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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0331 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Expressway Safety Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount of cameras along expressways in Cook County. Provides that images from the cameras may be used to investigate offenses and detect roadway hazards, but not to enforce petty offenses. Provides that the program shall be funded by the Road Fund. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023.
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| | HB0331 | | LRB101 04694 TAE 49703 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Expressway Safety Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Camera program. |
| 7 | | (a) The Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of |
| 8 | | Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority |
| 9 | | shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount |
| 10 | | of cameras along expressways in Cook County. |
| 11 | | (b) Images from the cameras may be used by law enforcement |
| 12 | | agencies in the investigation of offenses and to detect roadway |
| 13 | | hazards. Images from the cameras shall not be used to enforce |
| 14 | | petty offenses. |
| 15 | | (c) Subject to appropriation, any funds needed to conduct |
| 16 | | the program shall be taken from the Road Fund.
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| 17 | | Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2023.
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