SB2241sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 2/10/2016

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2241

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2241 on page 1, line 21, after "company", by inserting "or rail carrier"; and

on page 2, immediately below line 1, by inserting the following:

"Section 10. The Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(220 ILCS 70/15)

Sec. 15. Crossing fee. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties and subject to Section 20, a utility that locates its facilities within the railroad right-of-way for a crossing, other than a crossing along the public roads of the State pursuant to the Telephone Line Right of Way Act, shall pay the land management company a one-time standard crossing fee of $1,500 for each crossing plus the costs associated with modifications to existing insurance contracts of the utility and the land management company. The standard crossing fee shall be in lieu of any license, permit, application, or any other fees or charges to reimburse the land management company for the direct expenses incurred by the land management company as a result of the crossing. The utility shall also reimburse the land management company for any actual flagging expenses associated with a crossing in addition to the standard crossing fee. The utility shall also reimburse the land management company or rail carrier for any actual flagging expenses associated with a crossing in addition to the standard crossing fee.

(Source: P.A. 96-595, eff. 8-18-09.)".