Sen. Susan Garrett
Filed: 5/30/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 731
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 731 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 2.04A as follows: | ||||||
6 | (70 ILCS 3615/2.04A new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 2.04A. Universal fare card.
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8 | (a) In order to promote greater access and convenience for | ||||||
9 | public transit riders through a seamless regional transit | ||||||
10 | network, the Authority shall adopt a universal fare card and | ||||||
11 | establish policies concerning its implementation and use, as | ||||||
12 | federal and State funds are provided to the Authority for the | ||||||
13 | purposes of this Section. For purposes of this Section, | ||||||
14 | "universal fare card" means a fare instrument that can be used | ||||||
15 | seamlessly on all bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, and | ||||||
16 | paratransit services for all fare structures under the | ||||||
17 | Authority's jurisdiction. | ||||||
18 | (b) Upon request, the Service Boards shall expeditiously | ||||||
19 | provide to the Authority any information related to the | ||||||
20 | Authority's responsibilities under this Section, subject to | ||||||
21 | execution of appropriate non-disclosure agreements with the | ||||||
22 | owners of confidential and proprietary information.
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23 | (c) The Authority shall, by January 1, 2005, in conjunction | ||||||
24 | with the Service Boards, solicit proposals to develop a plan to |
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1 | implement a universal fare card. The plan shall detail the | ||||||
2 | specific components and costs of a universal fare card and an | ||||||
3 | integrated fare management system, including the possibility | ||||||
4 | of phased-in implementation, as federal and State funds are | ||||||
5 | provided to the Authority for the purposes of this Section. The | ||||||
6 | plan shall assess the most cost-effective approach to extend | ||||||
7 | existing infrastructure currently in use throughout the | ||||||
8 | Authority's service area and the life cycle costs of operation, | ||||||
9 | labor, and maintenance for a minimum of 15 years. The plan | ||||||
10 | shall include, but is not limited to, a specific analysis of | ||||||
11 | the technical and operational feasibility and | ||||||
12 | cost-effectiveness of the development and implementation of | ||||||
13 | the following: | ||||||
14 | (1) the type, number, and design of universal fare | ||||||
15 | cards using contactless smart card or other technology; | ||||||
16 | (2) the type, number, and design of universal fare card | ||||||
17 | readers or validators that are able to process a wide | ||||||
18 | variety of transit trips and fare structures including, but | ||||||
19 | not limited to, inter-agency and intra-agency transfers, | ||||||
20 | time-based passes, and multi-trip passes; | ||||||
21 | (3) the type, number, and design of any equipment | ||||||
22 | needed to mount universal fare card readers or validators | ||||||
23 | by: (i) retrofitting existing buses, rapid transit, or rail | ||||||
24 | cars, (ii) modifying stations with barriers or gates, or | ||||||
25 | (iii) installing freestanding card readers or validators | ||||||
26 | at unattended stations; | ||||||
27 | (4) the type, number, and design of portable hand-held | ||||||
28 | readers for use by transit operators, paratransit | ||||||
29 | operators, or on-board ticket takers, as appropriate; | ||||||
30 | (5) the type, number, and design of secure self-service | ||||||
31 | machines and point-of-sale terminals for purchasing or | ||||||
32 | adding value to universal fare cards with cash, credit | ||||||
33 | cards, and debit cards, inside or outside of transit | ||||||
34 | stations, at retail outlets, and at other venues; |
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1 | (6) the software and hardware technology needed to | ||||||
2 | automate and decentralize participation by employers and | ||||||
3 | their employees in the U.S. Transit Check program; | ||||||
4 | (7) the software and hardware technology needed to | ||||||
5 | enhance customer service capabilities for purchasing or | ||||||
6 | adding value or other transit fare products to universal | ||||||
7 | fare cards, providing information, and other conventional | ||||||
8 | and Internet-based services; and | ||||||
9 | (8) the software and hardware technology needed for a | ||||||
10 | central automated clearinghouse that processes all fare | ||||||
11 | transactions and settles payments on a daily basis among | ||||||
12 | the Service Boards and that also provides to each Service | ||||||
13 | Board data relative to passenger ridership and transfers in | ||||||
14 | order to help assess routes and schedules and to determine | ||||||
15 | fare revenues for preparation of annual proposed budgets | ||||||
16 | and financial plans.
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17 | (d) By January 1, 2005, the Authority shall develop a cost | ||||||
18 | analysis of the fare management systems in use by the Service | ||||||
19 | Boards on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd | ||||||
20 | General Assembly in order to enable the Authority, the | ||||||
21 | Governor, and the General Assembly to compare the costs of | ||||||
22 | conversion to a universal fare card and integrated fare | ||||||
23 | management system with existing costs for each Service Board, | ||||||
24 | including but not limited to, the following: | ||||||
25 | (1) handling the cash sale of tickets by personnel at | ||||||
26 | stations, on buses, or on board commuter rail cars; | ||||||
27 | (2) counting and reconciling all cash collected; | ||||||
28 | (3) deposits of all cash collected and time delays | ||||||
29 | resulting in loss of interest earned; | ||||||
30 | (4) accounting systems prepared and updated for all | ||||||
31 | cash collected; | ||||||
32 | (5) security for removal and transportation of cash | ||||||
33 | collected; and | ||||||
34 | (6) shrinkage due to human error or other reasons.
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1 | (e) By April 1, 2005, the Authority shall compile all | ||||||
2 | information derived from subsections (c) and (d) into a report | ||||||
3 | and submit the report to the General Assembly and the Governor.
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.".
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