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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
6 Section 2705-320 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-320 new)
8 Sec. 2705-320. Build Illinois Transit Program; new
9 facilities and service.
10 (a) The Department of Transportation must establish the
11 Build Illinois Transit Program to develop and maintain a
12 safe, affordable, comprehensive, attractive, and reliable
13 public transit system in Illinois. The Build Illinois
14 Transit Program shall provide for the repair, construction,
15 and acquisition of property and equipment for mass
16 transportation facilities and new or expanded mass
17 transportation service and facilities, including rapid
18 transit, rail, bus, and other equipment used in connection
19 with mass transit, by the State, a public entity, or 2 or
20 more of these entities authorized to provide and promote
21 public transportation within the State in order to expand
22 public transit service in the City of Chicago and the entire
23 State of Illinois and to ensure that the physical
24 infrastructure for public transit, including tracks, signals,
25 crossings, buses, and trains, are all safe and up-to-date.
26 Build Illinois Transit Program expenditures for mass
27 transportation service and facilities within the State must:
28 (1) Maximize federal funds for the assistance of
29 mass transportation facilities in Illinois.
30 (2) Facilitate the movement of all persons,
31 including those persons who, because of age, economic
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1 circumstance, or physical infirmity, are unable to drive.
2 (3) Contribute to an improved environment through
3 the reduction of air, water, and noise pollution.
4 (4) Reduce traffic congestion and suburban highway
5 and road sprawl.
6 (5) Facilitate the transportation of Illinois
7 residents to places of employment and to commercial,
8 medical, and shopping districts.
9 (6) Increase the frequency and reliability of
10 public transit service.
11 (b) For the purpose of this Section:
12 "Carrier" means any public or private entity authorized
13 to provide mass transportation within the State.
14 "Facilities" comprise all real and personal property used
15 in or appurtenant to a mass transportation system.
16 "Mass transportation" means transportation provided
17 within the State by rapid transit, rail, bus, or other
18 conveyance available to the public on a regular and
19 continuing basis.
20 "Unit of local government" has the meaning provided in
21 Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
22 (c) Under the Build Illinois Transit Program, the
23 Department may (i) enter into contracts for new mass
24 transportation facilities and (ii) make grants, funded by the
25 bonds authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 4 of the
26 General Obligation Bond Act. Nothing shall preclude the use
27 of bonds authorized in subsection (b-5)(3)(i) of Section 4 of
28 the General Obligation Bond Act as matching funds for
29 projects receiving federal funding. For the payment of the
30 principal and interest on the bonds, the Comptroller must
31 order transferred and the Treasurer must transfer
32 $354,800,000 annually from the General Revenue Fund to the
33 Build Illinois Transit Program Fund, a special fund created
34 in the State Treasury, until the bonds are retired.
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1 (d) The Department must make Build Illinois Transit
2 grants for fiscal years 2004 through 2008, unless otherwise
3 specified, to units of local government and carriers for
4 repair, construction, and acquisition of property and
5 equipment for mass transportation facilities and new or
6 expanded mass transportation service and facilities. The
7 grants must be made upon the terms and conditions as in the
8 judgment of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their
9 proper and effective use. The Department must make grants
10 for the repair, construction, and acquisition of property and
11 equipment for mass transportation facilities and new or
12 expanded public transit and mass transportation service and
13 facilities to:
14 (1) the Chicago Transit Authority to:
15 (A) Complete the capital construction needs
16 listed as unfunded in the approved 2000-2004 capital
17 budget plan for the Chicago Transit Authority.
18 (B) Purchase up to 585 new buses and 537 new
19 rail cars, including hiring sufficient maintenance
20 personnel to keep the equipment safe and operating.
21 The new buses and rail cars shall be used to expand
22 service levels (specifically service miles and
23 service frequency) in the system.
24 (C) Initiate planning, design, and
25 implementation of (i) the 3 major expansion projects
26 identified in the Chicago Area Transportation Study
27 2020 Regional Plan, (ii) the Northwest Corridor
28 Transit Project, and (iii) a 3-year plan beginning
29 in 2003 to increase transit ridership by reducing
30 fares to a level comparable to the level of
31 inflation since 1980.
32 (2) Metra and Pace to implement the recommendations
33 and needs identified in their report, Future Agenda for
34 Suburban Transportation (prepared in 1993) to:
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1 (A) Accelerate the repair and upgrade of Metra
2 tracks, signals, bridges, and stations and the
3 purchase of new rolling stock to expand service
4 levels; and initiate planning to construct
5 interchanges between CTA and Metra where their
6 tracks are in close proximity.
7 (B) Expand the level of service offered by
8 Pace to meet the fiscal year 2010 goal stated in the
9 Pace capital plan for 2000-2010 by purchasing 2,200
10 new fixed route and paratransit buses for Pace;
11 construct garages and maintenance facilities to
12 maintain them; and complete construction of the
13 proposed 96 Park-N-Ride facilities.
14 (3) Other transit systems in Illinois to implement
15 the recommendations and needs identified in the Capital
16 Vision Project prepared by the Illinois Public Transit
17 Association to replace 900 existing buses, paratransit
18 vehicles, and maintenance vehicles and purchase 800 new
19 buses, paratransit vehicles, and maintenance vehicles
20 along with necessary computer and administrative centers
21 and garages to keep the system operating safely.
22 (4) Transit systems and government agencies in
23 Illinois to provide full funding for non-motorized
24 transportation projects funded through the Department of
25 Natural Resources Park and Conservation Parkways Fund
26 that are eligible for funding under the FHWA 1999
27 Guidance - Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal
28 Transportation Legislation.
29 (e) Under the Build Illinois Transit Program, the
30 Department shall fund up to 5 innovative demonstration
31 projects involving expanding public transit service in
32 Illinois. At least 2 of those projects shall involve
33 counties or transit districts outside the Chicago urbanized
34 area. Total funding for these projects shall not exceed
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1 $10,000,000. The Department shall report to the General
2 Assembly by March 1, 2003 regarding the status of these
3 projects, the success in increasing riders, service to
4 constituents including local businesses, seniors, and people
5 with disabilities, costs, and other appropriate measures of
6 impact.
7 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
8 Sections 5.570, 5.571, and 6z-60 as follows:
9 (30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
10 Sec. 5.570. The Build Illinois Transit Program Fund.
11 (30 ILCS 105/5.571 new)
12 Sec. 5.571. The Build Illinois Transit Operations
13 Program Fund.
14 (30 ILCS 105/6z-60 new)
15 Sec. 6z-60. Build Illinois Transit Operations Program
16 Fund.
17 (a) The Build Illinois Transit Operations Program Fund
18 is created as a special fund in the State Treasury to provide
19 supplemental operating funds, in addition to any operating
20 funds provided through the Regional Transportation Authority
21 Act or the Downstate Public Transportation Act, to entities
22 authorized to provide and promote public transportation
23 within the State for new or expanded mass transportation
24 service and facilities, including rapid transit, rail, bus,
25 and other equipment used in connection with mass transit,
26 created under the Build Illinois Transit Program.
27 (b) In each of the following fiscal years the
28 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
29 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois
30 Transit Operations Fund the following amounts:
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1 (1) In fiscal year 2004, $59,000,000.
2 (2) In fiscal year 2005, $120,000,000.
3 (3) In fiscal year 2006, $170,000,000.
4 (4) In fiscal year 2007, $250,000,000.
5 (5) In fiscal year 2008, $301,000,000.
6 (c) The Department of Transportation must make the
7 operating funds available to units of local government or
8 carriers for supplemental operating costs associated with new
9 or expanded mass transportation service and facilities
10 created under the Build Illinois Transit Program. The grants
11 must be made upon the terms and conditions as in the judgment
12 of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their proper and
13 effective use. Subject to appropriation, the Department must
14 make the following grants for the operation of new or
15 expanded mass transportation service and facilities to:
16 (1) The Chicago Transit Authority for operating up
17 to an additional 585 buses and 537 rail cars as follows:
18 (A) In fiscal year 2004, $37,000,000.
19 (B) In fiscal year 2005, $76,000,000.
20 (C) In fiscal year 2006, $114,000,000.
21 (D) In fiscal year 2007, $152,000,000.
22 (E) In fiscal year 2008, $191,000,000.
23 (2) Pace for operating up to 1,160 buses and 1,040
24 paratransit service vehicles as follows:
25 (A) In fiscal year 2004, $12,000,000.
26 (B) In fiscal year 2005, $25,000,000.
27 (C) In fiscal year 2006, $37,000,000.
28 (D) In fiscal year 2007, $49,000,000.
29 (E) In fiscal year 2008, $62,000,000.
30 (3) Transit systems outside the Chicago urbanized
31 area to operate 900 replacement buses and 800 new buses
32 in addition to administrative and maintenance facilities
33 as follows:
34 (A) In fiscal year 2004, $10,000,000.
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1 (B) In fiscal year 2005, $19,000,000.
2 (C) In fiscal year 2006, $29,000,000.
3 (D) In fiscal year 2007, $39,000,000.
4 (E) In fiscal year 2008, $48,000,000.
5 Section 15. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
6 by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
8 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois
9 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement
10 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the
11 categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2
12 through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $21,065,007,500
13 $15,265,007,500.
14 The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16
15 of this Act are herein called "Bonds".
16 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up
17 to $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may
18 be issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate
19 Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings
20 Bonds.
21 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up
22 to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
23 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
24 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
25 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
26 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
27 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will
28 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
29 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only
30 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall
31 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of
32 Illinois General Obligation Bonds.
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-53, eff 6-30-99;
2 91-710, eff. 5-17-00; 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.)
3 (30 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 654)
4 Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $11,113,399,000
5 $5,313,399,000 is authorized for use by the Department of
6 Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and
7 assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
8 transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
9 monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the
10 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
11 improvement of the following transportation facilities and
12 equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and
13 interests in real property required or expected to be
14 required in connection therewith as follows:
15 (a) $3,432,129,000 for State highways, arterial
16 highways, freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating
17 highways and railroads and roads, and bridges on roads
18 maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road
19 districts for the following specific purposes:
20 (1) $3,330,000,000 for use statewide,
21 (2) $3,677,000 for use outside the Chicago
22 urbanized area,
23 (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized
24 area,
25 (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago,
26 (5) $58,987,500 for use within the counties of
27 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
28 (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of
29 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
30 (b) $1,529,670,000 for rail facilities and for mass
31 transit facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of the
32 Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-305),
33 including rapid transit, rail, bus and other equipment used
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1 in connection therewith by the State or any unit of local
2 government, special transportation district, municipal
3 corporation or other corporation or public authority
4 authorized to provide and promote public transportation
5 within the State or two or more of the foregoing jointly, for
6 the following specific purposes:
7 (1) $1,433,870,000 statewide,
8 (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of
9 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
10 (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of
11 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
12 (b-5) $5,800,000,000 for public and mass transit
13 facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of the Department
14 of Transportation Law in the Civil Administrative Code of
15 Illinois, including rapid transit, rail, bus, and other
16 equipment used in connection therewith by the State, any unit
17 of local government, special transportation district,
18 municipal corporation, or other public authority authorized
19 to provide and promote public transportation within the
20 State, or 2 or more of the foregoing jointly, as the State
21 share of the cost, for the following specific purposes:
22 (1) $1,400,000,000 for use within the City of
23 Chicago and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority
24 to complete the capital construction needs listed as
25 unfunded in the approved 2000-2004 capital budget plan
26 for the Chicago Transit Authority.
27 (2) $600,000,000 for use within the City of Chicago
28 and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority to
29 purchase up to 585 new buses and 537 new rail cars,
30 including hiring sufficient maintenance personnel to keep
31 the equipment safe and operating.
32 (3) $1,450,000,000 for use within the City of
33 Chicago and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority
34 to initiate planning, design, and implementation of (i)
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1 the 3 major expansion projects identified in the Chicago
2 Area Transportation Study 2020 Regional Plan, (ii) the
3 Northwest Corridor Transit Project, and (iii) a 3-year
4 plan beginning in 2003 to increase transit ridership by
5 reducing fares to a level comparable to the level of
6 inflation since 1980.
7 (4) $400,000,000 for use within the counties of
8 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will by Metra to
9 accelerate the repair and upgrade of Metra tracks,
10 signals, bridges, and stations and the purchase of new
11 rolling stock to expand service levels; and initiate
12 planning to construct interchanges between CTA and Metra
13 where their tracks are in close proximity.
14 (5) $800,000,000 for use within the counties of
15 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will by Pace to
16 expand the level of service offered by Pace to meet the
17 fiscal year 2010 goal stated in the Pace capital plan for
18 2000-2010 by purchasing 2,200 new fixed route and
19 paratransit buses for Pace; construct garages and
20 maintenance facilities to maintain them; and complete
21 construction of the proposed 96 Park-N-Ride facilities.
22 (6) $400,000,000 for use outside the Chicago
23 urbanized area to replace 900 existing buses, paratransit
24 vehicles, and maintenance vehicles and purchase 800 new
25 buses, paratransit vehicles, and maintenance vehicles
26 along with necessary computer and administrative centers
27 and garages to keep the system operating safely.
28 (7) $500,000,000 for use outside the Chicago
29 urbanized area and $250,000,000 for use within the
30 Chicago urbanized area to provide full funding for
31 non-motorized transportation projects funded through the
32 Department of Natural Resources Park and Conservation
33 Parkways Fund that are eligible for funding under the
34 FHWA 1999 Guidance - Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of
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1 Federal Transportation Legislation.
2 (c) $351,600,000 for airport or aviation facilities and
3 any equipment used in connection therewith, including
4 engineering and land acquisition costs, by the State or any
5 unit of local government, special transportation district,
6 municipal corporation or other corporation or public
7 authority authorized to provide public transportation within
8 the State, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly,
9 and for the making of deposits into the Airport Land Loan
10 Revolving Fund for loans to public airport owners pursuant to
11 the Illinois Aeronautics Act.
12 (Source: P.A. 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00;
13 91-712, eff. 7-1-00; 92-13, eff. 6-22-01.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
15 1, 2002.