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91_HB0869
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1 AN ACT to create the Metropolitan Planning Organization
2 for Northeastern Illinois Act.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6 Metropolitan Planning Organization for Northeastern Illinois
7 Act.
8 Section 5. Membership of a metropolitan planning
9 organization. The membership of any organization designated
10 as the metropolitan planning organization for purposes of
11 Section 5303 of Title 49 of the United States Code, for
12 northeastern Illinois, shall be reflective of the
13 distribution of population in that region. Membership shall
14 also reflect the diversity of stakeholders in the
15 transportation system in the region. In addition to any
16 current or future members to the policy committee of the
17 metropolitan planning organization, the policy committee
18 shall consist of the following members:
19 (1) 3 mayors representing the counties of DuPage,
20 Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will, chosen by the Collar
21 Counties Council of Mayors;
22 (2) 2 members from the board of Cook County, chosen
23 by the presiding officer of the board with the advice and
24 consent of the board;
25 (3) 3 residents of Cook County who do not reside in
26 the City of Chicago, chosen by the presiding officer of
27 the board of Cook County with the advice and consent of
28 the board;
29 (4) 3 residents from the City of Chicago, chosen by
30 the mayor of the City of Chicago;
31 (5) 5 mayors from municipalities in Cook County
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1 other than the City of Chicago, chosen by the Cook County
2 Council of Mayors;
3 (6) 3 members of the Chicago City Council, chosen
4 by the mayor of the City of Chicago;
5 (7) 3 representatives of not-for-profit agencies
6 within the City of Chicago, chosen by the mayor of the
7 City of Chicago;
8 (8) one representative of the Chicago Department of
9 Planning and Development, chosen by the mayor of the City
10 of Chicago; and
11 (9) one representative of the Chicago Park
12 District, chosen by the mayor of the City of Chicago.
13 Section 10. Home rule. Pursuant to subsection (i) of
14 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, this
15 Act specifically denies and limits the exercise by home rule
16 units of any power that is inconsistent with this Act, and
17 all existing laws and ordinances that are inconsistent with
18 this Act are hereby superseded. This Act does not preempt
19 the concurrent exercise by home rule units of power
20 consistent with this Act.