MOTOR FUEL TAX-TRANSFERS Senate SponsorsSen. Larry D. Woolard House Sponsors(Rep. Jay C. Hoffman-Joseph M. Lyons-William B. Black-Donald L. Moffitt-David E. Miller and Robin Kelly) 11/6/2003SenateBill Dead - Amendatory Veto 35 ILCS 505/8from Ch. 120, par. 424Amends the Motor Fuel Tax Law. Provides that $2,250,000 shall be transferred each fiscal year from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Transportation Regulatory Fund (now, $2,250,000 transferred in fiscal year 2003 and $750,000 to be transferred in fiscal year 2004 and thereafter). Effective immediately.Fiscal Note (Department of Transportation) No fiscal impact on the Department's highway program funding.Fiscal Note (Department of Revenue) No fiscal impact.Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Restores the transfers from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Transportation Regulatory Fund to the amounts provided under current law, with the exception that $2,250,000 shall be transferred in State fiscal year 2004 (now, $750,000 transferred in State fiscal year 2004).Fiscal Note (Commerce Commission) SB 392 would have a positive fiscal impact in that it secures the continued transfer of $2,250,000 each fiscal year from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund to the Transportation Regulatory Fund. Without this transfer, other sources of funding for this program would need to be identified, or the fees and taxes paid by the railroad industry toward support of this program (currently totaling approximately $972,000) would have to be increased by over 300% to replace the amount transferred from the GCPF. The absence of funding would decimate Illinois' rail safety program and reduce by more than 60% the number of crossing safety projects that could be completed each each year. Fiscal Note (Dept of Commerce and Community Affairs) No fiscal impact.Governor Amendatory Veto Message Recommends that the bill be amended to provide that $750,000 shall be transferred from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund into the Transportation Regulatory Fund in fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, notwithstanding the changes made to this language by Public Act 93-32. 2/18/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Larry D. Woolard 2/18/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/18/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/19/2003SenateAssigned to Revenue 2/27/2003SenatePostponed - Revenue 3/6/2003SenateDo Pass Revenue; 008-000-000 3/6/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2003 3/6/2003SenateFiscal Note Requested by Sen. Chris Lauzen 3/20/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Transportation 3/20/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Department of Revenue 3/20/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry D. Woolard 3/20/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/20/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed from the Illinois Commerce Commission 3/24/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue 3/25/2003SenateFiscal Note Filed 3/25/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Revenue; 008-000-000 3/25/2003SenateSecond Reading 3/25/2003SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Woolard 3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2003 4/3/2003SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/4/2003HouseArrived in House 4/4/2003HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 4/4/2003HouseFirst Reading 4/4/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/8/2003HouseAssigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee 4/10/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons 4/10/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black 4/10/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt 4/14/2003HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller 4/15/2003HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 4/15/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2003HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003 5/20/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 5/20/2003SenatePassed Both Houses 5/23/2003HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly 6/18/2003SenateSent to the Governor 8/15/2003SenateGovernor Amendatory Veto 10/23/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Amendatory Veto November 4, 2003 11/6/2003SenateBill Dead - Amendatory Veto