093_HB2460

 
                                     LRB093 07478 DRH 07649 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to highways.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Highway  Code  is amended by
 5    adding Section 4-302.1 as follows:

 6        (605 ILCS 5/4-302.1 new)
 7        Sec. 4-302.1.  Highway Projects Review Board.
 8        (a)  The Highway Projects Review Board is  created.   The
 9    Board shall be composed 12 members of the General Assembly, 3
10    each appointed by the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
11    the  House  of  Representatives,  the  Minority Leader of the
12    Senate,  and  the   Minority   Leader   of   the   House   of
13    Representatives.   Members of the Board shall serve for their
14    terms of office, except that no appointment shall  be  for  a
15    term  of  more than 3 years. If a Board member ceases to be a
16    member of the chamber of the General Assembly from which  the
17    member  was  appointed,  he  or  she shall be replaced by the
18    appropriate appointing authority.
19        (b)  The Board shall:
20             (1)  Monitor  and  evaluate  the  implementation  of
21        State highway improvement plans.
22             (2)  Report to the General Assembly and the Governor
23        annually   regarding   the   progress   of   major   road
24        construction in the State of Illinois.