Public Act 1152 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Public Act 098-1152

AN ACT concerning State government.

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

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding Act.

Section 5. Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding. There is created the Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding, to be comprised of the following members, with an emphasis on bipartisan and statewide legislative representation and diverse non-legislative stakeholder representation:

(1) one member of the Illinois House of Representatives and 2 members of the public who represent the transportation industry, the Illinois transportation research community, or national research and policy-making bodies appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) one member of the Illinois Senate and 2 members of the public who represent the transportation industry, the Illinois transportation research community, or national research and policy-making bodies appointed by the President of the Senate;

(3) one member of the Illinois House of Representatives and 2 members of the public who represent the transportation industry, the Illinois transportation research community, or national research and policy-making bodies appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;

(4) one member of the Illinois Senate and 2 members of the public who represent the transportation industry, the Illinois transportation research community, or national research and policy-making bodies appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

(5) one member who is currently employed by the Illinois Department of Transportation appointed by the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation; and

(6) one member who is currently employed by the Illinois Department of Revenue appointed by the Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Section 10. Membership; voting rights.

(a) The Task Force shall serve without compensation.

(b) The members of the Task Force shall be considered members with voting rights. A quorum of the Task Force shall consist of a simple majority of the members of the Task Force. All actions and recommendations of the Task Force must be approved by a simple majority vote of the members.

(c) The Task Force shall meet within 60 days after the effective date of this Act. The Task Force shall elect one member as chairperson at its initial meeting through a simple majority vote of the Task Force and shall thereafter meet at the call of the chairperson.

(d) The Illinois Department of Transportation shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force.

Section 15. Duties; report.

(a) The Task Force shall:

(1) analyze the current trends between the infrastructure needs of Illinois and the revenue received from federal and State gas taxes and the level of highway and road investment that would reduce congestion, keep Illinois' economy competitive, and keep drivers safe;

(2) research and recommend possible alterations and alternatives for how to modernize the State of Illinois' system of financing maintenance, improvements, and expansion of its public infrastructure systems, including, but not limited to, best practices in other states, user-based alternatives, or other equitable and sustainable methods for funding transportation;

(3) make recommendations to the Department of Transportation regarding how to implement possible alterations or alternatives; and

(4) submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by June 1, 2015.

Section 30. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2016.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

Effective Date: 1/9/2015