SB1803 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1803

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Sand Mine and Transportation Study Act. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall conduct a sand mine and transportation study on the effects of sand mine operations in LaSalle county and its bordering counties, and produce a report on its findings. Allows the Department to consult with other agencies to carry out its purposes. Requires the Department to submit its report by January 1, 2016. Contains a repealer provision. 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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Sand Mine and Transportation Study Act.

Section 5. Sand Mine and Transportation Study.

(a) The Department of Transportation shall conduct a sand mine and transportation study on the effects of sand mine operations in LaSalle county and its bordering counties, and produce a report on its findings. The report shall include:

(1) impacts of road usage and traffic pattern disruptions by sand mine trucking companies;

(2) potential road improvement plans to alleviate the additional highway traffic caused by sand mine operations;

(3) potential for adding new railway terminals and sand pipelines to alleviate the highway traffic caused by sand mine operations;

(4) estimates of current and future tourism trends for the State parks and tourism areas in LaSalle county and the effects of sand mine operations on visitors to those parks and tourism areas; and

(5) recommendations to the General Assembly as to whether further legislation or rulemaking is needed to regulate sand mining in this State.

(b) The Department may consult with any agency it deems necessary to carry out the study.

(c) The Department shall submit its report and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016.

Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1, 2017.

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