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| Public Act 098-1152 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||