97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3387
 
Introduced 2/7/2012, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Pavement Preservation Act. Contains legislative findings and a statement of intent. Defines terms. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall designate in fiscal year 2013 a minimum of $20 million to be spent solely for the use of pavement preservation projects performed by outside contractors.  Provides that the amount shall increase to $30 million in fiscal year 2014 and $40 million in fiscal year 2015. Provides that the Department shall issue an annual report by January 1 of each fiscal year which details the projects and amount of funding spent per district. Provides that the department shall designate a program coordinator to carry out specified functions. Provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2016. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Pavement Preservation Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings; intent.   
7    The Federal Highway Administration supports the 
8development and conduct of efficient pavement preservation 
9programs which address pavements in good condition before the 
10onset of serious damage and allow states to reduce costly, 
11time-consuming rehabilitation and reconstruction projects with 
12improved safety and mobility, reduced congestion, and 
13smoother, longer lasting pavements.
14    Pavement preservation techniques use significantly less 
15energy and have reduced greenhouse gas emissions per year of 
16pavement life compared to hot-mix asphalt overlays, warm mix 
17asphalt overlays, and new construction.
18    Benefits and attributes of implementing a pavement 
19preservation program include no extra increase in budget, an 
20increase in pavement network condition rating, increased user 
21satisfaction, improvements in system safety, reduced cost per 
22mile expenditures, a lowered life-cycle cost, no decrease in 
23hot-mix or concrete volumes, no decrease in the number of 
 
 
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1industry jobs, and freeing up additional cost resources for 
2other rehabilitation and construction.
3    It is the intent of the General Assembly to make use of 
4federally tested and supported, cost-effective, and green best 
5practices that will maintain the roadway systems of this State. 
 
6    Section 10. Definitions. 
7    As used in this Act:
8    "Department" means the Illinois Department of 
9Transportation.
10    "Pavement preservation projects" means ultra-thin hot-mix 
11overlays, crack treatments, hot in-place recycling, 
12micro-surfacing, chip seals, cape seals, fog seals, slurry 
13seals, diamond grinding and diamond grooving, as referenced in 
14Chapter 52 of the September 2010 edition of the Department of 
15Transportation Bureau of Design and Environment Manual;
 
16    Section 15. Designated funding.   The Department shall 
17designate in fiscal year 2013 a minimum of $20,000,000 to be 
18spent solely for the use of pavement preservation projects 
19performed by outside contractors.  This amount shall increase to 
20$30,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $40,000,000 in fiscal year 
212015.
 
22    Section 20. Report.   The Department shall issue an annual 
23report by January 1 of each fiscal year which details the 
 
 
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1projects and amount of funding spent per district. 
 
2    Section 25. Program coordinator.  The Department shall 
3designate an employee to serve as program coordinator.  The  
4coordinator shall:
5        (1) oversee selection of appropriate pavement 
6    preservation projects throughout the State, making use of 
7    the appropriate pavement preservation technique for each 
8    roadway project;
9        (2) educate Department employees on the benefits of 
10    pavement preservation and how to select ideal roadway 
11    candidates;
12        (3) ensure that the Department selects enough roadway 
13    projects to satisfy the designated annual funding 
14    requirements; and
15        (4) prepare the annual report required by Section 20.


 
16    Section 30. Repealer.   The Act is repealed on January 1, 
172016.
 
 
18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.