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90_HB1218ham001 LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1218 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 1218 by replacing 3 the title with the following: 4 "AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 5 Section 15-316."; and 6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 7 following: 8 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 9 changing Section 15-316 as follows: 10 (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316) 11 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-687) 12 Sec. 15-316. When the Department, local authority or road 13 district highway commissioner may restrict right to use 14 highways. 15 (a) Local authorities and road district highway 16 commissioners with respect to highways under their 17 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the 18 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose 19 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon 20 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days 21 in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason -2- LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions 2 will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of 3 vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights 4 thereof reduced. 5 (b) The local authority or road district highway 6 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall 7 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating 8 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of 9 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the 10 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and 11 until such signs are erected and maintained. 12 (c) Local authorities and road district highway 13 commissioners with respect to highways under their 14 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit 15 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may 16 impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated 17 highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be 18 designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways. 19 (c-1) The weight provisions of subsections (a) and (b) 20 take precedence over the provisions of subsections (d-1) and 21 (d-2). 22 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as 23 hereinbefore granted to local authorities and road district 24 highway commissioners to determine by resolution and to 25 impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated 26 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department, 27 and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving 28 notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any 29 highway affected by such resolution. 30 (d-1) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 31 with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 32 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on 33 highways under the control of a county or township road 34 district highway commissioner may have access for a distance -3- LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 of 5 miles from a State designated highway for the purpose of 2 loading, unloading, services, and home base. No exemption 3 shall be granted authorizing travel on local roads as a 4 thoroughfare between State designated highways. 5 (d-2) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 6 with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 7 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on 8 highways under the control of municipal authorities may have 9 access for 5 miles from a State designated highway for the 10 purpose of loading and unloading and one mile for food, fuel, 11 repairs, and rest on those municipally controlled highways. 12 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on municipal 13 roads as a thoroughfare between State designated highways. 14 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this 15 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed 16 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of 17 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, 18 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section 19 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit 20 up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as 21 provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and 22 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight 23 exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or 24 (b) of Section 15-111. 25 (Source: P.A. 88-384; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95.) 26 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-687) 27 Sec. 15-316. When the Department, local authority or road 28 district highway commissioner may restrict right to use 29 highways. 30 (a) Local authorities and road district highway 31 commissioners with respect to highways under their 32 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the 33 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose 34 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon -4- LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days 2 in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason 3 of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions 4 will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of 5 vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights 6 thereof reduced. 7 (b) The local authority or road district highway 8 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall 9 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating 10 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of 11 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the 12 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and 13 until such signs are erected and maintained. 14 (c) Local authorities and road district highway 15 commissioners with respect to highways under their 16 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit 17 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may 18 impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated 19 highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be 20 designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways. 21 (c-1) The weight provisions of subsections (a), (b), and 22 (c) take precedence over the provisions of subsections (d-1) 23 and (d-2). 24 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as 25 hereinbefore granted to local authorities and road district 26 highway commissioners to determine by resolution and to 27 impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated 28 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department, 29 and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving 30 notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any 31 highway affected by such resolution. 32 (d-1) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 33 with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 34 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on -5- LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 highways under the control of a county or township road 2 district highway commissioner may have access for a distance 3 of 5 miles from a State designated highway for the purpose of 4 loading, unloading, services, and home base. No exemption 5 shall be granted authorizing travel on local roads as a 6 thoroughfare between State designated highways. 7 (d-2) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 8 with gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 9 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on 10 highways under the control of municipal authorities may have 11 access for 5 miles from a State designated highway for the 12 purpose of loading and unloading and one mile for food, fuel, 13 repairs, and rest on those municipally controlled highways. 14 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on municipal 15 roads as a thoroughfare between State designated highways. 16 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this 17 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed 18 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of 19 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, 20 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section 21 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit 22 up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as 23 provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and 24 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight 25 exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or 26 (b) of Section 15-111. 27 (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county 28 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its 29 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines 30 collected from the enforcement. 31 (Source: P.A. 88-384; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-687, eff. 32 6-1-97.) 33 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act -6- LRB9004545NTsbam01 1 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by 2 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a 3 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that 4 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) 5 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from 6 any other Public Act.".