HB0457 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB096 04650 AJT 14709 b

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0457

Introduced 2/4/2009, by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore - Brandon W. Phelps - Dan Reitz - Thomas Holbrook - Michael K. Smith

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 5/4-105 new

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires, upon written request by the Director of State Police, an interstate highway, State highway, or segment of an interstate highway or State highway to be named in honor and memory of one or more Illinois State Troopers killed in the line of duty. Requires the Director of State Police to submit a request to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation to erect one or more signs containing certain information about each memorialized Trooper. Requires the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation to consult with the Director of the State Police on the design of the signs and to erect the signs by an agreed upon date. Requires the costs associated with the signs to be borne by the labor organization representing the Trooper. Requires the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation and the labor organization to enter into an agreement regarding payment of those costs before those costs are incurred. Specifies that if the road segment identified in the request has already been named for another individual or organization, then 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. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

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 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.