SB3267 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB3267

Introduced 2/15/2018, by Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 5/5-701	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701
605 ILCS 5/5-701.4	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.4
605 ILCS 5/5-701.6	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.6
605 ILCS 5/5-701.7	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.7
605 ILCS 5/5-701.8	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.8
605 ILCS 5/5-701.13	from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.13
605 ILCS 5/5-701.18 new

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any county board in a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants may also use any motor fuel tax money allotted to it for: (i) retiring bonds and paying obligations incurred for the purpose of constructing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities, or freight rail facilities; (ii) paying the local or county's proportionate share of any federally eligible transportation project; or (iii) acquiring, constructing, maintaining, improving, or operating public or freight rail transportation facilities. Provides that motor fuel tax money may be used to conduct studies relating to: the operation of highways; bicycle and pedestrian facilities; public transportation facilities; and freight rail facilities. Provides that a county board may turn over a portion of the motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to the Regional Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, or the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing Sections 5-701, 5-701.4, 5-701.6, 5-701.7, 5-701.8, and 5-701.13 and by adding Section 5-701.18 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/5-701) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701)

Sec. 5-701. Money allotted from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the several counties as provided in Section 8 of the "Motor Fuel Tax Law", approved March 25, 1929, as now or hereafter amended, other than money allotted to counties for the use of road districts, shall be used only for one or more of the purposes stated in Sections 5-701.1 through 5-701.18 5-701.16, as the several counties may desire.

(Source: P.A. 85-962.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.4) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.4)

Sec. 5-701.4. Any county board may also use any motor fuel tax money allotted to it or any part thereof for the purpose of retiring bonds and paying obligations incurred for the purpose of constructing State or county highways, the construction of which was under the supervision of and with the approval of the Department under the provisions of Section 5-403 of this Code or similar provisions of prior law. The county board of a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants may also use any motor fuel tax money allotted to it or any part thereof for the purpose of retiring bonds and paying obligations incurred for the purpose of constructing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, public transportation facilities, or freight rail facilities.

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.6) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.6)

Sec. 5-701.6. Any county board with the approval of the Department may also use motor fuel tax money allotted to it for the purpose of the payment for investigations requisite to determine the reasonably anticipated need for any of the work described in Sections 5-701.1 to 5-701.18 5-701.5, inclusive, of this Code. Such investigations may include, but shall not be limited to, the making of traffic surveys, the study of transportation facilities, research concerning the development of the several areas within the county and contiguous territory as affected by growth and changes in population and economic activity and the collection and review of data relating to all factors affecting the judicious planning of construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance, and operation of: highways; bicycle and pedestrian facilities; public transportation facilities; or freight rail facilities. The investigations for which any such payments are made may also be conducted in cooperation with other counties, municipalities, the State of Illinois, the United States, other states of the United States, agencies of any such governments or other persons in pursuance of agreements to share the costs thereof and authority to enter into such agreements is hereby conferred upon counties.

(Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.7) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.7)

Sec. 5-701.7. (a) Any county board with the approval of the Department may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to pay the local or county's share of the cost of projects on the federal aid urban and the federal aid secondary highway systems in the county constructed under the provisions of the Federal Aid Road Act. The county board is authorized to cooperate with the Department in selecting these systems of federal aid highways to be improved.

(b) Any county board with the approval of the Department may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to pay the local or county's share of any project constructed under Section 3-104.3 of this Code.

(c) Any county board, with the approval of the Department, may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it, matching tax funds, or any other funds of the county for highways to pay the local or county's proportionate share of any federally eligible transportation project on, adjacent to, or intended to serve county highways in the county. The county board of a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to pay the local or county's proportionate share of any federally eligible transportation project.

(Source: P.A. 91-315, eff. 1-1-00.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.8) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.8)

Sec. 5-701.8. Any county board may also turn over a portion of the motor fuel tax funds allotted to it to: (a) a local Mass Transit District if the county created such District pursuant to the "Local Mass Transit District Act", approved July 21, 1959, as now or hereafter amended;

(b) a local Transit Commission if such commission is created pursuant to Section 14-101 of The Public Utilities Act; or

(c) the Chicago Transit Authority established pursuant to the "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945, as now or hereafter amended; .

(d) the Regional Transportation Authority established pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act;

(e) the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority established pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act; or

(f) the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation Authority established pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.13) (from Ch. 121, par. 5-701.13)

Sec. 5-701.13. Motor fuel tax funds; counties over 500,000. The county board of any county may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for placing, erecting, and maintaining signs, or surface markings, or both to indicate officially designated bicycle routes along county highways. In addition, the county board of a county with a population over 500,000 may also use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for the construction and maintenance of bicycle routes along county highways or along State highways by agreement with the Department. The county board of a county with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants may use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of any bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

(Source: P.A. 88-502; 88-676, eff. 12-14-94.)

(605 ILCS 5/5-701.18 new)

Sec. 5-701.18. Public and freight rail transportation facilities; counties over 1,000,000. The county board in a county of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants may also use motor fuel tax money allotted to it for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, maintaining, improving, or operating public or freight rail transportation facilities.