HB2896 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB098 10945 MLW 41520 b

98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2896

Introduced , by Rep. Kay Hatcher

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2705/2705-610 new

Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that prior to the commencement of a road construction project which is expected to have a completion time of 3 weeks or more the Department shall provide each business that will be impacted by the project with (1) notice of when road construction will begin, how long it is estimated to last, and a contact within the Department for answering questions or concerns; and (2) a downloadable document on the Department's website for businesses to reduce the impact of the project.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2705-610 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-610 new)

Sec. 2705-610. Construction projects.

(a) Prior to the commencement of a road construction project which is expected to have a completion time of 3 weeks or more the Department shall:

(1) provide each business that will be impacted by the project with notice of when road construction will begin, how long it is estimated to last, and a contact within the Department for answering questions or concerns; and

(2) provide a downloadable document on the Department's website with strategies for businesses to reduce the impact of the road construction project.