Public Act 099-0525
 
SB2241 EnrolledLRB099 15993 HLH 40310 b

    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended by
adding Section 9.3 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 655/9.3 new)
    Sec. 9.3. Railroad right-of-way. Any business entity
located in an enterprise zone shall be granted access to build
facilities to cross a railroad right-of-way owned by a land
management company and not a registered rail carrier for the
purpose of conveyance of grain, aggregate, construction
materials, and other commodities over, under, or across that
right-of-way. A business entity whose facilities cross a
right-of-way shall pay the land management company operating
the right-of-way a one time standard crossing fee of $1,500 for
each crossing plus the cost associated with modifications to
existing insurance contracts of the land management company.
The standard crossing fee shall be in lieu of any license,
permit, application, or any other fee or charges to reimburse
the land management company for the direct expense incurred by
the land management company as a result of the crossing. The
company shall also reimburse the land management company or
rail carrier for any actual flagging expenses associated with
the crossing in addition to the standard crossing fee.
 
    Section 10. The Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act is
amended by changing Sections 5 and 15 as follows:
 
    (220 ILCS 70/5)
    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires:
    "Crossing" means the construction, operation, repair, or
maintenance of a facility over, under, or across a railroad
right-of-way by a utility when the right-of-way is owned by a
land management company and not a registered rail carrier.
    "Direct expenses" includes, but is not limited to, any or
all of the following:
        (1) The cost of inspecting and monitoring the crossing
    site.
        (2) Administrative and engineering costs for review of
    specifications and for entering a crossing on the
    railroad's books, maps, and property records and other
    reasonable administrative and engineering costs incurred
    as a result of the crossing.
        (3) Document and preparation fees associated with a
    crossing, and any engineering specifications related to
    the crossing.
        (4) Damages assessed in connection with the rights
    granted to a utility with respect to a crossing.
    "Facility" means any cable, conduit, wire, pipe, casing
pipe, supporting poles and guys, manhole, or other material or
equipment, that is used by a utility to furnish any of the
following:
        (1) Communications, video, or information services.
        (2) Electricity.
        (3) Gas by piped system.
        (4) Sanitary and storm sewer service.
        (5) Water by piped system.
    "Land management company" means an entity that is the
owner, manager, or agent of a railroad right-of-way and is not
a registered rail carrier.
    "Railroad right-of-way" means one or more of the following:
        (1) A right-of-way or other interest in real estate
    that is owned or operated by a land management company and
    not a registered rail carrier.
        (2) Any other interest in a former railroad
    right-of-way that has been acquired or is operated by a
    land management company or similar entity.
    "Special circumstances" means either or both of the
following:
        (1) The characteristics of a segment of a railroad
    right-of-way not found in a typical segment of a railroad
    right-of-way that enhance the value or increase the damages
    or the engineering or construction expenses for the land
    management company associated with a proposed crossing, or
    to the current or reasonably anticipated use by a land
    management company of the railroad right-of-way,
    necessitating additional terms and conditions or
    compensation associated with a crossing.
        (2) Variances from the standard specifications
    requested by the land management company.
    "Special circumstances" may include, but is not limited to,
the railroad right-of-way segment's relationship to other
property, location in urban or other developed areas, the
existence of unique topography or natural resources, or other
characteristics or dangers inherent in the particular crossing
or segment of the railroad right-of-way.
    "Utility" shall include (1) public utilities as defined in
Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202 of the
Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as defined in
Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4) telephone or
telecommunications cooperatives as defined in Section 13-212
of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural water or waste water
systems with 10,000 connections or less, (6) a holder as
defined in Section 21-201 of the Public Utilities Act, and (7)
municipalities owning or operating utility systems consisting
of public utilities as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2
of the Illinois Municipal Code, and (8) a cable operator that
is issued a cable television franchise by the municipality or
county pursuant to Section 11-42-11 of the Illinois Municipal
Code or Section 5-1095 of the Counties Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-595, eff. 8-18-09.)
 
    (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 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.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.