HB0457enr 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB0457 Enrolled LRB096 04650 AJT 14709 b

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 adding Section 4-105 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/4-105 new)

Sec. 4-105. Naming of interstate highways and State highways; State Troopers.

(a) Upon written request by the Director of State Police, an interstate highway, State highway, or segment of an interstate highway or State highway shall be named in honor and memory of one or more Illinois State Troopers killed in the line of duty.

(b) The Director of State Police shall submit a written request to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect one or more suitable signs, consistent with federal regulations, giving notice of the name of the State Trooper, the date of death or date of the incident leading to the death to be shown on the signs, and the desired location of the signs.

(c) The Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation shall consult with the Director of State Police on the design of the signs naming the interstate highway, State highway, or road segment in honor and memory of each State Trooper and shall erect the appropriate signs by an agreed upon date. The costs associated with the signs shall be borne by the labor organization representing the State Trooper, and the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the labor organization shall enter into an agreement regarding payment of those costs before those costs are incurred.

(d) If the road segment identified in the request has already been named for another individual or organization, either by action of the General Assembly or the Governor, the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Director of State Police shall consult on and determine an alternate location that is acceptable to both agencies.

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