Sen. Terry Link
Filed: 4/6/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 542 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 542 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:





 
 
4    "Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 3B.02 as follows:
 



6    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)


7    Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board. 
8    (a) (Blank). Until April 1, 2008, the
 governing body of the 
9Commuter
Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 
10directors appointed pursuant
to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as 
11follows:

12        (1)
 One director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
13    the Board of DuPage
County with the advice and consent of 
14    the County Board of DuPage County
and shall reside in 
15    DuPage County.

16        (2)
 Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the 
 
 
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1    County Boards of Kane,
Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with 
2    the concurrence of not less than a
majority of the chairmen 
3    from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen.
Each 
4    such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for 
5    each position.
Each such director shall reside in a county 
6    in the metropolitan region other
than Cook or DuPage 
7    County.

8        (3)
 Three directors appointed by the members of the 
9    Cook County Board elected
from that part of Cook County 
10    outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board
of 
11    Commissioners becomes elected from single member 
12    districts, by those
Commissioners elected from districts, 
13    a majority of the residents of which
reside outside 
14    Chicago.  In either case, such appointment shall be with
the 
15    concurrence of four such Commissioners.  Each such director 
16    shall reside
in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.

17        (4)
 One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of 
18    Chicago, with the
advice and consent of the City Council of 
19    the City of Chicago.  Such director
shall reside in the City 
20    of Chicago.

21        (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors, 
22    from the members of
the board, with the concurrence of 5 of 
23    such directors.

24    (b) Until 30 days after the effective date of this 
25amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, After April 1, 
262008  the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be 
 
 
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1a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to 
2Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:

3        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
4    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
5    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.  To 
6    implement the changes in appointing authority under this 
7    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
8    office of the Director appointed under item (1) of 
9    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage 
10    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
11    subparagraph.

12        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
13    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
14    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.  To 
15    implement the change in appointing authority under this 
16    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in 
17    office of the Director appointed under item (2) of 
18    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry 
19    County, a Director shall be appointed under this 
20    subparagraph.

21        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
22    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
23    Board and  shall reside in Will County.  To implement the 
24    change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
25    expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
26    Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this 
 
 
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1    Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be 
2    appointed under this subparagraph.

3        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
4    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
5    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.

6        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
7    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
8    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.

9        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
10    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
11    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
12    of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing 
13    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
14    term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed 
15    under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
16    resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be 
17    appointed under this subparagraph.

18        (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of 
19    the City of Chicago, as follows:
20            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
21        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
22        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
23        the members of the Cook County Board.
24            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
25        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
26        or Elk Grove.  To implement the changes in appointing 
 
 
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1        authority under this Section, upon the expiration of 
2        the term of or vacancy in office of the Director 
3        appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this 
4        Section who resides in the geographic area described in 
5        this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under 
6        this subparagraph.
7            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
8        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
9        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
10            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
11        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
12        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.  To implement the changes in 
13        appointing authority under this Section, upon the 
14        expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the 
15        Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection 
16        (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area 
17        described in this subparagraph and whose term of office 
18        had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall 
19        be appointed under this subparagraph.
20            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
21        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.  To 
22        implement the changes in appointing authority under 
23        this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or 
24        vacancy in office of the Director appointed under 
25        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who 
26        resides in the geographic area described in this 
 
 
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1        subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of 
2        August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under 
3        this subparagraph.
4            (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions 
5        of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
6        shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County 
7        Board.  Each individual Director shall be appointed by 
8        those members of the Cook County Board whose Board 
9        districts overlap in whole or in part with the 
10        geographic territory described in the relevant 
11        subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
12        eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
13        subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) 
14        shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in 
15        those portions of their Board districts within the 
16        geographic territory described in the relevant 
17        subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).

18        (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors, 
19    from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of 
20    such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing 
21    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the 
22    term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed 
23    under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a 
24    Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.

25    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the 
26contrary, the term of office of each Director serving on the 
 
 
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1effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
2Assembly expires on the date that occurs 30 calendar days after 
3the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General 
4Assembly. Beginning 31 calendar days after the effective date 
5of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the 
6governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board 
7consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to this 
8subsection (b-5) and Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows: 
9        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
10    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the 
11    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.
12        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
13    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the 
14    McHenry County Board and  shall reside in McHenry County.
15        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County 
16    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County 
17    Board and  shall reside in Will County.
18        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
19    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the 
20    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
21        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of 
22    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the 
23    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
24        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the 
25    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City 
26    Council of the City of Chicago and  shall reside in the City 
 
 
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1    of Chicago.
2        (7) Five Directors shall reside in Cook County outside 
3    of the City of Chicago, as follows:
4            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside 
5        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of 
6        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of  
7        the members of the Cook County Board, except that for 
8        the initial term, the Director may be replaced by the 
9        President of the Cook County Board, with the advice and 
10        consent of the members of the Cook County Board, no 
11        sooner than January 15, 2011. 
12            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of 
13        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg, 
14        or Elk Grove.
15            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of 
16        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden, 
17        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
18            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of 
19        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney, 
20        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.
21            (v) One Director who resides in the township of 
22        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.
23        The Directors identified under the provisions of 
24    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
25    be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board.  Each 
26    individual Director shall be appointed by those members of 
 
 
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1    the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in 
2    whole or in part with the geographic territory described in 
3    the relevant subparagraph.  The vote of County Board members 
4    eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of 
5    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall 
6    be weighted by the number of electors residing in those 
7    portions of their Board districts within the geographic 
8    territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii) 
9    through (v) of this paragraph (7). 
10    (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an 
11officer, a member of the
board of directors or trustee or an 
12employee of any transportation agency,
or be an employee of the 
13State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof,
or of 
14any unit of local government or receive any compensation from 
15any
elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws 
16of Illinois.

17    (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of 
18this Section
 and under Section
3B.03 shall be certified by the 
19appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board
which shall 
20maintain the certifications as part of the official records
of 
21the Commuter Rail Board.


22(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

 
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.".