97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1383

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
70 ILCS 3615/3B.02  from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02

    Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Causes the term of office of each member of the Commuter Rail Board serving on the effective date of the amendatory Act to expire on the date that occurs 30 calendar days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Sets forth the appointment of the new members of the Commuter Rail Board. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
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
17    County Boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties with
18    the concurrence of not less than a majority of the chairmen
19    from such counties, from nominees by the Chairmen. Each
20    such chairman may nominate not more than two persons for
21    each position. Each such director shall reside in a county
22    in the metropolitan region other than Cook or DuPage
23    County.

 

 

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1        (3) Three directors appointed by the members of the
2    Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County
3    outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board of
4    Commissioners becomes elected from single member
5    districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts,
6    a majority of the residents of which reside outside
7    Chicago. In either case, such appointment shall be with the
8    concurrence of four such Commissioners. Each such director
9    shall reside in that part of Cook County outside Chicago.
10        (4) One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of
11    Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of
12    the City of Chicago. Such director shall reside in the City
13    of Chicago.
14        (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors,
15    from the members of the board, with the concurrence of 5 of
16    such directors.
17    (b) Until 30 days after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, After April 1,
192008 the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be
20a board consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to
21Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
22        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
23    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
24    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County. To
25    implement the changes in appointing authority under this
26    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in

 

 

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1    office of the Director appointed under item (1) of
2    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage
3    County, a Director shall be appointed under this
4    subparagraph.
5        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
6    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
7    McHenry County Board and shall reside in McHenry County. To
8    implement the change in appointing authority under this
9    Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in
10    office of the Director appointed under item (2) of
11    subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry
12    County, a Director shall be appointed under this
13    subparagraph.
14        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County
15    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County
16    Board and shall reside in Will County. To implement the
17    change in appointing authority under this Section, upon the
18    expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
19    Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of this
20    Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall be
21    appointed under this subparagraph.
22        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
23    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the
24    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
25        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
26    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the

 

 

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1    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
2        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
3    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City
4    Council of the City of Chicago and shall reside in the City
5    of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing
6    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
7    term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed
8    under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who
9    resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be
10    appointed under this subparagraph.
11        (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of
12    the City of Chicago, as follows:
13            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside
14        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of
15        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of
16        the members of the Cook County Board.
17            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of
18        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg,
19        or Elk Grove. To implement the changes in appointing
20        authority under this Section, upon the expiration of
21        the term of or vacancy in office of the Director
22        appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this
23        Section who resides in the geographic area described in
24        this subparagraph, a Director shall be appointed under
25        this subparagraph.
26            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of

 

 

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1        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden,
2        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
3            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of
4        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney,
5        Lemont, Palos, or Orland. To implement the changes in
6        appointing authority under this Section, upon the
7        expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
8        Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection
9        (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area
10        described in this subparagraph and whose term of office
11        had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director shall
12        be appointed under this subparagraph.
13            (v) One Director who resides in the township of
14        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom. To
15        implement the changes in appointing authority under
16        this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or
17        vacancy in office of the Director appointed under
18        paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who
19        resides in the geographic area described in this
20        subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as of
21        August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under
22        this subparagraph.
23            (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions
24        of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7)
25        shall be appointed by the members of the Cook County
26        Board. Each individual Director shall be appointed by

 

 

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1        those members of the Cook County Board whose Board
2        districts overlap in whole or in part with the
3        geographic territory described in the relevant
4        subparagraph. The vote of County Board members
5        eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of
6        subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7)
7        shall be weighted by the number of electors residing in
8        those portions of their Board districts within the
9        geographic territory described in the relevant
10        subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).
11        (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors,
12    from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of
13    such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing
14    authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
15    term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed
16    under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a
17    Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
18    (b-5) Notwithstanding any provision of this Article to the
19contrary, the term of office of each Director serving on the
20effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
21Assembly expires on the date that occurs 30 calendar days after
22the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
23Assembly. Beginning 31 calendar days after the effective date
24of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the
25governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board
26consisting of 11 directors appointed, pursuant to this

 

 

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1subsection (b-5) and Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
2        (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
3    the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
4    DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County.
5        (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
6    the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
7    McHenry County Board and shall reside in McHenry County.
8        (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County
9    Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County
10    Board and shall reside in Will County.
11        (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
12    the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the
13    Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
14        (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
15    the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the
16    Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
17        (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of the
18    City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City
19    Council of the City of Chicago and shall reside in the City
20    of Chicago.
21        (7) Five Directors shall reside in Cook County outside
22    of the City of Chicago, as follows:
23            (i) One Director who resides in Cook County outside
24        of the City of Chicago, appointed by the President of
25        the Cook County Board with the advice and consent of
26        the members of the Cook County Board, except that for

 

 

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1        the initial term, the Director may be replaced by the
2        President of the Cook County Board, with the advice and
3        consent of the members of the Cook County Board, no
4        sooner than January 15, 2011.
5            (ii) One Director who resides in the township of
6        Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg,
7        or Elk Grove.
8            (iii) One Director who resides in the township of
9        Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden,
10        Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
11            (iv) One Director who resides in the township of
12        Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney,
13        Lemont, Palos, or Orland.
14            (v) One Director who resides in the township of
15        Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom.
16        The Directors identified under the provisions of
17    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall
18    be appointed by the members of the Cook County Board. Each
19    individual Director shall be appointed by those members of
20    the Cook County Board whose Board districts overlap in
21    whole or in part with the geographic territory described in
22    the relevant subparagraph. The vote of County Board members
23    eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of
24    subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7) shall
25    be weighted by the number of electors residing in those
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1    territory described in the relevant subparagraph (ii)
2    through (v) of this paragraph (7).
3    (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an
4officer, a member of the board of directors or trustee or an
5employee of any transportation agency, or be an employee of the
6State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of
7any unit of local government or receive any compensation from
8any elected or appointed office under the Constitution and laws
9of Illinois.
10    (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of
11this Section and under Section 3B.03 shall be certified by the
12appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board which shall
13maintain the certifications as part of the official records of
14the Commuter Rail Board.
15(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.