HB5190 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5190

Introduced , by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 10/9.3 new

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall engage an outside consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study on tolling the portion of Interstate 80 located in this State. Provides that the feasibility study shall consider various factors. Provides that a written report on the feasibility study shall be delivered before December 1, 2018 to the General Assembly. Provides that if the General Assembly, after review of the feasibility study, determines that tolling is the best means of achieving major interstate system improvements in this State, the General Assembly shall create a strategic plan for tolling the portion of Interstate 80 located in this State and submit the strategic plan to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget before December 1, 2019. Repeals provisions on January 1, 2021. Effective immediately.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Toll Highway Act is amended by adding Section 9.3 as follows:

(605 ILCS 10/9.3 new)

Sec. 9.3. Interstate 80 tolling feasibility study.

(a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly, the Authority shall engage an outside consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study on tolling the portion of Interstate 80 located in this State, including revenue projects based on an analysis of optimal tolling rates, vehicle counts and types by state of registration, and traffic diversion.

(b) The feasibility study described in subsection (a) must consider the following:

(1) the economic impact and feasibility of tolling the portion of Interstate 80 located in this State;

(2) the ability to provide discounts, credits, or otherwise lessen the impact of tolling on local, commuter, and in-State operators;

(3) information related to the number and impact of out-of-state operators expected to use the portion of Interstate 80 located in this state;

(4) the rationale for federal authorization of any tolling plan that may be submitted by this State to the United States Department of Transportation;

(5) the optimal levels at which tolls may reasonably be expected to be set for passenger vehicles and other vehicles;

(6) appropriate tolling rules regarding population center local traffic;

(7) this State's ability to enter into monetization agreements or long term contracts for initial construction, long term maintenance, installation, and operation of tolling facilities;

(8) any estimates of which highway facilities would be conducive to tolling operations; and

(9) ways to maximize the use of this State's workers and products made in this State.

(c) A written report on the feasibility study shall be delivered before December 1, 2018 to the General Assembly.

(d) If, after review of the feasibility study, the General Assembly determines that tolling is the best means of achieving major interstate system improvements in this State, the General Assembly shall create a strategic plan for tolling the portion of Interstate 80 located in this State, and submit the strategic plan to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget before December 1, 2019.

(e) This Section is repealed January 1, 2021.

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