Full Text of HB2131 103rd General Assembly
HB2131ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Hoan Huynh Filed: 3/6/2023
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2131
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2131 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
| 5 | | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | 6 | | Section 2705-211 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-211 new) | 8 | | Sec. 2705-211. Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force. | 9 | | (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the Secretary of | 10 | | Transportation shall establish and convene the Zero Traffic | 11 | | Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated | 12 | | process for early engagement of all parties to develop | 13 | | policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. | 14 | | (b) The Task Force shall include, but is not limited to, | 15 | | representatives from the Illinois State Police, | 16 | | State-supported institutions of higher learning, the |
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| 1 | | Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Health, | 2 | | local governments, bicycle safety organizations, statewide | 3 | | motorist service membership organizations, transportation | 4 | | advocacy organizations, and labor organizations. | 5 | | (c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and | 6 | | submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic | 7 | | Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or | 8 | | before January 1, 2025.
The report shall include, but is not | 9 | | limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues: | 10 | | (1) The existing process for establishing speed | 11 | | limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed | 12 | | limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile. | 13 | | (2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local | 14 | | streets and roads. | 15 | | (3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to | 16 | | the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining | 17 | | speed limits should be considered, and if so, what | 18 | | alternatives should be looked at. | 19 | | (4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase | 20 | | vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety. | 21 | | (5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate | 22 | | vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road. | 23 | | (6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the | 24 | | 85th percentile at the local, State, national, and | 25 | | international levels. | 26 | | (7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural |
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| 1 | | settings. | 2 | | (8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the | 3 | | 85th percentile. | 4 | | (d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
| 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 6 | | becoming law.".
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