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Rep. David E. Miller
Filed: 3/26/2007
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 801
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 801 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
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| Capital Investment Accountability Act. |
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| Section 5. Purpose and application. The purpose of this Act |
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| is to maximize the value of transportation investments in the |
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| State of Illinois in order to optimize State and local economic |
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| development and the quality of public life for Illinois |
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| residents. This Act articulates the State's surface |
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| transportation goals and establishes a standardized process |
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| for reviewing, prioritizing, and selecting surface |
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| transportation projects that best reflect those goals. Through |
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| the process established by this Act, the State seeks to develop |
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| a sustainable, integrated, multi-modal transportation system |
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| that provides efficient and safe access to goods, services, |
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| activities, and destinations to residents, visitors, and |
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| businesses. Beginning with the 2010 State fiscal year, all |
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| State-funded surface transportation capital projects are |
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| subject to the review and prioritization process set forth in |
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| this Act. |
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| Section 10. Definitions. In this Act: |
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| "Benefit/per-capita cost" means a determination of the |
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| benefit of a project divided by the per-capita cost of the |
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| project. |
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| "Committee" means either a District Prioritization |
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| Committee or the Statewide Prioritization Committee. |
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| "Criteria" means measurable indicators of compliance with |
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| the State transportation goals. |
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| "Department" means the Department of Transportation. |
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| "District" means the a district of the State established by |
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| the Department for its administrative purposes and statutorily |
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| authorized activities. |
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| "Long-range transportation plan" means the long-range |
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| transportation plan required to be developed by each MPO in |
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| accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134, the long-range transportation |
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| plan required to be developed by each MPO in accordance with 23 |
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| U.S.C. 135, and the long-range transportation plan required to |
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| be developed in accordance with Section 5-301 of the Illinois |
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| Highway Code. |
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| "MPO jurisdiction" means the metropolitan planning area |
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| boundaries of a MPO within the State, which are designated in |
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| accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134. |
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| "MPO" means a Metropolitan Planning Organization |
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| designated under 23 U.S.C. 134 whose MPO jurisdiction is |
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| partially or completely within the State.
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| "Per-capita cost" means a determination of the estimated |
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| cost of the project divided by the population affected by the |
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| project. |
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| "Project" means any new or continuing surface |
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| transportation capital project (including but not limited to |
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| roadways, transit, rail, trails, walkways, bicycle, and |
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| intermodal facilities) financed in whole or in part by State |
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| funds. |
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| "RPC" means a regional planning commission or joint |
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| regional planning commission established in accordance with |
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| Section 5-14001 or 5-14003 of the Counties Code.
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| "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation.
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| "State transportation goals" means the following goals and |
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| objectives: |
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| (1) Ensure efficient use of transportation resources |
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| through mode shifts and demand management, and reduce |
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| per-capita congestion delays and unreliability;
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| (2) Generate both local and statewide economic |
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| development through investment in a transportation system |
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| that recycles a majority of public and user investments |
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| back into the local and state economies;
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| (3) Optimize accessibility by integrating land use and |
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| transportation planning and investments; and
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| (4) Increase public safety, security, and health by |
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| reducing per-capita crash rates and risk of assault, |
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| particularly for the most vulnerable transportation users, |
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| and by increasing use of physically active modes.
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| "Statewide projects" means traffic control improvements |
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| procured by the Department on a statewide basis, weigh |
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| stations, state park projects, contract maintenance performed |
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| by non-state forces, emergency road and bridge repairs, and |
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| federally authorized Equal Employment Opportunity training |
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| programs and support services. |
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| "STIP" means the transportation improvement program that |
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| each state must develop pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 135.
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| "TIP" means the transportation improvement program that |
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| each MPO must develop pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 134.
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| Section 15. Establishment of Statewide and District |
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| Prioritization Committees. |
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| (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this Act, |
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| the following committees must be established under the |
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| direction of the Department:
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| (1) A Statewide Prioritization Committee, whose |
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| membership consists of voting and non-voting members. |
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| (A) The voting members are: |
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| (i) The Secretary; |
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| (ii) The chairperson of each MPO;
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| (iii) One representative of municipalities, |
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| appointed by the municipalities on the District |
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| Prioritization Committees and MPOs; |
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| (iv) One representative of counties, appointed |
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| by the counties on the District Prioritization |
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| Committees and the MPOs; and
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| (v) One representative of townships, appointed |
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| by the
townships on the District Prioritization |
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| Committees and the MPOs.
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| (B) The non-voting members are: |
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| (i) The Director of Commerce and Economic |
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| Opportunity, or his or her designee;
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| (ii) The Director of Natural Resources, or his |
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| or her designee;
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| (iii) The Chief of the Illinois Environmental |
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| Protection Agency Bureau of Air;
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| (iv) One representative of statewide business |
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| interests,
appointed by the Secretary; and
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| (v) One representative of metropolitan civic |
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| interests, appointed by the Secretary.
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| (2) A District Prioritization Committee for each |
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| District, but no District Prioritization Committee may be |
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| established for a District included entirely within an MPO |
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| jurisdiction. The membership of each District |
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| Prioritization Committee is: |
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| (A) One member appointed by the Secretary;
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| (B) One member appointed by each MPO whose MPO |
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| jurisdiction includes territory partially or |
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| completely within the District. Each MPO member shall |
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| coordinate with municipal, county and township |
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| officials within and adjacent to the MPO jurisdiction |
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| in carrying out his or her duties in accordance with |
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| this Act;
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| (C) One member appointed by each RPC whose |
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| territory is within the District but not within an MPO |
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| jurisdiction. Each RPC member shall coordinate with |
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| municipal, county and township officials within and |
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| adjacent to the jurisdiction of the RPC in carrying out |
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| his or her duties in accordance with this Act; and
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| (D) One member appointed by the county board |
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| president of each county within the District but not |
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| within an MPO jurisdiction or the jurisdiction of an |
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| RPC. Each county member shall coordinate with |
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| municipal and township officials within and adjacent |
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| to the county in carrying out his or her duties in |
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| accordance with this Act.
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| (b) Each appointed Committee member shall serve for a term |
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| of 2 years from the date of appointment and until the earlier |
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| of the member's removal by the appointing authority, the |
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| member's resignation, or the member's successor is appointed. A |
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| vacancy in a Committee member position must be filled by the |
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| appointing authority for that member, and a member appointed to |
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| fill a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the |
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| member whose removal, resignation, or death created the |
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| vacancy. |
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| (c) Each Committee may establish rules to govern its own |
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| procedures, provided all Committee meetings shall be conducted |
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| in accordance with the Open Meetings Act. In addition, at least |
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| 7 days' advance written notice of District Prioritization |
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| Committee and MPO meetings shall be provided to every State |
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| legislator representing territory within the District or MPO |
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| jurisdiction. All Committee members are entitled to |
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| reimbursement by the Department for ordinary and necessary |
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| expenses incurred in performing their duties under this Act. |
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| Section 20. Project submission, review, and prioritization |
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| process. |
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| (a) By March 1, 2008, the Statewide Prioritization |
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| Committee shall, through a process involving opportunity for |
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| public review and comment:
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| (1) Establish uniform statewide evaluation criteria |
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| for project prioritization derived from the State |
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| transportation goals. The Statewide Prioritization |
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| Committee shall establish no fewer than 5 and no more than |
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| 10 criteria;
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| (2) Establish a uniform statewide process for |
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| calculating a project's benefit/per-capita cost; and
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| (3) Determine the process by which it will evaluate and |
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| prioritize Committee and MPO proposed projects in order to |
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| develop the comprehensive project prioritization plan |
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| described in subsection (f) of this Section.
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| (b) By May 1, 2008, the MPOs and Committees shall each make |
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| the following determinations through a process involving |
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| opportunity for public review and comment:
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| (1) Each MPO shall determine the weight to be given |
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| each uniform statewide evaluation criterion for the review |
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| of proposed projects within the MPO jurisdiction;
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| (2) Each District Prioritization Committee shall |
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| determine the weight to be given each uniform statewide |
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| evaluation criterion for the review of proposed projects |
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| within the District but outside of an MPO jurisdiction; and
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| (3) The Statewide Prioritization Committee shall |
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| determine the weight to be given each uniform statewide |
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| evaluation criterion for the review of proposed statewide |
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| projects.
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| The weights applied to each criterion may vary by MPO and |
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| Committee. No single criterion may account for less than 10% |
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| nor more than 50% of the overall weighted allocation, and the |
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| weights assigned to all criteria shall equal 100%. Each |
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| Committee and MPO shall develop a prioritization scoring system |
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| that (i) determines a project's score for each criterion; (ii) |
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| multiplies that score by the applicable weight; (iii) |
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| aggregates the weighted score for all criteria; and (iv) |
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| calculates the project's benefit/per-capita cost in the manner |
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| established by the Statewide Prioritization Committee. The |
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| Department shall issue guidance and provide technical |
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| assistance to the Committees and MPOs to assist with the |
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| development and implementation of a prioritization scoring |
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| system. |
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| (c) By July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each year thereafter, |
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| each MPO shall hold a public hearing to present to the public |
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| and allow public testimony on proposed projects within the MPO |
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| jurisdiction All such proposals must be consistent with the |
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| MPO's TIP and its long-range plan. By September 1, 2008 and by |
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| September 1 of each year thereafter, the MPO shall:
(i) adopt a |
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| prioritized list of proposed projects based upon the MPO's |
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| prioritization scoring system; and (ii) deliver the |
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| prioritized list, with a description of each project, to the |
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| Statewide Prioritization Committee.
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| (d) By June 1, 2008 and by June 1 of each year thereafter, |
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| each District Prioritization Committee shall accept proposals |
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| from all of its non-MPO members for projects within the |
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| District but outside of an MPO jurisdiction. All such proposed |
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| projects must be consistent with
any long-range transportation |
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| plans adopted by the submitting member and must be |
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| independently scored by the member in accordance with the |
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| District Prioritization Committee's prioritization scoring |
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| system. By July 1, 2008 and by July 1 of each thereafter, the |
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| District Prioritization Committee shall hold a public hearing |
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| to present to the public and allow public testimony on the |
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| proposed projects. By September 1, 2008 and by September 1 of |
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| each year thereafter, the District Prioritization Committee |
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| shall (i) make recommendations for enhanced regional |
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| coordination and consistency among MPO and non-MPO proposed |
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| projects; (ii) adopt a prioritized list of non-MPO proposed |
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| projects based upon the Committee's prioritization scoring |
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| system; and (iii) deliver a prioritized list of non-MPO |
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| proposed projects, with a description of each project, to the |
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| Statewide Prioritization Committee.
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| (e) By June 1, 2008 and by June 1 of each year thereafter, |
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| the Statewide Prioritization Committee shall develop a list and |
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| independently score proposed statewide projects. All such |
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| proposed projects must be consistent with the most recent STIP |
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| and the Department's long-range plan. By July 1, 2008 and by |
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| July 1 of each thereafter, the Statewide Prioritization |
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| Committee shall hold a public hearing to present to the public |
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| and allow public testimony on the proposed statewide projects. |
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| By September 1, 2008 and by September 1 of each thereafter, the |
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| Statewide Prioritization Committee shall adopt a prioritized |
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| list of proposed statewide projects based upon the Committee's |
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| prioritization scoring system. |
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| (f) By October 15, 2008 and by October 15 of each year |
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| thereafter, the Statewide Prioritization Committee shall meet |
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| to hear public testimony and consider the prioritized lists |
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| developed by each Committee and MPO. By January 15, 2009 and by |
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| January 15 of each year thereafter, the Statewide |
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| Prioritization Committee shall submit to the Governor and |
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| General Assembly a comprehensive project prioritization plan |
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| that: (i) describes the uniform state evaluation criteria and |
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| the prioritization scoring system used by each MPO and |
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| Committee; (ii) includes all of the projects submitted for |
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| consideration by each MPO and Committee; and (iii) prioritizes |
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| all projects for state and federal funding, noting the likely |
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| availability of such funding and any use restrictions |
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| applicable to a fund source. The comprehensive project |
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| prioritization plan shall serve as the annual project program |
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| for the highway, mass transportation, and railroad systems |
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| required to be developed by the Department pursuant to Section |
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| 2705-200 of the Department of Transportation Law in the Civil |
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| Administrative Code of Illinois. |
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| (g) By March 1, 2009 and by March 1 of each year |
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| thereafter, the Statewide Prioritization Committee may, |
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| through a process involving opportunity for public review and |
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| comment, modify any of the following: (i) the uniform statewide |
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| evaluation criteria; (ii) the process for calculating the |
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| benefit/per-capita cost; and (iii) the process for evaluating |
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| and prioritizing projects contained on the MPO and Committee |
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| prioritized lists developed in accordance with this Section. By |
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| March 1, 2009 and by March 1 of each year thereafter, each |
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| District Prioritization Committee and MPO may, through a |
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| process involving opportunity for public review and comment, |
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| modify its weighting system for the uniform statewide |
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| evaluation criteria. Any modification made in accordance with |
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| this subsection shall be immediately provided to the Department |
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| for posting on the website described in Section 25 of this Act, |
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| and the Department shall notify each Committee and MPO of the |
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| modification. |
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| Section 25. Establishment of Department website. Upon the |
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| effective date of this Act, the Department shall mail a copy of |
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| the Act and a description thereof to each MPO, RPC and county |
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| board in the State. Within 60 days after the effective date of |
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| this Act, the Department shall establish a dedicated section of |
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| its website that includes the Act and a description thereof The |
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| Department shall maintain and update the website to include: |
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| (1) The membership of all Committees and MPOs;
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| (2) Meeting notices, agendas, and minutes for all |
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| meetings and hearings required pursuant to this Act;
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| (3) A description of the uniform statewide evaluation |
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| criteria;
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| (4) A description of the prioritization scoring system |
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| used by each Committee and MPO;
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| (5) The prioritized project list adopted by each |
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| Committee and MPO, and the comprehensive project |
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| prioritization plan adopted by the Statewide |
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| Prioritization Committee;
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| (6) A description of opportunities for public comment |
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| and input into the prioritization process; and
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| (7) An email address for members of the public to |
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| submit comments on proposed projects and the comprehensive |
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| project prioritization plan.
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| Section 30. Consideration and implementation of the |
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| Comprehensive Project Prioritization Plan. |
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| (a) Commencing in 2010 and in each year thereafter, the |
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| Chairpersons of the House and Senate committees having |
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| jurisdiction over transportation matters shall, within 14 days |
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| after the Governor's submission of the proposed capital budget, |
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| convene a joint subject matter hearing to consider the |
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| comprehensive project prioritization plan and the impact of the |
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| proposed capital budget on the State's implementation of |
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| projects contained therein.
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| (b) Commencing in 2010 and in each year thereafter, the |
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| Department shall, within 30 days of the adoption of the state |
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| budget, prepare and post on its website a final annual surface |
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| transportation program project listing that allocates |
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| available state funding in accordance with the funding |
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| recommendations and prioritization process set forth in the |
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| comprehensive project prioritization plan. The program project |
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| listings shall specify all projects included in the |
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| comprehensive project prioritization plan but not included in |
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| the final project listings due to funding limitations.
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| (c) The comprehensive project prioritization plan shall |
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| serve as the basis for the Department's draft and final STIP. |
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| The draft and final STIP may not include any projects that were |
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| not included in the most recent comprehensive project |
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| prioritization plan.
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| (d) The Department's master plan and 5-year project |
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| programs published and delivered to the Governor and General |
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| Assembly in accordance with subsection 2705-200(a) of the Civil |
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| Administrative Code shall include an analysis of the three most |
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| recent comprehensive project prioritization plans, and shall |
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| identify priority transportation subsystems and critical |
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| system components based upon the prioritization and funding |
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| recommendations contained in the 3 most recent comprehensive |
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| project prioritization plans.
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| Section 35. Rules. The Department may adopt any rules that |
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| it deems necessary to administer the terms and provisions of |
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| this Act. |
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| Section 90. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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| Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing |
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| Section 2705-200 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2705/2705-200) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.16)
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| Sec. 2705-200. Master plan; reporting requirements.
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| (a) The Department has the power to develop and maintain a |
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| continuing,
comprehensive, and integrated planning process |
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| that shall develop and
periodically revise a statewide master |
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| plan for transportation to guide program
development and to |
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| foster efficient and economical transportation services in
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| ground, air, water, and
all other modes of transportation |
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| throughout the State. The Department
shall coordinate its |
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| transportation planning activities with those of other
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| agencies and authorities and shall supervise and review any
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| transportation planning performed by other Executive agencies |
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| under the
direction of the Governor. The Department shall |
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| cooperate and participate
with federal, regional, interstate, |
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| State, and local agencies, in accordance
with Sections 5-301 |
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| and 7-301 of the Illinois Highway Code, and with
interested |
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| private individuals and organizations in the coordination of
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| plans and policies for development of the state's |
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| transportation system.
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| To meet the provisions of this Section, the Department |
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| shall publish and
deliver to the Governor and General Assembly |
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| by January 1, 1982 and every 2
years thereafter, its master |
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| plan for highway, waterway, aeronautic, mass
transportation, |
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| and railroad systems. The plan shall identify priority
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| subsystems or components of each system that are critical to |
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| the economic and
general welfare of this State regardless of |
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| public jurisdictional
responsibility or private ownership.
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| The master plan shall provide particular emphasis and |
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| detail of at least the 5-year
period in the immediate future.
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| Annual and 5-year, or longer, project programs for each |
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| State system in this Section
shall , through and including 2009,
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| be published and furnished the General Assembly on the first |
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| Wednesday
in April of each year. Commencing in 2010 and in each |
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| year thereafter, the annual and 5-year project programs for |
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| each State system must be published and furnished to the |
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| General Assembly by January 15.
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| Identified needs included in the project programs shall be |
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| listed and
mapped in a distinctive fashion to clearly identify |
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| the priority status
of the projects: (1) projects to be |
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| committed for execution; (2) tentative
projects that are |
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| dependent upon funding or other constraints; and (3) needed
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| projects that are not programmed due to lack of funding or |
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| other constraints.
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| All projects shall be related to the priority systems of |
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| the master plan,
and the priority criteria identified. Cost and |
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| estimated completion dates
shall be included for work required |
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| to complete a useable segment or component
beyond the
period of |
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| the program.
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| (b) Through and including 2009, the
The Department shall |
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| publish and deliver to the Governor and General
Assembly on the |
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| first Wednesday in April of each year a 5-year, or longer, |
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| Highway
Improvement Program reporting
the number of fiscal |
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| years each project has been on previous
plans submitted by the |
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| Department. Commencing in 2010 and in each year thereafter, the |
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| annual and 5-year project programs for each State system must |
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| be published and furnished to the General Assembly by January |
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| (c) The Department shall publish and deliver to the |
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| Governor and the General
Assembly by November 1 of each year a |
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| For the Record report that shall include
the following:
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| (1) All the projects accomplished in the previous |
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| fiscal year
listed by each Illinois Department of |
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| Transportation District.
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| (2) The award cost and the beginning
dates of each |
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| listed project.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.".
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