Full Text of HB3597 97th General Assembly
HB3597 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB3597 Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. William D. Burns SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 70 ILCS 3605/30 | from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330 | 70 ILCS 3605/55 new | | 70 ILCS 3615/2.35 new | | 70 ILCS 3615/2.37 new | | 70 ILCS 3615/3A.20 new | | 70 ILCS 3615/3B.20 new | |
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Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, by January 1, 2012, the Regional Transportation Authority, in consultation with the Service Boards (Commuter Rail Division, Suburban Bus Division, and Chicago Transit Authority), must develop a policy for reducing the cost of transfers on all public transportation services provided by the Service Boards. Sets forth the requirements for the policy and the implementation of the policy by the Service Boards. Provides that, by January 1, 2015, the Authority must develop and make available for use by riders a universal fare card that may be used interchangeably on all bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, and paratransit services provided by the Service Boards. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 30 and by adding Section 55 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (70 ILCS 3605/30) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330)
| 8 | | Sec. 30.
The Board shall make all rules and regulations | 9 | | governing
the operation of the transportation system, shall | 10 | | determine all routings
and change the same whenever it is | 11 | | deemed advisable by the Board,
subject to the provisions of any | 12 | | ordinance granting rights to the
Authority. Except as provided | 13 | | in Sections 2.35 and Section 4.11(b)(5) of the " Regional | 14 | | Transportation
Authority Act " , the Board shall fix rates, fares | 15 | | and charges for
transportation, provided that they shall be at | 16 | | all times sufficient in
the aggregate to provide revenues (a) | 17 | | for the payment of the interest on
and principal of all bonds, | 18 | | certificates and other obligations payable
from said revenues | 19 | | and to meet all other charges upon such revenues as
provided by | 20 | | any trust agreement executed by the Authority in connection
| 21 | | with the issuance of bonds or certificates under this Act, (b) | 22 | | for the
payment of all operating costs including all charges | 23 | | which may be
incurred pursuant to Sections 29 and 39 of this |
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| 1 | | Act and all other costs
and charges incidental to the operation | 2 | | of the transportation system,
(c) for the payment of all costs | 3 | | and charges incurred pursuant to
Sections 37 and 38 of this Act | 4 | | and any other costs and charges for
acquisition, installation, | 5 | | construction or for replacement or
reconstruction of | 6 | | equipment, structures or rights of way not financed
through | 7 | | issuance of bonds or certificates under Section 12 of this Act,
| 8 | | and (d) for any compensation required to be paid to any | 9 | | municipality for
the use of streets, subways and other public | 10 | | ways. The Board may
provide free transportation within any | 11 | | municipality in and by which they
are employed for firemen and | 12 | | public health nurses, when in uniform, and
policemen when in | 13 | | uniform or, when not in uniform, upon presentation of
| 14 | | identification as policemen, and shall provide free | 15 | | transportation to
sworn law enforcement personnel of the Cook | 16 | | County Sheriff's Department
when in uniform or, when not in | 17 | | uniform, upon presentation of
identification as sworn law | 18 | | enforcement personnel of the Cook County
Sheriff's Department, | 19 | | and may provide free transportation for employees
of the | 20 | | Authority when in uniform or upon presentation of | 21 | | identification
as such employees, and may enter into agreements | 22 | | with the United States
Post Office Department for the | 23 | | transportation of mail, and the payment
of compensation to the | 24 | | Authority in lieu of fares for the transportation
of letter | 25 | | carriers, when in uniform at all times.
| 26 | | The Board may also provide free transportation, or |
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| 1 | | transportation at
reduced fares, to all or designated classes | 2 | | of pupils in attendance at
public schools of school districts | 3 | | within or partly within the
territorial limits of the | 4 | | Authority, or in attendance at private schools
offering grades | 5 | | of instruction comparable to those offered in public
schools, | 6 | | under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board, and,
| 7 | | if otherwise authorized by law, the Board may contract with | 8 | | public
school boards and representatives of private schools, | 9 | | for reimbursement
of pupil transportation costs from public | 10 | | funds.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 83-886.)
| 12 | | (70 ILCS 3605/55 new) | 13 | | Sec. 55. Transfers. By January 1, 2013, the Authority must | 14 | | implement the reduced-cost transfer policy adopted by the | 15 | | Regional Transportation Authority under Section 2.35 of the | 16 | | Regional Transportation Authority Act. | 17 | | Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 18 | | amended by adding Sections 2.35, 2.37, 3A.20, and 3B.20 as | 19 | | follows: | 20 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.35 new) | 21 | | Sec. 2.35. Reduced-cost transfers. | 22 | | (a) By January 1, 2012, the Authority, in consultation with | 23 | | the Service Boards, must develop a policy for reducing the cost |
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| 1 | | of transfers on all public transportation services provided by | 2 | | the Service Boards. The policy must allow riders to transfer | 3 | | from one public transportation service provided by a Service | 4 | | Board to another service provided by the same or a different | 5 | | Service Board within 2 hours for a combined fare that is no | 6 | | more than 60% of the sum of the individual cost of each ride. | 7 | | The reduced-cost transfer policy must also set forth the fare | 8 | | sharing agreements between the Service Boards and apply to | 9 | | monthly passes and single-ride tickets. | 10 | | (b) By January 1, 2013, the reduced-cost transfer policy | 11 | | created under subsection (a) must be implemented by the Chicago | 12 | | Transit Authority and the Suburban Bus Board. The Commuter Rail | 13 | | Board must implement the reduced-cost transfer policy on at | 14 | | least the Metra Electric District Line by January 1, 2013 and | 15 | | all other rail lines by January 1, 2015. | 16 | | (c) By January 1, 2015, the reduced-cost transfer policy | 17 | | must apply to the universal fare card developed by the | 18 | | Authority under Section 2.37. | 19 | | (d) The Authority must adopt rules to implement the | 20 | | requirements set forth in this Section. | 21 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.37 new) | 22 | | Sec. 2.37. Universal fare card. By January 1, 2015, the | 23 | | Authority must develop and make available for use by riders a | 24 | | universal fare card that may be used interchangeably on all | 25 | | bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, and paratransit services |
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| 1 | | provided by the Service Boards. The Authority must adopt rules | 2 | | to implement the requirements set forth in this Section. | 3 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3A.20 new) | 4 | | Sec. 3A.20. Transfers. By January 1, 2013, the Suburban Bus | 5 | | Board must implement the reduced-cost transfer policy adopted | 6 | | by the Authority under Section 2.35. | 7 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.20 new) | 8 | | Sec. 3B.20. Transfers. By January 1, 2013, the Commuter | 9 | | Rail Board must implement the reduced-cost transfer policy | 10 | | adopted by the Authority under Section 2.35 on at least the | 11 | | Metra Electric District Line. The Commuter Rail Board must | 12 | | implement the policy on all other rail lines by January 1, | 13 | | 2015.
| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 15 | | becoming law.
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