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| Public Act 096-1458 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 2-5.1 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 740/2-5.1) | ||||
Sec. 2-5.1. Additional requirements. | ||||
(a) Any unit of local government that becomes a participant | ||||
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||
94th General Assembly shall, in addition to any other | ||||
requirements under this Article, meet all of the following | ||||
requirements when applying for grants under this Article:
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(1) The grant application must demonstrate the | ||||
participant's plan to provide general public | ||||
transportation with an emphasis on elderly, disabled, and | ||||
economically disadvantaged populations. | ||||
(2) The grant application must demonstrate the | ||||
participant's plan for interagency coordination that, at a | ||||
minimum, allows the participation of all State-funded and | ||||
federally-funded agencies and programs with transportation | ||||
needs in the proposed service area in the development of | ||||
the applicant's public transportation program. | ||||
(3) Any participant serving a nonurbanized area that is | ||||
not receiving Federal Section 5311 funding must meet the | ||
operating and safety compliance requirements as set forth | ||
in that federal program. | ||
(4) The participant is required to hold public hearings | ||
to allow comment on the proposed service plan in all | ||
municipalities with populations of 1,500 inhabitants or | ||
more within the proposed service area. | ||
(b) Service extensions by any participant after July 1, | ||
2005 by either annexation or intergovernmental agreement must | ||
meet the 4 requirements of subsection (a). | ||
(c) In order to receive funding, the Department shall | ||
certify that the participant has met the requirements of this | ||
Section. Funding priority shall be given to service extension, | ||
multi-county, and multi-jurisdictional projects. | ||
(d) The Department shall develop an annual application | ||
process for existing or potential participants to request an | ||
initial appropriation or an appropriation exceeding the | ||
formula amount found in subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7 for | ||
funding service in new areas in the next fiscal year. The | ||
application shall include, but not be limited to, a description | ||
of the new service area, proposed service in the new area, and | ||
a budget for providing existing and new service. The Department | ||
shall review the application for reasonableness and compliance | ||
with the requirements of this Section, and, if it approves the | ||
application, shall recommend to the Governor an appropriation | ||
for the next fiscal year in an amount sufficient to provide 65% | ||
of projected eligible operating expenses associated with a new | ||
participant's service area or the portion of an existing | ||
participant's service area that has been expanded by annexation | ||
or intergovernmental agreement. The recommended appropriation | ||
for the next fiscal year may exceed the formula amount found in | ||
subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7. | ||
(Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05.)
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