Full Text of HB3597 97th General Assembly
HB3597ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. William D. Burns Filed: 4/7/2011
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3597
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3597 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is | 5 | | amended by changing Section 30 as follows:
| 6 | | (70 ILCS 3605/30) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330)
| 7 | | Sec. 30.
The Board shall make all rules and regulations | 8 | | governing
the operation of the transportation system, shall | 9 | | determine all routings
and change the same whenever it is | 10 | | deemed advisable by the Board,
subject to the provisions of any | 11 | | ordinance granting rights to the
Authority. Except as provided | 12 | | in Sections 2.04 and Section 4.11(b)(5) of the " Regional | 13 | | Transportation
Authority Act " , the Board shall fix rates, fares | 14 | | and charges for
transportation, provided that they shall be at | 15 | | all times sufficient in
the aggregate to provide revenues (a) | 16 | | for the payment of the interest on
and principal of all bonds, |
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| 1 | | certificates and other obligations payable
from said revenues | 2 | | and to meet all other charges upon such revenues as
provided by | 3 | | any trust agreement executed by the Authority in connection
| 4 | | with the issuance of bonds or certificates under this Act, (b) | 5 | | for the
payment of all operating costs including all charges | 6 | | which may be
incurred pursuant to Sections 29 and 39 of this | 7 | | Act and all other costs
and charges incidental to the operation | 8 | | of the transportation system,
(c) for the payment of all costs | 9 | | and charges incurred pursuant to
Sections 37 and 38 of this Act | 10 | | and any other costs and charges for
acquisition, installation, | 11 | | construction or for replacement or
reconstruction of | 12 | | equipment, structures or rights of way not financed
through | 13 | | issuance of bonds or certificates under Section 12 of this Act,
| 14 | | and (d) for any compensation required to be paid to any | 15 | | municipality for
the use of streets, subways and other public | 16 | | ways. The Board may
provide free transportation within any | 17 | | municipality in and by which they
are employed for firemen and | 18 | | public health nurses, when in uniform, and
policemen when in | 19 | | uniform or, when not in uniform, upon presentation of
| 20 | | identification as policemen, and shall provide free | 21 | | transportation to
sworn law enforcement personnel of the Cook | 22 | | County Sheriff's Department
when in uniform or, when not in | 23 | | uniform, upon presentation of
identification as sworn law | 24 | | enforcement personnel of the Cook County
Sheriff's Department, | 25 | | and may provide free transportation for employees
of the | 26 | | Authority when in uniform or upon presentation of |
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| 1 | | identification
as such employees, and may enter into agreements | 2 | | with the United States
Post Office Department for the | 3 | | transportation of mail, and the payment
of compensation to the | 4 | | Authority in lieu of fares for the transportation
of letter | 5 | | carriers, when in uniform at all times.
| 6 | | The Board may also provide free transportation, or | 7 | | transportation at
reduced fares, to all or designated classes | 8 | | of pupils in attendance at
public schools of school districts | 9 | | within or partly within the
territorial limits of the | 10 | | Authority, or in attendance at private schools
offering grades | 11 | | of instruction comparable to those offered in public
schools, | 12 | | under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board, and,
| 13 | | if otherwise authorized by law, the Board may contract with | 14 | | public
school boards and representatives of private schools, | 15 | | for reimbursement
of pupil transportation costs from public | 16 | | funds.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 83-886.)
| 18 | | Section 10. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 19 | | amended by changing Section 2.04 and adding Sections 2.35, | 20 | | 2.37, 3B.20, and 3B.25 as follows:
| 21 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.04)
| 22 | | Sec. 2.04. Fares and Nature of Service. | 23 | | (a) Whenever a Service Board provides any public | 24 | | transportation by
operating public transportation facilities, |
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| 1 | | the Service Board
shall provide for the level and nature of | 2 | | fares or charges to be made for
such services, and the nature | 3 | | and standards of public transportation to
be so provided that | 4 | | meet the goals and objectives adopted by the Authority in the | 5 | | Strategic Plan. Provided, however that if the Board adopts a | 6 | | budget and
financial plan for a Service Board in accordance | 7 | | with the provisions in
Section 4.11(b)(5), the Board may | 8 | | consistent with the terms of any purchase
of service contract | 9 | | provide for the level and nature of fares
to be made for such | 10 | | services under the jurisdiction of that Service Board,
and the | 11 | | nature and standards of public transportation to be so | 12 | | provided.
| 13 | | (b) Whenever a Service Board provides any public | 14 | | transportation
pursuant to grants made after June 30, 1975, to | 15 | | transportation agencies
for operating expenses (other than | 16 | | with regard to experimental programs)
or pursuant to any | 17 | | purchase of service agreement, the purchase of service
| 18 | | agreement or grant contract shall provide for the level and | 19 | | nature of fares
or charges to be made for such services, and | 20 | | the nature and standards of
public transportation to be so | 21 | | provided. A Service Board
shall require all transportation | 22 | | agencies with which it contracts, or from
which it purchases | 23 | | transportation services or to which it makes grants to
provide | 24 | | half fare transportation for their student riders if any of | 25 | | such
agencies provide for half fare transportation to their | 26 | | student riders.
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| 1 | | (c) In so providing for the fares or charges and the nature | 2 | | and standards of
public transportation, any purchase of service | 3 | | agreements or grant contracts
shall provide, among other | 4 | | matters, for the terms or cost of transfers
or interconnections | 5 | | between different modes of transportation and
different public | 6 | | transportation agencies, schedules or routes of such
service, | 7 | | changes which may be made in such service, the nature and
| 8 | | condition of the facilities used in providing service, the | 9 | | manner of
collection and disposition of fares or charges, the | 10 | | records and reports
to be kept and made concerning such | 11 | | service, for interchangeable
tickets or other coordinated or | 12 | | uniform methods of collection of
charges, and shall further | 13 | | require that the transportation agency comply with any | 14 | | determination made by the Board of the Authority under and | 15 | | subject to the provisions of Section 2.12b of this Act. In | 16 | | regard to any such service, the Authority and the Service
| 17 | | Boards shall give
attention to and may undertake programs to | 18 | | promote use of public
transportation and to provide coordinated | 19 | | ticket sales and passenger
information. In the case of a grant | 20 | | to a transportation agency which
remains subject to Illinois | 21 | | Commerce Commission supervision and
regulation, the Service | 22 | | Boards shall exercise the powers
set forth in this
Section in a | 23 | | manner consistent with such supervision and regulation by
the | 24 | | Illinois Commerce Commission. | 25 | | (d) By January 1, 2013, the Authority, in consultation with | 26 | | the Service Boards and the general public, must develop a |
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| 1 | | policy regarding transfer fares on all fixed-route public | 2 | | transportation services provided by the Service Boards. The | 3 | | policy shall also set forth the fare sharing agreements between | 4 | | the Service Boards that apply to interagency fare passes and | 5 | | tickets. The policy established by the Authority shall be | 6 | | submitted to each of the Service Boards for its approval or | 7 | | comments and objection. After receiving the policy, the Service | 8 | | Boards have 90 days to approve or take other action regarding | 9 | | the policy. If all of the Service Boards agree to the policy, | 10 | | then a regional agreement shall be created and signed by each | 11 | | of the Service Boards.
The terms of the agreement may be | 12 | | changed upon petition by any of the Service Boards and by | 13 | | agreement of the other Service Boards. | 14 | | (e) By January 1, 2015, the Authority must develop and | 15 | | implement a regional fare payment system. The regional fare | 16 | | payment system must use and conform with established | 17 | | information security industry standards and requirements of | 18 | | the financial industry. The system must allow consumers to use | 19 | | contactless credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid cards to pay | 20 | | for all fixed-route public transportation services. Beginning | 21 | | in 2012 and each year thereafter until 2015, the Authority must | 22 | | submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly | 23 | | describing the progress of the Authority and each of the | 24 | | Service Boards in implementing the regional fare payment | 25 | | system. The Authority must adopt rules to implement the | 26 | | requirements set forth in this Section.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
| 2 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.35 new) | 3 | | Sec. 2.35. Vehicle arrival information. By July 1, 2012, | 4 | | all Service Boards must make available web-based, real-time | 5 | | vehicle arrival information for use by riders for all | 6 | | fixed-route public transportation services. The Authority | 7 | | shall have access to all universally acceptable data feeds for | 8 | | vehicle arrival information. | 9 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.37 new) | 10 | | Sec. 2.37. Wireless Internet study. By January 1, 2012, the | 11 | | Authority must prepare and submit a report to the Governor and | 12 | | General Assembly regarding the feasibility of providing | 13 | | wireless Internet services on all fixed-route public | 14 | | transportation services. | 15 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.20 new) | 16 | | Sec. 3B.20. Wireless Internet. The Commuter Rail Board must | 17 | | provide wireless Internet service on all passenger trains it | 18 | | owns or operates by January 1, 2012, but only if the service | 19 | | can be provided with no cost to the Commuter Rail Division. | 20 | | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.25 new) | 21 | | Sec. 3B.25. Automated external defibrillators. The | 22 | | Commuter Rail Board must conduct a study concerning the |
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| 1 | | installation and use of automated external defibrillators on | 2 | | passenger trains operated by the Commuter Rail Board. No later | 3 | | than one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act | 4 | | of the 97th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board must | 5 | | report to the Governor and the General Assembly the results of | 6 | | the study. For the purposes of this Section, "automated | 7 | | external defibrillator" has the meaning ascribed to that term | 8 | | in Section 10 of the Automated External Defibrillator Act.
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 10 | | becoming law.".
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