HB3265 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3265

Introduced , by Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 135/15

Amends the Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding Act. Provides that the Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by May 1, 2015 (rather than June 1, 2015). Effective immediately.

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 Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

(605 ILCS 135/15)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2016)

Sec. 15. Duties; report.

(a) The Task Force shall:

(1) analyze the current trends between the infrastructure needs of Illinois and the revenue received from federal and State gas taxes and the level of highway and road investment that would reduce congestion, keep Illinois' economy competitive, and keep drivers safe;

(2) research and recommend possible alterations and alternatives for how to modernize the State of Illinois' system of financing maintenance, improvements, and expansion of its public infrastructure systems, including, but not limited to, best practices in other states, user-based alternatives, or other equitable and sustainable methods for funding transportation;

(3) make recommendations to the Department of Transportation regarding how to implement possible alterations or alternatives; and

(4) submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by May June 1, 2015.

(Source: P.A. 98-1152, eff. 1-9-15.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.