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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB2105
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. Chris Lauzen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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605 ILCS 5/4-510 |
from Ch. 121, par. 4-510 |
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Establishes procedures to be followed by the Department of Transportation before, during, and after a hearing on a proposed protected corridor through which a proposed roadway is to be constructed. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2105 |
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LRB094 10989 DRH 41592 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 4-510 as follows:
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| (605 ILCS 5/4-510) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-510)
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| Sec. 4-510. The Department may establish presently the |
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| approximate
locations and widths of rights of way for future |
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| additions to the State
highway system to inform the public and |
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| prevent costly and conflicting
development of the land |
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| involved.
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| The Department shall hold a public hearing whenever |
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| approximate
locations and widths of rights of way for future |
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| highway additions are
to be established. Before the public |
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| hearing for corridor protection, the Department shall prepare |
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| an assessment of current and future traffic needs in the area |
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| of the proposed highway addition and an analysis of the |
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| alternatives for meeting those needs. The hearing shall be held |
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| in or near the county or
counties where the land to be used is |
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| located and notice of the hearing
shall be published in a |
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| newspaper or newspapers of general circulation
in the county or |
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| counties involved. The Department shall notify by registered |
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| mail each property owner affected by the proposed corridor, |
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| informing the owner of the location of the corridor and the |
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| time and place of the hearing. Any interested person or his
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| representative may be heard. The Department shall evaluate the |
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| testimony
given at the hearing. The hearing shall include a |
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| period for questions and comments from
interested persons in a |
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| town hall format, before an audience
of those attending. If |
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| modifications are made in the proposed
corridor prior to |
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| recording, the Department shall notify by
registered mail |
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| owners of property affected by the proposed
changes and by |