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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB1768 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Christopher Belt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that, in and within one mile of an urban area, the Department of Transportation shall establish and solely fund bicycle and pedestrian ways in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other change of any State transportation facility. Effective immediately.
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| | SB1768 | | LRB102 04025 HEP 14041 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 4-220 as follows:
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| 6 | | (605 ILCS 5/4-220) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4-220. Bicycle and pedestrian ways. |
| 8 | | (a) Bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be given full |
| 9 | | consideration in the planning and development of |
| 10 | | transportation facilities, including the incorporation of such |
| 11 | | ways into State plans and programs. |
| 12 | | (b) In or within one mile of an urban area, the Department |
| 13 | | shall establish and solely fund bicycle and pedestrian ways |
| 14 | | shall be established in conjunction with the construction, |
| 15 | | reconstruction, or other change of any State transportation |
| 16 | | facility except: |
| 17 | | (1) in pavement resurfacing projects that do not widen |
| 18 | | the existing traveled way or do not provide stabilized |
| 19 | | shoulders; or |
| 20 | | (2) where approved by the Secretary of Transportation |
| 21 | | based upon documented safety issues, excessive cost or |
| 22 | | absence of need. |
| 23 | | (c) Bicycle and pedestrian ways may be included in |