101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4631

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 500/30-55 new

    Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that no procurement contract for the construction, alteration, operation, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any mass transit facility, or equipment thereof, in excess of $1,000,000 shall be awarded to or executed with any vendor that receives support from a nonmarket economy country, as defined under specified federal law. Provides that nothing in the provisions is intended to contravene any existing treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of the United States or subsequent trade agreements entered into between any foreign countries and the State or the United States.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning finance.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
5adding Section 30-55 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 500/30-55 new)
7    Sec. 30-55. Construction contracts involving nonmarket
8economy countries.
9    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
10no procurement contract for the construction, alteration,
11operation, repair, maintenance, or improvement of any mass
12transit facility, or equipment thereof, in excess of $1,000,000
13shall be awarded to or executed with any vendor that receives
14support from a nonmarket economy country as defined in section
157781(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1677 (18)) and
16was identified by the United States Trade Representative in the
17most recent report required by section 182 of the Trade Act of
181974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority foreign country, and is
19subject to monitoring by the United States Trade Representative
20under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
21    (b) Nothing in this Section is intended to contravene any
22existing treaties, laws, trade agreements, or regulations of
23the United States or subsequent trade agreements entered into

 

 

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1between any foreign countries and the State or the United
2States.