Public Act 0400 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1803 Enrolled LRB099 03832 RJF 23846 b

Public Act 099-0400

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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 LaSalle County Transportation Study Act.

Section 5. LaSalle County Transportation Study.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall conduct a transportation study on the effects of agricultural, manufacturing, mining, and other industrial operations in LaSalle County and its bordering counties, and produce a report on its findings. The report shall include the following:

(1) impacts of road usage and traffic pattern disruptions by trucking companies;

(2) potential road improvement plans to alleviate the additional highway traffic caused by increased agricultural, manufacturing, and mining operations;

(3) potential for adding new railway terminals and pipelines to alleviate the highway traffic caused by increased industrial operations;

(4) estimates of current and future tourism trends for the State parks and tourism areas in LaSalle County and the effects of industrial operations on visitors to those parks and tourism areas; and

(5) recommendations to the General Assembly as to whether further legislation or rulemaking is needed to regulate industrial transportation in this State.

(b) The Department may consult with any agency it deems necessary to carry out the study.

(c) The Department shall submit its report and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016.

Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2017.

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

Effective Date: 8/18/2015