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91_HB0055

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Section 18c-1202.

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

 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 18c-1202 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/18c-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1202)
 8        Sec.  18c-1202.   Enumeration  of  Powers. The Commission
 9    shall have the power to:
10        (1)  Administer and enforce provisions of this Chapter;
11        (2)  Regulate the entry, exit, and services of  carriers;
12    as  to  public  carriers,  this  power  is limited to matters
13    relating to insurance and safety standards;
14        (3)  Regulate rates  and  practices  of  household  goods
15    carriers,  rail  carriers,  passenger  carriers,  and  common
16    carriers by pipeline;
17        (4)  Establish and maintain systems of accounting as well
18    as  reporting  and  record-keeping requirements for household
19    goods carriers, rail carriers, passenger carriers, and common
20    carriers by pipeline;
21        (5)  Establish   and    maintain    systems    for    the
22    classification of carriers, commodities and services;
23        (6)  Regulate practices, terms and conditions relating to
24    the  leasing of equipment and to the interchange of equipment
25    among carriers; as to public carriers, this power is  limited
26    to matters relating to insurance and safety standards;
27        (7)  Protect  the  public  safety  through  insurance and
28    safety standards;
29        (8)  Regulate brokers in accordance  with  provisions  of
30    this Chapter;
31        (9)  Adopt  appropriate  regulations  setting  forth  the
 
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 1    standards  and  procedures  by  which  it will administer and
 2    enforce this Chapter, with such regulations being uniform for
 3    all modes of transportation or different  for  the  different
 4    modes  as  will,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Commission, best
 5    effectuate the purposes of this Chapter;
 6        (10)  Conduct hearings and  investigations,  on  its  own
 7    motion or the motion of a person;
 8        (11)  Adjudicate   disputes,  hear  complaints  or  other
 9    petitions for relief, and settle such matters by  stipulation
10    or agreement;
11        (12)  Create  special  procedures  for  the  receipt  and
12    handling of consumer complaints;
13        (13)  Issue certificates describing the extent to which a
14    person is exempt under the provisions of this Chapter;
15        (14)  Construe  this  Chapter, Commission regulations and
16    orders, except that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not  be
17    applicable  in  the  construction  or  interpretation  of any
18    license, certificate or permit originally  issued  under  the
19    Illinois  Motor  Carrier  of Property Law and now governed by
20    subchapter 4 of this Chapter or issued under subchapter 4  of
21    this Chapter prior to July 1, 1989;
22        (15)  Employ such persons as are needed to administer and
23    enforce  this Chapter, in such capacities as they are needed,
24    whether as hearings examiners, special examiners, enforcement
25    officers, investigators, or otherwise;
26        (16)  Create   advisory    committees    made    up    of
27    representatives   of   the   various   transportation  modes,
28    shippers, receivers, or other members of the public;
29        (17)  Initiate and  participate  in  proceedings  in  the
30    federal or State courts, and in proceedings before federal or
31    other  State  agencies, to the extent necessary to effectuate
32    the purposes of this Chapter, provided that participation  in
33    specific   proceedings   is  directed,  in  writing,  by  the
34    Commission;
 
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 1        (18)  Direct any telecommunications carrier to disconnect
 2    the telephone number published in any commercial  listing  of
 3    any  household  goods  carrier  that  does  not  have a valid
 4    license issued by the Commission;.
 5        (19)  Regulate bicycle trails that cross railroad tracks.
 6    
 7    (Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)

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

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