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| Public Act 095-0822 |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Bi-State Transit Safety Act is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 10 and 15 as follows:
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(45 ILCS 111/10)
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Sec. 10. Powers. In further effectuation of the Bi-State | ||||
Development
Compact Act creating the Bi-State Development | ||||
Agency, the State of Illinois
hereby authorizes the St. Clair | ||||
County Transit District to exercise the
following powers:
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(1) To regulate the safety and security of passengers, | ||||
employees, and property of rail fixed guideway systems and | ||||
the personal
security of the passengers and employees of | ||||
the Bi-State Development Agency
located and operated | ||||
within the boundaries of the State of Illinois, to the | ||||
extent required by
in a
manner consistent with "Rail Fixed | ||||
Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight",
49 CFR Part 659, | ||||
as now or hereafter amended.
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(2) To develop, adopt, and implement a system safety | ||||
program standard
meeting the compliance requirements | ||||
prescribed in Sections 659.31 and 659.33
of "Rail Fixed | ||||
Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight",
49 CFR Part 659, | ||||
as now or hereafter amended.
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(3) To require the Bi-State Development Agency to | ||
comply with the system safety program standard and
report | ||
accidents and
unacceptable hazardous conditions to the St. | ||
Clair County Transit District
within a period of time | ||
specified by the District as required by Section
659.39 of | ||
"Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State Safety Oversight",
49 | ||
CFR Part 659, as now or hereafter amended.
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(4) To perform all other necessary and incidental | ||
functions related to the effectuation of this Act as | ||
mandated by
establish procedures to investigate accidents | ||
and unacceptable
hazardous conditions as required by | ||
Section 659.41 of "Rail Fixed Guideway
Systems; State | ||
Safety Oversight",
49 CFR Part 659, as now or hereafter | ||
amended.
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(5) To direct the Bi-State Development Agency to | ||
minimize, control,
correct, or eliminate any investigated | ||
hazardous condition within a period of
time specified by | ||
the St. Clair County Transit District as required by | ||
Section
659.43 of "Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State | ||
Safety Oversight".
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(6) To perform all other necessary and incidental | ||
functions related to its
effectuation of this Act and as | ||
mandated by "Rail Fixed Guideway Systems; State
Safety | ||
Oversight".
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(Source: P.A. 92-281, eff. 8-7-01; re-enacted by P.A. 92-788, | ||
eff. 8-6-02.)
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(45 ILCS 111/15)
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Sec. 15. Confidentiality of investigation reports. The | ||
system security portion
of the system safety program plan, | ||
investigation reports, surveys, schedules,
lists, or data | ||
compiled, collected, or prepared by the Bi-State Development
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Agency or the St. Clair County Transit District under this Act, | ||
shall not be
subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in | ||
federal or State court or
considered for other purposes in any | ||
civil action for damages arising from any
matter mentioned or | ||
addressed in such plan, reports, surveys, schedules, lists,
or | ||
data.
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(Source: P.A. 92-281, eff. 8-7-01; re-enacted by P.A. 92-788, | ||
eff. 8-6-02.)
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(45 ILCS 111/5 rep.)
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Section 10. The Bi-State Transit Safety Act is amended by | ||
repealing Section 5.
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