for such administrative operations.
18    (c) All information received by the Department from an
19application or from any investigation to determine eligibility
20for benefits shall be confidential, except for official
21purposes.
22    (d) A person may not under any circumstances charge a fee
23to a claimant for assistance in completing an application form
24for these benefits.
25(Source: P.A. 98-887, eff. 8-15-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20.08. The Department of Public Health Powers and
2Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
3amended by changing Section 2310-55.5 as follows:
 
4    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-55.5)
5    Sec. 2310-55.5. Free and reduced fare services. The
6Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority shall
7monthly provide the Department with a list of riders that
8receive free or reduced fares under the Metropolitan Mobility
9Regional Transportation Authority Act. The list shall include
10an individual's name, address, and date of birth. The
11Department shall, within 2 weeks after receipt of the list,
12report back to the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
13Transportation Authority any discrepancies that indicate that
14a rider receiving free or reduced fare services is deceased.
15(Source: P.A. 97-781, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
16    (20 ILCS 2605/2605-340 rep.)
17    Section 20.09. The Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
18Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing
19Section 2605-340.
 
20    Section 20.10. The Department of Transportation Law of the
21Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
22Sections 2705-203, 2705-300, 2705-305, 2705-310, 2705-315, and
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1follows:
 
2    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-203)
3    Sec. 2705-203. Transportation asset management plan and
4performance-based programming.
5    (a) The General Assembly declares it to be in the public
6interest that a project prioritization process be developed
7and implemented to: improve the efficiency and effectiveness
8of the State's transportation system and transportation
9safety; enhance movement and multi-modal connections of people
10and goods; mitigate environmental impacts; and promote
11inclusive economic growth throughout the State.
12    (b) In accordance with Section 2705-200, the Department of
13Transportation shall develop and publish a statewide
14multi-modal transportation improvement program for all
15transportation facilities under its jurisdiction. The
16development of the program shall use the following methods:
17        (1) use transportation system information to make
18    investment and policy decisions to achieve statewide and
19    regional performance goals established in the State's
20    long-range transportation plan;
21        (2) ensure transportation investment decisions emerge
22    from an objective and quantifiable technical analysis;
23        (3) evaluate the need and financial support necessary
24    for maintaining, expanding, and modernizing existing
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1        (4) ensure that all State transportation funds
2    invested are directed to support progress toward the
3    achievement of performance targets established in the
4    State's long-range transportation plan;
5        (5) make investment decisions transparent and
6    accessible to the public;
7        (6) consider emissions and increase infrastructure
8    resilience to climate change; and
9        (7) reduce disparities in transportation system
10    performance experienced by racially marginalized
11    communities, low-income to moderate-income consumers, and
12    other disadvantaged groups and populations identified
13    under the Environmental Justice Act.
14    (c) The Department shall develop a risk-based, statewide
15highway system asset management plan in accordance with 23
16U.S.C. 119 and 23 CFR Part 515 to preserve and improve the
17condition of highway and bridge assets and enhance the
18performance of the system while minimizing the life-cycle
19cost. The asset management plan shall be made publicly
20available on the Department's website.
21    (d) The Department shall develop a needs-based transit
22asset management plan for State-supported public
23transportation assets, including vehicles, facilities,
24equipment, and other infrastructure in accordance with 49 CFR
25Part 625. The goal of the transit asset management plan is to
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1enhance the performance of the transit system. Federally
2required transit asset management plans developed by the
3Metropolitan Mobility Authority Regional Transportation
4Authority (RTA) or service boards, as defined in Section 1.03
5of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, shall become the
6transportation asset management plans for all public
7transportation assets owned and operated by the Authority
8service boards. The Department's transit asset management plan
9shall be made publicly available on the Department's website.
10The Metropolitan Mobility Authority RTA shall be responsible
11for making public transit asset management plans for its
12service area publicly available.
13    (e) The Department shall develop a performance-based
14project selection process to prioritize taxpayer investment in
15State-owned transportation assets that add capacity. The goal
16of the process is to select projects through an evaluation
17process. This process shall provide the ability to prioritize
18projects based on geographic regions. The Department shall
19solicit input from localities, metropolitan planning
20organizations, transit authorities, transportation
21authorities, representatives of labor and private businesses,
22the public, community-based organizations, and other
23stakeholders in its development of the prioritization process
24pursuant to this subsection.
25    The selection process shall include a defined public
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1selected. The process shall include both a quantitative
2analysis of the evaluation factors and qualitative review by
3the Department. The Department may apply different weights to
4the performance measures based on regional geography or
5project type. Projects selected as part of the process will be
6considered for inclusion in the State's multi-year
7transportation program and the annual element of the
8multi-year program. Starting April 1, 2022, no new capacity
9project shall be included in the multi-year transportation
10plan or annual element without being evaluated under the
11selection process described in this Section. Existing projects
12in the multi-year highway improvement program may be included
13regardless of the outcome of using the performance-based
14project selection tool. The policies that guide the
15performance-based project selection process shall be derived
16from State and regional long-range transportation plans. The
17Department shall certify that it is making progress toward the
18goals included in the State's long-range transportation plan.
19All plan and program development based on the project
20selection process described in this subsection shall include
21consideration of regional balance. The selection process shall
22be based on an objective and quantifiable analysis that
23considers, at a minimum, the goals identified in the
24long-range transportation plan and shall:
25        (1) consider emissions and increase infrastructure
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1        (2) reduce disparities in transportation system
2    performance experienced by racially marginalized
3    communities, low-income to moderate-income consumers, and
4    other disadvantaged groups and populations identified
5    under the Environmental Justice Act.
6    (f) The prioritization process developed under subsection
7(e) may apply only to State jurisdiction projects and not to:
8        (1) projects funded by the Congestion Mitigation and
9    Air Quality Improvement funds apportioned to the State
10    pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(4) and State matching funds;
11        (2) projects funded by the Highway Safety Improvement
12    Program funds apportioned to the State pursuant to 23
13    U.S.C. 104(b)(3) and State matching funds;
14        (3) projects funded by the Transportation Alternatives
15    funds set-aside pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 133(h) and State
16    matching funds;
17        (4) projects funded by the National Highway Freight
18    Program pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 167 and State matching
19    funds;
20        (5) funds to be allocated to urban areas based on
21    population under federal law; and
22        (6) any new federal program that requires competitive
23    selection, distribution to local public agencies, or
24    specific eligibility.
25    (g) A summary of the project evaluation process, measures,
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1published on the Department website in a timely manner.
2(Source: P.A. 102-573, eff. 8-24-21.)
 
3    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new)
4    Sec. 2705-204. Transportation planning and greenhouse gas
5reduction.
6    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
7        (1) Article XI of the Illinois Constitution provides
8    that the public policy of the State and the duty of each
9    person is to provide and maintain a healthful environment
10    for the benefit of this and future generations.
11        (2) The transportation sector is now the largest
12    source of greenhouse gas emissions in the State.
13        (3) The State has previously set a goal to have an
14    electric power sector that is free of greenhouse gas
15    emissions by 2045.
16        (4) Greenhouse gas pollution resulting from the
17    production, distribution, and use of motor vehicle fuels
18    produces many social costs, including, but not limited to,
19    adverse public health impacts, increased heat waves,
20    droughts, water supply shortages, flooding, biodiversity
21    loss, and forest health issues, such as forest fires.
22        (5) The Illinois State Climatologist is projecting
23    that, by the end of the 21st Century, average daily
24    temperatures in the State will increase between 4 and 9
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1    between 8 and 14 degrees Fahrenheit under a higher
2    emissions scenario.
3        (6) Climate change of such speed and magnitude will
4    result in heat stress on animals, plants, and workers;
5    reduced crop yields from short-term and rapid-onset
6    drought; increased pestilence; and other challenges that
7    will adversely affect the State's agriculture sector.
8        (7) Increases in flooding, heat, and other factors
9    associated with climate change will stress the State's
10    transportation infrastructure, such as bridges and
11    roadways in low-lying areas, and will require more
12    resources to maintain roadways and other transportation
13    infrastructure.
14        (8) State investment in a clean transportation economy
15    in the State can expand equitable access to public health,
16    safety, a cleaner environment, quality jobs, and economic
17    opportunity.
18        (9) It is the public policy of the State to ensure that
19    State residents from communities disproportionately
20    impacted by climate change, communities facing automotive
21    plant closures, economically disadvantaged communities,
22    and individuals experiencing barriers to employment have
23    access to State programs and good jobs and career
24    opportunities in growing sectors of the State economy.
25        (10) To minimize any adverse environmental and health
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1    inequitable distribution of the burdens of those projects,
2    it is necessary, appropriate, and in the best interests of
3    the State and its citizens to require the Department and
4    MPOs, which are the State's primary transportation
5    planning entities with responsibility for selecting and
6    funding transportation projects, to engage in an enhanced
7    level of planning, modeling, and other analysis, community
8    engagement, and monitoring with respect to those projects
9    as required by this Section.
10        (11) Subsection (a) of Section 15 of the Regional
11    Planning Act provides that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
12    for Planning, whose Policy Committee is the MPO for
13    Northeastern Illinois, shall be responsible for developing
14    and adopting a funding and implementation strategy for an
15    integrated land use and transportation planning process.
16        (12) Section 48 of the Regional Planning Act provides
17    that the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall
18    establish an incentive program to enable local governments
19    and developers to create more affordable workforce housing
20    options near jobs and transit, create jobs near existing
21    affordable workforce housing, create transit-oriented
22    development, integrate transportation and land use
23    planning, provide a range of viable transportation choices
24    in addition to the car, encourage compact and mixed-use
25    development, and support neighborhood revitalization.
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1    of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.
2    5303(a)(1)) provides, in relevant part, that it is in the
3    national interest to better connect housing and
4    employment, while minimizing transportation-related fuel
5    consumption and air pollution through metropolitan and
6    statewide transportation planning processes.
7        (14) Subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subsection
8    (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code
9    (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(A)) provides that MPOs serving
10    transportation management areas may address the
11    integration of housing, transportation, and economic
12    development strategies through a process that provides for
13    effective integration, based on a cooperatively developed
14    and implemented strategy, of new and existing
15    transportation facilities eligible for funding.
16        (15) Subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of subsection
17    (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code
18    (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(C)) provides that MPOs serving
19    transportation management areas may develop a housing
20    coordination plan that includes projects and strategies
21    that may be considered in the metropolitan transportation
22    plan of the MPO to develop regional goals for the
23    integration of housing, transportation, and economic
24    development strategies.
25        (16) Land use policies and practices that result in
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1    other destinations they seek to access and that facilitate
2    multimodal transportation options for the public are one
3    of the most effective tools to reduce greenhouse gas
4    emissions from the transportation sector and provide more
5    affordable transportation options.
6        (17) Transportation is the second-largest expense
7    category for most households and the cost of owning,
8    operating, and maintaining personal vehicles is a
9    significant burden for many households.
10        (18) Reducing vehicle miles traveled per person
11    through more efficient land use and transportation systems
12    will help the State achieve its greenhouse gas reduction
13    goals and reduce the transportation cost burden on State
14    households.
15        (19) To the maximum extent practicable, actions taken
16    to achieve these goals must avoid causing disproportionate
17    adverse impacts to residents of communities that are or
18    have been disproportionately exposed to pollution
19    affecting human health and environmental quality.
20    (b) As used in this Section:
21    "Applicable planning document" means an MPO's Regional
22Transportation Plan or the Department's Long-Range State
23Transportation Plan. "Applicable planning document" includes
24amendments to such plans that add capacity expansion projects
25or other projects resulting in a net increase in GHG
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1    "Climate equity accessibility score" means a measurement
2of the impact of certain transportation projects on (i) GHG
3emissions, (ii) the accessibility of jobs and other
4destinations to people residing in the project area, and (iii)
5the affordability of transportation.
6    "CO2e" means the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide
7emissions with the same global warming potential as one metric
8ton of another greenhouse gas, is calculated using Equation
9A-1 in 40 CFR 98.2, and allows for the comparison of emissions
10of various different greenhouse gases with different global
11warming potentials and the calculation of the relative impact
12of the emissions on the environment over a standard time
13period.
14    "Disproportionately impacted community" means the
15residents within a census block group in which, according to
16the most recent federal decennial census, more than 40% of the
17households are low-income households, more than 40% of the
18households identify as minority households, or more than 40%
19of the households are housing cost-burdened, as defined by the
20United States Census Bureau.
21    "Greenhouse gas emissions" or "GHG emissions" means
22emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide,
23hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, nitrogen trifluoride,
24and sulfur hexafluoride.
25    "Greenhouse gas emissions analysis" or "GHG emissions
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1as being generated by the projects and programs contained in
2an applicable planning document.
3    "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or "GHG mitigation
4measure" means a project, program, or policy established by
5the Environmental Protection Agency by rule under subparagraph
6(G) of paragraph (3) of subsection (c) that can reasonably be
7expected to result in a quantifiable reduction in GHG
8emissions and that would not be undertaken absent the need by
9the Department or an MPO to reduce GHG emissions to meet their
10greenhouse gas targets. "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or
11"GHG mitigation measure" does not include a roadway capacity
12expansion project. "Greenhouse gas mitigation measure" or "GHG
13mitigation measure" includes:
14        (1) the addition of transit and other mobility
15    resources, including, but not limited to, shared bicycle
16    and scooter service, in a manner that will reduce VMT;
17        (2) improving pedestrian and bicycle access,
18    particularly in areas that allow individuals to reduce
19    multiple daily trips and better access transit;
20        (3) transportation demand management to reduce VMT per
21    capita, including, but not limited to, vanpool and shared
22    vehicle programs, remote work and other forms of virtual
23    access, and use of pricing and other incentives for
24    employees and other travelers to use less greenhouse gas
25    intensive travel modes;
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1    stops and stations to make transit safer and more usable;
2        (5) improving the safety, efficiency, and Americans
3    with Disabilities Act compliance of crosswalks and
4    multiuse paths for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other
5    nonmotorized vehicles;
6        (6) changing parking and land use policies and
7    adjusting urban design requirements to encourage more
8    walking, bicycling, and transit trips per capita and
9    reduce VMT per capita;
10        (7) adoption or expansion of school bus, school
11    carpool, or school active transportation programs;
12        (8) electrifying loading docks to allow transportation
13    refrigeration units and auxiliary power units to be
14    plugged into the electric grid at the loading dock instead
15    of running on fossil fuels;
16        (9) accelerating the adoption of ebikes, neighborhood
17    electric carshare vehicles, and other forms of vehicles
18    that emit less greenhouse gas when manufactured and
19    operated; and
20        (10) other measures established or authorized by the
21    Environmental Protection Agency by rule that reduce GHG
22    emissions.
23    "Greenhouse gas target" or "GHG target" means the maximum
24amount of greenhouse gas expressed as CO2e at each of the
25various specified times established by subsection (c) that the
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1planning and project prioritization and funding processes.
2    "Induced demand" means a concept from economics that as
3supply increases and incurred costs decline, demand will
4increase. This phenomenon has been widely observed and studied
5in transportation systems where highways have been expanded to
6alleviate road congestion problems, resulting in increases in
7vehicle miles traveled.
8    "MPO" means a metropolitan planning organization
9designated by agreement among the units of local government
10and the Governor, charged with developing transportation plans
11and programs in a metropolitan planning area under Section 134
12of Title 23 of the United States Code.
13    "Mitigation action plan" means the plan for implementation
14of GHG mitigation measures prepared by the Department or an
15MPO.
16    "Other entities" means the entities referenced in
17subsection (s).
18    "Roadway capacity expansion project" means a project that
19would be included in the Department's State Transportation
20Improvement Program as an MPO or significant project and that
21(i) adds physical highway traffic capacity or provides for
22grade separation at an intersection or (ii) uses intelligent
23transportation system technology to increase the traffic
24capacity of an existing highway by 10% or more. "Roadway
25capacity expansion project" does not include a project whose
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1infrastructure or services. "Roadway capacity expansion
2project" includes all project types, including those described
3as maintenance or rehabilitation projects.
4    "Social cost of carbon" means the estimates of the social
5cost of carbon adopted by the United States Environmental
6Protection Agency, or such higher figure as adopted by the
7Environmental Protection Agency, Department, or MPO under
8subsection (o).
9    "STIP" means a State Transportation Improvement Program.
10    "TIP" means a Transportation Improvement Program.
11    "VMT" means vehicle miles traveled.
12    (c) By January 1, 2026, the Environmental Protection
13Agency, after consultation with the Department and MPOs, must
14establish, by rule, a schedule of GHG targets for GHG
15emissions from the transportation sector in the State that:
16        (1) do not allow GHG emissions in the transportation
17    sector to exceed the greenhouse gas performance targets
18    established by the Environmental Protection Agency for the
19    transportation sector under subsection (p) of Section 9.15
20    of the Environmental Protection Act;
21        (2) specify GHG targets on a 5-year or more frequent
22    compliance year basis; and
23        (3) allocate GHG targets across the transportation
24    sector of the State, which:
25            (A) must provide for an allocation to each MPO for
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1            (B) must provide for an allocation to the
2        Department for areas outside the boundaries of the
3        State's MPOs;
4            (C) must account for the differences in the
5        feasibility and extent of emissions reductions across
6        forms of land use and across regions of the State;
7            (D) must require that the Department and MPOs
8        factor in the impact of induced demand associated with
9        transportation projects and policies in calculating
10        the GHG emissions generated by their respective
11        transportation systems;
12            (E) must be based on the best available data and
13        modeling tools accessible to the Environmental
14        Protection Agency, such as the SHIFT calculator, after
15        consultation with other State agencies, universities,
16        the federal government, and other appropriate expert
17        sources;
18            (F) must include VMT targets necessary for the
19        Department and MPOs to meet their GHG targets;
20            (G) must set out standards and requirements for
21        acceptable GHG mitigation measures; and
22            (H) may include additional performance targets
23        based on Department district, metropolitan area,
24        geographic region, a per capita calculation,
25        transportation mode, or a combination thereof.
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1document, the Department and an MPO must conduct a GHG
2emissions analysis that:
3        (1) includes (i) the existing transportation network,
4    (ii) the anticipated changes to that network as a result
5    of the projects contained in the applicable planning
6    document, and (iii) the projects in their STIP or TIP;
7        (2) estimates total CO2e emissions in millions of
8    metric tons for each applicable GHG target date
9    established under subsection (c);
10        (3) compares estimated total CO2e emissions against
11    the GHG targets applicable to the Department or MPO;
12        (4) compares the social cost of carbon for total
13    estimated CO2e emissions against the social cost of carbon
14    associated with each applicable GHG target;
15        (5) certifies whether the Department or MPO is in
16    compliance with its applicable GHG targets; and
17        (6) is published in full on the websites of the
18    Department or MPO.
19    (e) The Department, with assistance from the Environmental
20Protection Agency, shall:
21        (1) provide technical assistance to MPOs in fulfilling
22    their responsibilities under this Section, including:
23            (A) assembling and sharing greenhouse gas-related
24        resources and transportation sector best practices in
25        managing GHG emissions;
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1        technical data, information, assistance, and related
2        activities;
3            (C) making Department staff resources accessible
4        to answer questions and provide in-depth assistance to
5        MPOs on specific issues;
6            (D) providing information about grants and other
7        funding opportunities;
8            (E) conducting evaluations of GHG emissions
9        analyses against national best practices;
10            (F) connecting MPOs to resources in public
11        agencies, universities, and elsewhere; and
12            (H) conducting other similar and related
13        activities to assist MPOs in fulfilling their
14        responsibilities;
15        (2) encourage use of consistent GHG emissions data,
16    assumptions, and methodology by the Department and MPOs;
17        (3) ensure that its planning processes under Sections
18    2705-200, 2705-203, and 2705-205 and its guidance to MPOs
19    under this subsection provide that at least the same level
20    of analytical scrutiny is given to greenhouse gas
21    pollutants as is given to other air pollutants of concern
22    in the State, and include consideration of the impact on
23    GHG emissions of induced demand resulting from roadway
24    capacity expansion projects;
25        (4) update its Metropolitan Planning Organization
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1        (5) review the GHG emissions analysis used by each MPO
2    to determine if the GHG emissions analysis is inclusive of
3    the complete, actual, and planned transportation network
4    in the applicable planning document and uses reasonable
5    GHG emissions forecasting data, assumptions, modeling, and
6    methodology:
7            (A) if the Department rejects the GHG emissions
8        analysis used by an MPO, the Department shall detail
9        the deficiencies and give the MPO an opportunity to
10        take corrective action;
11            (B) until the MPO takes appropriate corrective
12        action, the Department shall not approve the MPO's
13        applicable planning document, include the projects in
14        the MPO's applicable planning document in the
15        Department's STIP, or make a finding or otherwise
16        represent to the federal government or other
17        governmental agencies that the MPO is in compliance
18        with its legal obligations;
19            (C) if, after given an opportunity for corrective
20        action, an MPO does not submit an acceptable GHG
21        emissions analysis, the Department may substitute its
22        own GHG emissions analysis for planning and
23        programming purposes until the MPO produces an
24        acceptable GHG emissions analysis; and
25            (D) the Department shall establish an appropriate
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1        its review of MPO GHG emissions analyses and for
2        corrective action by MPOs where such is necessary;
3        (6) upon request of an MPO, provide the MPO with a GHG
4    emissions analysis that the MPO can use for purposes of
5    this Section in lieu of the MPO conducting its own GHG
6    emissions analysis; and
7        (7) adopt rules applicable to itself, MPOs, and
8    recipients of Department funding so the State can achieve
9    the transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions
10    reduction goals and targets set forth in subsections (c)
11    and (p) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental Protection
12    Act and administer the various processes and requirements
13    set forth in this Section.
14    (f) The Department and each MPO must use a GHG emissions
15analysis to determine if their applicable planning document
16will result in the Department or MPO meeting its GHG targets.
17If a GHG emissions analysis determines that the Department or
18MPO is more likely than not to fail to meet one or more of its
19GHG targets, then the Department or MPO shall identify GHG
20mitigation measures that are needed for the Department or MPO
21to meet its GHG targets as follows:
22        (1) The Department or MPO shall submit a mitigation
23    action plan that identifies GHG mitigation measures needed
24    to meet the GHG targets and that includes:
25            (A) the anticipated start and completion date of
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1            (B) an estimate of the annual CO2e emissions
2        reductions achieved per year by the GHG mitigation
3        measure;
4            (C) an estimate of the impact of the GHG
5        mitigation measure on VMT;
6            (D) quantification of the specific co-benefits
7        from each GHG mitigation measure, including reduction
8        of copollutants, such as PM2.5 and NOx, as well as
9        travel impacts, such as changes to VMT, pedestrian or
10        bike use, and transit ridership;
11            (E) a description of any benefits to
12        disproportionately impacted communities from the GHG
13        mitigation measure, including an estimate of the total
14        amount spent on GHG mitigation measures in or designed
15        to serve disproportionately impacted communities; and
16            (F) a status report submitted annually and
17        published on its website for each GHG mitigation
18        measure that contains the following information
19        concerning each GHG mitigation measure:
20                (i) availability and timing of funding;
21                (ii) implementation timeline;
22                (iii) current status;
23                (iv) for GHG mitigation measures that are in
24            progress or completed, quantification of the
25            greenhouse gas impact of such GHG mitigation
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1                (v) for GHG mitigation measures that are
2            delayed, canceled, or substituted, an explanation
3            of why that decision was made and how these GHG
4            mitigation measures or the equivalent will be
5            achieved.
6        (2) GHG mitigation measures are sufficient if the
7    total GHG emissions reduction from the GHG mitigation
8    measures, after accounting for the GHG emissions otherwise
9    resulting from existing and planned projects in the
10    applicable planning document, results in the Department or
11    MPO meeting its GHG targets. Each comparison of GHG
12    emissions reductions and GHG targets under this subsection
13    must be performed over equal comparison periods.
14        (3) In the annual GHG mitigation measures status
15    report under subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1), the
16    Department or MPO shall certify whether its GHG mitigation
17    measures will be sufficient for the Department or MPO to
18    meet its GHG targets.
19    (g) If an applicable planning document does not meet the
20GHG targets for each compliance year even after consideration
21of any GHG mitigation measures, the Department may deem the
22applicable planning document in compliance with this Section
23and approved only if the noncompliant Department or MPO
24allocates funding to advance the achievement of the applicable
25GHG targets as follows:
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1    advance a roadway capacity expansion project from its
2    applicable planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall
3    not otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to
4    a STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
5    anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
6    projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
7    GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
8    sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
9    compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
10    planning documents to reflect these changes;
11        (2) in MPO areas that are not in receipt of federal
12    suballocations under the Congestion Mitigation and Air
13    Quality Improvement Program or Surface Transportation
14    Board programs, the Department and MPO (i) shall not
15    advance a roadway capacity expansion project from its
16    applicable planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall
17    not otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to
18    a STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
19    anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
20    projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
21    GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
22    sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
23    compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
24    planning documents to reflect these changes;
25        (3) in MPO areas that are in receipt of federal
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1    Quality Improve Program or Surface Transportation Board
2    programs, the Department and MPO (i) shall not advance a
3    roadway capacity expansion project from its applicable
4    planning document to a STIP or TIP, (ii) shall not
5    otherwise add a roadway capacity expansion project to a
6    STIP or TIP, (iii) shall reprogram funds allocated or
7    anticipated to be expended on roadway capacity expansion
8    projects awaiting inclusion in a STIP or TIP project to
9    GHG mitigation measures that reduce GHG emissions
10    sufficiently to achieve the GHG targets for each
11    compliance year, and (iv) shall amend its applicable
12    planning documents to reflect these changes; and
13        (4) the Department and MPOs shall administer
14    paragraphs (1) through (3) as a limitation on their
15    authority to advance roadway capacity expansion projects
16    or other projects that will materially increase GHG
17    emissions under paragraph (5) of subsection (k) of Section
18    5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code (49 U.S.C.
19    5303(k)(5)).
20    (h) Before including a roadway capacity expansion project
21in an applicable planning document, the Department or MPO must
22perform a GHG emissions analysis of the roadway capacity
23expansion project. Following the GHG emissions analysis, the
24Department or MPO must determine if, after consideration of
25all relevant factors, including VMT and social cost of carbon
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1demand, the project conforms with (i) the applicable GHG
2targets and (ii) VMT targets established under subsection (c).
3        (1) If the Department or MPO determines that the
4    roadway capacity expansion project is not in conformance
5    with items (i) and (ii), the Department or MPO must:
6            (A) alter the scope or design of the roadway
7        capacity expansion project and perform a GHG emissions
8        analysis that shows that the roadway capacity
9        expansion project meets the requirements of items (i)
10        and (ii);
11            (B) incorporate sufficient GHG mitigation measures
12        to bring the Department or MPO into compliance with
13        its GHG targets, however, in order to be effective,
14        such GHG mitigation measures must be implemented no
15        later than contemporaneously with the implementation
16        of the roadway expansion project or, if not
17        implemented contemporaneously, a GHG mitigation
18        measure must provide a valid GHG emissions reduction
19        after the date it is implemented; or
20            (C) halt development of the roadway capacity
21        expansion project and remove the roadway capacity
22        expansion project from all applicable planning
23        documents.
24        (2) The Department and MPOs must establish a process
25    for performing roadway capacity expansion project GHG
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1    capacity expansion project must include, but shall not be
2    limited to, estimates resulting from the project for the
3    following:
4            (A) GHG emissions over a period of 20 years or the
5        last GHG target year, whichever is later;
6            (B) a net change in VMT and social cost of carbon
7        for the transportation network after factoring in the
8        effects of induced demand; and
9            (C) consideration of additional VMT in the
10        transportation network from additional capacity
11        resulting from roadway traffic capacity expansion,
12        intelligent transportation systems, or both.
13        (3) The Department or MPO must connect any GHG
14    mitigation measures associated with the roadway capacity
15    expansion project as follows:
16            (A) within or associated with at least one of the
17        communities impacted by the roadway capacity expansion
18        project;
19            (B) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
20        under subparagraph (A), in areas of persistent poverty
21        or historically disadvantaged communities, as measured
22        and defined by federal law, guidance and notices of
23        funding opportunity;
24            (C) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
25        under subparagraphs (A) and (B), in the region of the
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1            (D) if there is not a reasonably feasible location
2        under subparagraphs (A) through (C), on a statewide
3        basis.
4        (4) The Department or MPO must develop and use a
5    process for community consultation consistent with the
6    requirements of subsection (m) in the development of GHG
7    mitigation measures that the Department or MPO uses to
8    achieve compliance with its GHG targets.
9        (5) The Department or MPO must publish an explanation
10    regarding the feasibility and rationale for each GHG
11    mitigation measure under subparagraphs (B) through (D) of
12    paragraph (3).
13        (6) GHG mitigation measures connected to a roadway
14    expansion project are sufficient if the total greenhouse
15    gas reduction from the GHG mitigation measures is at least
16    equal to the total GHG emissions resulting from the
17    roadway capacity expansion project and consistent with the
18    Department or MPO meeting its GHG targets.
19            (A) Each comparison under this paragraph must be
20        performed over equal comparison periods.
21            (B) To avoid double counting, once a GHG
22        mitigation measure is connected to a roadway capacity
23        expansion project, that GHG mitigation measure shall
24        not be used to offset greenhouse gases associated with
25        other roadway capacity expansion projects or other
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1        (7) The Department and MPOs must publish information
2    regarding roadway capacity expansion project GHG emissions
3    analyses on their websites. The information must include:
4            (A) an identification of each roadway capacity
5        expansion project; and
6            (B) for each roadway capacity expansion project, a
7        summary that includes an overview of and link to the
8        roadway capacity expansion project GHG emissions
9        analysis, the greenhouse gas impact determination by
10        the Department or MPO, the social cost of carbon added
11        by the roadway capacity expansion project, and project
12        disposition, including a review of any GHG mitigation
13        measures.
14    (i) The Department and MPOs may use a GHG mitigation
15measure as an offset against GHG emissions only after the date
16the GHG mitigation measure has been implemented.
17    (j) By January 1, 2028, and every 3 years thereafter, the
18Department shall prepare a comprehensive, publicly released
19report on statewide transportation greenhouse gas reduction
20accomplishments and challenges and make recommendations for
21any legislative action or State agency rulemaking that would
22assist the Department and MPOs in meeting their GHG targets.
23The report, at a minimum, shall include:
24        (1) a description of whether the Department and MPOs
25    are on track to meet their GHG targets and VMT targets;
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1    regulations, rules, and practices and recommendations for
2    modifications that would help ensure that the Department
3    and MPOs meet their GHG targets and VMT targets;
4        (3) a description of the benefits from reductions in
5    GHG emissions and copollutants in the transportation
6    sector, diversification of energy sources used for
7    transportation, and substitution of other motorized and
8    nonmotorized modes of travel for VMT currently being
9    handled by vehicles powered by internal combustion
10    engines, and other economic, environmental, and public
11    health benefits;
12        (4) a description of the compliance costs borne by the
13    Department and MPOs in meeting their GHG targets and VMT
14    targets;
15        (5) a description of the social cost of carbon
16    associated with the transportation systems for which the
17    Department and each MPO is responsible and the social cost
18    of carbon reductions that result from GHG mitigation
19    measures and other steps being taken by the Department and
20    each MPO to reduce GHG emissions;
21        (6) a description of whether measures taken by the
22    Department and MPOs to meet GHG targets are equitable,
23    minimize costs, and maximize the total benefits to the
24    State and its citizens; and
25        (7) a description of whether activities undertaken to
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1    burdened disproportionately impacted communities.
2    (k) Before including any project that has an anticipated
3cost of $30,000,000 or more (i) in an applicable planning
4document or (ii) as a GHG mitigation measure, the Department
5or MPO shall calculate a climate equity accessibility score
6for the project. The climate equity accessibility score shall
7be based on a GHG emissions analysis of the project and a
8measurement of (i) the current levels of access to jobs,
9hospitals, schools, and food by available modes of
10transportation and (ii) the current level of affordability of
11transportation in the project area. The Department and MPO
12shall then calculate a climate equity accessibility score
13based on the projected change in GHG emissions, accessibility,
14and affordability from the proposed project. Projects that
15result in relatively high reductions of GHG emissions while
16increasing access to jobs and other destinations and providing
17more affordable transportation options will receive a higher
18climate equity accessibility score than projects that fail to
19deliver such benefits. To advance the goals of this Section
20and optimize the use of public funds, the Department and MPOs
21shall give priority to projects with high climate equity
22accessibility scores, considering which project delivers the
23most climate equity accessibility score benefit per dollar
24invested. The Department, with the assistance of the
25Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide technical
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1this subsection.
2    (l) To the full extent allowed by paragraph (4) of
3subsection (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States
4Code and other applicable laws, and to extend the existing
5authority under State law vested in the Chicago Metropolitan
6Agency for Planning to MPOs throughout the State, MPOs, with
7the full support of the Department, shall conduct housing
8coordination planning to help the Department and MPOs meet
9their GHG targets.
10        (1) MPOs shall develop housing coordination plans
11    consistent with subparagraph (C) of paragraph (4) of
12    subsection (k) of Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United
13    States Code (49 U.S.C. 5303(k)(4)(C)) to better integrate
14    housing, transportation, and economic development
15    strategies and to, among other things:
16            (A) better connect housing and employment while
17        mitigating commuting times;
18            (B) align transportation improvements with housing
19        needs, such as housing supply shortages, and proposed
20        housing development;
21            (C) align planning for housing and transportation
22        to address needs in relationship to household incomes
23        within the metropolitan planning area;
24            (D) expand housing and economic development within
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1        appropriate, including higher-density development, as
2        locally determined;
3            (E) manage effects of VMT growth in the
4        metropolitan planning area related to housing
5        development and economic development; and
6            (F) increase the share of households with
7        sufficient and affordable access to the transportation
8        networks of the metropolitan planning area.
9        (2) MPOs shall identify the location of existing and
10    planned housing and employment and transportation options
11    that connect housing and employment.
12        (3) MPOs shall include a comparison of State,
13    regional, and local transportation plans in the region to
14    land use management plans, including zoning plans, that
15    may affect road use, public transportation ridership, and
16    housing development.
17        (4) In their housing coordination planning, MPOs shall
18    focus on the effect that land use policies and practices,
19    such as minimum parking requirements and exclusionary
20    zoning requirements, contribute to increases in VMT and
21    GHG emissions and consider how such policies affect
22    housing and transportation affordability.
23        (5) MPOs shall outline recommendations for land use
24    policies and best practices that have the effect of
25    increasing the affordability of housing and transportation
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1        (6) The Department shall assist MPOs in their housing
2    coordination planning and make best efforts to align the
3    Department's planning and project programming with MPO
4    efforts to encourage land use policies and best practices
5    that have the effect of increasing the affordability of
6    housing and transportation, improving accessibility to
7    destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
8        (7) The Department shall not advance to the STIP a
9    project in a metropolitan planning area that the MPO has
10    determined would conflict with its housing coordination
11    plan prepared under paragraph (1) or would have the effect
12    of decreasing the affordability of transportation or the
13    accessibility of destinations or of increasing GHG
14    emissions.
15        (8) In furtherance of Section 48 of the Regional
16    Planning Act, the Department and MPOs shall adopt
17    performance-based methods for allocating discretionary
18    funds that reward jurisdictions that have adopted land use
19    policies and practices associated with increasing the
20    affordability of housing and transportation, improving
21    accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
22            (A) The Department and MPOs may build on the
23        climate equity accessibility scoring tool developed
24        under subsection (k) or develop a separate tool for
25        identifying jurisdictions that have adopted land use
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1        affordability of housing and transportation, improving
2        accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG
3        emissions.
4            (B) The Department and MPOs shall publicly
5        describe the methodology they use in allocating
6        discretionary funding under this paragraph.
7            (C) When allocating discretionary funding, the
8        Department and MPOs shall give at least equal weight
9        to land use policies and practices that facilitate
10        reductions in GHG emissions that they give to existing
11        factors, such as congestion relief, safety, and
12        traffic operations.
13            (D) The Department and MPOs shall consider land
14        use policies and practices as provided in this
15        subsection when allocating discretionary funding from
16        every source.
17        (9) When evaluating all projects for possible
18    inclusion in applicable planning documents or in a STIP or
19    TIP, the Department and MPOs shall adopt performance-based
20    project selection methods that give priority to projects
21    located in jurisdictions that have adopted land use
22    policies and practices associated with increasing the
23    affordability of housing and transportation, improving
24    accessibility to destinations, and reducing GHG emissions.
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1    use policies and practices.
2    (m) The Department and MPOs shall provide early and
3continuous opportunities for public participation in the
4transportation planning process. The process shall be
5proactive and provide timely information, adequate public
6notice, reasonable public access, and opportunities for public
7review and comment at key decision points in the process. The
8objectives of public participation in the transportation
9planning process include providing a mechanism for public
10perspectives, needs, and ideas to be considered in the
11planning process; developing the public's understanding of the
12problems and opportunities facing the transportation system;
13demonstrating explicit consideration and response to public
14input through a variety of tools and techniques; and
15developing a consensus on plans. The Department shall develop
16a documented public participation process under 23 CFR 450.
17        (1) Under 23 CFR 450, Subpart B, the Department is
18    responsible, in cooperation with the MPOs, for carrying
19    out public participation for developing, amending, and
20    updating the Long-Range State Transportation Plan, the
21    STIP, and other statewide transportation planning
22    activities.
23        (2) Under 23 CFR 450, Subpart C, the MPOs, in
24    cooperation with the Department, are responsible for
25    carrying out public participation for the development of
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1    transportation planning activities for their respective
2    metropolitan planning areas.
3        (3) Public participation activities at both the MPO
4    and Department levels shall include, at a minimum:
5            (A) establishing and maintaining for the
6        geographic area of responsibility a list of all known
7        parties interested in transportation planning,
8        including, but not limited to: elected officials;
9        municipal and county planning staffs; affected public
10        agencies; local, State, and federal agencies eligible
11        for federal and State transportation funds; local
12        representatives of public transportation agency
13        employees and users; freight shippers and providers of
14        freight transportation services; public and private
15        transportation providers; representatives of users of
16        transit, bicycling, pedestrian, aviation, and train
17        facilities; private industry; environmental and other
18        interest groups; representatives of persons or groups
19        that may be underserved by existing transportation
20        systems, such as minority persons, low-income seniors,
21        persons with disabilities, and persons with limited
22        English proficiency; and members of the general public
23        expressing interest in the transportation planning
24        process;
25            (B) providing reasonable notice, which for notice
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1        the notice to be translated into the primary language
2        spoken in the disproportionately impacted community,
3        and opportunity to comment through mailing lists and
4        other communication methods on upcoming transportation
5        planning-related activities and meetings;
6            (C) using reasonably available Internet or
7        traditional media opportunities, including minority
8        media and diverse media, to provide timely notices of
9        planning-related activities and meetings to members of
10        the public, including limited English proficiency
11        individuals and others who may require reasonable
12        accommodations. Methods that shall be used to the
13        maximum extent practicable for public participation
14        may include, but shall not be limited to, use of the
15        Internet, social media, news media, such as
16        newspapers, radio, or television, mailings to
17        disproportionately impacted communities by existing
18        transportation systems, including, but not limited to,
19        seniors and persons with disabilities, and notices,
20        including electronic mail and online newsletters;
21            (D) seeking out persons and groups, including
22        minority groups and those with disabilities,
23        low-income, and limited English proficiency, for the
24        purposes of exchanging information, increasing their
25        involvement, and considering their transportation
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1            (E) consulting, as appropriate, with federal,
2        State, local, and tribal agencies responsible for land
3        use management, natural resources, environmental
4        protection, conservation, cultural resources, and
5        historic preservation concerning the development of
6        long-range transportation plans;
7            (F) providing reasonable public access to, and
8        appropriate opportunities for public review and
9        comment on, criteria, standards, and other
10        planning-related information. Reasonable public access
11        includes, but is not limited to, limited English
12        proficiency services and access to ADA-compliant
13        facilities, as well as to the Internet;
14            (G) where feasible, scheduling the development of
15        regional and statewide plans so that the release of
16        the draft plans may be coordinated to provide for the
17        opportunity for joint public outreach;
18            (H) responses, in writing, from the Department and
19        MPOs to all significant issues raised during the
20        review and comment period on transportation plans,
21        making the responses available to the public; and
22            (I) collaborating periodically with all interested
23        parties and the Department and MPOs to review the
24        effectiveness of the Department's and MPOs' public
25        involvement practices to ensure that they provide full
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1        necessary, the Department or MPO shall revise their
2        public participation practices in the transportation
3        planning process and allow time for public review and
4        comment per 23 CFR 450.
5    (n) Beginning on January 1, 2025, each applicable planning
6document from the Department or MPO must include a
7consolidated and comprehensive list of all project types to be
8funded using any federal, State, or local funding source,
9including bicycle, pedestrian, bus, rail, and roadway
10projects, and shall include a summary of planned expenditures
11by project type.
12    (o) Beginning September 30, 2025, the Department and MPOs
13shall establish a social cost of carbon and use the social cost
14of carbon in their applicable planning documents and other
15planning activities.
16        (1) The social cost of carbon shall serve as a
17    monetary estimate of the value of not emitting a ton of GHG
18    emissions.
19        (2) In developing the social cost of carbon applicable
20    to the projects and programs in their applicable planning
21    documents and for other planning and project programming
22    activities, the Department and MPOs shall consider the
23    social cost of carbon established by the Environmental
24    Protection Agency under subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of
25    the Environmental Protection Act and may consider prior or
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1    adopted by the federal government, appropriate
2    international bodies, or other appropriate and reputable
3    scientific organizations.
4        (3) The Department may adopt the social cost of carbon
5    established by the Environmental Protection Agency under
6    subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental
7    Protection Act or establish its own social cost of carbon
8    through the process set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2),
9    but the Department shall not adopt a social cost of carbon
10    that is lower than that established by the Environmental
11    Protection Agency.
12        (4) MPOs may adopt the social cost of carbon
13    established by the Environmental Protection Agency under
14    subsection (q) of Section 9.15 of the Environmental
15    Protection Act or by the Department under paragraph (3) or
16    establish their own social cost of carbon through the
17    process set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2), but an MPO
18    shall not adopt a social cost of carbon that is lower than
19    that established by the Environmental Protection Agency or
20    the Department.
21        (5) The Department shall incorporate the social cost
22    of carbon into its assessment of projects for possible
23    inclusion in its applicable planning document or for
24    inclusion in a STIP or TIP, giving priority to projects
25    that have a relatively low social cost of carbon:
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1        over $30,000,000 in an applicable planning document or
2        a STIP or TIP unless it has calculated the social cost
3        of carbon resulting from the project over the useful
4        life of the project.
5            (B) Such calculations shall result in an estimate
6        of the social cost of carbon under a no-build scenario
7        and an estimate of the social cost of carbon if the
8        project is built, factoring in the effects of induced
9        demand and other appropriate factors.
10            (C) The estimate of the social cost of carbon must
11        include total additional GHG emissions attributable to
12        the proposed project and shall not be limited to GHG
13        emissions from within the physical boundaries of the
14        project.
15            (D) The Department shall publish in applicable
16        planning documents and STIPs the no-build and build
17        estimates of the social cost of carbon for each
18        project for which an estimate of the social cost of
19        carbon has been prepared.
20            (E) For purposes of its planning processes under
21        Sections 2705-200, 2705-203, and 2705-205, and after
22        factoring in the effects of induced demand on VMT
23        attributable to a proposed project, the Department
24        shall offset the social cost of carbon and the social
25        cost of crashes attributable to a project against its
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1        reduction in congestion attributable to the project
2        and shall publish its calculations and results.
3            (F) The Department may rely upon estimates of the
4        social cost of carbon prepared by MPOs for projects
5        included in a STIP that are located inside the MPO's
6        boundaries only if the Department finds that those
7        estimates of the social cost of carbon are based on
8        reasonable assumptions and methodology.
9        (6) Each MPO shall incorporate the social cost of
10    carbon into its assessment of projects for possible
11    inclusion in its applicable planning document or for
12    inclusion in a TIP, giving priority to projects that have
13    a relatively low social cost of carbon:
14            (A) An MPO shall not include any project over
15        $30,000,000 in a TIP unless it has calculated the
16        social cost of carbon resulting from the project over
17        the useful life of the project.
18            (B) Such calculations shall result in an estimate
19        of the social cost of carbon under a no-build scenario
20        and an estimate of the social cost of carbon if the
21        project is built, factoring in the effects of induced
22        demand and other appropriate factors.
23            (C) The estimate of the social cost of carbon must
24        include total additional GHG emissions attributable to
25        the proposed project and shall not be limited to GHG
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1        project.
2            (D) Each MPO shall publish in its applicable
3        planning documents and TIPs the no-build and build
4        estimates of the social cost of carbon for each
5        project for which an estimate of the social cost of
6        carbon has been prepared.
7            (E) For purposes of its planning processes, and
8        after factoring in the effects of induced demand on
9        VMT attributable to a proposed project, an MPO shall
10        offset the social cost of carbon and the social cost of
11        crashes attributable to a project from its projection
12        of the value of the time savings from any reduction in
13        congestion attributable to the project and shall
14        publish its calculations and results.
15            (F) An MPO may rely upon the estimate of the social
16        cost of carbon prepared by the Department for projects
17        included in a TIP only if the MPO finds that the
18        Department's estimates of the social cost of carbon
19        are based on reasonable assumptions and methodologies.
20    (p) By no later than January 1, 2025, the Department shall
21convene a Greenhouse Gas in Transportation Working Group.
22        (1) The Working Group shall assist the Department and
23    MPOs with:
24            (A) planning and implementing the requirements of
25        this Section;
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1        emissions in the transportation sector;
2            (C) identifying promising GHG mitigation measures;
3            (D) preparing the Department's triennial report on
4        statewide transportation sector greenhouse gas
5        reduction accomplishments and challenges and make
6        recommendations for any legislative or regulatory
7        action that would assist the Department and MPOs in
8        meeting their GHG targets; and
9            (E) connecting the Department and MPOs with local,
10        regional, and national experts and best practices
11        relating to planning and programming transportation
12        projects to, among other things, reduce GHG emissions
13        from the transportation sector.
14        (2) The membership of the Working Group shall include
15    the following:
16            (A) the Secretary of Transportation or the
17        Secretary's designee;
18            (B) the Director of the Environmental Protection
19        Agency or the Director's designee;
20            (C) the Chair of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
21        for Planning or the Chair's designee;
22            (D) the chair of another MPO or the chair's
23        designee, appointed by the Governor;
24            (E) a university representative with expertise in
25        GHG emissions in the transportation sector, appointed
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1            (F) a representative from an environmental justice
2        organization, appointed by the Governor;
3            (G) a representative from an active transportation
4        organization, appointed by the Governor;
5            (H) a representative from a transportation
6        planning organization, appointed by the Governor;
7            (I) a representative from a land use planning
8        organization, appointed by the Governor;
9            (J) a representative from the freight industry,
10        appointed by the Governor;
11            (K) a representative from a public transportation
12        agency, appointed by the Governor;
13            (L) a representative from a labor organization,
14        appointed by the Governor;
15            (M) a representative from a road building
16        contractor, appointed by the Governor;
17            (N) a representative from a chamber of commerce,
18        appointed by the Governor;
19            (P) a representative from the engineering sector,
20        appointed by the Governor; and
21            (Q) such other representatives, appointed by the
22        Governor, that will ensure that the Working Group will
23        provide the Department and MPOs with a sufficient
24        range and depth of expertise in GHG emissions
25        reduction in the transportation sector to assist the
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1        responsibilities under this Section.
2        (3) The members of the Working Group must select a
3    Chair from its membership.
4        (4) Members of the Working Group shall serve without
5    compensation other than reimbursement for travel and other
6    expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
7        (5) The Department shall provide sufficient staff
8    support and other resources for the Working Group to
9    perform its duties effectively, including a website
10    accessible to the public that contains an up-to-date
11    record of the activities, research, reports,
12    recommendations, and other materials assembled by the
13    Working Group.
14        (6) The Working Group shall first meet within 90 days
15    of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
16    General Assembly. The Working Group shall hold public
17    meetings no less than quarterly, shall actively seek
18    public input, shall publish annual reports, and by June
19    30, 2027, shall publish a report with recommendations for
20    how the Department and MPOs can most effectively reduce
21    GHG emissions from the transportation sector.
22        (7) The Department shall consider and incorporate
23    recommendations from the Working Group in its triennial
24    reports under subsection (j), and both the Department and
25    MPOs shall consider and incorporate such recommendations
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1    documents.
2        (8) The Working Group shall operate through January
3    30, 2028, or 30 days after the Department's filing of its
4    first triennial report, whichever is later. The Working
5    Group shall continue in operation after that date to
6    further assist the Department and MPOs in fulfilling their
7    responsibilities under this Section unless abolished by
8    the Governor after receipt of abolition recommendations
9    from both the Environmental Protection Agency and the
10    Department.
11    (q) Except as otherwise provided, the requirements of this
12Section shall commence with projects included in applicable
13planning documents filed on or after January 1, 2027.
14    (r) The requirements of this Section are in addition to
15and shall, to the extent practicable, be executed concurrently
16with other requirements for transportation planning, project
17prioritization, public outreach, project implementation, or
18transparency and accountability established by law, rule, or
19policy.
20    (s) The requirements of this Section shall extend to the
21Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and any other builder or
22operator of a public highway under a public-private
23partnership agreement or other means authorized by State law.
24        (1) The requirements of this Section that apply to the
25    other entities include, but are not limited to, the
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1            (A) the Environmental Protection Agency shall
2        assign GHG targets to other entities under subsection
3        (c);
4            (B) other entities shall conduct GHG emissions
5        analysis and be subject to the other requirements set
6        forth in subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) with
7        respect to their applicable planning documents;
8            (C) other entities shall conduct climate equity
9        accessibility scoring as set forth in subsection (k);
10            (D) other entities shall follow the public
11        participation requirements set forth in subsection
12        (j); and
13            (E) other entities shall use the social cost of
14        carbon in their planning and project programming
15        processes as set forth in subsection (o).
16        (2) Other entities may request assistance in complying
17    with the requirements of this Section from the Department
18    under subsection (e) and from the Greenhouse Gas in
19    Transportation Working Group under subsection (p).
20        (3) With respect to other entities, "applicable
21    planning document" means the other entity's capital plan
22    or other document in which the other entity identifies
23    projects that it anticipates advancing for construction.
24        (4) The Department may adopt rules necessary to extend
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1    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-300)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.18)
2    Sec. 2705-300. Powers concerning mass transportation. The
3Department has the power to do the following:
4        (1) Advise and assist the Governor and the General
5    Assembly in formulating (i) a mass transportation policy
6    for the State, (ii) proposals designed to help meet and
7    resolve special problems of mass transportation within the
8    State, and (iii) programs of assistance for the
9    comprehensive planning, development, and administration of
10    mass transportation facilities and services.
11        (2) Appear and participate in proceedings before any
12    federal, State, or local regulatory agency involving or
13    affecting mass transportation in the State.
14        (3) Study mass transportation problems and provide
15    technical assistance to units of local government.
16        (4) Encourage experimentation in developing new mass
17    transportation facilities and services.
18        (5) Recommend policies, programs, and actions designed
19    to improve utilization of mass transportation services.
20        (6) Cooperate with mass transit districts and systems,
21    local governments, and other State agencies in meeting
22    those problems of air, noise, and water pollution
23    associated with transportation.
24        (7) Participate fully in a statewide effort to improve
25    transport safety, including, as the designated State
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1    of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in
2    compliance with 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 49 U.S.C. 5330:
3            (A) developing, adopting, and implementing a
4        system safety program standard and procedures meeting
5        the compliance requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 49
6        U.S.C. 5330, as now or hereafter amended, for the
7        safety and security of rail fixed guideway public
8        transportation systems within the State; and
9            (B) establishing procedures in accordance with 49
10        U.S.C. 5329 and 49 U.S.C. 5330 to review, approve,
11        oversee, investigate, audit, and enforce all other
12        necessary and incidental functions related to the
13        effectuation of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 49 U.S.C. 5330, or
14        other federal law, pertaining to public transportation
15        oversight. The Department may contract for the
16        services of a qualified consultant to comply with this
17        subsection.
18        The security portion of the system safety program,
19    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, or data
20    compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the Department
21    under this subsection shall not be subject to discovery or
22    admitted into evidence in federal or State court or
23    considered for other purposes in any civil action for
24    damages arising from any matter mentioned or addressed in
25    such reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
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1    the Department nor its employees, nor the Metropolitan
2    Mobility Regional Transportation Authority, nor the St.
3    Clair County Transit District, nor any mass transit
4    district nor service board subject to this Section, nor
5    their respective directors, officers, or employees, shall
6    be held liable in any civil action for any injury to or
7    death of any person or loss of or damage to property for
8    any act, omission, or failure to act under this Section or
9    49 U.S.C. 5329 or 49 U.S.C. 5330 as now or hereafter
10    amended.
11        (8) Conduct by contract or otherwise technical
12    studies, and demonstration and development projects which
13    shall be designed to test and develop methods for
14    increasing public use of mass transportation and for
15    providing mass transportation in an efficient,
16    coordinated, and convenient manner.
17        (9) Make applications for, receive, and make use of
18    grants for mass transportation.
19        (10) Make grants for mass transportation from the
20    Transportation Fund pursuant to the standards and
21    procedures of Sections 2705-305 and 2705-310.
22    Nothing in this Section alleviates an individual's duty to
23comply with the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act.
24(Source: P.A. 102-559, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 2705-305. Grants for mass transportation.
2    (a) For the purpose of mass transportation grants and
3contracts, the following definitions apply:
4    "Carrier" means any corporation, authority, partnership,
5association, person, or district authorized to provide mass
6transportation within the State.
7    "District" means all of the following:
8        (i) Any district created pursuant to the Local Mass
9    Transit District Act.
10        (ii) (Blank). The Authority created pursuant to the
11    Metropolitan Transit Authority Act.
12        (iii) Any authority, commission, or other entity that
13    by virtue of an interstate compact approved by Congress is
14    authorized to provide mass transportation.
15        (iv) The Authority created pursuant to the
16    Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
17    Act.
18    "Facilities" comprise all real and personal property used
19in or appurtenant to a mass transportation system, including
20parking lots.
21    "Mass transportation" means transportation provided within
22the State of Illinois by rail, bus, or other conveyance and
23available to the general public on a regular and continuing
24basis, including the transportation of persons with
25disabilities or elderly persons as provided more specifically
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1    "Unit of local government" means any city, village,
2incorporated town, or county.
3    (b) Grants may be made to units of local government,
4districts, and carriers for the acquisition, construction,
5extension, reconstruction, and improvement of mass
6transportation facilities. Grants shall be made upon the terms
7and conditions that in the judgment of the Secretary are
8necessary to ensure their proper and effective utilization.
9    (c) The Department shall make grants under this Law in a
10manner designed, so far as is consistent with the maintenance
11and development of a sound mass transportation system within
12the State, to: (i) maximize federal funds for the assistance
13of mass transportation in Illinois under the Federal Transit
14Act and other federal Acts; (ii) facilitate the movement of
15persons who because of age, economic circumstance, or physical
16infirmity are unable to drive; (iii) contribute to an improved
17environment through the reduction of air, water, and noise
18pollution; and (iv) reduce traffic congestion.
19    (d) The Secretary shall establish procedures for making
20application for mass transportation grants. The procedures
21shall provide for public notice of all applications and give
22reasonable opportunity for the submission of comments and
23objections by interested parties. The procedures shall be
24designed with a view to facilitating simultaneous application
25for a grant to the Department and to the federal government.
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1follows:
2        (1) In an amount not to exceed 100% of the nonfederal
3    share of projects for which a federal grant is made.
4        (2) In an amount not to exceed 100% of the net project
5    cost for projects for which a federal grant is not made.
6        (3) In an amount not to exceed five-sixths of the net
7    project cost for projects essential for the maintenance of
8    a sound transportation system and eligible for federal
9    assistance for which a federal grant application has been
10    made but a federal grant has been delayed. If and when a
11    federal grant is made, the amount in excess of the
12    nonfederal share shall be promptly returned to the
13    Department.
14    In no event shall the Department make a grant that,
15together with any federal funds or funds from any other
16source, is in excess of 100% of the net project cost.
17    (f) Regardless of whether any funds are available under a
18federal grant, the Department shall not make a mass
19transportation grant unless the Secretary finds that the
20recipient has entered into an agreement with the Department in
21which the recipient agrees not to engage in school bus
22operations exclusively for the transportation of students and
23school personnel in competition with private school bus
24operators where those private school bus operators are able to
25provide adequate transportation, at reasonable rates, in
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1this requirement shall not apply to a recipient that operates
2a school system in the area to be served and operates a
3separate and exclusive school bus program for the school
4system.
5    (g) Grants may be made for mass transportation purposes
6with funds appropriated from the Build Illinois Bond Fund
7consistent with the specific purposes for which those funds
8are appropriated by the General Assembly. Grants under this
9subsection (g) are not subject to any limitations or
10conditions imposed upon grants by any other provision of this
11Section, except that the Secretary may impose the terms and
12conditions that in his or her judgment are necessary to ensure
13the proper and effective utilization of the grants under this
14subsection.
15    (h) The Department may let contracts for mass
16transportation purposes and facilities for the purpose of
17reducing urban congestion funded in whole or in part with
18bonds described in subdivision (b)(1) of Section 4 of the
19General Obligation Bond Act, not to exceed $75,000,000 in
20bonds.
21    (i) The Department may make grants to carriers, districts,
22and units of local government for the purpose of reimbursing
23them for providing reduced fares for mass transportation
24services for students, persons with disabilities, and the
25elderly. Grants shall be made upon the terms and conditions
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1their proper and effective utilization.
2    (j) The Department may make grants to carriers, districts,
3and units of local government for costs of providing ADA
4paratransit service.
5(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
6    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-310)
7    Sec. 2705-310. Grants for transportation for persons with
8disabilities.
9    (a) For the purposes of this Section, the following
10definitions apply:
11     "Carrier" means a district or a not for profit
12corporation providing mass transportation for persons with
13disabilities on a regular and continuing basis.
14     "Person with a disability" means any individual who, by
15reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or
16other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, is
17unable without special mass transportation facilities or
18special planning or design to utilize ordinary mass
19transportation facilities and services as effectively as
20persons who are not so affected.
21    "Unit of local government", "district", and "facilities"
22have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 2705-305.
23    (b) The Department may make grants from the Transportation
24Fund and the General Revenue Fund (i) to units of local
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1and the acquisition, construction, extension, reconstruction,
2and improvement of mass transportation facilities for persons
3with disabilities and (ii) during State fiscal years 1986 and
41987, to the Regional Transportation Authority (now the
5Metropolitan Mobility Authority) for operating assistance for
6mass transportation for mobility limited persons, including
7paratransit services for the mobility limited. The grants
8shall be made upon the terms and conditions that in the
9judgment of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their proper
10and effective utilization. The procedures, limitations, and
11safeguards provided in Section 2705-305 to govern grants for
12mass transportation shall apply to grants made under this
13Section.
14    For the efficient administration of grants, the
15Department, on behalf of grant recipients under this Section
16and on behalf of recipients receiving funds under Sections
175309 and 5311 of the Federal Transit Act and State funds, may
18administer and consolidate procurements and may enter into
19contracts with manufacturers of vehicles and equipment.
20    (c) The Department may make operating assistance grants
21from the Transportation Fund to those carriers that, during
22federal fiscal year 1986, directly received operating
23assistance pursuant to Section 5307 or Section 5311 of the
24Federal Transit Act, or under contracts with a unit of local
25government or mass transit district that received operating
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1Transit Act, to provide public paratransit services to the
2general mobility limited population. The Secretary shall take
3into consideration the reduction in federal operating expense
4grants to carriers when considering the grant applications.
5The procedures, limitations, and safeguards provided in
6Section 2705-305 to govern grants for mass transportation
7shall apply to grants made under this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
9    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-315)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.19b)
10    Sec. 2705-315. Grants for passenger security. The
11Department may make grants from the Transportation Fund and
12the General Revenue Fund to the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
13Transportation Authority created under the Metropolitan
14Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act to be used to
15provide protection against crime for the consumers of public
16transportation, and for the employees and facilities of public
17transportation providers, in the metropolitan region. The
18grants may be used (1) to provide that protection directly, or
19(2) to contract with any municipality or county in the
20metropolitan region to provide that protection, or (3) except
21for the Chicago Transit Authority created under the
22Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, to contract with a private
23security agency to provide that protection.
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1their proper and effective utilization. The procedures
2provided in Section 2705-305 to govern grants for mass
3transportation shall apply to grants made under this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
 
5    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-440)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25h)
6    Sec. 2705-440. Intercity Rail Service.
7    (a) For the purposes of providing intercity railroad
8passenger service within this State and throughout the United
9States, the Department is authorized to enter into agreements
10with any state, state agency, units of local government or
11political subdivisions, Metropolitan Mobility Authority the
12Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation
13Authority (or a public corporation on behalf of that Authority
14Division), architecture or engineering firms, the National
15Railroad Passenger Corporation, any carrier, or any
16individual, corporation, partnership, or public or private
17entity. The cost related to such services shall be borne in
18such proportion as, by agreement or contract the parties may
19desire.
20    (b) In providing any intercity railroad passenger service
21as provided in this Section, the Department shall have the
22following additional powers:
23        (1) to enter into trackage use agreements with rail
24    carriers;
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1    purpose any of the locomotives, passenger railcars, and
2    other rolling stock equipment or accessions to any state
3    or state agency, public or private entity, or quasi-public
4    entities;
5        (2) to enter into haulage agreements with rail
6    carriers;
7        (3) to lease or otherwise contract for use,
8    maintenance, servicing, and repair of any needed
9    locomotives, rolling stock, stations, or other facilities,
10    the lease or contract having a term not to exceed 50 years
11    (but any multi-year contract shall recite that the
12    contract is subject to termination and cancellation,
13    without any penalty, acceleration payment, or other
14    recoupment mechanism, in any fiscal year for which the
15    General Assembly fails to make an adequate appropriation
16    to cover the contract obligation);
17        (4) to enter into management agreements;
18        (5) to include in any contract indemnification of
19    carriers or other parties for any liability with regard to
20    intercity railroad passenger service;
21        (6) to obtain insurance for any losses or claims with
22    respect to the service;
23        (7) to promote the use of the service;
24        (8) to make grants to any body politic and corporate,
25    any unit of local government, or the Metropolitan Mobility
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1    Transportation Authority to cover all or any part of any
2    capital or operating costs of the service and to enter
3    into agreements with respect to those grants;
4        (9) to set any fares or make other regulations with
5    respect to the service, consistent with any contracts for
6    the service; and
7        (10) to otherwise enter into any contracts necessary
8    or convenient to provide rail services, operate or
9    maintain locomotives, passenger railcars, and other
10    rolling stock equipment or accessions, including the lease
11    or use of such locomotives, railcars, equipment, or
12    accessions.
13    (c) All service provided under this Section shall be
14exempt from all regulations by the Illinois Commerce
15Commission (other than for safety matters). To the extent the
16service is provided by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
17Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation
18Authority (or a public corporation on behalf of that Authority
19Division), it shall be exempt from safety regulations of the
20Illinois Commerce Commission to the extent the Authority
21Commuter Rail Division adopts its own safety regulations.
22    (d) In connection with any powers exercised under this
23Section, the Department
24        (1) shall not have the power of eminent domain; and
25        (2) shall not directly operate any railroad service
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1    (e) Any contract with the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
2Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation
3Authority (or a public corporation on behalf of the Authority
4Division) under this Section shall provide that all costs in
5excess of revenue received by the Division generated from
6intercity rail service provided by the Division shall be fully
7borne by the Department, and no funds for operation of
8commuter rail service shall be used, directly or indirectly,
9or for any period of time, to subsidize the intercity rail
10operation. If at any time the Division does not have
11sufficient funds available to satisfy the requirements of this
12Section, the Division shall forthwith terminate the operation
13of intercity rail service. The payments made by the Department
14to the Division for the intercity rail passenger service shall
15not be made in excess of those costs or as a subsidy for costs
16of commuter rail operations. This shall not prevent the
17contract from providing for efficient coordination of service
18and facilities to promote cost-effective cost effective
19operations of both intercity rail passenger service and
20commuter rail services with cost allocations as provided in
21this paragraph.
22    (f) Whenever the Department enters into an agreement with
23any carrier, state or state agency, any public or private
24entity, or quasi-public entity for either the Department's
25payment of such railroad required maintenance expenses
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1use of locomotives, passenger railcars, and other rolling
2stock equipment or accessions, the Department may deposit such
3required maintenance funds, use fees, or rental payments into
4any escrow account. For purposes of this subsection, an escrow
5account means any fiduciary account established with (i) any
6banking corporation which is both organized under the Illinois
7Banking Act and authorized to accept and administer trusts in
8this State, or (ii) any national banking association which has
9its principal place of business in this State and which also is
10authorized to accept and administer trusts in this State. The
11funds in any required maintenance escrow account may be
12withdrawn by the carrier or entity in control of the railroad
13being maintained, only with the consent of the Department,
14pursuant to a written maintenance agreement and pursuant to a
15maintenance plan that shall be updated each year. Funds in an
16escrow account holding lease, use fees, or rental payments may
17be withdrawn by the Department to be used or expended on
18acquisition, offsets, overhaul fees, or costs of locomotives,
19railcars, equipment or accessions, including any future
20equipment purchase, expenses, fees, or costs, or any other
21purpose permitted or required by the escrow agreement or any
22other agreement regarding disbursement of funds. The moneys
23deposited in the escrow accounts shall be invested and
24reinvested, pursuant to the direction of the Department, in
25bonds and other interest bearing obligations of this State, or
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1pools or other securities as are authorized for the investment
2of public funds under the Public Funds Investment Act. Escrow
3accounts created under this subsection shall not have terms
4that exceed 20 years. At the end of the term of an escrow
5account, the remaining balance shall be deposited in the
6High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund, a special fund that is
7created in the State treasury Treasury. Moneys in the
8High-Speed Rail Rolling Stock Fund may be used for any purpose
9related to locomotives, passenger railcars, and other rolling
10stock equipment. The Department shall prepare a report for
11presentation to the Comptroller and the Treasurer each year
12that shows the amounts deposited and withdrawn, the purposes
13for withdrawal, the balance, and the amounts derived from
14investment.
15(Source: P.A. 100-773, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
16    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-594 new)
17    Sec. 2705-594. Office of Public Transportation Support.
18    (a) As used in this Section, "metropolitan region" has the
19meaning given to that term in the Metropolitan Mobility
20Authority Act.
21    (b) The Department shall establish, staff, and support an
22Office of Public Transportation Support within District 1. The
23Office's purpose is to optimize the operation of public
24transportation vehicles and the delivery of public
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12-202 of the Illinois Highway Code, under the Department's
2jurisdiction in the metropolitan region.
3    (c) The Office of Public Transportation Support shall have
4the following duties:
5        (1) reviewing Department plans for the construction,
6    rehabilitation, and repair of roadways under the
7    Department's jurisdiction to identify opportunities for
8    enhancements that will improve public transportation
9    operations and safety on such highways, and making
10    recommendations for implementing such enhancements;
11        (2) reviewing the plans by other governmental entities
12    for the construction, rehabilitation, and repair of
13    highways under the Department's jurisdiction or that
14    intersect with such highways to identify opportunities for
15    enhancements that will improve public transportation
16    operations and safety on such highways, and making
17    recommendations for implementing such enhancements;
18        (3) facilitating the implementation of intelligent
19    transportation system solutions, such as bus priority at
20    signalized intersections, to improve public transportation
21    vehicle operations and safety on highways under the
22    Department's jurisdiction;
23        (4) facilitating the implementation of highway
24    infrastructure enhancements such as sidewalks, bus
25    shelters, and bicycle paths and lanes that help connect
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1    the Department's jurisdiction;
2        (5) identifying and pursuing grant funding
3    opportunities for projects that will improve public
4    transportation operations and safety on highways under the
5    Department's jurisdiction;
6        (6) coordinating with the Metropolitan Mobility
7    Authority on the implementation of bus speed and
8    reliability improvements and other enhancements to
9    highways under the Department's jurisdiction to improve
10    public transportation operations and safety; and
11        (7) coordinating with the Metropolitan Mobility
12    Authority on the pursuit of grant opportunities for
13    projects that will improve public transportation on
14    highways under the Department's jurisdiction.
15    (d) To fulfill its obligations under this Section, and
16notwithstanding any of its current policies and practices to
17the contrary, the Department shall in its design and operation
18of highways under its jurisdiction in the metropolitan region
19give priority to public transportation vehicles and other
20vehicles, such as school buses, designed to carry a sizable
21number of people over the priority the Department gives to
22standard light duty vehicles typically used to carry one or a
23few people at a time.
24    (e) The Department shall prioritize maximizing the
25throughput of people on highways under its jurisdiction in the
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1planned over maximizing the number and speeds of vehicles on
2such highways.
3    (f) On highways in the metropolitan region under its
4jurisdiction served by public transportation or where public
5transportation is planned, the Department shall identify and
6implement highway design, infrastructure, and operations
7enhancements that maximize the attractiveness and efficacy of
8public transportation compared to travel by single occupancy
9vehicles on such highways and coordinate with the Metropolitan
10Mobility Authority on such enhancements.
11    (g) The Department shall give the Metropolitan Mobility
12Authority a timely opportunity to review, comment, and concur
13on plans for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of
14highways under the jurisdiction of the Department in the
15metropolitan region where public transportation is being
16provided or is planned by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority.
17    (h) The Department shall not advance a project subject to
18the process set forth in subsections (d) through (g) to
19construction until it has received the Metropolitan Mobility
20Authority's concurrence.
21    (i) The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning shall
22make appropriate changes to its travel demand model, project
23scoring and prioritization processes, long-range plan, and
24transportation improvement program to reflect the requirements
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1    Section 20.11. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is
2amended by changing Section 820-50 as follows:
 
3    (20 ILCS 3501/820-50)
4    Sec. 820-50. Pledge of Funds by Units of Local Government.
5    (a) Pledge of Funds. Any unit of local government which
6receives funds from the Department of Revenue, including
7without limitation funds received pursuant to Sections 8-11-1,
88-11-1.4, 8-11-5 or 8-11-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code, the
9Home Rule County Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Home Rule
10County Service Occupation Tax Act, Sections 25.05-2, 25.05-3
11or 25.05-10 of "An Act to revise the law in relation to
12counties", Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District
13Act, Section 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
14Transportation Authority Act, Sections 2 or 12 of the State
15Revenue Sharing Act, or from the Department of Transportation
16pursuant to Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, or from the
17State Superintendent of Education (directly or indirectly
18through regional superintendents of schools) pursuant to
19Article 18 of the School Code, or any unit of government which
20receives other funds which are at any time in the custody of
21the State Treasurer, the State Comptroller, the Department of
22Revenue, the Department of Transportation or the State
23Superintendent of Education may by appropriate proceedings,
24pledge to the Authority or any entity acting on behalf of the
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1all of such receipts to the extent that such receipts are
2necessary to provide revenues to pay the principal of,
3premium, if any, and interest on, and other fees related to, or
4to secure, any of the local government securities of such unit
5of local government which have been sold or delivered to the
6Authority or its designee or to pay lease rental payments to be
7made by such unit of local government to the extent that such
8lease rental payments secure the payment of the principal of,
9premium, if any, and interest on, and other fees related to,
10any local government securities which have been sold or
11delivered to the Authority or its designee. Any pledge of such
12receipts (or any portion thereof) shall constitute a first and
13prior lien thereon and shall be binding from the time the
14pledge is made.
15    (b) Direct Payment of Pledged Receipts. Any such unit of
16local government may, by such proceedings, direct that all or
17any of such pledged receipts payable to such unit of local
18government be paid directly to the Authority or such other
19entity (including, without limitation, any trustee) for the
20purpose of paying the principal of, premium, if any, and
21interest on, and fees relating to, such local government
22securities or for the purpose of paying such lease rental
23payments to the extent necessary to pay the principal of,
24premium, if any, and interest on, and other fees related to,
25such local government securities secured by such lease rental
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1by the State Treasurer, the State Comptroller, the Department
2of Revenue, the Department of Transportation or the State
3Superintendent of Education, as the case may be, such
4Department or State Superintendent shall direct the State
5Comptroller and State Treasurer to pay to, or on behalf of, the
6Authority or such other entity (including, without limitation,
7any trustee) all or such portion of the pledged receipts from
8the Department of Revenue, or the Department of Transportation
9or the State Superintendent of Education (directly or
10indirectly through regional superintendents of schools), as
11the case may be, sufficient to pay the principal of and
12premium, if any, and interest on, and other fees related to,
13the local governmental securities for which the pledge was
14made or to pay such lease rental payments securing such local
15government securities for which the pledge was made. The
16proceedings shall constitute authorization for such a
17directive to the State Comptroller to cause orders to be drawn
18and to the State Treasurer to pay in accordance with such
19directive. To the extent that the Authority or its designee
20notifies the Department of Revenue, the Department of
21Transportation or the State Superintendent of Education, as
22the case may be, that the unit of local government has
23previously paid to the Authority or its designee the amount of
24any principal, premium, interest and fees payable from such
25pledged receipts, the State Comptroller shall cause orders to
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1receipts to the unit of local government as if they were not
2pledged receipts. To the extent that such receipts are pledged
3and paid to the Authority or such other entity, any taxes which
4have been levied or fees or charges assessed pursuant to law on
5account of the issuance of such local government securities
6shall be paid to the unit of local government and may be used
7for the purposes for which the pledged receipts would have
8been used.
9    (c) Payment of Pledged Receipts upon Default. Any such
10unit of local government may, by such proceedings, direct that
11such pledged receipts payable to such unit of local government
12be paid to the Authority or such other entity (including,
13without limitation, any trustee) upon a default in the payment
14of any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or fees
15relating to, any of the local government securities of such
16unit of local government which have been sold or delivered to
17the Authority or its designee or any of the local government
18securities which have been sold or delivered to the Authority
19or its designee and which are secured by such lease rental
20payments. If such local governmental security is in default as
21to the payment of principal thereof, premium, if any, or
22interest thereon, or fees relating thereto, to the extent that
23the State Treasurer, the State Comptroller, the Department of
24Revenue, the Department of Transportation or the State
25Superintendent of Education (directly or indirectly through
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1any time of any other available funds or moneys pledged to the
2payment of such local government securities or such lease
3rental payments securing such local government securities
4pursuant to this Section and due or payable to such a unit of
5local government at any time subsequent to written notice to
6the State Comptroller and State Treasurer from the Authority
7or any entity acting on behalf of the Authority (including,
8without limitation, any trustee) to the effect that such unit
9of local government has not paid or is in default as to payment
10of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or fees
11relating to, any local government security sold or delivered
12to the Authority or any such entity (including, without
13limitation, any trustee) or has not paid or is in default as to
14the payment of such lease rental payments securing the payment
15of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, or other
16fees relating to, any local government security sold or
17delivered to the Authority or such other entity (including,
18without limitation, any trustee):
19        (i) The State Comptroller and the State Treasurer
20    shall withhold the payment of such funds or moneys from
21    such unit of local government until the amount of such
22    principal, premium, if any, interest or fees then due and
23    unpaid has been paid to the Authority or any such entity
24    (including, without limitation, any trustee), or the State
25    Comptroller and the State Treasurer have been advised that
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1    entity, have been made for the payment of such principal,
2    premium, if any, interest and fees; and
3        (ii) Within 10 days after a demand for payment by the
4    Authority or such entity given to such unit of local
5    government, the State Treasurer and the State Comptroller,
6    the State Treasurer shall pay such funds or moneys as are
7    legally available therefor to the Authority or such entity
8    for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or
9    interest on, or fees relating to, such local government
10    securities. The Authority or any such entity may carry out
11    this Section and exercise all the rights, remedies and
12    provisions provided or referred to in this Section.
13    (d) Remedies. Upon the sale or delivery of any local
14government securities of the Authority or its designee, the
15local government which issued such local government securities
16shall be deemed to have agreed that upon its failure to pay
17interest or premium, if any, on, or principal of, or fees
18relating to, the local government securities sold or delivered
19to the Authority or any entity acting on behalf of the
20Authority (including, without limitation, any trustee) when
21payable, all statutory defenses to nonpayment are thereby
22waived. Upon a default in payment of principal of or interest
23on any local government securities issued by a unit of local
24government and sold or delivered to the Authority or its
25designee, and upon demand on the unit of local government for
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1property taxes and funds are not legally available in the
2treasury of the unit of local government to make payment, an
3action in mandamus for the levy of a tax by the unit of local
4government to pay the principal of or interest on the local
5government securities shall lie, and the Authority or such
6entity shall be constituted a holder or owner of the local
7government securities as being in default. Upon the occurrence
8of any failure or default with respect to any local government
9securities issued by a unit of local government, the Authority
10or such entity may thereupon avail itself of all remedies,
11rights and provisions of law applicable in the circumstances,
12and the failure to exercise or exert any rights or remedies
13within a time or period provided by law may not be raised as a
14defense by the unit of local government.
15(Source: P.A. 93-205, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
16    Section 20.12. The Illinois State Auditing Act is amended
17by changing Section 3-1 as follows:
 
18    (30 ILCS 5/3-1)  (from Ch. 15, par. 303-1)
19    Sec. 3-1. Jurisdiction of Auditor General. The Auditor
20General has jurisdiction over all State agencies to make post
21audits and investigations authorized by or under this Act or
22the Constitution.
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1        (a) to make such post audits authorized by or under
2    this Act as are necessary and incidental to a post audit of
3    a State agency or of a program administered by a State
4    agency involving public funds of the State, but this
5    jurisdiction does not include any authority to review
6    local governmental agencies in the obligation, receipt,
7    expenditure or use of public funds of the State that are
8    granted without limitation or condition imposed by law,
9    other than the general limitation that such funds be used
10    for public purposes;
11        (b) to make investigations authorized by or under this
12    Act or the Constitution; and
13        (c) to make audits of the records of local government
14    agencies to verify actual costs of state-mandated programs
15    when directed to do so by the Legislative Audit Commission
16    at the request of the State Board of Appeals under the
17    State Mandates Act.
18    In addition to the foregoing, the Auditor General may
19conduct an audit of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition
20Authority, the Metropolitan Mobility Authority, Regional
21Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division, the
22Commuter Rail Division and the Chicago Transit Authority and
23any other subsidized carrier when authorized by the
24Legislative Audit Commission. Such audit may be a financial,
25management or program audit, or any combination thereof.
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1accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Subject
2to the limitations of this Act, the Legislative Audit
3Commission may by resolution specify additional determinations
4to be included in the scope of the audit.
5    In addition to the foregoing, the Auditor General must
6also conduct a financial audit of the Illinois Sports
7Facilities Authority's expenditures of public funds in
8connection with the reconstruction, renovation, remodeling,
9extension, or improvement of all or substantially all of any
10existing "facility", as that term is defined in the Illinois
11Sports Facilities Authority Act.
12    The Auditor General may also conduct an audit, when
13authorized by the Legislative Audit Commission, of any
14hospital which receives 10% or more of its gross revenues from
15payments from the State of Illinois, Department of Healthcare
16and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid),
17Medical Assistance Program.
18    The Auditor General is authorized to conduct financial and
19compliance audits of the Illinois Distance Learning Foundation
20and the Illinois Conservation Foundation.
21    As soon as practical after the effective date of this
22amendatory Act of 1995, the Auditor General shall conduct a
23compliance and management audit of the City of Chicago and any
24other entity with regard to the operation of Chicago O'Hare
25International Airport, Chicago Midway Airport and Merrill C.
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1examination of revenues, expenses, and transfers of funds;
2purchasing and contracting policies and practices; staffing
3levels; and hiring practices and procedures. When completed,
4the audit required by this paragraph shall be distributed in
5accordance with Section 3-14.
6    The Auditor General shall conduct a financial and
7compliance and program audit of distributions from the
8Municipal Economic Development Fund during the immediately
9preceding calendar year pursuant to Section 8-403.1 of the
10Public Utilities Act at no cost to the city, village, or
11incorporated town that received the distributions.
12    The Auditor General must conduct an audit of the Health
13Facilities and Services Review Board pursuant to Section 19.5
14of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act.
15    The Auditor General of the State of Illinois shall
16annually conduct or cause to be conducted a financial and
17compliance audit of the books and records of any county water
18commission organized pursuant to the Water Commission Act of
191985 and shall file a copy of the report of that audit with the
20Governor and the Legislative Audit Commission. The filed audit
21shall be open to the public for inspection. The cost of the
22audit shall be charged to the county water commission in
23accordance with Section 6z-27 of the State Finance Act. The
24county water commission shall make available to the Auditor
25General its books and records and any other documentation,
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1necessary to conduct the audit required. These audit
2requirements apply only through July 1, 2007.
3    The Auditor General must conduct audits of the Rend Lake
4Conservancy District as provided in Section 25.5 of the River
5Conservancy Districts Act.
6    The Auditor General must conduct financial audits of the
7Southeastern Illinois Economic Development Authority as
8provided in Section 70 of the Southeastern Illinois Economic
9Development Authority Act.
10    The Auditor General shall conduct a compliance audit in
11accordance with subsections (d) and (f) of Section 30 of the
12Innovation Development and Economy Act.
13(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09;
1496-939, eff. 6-24-10.)
 
15    (30 ILCS 5/3-2.3 rep.)
16    Section 20.12a. The Illinois State Auditing Act is amended
17by repealing Section 3-2.3.
 
18    Section 20.13. The State Finance Act is amended by
19changing Sections 5.277, 5.918, 6z-17, 6z-20, 6z-27, 6z-109,
208.25g, and 8.3 and by adding Sections 5.1015 and 5.1016 as
21follows:
 
22    (30 ILCS 105/5.277)  (from Ch. 127, par. 141.277)
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1Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax Replacement
2Fund.
3(Source: P.A. 86-928; 86-1028.)
 
4    (30 ILCS 105/5.918)
5    Sec. 5.918. The Metropolitan Mobility Regional
6Transportation Authority Capital Improvement Fund.
7(Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 101-32, eff. 6-28-19;
8102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
9    (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)
10    Sec. 5.1015. The Transit-Supportive Development Fund.
 
11    (30 ILCS 105/5.1016 new)
12    Sec. 5.1016. The Metropolitan Mobility Authority
13Additional Operating Funding Fund.
 
14    (30 ILCS 105/6z-17)  (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17)
15    Sec. 6z-17. State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund.
16    (a) After deducting the amount transferred to the Tax
17Compliance and Administration Fund under subsection (b), of
18the money paid into the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund:
19(i) subject to appropriation to the Department of Revenue,
20Municipalities having 1,000,000 or more inhabitants shall
21receive 20% and may expend such amount to fund and establish a
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1resources targeted to meet the affordable housing needs of
2low-income and very low-income households within such
3municipality, (ii) 10% shall be transferred into the
4Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
5Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund, a special fund in the
6State treasury which is hereby created, (iii) until July 1,
72013, subject to appropriation to the Department of
8Transportation, the Madison County Mass Transit District shall
9receive .6%, and beginning on July 1, 2013, subject to
10appropriation to the Department of Revenue, 0.6% shall be
11distributed each month out of the Fund to the Madison County
12Mass Transit District, (iv) the following amounts, plus any
13cumulative deficiency in such transfers for prior months,
14shall be transferred monthly into the Build Illinois Fund and
15credited to the Build Illinois Bond Account therein:
16Fiscal YearAmount
171990$2,700,000
1819911,850,000
1919922,750,000
2019932,950,000
21    From Fiscal Year 1994 through Fiscal Year 2025 the
22transfer shall total $3,150,000 monthly, plus any cumulative
23deficiency in such transfers for prior months, and (v) the
24remainder of the money paid into the State and Local Sales Tax
25Reform Fund shall be transferred into the Local Government
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11,000,000 or more inhabitants which shall receive no portion
2of such remainder, shall be distributed, subject to
3appropriation, in the manner provided by Section 2 of "An Act
4in relation to State revenue sharing with local government
5entities", approved July 31, 1969, as now or hereafter
6amended. Municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants
7according to the 1980 U.S. Census and located within the Metro
8East Mass Transit District receiving funds pursuant to
9provision (v) of this paragraph may expend such amounts to
10fund and establish a program for developing and coordinating
11public and private resources targeted to meet the affordable
12housing needs of low-income and very low-income households
13within such municipality.
14    Moneys transferred from the Grocery Tax Replacement Fund
15to the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund under Section
166z-130 shall be treated under this Section in the same manner
17as if they had been remitted with the return on which they were
18reported.
19    (b) Beginning on the first day of the first calendar month
20to occur on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act
21of the 98th General Assembly, each month the Department of
22Revenue shall certify to the State Comptroller and the State
23Treasurer, and the State Comptroller shall order transferred
24and the State Treasurer shall transfer from the State and
25Local Sales Tax Reform Fund to the Tax Compliance and
26Administration Fund, an amount equal to 1/12 of 5% of 20% of

 

 

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1the cash receipts collected during the preceding fiscal year
2by the Audit Bureau of the Department of Revenue under the Use
3Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax
4Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and associated local
5occupation and use taxes administered by the Department. The
6amount distributed under subsection (a) each month shall first
7be reduced by the amount transferred to the Tax Compliance and
8Administration Fund under this subsection (b). Moneys
9transferred to the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund
10under this subsection (b) shall be used, subject to
11appropriation, to fund additional auditors and compliance
12personnel at the Department of Revenue.
13(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 105/6z-20)  (from Ch. 127, par. 142z-20)
15    Sec. 6z-20. County and Mass Transit District Fund. Of the
16money received from the 6.25% general rate (and, beginning
17July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000, the 1.25% rate on
18motor fuel and gasohol, and beginning on August 6, 2010
19through August 15, 2010, and beginning again on August 5, 2022
20through August 14, 2022, the 1.25% rate on sales tax holiday
21items) on sales subject to taxation under the Retailers'
22Occupation Tax Act and Service Occupation Tax Act and paid
23into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, distribution
24to the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax
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1created pursuant to Section 6.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan
2Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act, for deposit
3therein shall be made based upon the retail sales occurring in
4a county having more than 3,000,000 inhabitants. The remainder
5shall be distributed to each county having 3,000,000 or fewer
6inhabitants based upon the retail sales occurring in each such
7county.
8    For the purpose of determining allocation to the local
9government unit, a retail sale by a producer of coal or other
10mineral mined in Illinois is a sale at retail at the place
11where the coal or other mineral mined in Illinois is extracted
12from the earth. This paragraph does not apply to coal or other
13mineral when it is delivered or shipped by the seller to the
14purchaser at a point outside Illinois so that the sale is
15exempt under the United States Constitution as a sale in
16interstate or foreign commerce.
17    Of the money received from the 6.25% general use tax rate
18on tangible personal property which is purchased outside
19Illinois at retail from a retailer and which is titled or
20registered by any agency of this State's government and paid
21into the County and Mass Transit District Fund, the amount for
22which Illinois addresses for titling or registration purposes
23are given as being in each county having more than 3,000,000
24inhabitants shall be distributed into the Metropolitan
25Mobility Authority Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund
26Regional Transportation Authority tax fund, created pursuant

 

 

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1to Section 6.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
2Transportation Authority Act. The remainder of the money paid
3from such sales shall be distributed to each county based on
4sales for which Illinois addresses for titling or registration
5purposes are given as being located in the county. Any money
6paid into the Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and
7Use Tax Replacement Fund from the County and Mass Transit
8District Fund prior to January 14, 1991, which has not been
9paid to the Authority prior to that date, shall be transferred
10to the Regional Transportation Authority tax fund.
11    Whenever the Department determines that a refund of money
12paid into the County and Mass Transit District Fund should be
13made to a claimant instead of issuing a credit memorandum, the
14Department shall notify the State Comptroller, who shall cause
15the order to be drawn for the amount specified, and to the
16person named, in such notification from the Department. Such
17refund shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of the County
18and Mass Transit District Fund.
19    As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
20beginning January 1, 2011, upon certification of the
21Department of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order
22transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, to the STAR
23Bonds Revenue Fund the local sales tax increment, as defined
24in the Innovation Development and Economy Act, collected
25during the second preceding calendar month for sales within a
26STAR bond district and deposited into the County and Mass

 

 

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1Transit District Fund, less 3% of that amount, which shall be
2transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund
3and shall be used by the Department, subject to appropriation,
4to cover the costs of the Department in administering the
5Innovation Development and Economy Act.
6    After the monthly transfer to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund,
7on or before the 25th day of each calendar month, the
8Department shall prepare and certify to the Comptroller the
9disbursement of stated sums of money to the Metropolitan
10Mobility Regional Transportation Authority and to named
11counties, the counties to be those entitled to distribution,
12as hereinabove provided, of taxes or penalties paid to the
13Department during the second preceding calendar month. The
14amount to be paid to the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
15Transportation Authority and each county having 3,000,000 or
16fewer inhabitants shall be the amount (not including credit
17memoranda) collected during the second preceding calendar
18month by the Department and paid into the County and Mass
19Transit District Fund, plus an amount the Department
20determines is necessary to offset any amounts which were
21erroneously paid to a different taxing body, and not including
22an amount equal to the amount of refunds made during the second
23preceding calendar month by the Department, and not including
24any amount which the Department determines is necessary to
25offset any amounts which were payable to a different taxing
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1Regional Transportation Authority or county, and not including
2any amounts that are transferred to the STAR Bonds Revenue
3Fund, less 1.5% of the amount to be paid to the Metropolitan
4Mobility Regional Transportation Authority, which shall be
5transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund.
6The Department, at the time of each monthly disbursement to
7the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority,
8shall prepare and certify to the State Comptroller the amount
9to be transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration
10Fund under this Section. Within 10 days after receipt, by the
11Comptroller, of the disbursement certification to the
12Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority,
13counties, and the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund
14provided for in this Section to be given to the Comptroller by
15the Department, the Comptroller shall cause the orders to be
16drawn for the respective amounts in accordance with the
17directions contained in such certification.
18    When certifying the amount of a monthly disbursement to
19the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority or
20to a county under this Section, the Department shall increase
21or decrease that amount by an amount necessary to offset any
22misallocation of previous disbursements. The offset amount
23shall be the amount erroneously disbursed within the 6 months
24preceding the time a misallocation is discovered.
25    The provisions directing the distributions from the
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1this Section and from the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
2Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund Regional
3Transportation Authority tax fund created by Section 6.02 4.03
4of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
5Act shall constitute an irrevocable and continuing
6appropriation of all amounts as provided herein. The State
7Treasurer and State Comptroller are hereby authorized to make
8distributions as provided in this Section.
9    In construing any development, redevelopment, annexation,
10preannexation or other lawful agreement in effect prior to
11September 1, 1990, which describes or refers to receipts from
12a county or municipal retailers' occupation tax, use tax or
13service occupation tax which now cannot be imposed, such
14description or reference shall be deemed to include the
15replacement revenue for such abolished taxes, distributed from
16the County and Mass Transit District Fund or Local Government
17Distributive Fund, as the case may be.
18(Source: P.A. 102-700, eff. 4-19-22.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 105/6z-27)
20    Sec. 6z-27. All moneys in the Audit Expense Fund shall be
21transferred, appropriated and used only for the purposes
22authorized by, and subject to the limitations and conditions
23prescribed by, the Illinois State Auditing Act.
24    Within 30 days after July 1, 2023, or as soon thereafter as
25practical, the State Comptroller shall order transferred and

 

 

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1the State Treasurer shall transfer from the following funds
2moneys in the specified amounts for deposit into the Audit
3Expense Fund:
4African-American HIV/AIDS Response RESP Fund...........$1,421
5Agricultural Premium Fund............................$122,719
6Alzheimer's Awareness Fund.............................$1,499
7Alzheimer's Disease Research, Care, and Support Fund.....$662
8Amusement Ride and Patron Safety Fund..................$6,315
9Assisted Living and & Shared Housing Regulatory
10    House Regulation Fund..............................$2,564
11Capital Development Board Revolving Fund..............$15,118
12Care Provider Fund for Persons with a Developmental
13    Disability........................................$15,392
14Carolyn Adams Ticket For The Cure Grant Fund.............$927
15CDLIS/AAMVANET/NMVTIS Trust Fund (Commercial
16    Driver's License Information
17    System/American Association of
18    Motor Vehicle Administrators
19    network/National Motor Vehicle
20    Title Information Service Trust Fund)..............$5,236
21Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund..................$708
22Chicago State University Education Improvement Fund...$13,666
23Child Labor and Day and Temporary Labor
24    Services Enforcement Fund.........................$11,991
25Child Support Administrative Fund......................$5,287
26Clean Air Act Permit Fund..............................$1,556

 

 

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1Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund............$6,936
2Common School Fund...................................$343,892
3Community Mental Health Medicaid Trust Fund...........$14,084
4Corporate Franchise Tax Refund Fund....................$1,096
5DCFS Children's Services Fund..........................$8,766
6Death Certificate Surcharge Fund.......................$2,060
7Death Penalty Abolition Fund...........................$2,448
8Department of Business Services Service Special
9    Operations Fund...................................$13,889
10Department of Human Services DHS Community
11    Services Fund......................................$7,970
12Downstate Public Transportation Fund..................$11,631
13Dram Shop Fund.......................................$142,500
14Driver Services Administration Fund....................$1,873
15Drug Rebate Fund......................................$42,473
16Drug Treatment Fund....................................$1,767
17Education Assistance Fund..........................$2,031,292
18Emergency Public Health Fund...........................$5,162
19Environmental Protection Permit and Inspection Fund....$1,447
20Estate Tax Refund Fund...................................$852
21Facilities Management Revolving Fund..................$50,148
22Facility Licensing Fund................................$5,522
23Fair and & Exposition Fund.............................$4,248
24Feed Control Fund......................................$7,709
25Fertilizer Control Fund................................$6,849
26Fire Prevention Fund...................................$3,859

 

 

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1Fund for the Advancement of Education.................$24,772
2General Assembly Operations Revolving Rev Fund.........$1,146
3General Professions Dedicated Fund.....................$4,039
4General Revenue Fund..............................$17,653,153
5Governor's Administrative Fund.........................$2,832
6Governor's Grant Fund.................................$17,709
7Grade Crossing Protection Fund...........................$930
8Grant Accountability and / Transparency Fund.............$805
9Guardianship and & Advocacy Fund......................$14,843
10Hazardous Waste Fund.....................................$835
11Health Facility Plan Review Fund.......................$1,776
12Health and Human Services Service Medicaid Trust Fund..$6,554
13Healthcare Provider Relief Fund......................$407,107
14Healthy Smiles Fund......................................$738
15Home Care Services Agency Licensure Fund...............$3,101
16Hospital Licensure Fund................................$1,688
17Hospital Provider Fund...............................$138,829
18ICCB Federal Trust Fund...............................$9,968
19ICJIA Violence Prevention Fund...........................$932
20Illinois IL Affordable Housing Trust Fund.............$17,236
21Illinois IL Clean Water Fund...........................$2,152
22Illinois IL Community College Board
23    Contracts and Grants Fund ..........................$9,968
24Illinois IL Health Facilities Planning Fund............$3,094
25IMSA Income Fund......................................$12,417
26Illinois IL Power Agency Operations Fund..............$62,583

 

 

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1Illinois IL School Asbestos Abatement Fund...............$784
2Illinois IL State Fair Fund...........................$29,752
3Illinois IL State Police Memorial Park Fund..............$681
4Illinois Telecommunications IL Telecom Access
5    Corporation Fund...................................$1,668
6Illinois IL Underground Utility Facilities
7    Facility Damage Prevention Fund....................$4,276
8Illinois IL Veterans' Rehabilitation Fund..............$5,943
9Illinois IL Workers' Compensation Commission
10    Operations Fund..................................$243,187
11Income Tax Refund Fund................................$54,420
12Lead Poisoning Screening, Prevention, and
13    Abatement Fund....................................$16,379
14Live and Learn Fund...................................$25,492
15Lobbyist Registration Administration Fund..............$1,471
16Local Government Distributive Fund....................$44,025
17Long Term Care Monitor/Receiver Receive Fund..........$42,016
18Long-Term Long Term Care Provider Fund................$13,537
19Low-Level Radioactive Low Level Rad Facility
20    Development and Operation Dev & Op Fund..............$618
21Mandatory Arbitration Fund.............................$2,104
22Medical Special Purposes Purpose Trust Fund..............$786
23Mental Health Fund.....................................$9,376
24Mental Health Reporting Fund...........................$1,443
25Metabolic Screening and & Treatment Fund..............$32,049
26Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration

 

 

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1    Fee Fund...........................................$1,616
2Motor Fuel Tax Fund...................................$36,238
3Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund......................$17,694
4Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance
5    Verification Trust.................................10,970
6Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund.........................$758
7Nuclear Safety Emergency Preparedness Fund............$26,117
8Nursing Dedicated and Professional Fund................$2,420
9Open Space Lands Acquisition and & Development Fund......$658
10Partners For Conservation Fund........................$89,847
11Pension Stabilization Fund.............................$1,031
12Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund...............$290,755
13Pesticide Control Fund................................$30,513
14Plumbing Licensure and & Program Fund..................$6,276
15Police Memorial Committee Fund...........................$813
16Professional Services Fund............................$72,029
17Public Health Laboratory Lab Services Revolving
18    Rev Fund...........................................$5,816
19Public Transportation Fund............................$46,826
20Public Utility Fund..................................$198,423
21Radiation Protection Fund.............................$11,034
22Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund..................$7,834
23Road Fund............................................$226,150
24Regional Transportation Authority RTA Occupation
25    and & Use Tax Replacement Fund (now the
26    Metropolitan Mobility Authority Occupation

 

 

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1    and Use Tax Replacement Fund) ......................$1,167
2School Infrastructure Fund.............................$7,749
3Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund.............$2,694
4Secretary of State Identification & Security
5    and Theft Prevention Fund.........................$12,676
6Secretary of State Police Services Fund..................$717
7Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund..........$4,203
8Secretary of State Special Services Fund..............$34,491
9Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund..................$8,198
10Solid Waste Management Fund............................$1,613
11Special Olympics Illinois and Special
12    Children's Charities Fund............................$852
13Special Education Medicaid Matching Fund...............$5,131
14Sports Wagering Fund...................................$4,450
15State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund..................$2,361
16State Construction Account Fund.......................$37,865
17State Gaming Fund.....................................$94,435
18State Garage Revolving Fund............................$8,977
19State Lottery Fund...................................$340,323
20State Pensions Fund..................................$500,000
21State Treasurer's Bank Services Trust Fund.............$1,295
22Supreme Court Special Purposes Fund....................$1,722
23Tattoo and & Body Piercing Establishment
24    Registration Fund....................................$950
25Tax Compliance and & Administration Fund...............$1,483
26Technology Management Revolving Fund.................$186,193

 

 

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1Tobacco Settlement Recovery Fund......................$29,864
2Tourism Promotion Fund................................$50,155
3Transportation Regulatory Fund........................$78,256
4Trauma Center Fund.....................................$1,960
5Underground Storage Tank Fund..........................$3,630
6University of Illinois IL Hospital Services Fund.......$6,712
7Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle
8    Theft Prevention and Insurance
9    Verification Trust Fund...........................$10,970
10Vehicle Inspection Fund................................$5,069
11Weights and Measures Fund.............................$22,129
12Youth Alcoholism and & Substance Abuse Prevention Fund...$526
13    Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary,
14the General Assembly hereby authorizes the use of such funds
15for the purposes set forth in this Section.
16    These provisions do not apply to funds classified by the
17Comptroller as federal trust funds or State trust funds. The
18Audit Expense Fund may receive transfers from those trust
19funds only as directed herein, except where prohibited by the
20terms of the trust fund agreement. The Auditor General shall
21notify the trustees of those funds of the estimated cost of the
22audit to be incurred under the Illinois State Auditing Act for
23the fund. The trustees of those funds shall direct the State
24Comptroller and Treasurer to transfer the estimated amount to
25the Audit Expense Fund.
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1to the above transfer provisions, including private entities,
2related organizations and entities whose funds are
3locally-held, for the cost of audits, studies, and
4investigations incurred on their behalf. Any revenues received
5under this provision shall be deposited into the Audit Expense
6Fund.
7    In the event that moneys on deposit in any fund are
8unavailable, by reason of deficiency or any other reason
9preventing their lawful transfer, the State Comptroller shall
10order transferred and the State Treasurer shall transfer the
11amount deficient or otherwise unavailable from the General
12Revenue Fund for deposit into the Audit Expense Fund.
13    On or before December 1, 1992, and each December 1
14thereafter, the Auditor General shall notify the Governor's
15Office of Management and Budget (formerly Bureau of the
16Budget) of the amount estimated to be necessary to pay for
17audits, studies, and investigations in accordance with the
18Illinois State Auditing Act during the next succeeding fiscal
19year for each State fund for which a transfer or reimbursement
20is anticipated.
21    Beginning with fiscal year 1994 and during each fiscal
22year thereafter, the Auditor General may direct the State
23Comptroller and Treasurer to transfer moneys from funds
24authorized by the General Assembly for that fund. In the event
25funds, including federal and State trust funds but excluding
26the General Revenue Fund, are transferred, during fiscal year

 

 

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11994 and during each fiscal year thereafter, in excess of the
2amount to pay actual costs attributable to audits, studies,
3and investigations as permitted or required by the Illinois
4State Auditing Act or specific action of the General Assembly,
5the Auditor General shall, on September 30, or as soon
6thereafter as is practicable, direct the State Comptroller and
7Treasurer to transfer the excess amount back to the fund from
8which it was originally transferred.
9(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-699, eff. 4-19-22;
10103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 103-129, eff. 6-30-23; revised 11-21-23.)
 
11    (30 ILCS 105/6z-109)
12    Sec. 6z-109. Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
13Authority Capital Improvement Fund.
14    (a) The Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
15Authority Capital Improvement Fund is created as a special
16fund in the State treasury and shall receive a portion of the
17moneys deposited into the Transportation Renewal Fund from
18Motor Fuel Tax revenues pursuant to Section 8b of the Motor
19Fuel Tax Law.
20    (b) Money in the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
21Transportation Authority Capital Improvement Fund shall be
22used exclusively for transportation-related purposes as
23described in Section 11 of Article IX of the Illinois
24Constitution of 1970.
25(Source: P.A. 101-30, eff. 6-28-19.)
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/8.3)
2    Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the
3State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the
4construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for
5the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal
6and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable,
7and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund
8after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded
9indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows:
10        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
11    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost
12    of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that
13    Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics
14    Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief
15    Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of
16    subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois
17    Procurement Code for transportation; and
18        secondly -- for expenses of the Department of
19    Transportation for construction, reconstruction,
20    improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and
21    administration of highways in accordance with the
22    provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose
23    related or incident to and connected therewith, including
24    the separation of grades of those highways with railroads
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1    by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the
2    terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers'
3    Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an
4    employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of
5    Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the
6    erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the
7    acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations
8    to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway
9    needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications and
10    estimates for and in the construction and maintenance of
11    flight strips and of highways necessary to provide access
12    to military and naval reservations, to defense industries
13    and defense-industry sites, and to the sources of raw
14    materials and for replacing existing highways and highway
15    connections shut off from general public use at military
16    and naval reservations and defense-industry sites, or for
17    the purchase of right-of-way, except that the State shall
18    be reimbursed in full for any expense incurred in building
19    the flight strips; or for the operating and maintaining of
20    highway garages; or for patrolling and policing the public
21    highways and conserving the peace; or for the operating
22    expenses of the Department relating to the administration
23    of public transportation programs; or, during fiscal year
24    2023, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $8,394,800
25    to the Regional Transportation Authority (now the
26    Metropolitan Mobility Transportation Authority) on behalf

 

 

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1    of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or,
2    during fiscal year 2024, for the purposes of a grant not to
3    exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional Transportation Authority
4    (now the Metropolitan Mobility Transportation Authority)
5    on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit
6    expenses; or for any of those purposes or any other
7    purpose that may be provided by law.
8    Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from
9the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road
10Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that
11are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor
12vehicles.
13    Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road
14Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
15or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
16operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
17appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
18eligible for federal reimbursement:
19        1. Department of Public Health;
20        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to
21    subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and
22    Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2023 when no
23    more than $17,570,000 may be expended and except fiscal
24    year 2024 when no more than $19,063,500 may be expended;
25        3. Department of Central Management Services, except
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1    appropriate personnel;
2        4. Judicial Systems and Agencies.
3    Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road
4Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
5or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
6operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
7appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
8eligible for federal reimbursement:
9        1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with
10    respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal
11    Investigation;
12        2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to
13    Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2023 when no
14    more than $55,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal
15    year 2024 when no more than $60,000,000 may be expended,
16    and Rail Freight Services.
17    Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road
18Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
19or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
20operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
21appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
22eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central
23Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois
24Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the
25Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases
26Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of

 

 

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1Highways in the Department of Transportation.
2    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road
3Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments
4or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or
5operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon
6appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are
7eligible for federal reimbursement:
8        1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of
9    the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and
10    Division of Criminal Investigation;
11        2. State Officers.
12    Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road
13Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency
14of State government for administration, grants, or operations
15except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a
16restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road
17Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It
18shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation
19limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods.
20Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in
21accordance with the provisions of this Section.
22    Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of
23Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction
24of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of
25paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal
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1payable as provided in the Transportation Bond Act, and for no
2other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the
3payment of principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness
4then annually due shall be used as follows:
5        first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters
6    2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and
7        secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees,
8    excises, or license taxes relating to registration,
9    operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to
10    fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be
11    appropriated or expended other than for costs of
12    administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and
13    license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed
14    thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of
15    Transportation, including, but not limited to, the
16    operating expenses of the Department relating to the
17    administration of public transportation programs, payment
18    of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and
19    reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition
20    of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction,
21    reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of
22    public highways and bridges under the direction and
23    supervision of the State, political subdivision, or
24    municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal
25    year 2023 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed
26    $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority (now

 

 

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1    the Metropolitan Mobility Transportation Authority) on
2    behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit
3    expenses, or during fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of a
4    grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional
5    Transportation Authority (now the Metropolitan Mobility
6    Transportation Authority) on behalf of PACE for the
7    purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for
8    patrolling and policing the public highways (by the State,
9    political subdivision, or municipality collecting that
10    money) for enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of
11    grades of such highways with railroads and costs
12    associated with protection of at-grade highway and
13    railroad crossing shall also be permissible.
14    Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from
15the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as
16provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
17    Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with
18fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be
19appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of
20this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund
21appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in
22Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005,
232006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated
24to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this
25Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only,
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1State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of
2$106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies
3shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for
4the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000.
5Beginning in fiscal year 2010, no Road Fund road fund moneys
6shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police. It shall
7not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on appropriations
8by governmental reorganization or other methods unless
9otherwise provided in Section 5g of this Act.
10    In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be
11appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
12this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund
13appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes,
14plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
15limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
16other method.
17    Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road
18Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State
19for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal
20year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State
21for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this
22limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or
23other methods.
24    Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund
25appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of
26this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the

 

 

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1following fiscal years:
2    Fiscal Year 2000$80,500,000;
3    Fiscal Year 2001$80,500,000;
4    Fiscal Year 2002$80,500,000;
5    Fiscal Year 2003$130,500,000;
6    Fiscal Year 2004$130,500,000;
7    Fiscal Year 2005$130,500,000;
8    Fiscal Year 2006 $130,500,000;
9    Fiscal Year 2007 $130,500,000;
10    Fiscal Year 2008$130,500,000;
11    Fiscal Year 2009 $130,500,000.
12    For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be
13appropriated to the Secretary of State.
14    Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund
15shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the
16exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees
17related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless
18otherwise provided for by law.
19    It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on
20appropriations by governmental reorganization or other
21methods.
22    No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and
23thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed
24by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar
25as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned.
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1Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e
2of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by
3Public Act 93-25.
4    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this
5Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91
6shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund
7in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue
8Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by
9generally accepted accounting principles applicable to
10government.
11    The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the
12Secretary of State and the Department of State Police in this
13Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road Fund
14from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding fiscal
15year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive budgetary
16balance, as determined by generally accepted accounting
17principles applicable to government.
18(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
19102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff.
206-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
21    (30 ILCS 105/8.25g)
22    Sec. 8.25g. The Civic and Transit Infrastructure Fund. The
23Civic and Transit Infrastructure Fund is created as a special
24fund in the State treasury Treasury. Money in the Civic and
25Transit Infrastructure Fund shall, when the State of Illinois

 

 

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1incurs infrastructure indebtedness pursuant to the
2public-private partnership entered into by the public agency
3on behalf of the State of Illinois with private entity
4pursuant to the Public-Private Partnership for Civic and
5Transit Infrastructure Project Act, be used for the purpose of
6paying and discharging monthly the principal and interest on
7that infrastructure indebtedness then due and payable
8consistent with the term established in the public-private
9agreement entered into by the public agency on behalf of the
10State of Illinois. The public agency shall, pursuant to its
11authority under the Public-Private Partnership for Civic and
12Transit Infrastructure Project Act, annually certify to the
13State Comptroller and the State Treasurer the amount necessary
14and required, during the fiscal year with respect to which the
15certification is made, to pay the amounts due under the
16Public-Private Partnership for Civic and Transit
17Infrastructure Project Act. On or before the last day of each
18month, the State Comptroller and State Treasurer shall
19transfer the moneys required to be deposited into the Fund
20under Section 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and the
21Public-Private Partnership for Civic and Transit
22Infrastructure Project Act and shall pay from that Fund the
23required amount certified by the public agency, plus any
24cumulative deficiency in such transfers and payments for prior
25months, to the public agency for distribution pursuant to the
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1Infrastructure Project Act. Such transferred amount shall be
2sufficient to pay all amounts due under the Public-Private
3Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
4Provided that all amounts deposited in the Fund have been paid
5accordingly under the Public-Private Partnership for Civic and
6Transit Infrastructure Project Act, all amounts remaining in
7the Civic and Transit Infrastructure Fund shall be held in
8that Fund for other subsequent payments required under the
9Public-Private Partnership for Civic and Transit
10Infrastructure Project Act. In the event the State fails to
11pay the amount necessary and required under the Public-Private
12Partnership for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act
13for any reason during the fiscal year with respect to which the
14certification is made or if the State takes any steps that
15result in an impact to the irrevocable, first priority pledge
16of and lien on moneys on deposit in the Civic and Transit
17Infrastructure Fund, the public agency shall certify such
18delinquent amounts to the State Comptroller and the State
19Treasurer and the State Comptroller and the State Treasurer
20shall take all steps required to intercept the tax revenues
21collected from within the boundary of the civic transit
22infrastructure project pursuant to Section 3 of the Retailers'
23Occupation Tax Act, Section 9 of the Use Tax Act, Section 9 of
24the Service Use Tax Act, Section 9 of the Service Occupation
25Tax Act, Section 6.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility
26Regional Transportation Authority Act, and Section 6 of the

 

 

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1Hotel Operators' Occupation Tax Act, and shall pay such
2amounts to the Fund for distribution by the public agency for
3the time period required to ensure that the State's
4distribution requirements under the Public-Private Partnership
5for Civic and Transit Infrastructure Project Act are fully
6met.
7    As used in the Section, "private entity", "public-private
8agreement", and "public agency" have meanings provided in
9Section 25-10 of the Public-Private Partnership for Civic and
10Transit Infrastructure Project Act.
11(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
12    Section 20.14. The State Officers and Employees Money
13Disposition Act is amended by changing Section 2a as follows:
 
14    (30 ILCS 230/2a)  (from Ch. 127, par. 172)
15    Sec. 2a. Every officer, board, commission, commissioner,
16department, institute, arm, or agency to whom or to which this
17Act applies is to notify the State Treasurer as to money paid
18to him, her, or it under protest as provided in Section 2a.1,
19and the Treasurer is to place the money in a special fund to be
20known as the protest fund. At the expiration of 30 days from
21the date of payment, the money is to be transferred from the
22protest fund to the appropriate fund in which it would have
23been placed had there been payment without protest unless the
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1and secured within that 30 days a temporary restraining order
2or a preliminary injunction, restraining the making of that
3transfer and unless, in addition, within that 30 days, a copy
4of the temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction
5has been served upon the State Treasurer and also upon the
6officer, board, commission, commissioner, department,
7institute, arm, or agency to whom or to which the payment under
8protest was made, in which case the payment and such other
9payments as are subsequently made under notice of protest, as
10provided in Section 2a.1, by the same person, the transfer of
11which payments is restrained by such temporary restraining
12order or preliminary injunction, are to be held in the protest
13fund until the final order or judgment of the court. The
14judicial remedy herein provided, however, relates only to
15questions which must be decided by the court in determining
16the proper disposition of the moneys paid under protest. Any
17authorized payment from the protest fund shall bear simple
18interest at a rate equal to the average of the weekly rates at
19issuance on 13-week U.S. Treasury Bills from the date of
20deposit into the protest fund to the date of disbursement from
21the protest fund. In cases involving temporary restraining
22orders or preliminary injunctions entered March 10, 1982, or
23thereafter, pursuant to this Section, when the party paying
24under protest fails in the protest action the State Treasurer
25shall determine if any moneys paid under protest were paid as a
26result of assessments under the following provisions: the

 

 

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1Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Service
2Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal Use Tax Act, the Municipal
3Automobile Renting Occupation Tax Act, the Municipal
4Automobile Renting Use Tax Act, Section 8-11-9 of the Illinois
5Municipal Code, the Tourism, Conventions and Other Special
6Events Promotion Act of 1967, the County Automobile Renting
7Occupation Tax Act, the County Automobile Renting Use Tax Act,
8Section 5-1034 of the Counties Code, Section 5.01 of the Local
9Mass Transit District Act, the Downstate Public Transportation
10Act, Section 6.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
11Transportation Authority Act, subsections (c) and (d) of
12Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act, Section 2a.1 of the
13Messages Tax Act, Section 2a.1 of the Gas Revenue Tax Act,
14Section 2a.1 of the Public Utilities Revenue Act, and the
15Water Company Invested Capital Tax Act. Any such moneys paid
16under protest shall bear simple interest at a rate equal to the
17average of the weekly rates at issuance on 13-week U.S.
18Treasury Bills from the date of deposit into the protest fund
19to the date of disbursement from the protest fund.
20    It is unlawful for the Clerk of a court, a bank or any
21person other than the State Treasurer to be appointed as
22trustee with respect to any purported payment under protest,
23or otherwise to be authorized by a court to hold any purported
24payment under protest, during the pendency of the litigation
25involving such purported payment under protest, it being the
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1act as custodian of any such purported payment under protest
2except the State Treasurer.
3    No payment under protest within the meaning of this Act
4has been made unless paid to an officer, board, commission,
5commissioner, department, institute, arm or agency brought
6within this Act by Section 1 and unless made in the form
7specified by Section 2a.1. No payment into court or to a
8circuit clerk or other court-appointed trustee is a payment
9under protest within the meaning of this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 87-950.)
 
11    Section 20.15. The Transportation Bond Act is amended by
12changing Section 2 as follows:
 
13    (30 ILCS 415/2)  (from Ch. 127, par. 702)
14    Sec. 2. The State of Illinois is authorized to issue, sell
15and provide for the retirement of bonds of the State of
16Illinois in the amount of $1,729,000,000, hereinafter called
17the "Bonds", for the specific purpose of promoting and
18assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
19transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
20monies, including the making of grants and loans, to be used
21for the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension
22and improvement of the following transportation facilities and
23equipment and for the acquisition of real property and
24interests in real property required or expected to be required

 

 

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1in connection therewith, and within the limitations set forth
2in Section 5.1 of this Act for the specific purpose set forth
3in Section 2(b) (2) and (3) of this Act:
4    (a) (1) the acquisition, construction, reconstruction,
5extension and improvement of State highways, arterial
6highways, freeways, roads, structures separating highways and
7railroads and bridges; and
8    (2) the repair and reconstruction of bridges on roads
9maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road
10districts;
11    (b) (1) the acquisition, construction, extension,
12reconstruction and improvement of mass transportation
13facilities including rapid transit, rail, bus and other
14equipment used in connection therewith by the State or any
15unit of local government, special transportation district,
16municipal corporation or other corporation or public authority
17authorized to provide and promote public transportation within
18the State or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly; and
19    (2) for the purpose of providing immediate relief from
20existing or impending inability to meet principal and interest
21payments and thereby aiding in achieving the maximum benefit
22for the public from the transportation capital improvement
23program, to provide funds for any payments required to be made
24for principal of and interest on bonds, certificates,
25equipment trust certificates or other evidences of
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1Act by the State or any unit of local government, special
2transportation district, municipal corporation or other
3corporation or public authority authorized to provide public
4transportation within the State, or two or more of the
5foregoing acting jointly, pursuant to any indenture,
6ordinance, resolution, agreement or contract to obtain and
7finance transportation facilities; and,
8    (3) for the purpose of reimbursing the General Revenue
9Fund for monies paid from the General Revenue Fund after
10passage of this Act for the purpose described in Section 2(b)
11(2).
12    (c) the acquisition, construction, extension,
13reconstruction, and improvement of airport or aviation
14facilities and any equipment used in connection therewith,
15including reimbursement for certain engineering and land
16acquisition costs as provided in Section 34a of the "Illinois
17Aeronautics Act", approved July 24, 1945, as amended, by the
18State or any unit of local government, special transportation
19district, municipal corporation or other corporation or public
20authority authorized to provide public transportation within
21the State or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly.
22    $1,326,000,000 of the Bonds will be used for State highway
23acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
24improvement as specifically described herein, hereinafter
25called the "Transportation Bonds, Series A". $363,000,000 of
26the Bonds will be used for the mass transportation purposes

 

 

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1specifically described herein and $40,000,000 of the Bonds
2will be used for the aviation purposes specifically described
3herein, such $403,000,000 of Bonds collectively hereinafter
4called the "Transportation Bonds, Series B".
5    The $75,000,000 authorized for mass transportation
6purposes by this amendatory Act of 1973 shall be used for the
7acquisition of mass transportation equipment including rail
8and bus, and other equipment used in connection therewith for
9the area comprising the counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake,
10McHenry and Will, and that portion of the County of Cook
11outside the City of Chicago, as determined by the Metropolitan
12Mobility Regional Transportation Authority established
13pursuant to the Metropolitan Mobility "The Regional
14Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
15Assembly. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be
16expended only to, or with the approval of, such Authority.
17Nothing in this paragraph prohibits that Authority from using
18or approving the use of such proceeds for purposes of
19acquisition of mass transportation equipment for use between
20such area and other areas.
21    Of the Bonds authorized to be used for highway purposes,
22the proceeds of $14,965,100 of such bonds shall be used by the
23Department of Transportation for the purpose of the repair and
24reconstruction of unsafe and substandard bridges on roads
25maintained by counties, municipalities, townships and road
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1$12,000,000 of such bonds shall be used by the Department of
2Transportation for the same purposes as provided in Sections
36-902 through 6-905 of the Illinois Highway Code.
4    Of the Bonds authorized to be sold for highway purposes,
5the proceeds of $36,939,400 of the Bonds shall be used for such
6purposes within the City of Chicago, the proceeds of
7$42,457,000 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes in the
8Chicago urbanized area, the proceeds of $46,359,000 of the
9bonds shall be used for such purposes outside the Chicago
10urbanized area, the proceeds of $142,105,500 of the Bonds
11shall be used for such purposes within the Counties of Cook,
12DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, the proceeds of
13$181,139,100 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes
14within the Counties of the State outside the Counties of Cook,
15DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
16    Of the $106,000,000 of Bonds authorized to be sold for
17mass transportation purposes by this amendatory Act of 1979,
18$98,000,000 of the Bonds shall be used for such purposes
19within the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and
20Will and the proceeds of $8,000,000 of the Bonds shall be used
21for such purposes within the Counties of the State outside the
22Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
23(Source: P.A. 86-453.)
 
24    Section 20.16. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is
25amended by changing Sections 2-2.02, 3-1.02, and 4-1.7 as

 

 

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1follows:
 
2    (30 ILCS 740/2-2.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.02)
3    Sec. 2-2.02. "Participant" means:
4    (1) a city, village, or incorporated town, a county, or a
5local mass transit district organized under the Local Mass
6Transit District Act (a) serving an urbanized area of over
750,000 population or (b) serving a nonurbanized area; or
8    (2) any Metro-East Transit District established pursuant
9to Section 3 of the Local Mass Transit District Act and serving
10one or more of the Counties of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair
11during Fiscal Year 1989, all located outside the boundaries of
12the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority as
13established pursuant to the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
14Transportation Authority Act.
15(Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05.)
 
16    (30 ILCS 740/3-1.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 683)
17    Sec. 3-1.02. "Participant" means any county located
18outside the boundaries of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
19Transportation Authority as established under the Metropolitan
20Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act and outside the
21Bi-State Metropolitan Development District established under
22an Act approved July 26, 1949, except that beginning, July 1,
231987 the counties within the boundaries of the Bi-State
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1assistance only, or within such county any municipality with
220,000 or more population that is not included in an urbanized
3area or the boundaries of a local mass transit district; or
4within such county any municipality with 20,000 or less
5population receiving State mass transportation operating
6assistance under the Downstate Public Transportation Act
7during Fiscal Year 1979; or within such county or counties a
8local mass transit district organized under the Local local
9Mass Transit District Act which is not included in an
10urbanized area or the boundaries of a local mass transit
11district which includes an urbanized area; provided, however,
12that no such entity shall be eligible to participate unless it
13agrees to adhere to the regulations and requirements of the
14Secretary of Transportation of the federal Department of
15Transportation affecting Section 18 assistance or any other
16conditions as deemed reasonable and necessary by the Illinois
17Department of Transportation.
18(Source: P.A. 87-1235.)
 
19    (30 ILCS 740/4-1.7)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 699.7)
20    Sec. 4-1.7. "Participant" means (1) a city, village or
21incorporated town, or a local mass transit district organized
22under the Local Mass Transit District Act, that is named as a
23designated recipient by the Governor, or is eligible to
24receive federal UMTA Section 9 funds, or (2) the recipient
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1Development District; provided that such entity is all located
2outside the boundaries of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
3Transportation Authority as established pursuant to the
4Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act,
5as amended, and has formally requested to participate in the
6program defined in this Article. However, no such entity shall
7be eligible to participate unless it agrees to adhere to the
8regulations and requirements of the Secretary of
9Transportation of the federal Department of Transportation
10affecting UMTA Section 9 assistance or any other conditions
11that are deemed reasonable and necessary by the Illinois
12Department of Transportation.
13(Source: P.A. 86-16.)
 
14    Section 20.17. The State Mandates Act is amended by
15changing Section 8.47 and by adding Section 8.48 as follows:
 
16    (30 ILCS 805/8.47)
17    Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate.
18    (a) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no
19reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
20of any mandate created by Public Act 103-2, 103-110, 103-409,
21103-455, 103-529, 103-552, 103-553, 103-579, or 103-582 this
22amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
23    (b) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no
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1of any mandate created by the Decennial Committees on Local
2Government Efficiency Act.
3    (c) Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no
4reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation
5of the mandate created by Section 2.10a of the Regional
6Transportation Authority Act (now Section 4.25 of the
7Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act) in Public Act 103-281
8this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
9(Source: P.A. 102-1136, eff. 2-10-23; 103-2, eff. 5-10-23;
10103-110, eff. 6-29-23; 103-281, eff. 1-1-24; 103-409, eff.
111-1-24; 103-455, eff. 1-1-24; 103-529, eff. 8-11-23; 103-552,
12eff. 8-11-23; 103-553, eff. 8-11-23; 103-579, eff. 12-8-23;
13103-582, eff. 12-8-23; revised 1-2-24.)
 
14    (30 ILCS 805/8.48 new)
15    Sec. 8.48. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
168 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
17the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
18Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
19    Section 20.18. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing
20Sections 2b and 22 as follows:
 
21    (35 ILCS 105/2b)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.2b)
22    Sec. 2b. "Selling price" does shall not include any
23amounts added to prices by sellers on account of the seller's

 

 

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1duty to collect any tax imposed under the Metropolitan
2Mobility "Regional Transportation Authority Act", enacted by
3the 78th General Assembly.
4(Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-12.)
 
5    (35 ILCS 105/22)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.22)
6    Sec. 22. If it is determined that the Department should
7issue a credit or refund under this Act, the Department may
8first apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or
9penalty or interest due hereunder, or under the Retailers'
10Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
11Service Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax
12administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
13Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
14Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
15subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
16Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
17Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
18from the person entitled to such credit or refund. For this
19purpose, if proceedings are pending to determine whether or
20not any tax or penalty or interest is due under this Act or
21under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service
22Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, any local
23occupation or use tax administered by the Department, Section
244 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and
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1subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
2Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
3Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
4from such person, the Department may withhold issuance of the
5credit or refund pending the final disposition of such
6proceedings and may apply such credit or refund against any
7amount found to be due to the Department as a result of such
8proceedings. The balance, if any, of the credit or refund
9shall be issued to the person entitled thereto.
10    Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
11authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
12interest due or to become due under this Act or under the
13Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act,
14the Service Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax
15administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
16Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
17Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
18subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
19Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
20Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
21from such holder. Subject to reasonable rules of the
22Department, a credit memorandum issued hereunder may be
23assigned by the holder thereof to any other person for use in
24paying tax or penalty or interest which may be due or become
25due under this Act or under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
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1the assignee.
2    In any case in which there has been an erroneous refund of
3tax payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may be
4issued at any time within 3 years from the making of that
5refund, or within 5 years from the making of that refund if it
6appears that any part of the refund was induced by fraud or the
7misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of any
8proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be limited
9to the amount of the erroneous refund.
10(Source: P.A. 91-901, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
11    Section 20.19. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by
12changing Section 20 as follows:
 
13    (35 ILCS 110/20)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.50)
14    Sec. 20. If it is determined that the Department should
15issue a credit or refund hereunder, the Department may first
16apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty
17or interest due hereunder, or under the Service Occupation Tax
18Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any
19local occupation or use tax administered by the Department,
20Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections
21(b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit
22District Act, or subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02
23of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
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1from the person entitled to such credit or refund. For this
2purpose, if proceedings are pending to determine whether or
3not any tax or penalty or interest is due hereunder, or under
4the Service Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax
5Act, the Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax
6administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
7Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
8Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
9subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
10Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
11Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
12from such person, the Department may withhold issuance of the
13credit or refund pending the final disposition of such
14proceedings and may apply such credit or refund against any
15amount found to be due to the Department as a result of such
16proceedings. The balance, if any, of the credit or refund
17shall be issued to the person entitled thereto.
18    Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
19authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
20interest due or to become due under this Act, the Service
21Occupation Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use
22Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax administered by the
23Department, Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985,
24subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass
25Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (m), and (r) of
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1(f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
2Authority Act, from such holder. Subject to reasonable rules
3of the Department, a credit memorandum issued hereunder may be
4assigned by the holder thereof to any other person for use in
5paying tax or penalty or interest which may be due or become
6due under this Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
7Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
8occupation or use tax administered by the Department, Section
94 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and
10(d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
11subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
12Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
13Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
14from the assignee.
15    In any case which there has been an erroneous refund of tax
16payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may be issued
17at any time within 3 years from the making of that refund, or
18within 5 years from the making of that refund if it appears
19that any part of the refund was induced by fraud or the
20misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of any
21proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be limited
22to the amount of the erroneous refund.
23(Source: P.A. 91-901, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
24    Section 20.20. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended
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1    (35 ILCS 115/20)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.120)
2    Sec. 20. If it is determined that the Department should
3issue a credit or refund hereunder, the Department may first
4apply the amount thereof against any amount of tax or penalty
5or interest due hereunder, or under the Service Use Tax Act,
6the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local
7occupation or use tax administered by the Department, Section
84 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and
9(d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
10subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
11Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
12Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
13from the person entitled to such credit or refund. For this
14purpose, if proceedings are pending to determine whether or
15not any tax or penalty or interest is due hereunder, or under
16the Service Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act,
17the Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax administered
18by the Department, Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of
191985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local
20Mass Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (m), and (r) of
21Section 6.02 of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e),
22(f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
23Authority Act, from such person, the Department may withhold
24issuance of the credit or refund pending the final disposition
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1against any amount found to be due to the Department as a
2result of such proceedings. The balance, if any, of the credit
3or refund shall be issued to the person entitled thereto.
4    Any credit memorandum issued hereunder may be used by the
5authorized holder thereof to pay any tax or penalty or
6interest due or to become due under this Act, or under the
7Service Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the
8Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax administered by
9the Department, Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985,
10subsections (b), (c) and (d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass
11Transit District Act, or subsections (e), (m), and (r) of
12Section 6.02 of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e),
13(f) and (g) of Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation
14Authority Act, from such holder. Subject to reasonable rules
15of the Department, a credit memorandum issued hereunder may be
16assigned by the holder thereof to any other person for use in
17paying tax or penalty or interest which may be due or become
18due under this Act, the Service Use Tax Act, the Retailers'
19Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, any local occupation or
20use tax administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
21Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
22Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
23subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
24Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
25Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
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1    In any case in which there has been an erroneous refund of
2tax payable under this Act, a notice of tax liability may be
3issued at any time within 3 years from the making of that
4refund, or within 5 years from the making of that refund if it
5appears that any part of the refund was induced by fraud or the
6misrepresentation of a material fact. The amount of any
7proposed assessment set forth in the notice shall be limited
8to the amount of the erroneous refund.
9(Source: P.A. 91-901, eff. 1-1-01.)
 
10    Section 20.21. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is
11amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
 
12    (35 ILCS 120/6)  (from Ch. 120, par. 445)
13    Sec. 6. Credit memorandum or refund. If it appears, after
14claim therefor filed with the Department, that an amount of
15tax or penalty or interest has been paid which was not due
16under this Act, whether as the result of a mistake of fact or
17an error of law, except as hereinafter provided, then the
18Department shall issue a credit memorandum or refund to the
19person who made the erroneous payment or, if that person died
20or became a person under legal disability, to his or her legal
21representative, as such. For purposes of this Section, the tax
22is deemed to be erroneously paid by a retailer when the
23manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold by the retailer accepts
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1selling price of that vehicle as provided in the New Vehicle
2Buyer Protection Act. When a motor vehicle is returned for a
3refund of the purchase price under the New Vehicle Buyer
4Protection Act, the Department shall issue a credit memorandum
5or a refund for the amount of tax paid by the retailer under
6this Act attributable to the initial sale of that vehicle.
7Claims submitted by the retailer are subject to the same
8restrictions and procedures provided for in this Act. If it is
9determined that the Department should issue a credit
10memorandum or refund, the Department may first apply the
11amount thereof against any tax or penalty or interest due or to
12become due under this Act or under the Use Tax Act, the Service
13Occupation Tax Act, the Service Use Tax Act, any local
14occupation or use tax administered by the Department, Section
154 of the Water Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and
16(d) of Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
17subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
18Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
19Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
20from the person who made the erroneous payment. If no tax or
21penalty or interest is due and no proceeding is pending to
22determine whether such person is indebted to the Department
23for tax or penalty or interest, the credit memorandum or
24refund shall be issued to the claimant; or (in the case of a
25credit memorandum) the credit memorandum may be assigned and
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1rules of the Department, to any other person who is subject to
2this Act, the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
3Service Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax
4administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
5Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
6Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
7subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
8Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
9Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, and
10the amount thereof applied by the Department against any tax
11or penalty or interest due or to become due under this Act or
12under the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
13Service Use Tax Act, any local occupation or use tax
14administered by the Department, Section 4 of the Water
15Commission Act of 1985, subsections (b), (c) and (d) of
16Section 5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act, or
17subsections (e), (m), and (r) of Section 6.02 of the
18Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act (e), (f) and (g) of
19Section 4.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act,
20from such assignee. However, as to any claim for credit or
21refund filed with the Department on and after each January 1
22and July 1 no amount of tax or penalty or interest erroneously
23paid (either in total or partial liquidation of a tax or
24penalty or amount of interest under this Act) more than 3 years
25prior to such January 1 and July 1, respectively, shall be
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1the taxpayer have agreed to an extension of time to issue a
2notice of tax liability as provided in Section 4 of this Act,
3such claim may be filed at any time prior to the expiration of
4the period agreed upon. Notwithstanding any other provision of
5this Act to the contrary, for any period included in a claim
6for credit or refund for which the statute of limitations for
7issuing a notice of tax liability under this Act will expire
8less than 6 months after the date a taxpayer files the claim
9for credit or refund, the statute of limitations is
10automatically extended for 6 months from the date it would
11have otherwise expired.
12    No claim may be allowed for any amount paid to the
13Department, whether paid voluntarily or involuntarily, if paid
14in total or partial liquidation of an assessment which had
15become final before the claim for credit or refund to recover
16the amount so paid is filed with the Department, or if paid in
17total or partial liquidation of a judgment or order of court.
18No credit may be allowed or refund made for any amount paid by
19or collected from any claimant unless it appears (a) that the
20claimant bore the burden of such amount and has not been
21relieved thereof nor reimbursed therefor and has not shifted
22such burden directly or indirectly through inclusion of such
23amount in the price of the tangible personal property sold by
24him or her or in any manner whatsoever; and that no
25understanding or agreement, written or oral, exists whereby he
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1the burden of such amount, be reimbursed therefor or may shift
2the burden thereof; or (b) that he or she or his or her legal
3representative has repaid unconditionally such amount to his
4or her vendee (1) who bore the burden thereof and has not
5shifted such burden directly or indirectly, in any manner
6whatsoever; (2) who, if he or she has shifted such burden, has
7repaid unconditionally such amount to his own vendee; and (3)
8who is not entitled to receive any reimbursement therefor from
9any other source than from his or her vendor, nor to be
10relieved of such burden in any manner whatsoever. No credit
11may be allowed or refund made for any amount paid by or
12collected from any claimant unless it appears that the
13claimant has unconditionally repaid, to the purchaser, any
14amount collected from the purchaser and retained by the
15claimant with respect to the same transaction under the Use
16Tax Act.
17    Any credit or refund that is allowed under this Section
18shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner specified in
19the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act.
20    In case the Department determines that the claimant is
21entitled to a refund, such refund shall be made only from the
22Aviation Fuel Sales Tax Refund Fund or from such appropriation
23as may be available for that purpose, as appropriate. If it
24appears unlikely that the amount available would permit
25everyone having a claim allowed during the period covered by
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1Fund, as appropriate, to elect to receive a cash refund, the
2Department, by rule or regulation, shall provide for the
3payment of refunds in hardship cases and shall define what
4types of cases qualify as hardship cases.
5    If a retailer who has failed to pay retailers' occupation
6tax on gross receipts from retail sales is required by the
7Department to pay such tax, such retailer, without filing any
8formal claim with the Department, shall be allowed to take
9credit against such retailers' occupation tax liability to the
10extent, if any, to which such retailer has paid an amount
11equivalent to retailers' occupation tax or has paid use tax in
12error to his or her vendor or vendors of the same tangible
13personal property which such retailer bought for resale and
14did not first use before selling it, and no penalty or interest
15shall be charged to such retailer on the amount of such credit.
16However, when such credit is allowed to the retailer by the
17Department, the vendor is precluded from refunding any of that
18tax to the retailer and filing a claim for credit or refund
19with respect thereto with the Department. The provisions of
20this amendatory Act shall be applied retroactively, regardless
21of the date of the transaction.
22(Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19; 102-40, eff. 6-25-21.)
 
23    Section 20.22. The Governmental Tax Reform Validation Act
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1    (35 ILCS 165/10)
2    Sec. 10. Re-enactment; findings; purpose; validation.
3    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
4        (1) The amendatory provisions of this Act were first
5    enacted by Public Act 85-1135 and all related to taxation.
6            (A) Article I of Public Act 85-1135, effective
7        July 28, 1988, contained provisions stating
8        legislative intent.
9            (B) Article II of Public Act 85-1135, effective
10        January 1, 1990, contained provisions amending or
11        creating Sections 8-11-1, 8-11-1.1, 8-11-1.2,
12        8-11-1.3, 8-11-1.4, 8-11-5, 8-11-6, 8-11-6a, 8-11-16,
13        and 11-74.4-8a of the Illinois Municipal Code;
14        Sections 24a-1, 24a-2, 24a-3, 24a-4, and 25.05 of "An
15        Act to revise the law in relation to counties";
16        Section 4 of the Water Commission Act of 1985; Section
17        5.01 of the Local Mass Transit District Act; Sections
18        5.12, 6.02, 6.05, and 6.08 of the Metropolitan
19        Mobility Authority Act Sections 4.01, 4.03, 4.04, and
20        4.09 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
21        Sections 3, 9, and 10b of the Use Tax Act; Sections 2,
22        3, 3d, 7a, 9, 10, 10b, and 15 of the Service Use Tax
23        Act; Sections 2, 3, 9, 13, 15, and 20.1 of the Service
24        Occupation Tax Act; Sections 2, 3, 5k, and 6d of the
25        Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; and Sections 5.240,
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1        Article II of Public Act 85-1135, effective January 1,
2        1990, also contained provisions repealing Sections
3        25.05a, 25.05-2, 25.05-2a, 25.05-3, 25.05-3a,
4        25.05-10, 25.05-10a, and 25.05-10.1 of "An Act to
5        revise the law in relation to counties" and Sections
6        10 and 14 of the Service Occupation Tax Act.
7            (C) Article III of Public Act 85-1135, effective
8        September 1, 1988, contained provisions further
9        amending Sections 3 and 9 of the Use Tax Act; Sections
10        2, 3, and 9 of the Service Use Tax Act; Sections 2, 3,
11        and 9 of the Service Occupation Tax Act; and Sections 2
12        and 3 of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; and
13        amending Section 2 of the State Revenue Sharing Act.
14            (D) Article IV of Public Act 85-1135, effective
15        July 28, 1988, contained provisions amending Section
16        6z-9 of the State Finance Act and creating Section .01
17        of the State Revenue Sharing Act.
18            (E) Article V of Public Act 85-1135, effective
19        July 28, 1988, contained provisions precluding any
20        effect on a pre-existing right, remedy, or liability
21        and authorizing enactment of home rule municipality
22        ordinances.
23        (2) Public Act 85-1135 also contained provisions
24    relating to State bonds and creating the Water Pollution
25    Control Revolving Fund loan program.
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1    entered an order in the case of Oak Park Arms Associates v.
2    Whitley (No. 92 L 51045), in which it found that Public Act
3    85-1135 violates the single subject clause of the Illinois
4    Constitution (Article IV, Section 8(d)). As of the time
5    this Act was prepared, the order declaring P.A. 85-1135
6    invalid has been vacated but the case is subject to
7    appeal.
8        (4) The tax provisions of Public Act 85-1135 affect
9    many areas of vital concern to the people of this State.
10    The disruption of the tax reform contained in those
11    provisions could constitute a grave threat to the
12    continued health, safety, and welfare of the people of
13    this State.
14    (b) It is the purpose of this Act to prevent or minimize
15any problems relating to taxation that may result from
16challenges to the constitutional validity of Public Act
1785-1135, by (1) re-enacting provisions from Public Act 85-1135
18and (2) validating all actions taken in reliance on those
19provisions from Public Act 85-1135.
20    (c) Because Public Act 86-962, effective January 1, 1990,
21renumbered Sections 24a-1, 24a-2, 24a-3, 24a-4, and 25.05 of
22the Counties Code, this Act contains those provisions as
23renumbered under Sections 5-1006, 5-1007, 5-1008, 5-1009, and
245-1024 of the Counties Code. Because Public Act 86-1475,
25effective January 10, 1991, resectioned Section 3 of the Use
26Tax Act, Section 3 of the Service Use Tax Act, Section 3 of the

 

 

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1Service Occupation Tax Act, and Section 2 of the Retailers'
2Occupation Tax Act, this Act contains those provisions as
3resectioned under Sections 3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-15, 3-20, 3-25,
43-30, 3-35, 3-40, 3-45, 3-50, 3-55, 3-60, 3-65, 3-70, 3-75,
5and 3-80 of the Use Tax Act; Sections 3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-15, 3-20,
63-25, 3-30, 3-35, 3-40, 3-45, 3-50, 3-55, 3-60, and 3-65 of the
7Service Use Tax Act; Sections 3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-15, 3-20, 3-25,
83-30, 3-35, 3-40, 3-45, and 3-50 of the Service Occupation Tax
9Act; and Sections 2, 2-5, 2-10, 2-15, 2-20, 2-25, 2-30, 2-35,
102-40, 2-45, 2-50, 2-55, 2-60, 2-65 of the Retailers'
11Occupation Tax Act. Because Public Act 85-1440, effective
12February 1, 1989, renumbered Section 6z-16 of the State
13Finance Act and Section .01 of the State Revenue Sharing Act,
14this Act contains those provisions as renumbered under Section
156z-18 of the State Finance Act and Section 0.1 of the State
16Revenue Sharing Act. Sections 10b of the Use Tax Act, 10b of
17the Service Use Tax Act, 20.1 of the Service Occupation Tax
18Act, and 6d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act have been
19omitted from this Act because they were repealed by Public Act
2087-1258, effective January 7, 1993.
21    (d) This Act re-enacts Section 1 of Article I of Public Act
2285-1135; Sections 8-11-1, 8-11-1.1, 8-11-1.2, 8-11-1.3,
238-11-1.4, 8-11-5, 8-11-6, 8-11-6a, 8-11-16, and 11-74.4-8a of
24the Illinois Municipal Code; Sections 5-1006, 5-1007, 5-1008,
255-1009, and 5-1024 of the Counties Code; Section 4 of the Water
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1District Act; Sections 5.12, 6.02, 6.05, and 6.08 of the
2Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act Sections 4.01, 4.03, 4.04,
3and 4.09 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
4Sections 3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-15, 3-20, 3-25, 3-30, 3-35, 3-40,
53-45, 3-50, 3-55, 3-60, 3-65, 3-70, 3-75, 3-80, 9, and 10b of
6the Use Tax Act; Sections 2, 3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-15, 3-20, 3-25,
73-30, 3-35, 3-40, 3-45, 3-50, 3-55, 3-60, 3-65, 3d, 7a, 9, 10,
810b, and 15 of the Service Use Tax Act; Sections 2, 3, 3-5,
93-10, 3-15, 3-20, 3-25, 3-30, 3-35, 3-40, 3-45, 3-50, 9, 13,
1015, and 20.1 of the Service Occupation Tax Act; Sections 2,
112-5, 2-10, 2-15, 2-20, 2-25, 2-30, 2-35, 2-40, 2-45, 2-50,
122-55, 2-60, 2-65, 3, 5k, and 6d of the Retailers' Occupation
13Tax Act; Sections 5.240, 5.241, 6z-9, 6z-17, and 6z-18 of the
14State Finance Act; Sections 0.1 and 2 of the State Revenue
15Sharing Act; and Sections 1 and 2 of Article V of Public Act
1685-1135 as they have been amended. It also re-repeals Sections
1725.05a, 25.05-2, 25.05-2a, 25.05-3, 25.05-3a, 25.05-10,
1825.05-10a, and 25.05-10.1 of "An Act to revise the law in
19relation to counties" and Sections 10 and 14 of the Service
20Occupation Tax Act. This re-enactment and re-repeal is
21intended to remove any questions as to the validity or content
22of those Sections; it is not intended to supersede any other
23Public Act that amends the text of a Section as set forth in
24this Act. The re-enacted material in this Act is shown as
25existing text (i.e., without underscoring) because, as of the
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1invalid has been vacated.
2    (e) In Sections 100 and 900 of this Act, references to
3"this amendatory Act of 1988" mean Public Act 85-1135, as
4re-enacted by this Act.
5    (f) The re-enactment or re-repeal of Sections of Public
6Act 85-1135 by this Act is not intended, and shall not be
7construed, to imply that Public Act 85-1135 is invalid or to
8limit or impair any legal argument (1) upholding the validity
9of Public Act 85-1135 or (2) concerning whether the provisions
10of Public Act 85-1135 were substantially re-enacted by other
11Public Acts.
12    (g) All otherwise lawful actions taken in reasonable
13reliance on or pursuant to the Sections re-enacted by this
14Act, as set forth in Public Act 85-1135 or subsequently
15amended, by any officer, employee, agency, or unit of State or
16local government or by any other person or entity, are hereby
17validated.
18    With respect to actions taken in relation to matters
19arising under the Sections re-enacted by this Act, as set
20forth in Public Act 85-1135 or subsequently amended, a person
21is rebuttably presumed to have acted in reasonable reliance on
22and pursuant to the provisions of Public Act 85-1135, as those
23provisions had been amended at the time the action was taken.
24    (h) With respect to its administration of matters arising
25under the Sections re-enacted by this Act, the Department of
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185-1135, as those provisions had been amended at the relevant
2time.
3    (i) This Act applies, without limitation, to proceedings
4pending on or after the effective date of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 91-51, eff. 6-30-99.)
 
6    Section 20.23. The Simplified Sales and Use Tax
7Administration Act is amended by changing Section 2 as
8follows:
 
9    (35 ILCS 171/2)
10    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    (a) "Agreement" means the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax
12Agreement as amended and adopted on January 27, 2001.
13    (b) "Certified Automated System" means software certified
14jointly by the states that are signatories to the Agreement to
15calculate the tax imposed by each jurisdiction on a
16transaction, determine the amount of tax to remit to the
17appropriate state, and maintain a record of the transaction.
18    (c) "Certified Service Provider" means an agent certified
19jointly by the states that are signatories to the Agreement to
20perform all of the seller's sales tax functions.
21    (d) "Person" means an individual, trust, estate,
22fiduciary, partnership, limited liability company, limited
23liability partnership, corporation, or any other legal entity.
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1Occupation Tax Act (35 ILCS 115/) and the Retailers'
2Occupation Tax Act (35 ILCS 120/). "Sales tax" also means any
3local sales tax levied under the Home Rule Municipal
4Retailers' Occupation Tax Act (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1), the Non-Home
5Rule Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act (65 ILCS
65/8-11-1.3), the Non-Home Rule Municipal Service Occupation
7Tax Act (65 ILCS 5/8-11-1.4), the Home Rule Municipal Service
8Occupation Tax (65 ILCS 5/8-11-5), the Home Rule County
9Retailers' Occupation Tax Law (55 ILCS 5/5-1006), the Special
10County Occupation Tax for Public Safety, Public Facilities,
11Mental Health, Substance Abuse, or Transportation Law (55 ILCS
125/5-1006.5), the Home Rule County Service Occupation Tax Law
13(55 ILCS 5/5-1007), subsection (b) of the Rock Island County
14Use and Occupation Tax Law (55 ILCS 5/5-1008.5(b)), the Metro
15East Mass Transit District Retailers' Occupation Tax (70 ILCS
163610/5.01(b)), the Metro East Mass Transit District Service
17Occupation Tax (70 ILCS 3610/5.01(c)), the Metropolitan
18Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Retailers'
19Occupation Tax (subsection (e) of Section 6.02 of the
20Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act) 70 ILCS 3615/4.03(e) ),
21the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
22Service Occupation Tax (70 ILCS 3615/4.03(f)), the County
23Water Commission Retailers' Occupation Tax (70 ILCS
243720/4(b)), or the County Water Commission Service Occupation
25Tax (70 ILCS 3720/4(c)).
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1property or services.
2    (g) "State" means any state of the United States and the
3District of Columbia.
4    (h) "Use tax" means the tax levied under the Use Tax Act
5(35 ILCS 105/) and the Service Use Tax Act (35 ILCS 110/). "Use
6tax" also means any local use tax levied under the Home Rule
7Municipal Use Tax Act (65 ILCS 5/8-11-6(b)), provided that the
8State and the municipality have entered into an agreement that
9provides for administration of the tax by the State.
10(Source: P.A. 100-1167, eff. 1-4-19.)
 
11    Section 20.24. The Property Tax Code is amended by
12changing Section 15-100 as follows:
 
13    (35 ILCS 200/15-100)
14    Sec. 15-100. Public transportation systems.
15    (a) All property belonging to any municipal corporation
16created for the sole purpose of owning and operating a
17transportation system for public service is exempt.
18    (b) Property owned by (i) a municipal corporation of
19500,000 or more inhabitants, used for public transportation
20purposes, and operated by the Metropolitan Mobility Chicago
21Transit Authority; (ii) the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
22Transportation Authority; (iii) (blank); or any service board
23or division of the Regional Transportation Authority; (iv) the
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1(v) the Chicago Transit Authority shall be exempt. For
2purposes of this Section alone, the Metropolitan Mobility
3Authority Regional Transportation Authority, any service board
4or division of the Regional Transportation Authority, the
5Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation, the
6Chicago Transit Authority, or a municipal corporation, as
7defined in item (i), shall be deemed an "eligible
8transportation authority". The exemption provided in this
9subsection shall not be affected by any transaction in which,
10for the purpose of obtaining financing, the eligible
11transportation authority, directly or indirectly, leases or
12otherwise transfers such property to another whose property is
13not exempt and immediately thereafter enters into a leaseback
14or other agreement that directly or indirectly gives the
15eligible transportation authority a right to use, control, and
16possess the property. In the case of a conveyance of such
17property, the eligible transportation authority must retain an
18option to purchase the property at a future date or, within the
19limitations period for reverters, the property must revert
20back to the eligible transportation authority.
21    (c) If such property has been conveyed as described in
22subsection (b), the property will no longer be exempt pursuant
23to this Section as of the date when:
24        (1) the right of the eligible transportation authority
25    to use, control, and possess the property has been
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1        (2) the eligible transportation authority no longer
2    has an option to purchase or otherwise acquire the
3    property; and
4        (3) there is no provision for a reverter of the
5    property to the eligible transportation authority within
6    the limitations period for reverters.
7    (d) Pursuant to Sections 15-15 and 15-20 of this Code, the
8eligible transportation authority shall notify the chief
9county assessment officer of any transaction under subsection
10(b) of this Section. The chief county assessment officer shall
11determine initial and continuing compliance with the
12requirements of this Section for tax exemption. Failure to
13notify the chief county assessment officer of a transaction
14under this Section or to otherwise comply with the
15requirements of Sections 15-15 and 15-20 of this Code shall,
16in the discretion of the chief county assessment officer,
17constitute cause to terminate the exemption, notwithstanding
18any other provision of this Code.
19    (e) No provision of this Section shall be construed to
20affect the obligation of the eligible transportation authority
21to which an exemption certificate has been issued under this
22Section from its obligation under Section 15-10 of this Code
23to file an annual certificate of status or to notify the chief
24county assessment officer of transfers of interest or other
25changes in the status of the property as required by this Code.
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1declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new
2enactment.
3(Source: P.A. 90-562, eff. 12-16-97.)
 
4    Section 20.25. The Motor Fuel Tax Law is amended by
5changing Section 8b as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 505/8b)
7    Sec. 8b. Transportation Renewal Fund; creation;
8distribution of proceeds.
9    (a) The Transportation Renewal Fund is hereby created as a
10special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund shall be
11used as provided in this Section:
12        (1) 80% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used for
13    highway maintenance, highway construction, bridge repair,
14    congestion relief, and construction of aviation
15    facilities; of that 80%:
16            (A) the State Comptroller shall order transferred
17        and the State Treasurer shall transfer 60% to the
18        State Construction Account Fund; those moneys shall be
19        used solely for construction, reconstruction,
20        improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and
21        administration of highways and are limited to payments
22        made pursuant to design and construction contracts
23        awarded by the Department of Transportation;
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1        Transportation to municipalities, counties, and road
2        districts of the State using the percentages set forth
3        in subdivisions (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph
4        (2) of subsection (e) of Section 8; distributions to
5        particular municipalities, counties, and road
6        districts under this subdivision (B) shall be made
7        according to the allocation procedures described for
8        municipalities, counties, and road districts in
9        subsection (e) of Section 8 and shall be subject to the
10        same requirements and limitations described in that
11        subsection; and
12        (2) 20% of the moneys in the Fund shall be used for
13    projects related to rail facilities and mass transit
14    facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of the
15    Department of Transportation Law of the Civil
16    Administrative Code of Illinois, including rapid transit,
17    rail, high-speed rail, bus and other equipment in
18    connection with the State or a unit of local government,
19    special district, municipal corporation, or other public
20    agency authorized to provide and promote public
21    transportation within the State; of that 20%:
22            (A) 90% shall be deposited into the Metropolitan
23        Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Capital
24        Improvement Fund, a special fund created in the State
25        treasury Treasury; moneys in the Metropolitan Mobility
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1        Fund shall be used by the Metropolitan Mobility
2        Regional Transportation Authority for construction,
3        improvements, and deferred maintenance on mass transit
4        facilities and acquisition of buses and other
5        equipment; and
6            (B) 10% shall be deposited into the Downstate Mass
7        Transportation Capital Improvement Fund, a special
8        fund created in the State treasury Treasury; moneys in
9        the Downstate Mass Transportation Capital Improvement
10        Fund shall be used by local mass transit districts
11        other than the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
12        Transportation Authority for construction,
13        improvements, and deferred maintenance on mass transit
14        facilities and acquisition of buses and other
15        equipment.
16    (b) Beginning on July 1, 2020, the Auditor General shall
17conduct an annual financial audit of the obligations,
18expenditures, receipt, and use of the funds deposited into the
19Transportation Renewal Fund and provide specific
20recommendations to help ensure compliance with State and
21federal statutes, rules, and regulations.
22(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19.)
 
23    Section 20.26. The Postage Stamp Vending Machine Act is
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1    (35 ILCS 815/1)  (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 911)
2    Sec. 1. Vending machines which vend only United States
3postage stamps are exempt from license fees or any excise or
4license tax levied by the State of Illinois or any county or
5municipality or other taxing district thereof, but are not
6exempt from State, county, municipal, or Metropolitan Mobility
7Regional Transportation Authority occupation and use taxes.
8(Source: P.A. 82-985.)
 
9    Section 20.27. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by
10changing Sections 8-230.1, 11-221.1, 18-112, 22-101, 22-101B,
1122-103, and 22-105 as follows:
 
12    (40 ILCS 5/8-230.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.1)
13    Sec. 8-230.1. Right of employees to contribute for certain
14other service. Any employee in the service, after having made
15contributions covering a period of 10 or more years to the
16annuity and benefit fund herein provided for, may elect to pay
17for and receive credit for all annuity purposes for service
18theretofore rendered by the employee to the Chicago Transit
19Authority created by the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act
20(repealed) or its predecessor public utilities; provided that
21the last 5 years of service prior to retirement on annuity
22shall have been as an employee of the City and a contributor to
23this Fund. Such service credit may be paid for and granted on
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1employees who make payment for past service under the
2provisions of Section 8-230, but on the assumption that the
3employee's salary throughout all of his or her service with
4the Authority or its predecessor public utilities was at the
5rate of the employee's salary at the later of the date of his
6or her entrance or reentrance into the service as a municipal
7employee, as applicable. In no event, however, shall such
8service be credited if the employee has not forfeited and
9relinquished pension credit for service covering such period
10under any pension or retirement plan applicable to the
11Authority or its predecessor public utilities and instituted
12and maintained by the Authority or its predecessor public
13utilities for the benefit of its employees.
14(Source: P.A. 103-455, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
15    (40 ILCS 5/11-221.1)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-221.1)
16    Sec. 11-221.1. Right of employees to contribute for
17certain other service. Any employee in the service, after
18having made contributions covering a period of 10 or more
19years to the annuity and benefit fund herein provided for, may
20elect to pay for and receive credit for all annuity purposes
21for service theretofore rendered by the employee to the
22Chicago Transit Authority created by the Metropolitan Transit
23Authority Act (repealed); provided that if the employee has
24more than 10 years of such service, only the last 10 years of
25such service shall be credited. Such service credit may be

 

 

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1paid for and granted on the same basis and conditions as are
2applicable in the case of employees who make payment for past
3service under the provisions of Section 11-221, but on the
4assumption that the employee's salary throughout all of his or
5her service with the Authority was at the rate of the
6employee's salary at the date of his or her entrance into the
7service as an employee. In no event, however, shall such
8service be credited if the employee has not forfeited and
9relinquished pension credit for service covering such period
10under any pension or retirement plan applicable to the
11Authority and instituted and maintained by the Authority for
12the benefit of its employees.
13(Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
14    (40 ILCS 5/18-112)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-112)
15    Sec. 18-112. Service. "Service": The period beginning on
16the day a person first became a judge, whether prior or
17subsequent to the effective date, and ending on the date under
18consideration, excluding all intervening periods during which
19he or she was not a judge following resignation or expiration
20of any term of election or appointment.
21    Service also includes the following: (a) Any period prior
22to January 1, 1964 during which a judge served as a justice of
23the peace, police magistrate or master in chancery, or as a
24civil referee, commissioner or trial assistant to the chief
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1duties as an assistant to the judge of the Probate Court of
2Cook County. A judge shall be entitled to credit for all or as
3much as the judge may desire of such service, not exceeding 8
4years, upon payment of the participant's contribution covering
5such service at the contribution rates in effect on July 1,
61969, together with interest at 4% per annum compounded
7annually, from the dates the service was rendered to the date
8of payment, provided credit for such service had not been
9granted in any public pension fund or retirement system in the
10State. The required contributions shall be based upon the rate
11of salary in effect for the judge on the date he or she entered
12the system or on January 1, 1964, whichever is later.
13    (b) Service rendered after January 1, 1964, as a holdover
14magistrate or master in chancery of the Circuit Court. A judge
15shall be entitled to credit for any period of such service, not
16exceeding a total of 8 years, together with the period of
17service taken into account in paragraph (a). Service credit
18under this paragraph is subject to the same contribution
19requirements and other limitations that are prescribed for
20service credit under paragraph (a).
21    (c) Any period that a participant served as a member of the
22General Assembly, subject to the following conditions:
23    (1) He or she has been a participant in this system for at
24least 4 years and has contributed to the system for service
25rendered as a member of the General Assembly subsequent to
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1judge on the date of becoming a participant, including
2interest at 3% per annum compounded annually from the date
3such service was rendered to the date of payment, based on the
4salary in effect during such period of service; and
5    (2) The participant is not entitled to credit for such
6service in any other public retirement system in the State.
7    (d) Any period a participant served as a judge or
8commissioner of the Court of Claims of this State after
9November 1, 1941, provided he or she contributes to the system
10at the contribution rates in effect on the date of becoming a
11participant, based on salary received during such service,
12including interest at 3% per annum compounded annually from
13the date such service was rendered to the date of payment.
14    (e) Any period that a participant served as State's
15Attorney or Public Defender of any county of this State,
16subject to the following conditions: (1) such service was not
17credited under any public pension fund or retirement system;
18(2) the maximum service to be credited in this system shall be
198 years; (3) the participant must have at least 6 years of
20service as a judge and as a participant of this system; and (4)
21the participant has made contributions to the system for such
22service at the contribution rates in effect on the date of
23becoming a participant in this system based upon the salary of
24the judge on such date, including interest at 4% per annum
25compounded annually from such date to the date of payment.
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1whose retirement annuity began after January 1, 1988 may
2establish credit for service as a Public Defender in
3accordance with the other provisions of this subsection by
4making application and paying the required contributions to
5the Board not later than 30 days after August 23, 1989. In such
6cases, the Board shall recalculate the retirement annuity,
7effective on the first day of the next calendar month
8beginning at least 30 days after the application is received.
9    (f) Any period as a participating policeman, employee or
10teacher under Article 5, 14 or 16 of this Code, subject to the
11following conditions: (1) the credits accrued under Article 5,
1214 or 16 have been transferred to this system; and (2) the
13participant has contributed to the system an amount equal to
14(A) contributions at the rate in effect for participants at
15the date of membership in this system based upon the salary of
16the judge on such date, (B) the employer's share of the normal
17cost under this system for each year that credit is being
18established, based on the salary in effect at the date of
19membership in this system, and (C) interest at 6% per annum,
20compounded annually, from the date of membership to the date
21of payment; less (D) the amount transferred on behalf of the
22participant from Article 5, 14 or 16.
23    (g) Any period that a participant served as the
24Administrative Director of the Circuit Court of Cook County,
25as Executive Director of the Home Rule Commission, as
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1or as an employee of the Cook County Treasurer, subject to the
2following conditions: (1) the maximum amount of such service
3which may be credited is 10 years; (2) in order to qualify for
4such credit in this system, a judge must have at least 6 years
5of service as a judge and participant of this system; (3) the
6last 6 years of service credited in this system shall be as a
7judge and a participant in this system; (4) credits accrued to
8the participant under any other public pension fund or public
9retirement system in the State, if any, by reason of the
10service to be established under this paragraph (g) has been
11transferred to this system; and (5) the participant has
12contributed to this system the amount, if any, by which the
13amount transferred pursuant to subdivision (4) of this
14paragraph, if any, is less than the amount which the
15participant would have contributed to the system during the
16period of time being counted as service under this paragraph
17had the participant been a judge participating in this system
18during that time, based on the rate of contribution in effect
19and the salary earned by the participant on the date he or she
20became a participant, with interest accruing on such
21deficiency at a rate of 5% per annum from the date he or she
22became a participant through the date on which such deficiency
23is paid.
24    (h) Any period that a participant served as a full-time
25attorney employed by the Chicago Transit Authority created by
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1the following conditions: (1) any credit received for such
2service in the pension fund established under Section 22-101
3has been terminated; (2) the maximum amount of such service to
4be credited in this system shall be 10 years; (3) the
5participant must have at least 6 years of service as a judge
6and as a participant of this system; and (4) the participant
7has made contributions to the system for such service at the
8contribution rates in effect on the date of becoming a
9participant in this system based upon the salary of the judge
10on such date, including interest at 5% per annum compounded
11annually from such date to the date of payment.
12    (i) Any period during which a participant received
13temporary total disability benefit payments, as provided in
14Section 18-126.1.
15    Service during a fraction of a month shall be considered a
16month of service, but no more than one month of service shall
17be credited for all service during any calendar month.
18(Source: P.A. 86-272; 86-273; 86-1028; 87-1265.)
 
19    (40 ILCS 5/22-101)  (from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22-101)
20    Sec. 22-101. Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority
21Employees.
22    (a) There shall be established and maintained by the
23Metropolitan Mobility Authority created by the Metropolitan
24Mobility Authority Act the Authority created by the
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1as amended, (referred to in this Section as the "Authority") a
2financially sound pension and retirement system adequate to
3provide for all payments when due under such established
4system or as modified from time to time by ordinance of the
5Authority Chicago Transit Board or collective bargaining
6agreement. For this purpose, the Metropolitan Mobility
7Authority Board must make contributions to the established
8system as required under this Section and may make any
9additional contributions provided for by Board ordinance or
10collective bargaining agreement. The participating employees
11shall make such periodic payments to the established system as
12required under this Section and may make any additional
13contributions provided for by Board ordinance or collective
14bargaining agreement.
15    Provisions shall be made by the Board for all officers,
16except those who first become members on or after January 1,
172012, and employees of the Authority appointed pursuant to the
18"Metropolitan Transit Authority Act" (repealed) to become,
19subject to reasonable rules and regulations, participants of
20the pension or retirement system with uniform rights,
21privileges, obligations and status as to the class in which
22such officers and employees belong. The terms, conditions and
23provisions of any pension or retirement system or of any
24amendment or modification thereof affecting employees who are
25members of any labor organization may be established, amended
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1provided the terms, conditions and provisions must be
2consistent with this Act, the annual funding levels for the
3retirement system established by law must be met and the
4benefits paid to future participants in the system may not
5exceed the benefit ceilings set for future participants under
6this Act and the contribution levels required by the Authority
7and its employees may not be less than the contribution levels
8established under this Act.
9    (b) The Board of Trustees shall consist of 11 members
10appointed as follows: (i) 6 5 trustees shall be appointed by
11the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Board Chicago Transit
12Board; (ii) 3 trustees shall be appointed by an organization
13representing the highest number of Chicago Transit Authority
14participants; (iii) one trustee shall be appointed by an
15organization representing the second-highest number of Chicago
16Transit Authority participants; and (iv) one trustee shall be
17appointed by the recognized coalition representatives of
18participants who are not represented by an organization with
19the highest or second-highest number of Chicago Transit
20Authority participants; and (v) one trustee shall be selected
21by the Regional Transportation Authority Board of Directors,
22and the trustee shall be a professional fiduciary who has
23experience in the area of collectively bargained pension
24plans. Those trustees serving on the effective date of this
25amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly appointed by the
26Chicago Transit Board and the Regional Transportation

 

 

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1Authority Board of Directors shall continue serving until
2their terms end or they are replaced by the Metropolitan
3Mobility Authority Board. Trustees shall serve until a
4successor has been appointed and qualified, or until
5resignation, death, incapacity, or disqualification.
6    Any person appointed as a trustee of the board shall
7qualify by taking an oath of office that he or she will
8diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the system
9and will not knowingly violate or willfully permit the
10violation of any of the provisions of law applicable to the
11Plan, including Sections 1-109, 1-109.1, 1-109.2, 1-110,
121-111, 1-114, and 1-115 of the Illinois Pension Code.
13    Each trustee shall cast individual votes, and a majority
14vote shall be final and binding upon all interested parties,
15provided that the Board of Trustees may require a
16supermajority vote with respect to the investment of the
17assets of the Retirement Plan, and may set forth that
18requirement in the Retirement Plan documents, by-laws, or
19rules of the Board of Trustees. Each trustee shall have the
20rights, privileges, authority, and obligations as are usual
21and customary for such fiduciaries.
22    The Board of Trustees may cause amounts on deposit in the
23Retirement Plan to be invested in those investments that are
24permitted investments for the investment of moneys held under
25any one or more of the pension or retirement systems of the
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1agency or instrumentality thereof. The Board, by a vote of at
2least two-thirds of the trustees, may transfer investment
3management to the Illinois State Board of Investment, which is
4hereby authorized to manage these investments when so
5requested by the Board of Trustees.
6    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or any
7law to the contrary, any person who first became becomes a
8member of the Chicago Transit Board on or after January 1, 2012
9shall not be eligible to participate in this Retirement Plan.
10    (c) All individuals who were previously participants in
11the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees
12shall remain participants, and shall receive the same benefits
13established by the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit
14Authority Employees, except as provided in this amendatory Act
15or by subsequent legislative enactment or amendment to the
16Retirement Plan. For Authority employees hired on or after the
17effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
18Assembly, the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority
19Employees shall be the exclusive retirement plan and such
20employees shall not be eligible for any supplemental plan,
21except for a deferred compensation plan funded only by
22employee contributions.
23    For all Authority employees who are first hired on or
24after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
25General Assembly and are participants in the Retirement Plan
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1conditions and provisions with respect to retirement shall be
2applicable:
3        (1) Such participant shall be eligible for an
4    unreduced retirement allowance for life upon the
5    attainment of age 64 with 25 years of continuous service.
6        (2) Such participant shall be eligible for a reduced
7    retirement allowance for life upon the attainment of age
8    55 with 10 years of continuous service.
9        (3) For the purpose of determining the retirement
10    allowance to be paid to a retiring employee, the term
11    "Continuous Service" as used in the Retirement Plan for
12    Chicago Transit Authority Employees shall also be deemed
13    to include all pension credit for service with any
14    retirement system established under Article 8 or Article
15    11 of this Code, provided that the employee forfeits and
16    relinquishes all pension credit under Article 8 or Article
17    11 of this Code, and the contribution required under this
18    subsection is made by the employee. The Retirement Plan's
19    actuary shall determine the contribution paid by the
20    employee as an amount equal to the normal cost of the
21    benefit accrued, had the service been rendered as an
22    employee, plus interest per annum from the time such
23    service was rendered until the date the payment is made.
24    (d) From the effective date of this amendatory Act through
25December 31, 2008, all participating employees shall
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1of compensation, and the Authority shall contribute to the
2Retirement Plan in an amount not less than 12% of
3compensation.
4    (e)(1) Beginning January 1, 2009 the Authority shall make
5contributions to the Retirement Plan in an amount equal to
6twelve percent (12%) of compensation and participating
7employees shall make contributions to the Retirement Plan in
8an amount equal to six percent (6%) of compensation. These
9contributions may be paid by the Authority and participating
10employees on a payroll or other periodic basis, but shall in
11any case be paid to the Retirement Plan at least monthly.
12    (2) For the period ending December 31, 2040, the amount
13paid by the Authority in any year with respect to debt service
14on bonds issued for the purposes of funding a contribution to
15the Retirement Plan under Section 12c of the Metropolitan
16Transit Authority Act (repealed), other than debt service paid
17with the proceeds of bonds or notes issued by the Authority for
18any year after calendar year 2008, shall be treated as a credit
19against the amount of required contribution to the Retirement
20Plan by the Authority under subsection (e)(1) for the
21following year up to an amount not to exceed 6% of compensation
22paid by the Authority in that following year.
23    (3) By September 15 of each year beginning in 2009 and
24ending on December 31, 2039, on the basis of a report prepared
25by an enrolled actuary retained by the Plan, the Board of
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1funded ratio of the total assets of the Retirement Plan to its
2total actuarially determined liabilities. A report containing
3that determination and the actuarial assumptions on which it
4is based shall be filed with the Authority, the
5representatives of its participating employees, the Auditor
6General of the State of Illinois, and the Metropolitan
7Mobility Regional Transportation Authority. If the funded
8ratio is projected to decline below 60% in any year before
92040, the Board of Trustees shall also determine the increased
10contribution required each year as a level percentage of
11payroll over the years remaining until 2040 using the
12projected unit credit actuarial cost method so the funded
13ratio does not decline below 60% and include that
14determination in its report. If the actual funded ratio
15declines below 60% in any year prior to 2040, the Board of
16Trustees shall also determine the increased contribution
17required each year as a level percentage of payroll during the
18years after the then current year using the projected unit
19credit actuarial cost method so the funded ratio is projected
20to reach at least 60% no later than 10 years after the then
21current year and include that determination in its report.
22Within 60 days after receiving the report, the Auditor General
23shall review the determination and the assumptions on which it
24is based, and if he finds that the determination and the
25assumptions on which it is based are unreasonable in the
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1ratio, the assumptions on which it is based and the increased
2contribution required each year as a level percentage of
3payroll over the years remaining until 2040 using the
4projected unit credit actuarial cost method so the funded
5ratio does not decline below 60%, or, in the event of an actual
6decline below 60%, so the funded ratio is projected to reach
760% by no later than 10 years after the then current year. If
8the Board of Trustees or the Auditor General determine that an
9increased contribution is required to meet the funded ratio
10required by the subsection, effective January 1 following the
11determination or 30 days after such determination, whichever
12is later, one-third of the increased contribution shall be
13paid by participating employees and two-thirds by the
14Authority, in addition to the contributions required by this
15subsection (1).
16    (4) For the period beginning 2040, the minimum
17contribution to the Retirement Plan for each fiscal year shall
18be an amount determined by the Board of Trustees of the
19Retirement Plan to be sufficient to bring the total assets of
20the Retirement Plan up to 90% of its total actuarial
21liabilities by the end of 2059. Participating employees shall
22be responsible for one-third of the required contribution and
23the Authority shall be responsible for two-thirds of the
24required contribution. In making these determinations, the
25Board of Trustees shall calculate the required contribution
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1remaining to and including fiscal year 2059 using the
2projected unit credit actuarial cost method. A report
3containing that determination and the actuarial assumptions on
4which it is based shall be filed by September 15 of each year
5with the Authority, the representatives of its participating
6employees, the Auditor General of the State of Illinois and
7the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority.
8If the funded ratio is projected to fail to reach 90% by
9December 31, 2059, the Board of Trustees shall also determine
10the increased contribution required each year as a level
11percentage of payroll over the years remaining until December
1231, 2059 using the projected unit credit actuarial cost method
13so the funded ratio will meet 90% by December 31, 2059 and
14include that determination in its report. Within 60 days after
15receiving the report, the Auditor General shall review the
16determination and the assumptions on which it is based and if
17he finds that the determination and the assumptions on which
18it is based are unreasonable in the aggregate, he shall issue a
19new determination of the funded ratio, the assumptions on
20which it is based and the increased contribution required each
21year as a level percentage of payroll over the years remaining
22until December 31, 2059 using the projected unit credit
23actuarial cost method so the funded ratio reaches no less than
2490% by December 31, 2059. If the Board of Trustees or the
25Auditor General determine that an increased contribution is
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1effective January 1 following the determination or 30 days
2after such determination, whichever is later, one-third of the
3increased contribution shall be paid by participating
4employees and two-thirds by the Authority, in addition to the
5contributions required by subsection (e)(1).
6    (5) Beginning in 2060, the minimum contribution for each
7year shall be the amount needed to maintain the total assets of
8the Retirement Plan at 90% of the total actuarial liabilities
9of the Plan, and the contribution shall be funded two-thirds
10by the Authority and one-third by the participating employees
11in accordance with this subsection.
12    (f) The Authority shall take the steps necessary to comply
13with Section 414(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
14as amended, to permit the pick-up of employee contributions
15under subsections (d) and (e) on a tax-deferred basis.
16    (g) The Board of Trustees shall certify to the Governor,
17the General Assembly, the Auditor General, the Board of the
18Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority, and
19the Authority at least 90 days prior to the end of each fiscal
20year the amount of the required contributions to the
21retirement system for the next retirement system fiscal year
22under this Section. The certification shall include a copy of
23the actuarial recommendations upon which it is based. In
24addition, copies of the certification shall be sent to the
25Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability and
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1    (h)(1) As to an employee who first becomes entitled to a
2retirement allowance commencing on or after November 30, 1989,
3the retirement allowance shall be the amount determined in
4accordance with the following formula:
5        (A) One percent (1%) of his "Average Annual
6    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
7    for each full year of continuous service from the date of
8    original employment to the effective date of the Plan;
9    plus
10        (B) One and seventy-five hundredths percent (1.75%) of
11    his "Average Annual Compensation in the highest four (4)
12    completed Plan Years" for each year (including fractions
13    thereof to completed calendar months) of continuous
14    service as provided for in the Retirement Plan for Chicago
15    Transit Authority Employees.
16Provided, however that:
17    (2) As to an employee who first becomes entitled to a
18retirement allowance commencing on or after January 1, 1993,
19the retirement allowance shall be the amount determined in
20accordance with the following formula:
21        (A) One percent (1%) of his "Average Annual
22    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
23    for each full year of continuous service from the date of
24    original employment to the effective date of the Plan;
25    plus
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1    "Average Annual Compensation in the highest four (4)
2    completed Plan Years" for each year (including fractions
3    thereof to completed calendar months) of continuous
4    service as provided for in the Retirement Plan for Chicago
5    Transit Authority Employees.
6Provided, however that:
7    (3) As to an employee who first becomes entitled to a
8retirement allowance commencing on or after January 1, 1994,
9the retirement allowance shall be the amount determined in
10accordance with the following formula:
11        (A) One percent (1%) of his "Average Annual
12    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
13    for each full year of continuous service from the date of
14    original employment to the effective date of the Plan;
15    plus
16        (B) One and eighty-five hundredths percent (1.85%) of
17    his "Average Annual Compensation in the highest four (4)
18    completed Plan Years" for each year (including fractions
19    thereof to completed calendar months) of continuous
20    service as provided for in the Retirement Plan for Chicago
21    Transit Authority Employees.
22Provided, however that:
23    (4) As to an employee who first becomes entitled to a
24retirement allowance commencing on or after January 1, 2000,
25the retirement allowance shall be the amount determined in
26accordance with the following formula:

 

 

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1        (A) One percent (1%) of his "Average Annual
2    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
3    for each full year of continuous service from the date of
4    original employment to the effective date of the Plan;
5    plus
6        (B) Two percent (2%) of his "Average Annual
7    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
8    for each year (including fractions thereof to completed
9    calendar months) of continuous service as provided for in
10    the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority
11    Employees.
12Provided, however that:
13    (5) As to an employee who first becomes entitled to a
14retirement allowance commencing on or after January 1, 2001,
15the retirement allowance shall be the amount determined in
16accordance with the following formula:
17        (A) One percent (1%) of his "Average Annual
18    Compensation in the highest four (4) completed Plan Years"
19    for each full year of continuous service from the date of
20    original employment to the effective date of the Plan;
21    plus
22        (B) Two and fifteen hundredths percent (2.15%) of his
23    "Average Annual Compensation in the highest four (4)
24    completed Plan Years" for each year (including fractions
25    thereof to completed calendar months) of continuous
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1    Transit Authority Employees.
2    The changes made by this amendatory Act of the 95th
3General Assembly, to the extent that they affect the rights or
4privileges of Authority employees that are currently the
5subject of collective bargaining, have been agreed to between
6the authorized representatives of these employees and of the
7Authority prior to enactment of this amendatory Act, as
8evidenced by a Memorandum of Understanding between these
9representatives that will be filed with the Secretary of State
10Index Department and designated as "95-GA-C05". The General
11Assembly finds and declares that those changes are consistent
12with 49 U.S.C. 5333(b) (also known as Section 13(c) of the
13Federal Transit Act) because of this agreement between
14authorized representatives of these employees and of the
15Authority, and that any future amendments to the provisions of
16this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, to the
17extent those amendments would affect the rights and privileges
18of Authority employees that are currently the subject of
19collective bargaining, would be consistent with 49 U.S.C.
205333(b) if and only if those amendments were agreed to between
21these authorized representatives prior to enactment.
22    (i) Early retirement incentive plan; funded ratio.
23        (1) Beginning on the effective date of this Section,
24    no early retirement incentive shall be offered to
25    participants of the Plan unless the Funded Ratio of the
26    Plan is at least 80% or more.

 

 

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1        (2) For the purposes of this Section, the Funded Ratio
2    shall be the Adjusted Assets divided by the Actuarial
3    Accrued Liability developed in accordance with Statement
4    #25 promulgated by the Government Accounting Standards
5    Board and the actuarial assumptions described in the Plan.
6    The Adjusted Assets shall be calculated based on the
7    methodology described in the Plan.
8    (j) Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 95th General
9Assembly shall impair the rights or privileges of Authority
10employees under any other law.
11    (k) Any individual who, on or after August 19, 2011 (the
12effective date of Public Act 97-442), first becomes a
13participant of the Retirement Plan shall not be paid any of the
14benefits provided under this Code if he or she is convicted of
15a felony relating to, arising out of, or in connection with his
16or her service as a participant.
17    This subsection (k) shall not operate to impair any
18contract or vested right acquired before August 19, 2011 (the
19effective date of Public Act 97-442) under any law or laws
20continued in this Code, and it shall not preclude the right to
21refund.
22(Source: P.A. 97-442, eff. 8-19-11; 97-609, eff. 1-1-12;
2397-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
24    (40 ILCS 5/22-101B)
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1    (a) The Metropolitan Mobility Chicago Transit Authority
2(hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "Authority")
3shall take all actions lawfully available to it to separate
4the funding of health care benefits for retirees and their
5dependents and survivors from the funding for its retirement
6system. The Authority shall endeavor to achieve this
7separation as soon as possible, and in any event no later than
8July 1, 2009.
9    (b) Effective 90 days after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, a Retiree Health
11Care Trust is established for the purpose of providing health
12care benefits to eligible retirees and their dependents and
13survivors in accordance with the terms and conditions set
14forth in this Section 22-101B. The Retiree Health Care Trust
15shall be solely responsible for providing health care benefits
16to eligible retirees and their dependents and survivors upon
17the exhaustion of the account established by the Retirement
18Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees pursuant to
19Section 401(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but no
20earlier than January 1, 2009 and no later than July 1, 2009.
21        (1) The Board of Trustees shall consist of 7 members
22    appointed as follows: (i) 4 3 trustees shall be appointed
23    by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Board Chicago
24    Transit Board; (ii) one trustee shall be appointed by an
25    organization representing the highest number of former
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1    shall be appointed by an organization representing the
2    second-highest number of former Chicago Transit Authority
3    participants; and (iv) one trustee shall be appointed by
4    the recognized coalition representatives of participants
5    who are not represented by an organization with the
6    highest or second-highest number of former Chicago Transit
7    Authority participants; and (v) one trustee shall be
8    selected by the Regional Transportation Authority Board of
9    Directors, and the trustee shall be a professional
10    fiduciary who has experience in the area of collectively
11    bargained retiree health plans. Those trustees serving on
12    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
13    General Assembly appointed by the Chicago Transit Board
14    and the Regional Transportation Authority Board of
15    Directors shall continue serving until their terms end or
16    they are replaced by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
17    Board. Trustees shall serve until a successor has been
18    appointed and qualified, or until resignation, death,
19    incapacity, or disqualification.
20        Any person appointed as a trustee of the board shall
21    qualify by taking an oath of office that he or she will
22    diligently and honestly administer the affairs of the
23    system, and will not knowingly violate or willfully permit
24    the violation of any of the provisions of law applicable
25    to the Plan, including Sections 1-109, 1-109.1, 1-109.2,
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1    Illinois Pension Code.
2        Each trustee shall cast individual votes, and a
3    majority vote shall be final and binding upon all
4    interested parties, provided that the Board of Trustees
5    may require a supermajority vote with respect to the
6    investment of the assets of the Retiree Health Care Trust,
7    and may set forth that requirement in the trust agreement
8    or by-laws of the Board of Trustees. Each trustee shall
9    have the rights, privileges, authority and obligations as
10    are usual and customary for such fiduciaries.
11        (2) The Board of Trustees shall establish and
12    administer a health care benefit program for eligible
13    retirees and their dependents and survivors. Any health
14    care benefit program established by the Board of Trustees
15    for eligible retirees and their dependents and survivors
16    effective on or after July 1, 2009 shall not contain any
17    plan which provides for more than 90% coverage for
18    in-network services or 70% coverage for out-of-network
19    services after any deductible has been paid, except that
20    coverage through a health maintenance organization ("HMO")
21    may be provided at 100%.
22        (2.5) The Board of Trustees may also establish and
23    administer a health reimbursement arrangement for retirees
24    and for former employees of the Authority or the
25    Retirement Plan, and their survivors, who have contributed
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1    years of service requirement of subdivision (b)(4) and the
2    terms of the retiree health care plan; or for those who do
3    satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b)(4) and the
4    terms of the retiree health care plan but who decline
5    coverage under the plan prior to retirement. Any such
6    health reimbursement arrangement may provide that: the
7    retirees or former employees of the Authority or the
8    Retirement Plan, and their survivors, must have reached
9    age 65 to be eligible to participate in the health
10    reimbursement arrangement; contributions by the retirees
11    or former employees of the Authority or the Retirement
12    Plan to the Retiree Health Care Trust shall be considered
13    assets of the Retiree Health Care Trust only;
14    contributions shall not accrue interest for the benefit of
15    the retiree or former employee of the Authority or the
16    Retirement Plan or survivor; benefits shall be payable in
17    accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; the
18    amounts paid to or on account of the retiree or former
19    employee of the Authority or the Retirement Plan or
20    survivor shall not exceed the total amount which the
21    retiree or former employee of the Authority or the
22    Retirement Plan contributed to the Retiree Health Care
23    Trust; the Retiree Health Care Trust may charge a
24    reasonable administrative fee for processing the benefits.
25    The Board of Trustees of the Retiree Health Care Trust may
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1    Board of Trustees deems appropriate.
2        (3) The Retiree Health Care Trust shall be
3    administered by the Board of Trustees according to the
4    following requirements:
5            (i) The Board of Trustees may cause amounts on
6        deposit in the Retiree Health Care Trust to be
7        invested in those investments that are permitted
8        investments for the investment of moneys held under
9        any one or more of the pension or retirement systems of
10        the State, any unit of local government or school
11        district, or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
12        The Board, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
13        trustees, may transfer investment management to the
14        Illinois State Board of Investment, which is hereby
15        authorized to manage these investments when so
16        requested by the Board of Trustees.
17            (ii) The Board of Trustees shall establish and
18        maintain an appropriate funding reserve level which
19        shall not be less than the amount of incurred and
20        unreported claims plus 12 months of expected claims
21        and administrative expenses.
22            (iii) The Board of Trustees shall make an annual
23        assessment of the funding levels of the Retiree Health
24        Care Trust and shall submit a report to the Auditor
25        General at least 90 days prior to the end of the fiscal
26        year. The report shall provide the following:

 

 

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1                (A) the actuarial present value of projected
2            benefits expected to be paid to current and future
3            retirees and their dependents and survivors;
4                (B) the actuarial present value of projected
5            contributions and trust income plus assets;
6                (C) the reserve required by subsection
7            (b)(3)(ii); and
8                (D) an assessment of whether the actuarial
9            present value of projected benefits expected to be
10            paid to current and future retirees and their
11            dependents and survivors exceeds or is less than
12            the actuarial present value of projected
13            contributions and trust income plus assets in
14            excess of the reserve required by subsection
15            (b)(3)(ii).
16            If the actuarial present value of projected
17        benefits expected to be paid to current and future
18        retirees and their dependents and survivors exceeds
19        the actuarial present value of projected contributions
20        and trust income plus assets in excess of the reserve
21        required by subsection (b)(3)(ii), then the report
22        shall provide a plan, to be implemented over a period
23        of not more than 10 years from each valuation date,
24        which would make the actuarial present value of
25        projected contributions and trust income plus assets
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1        projected benefits expected to be paid to current and
2        future retirees and their dependents and survivors.
3        The plan may consist of increases in employee,
4        retiree, dependent, or survivor contribution levels,
5        decreases in benefit levels, or other plan changes or
6        any combination thereof. If the actuarial present
7        value of projected benefits expected to be paid to
8        current and future retirees and their dependents and
9        survivors is less than the actuarial present value of
10        projected contributions and trust income plus assets
11        in excess of the reserve required by subsection
12        (b)(3)(ii), then the report may provide a plan of
13        decreases in employee, retiree, dependent, or survivor
14        contribution levels, increases in benefit levels, or
15        other plan changes, or any combination thereof, to the
16        extent of the surplus.
17            (iv) The Auditor General shall review the report
18        and plan provided in subsection (b)(3)(iii) and issue
19        a determination within 90 days after receiving the
20        report and plan, with a copy of such determination
21        provided to the General Assembly and the Metropolitan
22        Mobility Regional Transportation Authority, as
23        follows:
24                (A) In the event of a projected shortfall, if
25            the Auditor General determines that the
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1            unreasonable in the aggregate and that the plan of
2            increases in employee, retiree, dependent, or
3            survivor contribution levels, decreases in benefit
4            levels, or other plan changes, or any combination
5            thereof, to be implemented over a period of not
6            more than 10 years from each valuation date, is
7            reasonably projected to make the actuarial present
8            value of projected contributions and trust income
9            plus assets equal to or in excess of the actuarial
10            present value of projected benefits expected to be
11            paid to current and future retirees and their
12            dependents and survivors, then the Board of
13            Trustees shall implement the plan. If the Auditor
14            General determines that the assumptions stated in
15            the report are unreasonable in the aggregate, or
16            that the plan of increases in employee, retiree,
17            dependent, or survivor contribution levels,
18            decreases in benefit levels, or other plan changes
19            to be implemented over a period of not more than 10
20            years from each valuation date, is not reasonably
21            projected to make the actuarial present value of
22            projected contributions and trust income plus
23            assets equal to or in excess of the actuarial
24            present value of projected benefits expected to be
25            paid to current and future retirees and their
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1            Trustees shall not implement the plan, the Auditor
2            General shall explain the basis for such
3            determination to the Board of Trustees, and the
4            Auditor General may make recommendations as to an
5            alternative report and plan.
6                (B) In the event of a projected surplus, if
7            the Auditor General determines that the
8            assumptions stated in the report are not
9            unreasonable in the aggregate and that the plan of
10            decreases in employee, retiree, dependent, or
11            survivor contribution levels, increases in benefit
12            levels, or both, is not unreasonable in the
13            aggregate, then the Board of Trustees shall
14            implement the plan. If the Auditor General
15            determines that the assumptions stated in the
16            report are unreasonable in the aggregate, or that
17            the plan of decreases in employee, retiree,
18            dependent, or survivor contribution levels,
19            increases in benefit levels, or both, is
20            unreasonable in the aggregate, then the Board of
21            Trustees shall not implement the plan, the Auditor
22            General shall explain the basis for such
23            determination to the Board of Trustees, and the
24            Auditor General may make recommendations as to an
25            alternative report and plan.
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1            alternative report and plan within 45 days after
2            receiving a rejection determination by the Auditor
3            General. A determination by the Auditor General on
4            any alternative report and plan submitted by the
5            Board of Trustees shall be made within 90 days
6            after receiving the alternative report and plan,
7            and shall be accepted or rejected according to the
8            requirements of this subsection (b)(3)(iv). The
9            Board of Trustees shall continue to submit
10            alternative reports and plans to the Auditor
11            General, as necessary, until a favorable
12            determination is made by the Auditor General.
13        (4) For any retiree who first retires effective on or
14    after January 18, 2008, to be eligible for retiree health
15    care benefits upon retirement, the retiree must be at
16    least 55 years of age, retire with 10 or more years of
17    continuous service and satisfy the preconditions
18    established by Public Act 95-708 in addition to any rules
19    or regulations promulgated by the Board of Trustees.
20    Notwithstanding the foregoing, any retiree hired on or
21    before September 5, 2001 who retires with 25 years or more
22    of continuous service shall be eligible for retiree health
23    care benefits upon retirement in accordance with any rules
24    or regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees; provided
25    he or she retires prior to the full execution of the
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1    collective bargaining agreement that became effective
2    January 1, 2007 between the Authority and the
3    organizations representing the highest and second-highest
4    number of former Chicago Transit Authority participants.
5    This paragraph (4) shall not apply to a disability
6    allowance.
7        (5) Effective January 1, 2009, the aggregate amount of
8    retiree, dependent and survivor contributions to the cost
9    of their health care benefits shall not exceed more than
10    45% of the total cost of such benefits. The Board of
11    Trustees shall have the discretion to provide different
12    contribution levels for retirees, dependents and survivors
13    based on their years of service, level of coverage or
14    Medicare eligibility, provided that the total contribution
15    from all retirees, dependents, and survivors shall be not
16    more than 45% of the total cost of such benefits. The term
17    "total cost of such benefits" for purposes of this
18    subsection shall be the total amount expended by the
19    retiree health benefit program in the prior plan year, as
20    calculated and certified in writing by the Retiree Health
21    Care Trust's enrolled actuary to be appointed and paid for
22    by the Board of Trustees.
23        (6) Effective January 1, 2022, all employees of the
24    Authority shall contribute to the Retiree Health Care
25    Trust in an amount not less than 1% of compensation.
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1    July 1, 2009 as the Retiree Health Care Trust becomes
2    solely responsible for providing health care benefits to
3    eligible retirees and their dependents and survivors in
4    accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 22-101B,
5    the Authority shall not have any obligation to provide
6    health care to current or future retirees and their
7    dependents or survivors. Employees, retirees, dependents,
8    and survivors who are required to make contributions to
9    the Retiree Health Care Trust shall make contributions at
10    the level set by the Board of Trustees pursuant to the
11    requirements of this Section 22-101B.
12(Source: P.A. 102-415, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
13    (40 ILCS 5/22-103)
14    Sec. 22-103. Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
15Authority and related pension plans.
16    (a) As used in this Section:
17    "Affected pension plan" means a defined-benefit pension
18plan supported in whole or in part by employer contributions
19and maintained by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Regional
20Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division, or the
21Commuter Rail Division, or any combination thereof, under the
22general authority of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
23Transportation Authority Act, including but not limited to any
24such plan that has been established under or is subject to a
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1covered by a collective bargaining agreement. "Affected
2pension plan" does not include any pension fund or retirement
3system subject to Section 22-101 of this Section.
4    "Authority" means the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
5Transportation Authority created under the Metropolitan
6Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act.
7    "Contributing employer" means an employer that is required
8to make contributions to an affected pension plan under the
9terms of that plan.
10    "Funding ratio" means the ratio of an affected pension
11plan's assets to the present value of its actuarial
12liabilities, as determined at its latest actuarial valuation
13in accordance with applicable actuarial assumptions and
14recommendations.
15    "Under-funded pension plan" or "under-funded" means an
16affected pension plan that, at the time of its last actuarial
17valuation, has a funding ratio of less than 90%.
18    (b) The contributing employers of each affected pension
19plan have a general duty to make the required employer
20contributions to the affected pension plan in a timely manner
21in accordance with the terms of the plan. A contributing
22employer must make contributions to the affected pension plan
23as required under this subsection and, if applicable,
24subsection (c); a contributing employer may make any
25additional contributions provided for by the board of the
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1    (c) In the case of an affected pension plan that is
2under-funded on January 1, 2009 or becomes under-funded at any
3time after that date, the contributing employers shall
4contribute to the affected pension plan, in addition to all
5amounts otherwise required, amounts sufficient to bring the
6funding ratio of the affected pension plan up to 90% in
7accordance with an amortization schedule adopted jointly by
8the contributing employers and the trustee of the affected
9pension plan. The amortization schedule may extend for any
10period up to a maximum of 50 years and shall provide for
11additional employer contributions in substantially equal
12annual amounts over the selected period. If the contributing
13employers and the trustee of the affected pension plan do not
14agree on an appropriate period for the amortization schedule
15within 6 months of the date of determination that the plan is
16under-funded, then the amortization schedule shall be based on
17a period of 50 years.
18    In the case of an affected pension plan that has more than
19one contributing employer, each contributing employer's share
20of the total additional employer contributions required under
21this subsection shall be determined: (i) in proportion to the
22amounts, if any, by which the respective contributing
23employers have failed to meet their contribution obligations
24under the terms of the affected pension plan; or (ii) if all of
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1in the same proportion as they are required to contribute
2under the terms of that plan. In the case of an affected
3pension plan that has only one contributing employer, that
4contributing employer is responsible for all of the additional
5employer contributions required under this subsection.
6    If an under-funded pension plan is determined to have
7achieved a funding ratio of at least 90% during the period when
8an amortization schedule is in force under this Section, the
9contributing employers and the trustee of the affected pension
10plan, acting jointly, may cancel the amortization schedule and
11the contributing employers may cease making additional
12contributions under this subsection for as long as the
13affected pension plan retains a funding ratio of at least 90%.
14    (d) Beginning January 1, 2009, if the Authority fails to
15pay to an affected pension fund within 30 days after it is due
16(i) any employer contribution that it is required to make as a
17contributing employer, (ii) any additional employer
18contribution that it is required to pay under subsection (c),
19or (iii) any payment that it is required to make under
20subsection (d) of Section 3.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility
21Authority Act as a result of Section 4.02a or 4.02b of the
22Regional Transportation Authority Act (repealed), the trustee
23of the affected pension fund shall promptly so notify the
24Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the
25Mayor of Chicago, the Governor, and the General Assembly.
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1assets, and actuarial liabilities under this subsection,
2contributions, assets, and liabilities relating to health care
3benefits shall not be included.
4    (f) This amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly does
5not affect or impair the right of any contributing employer or
6its employees to collectively bargain the amount or level of
7employee contributions to an affected pension plan, to the
8extent that the plan includes employees subject to collective
9bargaining.
10    (g) Any individual who, on or after August 19, 2011 (the
11effective date of Public Act 97-442), first becomes a
12participant of an affected pension plan shall not be paid any
13of the benefits provided under this Code if he or she is
14convicted of a felony relating to, arising out of, or in
15connection with his or her service as a participant.
16    This subsection shall not operate to impair any contract
17or vested right acquired before August 19, 2011 (the effective
18date of Public Act 97-442) under any law or laws continued in
19this Code, and it shall not preclude the right to refund.
20    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article or
21any law to the contrary, a person who, on or after January 1,
222012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-609), first becomes
23a director on the Suburban Bus Board, the Commuter Rail Board,
24or the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation
25Authority, or the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan
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1affected pension plan.
2(Source: P.A. 97-442, eff. 8-19-11; 97-609, eff. 1-1-12;
397-813, eff. 7-13-12.)
 
4    (40 ILCS 5/22-105)
5    Sec. 22-105. Application to Metropolitan Mobility Regional
6Transportation Authority Board members. This Code does not
7apply to any individual who first becomes a member of the
8Regional Transportation Authority Board on or after the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
10Assembly with respect to service on that Board or the
11Metropolitan Mobility Authority Board on or after the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
13Assembly with respect to service on that Board.
14(Source: P.A. 98-108, eff. 7-23-13.)
 
15    Section 20.28. The Illinois Municipal Budget Law is
16amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
17    (50 ILCS 330/2)  (from Ch. 85, par. 802)
18    Sec. 2. The following terms, unless the context otherwise
19indicates, have the following meaning:
20    (1) "Municipality" means and includes all municipal
21corporations and political subdivisions of this State, or any
22such unit or body hereafter created by authority of law,
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1(c) cities, villages and incorporated towns; (d) sanitary
2districts created under "An Act to create sanitary districts
3and to remove obstructions in the Des Plaines and Illinois
4Rivers", approved May 29, 1889, as amended; (e) forest
5preserve districts having a population of 500,000 or more,
6created under "An Act to provide for the creation and
7management of forest preserve districts and repealing certain
8Acts therein named", approved June 27, 1913, as amended; (f)
9school districts; (g) the Chicago Park District created under
10"An Act in relation to the creation, maintenance, operation
11and improvement of the Chicago Park District", approved, June
1210, 1933, as amended; (h) park districts created under "The
13Park District Code", approved July 8, 1947, as amended; (i)
14the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
15created under the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
16Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
17Assembly; and (j) the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority.
18    (2) "Governing body" means the corporate authorities,
19body, or other officer of the municipality authorized by law
20to raise revenue, appropriate funds, or levy taxes for the
21operation and maintenance thereof.
22    (3) "Department" means the Department of Commerce and
23Economic Opportunity.
24(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
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1Section 6-34000 as follows:
 
2    (55 ILCS 5/6-34000)
3    Sec. 6-34000. Report on funds received under the
4Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act.
5If the Board of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
6Transportation Authority adopts an ordinance under Section
76.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
8Authority Act imposing a retailers' occupation tax and a
9service occupation tax at the rate of 0.75% in the counties of
10DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will, then the County Boards
11of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties shall each
12report to the General Assembly and the Commission on
13Government Forecasting and Accountability by March 1 of the
14year following the adoption of the ordinance and March 1 of
15each year thereafter. That report shall include the total
16amounts received by the County under subsection (cc) of
17Section 6.02 (n) of Section 4.03 of the Metropolitan Mobility
18Regional Transportation Authority Act and the expenditures and
19obligations of the County using those funds during the
20previous calendar year.
21(Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
 
22    Section 20.30. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
23changing Sections 11-1-11, 11-74.4-3 and 11-122.2-1 and
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1follows:
 
2    (65 ILCS 5/11-1-11)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-1-11)
3    Sec. 11-1-11. Agreement with another entity to enforce
4traffic ordinances. The corporate authorities of a
5municipality with a population greater than 1,000,000 may
6enter into an agreement with the Metropolitan Mobility Chicago
7Transit Authority, created under the Metropolitan Mobility
8Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, whereby Chicago Transit
9Authority supervisory employees are empowered to enforce
10certain traffic ordinances enacted by the municipality.
11(Source: P.A. 87-597.)
 
12    (65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-3)
13    Sec. 11-74.4-3. Definitions. The following terms, wherever
14used or referred to in this Division 74.4 shall have the
15following respective meanings, unless in any case a different
16meaning clearly appears from the context.
17    (a) For any redevelopment project area that has been
18designated pursuant to this Section by an ordinance adopted
19prior to November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
2091-478), "blighted area" shall have the meaning set forth in
21this Section prior to that date.
22    On and after November 1, 1999, "blighted area" means any
23improved or vacant area within the boundaries of a
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1limits of the municipality where:
2        (1) If improved, industrial, commercial, and
3    residential buildings or improvements are detrimental to
4    the public safety, health, or welfare because of a
5    combination of 5 or more of the following factors, each of
6    which is (i) present, with that presence documented, to a
7    meaningful extent so that a municipality may reasonably
8    find that the factor is clearly present within the intent
9    of the Act and (ii) reasonably distributed throughout the
10    improved part of the redevelopment project area:
11            (A) Dilapidation. An advanced state of disrepair
12        or neglect of necessary repairs to the primary
13        structural components of buildings or improvements in
14        such a combination that a documented building
15        condition analysis determines that major repair is
16        required or the defects are so serious and so
17        extensive that the buildings must be removed.
18            (B) Obsolescence. The condition or process of
19        falling into disuse. Structures have become ill-suited
20        for the original use.
21            (C) Deterioration. With respect to buildings,
22        defects including, but not limited to, major defects
23        in the secondary building components such as doors,
24        windows, porches, gutters and downspouts, and fascia.
25        With respect to surface improvements, that the
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1        sidewalks, off-street parking, and surface storage
2        areas evidence deterioration, including, but not
3        limited to, surface cracking, crumbling, potholes,
4        depressions, loose paving material, and weeds
5        protruding through paved surfaces.
6            (D) Presence of structures below minimum code
7        standards. All structures that do not meet the
8        standards of zoning, subdivision, building, fire, and
9        other governmental codes applicable to property, but
10        not including housing and property maintenance codes.
11            (E) Illegal use of individual structures. The use
12        of structures in violation of applicable federal,
13        State, or local laws, exclusive of those applicable to
14        the presence of structures below minimum code
15        standards.
16            (F) Excessive vacancies. The presence of buildings
17        that are unoccupied or under-utilized and that
18        represent an adverse influence on the area because of
19        the frequency, extent, or duration of the vacancies.
20            (G) Lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary
21        facilities. The absence of adequate ventilation for
22        light or air circulation in spaces or rooms without
23        windows, or that require the removal of dust, odor,
24        gas, smoke, or other noxious airborne materials.
25        Inadequate natural light and ventilation means the
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1        rooms and improper window sizes and amounts by room
2        area to window area ratios. Inadequate sanitary
3        facilities refers to the absence or inadequacy of
4        garbage storage and enclosure, bathroom facilities,
5        hot water and kitchens, and structural inadequacies
6        preventing ingress and egress to and from all rooms
7        and units within a building.
8            (H) Inadequate utilities. Underground and overhead
9        utilities such as storm sewers and storm drainage,
10        sanitary sewers, water lines, and gas, telephone, and
11        electrical services that are shown to be inadequate.
12        Inadequate utilities are those that are: (i) of
13        insufficient capacity to serve the uses in the
14        redevelopment project area, (ii) deteriorated,
15        antiquated, obsolete, or in disrepair, or (iii)
16        lacking within the redevelopment project area.
17            (I) Excessive land coverage and overcrowding of
18        structures and community facilities. The
19        over-intensive use of property and the crowding of
20        buildings and accessory facilities onto a site.
21        Examples of problem conditions warranting the
22        designation of an area as one exhibiting excessive
23        land coverage are: (i) the presence of buildings
24        either improperly situated on parcels or located on
25        parcels of inadequate size and shape in relation to
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1        safety and (ii) the presence of multiple buildings on
2        a single parcel. For there to be a finding of excessive
3        land coverage, these parcels must exhibit one or more
4        of the following conditions: insufficient provision
5        for light and air within or around buildings,
6        increased threat of spread of fire due to the close
7        proximity of buildings, lack of adequate or proper
8        access to a public right-of-way, lack of reasonably
9        required off-street parking, or inadequate provision
10        for loading and service.
11            (J) Deleterious land use or layout. The existence
12        of incompatible land-use relationships, buildings
13        occupied by inappropriate mixed-uses, or uses
14        considered to be noxious, offensive, or unsuitable for
15        the surrounding area.
16            (K) Environmental clean-up. The proposed
17        redevelopment project area has incurred Illinois
18        Environmental Protection Agency or United States
19        Environmental Protection Agency remediation costs for,
20        or a study conducted by an independent consultant
21        recognized as having expertise in environmental
22        remediation has determined a need for, the clean-up of
23        hazardous waste, hazardous substances, or underground
24        storage tanks required by State or federal law,
25        provided that the remediation costs constitute a
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1        redevelopment of the redevelopment project area.
2            (L) Lack of community planning. The proposed
3        redevelopment project area was developed prior to or
4        without the benefit or guidance of a community plan.
5        This means that the development occurred prior to the
6        adoption by the municipality of a comprehensive or
7        other community plan or that the plan was not followed
8        at the time of the area's development. This factor
9        must be documented by evidence of adverse or
10        incompatible land-use relationships, inadequate street
11        layout, improper subdivision, parcels of inadequate
12        shape and size to meet contemporary development
13        standards, or other evidence demonstrating an absence
14        of effective community planning.
15            (M) The total equalized assessed value of the
16        proposed redevelopment project area has declined for 3
17        of the last 5 calendar years prior to the year in which
18        the redevelopment project area is designated or is
19        increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
20        balance of the municipality for 3 of the last 5
21        calendar years for which information is available or
22        is increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
23        Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published
24        by the United States Department of Labor or successor
25        agency for 3 of the last 5 calendar years prior to the
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1        designated.
2        (2) If vacant, the sound growth of the redevelopment
3    project area is impaired by a combination of 2 or more of
4    the following factors, each of which is (i) present, with
5    that presence documented, to a meaningful extent so that a
6    municipality may reasonably find that the factor is
7    clearly present within the intent of the Act and (ii)
8    reasonably distributed throughout the vacant part of the
9    redevelopment project area to which it pertains:
10            (A) Obsolete platting of vacant land that results
11        in parcels of limited or narrow size or configurations
12        of parcels of irregular size or shape that would be
13        difficult to develop on a planned basis and in a manner
14        compatible with contemporary standards and
15        requirements, or platting that failed to create
16        rights-of-ways for streets or alleys or that created
17        inadequate right-of-way widths for streets, alleys, or
18        other public rights-of-way or that omitted easements
19        for public utilities.
20            (B) Diversity of ownership of parcels of vacant
21        land sufficient in number to retard or impede the
22        ability to assemble the land for development.
23            (C) Tax and special assessment delinquencies exist
24        or the property has been the subject of tax sales under
25        the Property Tax Code within the last 5 years.
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1        improvements in neighboring areas adjacent to the
2        vacant land.
3            (E) The area has incurred Illinois Environmental
4        Protection Agency or United States Environmental
5        Protection Agency remediation costs for, or a study
6        conducted by an independent consultant recognized as
7        having expertise in environmental remediation has
8        determined a need for, the clean-up of hazardous
9        waste, hazardous substances, or underground storage
10        tanks required by State or federal law, provided that
11        the remediation costs constitute a material impediment
12        to the development or redevelopment of the
13        redevelopment project area.
14            (F) The total equalized assessed value of the
15        proposed redevelopment project area has declined for 3
16        of the last 5 calendar years prior to the year in which
17        the redevelopment project area is designated or is
18        increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
19        balance of the municipality for 3 of the last 5
20        calendar years for which information is available or
21        is increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
22        Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published
23        by the United States Department of Labor or successor
24        agency for 3 of the last 5 calendar years prior to the
25        year in which the redevelopment project area is
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1        (3) If vacant, the sound growth of the redevelopment
2    project area is impaired by one of the following factors
3    that (i) is present, with that presence documented, to a
4    meaningful extent so that a municipality may reasonably
5    find that the factor is clearly present within the intent
6    of the Act and (ii) is reasonably distributed throughout
7    the vacant part of the redevelopment project area to which
8    it pertains:
9            (A) The area consists of one or more unused
10        quarries, mines, or strip mine ponds.
11            (B) The area consists of unused rail yards, rail
12        tracks, or railroad rights-of-way.
13            (C) The area, prior to its designation, is subject
14        to (i) chronic flooding that adversely impacts on real
15        property in the area as certified by a registered
16        professional engineer or appropriate regulatory agency
17        or (ii) surface water that discharges from all or a
18        part of the area and contributes to flooding within
19        the same watershed, but only if the redevelopment
20        project provides for facilities or improvements to
21        contribute to the alleviation of all or part of the
22        flooding.
23            (D) The area consists of an unused or illegal
24        disposal site containing earth, stone, building
25        debris, or similar materials that were removed from
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1            (E) Prior to November 1, 1999, the area is not less
2        than 50 nor more than 100 acres and 75% of which is
3        vacant (notwithstanding that the area has been used
4        for commercial agricultural purposes within 5 years
5        prior to the designation of the redevelopment project
6        area), and the area meets at least one of the factors
7        itemized in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the area
8        has been designated as a town or village center by
9        ordinance or comprehensive plan adopted prior to
10        January 1, 1982, and the area has not been developed
11        for that designated purpose.
12            (F) The area qualified as a blighted improved area
13        immediately prior to becoming vacant, unless there has
14        been substantial private investment in the immediately
15        surrounding area.
16    (b) For any redevelopment project area that has been
17designated pursuant to this Section by an ordinance adopted
18prior to November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
1991-478), "conservation area" shall have the meaning set forth
20in this Section prior to that date.
21    On and after November 1, 1999, "conservation area" means
22any improved area within the boundaries of a redevelopment
23project area located within the territorial limits of the
24municipality in which 50% or more of the structures in the area
25have an age of 35 years or more. Such an area is not yet a
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1following factors is detrimental to the public safety, health,
2morals or welfare and such an area may become a blighted area:
3        (1) Dilapidation. An advanced state of disrepair or
4    neglect of necessary repairs to the primary structural
5    components of buildings or improvements in such a
6    combination that a documented building condition analysis
7    determines that major repair is required or the defects
8    are so serious and so extensive that the buildings must be
9    removed.
10        (2) Obsolescence. The condition or process of falling
11    into disuse. Structures have become ill-suited for the
12    original use.
13        (3) Deterioration. With respect to buildings, defects
14    including, but not limited to, major defects in the
15    secondary building components such as doors, windows,
16    porches, gutters and downspouts, and fascia. With respect
17    to surface improvements, that the condition of roadways,
18    alleys, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, off-street parking, and
19    surface storage areas evidence deterioration, including,
20    but not limited to, surface cracking, crumbling, potholes,
21    depressions, loose paving material, and weeds protruding
22    through paved surfaces.
23        (4) Presence of structures below minimum code
24    standards. All structures that do not meet the standards
25    of zoning, subdivision, building, fire, and other
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1    including housing and property maintenance codes.
2        (5) Illegal use of individual structures. The use of
3    structures in violation of applicable federal, State, or
4    local laws, exclusive of those applicable to the presence
5    of structures below minimum code standards.
6        (6) Excessive vacancies. The presence of buildings
7    that are unoccupied or under-utilized and that represent
8    an adverse influence on the area because of the frequency,
9    extent, or duration of the vacancies.
10        (7) Lack of ventilation, light, or sanitary
11    facilities. The absence of adequate ventilation for light
12    or air circulation in spaces or rooms without windows, or
13    that require the removal of dust, odor, gas, smoke, or
14    other noxious airborne materials. Inadequate natural light
15    and ventilation means the absence or inadequacy of
16    skylights or windows for interior spaces or rooms and
17    improper window sizes and amounts by room area to window
18    area ratios. Inadequate sanitary facilities refers to the
19    absence or inadequacy of garbage storage and enclosure,
20    bathroom facilities, hot water and kitchens, and
21    structural inadequacies preventing ingress and egress to
22    and from all rooms and units within a building.
23        (8) Inadequate utilities. Underground and overhead
24    utilities such as storm sewers and storm drainage,
25    sanitary sewers, water lines, and gas, telephone, and
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1    Inadequate utilities are those that are: (i) of
2    insufficient capacity to serve the uses in the
3    redevelopment project area, (ii) deteriorated, antiquated,
4    obsolete, or in disrepair, or (iii) lacking within the
5    redevelopment project area.
6        (9) Excessive land coverage and overcrowding of
7    structures and community facilities. The over-intensive
8    use of property and the crowding of buildings and
9    accessory facilities onto a site. Examples of problem
10    conditions warranting the designation of an area as one
11    exhibiting excessive land coverage are: the presence of
12    buildings either improperly situated on parcels or located
13    on parcels of inadequate size and shape in relation to
14    present-day standards of development for health and safety
15    and the presence of multiple buildings on a single parcel.
16    For there to be a finding of excessive land coverage,
17    these parcels must exhibit one or more of the following
18    conditions: insufficient provision for light and air
19    within or around buildings, increased threat of spread of
20    fire due to the close proximity of buildings, lack of
21    adequate or proper access to a public right-of-way, lack
22    of reasonably required off-street parking, or inadequate
23    provision for loading and service.
24        (10) Deleterious land use or layout. The existence of
25    incompatible land-use relationships, buildings occupied by
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1    noxious, offensive, or unsuitable for the surrounding
2    area.
3        (11) Lack of community planning. The proposed
4    redevelopment project area was developed prior to or
5    without the benefit or guidance of a community plan. This
6    means that the development occurred prior to the adoption
7    by the municipality of a comprehensive or other community
8    plan or that the plan was not followed at the time of the
9    area's development. This factor must be documented by
10    evidence of adverse or incompatible land-use
11    relationships, inadequate street layout, improper
12    subdivision, parcels of inadequate shape and size to meet
13    contemporary development standards, or other evidence
14    demonstrating an absence of effective community planning.
15        (12) The area has incurred Illinois Environmental
16    Protection Agency or United States Environmental
17    Protection Agency remediation costs for, or a study
18    conducted by an independent consultant recognized as
19    having expertise in environmental remediation has
20    determined a need for, the clean-up of hazardous waste,
21    hazardous substances, or underground storage tanks
22    required by State or federal law, provided that the
23    remediation costs constitute a material impediment to the
24    development or redevelopment of the redevelopment project
25    area.
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1    proposed redevelopment project area has declined for 3 of
2    the last 5 calendar years for which information is
3    available or is increasing at an annual rate that is less
4    than the balance of the municipality for 3 of the last 5
5    calendar years for which information is available or is
6    increasing at an annual rate that is less than the
7    Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by
8    the United States Department of Labor or successor agency
9    for 3 of the last 5 calendar years for which information is
10    available.
11    (c) "Industrial park" means an area in a blighted or
12conservation area suitable for use by any manufacturing,
13industrial, research or transportation enterprise, of
14facilities to include but not be limited to factories, mills,
15processing plants, assembly plants, packing plants,
16fabricating plants, industrial distribution centers,
17warehouses, repair overhaul or service facilities, freight
18terminals, research facilities, test facilities or railroad
19facilities.
20    (d) "Industrial park conservation area" means an area
21within the boundaries of a redevelopment project area located
22within the territorial limits of a municipality that is a
23labor surplus municipality or within 1 1/2 miles of the
24territorial limits of a municipality that is a labor surplus
25municipality if the area is annexed to the municipality; which
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1municipality by ordinance designates the redevelopment project
2area, and which area includes both vacant land suitable for
3use as an industrial park and a blighted area or conservation
4area contiguous to such vacant land.
5    (e) "Labor surplus municipality" means a municipality in
6which, at any time during the 6 months before the municipality
7by ordinance designates an industrial park conservation area,
8the unemployment rate was over 6% and was also 100% or more of
9the national average unemployment rate for that same time as
10published in the United States Department of Labor Bureau of
11Labor Statistics publication entitled "The Employment
12Situation" or its successor publication. For the purpose of
13this subsection, if unemployment rate statistics for the
14municipality are not available, the unemployment rate in the
15municipality shall be deemed to be the same as the
16unemployment rate in the principal county in which the
17municipality is located.
18    (f) "Municipality" shall mean a city, village,
19incorporated town, or a township that is located in the
20unincorporated portion of a county with 3 million or more
21inhabitants, if the county adopted an ordinance that approved
22the township's redevelopment plan.
23    (g) "Initial Sales Tax Amounts" means the amount of taxes
24paid under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax Act,
25Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
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1Service Occupation Tax Act by retailers and servicemen on
2transactions at places located in a State Sales Tax Boundary
3during the calendar year 1985.
4    (g-1) "Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts" means the amount
5of taxes paid under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax
6Act, Service Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, the
7Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the Municipal
8Service Occupation Tax Act by retailers and servicemen on
9transactions at places located within the State Sales Tax
10Boundary revised pursuant to Section 11-74.4-8a(9) of this
11Act.
12    (h) "Municipal Sales Tax Increment" means an amount equal
13to the increase in the aggregate amount of taxes paid to a
14municipality from the Local Government Tax Fund arising from
15sales by retailers and servicemen within the redevelopment
16project area or State Sales Tax Boundary, as the case may be,
17for as long as the redevelopment project area or State Sales
18Tax Boundary, as the case may be, exist over and above the
19aggregate amount of taxes as certified by the Illinois
20Department of Revenue and paid under the Municipal Retailers'
21Occupation Tax Act and the Municipal Service Occupation Tax
22Act by retailers and servicemen, on transactions at places of
23business located in the redevelopment project area or State
24Sales Tax Boundary, as the case may be, during the base year
25which shall be the calendar year immediately prior to the year
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1financing. For purposes of computing the aggregate amount of
2such taxes for base years occurring prior to 1985, the
3Department of Revenue shall determine the Initial Sales Tax
4Amounts for such taxes and deduct therefrom an amount equal to
54% of the aggregate amount of taxes per year for each year the
6base year is prior to 1985, but not to exceed a total deduction
7of 12%. The amount so determined shall be known as the
8"Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts". For purposes of
9determining the Municipal Sales Tax Increment, the Department
10of Revenue shall for each period subtract from the amount paid
11to the municipality from the Local Government Tax Fund arising
12from sales by retailers and servicemen on transactions located
13in the redevelopment project area or the State Sales Tax
14Boundary, as the case may be, the certified Initial Sales Tax
15Amounts, the Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised
16Initial Sales Tax Amounts for the Municipal Retailers'
17Occupation Tax Act and the Municipal Service Occupation Tax
18Act. For the State Fiscal Year 1989, this calculation shall be
19made by utilizing the calendar year 1987 to determine the tax
20amounts received. For the State Fiscal Year 1990, this
21calculation shall be made by utilizing the period from January
221, 1988, until September 30, 1988, to determine the tax
23amounts received from retailers and servicemen pursuant to the
24Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and the Municipal Service
25Occupation Tax Act, which shall have deducted therefrom
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1Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial
2Sales Tax Amounts as appropriate. For the State Fiscal Year
31991, this calculation shall be made by utilizing the period
4from October 1, 1988, to June 30, 1989, to determine the tax
5amounts received from retailers and servicemen pursuant to the
6Municipal Retailers' Occupation Tax and the Municipal Service
7Occupation Tax Act which shall have deducted therefrom
8nine-twelfths of the certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts,
9Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial
10Sales Tax Amounts as appropriate. For every State Fiscal Year
11thereafter, the applicable period shall be the 12 months
12beginning July 1 and ending June 30 to determine the tax
13amounts received which shall have deducted therefrom the
14certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts, the Adjusted Initial
15Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts, as
16the case may be.
17    (i) "Net State Sales Tax Increment" means the sum of the
18following: (a) 80% of the first $100,000 of State Sales Tax
19Increment annually generated within a State Sales Tax
20Boundary; (b) 60% of the amount in excess of $100,000 but not
21exceeding $500,000 of State Sales Tax Increment annually
22generated within a State Sales Tax Boundary; and (c) 40% of all
23amounts in excess of $500,000 of State Sales Tax Increment
24annually generated within a State Sales Tax Boundary. If,
25however, a municipality established a tax increment financing
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1before January 1, 1986, and the municipality entered into a
2contract or issued bonds after January 1, 1986, but before
3December 31, 1986, to finance redevelopment project costs
4within a State Sales Tax Boundary, then the Net State Sales Tax
5Increment means, for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1990,
6and July 1, 1991, 100% of the State Sales Tax Increment
7annually generated within a State Sales Tax Boundary; and
8notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for those
9fiscal years the Department of Revenue shall distribute to
10those municipalities 100% of their Net State Sales Tax
11Increment before any distribution to any other municipality
12and regardless of whether or not those other municipalities
13will receive 100% of their Net State Sales Tax Increment. For
14Fiscal Year 1999, and every year thereafter until the year
152007, for any municipality that has not entered into a
16contract or has not issued bonds prior to June 1, 1988 to
17finance redevelopment project costs within a State Sales Tax
18Boundary, the Net State Sales Tax Increment shall be
19calculated as follows: By multiplying the Net State Sales Tax
20Increment by 90% in the State Fiscal Year 1999; 80% in the
21State Fiscal Year 2000; 70% in the State Fiscal Year 2001; 60%
22in the State Fiscal Year 2002; 50% in the State Fiscal Year
232003; 40% in the State Fiscal Year 2004; 30% in the State
24Fiscal Year 2005; 20% in the State Fiscal Year 2006; and 10% in
25the State Fiscal Year 2007. No payment shall be made for State
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1    Municipalities that issued bonds in connection with a
2redevelopment project in a redevelopment project area within
3the State Sales Tax Boundary prior to July 29, 1991, or that
4entered into contracts in connection with a redevelopment
5project in a redevelopment project area before June 1, 1988,
6shall continue to receive their proportional share of the
7Illinois Tax Increment Fund distribution until the date on
8which the redevelopment project is completed or terminated.
9If, however, a municipality that issued bonds in connection
10with a redevelopment project in a redevelopment project area
11within the State Sales Tax Boundary prior to July 29, 1991
12retires the bonds prior to June 30, 2007 or a municipality that
13entered into contracts in connection with a redevelopment
14project in a redevelopment project area before June 1, 1988
15completes the contracts prior to June 30, 2007, then so long as
16the redevelopment project is not completed or is not
17terminated, the Net State Sales Tax Increment shall be
18calculated, beginning on the date on which the bonds are
19retired or the contracts are completed, as follows: By
20multiplying the Net State Sales Tax Increment by 60% in the
21State Fiscal Year 2002; 50% in the State Fiscal Year 2003; 40%
22in the State Fiscal Year 2004; 30% in the State Fiscal Year
232005; 20% in the State Fiscal Year 2006; and 10% in the State
24Fiscal Year 2007. No payment shall be made for State Fiscal
25Year 2008 and thereafter. Refunding of any bonds issued prior
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1Increment.
2    (j) "State Utility Tax Increment Amount" means an amount
3equal to the aggregate increase in State electric and gas tax
4charges imposed on owners and tenants, other than residential
5customers, of properties located within the redevelopment
6project area under Section 9-222 of the Public Utilities Act,
7over and above the aggregate of such charges as certified by
8the Department of Revenue and paid by owners and tenants,
9other than residential customers, of properties within the
10redevelopment project area during the base year, which shall
11be the calendar year immediately prior to the year of the
12adoption of the ordinance authorizing tax increment allocation
13financing.
14    (k) "Net State Utility Tax Increment" means the sum of the
15following: (a) 80% of the first $100,000 of State Utility Tax
16Increment annually generated by a redevelopment project area;
17(b) 60% of the amount in excess of $100,000 but not exceeding
18$500,000 of the State Utility Tax Increment annually generated
19by a redevelopment project area; and (c) 40% of all amounts in
20excess of $500,000 of State Utility Tax Increment annually
21generated by a redevelopment project area. For the State
22Fiscal Year 1999, and every year thereafter until the year
232007, for any municipality that has not entered into a
24contract or has not issued bonds prior to June 1, 1988 to
25finance redevelopment project costs within a redevelopment
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1calculated as follows: By multiplying the Net State Utility
2Tax Increment by 90% in the State Fiscal Year 1999; 80% in the
3State Fiscal Year 2000; 70% in the State Fiscal Year 2001; 60%
4in the State Fiscal Year 2002; 50% in the State Fiscal Year
52003; 40% in the State Fiscal Year 2004; 30% in the State
6Fiscal Year 2005; 20% in the State Fiscal Year 2006; and 10% in
7the State Fiscal Year 2007. No payment shall be made for the
8State Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter.
9    Municipalities that issue bonds in connection with the
10redevelopment project during the period from June 1, 1988
11until 3 years after the effective date of this Amendatory Act
12of 1988 shall receive the Net State Utility Tax Increment,
13subject to appropriation, for 15 State Fiscal Years after the
14issuance of such bonds. For the 16th through the 20th State
15Fiscal Years after issuance of the bonds, the Net State
16Utility Tax Increment shall be calculated as follows: By
17multiplying the Net State Utility Tax Increment by 90% in year
1816; 80% in year 17; 70% in year 18; 60% in year 19; and 50% in
19year 20. Refunding of any bonds issued prior to June 1, 1988,
20shall not alter the revised Net State Utility Tax Increment
21payments set forth above.
22    (l) "Obligations" mean bonds, loans, debentures, notes,
23special certificates or other evidence of indebtedness issued
24by the municipality to carry out a redevelopment project or to
25refund outstanding obligations.
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1revenues from real property in a redevelopment project area
2derived from real property that has been acquired by a
3municipality which according to the redevelopment project or
4plan is to be used for a private use which taxing districts
5would have received had a municipality not acquired the real
6property and adopted tax increment allocation financing and
7which would result from levies made after the time of the
8adoption of tax increment allocation financing to the time the
9current equalized value of real property in the redevelopment
10project area exceeds the total initial equalized value of real
11property in said area.
12    (n) "Redevelopment plan" means the comprehensive program
13of the municipality for development or redevelopment intended
14by the payment of redevelopment project costs to reduce or
15eliminate those conditions the existence of which qualified
16the redevelopment project area as a "blighted area" or
17"conservation area" or combination thereof or "industrial park
18conservation area," and thereby to enhance the tax bases of
19the taxing districts which extend into the redevelopment
20project area, provided that, with respect to redevelopment
21project areas described in subsections (p-1) and (p-2),
22"redevelopment plan" means the comprehensive program of the
23affected municipality for the development of qualifying
24transit facilities. On and after November 1, 1999 (the
25effective date of Public Act 91-478), no redevelopment plan
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1vacant land (i) with a golf course and related clubhouse and
2other facilities or (ii) designated by federal, State, county,
3or municipal government as public land for outdoor
4recreational activities or for nature preserves and used for
5that purpose within 5 years prior to the adoption of the
6redevelopment plan. For the purpose of this subsection,
7"recreational activities" is limited to mean camping and
8hunting. Each redevelopment plan shall set forth in writing
9the program to be undertaken to accomplish the objectives and
10shall include but not be limited to:
11        (A) an itemized list of estimated redevelopment
12    project costs;
13        (B) evidence indicating that the redevelopment project
14    area on the whole has not been subject to growth and
15    development through investment by private enterprise,
16    provided that such evidence shall not be required for any
17    redevelopment project area located within a transit
18    facility improvement area established pursuant to Section
19    11-74.4-3.3;
20        (C) an assessment of any financial impact of the
21    redevelopment project area on or any increased demand for
22    services from any taxing district affected by the plan and
23    any program to address such financial impact or increased
24    demand;
25        (D) the sources of funds to pay costs;
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1    issued;
2        (F) the most recent equalized assessed valuation of
3    the redevelopment project area;
4        (G) an estimate as to the equalized assessed valuation
5    after redevelopment and the general land uses to apply in
6    the redevelopment project area;
7        (H) a commitment to fair employment practices and an
8    affirmative action plan;
9        (I) if it concerns an industrial park conservation
10    area, the plan shall also include a general description of
11    any proposed developer, user and tenant of any property, a
12    description of the type, structure and general character
13    of the facilities to be developed, a description of the
14    type, class and number of new employees to be employed in
15    the operation of the facilities to be developed; and
16        (J) if property is to be annexed to the municipality,
17    the plan shall include the terms of the annexation
18    agreement.
19    The provisions of items (B) and (C) of this subsection (n)
20shall not apply to a municipality that before March 14, 1994
21(the effective date of Public Act 88-537) had fixed, either by
22its corporate authorities or by a commission designated under
23subsection (k) of Section 11-74.4-4, a time and place for a
24public hearing as required by subsection (a) of Section
2511-74.4-5. No redevelopment plan shall be adopted unless a
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1        (1) The municipality finds that the redevelopment
2    project area on the whole has not been subject to growth
3    and development through investment by private enterprise
4    and would not reasonably be anticipated to be developed
5    without the adoption of the redevelopment plan, provided,
6    however, that such a finding shall not be required with
7    respect to any redevelopment project area located within a
8    transit facility improvement area established pursuant to
9    Section 11-74.4-3.3.
10        (2) The municipality finds that the redevelopment plan
11    and project conform to the comprehensive plan for the
12    development of the municipality as a whole, or, for
13    municipalities with a population of 100,000 or more,
14    regardless of when the redevelopment plan and project was
15    adopted, the redevelopment plan and project either: (i)
16    conforms to the strategic economic development or
17    redevelopment plan issued by the designated planning
18    authority of the municipality, or (ii) includes land uses
19    that have been approved by the planning commission of the
20    municipality.
21        (3) The redevelopment plan establishes the estimated
22    dates of completion of the redevelopment project and
23    retirement of obligations issued to finance redevelopment
24    project costs. Those dates may not be later than the dates
25    set forth under Section 11-74.4-3.5.
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1    existing redevelopment plan to conform to this paragraph
2    (3) as amended by Public Act 91-478, which municipal
3    ordinance may be adopted without further hearing or notice
4    and without complying with the procedures provided in this
5    Act pertaining to an amendment to or the initial approval
6    of a redevelopment plan and project and designation of a
7    redevelopment project area.
8        (3.5) The municipality finds, in the case of an
9    industrial park conservation area, also that the
10    municipality is a labor surplus municipality and that the
11    implementation of the redevelopment plan will reduce
12    unemployment, create new jobs and by the provision of new
13    facilities enhance the tax base of the taxing districts
14    that extend into the redevelopment project area.
15        (4) If any incremental revenues are being utilized
16    under Section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(2) of this Act in
17    redevelopment project areas approved by ordinance after
18    January 1, 1986, the municipality finds: (a) that the
19    redevelopment project area would not reasonably be
20    developed without the use of such incremental revenues,
21    and (b) that such incremental revenues will be exclusively
22    utilized for the development of the redevelopment project
23    area.
24        (5) If: (a) the redevelopment plan will not result in
25    displacement of residents from 10 or more inhabited
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1    plan that such displacement will not result from the plan;
2    or (b) the redevelopment plan is for a redevelopment
3    project area or a qualifying transit facility located
4    within a transit facility improvement area established
5    pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3, and the applicable
6    project is subject to the process for evaluation of
7    environmental effects under the National Environmental
8    Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., then a housing
9    impact study need not be performed. If, however, the
10    redevelopment plan would result in the displacement of
11    residents from 10 or more inhabited residential units, or
12    if the redevelopment project area contains 75 or more
13    inhabited residential units and no certification is made,
14    then the municipality shall prepare, as part of the
15    separate feasibility report required by subsection (a) of
16    Section 11-74.4-5, a housing impact study.
17        Part I of the housing impact study shall include (i)
18    data as to whether the residential units are single family
19    or multi-family units, (ii) the number and type of rooms
20    within the units, if that information is available, (iii)
21    whether the units are inhabited or uninhabited, as
22    determined not less than 45 days before the date that the
23    ordinance or resolution required by subsection (a) of
24    Section 11-74.4-5 is passed, and (iv) data as to the
25    racial and ethnic composition of the residents in the
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1    the racial and ethnic composition of the residents in the
2    inhabited residential units shall be deemed to be fully
3    satisfied by data from the most recent federal census.
4        Part II of the housing impact study shall identify the
5    inhabited residential units in the proposed redevelopment
6    project area that are to be or may be removed. If inhabited
7    residential units are to be removed, then the housing
8    impact study shall identify (i) the number and location of
9    those units that will or may be removed, (ii) the
10    municipality's plans for relocation assistance for those
11    residents in the proposed redevelopment project area whose
12    residences are to be removed, (iii) the availability of
13    replacement housing for those residents whose residences
14    are to be removed, and shall identify the type, location,
15    and cost of the housing, and (iv) the type and extent of
16    relocation assistance to be provided.
17        (6) On and after November 1, 1999, the housing impact
18    study required by paragraph (5) shall be incorporated in
19    the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment project area.
20        (7) On and after November 1, 1999, no redevelopment
21    plan shall be adopted, nor an existing plan amended, nor
22    shall residential housing that is occupied by households
23    of low-income and very low-income persons in currently
24    existing redevelopment project areas be removed after
25    November 1, 1999 unless the redevelopment plan provides,
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1    removed for households of low-income and very low-income
2    persons, affordable housing and relocation assistance not
3    less than that which would be provided under the federal
4    Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
5    Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and the regulations under
6    that Act, including the eligibility criteria. Affordable
7    housing may be either existing or newly constructed
8    housing. For purposes of this paragraph (7), "low-income
9    households", "very low-income households", and "affordable
10    housing" have the meanings set forth in the Illinois
11    Affordable Housing Act. The municipality shall make a good
12    faith effort to ensure that this affordable housing is
13    located in or near the redevelopment project area within
14    the municipality.
15        (8) On and after November 1, 1999, if, after the
16    adoption of the redevelopment plan for the redevelopment
17    project area, any municipality desires to amend its
18    redevelopment plan to remove more inhabited residential
19    units than specified in its original redevelopment plan,
20    that change shall be made in accordance with the
21    procedures in subsection (c) of Section 11-74.4-5.
22        (9) For redevelopment project areas designated prior
23    to November 1, 1999, the redevelopment plan may be amended
24    without further joint review board meeting or hearing,
25    provided that the municipality shall give notice of any
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1    registrant on the interested party registry, to authorize
2    the municipality to expend tax increment revenues for
3    redevelopment project costs defined by paragraphs (5) and
4    (7.5), subparagraphs (E) and (F) of paragraph (11), and
5    paragraph (11.5) of subsection (q) of Section 11-74.4-3,
6    so long as the changes do not increase the total estimated
7    redevelopment project costs set out in the redevelopment
8    plan by more than 5% after adjustment for inflation from
9    the date the plan was adopted.
10    (o) "Redevelopment project" means any public and private
11development project in furtherance of the objectives of a
12redevelopment plan. On and after November 1, 1999 (the
13effective date of Public Act 91-478), no redevelopment plan
14may be approved or amended that includes the development of
15vacant land (i) with a golf course and related clubhouse and
16other facilities or (ii) designated by federal, State, county,
17or municipal government as public land for outdoor
18recreational activities or for nature preserves and used for
19that purpose within 5 years prior to the adoption of the
20redevelopment plan. For the purpose of this subsection,
21"recreational activities" is limited to mean camping and
22hunting.
23    (p) "Redevelopment project area" means an area designated
24by the municipality, which is not less in the aggregate than 1
251/2 acres and in respect to which the municipality has made a
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1classified as an industrial park conservation area or a
2blighted area or a conservation area, or a combination of both
3blighted areas and conservation areas.
4    (p-1) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
5contrary, on and after August 25, 2009 (the effective date of
6Public Act 96-680), a redevelopment project area may include
7areas within a one-half mile radius of an existing or proposed
8Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
9Suburban Transit Access Route (STAR Line) station without a
10finding that the area is classified as an industrial park
11conservation area, a blighted area, a conservation area, or a
12combination thereof, but only if the municipality receives
13unanimous consent from the joint review board created to
14review the proposed redevelopment project area.
15    (p-2) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
16contrary, on and after the effective date of this amendatory
17Act of the 99th General Assembly, a redevelopment project area
18may include areas within a transit facility improvement area
19that has been established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3
20without a finding that the area is classified as an industrial
21park conservation area, a blighted area, a conservation area,
22or any combination thereof.
23    (q) "Redevelopment project costs", except for
24redevelopment project areas created pursuant to subsection
25(p-1) or (p-2), means and includes the sum total of all
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1incurred, and any such costs incidental to a redevelopment
2plan and a redevelopment project. Such costs include, without
3limitation, the following:
4        (1) Costs of studies, surveys, development of plans,
5    and specifications, implementation and administration of
6    the redevelopment plan including but not limited to staff
7    and professional service costs for architectural,
8    engineering, legal, financial, planning or other services,
9    provided however that no charges for professional services
10    may be based on a percentage of the tax increment
11    collected; except that on and after November 1, 1999 (the
12    effective date of Public Act 91-478), no contracts for
13    professional services, excluding architectural and
14    engineering services, may be entered into if the terms of
15    the contract extend beyond a period of 3 years. In
16    addition, "redevelopment project costs" shall not include
17    lobbying expenses. After consultation with the
18    municipality, each tax increment consultant or advisor to
19    a municipality that plans to designate or has designated a
20    redevelopment project area shall inform the municipality
21    in writing of any contracts that the consultant or advisor
22    has entered into with entities or individuals that have
23    received, or are receiving, payments financed by tax
24    increment revenues produced by the redevelopment project
25    area with respect to which the consultant or advisor has
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1    municipality. This requirement shall be satisfied by the
2    consultant or advisor before the commencement of services
3    for the municipality and thereafter whenever any other
4    contracts with those individuals or entities are executed
5    by the consultant or advisor;
6        (1.5) After July 1, 1999, annual administrative costs
7    shall not include general overhead or administrative costs
8    of the municipality that would still have been incurred by
9    the municipality if the municipality had not designated a
10    redevelopment project area or approved a redevelopment
11    plan;
12        (1.6) The cost of marketing sites within the
13    redevelopment project area to prospective businesses,
14    developers, and investors;
15        (2) Property assembly costs, including but not limited
16    to acquisition of land and other property, real or
17    personal, or rights or interests therein, demolition of
18    buildings, site preparation, site improvements that serve
19    as an engineered barrier addressing ground level or below
20    ground environmental contamination, including, but not
21    limited to parking lots and other concrete or asphalt
22    barriers, and the clearing and grading of land;
23        (3) Costs of rehabilitation, reconstruction or repair
24    or remodeling of existing public or private buildings,
25    fixtures, and leasehold improvements; and the cost of
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1    implementation of a redevelopment project the existing
2    public building is to be demolished to use the site for
3    private investment or devoted to a different use requiring
4    private investment; including any direct or indirect costs
5    relating to Green Globes or LEED certified construction
6    elements or construction elements with an equivalent
7    certification;
8        (4) Costs of the construction of public works or
9    improvements, including any direct or indirect costs
10    relating to Green Globes or LEED certified construction
11    elements or construction elements with an equivalent
12    certification, except that on and after November 1, 1999,
13    redevelopment project costs shall not include the cost of
14    constructing a new municipal public building principally
15    used to provide offices, storage space, or conference
16    facilities or vehicle storage, maintenance, or repair for
17    administrative, public safety, or public works personnel
18    and that is not intended to replace an existing public
19    building as provided under paragraph (3) of subsection (q)
20    of Section 11-74.4-3 unless either (i) the construction of
21    the new municipal building implements a redevelopment
22    project that was included in a redevelopment plan that was
23    adopted by the municipality prior to November 1, 1999,
24    (ii) the municipality makes a reasonable determination in
25    the redevelopment plan, supported by information that
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1    municipal building is required to meet an increase in the
2    need for public safety purposes anticipated to result from
3    the implementation of the redevelopment plan, or (iii) the
4    new municipal public building is for the storage,
5    maintenance, or repair of transit vehicles and is located
6    in a transit facility improvement area that has been
7    established pursuant to Section 11-74.4-3.3;
8        (5) Costs of job training and retraining projects,
9    including the cost of "welfare to work" programs
10    implemented by businesses located within the redevelopment
11    project area;
12        (6) Financing costs, including but not limited to all
13    necessary and incidental expenses related to the issuance
14    of obligations and which may include payment of interest
15    on any obligations issued hereunder including interest
16    accruing during the estimated period of construction of
17    any redevelopment project for which such obligations are
18    issued and for not exceeding 36 months thereafter and
19    including reasonable reserves related thereto;
20        (7) To the extent the municipality by written
21    agreement accepts and approves the same, all or a portion
22    of a taxing district's capital costs resulting from the
23    redevelopment project necessarily incurred or to be
24    incurred within a taxing district in furtherance of the
25    objectives of the redevelopment plan and project;
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1    redevelopment project areas amended to add or increase the
2    number of tax-increment-financing assisted housing units)
3    on or after November 1, 1999, an elementary, secondary, or
4    unit school district's increased costs attributable to
5    assisted housing units located within the redevelopment
6    project area for which the developer or redeveloper
7    receives financial assistance through an agreement with
8    the municipality or because the municipality incurs the
9    cost of necessary infrastructure improvements within the
10    boundaries of the assisted housing sites necessary for the
11    completion of that housing as authorized by this Act, and
12    which costs shall be paid by the municipality from the
13    Special Tax Allocation Fund when the tax increment revenue
14    is received as a result of the assisted housing units and
15    shall be calculated annually as follows:
16            (A) for foundation districts, excluding any school
17        district in a municipality with a population in excess
18        of 1,000,000, by multiplying the district's increase
19        in attendance resulting from the net increase in new
20        students enrolled in that school district who reside
21        in housing units within the redevelopment project area
22        that have received financial assistance through an
23        agreement with the municipality or because the
24        municipality incurs the cost of necessary
25        infrastructure improvements within the boundaries of
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1        housing as authorized by this Act since the
2        designation of the redevelopment project area by the
3        most recently available per capita tuition cost as
4        defined in Section 10-20.12a of the School Code less
5        any increase in general State aid as defined in
6        Section 18-8.05 of the School Code or evidence-based
7        funding as defined in Section 18-8.15 of the School
8        Code attributable to these added new students subject
9        to the following annual limitations:
10                (i) for unit school districts with a district
11            average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge of less
12            than $5,900, no more than 25% of the total amount
13            of property tax increment revenue produced by
14            those housing units that have received tax
15            increment finance assistance under this Act;
16                (ii) for elementary school districts with a
17            district average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge
18            of less than $5,900, no more than 17% of the total
19            amount of property tax increment revenue produced
20            by those housing units that have received tax
21            increment finance assistance under this Act; and
22                (iii) for secondary school districts with a
23            district average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge
24            of less than $5,900, no more than 8% of the total
25            amount of property tax increment revenue produced
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1            increment finance assistance under this Act.
2            (B) For alternate method districts, flat grant
3        districts, and foundation districts with a district
4        average 1995-96 Per Capita Tuition Charge equal to or
5        more than $5,900, excluding any school district with a
6        population in excess of 1,000,000, by multiplying the
7        district's increase in attendance resulting from the
8        net increase in new students enrolled in that school
9        district who reside in housing units within the
10        redevelopment project area that have received
11        financial assistance through an agreement with the
12        municipality or because the municipality incurs the
13        cost of necessary infrastructure improvements within
14        the boundaries of the housing sites necessary for the
15        completion of that housing as authorized by this Act
16        since the designation of the redevelopment project
17        area by the most recently available per capita tuition
18        cost as defined in Section 10-20.12a of the School
19        Code less any increase in general state aid as defined
20        in Section 18-8.05 of the School Code or
21        evidence-based funding as defined in Section 18-8.15
22        of the School Code attributable to these added new
23        students subject to the following annual limitations:
24                (i) for unit school districts, no more than
25            40% of the total amount of property tax increment
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1            received tax increment finance assistance under
2            this Act;
3                (ii) for elementary school districts, no more
4            than 27% of the total amount of property tax
5            increment revenue produced by those housing units
6            that have received tax increment finance
7            assistance under this Act; and
8                (iii) for secondary school districts, no more
9            than 13% of the total amount of property tax
10            increment revenue produced by those housing units
11            that have received tax increment finance
12            assistance under this Act.
13            (C) For any school district in a municipality with
14        a population in excess of 1,000,000, the following
15        restrictions shall apply to the reimbursement of
16        increased costs under this paragraph (7.5):
17                (i) no increased costs shall be reimbursed
18            unless the school district certifies that each of
19            the schools affected by the assisted housing
20            project is at or over its student capacity;
21                (ii) the amount reimbursable shall be reduced
22            by the value of any land donated to the school
23            district by the municipality or developer, and by
24            the value of any physical improvements made to the
25            schools by the municipality or developer; and
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1            amounts otherwise obligated by the terms of any
2            bonds, notes, or other funding instruments, or the
3            terms of any redevelopment agreement.
4        Any school district seeking payment under this
5        paragraph (7.5) shall, after July 1 and before
6        September 30 of each year, provide the municipality
7        with reasonable evidence to support its claim for
8        reimbursement before the municipality shall be
9        required to approve or make the payment to the school
10        district. If the school district fails to provide the
11        information during this period in any year, it shall
12        forfeit any claim to reimbursement for that year.
13        School districts may adopt a resolution waiving the
14        right to all or a portion of the reimbursement
15        otherwise required by this paragraph (7.5). By
16        acceptance of this reimbursement the school district
17        waives the right to directly or indirectly set aside,
18        modify, or contest in any manner the establishment of
19        the redevelopment project area or projects;
20        (7.7) For redevelopment project areas designated (or
21    redevelopment project areas amended to add or increase the
22    number of tax-increment-financing assisted housing units)
23    on or after January 1, 2005 (the effective date of Public
24    Act 93-961), a public library district's increased costs
25    attributable to assisted housing units located within the
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1    redeveloper receives financial assistance through an
2    agreement with the municipality or because the
3    municipality incurs the cost of necessary infrastructure
4    improvements within the boundaries of the assisted housing
5    sites necessary for the completion of that housing as
6    authorized by this Act shall be paid to the library
7    district by the municipality from the Special Tax
8    Allocation Fund when the tax increment revenue is received
9    as a result of the assisted housing units. This paragraph
10    (7.7) applies only if (i) the library district is located
11    in a county that is subject to the Property Tax Extension
12    Limitation Law or (ii) the library district is not located
13    in a county that is subject to the Property Tax Extension
14    Limitation Law but the district is prohibited by any other
15    law from increasing its tax levy rate without a prior
16    voter referendum.
17        The amount paid to a library district under this
18    paragraph (7.7) shall be calculated by multiplying (i) the
19    net increase in the number of persons eligible to obtain a
20    library card in that district who reside in housing units
21    within the redevelopment project area that have received
22    financial assistance through an agreement with the
23    municipality or because the municipality incurs the cost
24    of necessary infrastructure improvements within the
25    boundaries of the housing sites necessary for the
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1    the designation of the redevelopment project area by (ii)
2    the per-patron cost of providing library services so long
3    as it does not exceed $120. The per-patron cost shall be
4    the Total Operating Expenditures Per Capita for the
5    library in the previous fiscal year. The municipality may
6    deduct from the amount that it must pay to a library
7    district under this paragraph any amount that it has
8    voluntarily paid to the library district from the tax
9    increment revenue. The amount paid to a library district
10    under this paragraph (7.7) shall be no more than 2% of the
11    amount produced by the assisted housing units and
12    deposited into the Special Tax Allocation Fund.
13        A library district is not eligible for any payment
14    under this paragraph (7.7) unless the library district has
15    experienced an increase in the number of patrons from the
16    municipality that created the tax-increment-financing
17    district since the designation of the redevelopment
18    project area.
19        Any library district seeking payment under this
20    paragraph (7.7) shall, after July 1 and before September
21    30 of each year, provide the municipality with convincing
22    evidence to support its claim for reimbursement before the
23    municipality shall be required to approve or make the
24    payment to the library district. If the library district
25    fails to provide the information during this period in any
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1    year. Library districts may adopt a resolution waiving the
2    right to all or a portion of the reimbursement otherwise
3    required by this paragraph (7.7). By acceptance of such
4    reimbursement, the library district shall forfeit any
5    right to directly or indirectly set aside, modify, or
6    contest in any manner whatsoever the establishment of the
7    redevelopment project area or projects;
8        (8) Relocation costs to the extent that a municipality
9    determines that relocation costs shall be paid or is
10    required to make payment of relocation costs by federal or
11    State law or in order to satisfy subparagraph (7) of
12    subsection (n);
13        (9) Payment in lieu of taxes;
14        (10) Costs of job training, retraining, advanced
15    vocational education or career education, including but
16    not limited to courses in occupational, semi-technical or
17    technical fields leading directly to employment, incurred
18    by one or more taxing districts, provided that such costs
19    (i) are related to the establishment and maintenance of
20    additional job training, advanced vocational education or
21    career education programs for persons employed or to be
22    employed by employers located in a redevelopment project
23    area; and (ii) when incurred by a taxing district or
24    taxing districts other than the municipality, are set
25    forth in a written agreement by or among the municipality
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1    agreement describes the program to be undertaken,
2    including but not limited to the number of employees to be
3    trained, a description of the training and services to be
4    provided, the number and type of positions available or to
5    be available, itemized costs of the program and sources of
6    funds to pay for the same, and the term of the agreement.
7    Such costs include, specifically, the payment by community
8    college districts of costs pursuant to Sections 3-37,
9    3-38, 3-40 and 3-40.1 of the Public Community College Act
10    and by school districts of costs pursuant to Sections
11    10-22.20a and 10-23.3a of the School Code;
12        (11) Interest cost incurred by a redeveloper related
13    to the construction, renovation or rehabilitation of a
14    redevelopment project provided that:
15            (A) such costs are to be paid directly from the
16        special tax allocation fund established pursuant to
17        this Act;
18            (B) such payments in any one year may not exceed
19        30% of the annual interest costs incurred by the
20        redeveloper with regard to the redevelopment project
21        during that year;
22            (C) if there are not sufficient funds available in
23        the special tax allocation fund to make the payment
24        pursuant to this paragraph (11) then the amounts so
25        due shall accrue and be payable when sufficient funds
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1            (D) the total of such interest payments paid
2        pursuant to this Act may not exceed 30% of the total
3        (i) cost paid or incurred by the redeveloper for the
4        redevelopment project plus (ii) redevelopment project
5        costs excluding any property assembly costs and any
6        relocation costs incurred by a municipality pursuant
7        to this Act;
8            (E) the cost limits set forth in subparagraphs (B)
9        and (D) of paragraph (11) shall be modified for the
10        financing of rehabilitated or new housing units for
11        low-income households and very low-income households,
12        as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois Affordable
13        Housing Act. The percentage of 75% shall be
14        substituted for 30% in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of
15        paragraph (11); and
16            (F) instead of the eligible costs provided by
17        subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (11), as
18        modified by this subparagraph, and notwithstanding any
19        other provisions of this Act to the contrary, the
20        municipality may pay from tax increment revenues up to
21        50% of the cost of construction of new housing units to
22        be occupied by low-income households and very
23        low-income households as defined in Section 3 of the
24        Illinois Affordable Housing Act. The cost of
25        construction of those units may be derived from the
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1        this Act or other constitutional or statutory
2        authority or from other sources of municipal revenue
3        that may be reimbursed from tax increment revenues or
4        the proceeds of bonds issued to finance the
5        construction of that housing.
6            The eligible costs provided under this
7        subparagraph (F) of paragraph (11) shall be an
8        eligible cost for the construction, renovation, and
9        rehabilitation of all low and very low-income housing
10        units, as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois
11        Affordable Housing Act, within the redevelopment
12        project area. If the low and very low-income units are
13        part of a residential redevelopment project that
14        includes units not affordable to low and very
15        low-income households, only the low and very
16        low-income units shall be eligible for benefits under
17        this subparagraph (F) of paragraph (11). The standards
18        for maintaining the occupancy by low-income households
19        and very low-income households, as defined in Section
20        3 of the Illinois Affordable Housing Act, of those
21        units constructed with eligible costs made available
22        under the provisions of this subparagraph (F) of
23        paragraph (11) shall be established by guidelines
24        adopted by the municipality. The responsibility for
25        annually documenting the initial occupancy of the
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1        households, as defined in Section 3 of the Illinois
2        Affordable Housing Act, shall be that of the then
3        current owner of the property. For ownership units,
4        the guidelines will provide, at a minimum, for a
5        reasonable recapture of funds, or other appropriate
6        methods designed to preserve the original
7        affordability of the ownership units. For rental
8        units, the guidelines will provide, at a minimum, for
9        the affordability of rent to low and very low-income
10        households. As units become available, they shall be
11        rented to income-eligible tenants. The municipality
12        may modify these guidelines from time to time; the
13        guidelines, however, shall be in effect for as long as
14        tax increment revenue is being used to pay for costs
15        associated with the units or for the retirement of
16        bonds issued to finance the units or for the life of
17        the redevelopment project area, whichever is later;
18        (11.5) If the redevelopment project area is located
19    within a municipality with a population of more than
20    100,000, the cost of day care services for children of
21    employees from low-income families working for businesses
22    located within the redevelopment project area and all or a
23    portion of the cost of operation of day care centers
24    established by redevelopment project area businesses to
25    serve employees from low-income families working in
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1    the purposes of this paragraph, "low-income families"
2    means families whose annual income does not exceed 80% of
3    the municipal, county, or regional median income, adjusted
4    for family size, as the annual income and municipal,
5    county, or regional median income are determined from time
6    to time by the United States Department of Housing and
7    Urban Development.
8        (12) Costs relating to the development of urban
9    agricultural areas under Division 15.2 of the Illinois
10    Municipal Code.
11    Unless explicitly stated herein the cost of construction
12of new privately-owned buildings shall not be an eligible
13redevelopment project cost.
14    After November 1, 1999 (the effective date of Public Act
1591-478), none of the redevelopment project costs enumerated in
16this subsection shall be eligible redevelopment project costs
17if those costs would provide direct financial support to a
18retail entity initiating operations in the redevelopment
19project area while terminating operations at another Illinois
20location within 10 miles of the redevelopment project area but
21outside the boundaries of the redevelopment project area
22municipality. For purposes of this paragraph, termination
23means a closing of a retail operation that is directly related
24to the opening of the same operation or like retail entity
25owned or operated by more than 50% of the original ownership in
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1operation for reasons beyond the control of the retail entity,
2as documented by the retail entity, subject to a reasonable
3finding by the municipality that the current location
4contained inadequate space, had become economically obsolete,
5or was no longer a viable location for the retailer or
6serviceman.
7    No cost shall be a redevelopment project cost in a
8redevelopment project area if used to demolish, remove, or
9substantially modify a historic resource, after August 26,
102008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-934), unless no
11prudent and feasible alternative exists. "Historic resource"
12for the purpose of this paragraph means (i) a place or
13structure that is included or eligible for inclusion on the
14National Register of Historic Places or (ii) a contributing
15structure in a district on the National Register of Historic
16Places. This paragraph does not apply to a place or structure
17for which demolition, removal, or modification is subject to
18review by the preservation agency of a Certified Local
19Government designated as such by the National Park Service of
20the United States Department of the Interior.
21    If a special service area has been established pursuant to
22the Special Service Area Tax Act or Special Service Area Tax
23Law, then any tax increment revenues derived from the tax
24imposed pursuant to the Special Service Area Tax Act or
25Special Service Area Tax Law may be used within the
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1Act or Law as well as the purposes permitted by this Act.
2    (q-1) For redevelopment project areas created pursuant to
3subsection (p-1), redevelopment project costs are limited to
4those costs in paragraph (q) that are related to the existing
5or proposed Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
6Authority Suburban Transit Access Route (STAR Line) station.
7    (q-2) For a transit facility improvement area established
8prior to, on, or after the effective date of this amendatory
9Act of the 102nd General Assembly: (i) "redevelopment project
10costs" means those costs described in subsection (q) that are
11related to the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation,
12remodeling, or repair of any existing or proposed transit
13facility, whether that facility is located within or outside
14the boundaries of a redevelopment project area established
15within that transit facility improvement area (and, to the
16extent a redevelopment project cost is described in subsection
17(q) as incurred or estimated to be incurred with respect to a
18redevelopment project area, then it shall apply with respect
19to such transit facility improvement area); and (ii) the
20provisions of Section 11-74.4-8 regarding tax increment
21allocation financing for a redevelopment project area located
22in a transit facility improvement area shall apply only to the
23lots, blocks, tracts and parcels of real property that are
24located within the boundaries of that redevelopment project
25area and not to the lots, blocks, tracts, and parcels of real
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1redevelopment project area.
2    (r) "State Sales Tax Boundary" means the redevelopment
3project area or the amended redevelopment project area
4boundaries which are determined pursuant to subsection (9) of
5Section 11-74.4-8a of this Act. The Department of Revenue
6shall certify pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 11-74.4-8a
7the appropriate boundaries eligible for the determination of
8State Sales Tax Increment.
9    (s) "State Sales Tax Increment" means an amount equal to
10the increase in the aggregate amount of taxes paid by
11retailers and servicemen, other than retailers and servicemen
12subject to the Public Utilities Act, on transactions at places
13of business located within a State Sales Tax Boundary pursuant
14to the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the
15Service Use Tax Act, and the Service Occupation Tax Act,
16except such portion of such increase that is paid into the
17State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund, the Local Government
18Distributive Fund, the Local Government Tax Fund and the
19County and Mass Transit District Fund, for as long as State
20participation exists, over and above the Initial Sales Tax
21Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised
22Initial Sales Tax Amounts for such taxes as certified by the
23Department of Revenue and paid under those Acts by retailers
24and servicemen on transactions at places of business located
25within the State Sales Tax Boundary during the base year which
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1which the municipality adopted tax increment allocation
2financing, less 3.0% of such amounts generated under the
3Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax Act and Service Use Tax
4Act and the Service Occupation Tax Act, which sum shall be
5appropriated to the Department of Revenue to cover its costs
6of administering and enforcing this Section. For purposes of
7computing the aggregate amount of such taxes for base years
8occurring prior to 1985, the Department of Revenue shall
9compute the Initial Sales Tax Amount for such taxes and deduct
10therefrom an amount equal to 4% of the aggregate amount of
11taxes per year for each year the base year is prior to 1985,
12but not to exceed a total deduction of 12%. The amount so
13determined shall be known as the "Adjusted Initial Sales Tax
14Amount". For purposes of determining the State Sales Tax
15Increment the Department of Revenue shall for each period
16subtract from the tax amounts received from retailers and
17servicemen on transactions located in the State Sales Tax
18Boundary, the certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts, Adjusted
19Initial Sales Tax Amounts or Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts
20for the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, the Use Tax Act, the
21Service Use Tax Act and the Service Occupation Tax Act. For the
22State Fiscal Year 1989 this calculation shall be made by
23utilizing the calendar year 1987 to determine the tax amounts
24received. For the State Fiscal Year 1990, this calculation
25shall be made by utilizing the period from January 1, 1988,
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1received from retailers and servicemen, which shall have
2deducted therefrom nine-twelfths of the certified Initial
3Sales Tax Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the
4Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts as appropriate. For the
5State Fiscal Year 1991, this calculation shall be made by
6utilizing the period from October 1, 1988, until June 30,
71989, to determine the tax amounts received from retailers and
8servicemen, which shall have deducted therefrom nine-twelfths
9of the certified Initial State Sales Tax Amounts, Adjusted
10Initial Sales Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax
11Amounts as appropriate. For every State Fiscal Year
12thereafter, the applicable period shall be the 12 months
13beginning July 1 and ending on June 30, to determine the tax
14amounts received which shall have deducted therefrom the
15certified Initial Sales Tax Amounts, Adjusted Initial Sales
16Tax Amounts or the Revised Initial Sales Tax Amounts.
17Municipalities intending to receive a distribution of State
18Sales Tax Increment must report a list of retailers to the
19Department of Revenue by October 31, 1988 and by July 31, of
20each year thereafter.
21    (t) "Taxing districts" means counties, townships, cities
22and incorporated towns and villages, school, road, park,
23sanitary, mosquito abatement, forest preserve, public health,
24fire protection, river conservancy, tuberculosis sanitarium
25and any other municipal corporations or districts with the
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1    (u) "Taxing districts' capital costs" means those costs of
2taxing districts for capital improvements that are found by
3the municipal corporate authorities to be necessary and
4directly result from the redevelopment project.
5    (v) As used in subsection (a) of Section 11-74.4-3 of this
6Act, "vacant land" means any parcel or combination of parcels
7of real property without industrial, commercial, and
8residential buildings which has not been used for commercial
9agricultural purposes within 5 years prior to the designation
10of the redevelopment project area, unless the parcel is
11included in an industrial park conservation area or the parcel
12has been subdivided; provided that if the parcel was part of a
13larger tract that has been divided into 3 or more smaller
14tracts that were accepted for recording during the period from
151950 to 1990, then the parcel shall be deemed to have been
16subdivided, and all proceedings and actions of the
17municipality taken in that connection with respect to any
18previously approved or designated redevelopment project area
19or amended redevelopment project area are hereby validated and
20hereby declared to be legally sufficient for all purposes of
21this Act. For purposes of this Section and only for land
22subject to the subdivision requirements of the Plat Act, land
23is subdivided when the original plat of the proposed
24Redevelopment Project Area or relevant portion thereof has
25been properly certified, acknowledged, approved, and recorded
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1plat, if any, for any subsequent phases of the proposed
2Redevelopment Project Area or relevant portion thereof has
3been properly approved and filed in accordance with the
4applicable ordinance of the municipality.
5    (w) "Annual Total Increment" means the sum of each
6municipality's annual Net Sales Tax Increment and each
7municipality's annual Net Utility Tax Increment. The ratio of
8the Annual Total Increment of each municipality to the Annual
9Total Increment for all municipalities, as most recently
10calculated by the Department, shall determine the proportional
11shares of the Illinois Tax Increment Fund to be distributed to
12each municipality.
13    (x) "LEED certified" means any certification level of
14construction elements by a qualified Leadership in Energy and
15Environmental Design Accredited Professional as determined by
16the U.S. Green Building Council.
17    (y) "Green Globes certified" means any certification level
18of construction elements by a qualified Green Globes
19Professional as determined by the Green Building Initiative.
20(Source: P.A. 102-627, eff. 8-27-21.)
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 122.2 heading)
22
DIVISION 122.2. METROPOLITAN MOBILITY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
23
AUTHORITY

 
24    (65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1)  (from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 11-122.2-1. In addition to all its other powers,
2every municipality shall, in all its dealings with the
3Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
4established by the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
5Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
6Assembly, have the following powers:
7    (a) to cooperate with the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
8Transportation Authority in the exercise by the Metropolitan
9Mobility Regional Transportation Authority of all the powers
10granted it by the Act;
11    (b) to receive funds from the Metropolitan Mobility
12Regional Transportation Authority upon such terms and
13conditions as shall be set forth in an agreement between the
14municipality and Metropolitan Mobility Authority the Suburban
15Bus Board or the Commuter Rail Board, which contract or
16agreement may be for such number of years or duration as they
17may agree, all as provided in the Metropolitan Mobility
18"Regional Transportation Authority Act";
19    (c) (blank); to receive financial grants from a Service
20Board, as defined in the "Regional Transportation Authority
21Act", upon such terms and conditions as shall be set forth in a
22Purchase of Service Agreement or other grant contract between
23the municipality and the Service Board, which contract or
24agreement may be for such number of years or duration as the
25Service Board and the municipality may agree, all as provided
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1    (d) to acquire from the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
2any public transportation facility Regional Transportation
3Authority or a Service Board any Public Transportation
4Facility, as defined in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
5Transportation Authority Act", by purchase contract, gift,
6grant, exchange for other property or rights in property,
7lease (or sublease) or installment or conditional purchase
8contracts, which contracts or leases may provide for
9consideration to be paid in annual installments during a
10period not exceeding 40 years; such property may be acquired
11subject to such conditions, restrictions, liens or security or
12other interests of other parties as the municipality may deem
13appropriate and in each case the municipality may acquire a
14joint, leasehold, easement, license or other partial interest
15in such property;
16    (e) to sell, sell by installment contract, lease (or
17sublease) as lessor, or transfer to, or grant to or provide for
18the use by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority any public
19transportation facility Regional Transportation Authority or a
20Service Board any Public Transportation Facility, as defined
21in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional Transportation
22Authority Act, " upon such terms and for such consideration, or
23for no consideration, as the municipality may deem proper;
24    (f) to cooperate with the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
25Transportation Authority or a Service Board for the protection
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1against crime and also to protect such facilities; such
2cooperation may include, without limitation, agreements for
3the coordination of police or security forces;
4    (g) to file such reports with and transfer such records,
5papers or documents to the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
6Regional Transportation Authority or a Service Board as may be
7agreed upon with, or required by, the Metropolitan Mobility
8Regional Transportation Authority or a Service Board.
9    In exercising any of the powers granted in this Section
10the municipality shall not be subject to the provisions of
11this Code or any Act making public bidding or notice a
12requirement for any purchase or sale by a municipality.
13Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary,
14every municipality may enter into purchase of service
15agreements, grant agreements Purchase of Service Agreements,
16grant contracts, other contracts, agreements or leases, as
17provided in this Section, and may incur obligations and
18expenses thereunder without making a previous appropriation
19therefor.
20(Source: P.A. 83-886.)
 
21    Section 20.31. The Regional Planning Act is amended by
22changing Section 10 as follows:
 
23    (70 ILCS 1707/10)
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1    "Board" means the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency
2for Planning.
3    "CMAP" means the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.
4    "Chief elected county official" means the Board Chairman
5in DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and McHenry Counties and the
6County Executive in Will County.
7    "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the State.
8    "IDOT" means the Illinois Department of Transportation.
9    "MPO" means the metropolitan planning organization
10designated under 23 U.S.C. 134.
11    "Members" means the members of the Board.
12    "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, public or
13private corporation, State agency, transportation agency, or
14unit of local government.
15    "Policy Committee" means the decision-making body of the
16MPO.
17    "Region" or "northeastern Illinois region" means Cook,
18DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties.
19    "State agency" means "agency" as defined in Section 1-20
20of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
21    "Transportation agency" means the Metropolitan Mobility
22Regional Transportation Authority and its Service Boards; the
23Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; the Illinois Department
24of Transportation; and the transportation functions of units
25of local government.
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1government, as defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the
2Illinois Constitution, that is located within the jurisdiction
3and area of operation of the Board.
4    "USDOT" means the United States Department of
5Transportation.
6(Source: P.A. 94-510, eff. 8-9-05; 95-677, eff. 10-11-07.)
 
7    (70 ILCS 3605/Act rep.)
8    Section 20.32. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
9repealed.
 
10    Section 20.33. The Local Mass Transit District Act is
11amended by changing Sections 3.1, 5.05, and 8.5 as follows:
 
12    (70 ILCS 3610/3.1)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 353.1)
13    Sec. 3.1. Also in the manner provided in this Act as
14amended, a "Local Mass Transit District" may be created with
15boundary to enclose a unit area of contiguous land, to be known
16as the "participating area". Such a "participating area" may
17be organized as a district under this Act without regard to
18boundaries of counties or other political subdivisions or
19municipal corporations.
20    (a) Any 500 or more legal voters who are residents within
21such "participating area" may file a petition in the circuit
22court of the county where the proposed district or a major part
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1district be submitted under this Act by referendum to the
2voters residing within the proposed district. By their power
3of attorney signed by them and filed in the cause the
4petitioners may authorize a committee of their number named by
5the petitioners, to conduct and pursue the cause for them to a
6conclusion. Such petition shall define the boundaries of the
7proposed district, shall indicate distances to nearest mass
8transportation lines in each direction, naming them, shall
9have attached a fair map of the proposed district, and shall
10suggest a name for the proposed district.
11    (b) The circuit clerk shall present to the circuit judge
12any petition so filed in the court. The judge shall enter an
13order of record to set a date, hour and place for judicial
14hearing on the petition. That order shall include instructions
15to the circuit clerk to give notice by newspaper publication
16to be made and completed at least 20 days before the hearing is
17to be held, in 2 or more newspapers published or circulating
18generally among the people residing within the proposed
19district. The circuit clerk shall prepare that notice and
20cause such publication notice to be given as directed.
21    (c) After proof of such newspaper publication of notice
22has been made and filed in the cause and shown to the court in
23full accord with the prior order, the circuit judge shall hear
24all persons who attend and so request, as to location and
25boundary and name for the proposed district. After the hearing
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1record, shall determine and establish the location, name and
2boundary for such proposed district, and shall order the
3proposition submitted at an election in accordance with the
4general election law to the voters resident within such
5proposed district. The circuit clerk shall certify the
6proposition to the proper election officials who shall submit
7the proposition in accordance with the general election law.
8    (d) The county clerk shall canvass the ballots and other
9returns from such referendum, and prepare a full certification
10of the result and shall file same in the cause pending in the
11circuit court. When the vote is in favor of the creation of
12such district as determined by the court order, a true map of
13such district shall be filed with such report in the circuit
14court.
15    (e) When the vote is in favor of creation of such district,
16the circuit court by an order of record shall confirm the
17result of election. If the district is wholly contained within
18a single county the presiding officer of the county board with
19the advice and consent of the county board shall appoint 5
20trustees, not more than 3 of whom shall be affiliated with the
21same political party, to govern the district and serve one
22each for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years respectively; upon the
23expiration of the term of a trustee who is in office on the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, the successor
25shall, at the time of the appointment, and thereafter at all
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1Transit District for which such person is appointed as
2trustee. If a trustee removes his residence to a place outside
3of the District, a trustee shall be appointed in the same
4manner as herein provided to take the place of the trustee who
5so removed his residence. If however the district is located
6in more than one county, the number of trustees who are
7residents of a county shall be in proportion, as nearly as
8practicable, to the number of residents of the district who
9reside in that county in relation to the total population of
10the district.
11    Upon the expiration of the term of a trustee who is in
12office on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1975,
13the successor shall be a resident of whichever county is
14entitled to such representation in order to bring about the
15proportional representation required herein, and he shall be
16appointed by the county board of that county, or in the case of
17a home rule county as defined by Article VII, Section 6 of the
18Constitution of 1970, the chief executive officer of that
19county, with the advice and consent of the county board in
20accordance with the provisions previously enumerated.
21Successors shall serve 5 year overlapping terms.
22    Thereafter, each trustee shall be succeeded by a resident
23of the same county who shall be appointed by the same
24appointing authority; however, the provisions of the preceding
25paragraph shall apply to the appointment of the successor to
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1each decennial Federal census of population.
2    (f) Upon the creation of such district, the circuit clerk
3shall prepare and certify a copy of the final court order
4confirming the referendum creating the district, and a
5duplicate of the map of such district, from the record of the
6circuit court, and shall file the same with the county clerk
7for recording in his office as "Certificate of Incorporation"
8for the district. The county clerk shall cause a duplicate of
9such "Certificate of Incorporation" to be filed in the office
10of the Secretary of State of Illinois.
11    (g) The Board of Trustees of such "Local Mass Transit
12District" shall have and exercise all the powers and shall
13perform all the duties of any Board of Trustees of any district
14created under this Act, as now or hereafter amended.
15    (h) The circuit court shall require the petitioners to
16post a surety bond for the payment of all costs and expenses of
17such proceeding and such referendum. When a district is
18created, the circuit court shall order the district to pay or
19reimburse others for all such costs and expenses. The surety
20bond shall not be released until complete receipts for all
21such costs and expenses have been filed in the cause and fully
22audited by the circuit and county clerks.
23    (i) If the District is wholly contained within a single
24county, the County Board of such county may, by resolution,
25provide that, effective upon the next appointment of a
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11989, that the Board of Trustees of such Mass Transit District
2shall be comprised of 7 Trustees, with no more than 4 members
3of the same political party. This Subsection shall not apply
4to any Mass Transit District in the State which receives
5funding in whole or in part from the Metropolitan Mobility
6Authority Regional Transportation Authority or any of its
7service boards.
8(Source: P.A. 86-472.)
 
9    (70 ILCS 3610/5.05)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 355.05)
10    Sec. 5.05. In addition to all its other powers, each
11District shall, in all its dealings with the Metropolitan
12Mobility Regional Transportation Authority established by the
13Metropolitan Mobility "Regional Transportation Authority Act",
14enacted by the 78th General Assembly, have the following
15powers:
16    (a) to cooperate with the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
17Transportation Authority in the exercise by the Metropolitan
18Mobility Regional Transportation Authority of all the powers
19granted it by such Act;
20    (b) to receive funds from the Metropolitan Mobility
21Regional Transportation Authority upon such terms and
22conditions as shall be set forth in an agreement between the
23District and the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
24Authority, which contract or agreement may be for such number
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1agree, all as provided in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
2Transportation Authority Act";
3    (c) (blank); to receive financial grants from a Service
4Board, as defined in the "Regional Transportation Authority
5Act", upon such terms and conditions as shall be set forth in a
6Purchase of Service Agreement or other grant contact between
7the District and the Service Board, which contract or
8agreement may be for such number of years or duration as the
9Service Board and the District may agree, all as provided in
10the "Regional Transportation Authority Act";
11    (d) to acquire from the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
12any public transportation facility Regional Transportation
13Authority or Service Board any Public Transportation Facility,
14as defined in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
15Transportation Authority Act", by purchase contract, gift,
16grant, exchange for other property or rights in property,
17lease (or sublease) or installment or conditional purchase
18contracts, which contracts or leases may provide for
19consideration to be paid in annual installments during a
20period not exceeding 40 years; such property may be acquired
21subject to such conditions, restrictions, liens or security or
22other interests of other parties as the District may deem
23appropriate and in each case the District may acquire a joint,
24leasehold, easement, license or other partial interest in such
25property;
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1sublease) as lessor, or transfer to, or grant to or provide for
2the use by the Metropolitan Mobility Authority any public
3transportation facility Regional Transportation Authority or a
4Service Board any Public Transportation Facility, as defined
5in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional Transportation
6Authority Act, " upon such terms and for such consideration, as
7the District may deem proper;
8    (f) to cooperate with the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
9Regional Transportation Authority or a Service Board for the
10protection of employees of the District and users of public
11transportation facilities against crime and also to protect
12such facilities, but neither the District, the member of its
13Board nor its officers or employees shall be held liable for
14failure to provide a security or police force, or, if a
15security or police force is provided, for failure to provide
16adequate police protection or security, failure to prevent the
17commission of crimes by fellow passengers or other third
18persons or for the failure to apprehend criminals; and
19    (g) to file such reports with and transfer such records,
20papers or documents to the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
21Regional Transportation Authority or a Service Board as may be
22agreed upon with, or required by, the Metropolitan Mobility
23Authority Regional Transportation Authority or a Service
24Board.
25    In exercising any of the powers granted in this Section,
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1making public bidding or notice a requirement of any purchase
2or sale by a District.
3(Source: P.A. 84-939.)
 
4    (70 ILCS 3610/8.5)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 358.5)
5    Sec. 8.5. In addition to any other method provided for
6annexation under this Act, any territory, except property
7classified as farmland, which (1) lies within the corporate
8limits of a municipality as defined in this Act, (2) is
9contiguous to a local mass transit district organized under
10this Act, and (3) is not a part of another local mass transit
11district, may be annexed by the contiguous local mass transit
12district, by ordinance, after a public hearing has been held
13thereon by the board of trustees of the district at a location
14within the territory sought to be annexed, or within 1 mile of
15any part of the territory sought to be annexed. The annexing
16district shall cause to be published three times in a
17newspaper having general circulation within the area
18considered for annexation, at least 30 days prior to the
19public hearing thereon, a notice that the local mass transit
20district is considering the annexation of the territory
21specified. The notice shall also state the date, time and
22place of the public hearing. The annexing district shall cause
23to be delivered to each owner of a parcel of land which is 5 or
24more acres, which land is proposed to be annexed in whole or in
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1be included in the published notice. The notice shall be
2delivered by first class mail so that said notice arrives 30
3days in advance of the public hearing. The board of trustees of
4the district shall give due consideration to all testimony.
5For the purposes of this Section "property classified as
6farmland" shall mean property classified as farmland for
7assessment purposes pursuant to the Property Tax Code. This
8Section shall not apply to any mass transit district in the
9State which receives funding in whole or in part from the
10Metropolitan Mobility Authority Regional Transportation
11Authority or any of its service boards.
12(Source: P.A. 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
 
13    (70 ILCS 3615/Act rep.)
14    Section 20.34. The Regional Transportation Authority Act
15is repealed.
 
16    Section 20.35. The Water Commission Act of 1985 is amended
17by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
18    (70 ILCS 3720/4)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 254)
19    Sec. 4. Taxes.
20    (a) The board of commissioners of any county water
21commission may, by ordinance, impose throughout the territory
22of the commission any or all of the taxes provided in this
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1commission may impose any such tax unless the commission
2certifies the proposition of imposing the tax to the proper
3election officials, who shall submit the proposition to the
4voters residing in the territory at an election in accordance
5with the general election law, and the proposition has been
6approved by a majority of those voting on the proposition.
7    The proposition shall be in the form provided in Section 5
8or shall be substantially in the following form:
9-------------
10    Shall the (insert corporate
11name of county water commission)           YES
12impose (state type of tax or         ------------------------
13taxes to be imposed) at the                NO
14rate of 1/4%?
15-------------------------------------------------------------
16    Taxes imposed under this Section and civil penalties
17imposed incident thereto shall be collected and enforced by
18the State Department of Revenue. The Department shall have the
19power to administer and enforce the taxes and to determine all
20rights for refunds for erroneous payments of the taxes.
21    (b) The board of commissioners may impose a County Water
22Commission Retailers' Occupation Tax upon all persons engaged
23in the business of selling tangible personal property at
24retail in the territory of the commission at a rate of 1/4% of
25the gross receipts from the sales made in the course of such
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1tax is not imposed on sales of aviation fuel for so long as the
2revenue use requirements of 49 U.S.C. 47107(b) and 49 U.S.C.
347133 are binding on the District.
4    The tax imposed under this paragraph and all civil
5penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be
6collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The
7Department shall have full power to administer and enforce
8this paragraph; to collect all taxes and penalties due
9hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in
10the manner hereinafter provided; and to determine all rights
11to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous
12payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of,
13and compliance with, this paragraph, the Department and
14persons who are subject to this paragraph shall have the same
15rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties,
16and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions,
17limitations, penalties, exclusions, exemptions and definitions
18of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are
19prescribed in Sections 1, 1a, 1a-1, 1c, 1d, 1e, 1f, 1i, 1j, 2
20through 2-65 (in respect to all provisions therein other than
21the State rate of tax except that tangible personal property
22taxed at the 1% rate under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act
23shall not be subject to tax hereunder), 2c, 3 (except as to the
24disposition of taxes and penalties collected, and except that
25the retailer's discount is not allowed for taxes paid on
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1December 31, 2020), 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i,
25j, 5k, 5l, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of
3the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act and Section 3-7 of the
4Uniform Penalty and Interest Act, as fully as if those
5provisions were set forth herein.
6    Persons subject to any tax imposed under the authority
7granted in this paragraph may reimburse themselves for their
8seller's tax liability hereunder by separately stating the tax
9as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in
10combination, in a single amount, with State taxes that sellers
11are required to collect under the Use Tax Act and under
12subsection (e) of Section 6.02 4.03 of the Metropolitan
13Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act, in accordance
14with such bracket schedules as the Department may prescribe.
15    Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be
16made under this paragraph to a claimant instead of issuing a
17credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State
18Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the
19amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification
20from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State
21Treasurer out of a county water commission tax fund
22established under subsection (g) of this Section.
23    For the purpose of determining whether a tax authorized
24under this paragraph is applicable, a retail sale by a
25producer of coal or other mineral mined in Illinois is a sale
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1Illinois is extracted from the earth. This paragraph does not
2apply to coal or other mineral when it is delivered or shipped
3by the seller to the purchaser at a point outside Illinois so
4that the sale is exempt under the Federal Constitution as a
5sale in interstate or foreign commerce.
6    If a tax is imposed under this subsection (b), a tax shall
7also be imposed under subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
8    No tax shall be imposed or collected under this subsection
9on the sale of a motor vehicle in this State to a resident of
10another state if that motor vehicle will not be titled in this
11State.
12    Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
13a county water commission to impose a tax upon the privilege of
14engaging in any business which under the Constitution of the
15United States may not be made the subject of taxation by this
16State.
17    (c) If a tax has been imposed under subsection (b), a
18County Water Commission Service Occupation Tax shall also be
19imposed upon all persons engaged, in the territory of the
20commission, in the business of making sales of service, who,
21as an incident to making the sales of service, transfer
22tangible personal property within the territory. The tax rate
23shall be 1/4% of the selling price of tangible personal
24property so transferred within the territory. Beginning
25January 1, 2021, this tax is not imposed on sales of aviation
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147107(b) and 49 U.S.C. 47133 are binding on the District.
2    The tax imposed under this paragraph and all civil
3penalties that may be assessed as an incident thereof shall be
4collected and enforced by the State Department of Revenue. The
5Department shall have full power to administer and enforce
6this paragraph; to collect all taxes and penalties due
7hereunder; to dispose of taxes and penalties so collected in
8the manner hereinafter provided; and to determine all rights
9to credit memoranda arising on account of the erroneous
10payment of tax or penalty hereunder. In the administration of,
11and compliance with, this paragraph, the Department and
12persons who are subject to this paragraph shall have the same
13rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, powers and duties,
14and be subject to the same conditions, restrictions,
15limitations, penalties, exclusions, exemptions and definitions
16of terms, and employ the same modes of procedure, as are
17prescribed in Sections 1a-1, 2 (except that the reference to
18State in the definition of supplier maintaining a place of
19business in this State shall mean the territory of the
20commission), 2a, 3 through 3-50 (in respect to all provisions
21therein other than the State rate of tax except that tangible
22personal property taxed at the 1% rate under the Service
23Occupation Tax Act shall not be subject to tax hereunder), 4
24(except that the reference to the State shall be to the
25territory of the commission), 5, 7, 8 (except that the
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1indicated in that Section 8 shall be the commission), 9
2(except as to the disposition of taxes and penalties collected
3and except that the returned merchandise credit for this tax
4may not be taken against any State tax, and except that the
5retailer's discount is not allowed for taxes paid on aviation
6fuel sold on or after December 1, 2019 and through December 31,
72020), 10, 11, 12 (except the reference therein to Section 2b
8of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act), 13 (except that any
9reference to the State shall mean the territory of the
10commission), the first paragraph of Section 15, 15.5, 16, 17,
1118, 19, and 20 of the Service Occupation Tax Act as fully as if
12those provisions were set forth herein.
13    Persons subject to any tax imposed under the authority
14granted in this paragraph may reimburse themselves for their
15serviceman's tax liability hereunder by separately stating the
16tax as an additional charge, which charge may be stated in
17combination, in a single amount, with State tax that
18servicemen are authorized to collect under the Service Use Tax
19Act, and any tax for which servicemen may be liable under
20subsection (m) of Section 6.02 (f) of Section 4.03 of the
21Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act,
22in accordance with such bracket schedules as the Department
23may prescribe.
24    Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be
25made under this paragraph to a claimant instead of issuing a
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1Comptroller, who shall cause the warrant to be drawn for the
2amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification
3from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State
4Treasurer out of a county water commission tax fund
5established under subsection (g) of this Section.
6    Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize
7a county water commission to impose a tax upon the privilege of
8engaging in any business which under the Constitution of the
9United States may not be made the subject of taxation by the
10State.
11    (d) If a tax has been imposed under subsection (b), a tax
12shall also be imposed upon the privilege of using, in the
13territory of the commission, any item of tangible personal
14property that is purchased outside the territory at retail
15from a retailer, and that is titled or registered with an
16agency of this State's government, at a rate of 1/4% of the
17selling price of the tangible personal property within the
18territory, as "selling price" is defined in the Use Tax Act.
19The tax shall be collected from persons whose Illinois address
20for titling or registration purposes is given as being in the
21territory. The tax shall be collected by the Department of
22Revenue for a county water commission. The tax must be paid to
23the State, or an exemption determination must be obtained from
24the Department of Revenue, before the title or certificate of
25registration for the property may be issued. The tax or proof
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1State agency with which, or the State officer with whom, the
2tangible personal property must be titled or registered if the
3Department and the State agency or State officer determine
4that this procedure will expedite the processing of
5applications for title or registration.
6    The Department shall have full power to administer and
7enforce this paragraph; to collect all taxes, penalties, and
8interest due hereunder; to dispose of taxes, penalties, and
9interest so collected in the manner hereinafter provided; and
10to determine all rights to credit memoranda or refunds arising
11on account of the erroneous payment of tax, penalty, or
12interest hereunder. In the administration of and compliance
13with this paragraph, the Department and persons who are
14subject to this paragraph shall have the same rights,
15remedies, privileges, immunities, powers, and duties, and be
16subject to the same conditions, restrictions, limitations,
17penalties, exclusions, exemptions, and definitions of terms
18and employ the same modes of procedure, as are prescribed in
19Sections 2 (except the definition of "retailer maintaining a
20place of business in this State"), 3 through 3-80 (except
21provisions pertaining to the State rate of tax, and except
22provisions concerning collection or refunding of the tax by
23retailers), 4, 11, 12, 12a, 14, 15, 19 (except the portions
24pertaining to claims by retailers and except the last
25paragraph concerning refunds), 20, 21, and 22 of the Use Tax
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1that are not inconsistent with this paragraph, as fully as if
2those provisions were set forth herein.
3    Whenever the Department determines that a refund should be
4made under this paragraph to a claimant instead of issuing a
5credit memorandum, the Department shall notify the State
6Comptroller, who shall cause the order to be drawn for the
7amount specified, and to the person named, in the notification
8from the Department. The refund shall be paid by the State
9Treasurer out of a county water commission tax fund
10established under subsection (g) of this Section.
11    (e) A certificate of registration issued by the State
12Department of Revenue to a retailer under the Retailers'
13Occupation Tax Act or under the Service Occupation Tax Act
14shall permit the registrant to engage in a business that is
15taxed under the tax imposed under subsection (b), (c), or (d)
16of this Section and no additional registration shall be
17required under the tax. A certificate issued under the Use Tax
18Act or the Service Use Tax Act shall be applicable with regard
19to any tax imposed under subsection (c) of this Section.
20    (f) Any ordinance imposing or discontinuing any tax under
21this Section shall be adopted and a certified copy thereof
22filed with the Department on or before June 1, whereupon the
23Department of Revenue shall proceed to administer and enforce
24this Section on behalf of the county water commission as of
25September 1 next following the adoption and filing. Beginning
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1discontinuing the tax hereunder shall be adopted and a
2certified copy thereof filed with the Department on or before
3the first day of July, whereupon the Department shall proceed
4to administer and enforce this Section as of the first day of
5October next following such adoption and filing. Beginning
6January 1, 1993, an ordinance or resolution imposing or
7discontinuing the tax hereunder shall be adopted and a
8certified copy thereof filed with the Department on or before
9the first day of October, whereupon the Department shall
10proceed to administer and enforce this Section as of the first
11day of January next following such adoption and filing.
12    (g) The State Department of Revenue shall, upon collecting
13any taxes as provided in this Section, pay the taxes over to
14the State Treasurer as trustee for the commission. The taxes
15shall be held in a trust fund outside the State treasury
16Treasury.
17    As soon as possible after the first day of each month,
18beginning January 1, 2011, upon certification of the
19Department of Revenue, the Comptroller shall order
20transferred, and the Treasurer shall transfer, to the STAR
21Bonds Revenue Fund the local sales tax increment, as defined
22in the Innovation Development and Economy Act, collected under
23this Section during the second preceding calendar month for
24sales within a STAR bond district.
25    After the monthly transfer to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund,
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1Department of Revenue shall prepare and certify to the
2Comptroller of the State of Illinois the amount to be paid to
3the commission, which shall be the amount (not including
4credit memoranda) collected under this Section during the
5second preceding calendar month by the Department plus an
6amount the Department determines is necessary to offset any
7amounts that were erroneously paid to a different taxing body,
8and not including any amount equal to the amount of refunds
9made during the second preceding calendar month by the
10Department on behalf of the commission, and not including any
11amount that the Department determines is necessary to offset
12any amounts that were payable to a different taxing body but
13were erroneously paid to the commission, and less any amounts
14that are transferred to the STAR Bonds Revenue Fund, less 1.5%
15of the remainder, which shall be transferred into the Tax
16Compliance and Administration Fund. The Department, at the
17time of each monthly disbursement to the commission, shall
18prepare and certify to the State Comptroller the amount to be
19transferred into the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund
20under this subsection. Within 10 days after receipt by the
21Comptroller of the certification of the amount to be paid to
22the commission and the Tax Compliance and Administration Fund,
23the Comptroller shall cause an order to be drawn for the
24payment for the amount in accordance with the direction in the
25certification.
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1this Section may no longer be imposed or collected, unless a
2continuation of the tax is approved by the voters at a
3referendum as set forth in this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 100-23, eff. 7-6-17; 100-587, eff. 6-4-18;
5100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1171, eff. 1-4-19; 101-10, eff.
66-5-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-604, eff. 12-13-19.)
 
7    Section 20.36. The School Code is amended by changing
8Sections 29-5 and 34-4 as follows:
 
9    (105 ILCS 5/29-5)  (from Ch. 122, par. 29-5)
10    Sec. 29-5. Reimbursement by State for transportation. Any
11school district, maintaining a school, transporting resident
12pupils to another school district's vocational program,
13offered through a joint agreement approved by the State Board
14of Education, as provided in Section 10-22.22 or transporting
15its resident pupils to a school which meets the standards for
16recognition as established by the State Board of Education
17which provides transportation meeting the standards of safety,
18comfort, convenience, efficiency and operation prescribed by
19the State Board of Education for resident pupils in
20kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 who: (a) reside at
21least 1 1/2 miles as measured by the customary route of travel,
22from the school attended; or (b) reside in areas where
23conditions are such that walking constitutes a hazard to the
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1(c) are transported to the school attended from pick-up points
2at the beginning of the school day and back again at the close
3of the school day or transported to and from their assigned
4attendance centers during the school day, shall be reimbursed
5by the State as hereinafter provided in this Section.
6    The State will pay the prorated allowable cost of
7transporting eligible pupils less the real equalized assessed
8valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
9Section 18-8.15 in a dual school district maintaining
10secondary grades 9 to 12 inclusive times a qualifying rate of
11.05%; in elementary school districts maintaining grades K to 8
12times a qualifying rate of .06%; and in unit districts
13maintaining grades K to 12, including partial elementary unit
14districts formed pursuant to Article 11E, times a qualifying
15rate of .07%. To be eligible to receive reimbursement in
16excess of 4/5 of the cost to transport eligible pupils, a
17school district or partial elementary unit district formed
18pursuant to Article 11E shall have a Transportation Fund tax
19rate of at least .12%. The Transportation Fund tax rate for a
20partial elementary unit district formed pursuant Article 11E
21shall be the combined elementary and high school rates
22pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of Section
2318-8.15. If a school district or partial elementary unit
24district formed pursuant to Article 11E does not have a .12%
25Transportation Fund tax rate, the amount of its claim in
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1reduced by the sum arrived at by subtracting the
2Transportation Fund tax rate from .12% and multiplying that
3amount by the district's real equalized assessed valuation as
4computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of Section
518-8.15, provided that in no case shall said reduction result
6in reimbursement of less than 4/5 of the cost to transport
7eligible pupils.
8    The minimum amount to be received by a district is $16
9times the number of eligible pupils transported.
10    When calculating the reimbursement for transportation
11costs, the State Board of Education may not deduct the number
12of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number
13of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled in
14the early education programs are transported at the same time
15as other eligible pupils.
16    Any such district transporting resident pupils during the
17school day to an area vocational school or another school
18district's vocational program more than 1 1/2 miles from the
19school attended, as provided in Sections 10-22.20a and
2010-22.22, shall be reimbursed by the State for 4/5 of the cost
21of transporting eligible pupils.
22    School day means that period of time during which the
23pupil is required to be in attendance for instructional
24purposes.
25    If a pupil is at a location within the school district
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1for transportation to school, that location may be considered
2for purposes of determining the 1 1/2 miles from the school
3attended.
4    Claims for reimbursement that include children who attend
5any school other than a public school shall show the number of
6such children transported.
7    Claims for reimbursement under this Section shall not be
8paid for the transportation of pupils for whom transportation
9costs are claimed for payment under other Sections of this
10Act.
11    The allowable direct cost of transporting pupils for
12regular, vocational, and special education pupil
13transportation shall be limited to the sum of the cost of
14physical examinations required for employment as a school bus
15driver; the salaries of full-time or part-time drivers and
16school bus maintenance personnel; employee benefits excluding
17Illinois municipal retirement payments, social security
18payments, unemployment insurance payments and workers'
19compensation insurance premiums; expenditures to independent
20carriers who operate school buses; payments to other school
21districts for pupil transportation services; pre-approved
22contractual expenditures for computerized bus scheduling;
23expenditures for housing assistance and homeless prevention
24under Sections 1-17 and 1-18 of the Education for Homeless
25Children Act that are not in excess of the school district's
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1otherwise claimed in another State or federal grant that
2permits those costs to a parent, a legal guardian, any other
3person who enrolled a pupil, or a homeless assistance agency
4that is part of the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
5Act's continuum of care for the area in which the district is
6located; the cost of gasoline, oil, tires, and other supplies
7necessary for the operation of school buses; the cost of
8converting buses' gasoline engines to more fuel efficient
9engines or to engines which use alternative energy sources;
10the cost of travel to meetings and workshops conducted by the
11regional superintendent or the State Superintendent of
12Education pursuant to the standards established by the
13Secretary of State under Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle
14Code to improve the driving skills of school bus drivers; the
15cost of maintenance of school buses including parts and
16materials used; expenditures for leasing transportation
17vehicles, except interest and service charges; the cost of
18insurance and licenses for transportation vehicles;
19expenditures for the rental of transportation equipment; plus
20a depreciation allowance of 20% for 5 years for school buses
21and vehicles approved for transporting pupils to and from
22school and a depreciation allowance of 10% for 10 years for
23other transportation equipment so used. Each school year, if a
24school district has made expenditures to the Metropolitan
25Mobility Authority Regional Transportation Authority or any of
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1transportation district under an intergovernmental agreement
2with the district to provide for the transportation of pupils
3and if the public transit carrier received direct payment for
4services or passes from a school district within its service
5area during the 2000-2001 school year, then the allowable
6direct cost of transporting pupils for regular, vocational,
7and special education pupil transportation shall also include
8the expenditures that the district has made to the public
9transit carrier. In addition to the above allowable costs,
10school districts shall also claim all transportation
11supervisory salary costs, including Illinois municipal
12retirement payments, and all transportation related building
13and building maintenance costs without limitation.
14    Special education allowable costs shall also include
15expenditures for the salaries of attendants or aides for that
16portion of the time they assist special education pupils while
17in transit and expenditures for parents and public carriers
18for transporting special education pupils when pre-approved by
19the State Superintendent of Education.
20    Indirect costs shall be included in the reimbursement
21claim for districts which own and operate their own school
22buses. Such indirect costs shall include administrative costs,
23or any costs attributable to transporting pupils from their
24attendance centers to another school building for
25instructional purposes. No school district which owns and
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1indirect costs which exceed 5% of the total allowable direct
2costs for pupil transportation.
3    The State Board of Education shall prescribe uniform
4regulations for determining the above standards and shall
5prescribe forms of cost accounting and standards of
6determining reasonable depreciation. Such depreciation shall
7include the cost of equipping school buses with the safety
8features required by law or by the rules, regulations and
9standards promulgated by the State Board of Education, and the
10Department of Transportation for the safety and construction
11of school buses provided, however, any equipment cost
12reimbursed by the Department of Transportation for equipping
13school buses with such safety equipment shall be deducted from
14the allowable cost in the computation of reimbursement under
15this Section in the same percentage as the cost of the
16equipment is depreciated.
17    On or before August 15, annually, the chief school
18administrator for the district shall certify to the State
19Superintendent of Education the district's claim for
20reimbursement for the school year ending on June 30 next
21preceding. The State Superintendent of Education shall check
22and approve the claims and prepare the vouchers showing the
23amounts due for district reimbursement claims. Each fiscal
24year, the State Superintendent of Education shall prepare and
25transmit the first 3 vouchers to the Comptroller on the 30th
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1final voucher, no later than June 20.
2    If the amount appropriated for transportation
3reimbursement is insufficient to fund total claims for any
4fiscal year, the State Board of Education shall reduce each
5school district's allowable costs and flat grant amount
6proportionately to make total adjusted claims equal the total
7amount appropriated.
8    For purposes of calculating claims for reimbursement under
9this Section for any school year beginning July 1, 2016, the
10equalized assessed valuation for a school district or partial
11elementary unit district formed pursuant to Article 11E used
12to compute reimbursement shall be the real equalized assessed
13valuation as computed under paragraph (3) of subsection (d) of
14Section 18-8.15.
15    All reimbursements received from the State shall be
16deposited into the district's transportation fund or into the
17fund from which the allowable expenditures were made.
18    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any school
19district receiving a payment under this Section or under
20Section 14-7.02, 14-7.02b, or 14-13.01 of this Code may
21classify all or a portion of the funds that it receives in a
22particular fiscal year or from State aid pursuant to Section
2318-8.15 of this Code as funds received in connection with any
24funding program for which it is entitled to receive funds from
25the State in that fiscal year (including, without limitation,
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1the source or timing of the receipt. The district may not
2classify more funds as funds received in connection with the
3funding program than the district is entitled to receive in
4that fiscal year for that program. Any classification by a
5district must be made by a resolution of its board of
6education. The resolution must identify the amount of any
7payments or general State aid to be classified under this
8paragraph and must specify the funding program to which the
9funds are to be treated as received in connection therewith.
10This resolution is controlling as to the classification of
11funds referenced therein. A certified copy of the resolution
12must be sent to the State Superintendent of Education. The
13resolution shall still take effect even though a copy of the
14resolution has not been sent to the State Superintendent of
15Education in a timely manner. No classification under this
16paragraph by a district shall affect the total amount or
17timing of money the district is entitled to receive under this
18Code. No classification under this paragraph by a district
19shall in any way relieve the district from or affect any
20requirements that otherwise would apply with respect to that
21funding program, including any accounting of funds by source,
22reporting expenditures by original source and purpose,
23reporting requirements, or requirements of providing services.
24    Any school district with a population of not more than
25500,000 must deposit all funds received under this Article
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1provision of transportation services.
2(Source: P.A. 102-539, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
3    (105 ILCS 5/34-4)  (from Ch. 122, par. 34-4)
4    Sec. 34-4. Eligibility. To be eligible for election or
5appointment to the Board, a person shall be a citizen of the
6United States, shall be a registered voter as provided in the
7Election Code, shall have been, for a period of one year
8immediately before election or appointment, a resident of the
9city, district, and subdistrict that the member represents,
10and shall not be a child sex offender as defined in Section
1111-9.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012. A person is ineligible for
12election or appointment to the Board if that person is not in
13compliance with the provisions of Section 10-9 as referenced
14in Section 34-3. For the 2024 general election, all persons
15eligible for election to the Board shall be nominated by a
16petition signed by at least 1,000 but not more than 3,000 of
17the voters residing within the electoral district on a
18petition in order to be placed on the ballot. For the 2026
19general election and general elections thereafter, persons
20eligible for election to the Board shall be nominated by a
21petition signed by at least 500 but no more than 1,500 voters
22residing within the subdistrict on a petition in order to be
23placed on the ballot, except that persons eligible for
24election to the Board at large shall be nominated by a petition
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1Any registered voter may sign a nominating petition,
2irrespective of any partisan petition the voter signs or may
3sign. For the 2024 general election only, the petition
4circulation period shall begin on March 26, 2024, and the
5filing period shall be from June 17, 2024 to June 24, 2024.
6Permanent removal from the city by any member of the Board
7during the member's term of office constitutes a resignation
8therefrom and creates a vacancy in the Board. Board members
9shall serve without any compensation; however, members of the
10Board shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred while in the
11performance of their duties upon submission of proper receipts
12or upon submission of a signed voucher in the case of an
13expense allowance evidencing the amount of such reimbursement
14or allowance to the President of the Board for verification
15and approval. Board members shall not hold other public office
16under the Federal, State or any local government other than
17that of Director of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
18Transportation Authority, member of the economic development
19commission of a city having a population exceeding 500,000,
20notary public or member of the National Guard, and by
21accepting any such office while members of the Board, or by not
22resigning any such office held at the time of being elected or
23appointed to the Board within 30 days after such election or
24appointment, shall be deemed to have vacated their membership
25in the Board.
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1103-584, eff. 3-18-24.)
 
2    Section 20.37. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
3changing Section 4-302 and by adding Sections 8-106 and 8-107
4as follows:
 
5    (220 ILCS 5/4-302)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-302)
6    Sec. 4-302. The Commission shall cooperate with the
7Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority
8created pursuant to the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional
9Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
10Assembly, in the exercise of the powers of the Authority as
11provided in that Act.
12    Transportation agencies Agencies which have any purchase
13of service agreement with the Authority a Service Board as
14provided in the Metropolitan Mobility "Regional Transportation
15Authority Act" shall not be subject to this Act as to any
16public transportation which is the subject of such agreement.
17Any service and business exempted from this Act pursuant to
18this Section shall not be considered "intrastate public
19utility business" as defined in Section 3-120 of this Act.
20    No contract between any transportation agency
21Transportation Agency and the Authority or a Service Board or
22acquisition by the Authority or a Service Board of any
23property, including property of a transportation agency
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1Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority Act,
2shall, except as provided in such Act, be subject to the
3supervision, regulation or approval of the Commission.
4    If the Metropolitan Mobility Authority determines In the
5event a Service Board shall determine that any Public
6Transportation service provided by any transportation agency
7Transportation Agency with which that Authority Service Board
8has a purchase of service agreement Purchase of Service
9Agreement is not necessary for the public interest and shall
10for that reason decline to enter into any Purchase of Service
11Agreement for such particular service, all pursuant to and as
12defined in such Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
13Authority Act, then the discontinuation of such service by
14such transportation agency Transportation Agency shall not be
15subject to the supervision, regulation or approval of the
16Commission.
17(Source: P.A. 84-617; 84-1025.)
 
18    (220 ILCS 5/8-106 new)
19    Sec. 8-106. Make-ready tariff.
20    (a) The purpose of this Section is to change the
21Commission's practice of authorizing the electrical
22distribution infrastructure located on the utility side of the
23customer meter needed to charge electric vehicles on a
24case-by-case basis to a practice of considering that
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1construction work as core utility business, treated the same
2as other necessary distribution infrastructure authorized on
3an ongoing basis in the electric utility's multi-year rate
4plans. The Commission shall continue to require each electric
5utility to provide an accurate and full accounting of all
6expenses related to electrical distribution infrastructure as
7it relates to this Section, and apply appropriate penalties to
8the extent an electric utility is not accurately tracking all
9expenses.
10    (b) For purposes of this Section, "electrical distribution
11infrastructure" includes poles, vaults, service drops,
12transformers, mounting pads, trenching, conduit, wire, cable,
13meters, other equipment as necessary, and associated
14engineering and civil construction work.
15    (c) Not later than the next multi-year rate case, each
16electric utility shall propose a new tariff or rule that
17authorizes each electric utility to design and deploy all
18electrical distribution infrastructure on the utility side of
19the customer's meter for all customers installing separate or
20sub-metered infrastructure to support charging stations, other
21than those in single-family residences. Each electric utility
22shall recover its revenue requirement for this work through
23periodic multi-year rate plan proceedings. In those
24proceedings, the costs shall be treated like those costs
25incurred for other necessary distribution infrastructure. The
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1used for electric vehicle infrastructure as of the effective
2date of the new tariff or rule and any customer allowances
3established shall be based on the full useful life of the
4electrical distribution infrastructure. The Commission may
5revise the policy described in subsection (a) and this
6subsection after the completion of the multi-year rate plan of
7the electric utility following the one during which the
8proposal was filed if a determination is made that a change in
9the policy is necessary to ensure just and reasonable rates
10for ratepayers. Moreover, electric utilities and combination
11gas and electric utilities shall take reasonable efforts to
12ensure that any infrastructure built pursuant this Section is
13efficiently sized and operated. Such efforts include, but are
14not necessarily limited to, considering customers' reasonably
15foreseeable load management activities and deployments of
16distributed energy resources.
 
17    (220 ILCS 5/8-107 new)
18    Sec. 8-107. Inclusive utility investment.
19    (a) The purpose of this Section is for the Commission to
20require electric utilities to explore a new and complementary
21mechanism for investments by the electric utility in the
22electrical distribution infrastructure and equipment located
23on the customer side of the meter that may be needed to charge
24electric vehicles. Electrical distribution infrastructure that
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1wiring, panels, breaker panels, conduit up to the charger
2itself and the electric vehicle charger. The new mechanism is
3an inclusive utility investment with a site-specific recovery
4mechanism described in subsection (b). The Commission shall
5require each electric utility to explore this mechanism as an
6option to complement other incentives offered (such as charger
7rebates).
8    (b) Inclusive utility investment is seen by the United
9States Environmental Protection Agency as a promising approach
10to expanding access to cost-effective more comprehensive
11efficiency and electrification upgrades for all utility
12customers. Inclusive utility investment allows for
13site-specific investments by the electric utility in
14electrification measures on the customer side of the meter
15with site-specific cost recovery through a fixed charge on the
16utility bill of the customer at the metered location. The
17fixed charge must be no more than the expected energy cost
18savings resulting from a customer switching from an internal
19combustion engine vehicle with associated fuel costs to an
20electric vehicle with associated electric charging costs on an
21annual basis, and the cost recovery term must be limited to no
22more than the useful life of the charging equipment. The fixed
23charge shall be calculated taking into account equipment,
24installation, and administrative costs, and all available
25rebates and incentives should be applied to reduce total
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1    (c) No later than December 1, 2024, each electric utility
2shall file an advice letter and not later than June 1, 2025,
3the Commission shall start a process to explore the
4implementation of inclusive utility investments for investing
5in the electrical distribution infrastructure on the customer
6side of the meter, including electric vehicle chargers. For
7this process, the Commission shall request each electric
8utility to present a proposal with the estimation of the
9investments needed. This estimation shall include the costs
10and energy savings of all the customer-side electric vehicle
11infrastructure and chargers at the customer's residence. The
12proposal shall also include the calculation of the tariff
13required for a cost recovery period equivalent to the warranty
14of the charger and based on the description of inclusive
15utility investment in subsection (b). The Commission shall
16review the proposal as inclusive utility investments and
17approve the charge proposed as a tariff in the customer's bill
18ensuring customer protections.
 
19    Section 20.38. The Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
20Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
21    (410 ILCS 55/2)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4202)
22    Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
23requires:
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1teletypewriter or other instrument for telecommunication in
2which speaking or hearing is not required for communication.
3    (b) "Public Safety Agency" means any unit of local
4government or special purpose district within the State which
5has authority to provide firefighting, police, or other
6emergency services.
7    (c) "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
8    (d) "Major public transportation site" means any airport
9or railroad station in the State providing commercial rail or
10airline service to the general public, that serves and is
11located within 20 miles of a municipality with a population of
1225,000 or more, except for any facility under the jurisdiction
13of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority Commuter Rail Division
14created by the Regional Transportation Authority Act or the
15Chicago Transit Authority created by the Metropolitan Transit
16Authority Act.
17    (e) "General traveling public" are individuals making use
18of the commercial rail and airline services which are provided
19at major public transportation sites.
20(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
 
21    Section 20.39. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
22by changing Section 9.15 as follows:
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/9.15)
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1     (a) An air pollution construction permit shall not be
2required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
3equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
4defined by 40 CFR 52.21, as now or hereafter amended, for
5greenhouse gases or is otherwise not addressed in this Section
6or by the Board in regulations for greenhouse gases. These
7exemptions do not relieve an owner or operator from the
8obligation to comply with other applicable rules or
9regulations.
10     (b) An air pollution operating permit shall not be
11required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
12equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
13defined by Section 39.5 of this Act, for greenhouse gases or is
14otherwise not addressed in this Section or by the Board in
15regulations for greenhouse gases. These exemptions do not
16relieve an owner or operator from the obligation to comply
17with other applicable rules or regulations.
18    (c) (Blank).
19    (d) (Blank).
20    (e) (Blank).
21    (f) As used in this Section:
22    "Carbon dioxide emission" means the plant annual CO2 total
23output emission as measured by the United States Environmental
24Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
25Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor.
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1sum total of the mass amount of emissions in tons per year,
2calculated by multiplying the mass amount of each of the 6
3greenhouse gases specified in Section 3.207, in tons per year,
4by its associated global warming potential as set forth in 40
5CFR 98, subpart A, table A-1 or its successor, and then adding
6them all together.
7    "Cogeneration" or "combined heat and power" refers to any
8system that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produces
9electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
10source.
11    "Copollutants" refers to the 6 criteria pollutants that
12have been identified by the United States Environmental
13Protection Agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
14    "Electric generating unit" or "EGU" means a fossil
15fuel-fired stationary boiler, combustion turbine, or combined
16cycle system that serves a generator that has a nameplate
17capacity greater than 25 MWe and produces electricity for
18sale.
19    "Environmental justice community" means the definition of
20that term based on existing methodologies and findings, used
21and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its
22program administrator in the Illinois Solar for All Program.
23    "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
24community" means the geographic areas throughout Illinois that
25would most benefit from equitable investments by the State
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1economic growth. Specifically, eligible community means the
2following areas:
3        (1) areas where residents have been historically
4    excluded from economic opportunities, including
5    opportunities in the energy sector, as defined as R3 areas
6    pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and
7    Tax Act; and
8        (2) areas where residents have been historically
9    subject to disproportionate burdens of pollution,
10    including pollution from the energy sector, as established
11    by environmental justice communities as defined by the
12    Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
13    Agency Act, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators.
14    "Equity investment eligible person" or "eligible person"
15means the persons who would most benefit from equitable
16investments by the State designed to combat discrimination and
17foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, eligible
18person means the following people:
19        (1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
20    investment eligible community;
21        (2) persons whose primary residence is in a
22    municipality, or a county with a population under 100,000,
23    where the closure of an electric generating unit or mine
24    has been publicly announced or the electric generating
25    unit or mine is in the process of closing or closed within
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1        (3) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
2    in the foster care system; or
3        (4) persons who were formerly incarcerated.
4    "Existing emissions" means:
5        (1) for CO2e, the total average tons-per-year of CO2e
6    emitted by the EGU or large GHG-emitting unit either in
7    the years 2018 through 2020 or, if the unit was not yet in
8    operation by January 1, 2018, in the first 3 full years of
9    that unit's operation; and
10        (2) for any copollutant, the total average
11    tons-per-year of that copollutant emitted by the EGU or
12    large GHG-emitting unit either in the years 2018 through
13    2020 or, if the unit was not yet in operation by January 1,
14    2018, in the first 3 full years of that unit's operation.
15    "Green hydrogen" means a power plant technology in which
16an EGU creates electric power exclusively from electrolytic
17hydrogen, in a manner that produces zero carbon and
18copollutant emissions, using hydrogen fuel that is
19electrolyzed using a 100% renewable zero carbon emission
20energy source.
21    "Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit" or "large
22GHG-emitting unit" means a unit that is an electric generating
23unit or other fossil fuel-fired unit that itself has a
24nameplate capacity or serves a generator that has a nameplate
25capacity greater than 25 MWe and that produces electricity,
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1oil-fired, natural gas-fired, and cogeneration units.
2    "NOx emission rate" means the plant annual NOx total output
3emission rate as measured by the United States Environmental
4Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
5Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the most
6recent year for which data is available.
7    "Public greenhouse gas-emitting units" or "public
8GHG-emitting unit" means large greenhouse gas-emitting units,
9including EGUs, that are wholly owned, directly or indirectly,
10by one or more municipalities, municipal corporations, joint
11municipal electric power agencies, electric cooperatives, or
12other governmental or nonprofit entities, whether organized
13and created under the laws of Illinois or another state.
14    "SO2 emission rate" means the "plant annual SO2 total
15output emission rate" as measured by the United States
16Environmental Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation
17Resource Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the
18most recent year for which data is available.
19    (g) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
20use coal or oil as a fuel and are not public GHG-emitting units
21shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
22zero no later than January 1, 2030.
23    (h) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
24use coal as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
25permanently reduce CO2e emissions to zero no later than
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1also reduce their CO2e emissions by 45% from existing
2emissions by no later than January 1, 2035. If the emissions
3reduction requirement is not achieved by December 31, 2035,
4the plant shall retire one or more units or otherwise reduce
5its CO2e emissions by 45% from existing emissions by June 30,
62038.
7    (i) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
8use gas as a fuel and are not public GHG-emitting units shall
9permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
10including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
11hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
12proven to achieve zero carbon emissions, according to the
13following:
14        (1) No later than January 1, 2030: all EGUs and large
15    greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emissions
16    rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate of
17    greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
18    miles of an environmental justice community designated as
19    of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
20    community.
21        (2) No later than January 1, 2040: all EGUs and large
22    greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emission
23    rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate
24    greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are not located in or
25    within 3 miles of an environmental justice community
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1    eligible community. After January 1, 2035, each such EGU
2    and large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
3    CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
4    for CO2e, and shall be limited in operation to, on average,
5    6 hours or less per day, measured over a calendar year, and
6    shall not run for more than 24 consecutive hours except in
7    emergency conditions, as designated by a Regional
8    Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator.
9        (3) No later than January 1, 2035: all EGUs and large
10    greenhouse gas-emitting units that began operation prior
11    to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
12    General Assembly and have a NOx emission rate of less than
13    or equal to 0.12 lb/MWh and a SO2 emission rate less than
14    or equal to 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
15    miles of an environmental justice community designated as
16    of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
17    community. Each such EGU and large greenhouse gas-emitting
18    unit shall reduce its CO2e emissions by at least 50% from
19    its existing emissions for CO2e no later than January 1,
20    2030.
21        (4) No later than January 1, 2040: All remaining EGUs
22    and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a heat
23    rate greater than or equal to 7000 BTU/kWh. Each such EGU
24    and Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
25    CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
26    for CO2e no later than January 1, 2035.

 

 

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1        (5) No later than January 1, 2045: all remaining EGUs
2    and large greenhouse gas-emitting units.
3    (j) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
4use gas as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
5permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
6including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
7hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
8proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by January 1, 2045.
9    (k) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
10utilize combined heat and power or cogeneration technology
11shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
12zero, including through unit retirement or the use of 100%
13green hydrogen or other similar technology that is
14commercially proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by
15January 1, 2045.
16    (k-5) No EGU or large greenhouse gas-emitting unit that
17uses gas as a fuel and is not a public GHG-emitting unit may
18emit, in any 12-month period, CO2e or copollutants in excess of
19that unit's existing emissions for those pollutants.
20    (l) Notwithstanding subsections (g) through (k-5), large
21GHG-emitting units including EGUs may temporarily continue
22emitting CO2e and copollutants after any applicable deadline
23specified in any of subsections (g) through (k-5) if it has
24been determined, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
25this subsection, that ongoing operation of the EGU is
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1ongoing operation of large GHG-emitting unit that is not an
2EGU is necessary to serve as an emergency backup to
3operations. Up to and including the occurrence of an emission
4reduction deadline under subsection (i), all EGUs and large
5GHG-emitting units must comply with the following terms:
6        (1) if an EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
7    participant in a regional transmission organization
8    intends to retire, it must submit documentation to the
9    appropriate regional transmission organization by the
10    appropriate deadline that meets all applicable regulatory
11    requirements necessary to obtain approval to permanently
12    cease operating the large GHG-emitting unit;
13        (2) if any EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
14    participant in a regional transmission organization
15    receives notice that the regional transmission
16    organization has determined that continued operation of
17    the unit is required, the unit may continue operating
18    until the issue identified by the regional transmission
19    organization is resolved. The owner or operator of the
20    unit must cooperate with the regional transmission
21    organization in resolving the issue and must reduce its
22    emissions to zero, consistent with the requirements under
23    subsection (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (k-5), as
24    applicable, as soon as practicable when the issue
25    identified by the regional transmission organization is
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1        (3) any large GHG-emitting unit that is not a
2    participant in a regional transmission organization shall
3    be allowed to continue emitting CO2e and copollutants
4    after the zero-emission date specified in subsection (g),
5    (h), (i), (j), (k), or (k-5), as applicable, in the
6    capacity of an emergency backup unit if approved by the
7    Illinois Commerce Commission.
8    (m) No variance, adjusted standard, or other regulatory
9relief otherwise available in this Act may be granted to the
10emissions reduction and elimination obligations in this
11Section.
12    (n) By June 30 of each year, beginning in 2025, the Agency
13shall prepare and publish on its website a report setting
14forth the actual greenhouse gas emissions from individual
15units and the aggregate statewide emissions from all units for
16the prior year.
17    (o) Every 5 years beginning in 2025, the Environmental
18Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
19Commerce Commission shall jointly prepare, and release
20publicly, a report to the General Assembly that examines the
21State's current progress toward its renewable energy resource
22development goals, the status of CO2e and copollutant
23emissions reductions, the current status and progress toward
24developing and implementing green hydrogen technologies, the
25current and projected status of electric resource adequacy and
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1years ahead, and proposed solutions for any findings. The
2Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and
3Illinois Commerce Commission shall consult PJM
4Interconnection, LLC and Midcontinent Independent System
5Operator, Inc., or their respective successor organizations
6regarding forecasted resource adequacy and reliability needs,
7anticipated new generation interconnection, new transmission
8development or upgrades, and any announced large GHG-emitting
9unit closure dates and include this information in the report.
10The report shall be released publicly by no later than
11December 15 of the year it is prepared. If the Environmental
12Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
13Commerce Commission jointly conclude in the report that the
14data from the regional grid operators, the pace of renewable
15energy development, the pace of development of energy storage
16and demand response utilization, transmission capacity, and
17the CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions required by
18subsection (i) or (k-5) reasonably demonstrate that a resource
19adequacy shortfall will occur, including whether there will be
20sufficient in-state capacity to meet the zonal requirements of
21MISO Zone 4 or the PJM ComEd Zone, per the requirements of the
22regional transmission organizations, or that the regional
23transmission operators determine that a reliability violation
24will occur during the time frame the study is evaluating, then
25the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with the
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1or delay CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions
2requirements only to the extent and for the duration necessary
3to meet the resource adequacy and reliability needs of the
4State, including allowing any plants whose emission reduction
5deadline has been identified in the plan as creating a
6reliability concern to continue operating, including operating
7with reduced emissions or as emergency backup where
8appropriate. The plan shall also consider the use of renewable
9energy, energy storage, demand response, transmission
10development, or other strategies to resolve the identified
11resource adequacy shortfall or reliability violation.
12        (1) In developing the plan, the Environmental
13    Protection Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall hold
14    at least one workshop open to, and accessible at a time and
15    place convenient to, the public and shall consider any
16    comments made by stakeholders or the public. Upon
17    development of the plan, copies of the plan shall be
18    posted and made publicly available on the Environmental
19    Protection Agency's, the Illinois Power Agency's, and the
20    Illinois Commerce Commission's websites. All interested
21    parties shall have 60 days following the date of posting
22    to provide comment to the Environmental Protection Agency
23    and the Illinois Power Agency on the plan. All comments
24    submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and the
25    Illinois Power Agency shall be encouraged to be specific,
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1    objecting to all or a portion of the plan, accompanied by
2    specific alternative wording or proposals. All comments
3    shall be posted on the Environmental Protection Agency's,
4    the Illinois Power Agency's, and the Illinois Commerce
5    Commission's websites. Within 30 days following the end of
6    the 60-day review period, the Environmental Protection
7    Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall revise the plan
8    as necessary based on the comments received and file its
9    revised plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission for
10    approval.
11        (2) Within 60 days after the filing of the revised
12    plan at the Illinois Commerce Commission, any person
13    objecting to the plan shall file an objection with the
14    Illinois Commerce Commission. Within 30 days after the
15    expiration of the comment period, the Illinois Commerce
16    Commission shall determine whether an evidentiary hearing
17    is necessary. The Illinois Commerce Commission shall also
18    host 3 public hearings within 90 days after the plan is
19    filed. Following the evidentiary and public hearings, the
20    Illinois Commerce Commission shall enter its order
21    approving or approving with modifications the reliability
22    mitigation plan within 180 days.
23        (3) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall only
24    approve the plan if the Illinois Commerce Commission
25    determines that it will resolve the resource adequacy or
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1    mitigation plan at the least amount of CO2e and copollutant
2    emissions, taking into consideration the emissions impacts
3    on environmental justice communities, and that it will
4    ensure adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
5    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
6    total cost over time, taking into account the impact of
7    increases in emissions.
8        (4) If the resource adequacy or reliability deficiency
9    identified in the reliability mitigation plan is resolved
10    or reduced, the Environmental Protection Agency and the
11    Illinois Power Agency may file an amended plan adjusting
12    the reduction or delay in CO2e and copollutant emission
13    reduction requirements identified in the plan.
14    (p) The goals of the State are to reduce greenhouse gas
15emissions from the transportation sector in the State by at
16least 80% from the 2005 level and achieve a net-zero emissions
17transportation sector, both by 2050.
18        (1) An incremental goal of at least a 50% reduction in
19    greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector
20    below the year 2005 level by the year 2030 is hereby
21    established.
22        (2) By no later than September 30, 2025, the Agency
23    shall establish greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
24    for the State transportation sector on a 5-year or more
25    frequent basis that will achieve these goals.
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1    reduction target for no later than 2030, shall use 2005
2    emissions as the baseline year, and shall provide that
3    each 5-year target is at least 15 percentage points lower
4    and no more than 25 percentage points lower than the
5    immediately preceding 5-year target.
6        (4) The emissions reduction targets set by the Agency
7    must be by transportation mode, such as aerial transport
8    and highway transport, as the Agency deems appropriate
9    after consultation with the Department of Transportation.
10        (5) The Agency, in coordination with the Department of
11    Transportation, shall adopt rules establishing policies
12    and programs necessary for the State to achieve the
13    transportation sector greenhouse gas emissions reduction
14    goals and targets set forth in this subsection and in
15    subsection (c) of Section 2705-204 of the Department of
16    Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
17    Illinois. The rules may make changes to how the Department
18    of Transportation and MPOs plan, program, prioritize, and
19    fund transportation projects so that the State can achieve
20    the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets
21    set forth in this subsection and in subsection (c) of
22    Section 2705-204 of the Department of Transportation Law
23    of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
24        (6) The Department of Transportation and MPOs in the
25    State shall ensure that their greenhouse gas emissions
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1    Regulations conforms to the greenhouse gas emissions
2    reduction goals and targets set forth in this subsection
3    and in subsection (c) of Section 2705-204 of the
4    Department of Transportation Law of the Civil
5    Administrative Code of Illinois.
6    (q) No later than June 30, 2025, the Agency, by rule, shall
7establish a social cost of carbon, expressed in terms of
8dollars per ton of CO2e.
9        (1) The social cost of carbon shall serve as a
10    monetary estimate of the value of not emitting a ton of
11    greenhouse gas emissions.
12        (2) In developing the social cost of carbon, the
13    Agency shall consider estimates of the social cost of
14    carbon issued or adopted by the federal government,
15    appropriate international bodies, or other appropriate and
16    reputable scientific organizations, but the social cost of
17    carbon adopted by the Agency must not be less than the
18    social cost of carbon adopted by the United States
19    Environmental Protection Agency.
20        (3) The Agency shall periodically update its estimate
21    of the social cost of carbon to reflect changes in data,
22    assumptions, and estimates, and it shall do so at least
23    once every 5 years.
24        (4) Except as otherwise provided by law, State
25    agencies shall use the social cost of carbon figure
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1    cost associated with carbon-related emissions.
2(Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 102-1031, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
3    Section 20.40. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
4changing Sections 5-701.8, 6-411.5, and 7-202.14 as follows:
 
5    (605 ILCS 5/5-701.8)  (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.8)
6    Sec. 5-701.8. Any county board may also turn over a
7portion of the motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to:
8    (a) a local Mass Transit District if the county created
9such District pursuant to the "Local Mass Transit District
10Act", approved July 21, 1959, as now or hereafter amended;
11    (b) a local Transit Commission if such commission is
12created pursuant to Section 14-101 of The Public Utilities
13Act; or
14    (c) the Metropolitan Mobility Chicago Transit Authority
15established pursuant to the Metropolitan Mobility
16"Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945,
17as now or hereafter amended.
18(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
 
19    (605 ILCS 5/6-411.5)
20    Sec. 6-411.5. Contracts for public transportation. The
21highway commissioner of each road district within the
22territory of the Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
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1township board of trustees, to contract with the Metropolitan
2Mobility Regional Transportation Authority or a Service Board,
3as defined in the Regional Transportation Authority Act, for
4the purchase of public transportation services within the
5district, upon such terms and conditions as may be mutually
6agreed upon. The expenditure of road funds, collected under a
7road district tax, to purchase public transportation services
8constitutes a road purpose under this Code.
9(Source: P.A. 89-347, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
10    (605 ILCS 5/7-202.14)  (from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.14)
11    Sec. 7-202.14. Any municipality may by ordinance of the
12corporate authorities turn over a portion of its allotment to:
13    (a) a local Mass Transit District if the municipality
14created such a District pursuant to the "Local Mass Transit
15District Act", approved July 21, 1959, as now or hereafter
16amended;
17    (b) a local Transit Commission if the municipality
18established such commission pursuant to Section 14-101 of The
19Public Utilities Act; or
20    (c) the Metropolitan Mobility Chicago Transit Authority
21established pursuant to the Metropolitan Mobility
22"Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945,
23as now or hereafter amended.
24(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20.41. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing
2Sections 3 and 19 as follows:
 
3    (605 ILCS 10/3)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-3)
4    Sec. 3. There is hereby created an Authority to be known as
5The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which is hereby
6constituted an instrumentality and an administrative agency of
7the State of Illinois. The said Authority shall consist of the
8following 11 directors: ; the Governor, and the Secretary of
9the Department of Transportation, and the Chair of the
10Metropolitan Mobility Authority as nonvoting directors ex
11officio, and 9 voting directors appointed by the Governor with
12the advice and consent of the Senate, from the State at large,
13which said directors and their successors are hereby
14authorized to carry out the provisions of this Act, and to
15exercise the powers herein conferred. Of the 9 directors
16appointed by the Governor, no more than 5 shall be members of
17the same political party.
18    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
19term of office of each director of the Authority serving on the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
21Assembly, other than the Governor and the Secretary of the
22Department of Transportation, is abolished and a vacancy in
23each office is created on the effective date of this
24amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. The Governor
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1created under this amendatory Act of the 100th General
2Assembly by February 28, 2019. Directors whose terms are
3abolished under this amendatory Act of the 100th General
4Assembly shall be eligible for reappointment.
5    Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the
6same manner as original appointments. All appointments shall
7be in writing and filed with the Secretary of State as a public
8record. It is the intention of this section that the
9Governor's appointments shall be made with due consideration
10to the location of proposed toll highway routes so that
11maximum geographic representation from the areas served by
12said toll highway routes may be accomplished insofar as
13practicable. The said Authority shall have the power to
14contract and be contracted with, to acquire, hold and convey
15personal and real property or any interest therein including
16rights-of-way rights of way, franchises and easements; to have
17and use a common seal, and to alter the same at will; to make
18and establish resolutions, by-laws, rules, rates and
19regulations, and to alter or repeal the same as the Authority
20shall deem necessary and expedient for the construction,
21operation, relocation, regulation and maintenance of a system
22of toll highways within and through the State of Illinois.
23    Appointment of the additional directors provided for by
24this amendatory Act of 1980 shall be made within 30 days after
25the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1980.
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1    (605 ILCS 10/19)  (from Ch. 121, par. 100-19)
2    Sec. 19. Toll rates. The Authority shall fix and revise
3from time to time, tolls or charges or rates for the privilege
4of using each of the toll highways constructed pursuant to
5this Act. Such tolls shall be so fixed and adjusted at rates
6calculated to provide the lowest reasonable toll rates that
7will provide funds sufficient with other revenues of the
8Authority to pay, (a) the cost of the construction of a toll
9highway authorized by joint resolution of the General Assembly
10pursuant to Section 14.1 and the reconstruction, major repairs
11or improvements of toll highways, (b) the cost of maintaining,
12repairing, regulating and operating the toll highways
13including only the necessary expenses of the Authority, and
14(c) the principal of all bonds, interest thereon and all
15sinking fund requirements and other requirements provided by
16resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds as they
17shall become due. In fixing the toll rates pursuant to this
18Section 19 and Section 10(c) of this Act, the Authority shall
19take into account the effect of the provisions of this Section
2019 permitting the use of the toll highway system without
21payment of the covenants of the Authority contained in the
22resolutions and trust indentures authorizing the issuance of
23bonds of the Authority. No such provision permitting the use
24of the toll highway system without payment of tolls after the
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1be applied in a manner that impairs the rights of bondholders
2pursuant to any resolution or trust indentures authorizing the
3issuance of bonds of the Authority. The use and disposition of
4any sinking or reserve fund shall be subject to such
5regulation as may be provided in the resolution or trust
6indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds. Subject to
7the provisions of any resolution or trust indenture
8authorizing the issuance of bonds any moneys in any such
9sinking fund in excess of an amount equal to one year's
10interest on the bonds then outstanding secured by such sinking
11fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds. All
12such bonds so redeemed or purchased shall forthwith be
13cancelled and shall not again be issued. No person shall be
14permitted to use any toll highway without paying the toll
15established under this Section except when on official Toll
16Highway Authority business which includes police and other
17emergency vehicles. However, any law enforcement agency
18vehicle, fire department vehicle, public or private ambulance
19service vehicle engaged in the performance of an emergency
20service or duty that necessitates the use of the toll highway
21system, or other emergency vehicle that is plainly marked
22shall not be required to pay a toll to use a toll highway. A
23law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency services
24officer driving a law enforcement, fire protection, emergency
25services agency vehicle, or public or private ambulance
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1services or duties that is not plainly marked must present an
2Official Permit Card which the law enforcement, fire
3protection, or emergency services officer receives from his or
4her law enforcement, fire protection, emergency services
5agency, or public or private ambulance service in order to use
6a toll highway without paying the toll. A law enforcement,
7fire protection, emergency services agency, or public or
8private ambulance service engaging in the performance of
9emergency services or duties must apply to the Authority to
10receive a permit, and the Authority shall adopt rules for the
11issuance of a permit, that allows public or private ambulance
12service vehicles engaged in the performance of emergency
13services or duties that necessitate the use of the toll
14highway system and all law enforcement, fire protection, or
15emergency services agency vehicles of the law enforcement,
16fire protection, or emergency services agency to use any toll
17highway without paying the toll established under this
18Section. The Authority shall maintain in its office a list of
19all persons that are authorized to use any toll highway
20without charge when on official business of the Authority and
21such list shall be open to the public for inspection. In
22recognition of the unique role of public transportation in
23providing effective transportation in the Authority's service
24region, and to give effect to the exemption set forth in
25subsection (b) of Section 4.06 2.06 of the Metropolitan
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1vehicles may use any toll highway without paying the toll: (1)
2a vehicle owned or operated by the Suburban Bus Division of the
3Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority that
4is being used to transport passengers for hire; and (2) any
5revenue vehicle that is owned or operated by a Mass Transit
6District created under Section 3 of the Local Mass Transit
7District Act and running regular scheduled service.
8    Among other matters, this amendatory Act of 1990 is
9intended to clarify and confirm the prior intent of the
10General Assembly to allow toll revenues from the toll highway
11system to be used to pay a portion of the cost of the
12construction of the North-South Toll Highway authorized by
13Senate Joint Resolution 122 of the 83rd General Assembly in
141984.
15(Source: P.A. 100-739, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
16    Section 20.42. The Illinois Aeronautics Act is amended by
17changing Section 49.1 as follows:
 
18    (620 ILCS 5/49.1)  (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.49a)
19    Sec. 49.1. Creation of hazards. No person may create or
20construct any airport hazard which obstructs a restricted
21landing area or residential airport that (1) serves 20 or more
22based aircraft, and (2) is located within the "metropolitan
23region" as that term is defined in the Metropolitan Mobility
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1Section, "based aircraft" are aircraft that are regularly
2hangared or tied-down at the restricted landing area or
3residential airport, or that use it as their primary base of
4operation. As used in this Section 49.1, "restricted landing
5area" or "residential airport" shall have the meaning set
6forth in regulations of the Department in effect on the
7effective date of this amendatory Act of 1989, but shall not
8include amendments of the regulations adopted by the
9Department thereafter.
10(Source: P.A. 86-963.)
 
11    Section 20.43. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
12changing Sections 1-209.3, 8-102, 11-709.2, and 18c-7402 and
13by adding Sections 12-830, 13C-21, and 18c-1206 as follows:
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/1-209.3)
15    Sec. 1-209.3. Transit bus. A bus engaged in public
16transportation as defined by the Metropolitan Mobility
17Regional Transportation Authority Act and authorized by the
18Department to be used on specifically designated roadway
19shoulders.
20(Source: P.A. 97-292, eff. 8-11-11.)
 
21    (625 ILCS 5/8-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 8-102)
22    Sec. 8-102. Alternate methods of giving proof.
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1financial responsibility, when required under Section 8-101 or
28-101.1, may be given by filing with the Secretary of State one
3of the following:
4        1. A bond as provided in Section 8-103;
5        2. An insurance policy or other proof of insurance in
6    a form to be prescribed by the Secretary as provided in
7    Section 8-108;
8        3. A certificate of self-insurance issued by the
9    Director;
10        4. A certificate of self-insurance issued to the
11    Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation Authority by
12    the Director naming municipal or non-municipal public
13    carriers included therein;
14        5. A certificate of coverage issued by an
15    intergovernmental risk management association evidencing
16    coverages which meet or exceed the amounts required under
17    this Code.
18    (b) Beginning January 1, 2020, in lieu of filing the
19documents required by subsection (a), each owner of a vehicle
20required to obtain minimum liability insurance under Section
218-101 or 8-101.1 shall attest that the vehicle is insured in at
22least the minimum required amount.
23        (1) The Secretary shall create a form on which the
24    vehicle owner shall attest that the vehicle is insured in
25    at least the minimum required amount. The attestation form
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1        (2) The attestation form shall be valid for the full
2    registration period; however, if at any time the Secretary
3    has reason to believe that the owner does not have the
4    minimum required amount of insurance for a vehicle, the
5    Secretary may require the owner to file with the Secretary
6    documentation as set forth in subsection (a) of this
7    Section.
8        (3) If the owner fails to provide the required
9    documentation within 7 calendar days after the request is
10    made, the Secretary may suspend the vehicle registration.
11    The registration shall remain suspended until such time as
12    the required documentation is provided to and reviewed by
13    the Secretary.
14        (4) The owner of a vehicle that is self-insured shall
15    attest that the funds available to pay liability claims
16    related to the operation of the vehicle are equivalent to
17    or greater than the minimum liability insurance
18    requirements under Section 8-101 or 8-101.1.
19    (c) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement
20this Section.
21(Source: P.A. 100-986, eff. 1-1-21.)
 
22    (625 ILCS 5/11-709.2)
23    Sec. 11-709.2. Bus on shoulder program.
24    (a) The use of specifically designated shoulders of
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1in cooperation with the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
2Transportation Authority and the Suburban Bus Division of the
3Regional Transportation Authority. The Department shall
4prescribe by rule which transit buses are authorized to
5operate on shoulders, as well as times and locations. The
6Department may erect signage to indicate times and locations
7of designated shoulder usage.
8    (b) (Blank).
9    (c) (Blank).
10(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-871, eff. 8-11-14;
1199-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/12-830 new)
13    Sec. 12-830. Electric school buses.
14    (a) In this Section:
15    "Displaced worker" means any employee whose most recent
16separation from active service was due to lack of business, a
17reduction in force, or other economic, nondisciplinary reason
18related to the transition from the fossil-fuel reliant
19vehicles to zero-emission or near zero-emissions vehicles.
20    "Individual facing barriers to employment" means either of
21the following:
22        (A) An individual with a barrier to employment as
23    defined by 29 U.S.C. 3102(24).
24        (B) An individual from a demographic group that
25    represents less than 30% of their relevant industry

 

 

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1    workforce according to the United States Bureau of Labor
2    Statistics.
3    "Non-temporary job" means a job other than those
4classified as "day and temporary labor" as defined in the Day
5and Temporary Labor Services Act.
6    "Repower" means to replace the internal combustion engine
7in a vehicle with a zero-emission powertrain.
8    "School bus" means every on-road motor vehicle owned or
9operated by or for the transportation of persons regularly
10enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with
11any activity of such entities as defined in Section 1-182 of
12the Illinois Vehicle Code.
13    "Zero-emission vehicle" means vehicles powered with a
14zero-emission powertrain that produces zero exhaust emissions
15of any criteria pollutant, precursor pollutant, or greenhouse
16gas in any mode of operation or condition, as determined by the
17Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
18    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all school
19buses newly purchased or leased, including by contractors,
20after January 1, 2030 must be a manufactured or repowered
21zero-emission vehicle.
22    (c) On or before January 1, 2042, all school buses
23operated in the State must be a manufactured or repowered
24zero-emission vehicle.
25    (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, a
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1bus instead of a zero-emission school bus if, due to both
2terrain and route constraints, the school bus owner can
3reasonably demonstrate that a daily planned bus route for
4transporting pupils to and from school cannot be serviced
5through available zero-emission technology in the period in
6which the exemption is sought. A school bus owner may not be
7penalized for not taking immediate delivery of ordered
8zero-emission vehicles for one year due to a construction
9delay beyond the control of the governmental unit.
10        (1) Infrastructure Construction Delay Extension.
11    Excuses the school bus owner from taking immediate
12    delivery of ordered zero-emission vehicles for one year
13    due to a construction delay beyond the owners control.
14        (2) Route Service Exemption. Allows the purchase or
15    contracting of an internal combustion school bus instead
16    of a zero-emission school bus if, due to both terrain and
17    route constraints, the school bus owner can reasonably
18    demonstrate that a daily planned bus route for
19    transporting pupils to and from school cannot be serviced
20    through available zero-emission technology in the period
21    in which the exemption is sought.
22    (e) Beginning January 1, 2026, all master agreements by
23governmental units for the purchase of electric school buses,
24and all other contracts by governmental units for the purchase
25of electric school buses with a base-buy value of $1,000,000
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1procurement process; and shall require bidders to submit a
2United States Jobs Plan as part of their solicitation
3responses.
4        (1) The United States Jobs Plan shall include the
5    following information:
6            (A) The number of full-time non-temporary jobs
7        proposed to be retained and created, including an
8        accounting of the positions classified as employees,
9        and positions classified as independent contractors.
10            (B) The number of jobs specifically reserved for
11        individuals facing barriers to employment and the
12        number reserved for displaced workers.
13            (C) The minimum wage levels by job classification
14        for non-supervisory workers.
15            (D) Proposed amounts to be paid for fringe
16        benefits by job classification and the proposed
17        amounts for worker training by job classification.
18            (E) Description of what manuals, trainings, and
19        other resources would be provided to ensure existing
20        public employees are trained on the service,
21        maintenance, and operation of the purchased vehicles.
22            (F) If a federal authority specifically authorizes
23        use of a geographic preference or when State or local
24        funds are used to fund a contract, proposed local jobs
25        created in the State or within an existing facility in
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1        zero-emission and near zero-emissions vehicles and
2        vehicles and related equipment.
3        (2) The United States Jobs Plan shall be scored as a
4    part of the overall application for the covered public
5    contract. The content of United States Jobs Plans shall be
6    incorporated as material terms of the final contract. The
7    United States Jobs Plan and compliance documents shall be
8    made available to the public and subject to full
9    disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
10        (3) Contracting entities shall be required to submit
11    annual United States Jobs Plan reports to contracting
12    public agencies demonstrating compliance with their United
13    States Jobs Plan commitments.
14    (f) This Section does not apply to a contract awarded
15based on a solicitation issued before January 1, 2026.
 
16    (625 ILCS 5/13C-21 new)
17    Sec. 13C-21. Vehicle emissions testing standards.
18    (a) The purpose of this Section is to establish standards
19relating to control of emissions from new motor vehicles and
20motor vehicle engines. Establishing targets for the sale of
21zero-emission vehicles is needed to meet State goals, address
22greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions, and provide
23market certainty to help prepare the grid and alternative
24fueling infrastructure for the zero-emission vehicle
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1    (b) By no later than December 1, 2025, the Illinois
2Environmental Protection Agency shall adopt rules to implement
3motor vehicle emission standards that are identical in
4substance to the following motor vehicle emission standards in
5force in California on the effective date of this amendatory
6Act of the 103rd General Assembly:
7        (1) the zero-emission vehicle program of the advanced
8    clean cars II program;
9        (2) the low-emission vehicle program of the advanced
10    clean cars II program;
11        (3) the advanced clean trucks program; and
12        (4) the heavy-duty low oxides of nitrogen omnibus
13    program.
14    (c) If the California standards described in subsection
15(b) are subsequently amended, the Illinois Environmental
16Protection Agency shall, within 6 months of such amendment,
17amend its standards to maintain consistency with the amended
18California standards and Section 177 of the Clean Air Act.
19    (d) In adopting the standards described in subsections (b)
20and (c), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency may
21incorporate the relevant California motor vehicle standards by
22reference.
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/18c-1206 new)
24    Sec. 18c-1206. Large fleet reporting requirement.
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1requirements for motor carriers in the State to gather data on
2the transition of medium and heavy-duty vehicles to
3zero-emission vehicles over time. This public data will
4provide regulators and government agencies the information
5necessary to identify the hardest to electrify sectors and
6invest public dollars responsibly.
7    (b) In this Section:
8    "Common ownership or control" means being owned,
9dispatched, or managed on a day-to-day basis by the same
10person or entity. Vehicles managed by the same directors,
11officers, or managers, or by distinct corporations that are
12controlled by the same majority stockholders are considered to
13be under common ownership or control, even if their titles are
14held by different business entities or they have different
15taxpayer identification numbers. Furthermore, a vehicle is
16considered to be under an entity's control if that entity
17operates the vehicle using that entity's State or federal
18operating authority or other registration. Vehicles owned by
19different entities but operated by using common or shared
20resources to manage the day-to-day operations by using the
21same motor carrier number, displaying the same name or logo,
22or contractors who represent the same company are considered
23to be under common ownership or control. Common ownership or
24control of a federal government vehicle shall be the primary
25responsibility of the governmental agency that is directly
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1vehicle.
2    "Drayage truck" means any in-use on-road vehicle with a
3GVWR greater than 33,000 lbs. that is used for transporting
4cargo, such as containerized, bulk, or break-bulk goods that:
5        (A) Operates on or transgresses through an Illinois
6    port, warehouse of 30,000 square feet or larger, or
7    intermodal railyard property to load, unload, or transport
8    cargo, including empty containers and chassis.
9        (B) Operates on off-port or intermodal railyard
10    property transporting cargo or empty containers or chassis
11    that originated from or is destined to a port or
12    intermodal railyard property.
13    "Drayage truck" does not include trucks that are any of
14the following:
15        (A) Class 6 or smaller.
16        (B) Unibody vehicles that do not have separate tractor
17    and trailers and include but are not limited to dedicated
18    auto transports, dedicated fuel delivery vehicles,
19    concrete mixers, and on-road mobile cranes.
20        (C) Emergency vehicles.
21        (D) Military tactical support vehicles.
22        (E) Off-road vehicles such as a yard truck or a mobile
23    crane.
24    "Fleet" means one or more vehicles owned by a fleet owner
25or under common ownership or control of a controlling party.
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1owned by the "fleet owner."
2    "Fleet owner" means the person or entity that owns the
3vehicles comprising the fleet. The owner shall be presumed to
4be either the person registered with the Secretary of State as
5the owner or lessee of a vehicle, or its equivalent in another
6state, province, or country; vehicle ownership is based on the
7vehicle registration document or the vehicle title, except for
8the following:
9        (A) For vehicles that are owned by the federal
10    government and not registered in any State or local
11    jurisdiction, the owner shall be the department, agency,
12    branch, or other entity of the United States, including
13    the United States Postal Service, to which the vehicles in
14    the fleet are assigned or which has responsibility for
15    maintenance of the vehicles.
16        (B) For vehicles that are rented or leased from a
17    business that is regularly engaged in the trade or
18    business of renting or leasing motor vehicles without
19    drivers, including truck leases that are part of a bundled
20    service agreement, the owner shall be presumed to be the
21    rental or leasing entity for purposes of compliance,
22    unless the rental or lease agreement for the vehicle is
23    for a period of one year or longer and the terms of the
24    rental or lease agreement or other equally reliable
25    evidence identifies the renting operator or lessee of the
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1    laws.
2    "Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle" refers to vehicles with a
3gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8500 lbs.
4    "School bus" means every on-road motor vehicle owned or
5operated by or for the transportation of persons regularly
6enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with
7any activity of such entities as defined in Section 1-182 of
8the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act.
9    "Transit Bus" means a bus engaged in public transportation
10as defined by the Regional Transportation Authority Act.
11    (c) By no later than December 1, 2024, the Illinois
12Commerce Commission shall adopt reporting metrics for large
13medium and heavy-duty vehicle fleets operating in Illinois.
14The Commission shall establish rules and processes for the
15metrics and for eligible entities to report vehicle and fuel
16information to inform the transition to zero-emission
17vehicles. The rules must include significant public and
18stakeholder engagement before finalization. The Commission
19shall adhere to the following in creating the rules:
20        (1) Establish reporting metrics that prioritize public
21    health and climate outcomes for disadvantaged communities.
22    The final metrics shall provide useful and publicly
23    available information to inform State incentives, utility
24    planning, and infrastructure investments for the
25    zero-emission vehicle transition for communities most
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1    reporting metrics must include:
2            (A) Fleet Size.
3            (B) Vehicle Body Type.
4            (C) Fuel Type.
5            (D) Vehicle Home Base.
6        (2) Establish eligible entities as a fleet that
7    operated a facility in Illinois in 2023 and met, at a
8    minimum, any of the following criteria:
9            (A) had gross annual revenues greater than
10        $20,000,000 in the United States for the 2023 tax
11        year, including revenues from all subsidiaries,
12        subdivisions, or branches, and had one or more
13        vehicles under common ownership or control that were
14        operated in Illinois in 2023;
15            (B) any fleet owner in the 2023 calendar year that
16        had 5 or more vehicles under common ownership or
17        control;
18            (C) any broker or entity that dispatched 5 or more
19        vehicles into or throughout Illinois, in the 2023
20        calendar year;
21            (D) any State governmental agency, including all
22        State and local municipalities that had one or more
23        vehicles that were operated in Illinois in 2023; or
24            (E) any federal governmental agency that had one
25        or more vehicles that were operated in Illinois in
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1        (3) Establish reporting frequency of 2 years for all
2    eligible entities. The results of the reporting are made
3    publicly available in an easy to understand and anonymized
4    form before the subsequent reporting requirement.
5        (4) Establish a specific program for drayage vehicles
6    in this State, with a reporting frequency of one year.
7        (5) Provide opportunity for public comment and
8    engagement before each reporting period begins.
9        (6) Establish penalties for non-compliance.
10        (7) Establish a sunset provision for reporting that is
11    conditioned upon this State reaching 100% zero-emission
12    vehicles.
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-7402)
14    Sec. 18c-7402. Safety requirements for railroad
15operations.
16    (1) Obstruction of crossings.
17        (a) Obstruction of emergency vehicles. Every railroad
18    shall be operated in such a manner as to minimize
19    obstruction of emergency vehicles at crossings. Where such
20    obstruction occurs and the train crew is aware of the
21    obstruction, the train crew shall immediately take any
22    action, consistent with safe operating procedure,
23    necessary to remove the obstruction. In the Chicago and
24    St. Louis switching districts, every railroad dispatcher
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1    equipment in a specific area who receives notification
2    that railroad equipment is obstructing the movement of an
3    emergency vehicle at any crossing within such area shall
4    immediately notify the train crew through use of existing
5    communication facilities. Upon notification, the train
6    crew shall take immediate action in accordance with this
7    paragraph.
8        (b) Obstruction of highway at-grade at grade crossing
9    prohibited. It is unlawful for a rail carrier to permit
10    any train, railroad car or engine to obstruct public
11    travel at a railroad-highway grade crossing for a period
12    in excess of 10 minutes, except where such train or
13    railroad car is continuously moving or cannot be moved by
14    reason of circumstances over which the rail carrier has no
15    reasonable control.
16        In a county with a population of greater than
17    1,000,000, as determined by the most recent federal
18    census, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 a.m.
19    and 4:00 p.m. through 6:00 p.m. it is unlawful for a rail
20    carrier to permit any single train or railroad car to
21    obstruct public travel at a railroad-highway grade
22    crossing in excess of a total of 10 minutes during a
23    30-minute 30 minute period, except where the train or
24    railroad car cannot be moved by reason or circumstances
25    over which the rail carrier has no reasonable control.
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1    the purposes of issuing a citation related to this
2    Section.
3        However, no employee acting under the rules or orders
4    of the rail carrier or its supervisory personnel may be
5    prosecuted for a violation of this subsection (b).
6        (c) Punishment for obstruction of grade crossing. Any
7    rail carrier violating paragraph (b) of this subsection
8    shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined not less than
9    $200 nor more than $500 if the duration of the obstruction
10    is in excess of 10 minutes but no longer than 15 minutes.
11    If the duration of the obstruction exceeds 15 minutes the
12    violation shall be a business offense and the following
13    fines shall be imposed: if the duration of the obstruction
14    is in excess of 15 minutes but no longer than 20 minutes,
15    the fine shall be $500; if the duration of the obstruction
16    is in excess of 20 minutes but no longer than 25 minutes,
17    the fine shall be $700; if the duration of the obstruction
18    is in excess of 25 minutes, but no longer than 30 minutes,
19    the fine shall be $900; if the duration of the obstruction
20    is in excess of 30 minutes but no longer than 35 minutes,
21    the fine shall be $1,000; if the duration of the
22    obstruction is in excess of 35 minutes, the fine shall be
23    $1,000 plus an additional $500 for each 5 minutes of
24    obstruction in excess of 25 minutes of obstruction.
25    (2) Other operational requirements.
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1    shall cause a bell, and a whistle or horn to be placed and
2    kept on each locomotive, and shall cause the same to be
3    rung or sounded by the engineer or fireman, at the
4    distance of at least 1,320 feet, from the place where the
5    railroad crosses or intersects any public highway, and
6    shall be kept ringing or sounding until the highway is
7    reached; provided that at crossings where the Commission
8    shall by order direct, only after a hearing has been held
9    to determine the public is reasonably and sufficiently
10    protected, the rail carrier may be excused from giving
11    warning provided by this paragraph.
12        (a-5) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this
13    subsection (2) regarding ringing a bell and sounding a
14    whistle or horn do not apply at a railroad crossing that
15    has a permanently installed automated audible warning
16    device authorized by the Commission under Section
17    18c-7402.1 that sounds automatically when an approaching
18    train is at least 1,320 feet from the crossing and that
19    keeps sounding until the lead locomotive has crossed the
20    highway. The engineer or fireman may ring the bell or
21    sound the whistle or horn at a railroad crossing that has a
22    permanently installed audible warning device.
23        (b) Speed limits. Each rail carrier shall operate its
24    trains in compliance with speed limits set by the
25    Commission. The Commission may set train speed limits only
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1    circumstances affecting the public safety, and shall
2    maintain such train speed limits in effect only for such
3    time as the extraordinary circumstances prevail.
4        The Commission and the Department of Transportation
5    shall conduct a study of the relation between train speeds
6    and railroad-highway grade crossing safety. The Commission
7    shall report the findings of the study to the General
8    Assembly no later than January 5, 1997.
9        (c) Special speed limit; pilot project. The Commission
10    and the Board of the Metropolitan Mobility Authority
11    Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation
12    Authority shall conduct a pilot project in the Village of
13    Fox River Grove, the site of the fatal school bus crash at
14    a railroad crossing on October 25, 1995, in order to
15    improve railroad crossing safety. For this project, the
16    Commission is directed to set the maximum train speed
17    limit for Metropolitan Mobility Regional Transportation
18    Authority trains at 50 miles per hour at intersections on
19    that portion of the intrastate rail line located in the
20    Village of Fox River Grove. If the Metropolitan Mobility
21    Regional Transportation Authority deliberately fails to
22    comply with this maximum speed limit, then any entity,
23    governmental or otherwise, that provides capital or
24    operational funds to the Metropolitan Mobility Regional
25    Transportation Authority shall appropriately reduce or
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1    Governor and the General Assembly on the results of this
2    pilot project in January 1999, January 2000, and January
3    2001. The Commission shall also submit a final report on
4    the pilot project to the Governor and the General Assembly
5    in January 2001. The provisions of this subsection (c),
6    other than this sentence, are inoperative after February
7    1, 2001.
8        (d) Freight train crew size. No rail carrier shall
9    operate or cause to operate a train or light engine used in
10    connection with the movement of freight unless it has an
11    operating crew consisting of at least 2 individuals. The
12    minimum freight train crew size indicated in this
13    subsection (d) shall remain in effect until a federal law
14    or rule encompassing the subject matter has been adopted.
15    The Commission, with respect to freight train crew member
16    size under this subsection (d), has the power to conduct
17    evidentiary hearings, make findings, and issue and enforce
18    orders, including sanctions under Section 18c-1704 of this
19    Chapter. As used in this subsection (d), "train or light
20    engine" does not include trains operated by a hostler
21    service or utility employees.
22    (3) Report and investigation of rail accidents.
23        (a) Reports. Every rail carrier shall report to the
24    Commission, by the speediest means possible, whether
25    telephone, telegraph, or otherwise, every accident
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1    resulted in loss of life to any person. In addition, such
2    carriers shall file a written report with the Commission.
3    Reports submitted under this paragraph shall be strictly
4    confidential, shall be specifically prohibited from
5    disclosure, and shall not be admissible in any
6    administrative or judicial proceeding relating to the
7    accidents reported.
8        (b) Investigations. The Commission may investigate all
9    railroad accidents reported to it or of which it acquires
10    knowledge independent of reports made by rail carriers,
11    and shall have the power, consistent with standards and
12    procedures established under the Federal Railroad Safety
13    Act, as amended, to enter such temporary orders as will
14    minimize the risk of future accidents pending notice,
15    hearing, and final action by the Commission.
16(Source: P.A. 101-294, eff. 1-1-20; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
17    Section 20.44. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
18changing Section 21-5 as follows:
 
19    (720 ILCS 5/21-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 21-5)
20    Sec. 21-5. Criminal trespass to State supported land.
21    (a) A person commits criminal trespass to State supported
22land when he or she enters upon land supported in whole or in
23part with State funds, or federal funds administered or
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1after receiving, prior to the entry, notice from the State or
2its representative that the entry is forbidden, or remains
3upon the land or in the building after receiving notice from
4the State or its representative to depart, and who thereby
5interferes with another person's lawful use or enjoyment of
6the building or land.
7    A person has received notice from the State within the
8meaning of this subsection if he or she has been notified
9personally, either orally or in writing, or if a printed or
10written notice forbidding entry to him or her or a group of
11which he or she is a part, has been conspicuously posted or
12exhibited at the main entrance to the land or the forbidden
13part thereof.
14    (a-5) A person commits criminal trespass to State
15supported land when he or she enters upon a right-of-way right
16of way, including facilities and improvements thereon, owned,
17leased, or otherwise used by a public body or district
18organized under the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, the
19Local Mass Transit District Act, or the Metropolitan Mobility
20Regional Transportation Authority Act, after receiving, prior
21to the entry, notice from the public body or district, or its
22representative, that the entry is forbidden, or the person
23remains upon the right-of-way right of way after receiving
24notice from the public body or district, or its
25representative, to depart, and in either of these instances
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1transit service lasting more than 15 minutes or destroying
2property.
3    A person has received notice from the public body or
4district within the meaning of this subsection if he or she has
5been notified personally, either orally or in writing, or if a
6printed or written notice forbidding entry to him or her has
7been conspicuously posted or exhibited at any point of
8entrance to the right-of-way right of way or the forbidden
9part of the right-of-way right of way.
10    As used in this subsection (a-5), "right-of-way right of
11way" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 18c-7502 of the
12Illinois Vehicle Code.
13    (b) A person commits criminal trespass to State supported
14land when he or she enters upon land supported in whole or in
15part with State funds, or federal funds administered or
16granted through State agencies or any building on the land by
17presenting false documents or falsely representing his or her
18identity orally to the State or its representative in order to
19obtain permission from the State or its representative to
20enter the building or land; or remains upon the land or in the
21building by presenting false documents or falsely representing
22his or her identity orally to the State or its representative
23in order to remain upon the land or in the building, and who
24thereby interferes with another person's lawful use or
25enjoyment of the building or land.
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1official of a unit of government who enters upon land
2supported in whole or in part with State funds, or federal
3funds administered or granted through State agencies or any
4building on the land in the performance of his or her official
5duties.
6    (c) Sentence. Criminal trespass to State supported land is
7a Class A misdemeanor, except a violation of subsection (a-5)
8of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation
9and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation.
10(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 98-748, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
11    Section 20.45. The Eminent Domain Act is amended by
12changing Section 15-5-15 and adding Section 15-5-49 as
13follows:
 
14    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-15)
15    Sec. 15-5-15. Eminent domain powers in ILCS Chapters 70
16through 75. The following provisions of law may include
17express grants of the power to acquire property by
18condemnation or eminent domain:
 
19(70 ILCS 5/8.02 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
20    authorities; for public airport facilities.
21(70 ILCS 5/8.05 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport
22    authorities; for removal of airport hazards.
23(70 ILCS 5/8.06 and 5/9); Airport Authorities Act; airport

 

 

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1    authorities; for reduction of the height of objects or
2    structures.
3(70 ILCS 10/4); Interstate Airport Authorities Act; interstate
4    airport authorities; for general purposes.
5(70 ILCS 15/3); Kankakee River Valley Area Airport Authority
6    Act; Kankakee River Valley Area Airport Authority; for
7    acquisition of land for airports.
8(70 ILCS 200/2-20); Civic Center Code; civic center
9    authorities; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
10(70 ILCS 200/5-35); Civic Center Code; Aledo Civic Center
11    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
12(70 ILCS 200/10-15); Civic Center Code; Aurora Metropolitan
13    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
14    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
15(70 ILCS 200/15-40); Civic Center Code; Benton Civic Center
16    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
17(70 ILCS 200/20-15); Civic Center Code; Bloomington Civic
18    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
19    parking.
20(70 ILCS 200/35-35); Civic Center Code; Brownstown Park
21    District Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers,
22    buildings, and parking.
23(70 ILCS 200/40-35); Civic Center Code; Carbondale Civic
24    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
25    parking.
26(70 ILCS 200/55-60); Civic Center Code; Chicago South Civic

 

 

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1    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
2    parking.
3(70 ILCS 200/60-30); Civic Center Code; Collinsville
4    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
5    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
6(70 ILCS 200/70-35); Civic Center Code; Crystal Lake Civic
7    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
8    parking.
9(70 ILCS 200/75-20); Civic Center Code; Decatur Metropolitan
10    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
11    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
12(70 ILCS 200/80-15); Civic Center Code; DuPage County
13    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
14    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
15(70 ILCS 200/85-35); Civic Center Code; Elgin Metropolitan
16    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
17    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
18(70 ILCS 200/95-25); Civic Center Code; Herrin Metropolitan
19    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
20    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
21(70 ILCS 200/110-35); Civic Center Code; Illinois Valley Civic
22    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
23    parking.
24(70 ILCS 200/115-35); Civic Center Code; Jasper County Civic
25    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
26    parking.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 200/120-25); Civic Center Code; Jefferson County
2    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
3    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
4(70 ILCS 200/125-15); Civic Center Code; Jo Daviess County
5    Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings,
6    and parking.
7(70 ILCS 200/130-30); Civic Center Code; Katherine Dunham
8    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
9    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
10(70 ILCS 200/145-35); Civic Center Code; Marengo Civic Center
11    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
12(70 ILCS 200/150-35); Civic Center Code; Mason County Civic
13    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
14    parking.
15(70 ILCS 200/155-15); Civic Center Code; Matteson Metropolitan
16    Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings,
17    and parking.
18(70 ILCS 200/160-35); Civic Center Code; Maywood Civic Center
19    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
20(70 ILCS 200/165-35); Civic Center Code; Melrose Park
21    Metropolitan Exposition Auditorium and Office Building
22    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
23(70 ILCS 200/170-20); Civic Center Code; certain Metropolitan
24    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authorities;
25    for general purposes.
26(70 ILCS 200/180-35); Civic Center Code; Normal Civic Center

 

 

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1    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
2(70 ILCS 200/185-15); Civic Center Code; Oak Park Civic Center
3    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
4(70 ILCS 200/195-35); Civic Center Code; Ottawa Civic Center
5    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
6(70 ILCS 200/200-15); Civic Center Code; Pekin Civic Center
7    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
8(70 ILCS 200/205-15); Civic Center Code; Peoria Civic Center
9    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
10(70 ILCS 200/210-35); Civic Center Code; Pontiac Civic Center
11    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
12(70 ILCS 200/215-15); Civic Center Code; Illinois Quad City
13    Civic Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings,
14    and parking.
15(70 ILCS 200/220-30); Civic Center Code; Quincy Metropolitan
16    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
17    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
18(70 ILCS 200/225-35); Civic Center Code; Randolph County Civic
19    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
20    parking.
21(70 ILCS 200/230-35); Civic Center Code; River Forest
22    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
23    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
24(70 ILCS 200/235-40); Civic Center Code; Riverside Civic
25    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
26    parking.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 200/245-35); Civic Center Code; Salem Civic Center
2    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
3(70 ILCS 200/255-20); Civic Center Code; Springfield
4    Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority; for
5    grounds, centers, and parking.
6(70 ILCS 200/260-35); Civic Center Code; Sterling Metropolitan
7    Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority; for
8    grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
9(70 ILCS 200/265-20); Civic Center Code; Vermilion County
10    Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building
11    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
12(70 ILCS 200/270-35); Civic Center Code; Waukegan Civic Center
13    Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and parking.
14(70 ILCS 200/275-35); Civic Center Code; West Frankfort Civic
15    Center Authority; for grounds, centers, buildings, and
16    parking.
17(70 ILCS 200/280-20); Civic Center Code; Will County
18    Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority; for
19    grounds, centers, and parking.
20(70 ILCS 210/5); Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
21    Act; Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority; for
22    general purposes, including quick-take power.
23(70 ILCS 405/22.04); Soil and Water Conservation Districts
24    Act; soil and water conservation districts; for general
25    purposes.
26(70 ILCS 410/10 and 410/12); Conservation District Act;

 

 

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1    conservation districts; for open space, wildland, scenic
2    roadway, pathway, outdoor recreation, or other
3    conservation benefits.
4(70 ILCS 503/25); Chanute-Rantoul National Aviation Center
5    Redevelopment Commission Act; Chanute-Rantoul National
6    Aviation Center Redevelopment Commission; for general
7    purposes.
8(70 ILCS 507/15); Fort Sheridan Redevelopment Commission Act;
9    Fort Sheridan Redevelopment Commission; for general
10    purposes or to carry out comprehensive or redevelopment
11    plans.
12(70 ILCS 520/8); Southwestern Illinois Development Authority
13    Act; Southwestern Illinois Development Authority; for
14    general purposes, including quick-take power.
15(70 ILCS 605/4-17 and 605/5-7); Illinois Drainage Code;
16    drainage districts; for general purposes.
17(70 ILCS 615/5 and 615/6); Chicago Drainage District Act;
18    corporate authorities; for construction and maintenance of
19    works.
20(70 ILCS 705/10); Fire Protection District Act; fire
21    protection districts; for general purposes.
22(70 ILCS 750/20); Flood Prevention District Act; flood
23    prevention districts; for general purposes.
24(70 ILCS 805/6); Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;
25    certain forest preserve districts; for general purposes.
26(70 ILCS 805/18.8); Downstate Forest Preserve District Act;

 

 

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1    certain forest preserve districts; for recreational and
2    cultural facilities.
3(70 ILCS 810/8); Cook County Forest Preserve District Act;
4    Forest Preserve District of Cook County; for general
5    purposes.
6(70 ILCS 810/38); Cook County Forest Preserve District Act;
7    Forest Preserve District of Cook County; for recreational
8    facilities.
9(70 ILCS 910/15 and 910/16); Hospital District Law; hospital
10    districts; for hospitals or hospital facilities.
11(70 ILCS 915/3); Illinois Medical District Act; Illinois
12    Medical District Commission; for general purposes.
13(70 ILCS 915/4.5); Illinois Medical District Act; Illinois
14    Medical District Commission; quick-take power for the
15    Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory
16    (obsolete).
17(70 ILCS 920/5); Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act;
18    tuberculosis sanitarium districts; for tuberculosis
19    sanitariums.
20(70 ILCS 925/20); Mid-Illinois Medical District Act;
21    Mid-Illinois Medical District; for general purposes.
22(70 ILCS 930/20); Mid-America Medical District Act;
23    Mid-America Medical District Commission; for general
24    purposes.
25(70 ILCS 935/20); Roseland Community Medical District Act;
26    medical district; for general purposes.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 1005/7); Mosquito Abatement District Act; mosquito
2    abatement districts; for general purposes.
3(70 ILCS 1105/8); Museum District Act; museum districts; for
4    general purposes.
5(70 ILCS 1205/7-1); Park District Code; park districts; for
6    streets and other purposes.
7(70 ILCS 1205/8-1); Park District Code; park districts; for
8    parks.
9(70 ILCS 1205/9-2 and 1205/9-4); Park District Code; park
10    districts; for airports and landing fields.
11(70 ILCS 1205/11-2 and 1205/11-3); Park District Code; park
12    districts; for State land abutting public water and
13    certain access rights.
14(70 ILCS 1205/11.1-3); Park District Code; park districts; for
15    harbors.
16(70 ILCS 1225/2); Park Commissioners Land Condemnation Act;
17    park districts; for street widening.
18(70 ILCS 1230/1 and 1230/1-a); Park Commissioners Water
19    Control Act; park districts; for parks, boulevards,
20    driveways, parkways, viaducts, bridges, or tunnels.
21(70 ILCS 1250/2); Park Commissioners Street Control (1889)
22    Act; park districts; for boulevards or driveways.
23(70 ILCS 1290/1); Park District Aquarium and Museum Act;
24    municipalities or park districts; for aquariums or
25    museums.
26(70 ILCS 1305/2); Park District Airport Zoning Act; park

 

 

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1    districts; for restriction of the height of structures.
2(70 ILCS 1310/5); Park District Elevated Highway Act; park
3    districts; for elevated highways.
4(70 ILCS 1505/15); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
5    District; for parks and other purposes.
6(70 ILCS 1505/25.1); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
7    District; for parking lots or garages.
8(70 ILCS 1505/26.3); Chicago Park District Act; Chicago Park
9    District; for harbors.
10(70 ILCS 1570/5); Lincoln Park Commissioners Land Condemnation
11    Act; Lincoln Park Commissioners; for land and interests in
12    land, including riparian rights.
13(70 ILCS 1801/30); Alexander-Cairo Port District Act;
14    Alexander-Cairo Port District; for general purposes.
15(70 ILCS 1805/8); Havana Regional Port District Act; Havana
16    Regional Port District; for general purposes.
17(70 ILCS 1810/7); Illinois International Port District Act;
18    Illinois International Port District; for general
19    purposes.
20(70 ILCS 1815/13); Illinois Valley Regional Port District Act;
21    Illinois Valley Regional Port District; for general
22    purposes.
23(70 ILCS 1820/4); Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
24    District Act; Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
25    District; for removal of airport hazards or reduction of
26    the height of objects or structures.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 1820/5); Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
2    District Act; Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port
3    District; for general purposes.
4(70 ILCS 1825/4.9); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
5    Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
6(70 ILCS 1825/4.10); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
7    Regional Port District; for reduction of the height of
8    objects or structures.
9(70 ILCS 1825/4.18); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
10    Regional Port District; for removal of hazards from ports
11    and terminals.
12(70 ILCS 1825/5); Joliet Regional Port District Act; Joliet
13    Regional Port District; for general purposes.
14(70 ILCS 1830/7.1); Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act;
15    Kaskaskia Regional Port District; for removal of hazards
16    from ports and terminals.
17(70 ILCS 1830/14); Kaskaskia Regional Port District Act;
18    Kaskaskia Regional Port District; for general purposes.
19(70 ILCS 1831/30); Massac-Metropolis Port District Act;
20    Massac-Metropolis Port District; for general purposes.
21(70 ILCS 1835/5.10); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act;
22    Mt. Carmel Regional Port District; for removal of airport
23    hazards.
24(70 ILCS 1835/5.11); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act;
25    Mt. Carmel Regional Port District; for reduction of the
26    height of objects or structures.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 1835/6); Mt. Carmel Regional Port District Act; Mt.
2    Carmel Regional Port District; for general purposes.
3(70 ILCS 1837/30); Ottawa Port District Act; Ottawa Port
4    District; for general purposes.
5(70 ILCS 1845/4.9); Seneca Regional Port District Act; Seneca
6    Regional Port District; for removal of airport hazards.
7(70 ILCS 1845/4.10); Seneca Regional Port District Act; Seneca
8    Regional Port District; for reduction of the height of
9    objects or structures.
10(70 ILCS 1845/5); Seneca Regional Port District Act; Seneca
11    Regional Port District; for general purposes.
12(70 ILCS 1850/4); Shawneetown Regional Port District Act;
13    Shawneetown Regional Port District; for removal of airport
14    hazards or reduction of the height of objects or
15    structures.
16(70 ILCS 1850/5); Shawneetown Regional Port District Act;
17    Shawneetown Regional Port District; for general purposes.
18(70 ILCS 1855/4); Southwest Regional Port District Act;
19    Southwest Regional Port District; for removal of airport
20    hazards or reduction of the height of objects or
21    structures.
22(70 ILCS 1855/5); Southwest Regional Port District Act;
23    Southwest Regional Port District; for general purposes.
24(70 ILCS 1860/4); Tri-City Regional Port District Act;
25    Tri-City Regional Port District; for removal of airport
26    hazards.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 1860/5); Tri-City Regional Port District Act;
2    Tri-City Regional Port District; for the development of
3    facilities.
4(70 ILCS 1863/11); Upper Mississippi River International Port
5    District Act; Upper Mississippi River International Port
6    District; for general purposes.
7(70 ILCS 1865/4.9); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan Port
8    District; for removal of airport hazards.
9(70 ILCS 1865/4.10); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan Port
10    District; for restricting the height of objects or
11    structures.
12(70 ILCS 1865/5); Waukegan Port District Act; Waukegan Port
13    District; for the development of facilities.
14(70 ILCS 1870/8); White County Port District Act; White County
15    Port District; for the development of facilities.
16(70 ILCS 1905/16); Railroad Terminal Authority Act; Railroad
17    Terminal Authority (Chicago); for general purposes.
18(70 ILCS 1915/25); Grand Avenue Railroad Relocation Authority
19    Act; Grand Avenue Railroad Relocation Authority; for
20    general purposes, including quick-take power (now
21    obsolete).
22(70 ILCS 1935/25); Elmwood Park Grade Separation Authority
23    Act; Elmwood Park Grade Separation Authority; for general
24    purposes.
25(70 ILCS 2105/9b); River Conservancy Districts Act; river
26    conservancy districts; for general purposes.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 2105/10a); River Conservancy Districts Act; river
2    conservancy districts; for corporate purposes.
3(70 ILCS 2205/15); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
4    districts; for corporate purposes.
5(70 ILCS 2205/18); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
6    districts; for improvements and works.
7(70 ILCS 2205/19); Sanitary District Act of 1907; sanitary
8    districts; for access to property.
9(70 ILCS 2305/8); North Shore Water Reclamation District Act;
10    North Shore Water Reclamation District; for corporate
11    purposes.
12(70 ILCS 2305/15); North Shore Water Reclamation District Act;
13    North Shore Water Reclamation District; for improvements.
14(70 ILCS 2405/7.9); Sanitary District Act of 1917; Sanitary
15    District of Decatur; for carrying out agreements to sell,
16    convey, or disburse treated wastewater to a private
17    entity.
18(70 ILCS 2405/8); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
19    districts; for corporate purposes.
20(70 ILCS 2405/15); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
21    districts; for improvements.
22(70 ILCS 2405/16.9 and 2405/16.10); Sanitary District Act of
23    1917; sanitary districts; for waterworks.
24(70 ILCS 2405/17.2); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
25    districts; for public sewer and water utility treatment
26    works.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 2405/18); Sanitary District Act of 1917; sanitary
2    districts; for dams or other structures to regulate water
3    flow.
4(70 ILCS 2605/8); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act;
5    Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for corporate
6    purposes.
7(70 ILCS 2605/16); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
8    Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; quick-take
9    power for improvements.
10(70 ILCS 2605/17); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
11    Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for bridges.
12(70 ILCS 2605/35); Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
13    Act; Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; for widening
14    and deepening a navigable stream.
15(70 ILCS 2805/10); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
16    districts; for corporate purposes.
17(70 ILCS 2805/24); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
18    districts; for improvements.
19(70 ILCS 2805/26i and 2805/26j); Sanitary District Act of
20    1936; sanitary districts; for drainage systems.
21(70 ILCS 2805/27); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
22    districts; for dams or other structures to regulate water
23    flow.
24(70 ILCS 2805/32k); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary
25    districts; for water supply.
26(70 ILCS 2805/32l); Sanitary District Act of 1936; sanitary

 

 

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1    districts; for waterworks.
2(70 ILCS 2905/2-7); Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974;
3    Metro-East Sanitary District; for corporate purposes.
4(70 ILCS 2905/2-8); Metro-East Sanitary District Act of 1974;
5    Metro-East Sanitary District; for access to property.
6(70 ILCS 3010/10); Sanitary District Revenue Bond Act;
7    sanitary districts; for sewerage systems.
8(70 ILCS 3205/12); Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Act;
9    Illinois Sports Facilities Authority; quick-take power for
10    its corporate purposes (obsolete).
11(70 ILCS 3405/16); Surface Water Protection District Act;
12    surface water protection districts; for corporate
13    purposes.
14    (70 ILCS 3605/7); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Chicago
15    Transit Authority; for transportation systems.
16    (70 ILCS 3605/8); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Chicago
17    Transit Authority; for general purposes.
18    (70 ILCS 3605/10); Metropolitan Transit Authority Act; Chicago
19    Transit Authority; for general purposes, including
20    railroad property.
21(70 ILCS 3610/3 and 3610/5); Local Mass Transit District Act;
22    local mass transit districts; for general purposes.
23    (70 ILCS 3615/2.13); Regional Transportation Authority Act;
24    Regional Transportation Authority; for general purposes.
25(70 ILCS 3705/8 and 3705/12); Public Water District Act;
26    public water districts; for waterworks.

 

 

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1(70 ILCS 3705/23a); Public Water District Act; public water
2    districts; for sewerage properties.
3(70 ILCS 3705/23e); Public Water District Act; public water
4    districts; for combined waterworks and sewerage systems.
5(70 ILCS 3715/6); Water Authorities Act; water authorities;
6    for facilities to ensure adequate water supply.
7(70 ILCS 3715/27); Water Authorities Act; water authorities;
8    for access to property.
9(75 ILCS 5/4-7); Illinois Local Library Act; boards of library
10    trustees; for library buildings.
11(75 ILCS 16/30-55.80); Public Library District Act of 1991;
12    public library districts; for general purposes.
13(75 ILCS 65/1 and 65/3); Libraries in Parks Act; corporate
14    authorities of city or park district, or board of park
15    commissioners; for free public library buildings.
16(Source: Incorporates 98-564, eff. 8-27-13; P.A. 98-756, eff.
177-16-14; 99-669, eff. 7-29-16.)
 
18    (735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new)
19    Sec. 15-5-49. Eminent domain powers in new Acts. The
20following provisions of law may include express grants of the
21power to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain:
 
22    Metropolitan Mobility Authority Act; Metropolitan Mobility
23    Authority; for general purposes.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20.46. The Local Governmental and Governmental
2Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by changing Section
32-101 as follows:
 
4    (745 ILCS 10/2-101)  (from Ch. 85, par. 2-101)
5    Sec. 2-101. Nothing in this Act affects the right to
6obtain relief other than damages against a local public entity
7or public employee. Nothing in this Act affects the liability,
8if any, of a local public entity or public employee, based on:
9    a contract;
10    b operation as a common carrier; and this Act does not
11apply to any entity organized under or subject to the
12Metropolitan Mobility "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act",
13approved April 12, 1945, as amended;
14    c The "Workers' Compensation Act", approved July 9, 1951,
15as heretofore or hereafter amended;
16    d The "Workers' Occupational Diseases Act", approved July
179, 1951, as heretofore or hereafter amended;
18    e Section 1-4-7 of the "Illinois Municipal Code", approved
19May 29, 1961, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
20    f The "Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act",
21enacted by the 85th General Assembly, as heretofore or
22hereafter amended.
23(Source: P.A. 85-922.)
 
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1Act is amended by changing Section 9 as follows:
 
2    (820 ILCS 115/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39m-9)
3    Sec. 9. Except as hereinafter provided, deductions by
4employers from wages or final compensation are prohibited
5unless such deductions are (1) required by law; (2) to the
6benefit of the employee; (3) in response to a valid wage
7assignment or wage deduction order; (4) made with the express
8written consent of the employee, given freely at the time the
9deduction is made; (5) made by a municipality with a
10population of 500,000 or more, a county with a population of
113,000,000 or more, a community college district in a city with
12a population of 500,000 or more, a housing authority in a
13municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, the Chicago
14Park District, the Metropolitan Mobility Metropolitan Transit
15Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, the Cook County
16Forest Preserve District, or the Metropolitan Water
17Reclamation District to pay a debt owed by the employee to a
18municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a county
19with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook County Forest
20Preserve, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water
21Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the
22Chicago Board of Education, or a housing authority of a
23municipality with a population of 500,000 or more; provided,
24however, that the amount deducted from any one salary or wage
25payment shall not exceed 25% of the net amount of the payment;

 

 

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1or (6) made by a housing authority in a municipality with a
2population of 500,000 or more or a municipality with a
3population of 500,000 or more to pay a debt owed by the
4employee to a housing authority in a municipality with a
5population of 500,000 or more; provided, however, that the
6amount deducted from any one salary or wage payment shall not
7exceed 25% of the net amount of the payment. Before the
8municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, the
9community college district in a city with a population of
10500,000 or more, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
11Mobility Metropolitan Transit Authority, a housing authority
12in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, the
13Chicago Board of Education, the county with a population of
143,000,000 or more, the Cook County Forest Preserve District,
15or the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District deducts any
16amount from any salary or wage of an employee to pay a debt
17owed to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a
18county with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook County
19Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
20Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit
21Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, or a housing
22authority of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or
23more under this Section, the municipality, the county, the
24Cook County Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park
25District, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the
26Chicago Transit Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, or

 

 

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1a housing authority of a municipality with a population of
2500,000 or more shall certify that (i) the employee has been
3afforded an opportunity for a hearing to dispute the debt that
4is due and owing the municipality, the county, the Cook County
5Forest Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the
6Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit
7Authority, the Chicago Board of Education, or a housing
8authority of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or
9more and (ii) the employee has received notice of a wage
10deduction order and has been afforded an opportunity for a
11hearing to object to the order. Before a housing authority in a
12municipality with a population of 500,000 or more or a
13municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, a county
14with a population of 3,000,000 or more, the Cook County Forest
15Preserve District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan
16Water Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the
17Chicago Board of Education, or a housing authority of a
18municipality with a population of 500,000 or more deducts any
19amount from any salary or wage of an employee to pay a debt
20owed to a housing authority in a municipality with a
21population of 500,000 or more under this Section, the housing
22authority shall certify that (i) the employee has been
23afforded an opportunity for a hearing to dispute the debt that
24is due and owing the housing authority and (ii) the employee
25has received notice of a wage deduction order and has been
26afforded an opportunity for a hearing to object to the order.

 

 

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1For purposes of this Section, "net amount" means that part of
2the salary or wage payment remaining after the deduction of
3any amounts required by law to be deducted and "debt due and
4owing" means (i) a specified sum of money owed to the
5municipality, county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
6District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water
7Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the
8Chicago Board of Education, or housing authority for services,
9work, or goods, after the period granted for payment has
10expired, or (ii) a specified sum of money owed to the
11municipality, county, the Cook County Forest Preserve
12District, the Chicago Park District, the Metropolitan Water
13Reclamation District, the Chicago Transit Authority, the
14Chicago Board of Education or housing authority pursuant to a
15court order or order of an administrative hearing officer
16after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, judicial
17review; (7) the result of an excess payment made due to, but
18not limited to, a typographical or mathematical error made by
19a municipality with a population of less than 500,000 or to
20collect a debt owed to a municipality with a population of less
21than 500,000 after notice to the employee and an opportunity
22to be heard; provided, however, that the amount deducted from
23any one salary or wage payment shall not exceed 15% of the net
24amount of the payment. Before the municipality deducts any
25amount from any salary or wage of an employee to pay a debt
26owed to the municipality, the municipality shall certify that

 

 

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1(i) the employee has been afforded an opportunity for a
2hearing, conducted by the municipality, to dispute the debt
3that is due and owing the municipality, and (ii) the employee
4has received notice of a wage deduction order and has been
5afforded an opportunity for a hearing, conducted by the
6municipality, to object to the order. For purposes of this
7Section, "net amount" means that part of the salary or wage
8payment remaining after the deduction of any amounts required
9by law to be deducted and "debt due and owing" means (i) a
10specified sum of money owed to the municipality for services,
11work, or goods, after the period granted for payment has
12expired, or (ii) a specified sum of money owed to the
13municipality pursuant to a court order or order of an
14administrative hearing officer after the exhaustion of, or the
15failure to exhaust, judicial review. Where the legitimacy of
16any deduction from wages is in dispute, the amount in question
17may be withheld if the employer notifies the Department of
18Labor on the date the payment is due in writing of the amount
19that is being withheld and stating the reasons for which the
20payment is withheld. Upon such notification the Department of
21Labor shall conduct an investigation and render a judgment as
22promptly as possible, and shall complete such investigation
23within 30 days of receipt of the notification by the employer
24that wages have been withheld. The employer shall pay the
25wages due upon order of the Department of Labor within 15
26calendar days of issuance of a judgment on the dispute.

 

 

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1    The Department shall establish rules to protect the
2interests of both parties in cases of disputed deductions from
3wages. Such rules shall include reasonable limitations on the
4amount of deductions beyond those required by law which may be
5made during any pay period by any employer.
6    In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall pay,
7without condition and within the time set by this Act, all
8wages or parts thereof, conceded by him to be due, leaving to
9the employee all remedies to which he may otherwise be
10entitled as to any balance claimed. The acceptance by an
11employee of a disputed paycheck shall not constitute a release
12as to the balance of his claim and any release or restrictive
13endorsement required by an employer as a condition to payment
14shall be a violation of this Act and shall be void.
15(Source: P.A. 97-120, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
16    Section 20.48. The Transportation Benefits Program Act is
17amended by changing Sections 5, 10, and 15 as follows:
 
18    (820 ILCS 63/5)
19    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
20    "Covered employee" means any person who performs an
21average of at least 35 hours of work per week for compensation
22on a full-time basis.
23    "Covered employer" means any individual, partnership,
24association, corporation, limited liability company,

 

 

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1government, non-profit organization, or business trust that
2directly or indirectly, or through an agent or any other
3person, employs or exercises control over wages, hours, or
4working conditions of an employee, and that:
5        (1) is located in: Cook County; Warren Township in
6    Lake County; Grant Township in Lake County; Frankfort
7    Township in Will County; Wheatland Township in Will
8    County; Addison Township; Bloomingdale Township; York
9    Township; Milton Township; Winfield Township; Downers
10    Grove Township; Lisle Township; Naperville Township;
11    Dundee Township; Elgin Township; St. Charles Township;
12    Geneva Township; Batavia Township; Aurora Township; Zion
13    Township; Benton Township; Waukegan Township; Avon
14    Township; Libertyville Township; Shields Township; Vernon
15    Township; West Deerfield Township; Deerfield Township;
16    McHenry Township; Nunda Township; Algonquin Township;
17    DuPage Township; Homer Township; Lockport Township;
18    Plainfield Township; New Lenox Township; Joliet Township;
19    or Troy Township; and
20        (2) employs 50 or more covered employees in a
21    geographic area specified in paragraph (1) at an address
22    that is located within one mile of fixed-route transit
23    service.
24    "Public transit" means any transportation system within
25the authority and jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Mobility
26Regional Transportation Authority.

 

 

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1    "Transit pass" means any pass, token, fare card, voucher,
2or similar item entitling a person to transportation on public
3transit.
4(Source: P.A. 103-291, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
5    (820 ILCS 63/10)
6    Sec. 10. Transportation benefits program. All covered
7employers shall provide a pre-tax commuter benefit to covered
8employees. The pre-tax commuter benefit shall allow employees
9to use pre-tax dollars for the purchase of a transit pass, via
10payroll deduction, such that the costs for such purchases may
11be excluded from the employee's taxable wages and compensation
12up to the maximum amount permitted by federal tax law,
13consistent with 26 U.S.C. 132(f) and the rules and regulations
14promulgated thereunder. A covered employer may comply with
15this Section by participating in a program offered by the
16Metropolitan Mobility Chicago Transit Authority or the
17Regional Transportation Authority.
18    This benefit must be offered to all employees starting on
19the employees' first full pay period after 120 days of
20employment. All transit agencies shall market the existence of
21this program and this Act to their riders in order to inform
22affected employees and their employers.
23(Source: P.A. 103-291, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
24    (820 ILCS 63/15)

 

 

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1    Sec. 15. Regional Transit Authority map. The Metropolitan
2Mobility Regional Transportation Authority shall make publicly
3available a searchable map of addresses that are located
4within one mile of fixed-route transit service.
5(Source: P.A. 103-291, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
6
Article XXI. NO ACCELERATION OR DELAY, SEVERABILITY, AND
7
EFFECTIVE DATE

 
8    Section
20.49. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
9makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
10text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
11Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
12text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
13changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
14other Public Act.
 
15    Section 20.97. Severability. The provisions of this Act
16are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
17    Section 20.99. Effective date. This Section; Article XI;
18Section 8.48 of the State Mandates Act; Sections 8-106 and
198-107 of the Public Utilities Act; and Sections 12-830,
2013C-21, and 18c-1206 of the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect
21upon becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    New Act
4    5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 42
5    5 ILCS 140/7.5
6    5 ILCS 225/2from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 602
7    5 ILCS 315/5from Ch. 48, par. 1605
8    5 ILCS 315/15from Ch. 48, par. 1615
9    5 ILCS 375/2.5
10    5 ILCS 430/1-5
11    5 ILCS 430/20-5
12    5 ILCS 430/20-10
13    5 ILCS 430/Art. 75 heading
14    5 ILCS 430/75-5
15    5 ILCS 430/75-10
16    20 ILCS 105/4.15
17    20 ILCS 2310/2310-55.5
18    20 ILCS 2605/2605-340 rep.
19    20 ILCS 2705/2705-203
20    20 ILCS 2705/2705-204 new
21    20 ILCS 2705/2705-300was 20 ILCS 2705/49.18
22    20 ILCS 2705/2705-305
23    20 ILCS 2705/2705-310
24    20 ILCS 2705/2705-315was 20 ILCS 2705/49.19b
25    20 ILCS 2705/2705-440was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25h

 

 

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1    20 ILCS 2705/2705-594 new
2    20 ILCS 3501/820-50
3    30 ILCS 5/3-1from Ch. 15, par. 303-1
4    30 ILCS 5/3-2.3 rep.
5    30 ILCS 105/5.277from Ch. 127, par. 141.277
6    30 ILCS 105/5.918
7    30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new
8    30 ILCS 105/5.1016 new
9    30 ILCS 105/6z-17from Ch. 127, par. 142z-17
10    30 ILCS 105/6z-20from Ch. 127, par. 142z-20
11    30 ILCS 105/6z-27
12    30 ILCS 105/6z-109
13    30 ILCS 105/8.3
14    30 ILCS 105/8.25g
15    30 ILCS 230/2afrom Ch. 127, par. 172
16    30 ILCS 415/2from Ch. 127, par. 702
17    30 ILCS 740/2-2.02from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.02
18    30 ILCS 740/3-1.02from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 683
19    30 ILCS 740/4-1.7from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 699.7
20    30 ILCS 805/8.47
21    30 ILCS 805/8.48 new
22    35 ILCS 105/2bfrom Ch. 120, par. 439.2b
23    35 ILCS 105/22from Ch. 120, par. 439.22
24    35 ILCS 110/20from Ch. 120, par. 439.50
25    35 ILCS 115/20from Ch. 120, par. 439.120
26    35 ILCS 120/6from Ch. 120, par. 445

 

 

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1    35 ILCS 165/10
2    35 ILCS 171/2
3    35 ILCS 200/15-100
4    35 ILCS 505/8b
5    35 ILCS 815/1from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 911
6    40 ILCS 5/8-230.1from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 8-230.1
7    40 ILCS 5/11-221.1from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 11-221.1
8    40 ILCS 5/18-112from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 18-112
9    40 ILCS 5/22-101from Ch. 108 1/2, par. 22-101
10    40 ILCS 5/22-101B
11    40 ILCS 5/22-103
12    40 ILCS 5/22-105
13    50 ILCS 330/2from Ch. 85, par. 802
14    55 ILCS 5/6-34000
15    65 ILCS 5/11-1-11from Ch. 24, par. 11-1-11
16    65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-3
17    65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div.
18    122.2 heading
19    65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1
20    70 ILCS 1707/10
21    70 ILCS 3605/Act rep.
22    70 ILCS 3610/3.1from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 353.1
23    70 ILCS 3610/5.05from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 355.05
24    70 ILCS 3610/8.5from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 358.5
25    70 ILCS 3615/Act rep.
26    70 ILCS 3720/4from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 254

 

 

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1    105 ILCS 5/29-5from Ch. 122, par. 29-5
2    105 ILCS 5/34-4from Ch. 122, par. 34-4
3    220 ILCS 5/4-302from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 4-302
4    220 ILCS 5/8-106 new
5    220 ILCS 5/8-107 new
6    410 ILCS 55/2from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4202
7    415 ILCS 5/9.15
8    605 ILCS 5/5-701.8from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.8
9    605 ILCS 5/6-411.5
10    605 ILCS 5/7-202.14from Ch. 121, par. 7-202.14
11    605 ILCS 10/3from Ch. 121, par. 100-3
12    605 ILCS 10/19from Ch. 121, par. 100-19
13    620 ILCS 5/49.1from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.49a
14    625 ILCS 5/1-209.3
15    625 ILCS 5/8-102from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 8-102
16    625 ILCS 5/11-709.2
17    625 ILCS 5/12-830 new
18    625 ILCS 5/13C-21 new
19    625 ILCS 5/18c-1206 new
20    625 ILCS 5/18c-7402from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-7402
21    720 ILCS 5/21-5from Ch. 38, par. 21-5
22    735 ILCS 30/15-5-15
23    735 ILCS 30/15-5-49 new
24    745 ILCS 10/2-101from Ch. 85, par. 2-101
25    820 ILCS 115/9from Ch. 48, par. 39m-9
26    820 ILCS 63/5

 

 

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1    820 ILCS 63/10
2    820 ILCS 63/15