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SPECIAL DISTRICTS
(70 ILCS 3615/) Regional Transportation Authority Act.

70 ILCS 3615/4.11

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.11)
    Sec. 4.11. Budget Review Powers.
    (a) Based upon estimates which shall be given to the Authority by the Director of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (formerly Bureau of the Budget) of the receipts to be received by the Authority from the taxes imposed by the Authority and the authorized estimates of amounts to be available from State and other sources to the Service Boards, and the times at which such receipts and amounts will be available, the Board shall, not later than the next preceding September 15th prior to the beginning of the Authority's next fiscal year, advise each Service Board of the amounts estimated by the Board to be available for such Service Board during such fiscal year and the two following fiscal years and the times at which such amounts will be available. The Board shall, at the same time, also advise each Service Board of its required system generated revenues recovery ratio for the next fiscal year which shall be the percentage of the aggregate costs of providing public transportation by or under jurisdiction of that Service Board which must be recovered from system generated revenues. The Board shall, at the same time, consider the written determination of the Executive Director, made pursuant to Section 2.01d, of the costs of ADA paratransit services that are required to be provided under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations, and shall amend the current year budgets of the Authority and the Service Boards to provide for additional funding for the provision of ADA paratransit services, if needed. The Board shall, at the same time, beginning with the 2007 fiscal year, also advise each Service Board that provides ADA paratransit services of its required system generated ADA paratransit services revenue recovery ratio for the next fiscal year which shall be the percentage of the aggregate costs of providing ADA paratransit services by or under jurisdiction of that Service Board which must be recovered from fares charged for such services, except that such required system generated ADA paratransit services revenue recovery ratio shall not exceed the minimum percentage established pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(ii) of this Act. In determining a Service Board's system generated revenue recovery ratio, the Board shall consider the historical system generated revenues recovery ratio for the services subject to the jurisdiction of that Service Board. The Board shall not increase a Service Board's system generated revenues recovery ratio for the next fiscal year over such ratio for the current fiscal year disproportionately or prejudicially to increases in such ratios for other Service Boards. The Board may, by ordinance, provide that (i) the cost of research and development projects in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1986 and ending December 31, 1986 conducted pursuant to Section 2.09 of this Act, (ii) the costs for passenger security, and (iii) expenditures of amounts granted to a Service Board from the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund for operating purposes may be exempted from the farebox recovery ratio or the system generated revenues recovery ratio of the Chicago Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Commuter Rail Board, or any of them. During fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Board may also allocate the exemption of $200,000,000 and the reducing amounts of costs provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly from the farebox recovery ratio or system generated revenues recovery ratio of each Service Board.
    (b)(1) Not later than the next preceding November 15 prior to the commencement of such fiscal year, each Service Board shall submit to the Authority its proposed budget for such fiscal year and its proposed financial plan for the two following fiscal years. Such budget and financial plan shall (i) be prepared in the format, follow the financial and budgetary practices, and be based on any assumptions and projections required by the Authority and (ii) not project or assume a receipt of revenues from the Authority in amounts greater than those set forth in the estimates provided by the Authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.
    (2) The Board shall review the proposed budget and two-year financial plan submitted by each Service Board. The Board shall approve the budget and two-year financial plan of a Service Board if:
        (i) such budget and plan show a balance between (A)
    
anticipated revenues from all sources including operating subsidies and (B) the costs of providing the services specified and of funding any operating deficits or encumbrances incurred in prior periods, including provision for payment when due of principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness;
        (ii) such budget and plan show cash balances
    
including the proceeds of any anticipated cash flow borrowing sufficient to pay with reasonable promptness all costs and expenses as incurred;
        (iii) such budget and plan provide for a level of
    
fares or charges and operating or administrative costs for the public transportation provided by or subject to the jurisdiction of such Service Board sufficient to allow the Service Board to meet its required system generated revenue recovery ratio and, beginning with the 2007 fiscal year, system generated ADA paratransit services revenue recovery ratio;
        (iv) such budget and plan are based upon and employ
    
assumptions and projections which are reasonable and prudent;
        (v) such budget and plan have been prepared in
    
accordance with sound financial practices as determined by the Board;
        (vi) such budget and plan meet such other financial,
    
budgetary, or fiscal requirements that the Board may by rule or regulation establish; and
        (vii) such budget and plan are consistent with the
    
goals and objectives adopted by the Authority in the Strategic Plan.
    (3) (Blank).
    (4) Unless the Board by an affirmative vote of 12 of the then Directors determines that the budget and financial plan of a Service Board meets the criteria specified in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (b), the Board shall withhold from that Service Board 25% of the cash proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under Section 4.03 and Section 4.03.1 and received after February 1 and 25% of the amounts transferred to the Authority from the Public Transportation Fund under Section 4.09(a) (but not including Section 4.09(a)(3)(iv)) after February 1 that the Board has estimated to be available to that Service Board under Section 4.11(a). Such funding shall be released to the Service Board only upon approval of a budget and financial plan under this Section or adoption of a budget and financial plan on behalf of the Service Board by the Authority.
    (5) If the Board has not found that the budget and financial plan of a Service Board meets the criteria specified in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (b), the Board, by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors, shall adopt a budget and financial plan meeting such criteria for that Service Board.
    (c)(1) If the Board shall at any time have received a revised estimate, or revises any estimate the Board has made, pursuant to this Section of the receipts to be collected by the Authority which, in the judgment of the Board, requires a change in the estimates on which the budget of any Service Board is based, the Board shall advise the affected Service Board of such revised estimates, and such Service Board shall within 30 days after receipt of such advice submit a revised budget incorporating such revised estimates. If the revised estimates require, in the judgment of the Board, that the system generated revenues recovery ratio of one or more Service Boards be revised in order to allow the Authority to meet its required ratio, the Board shall advise any such Service Board of its revised ratio and such Service Board shall within 30 days after receipt of such advice submit a revised budget incorporating such revised estimates or ratio.
    (2) Each Service Board shall, within such period after the end of each fiscal quarter as shall be specified by the Board, report to the Authority its financial condition and results of operations and the financial condition and results of operations of the public transportation services subject to its jurisdiction, as at the end of and for such quarter. If in the judgment of the Board such condition and results are not substantially in accordance with such Service Board's budget for such period, the Board shall so advise such Service Board and such Service Board shall within the period specified by the Board submit a revised budget incorporating such results.
    (3) If the Board shall determine that a revised budget submitted by a Service Board pursuant to subparagraph (1) or (2) of this paragraph (c) does not meet the criteria specified in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of this Section, the Board shall withhold from that Service Board 25% of the cash proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under Section 4.03 or 4.03.1 and received by the Authority after February 1 and 25% of the amounts transferred to the Authority from the Public Transportation Fund under Section 4.09(a) (but not including Section 4.09(a)(3)(iv)) after February 1 that the Board has estimated to be available to that Service Board under Section 4.11(a). If the Service Board submits a revised financial plan and budget which plan and budget shows that the criteria will be met within a four quarter period, the Board shall release any such withheld funds to the Service Board. The Board by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors may require a Service Board to submit a revised financial plan and budget which shows that the criteria will be met in a time period less than four quarters.
    (d) All budgets and financial plans, financial statements, audits and other information presented to the Authority pursuant to this Section or which may be required by the Board to permit it to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be prepared and presented in such manner and frequency and in such detail as shall have been prescribed by the Board, shall be prepared on both an accrual and cash flow basis as specified by the Board, shall present such information as the Authority shall prescribe that fairly presents the condition of any pension plan or trust for health care benefits with respect to retirees established by the Service Board and describes the plans of the Service Board to meet the requirements of Sections 4.02a and 4.02b, and shall identify and describe the assumptions and projections employed in the preparation thereof to the extent required by the Board. If the Executive Director certifies that a Service Board has not presented its budget and two-year financial plan in conformity with the rules adopted by the Authority under the provisions of Section 4.01(f) and this subsection (d), and such certification is accepted by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of the then Directors of the Authority, the Authority shall not distribute to that Service Board any funds for operating purposes in excess of the amounts distributed for such purposes to the Service Board in the previous fiscal year. Except when the Board adopts a budget and a financial plan for a Service Board under paragraph (b)(5), a Service Board shall provide for such levels of transportation services and fares or charges therefor as it deems appropriate and necessary in the preparation of a budget and financial plan meeting the criteria set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of this Section. The Authority shall have access to and the right to examine and copy all books, documents, papers, records, or other source data of a Service Board relevant to any information submitted pursuant to this Section.
    (e) Whenever this Section requires the Board to make determinations with respect to estimates, budgets or financial plans, or rules or regulations with respect thereto such determinations shall be made upon the affirmative vote of at least 12 of the then Directors and shall be incorporated in a written report of the Board and such report shall be submitted within 10 days after such determinations are made to the Governor, the Mayor of Chicago (if such determinations relate to the Chicago Transit Authority), and the Auditor General of Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)

70 ILCS 3615/4.12

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.12)
    Sec. 4.12. RTA Strategic Capital Improvement Program. The program created by this amendatory Act of 1989 in Sections 4.12 and 4.13 shall be known as the RTA Strategic Capital Improvement Program (the "Strategic Capital Improvement Program"). The Strategic Capital Improvement Program will enhance the ability of the Authority to acquire, repair or replace public transportation facilities in the metropolitan region and shall be financed through the issuance of bonds or notes authorized for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects under Section 4.04 of this Act. The Program is intended as a supplement to the ongoing capital development activities of the Authority and the Service Boards financed with grants, loans and other moneys made available by the federal government or the State of Illinois. The Authority and the Service Boards shall continue to seek, receive and expend all available grants, loans and other moneys.
    Any contracts for architectural or engineering services for projects approved pursuant to Section 4.13 shall comply with the requirements set forth in "An Act concerning municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions", as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)

70 ILCS 3615/4.13

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.13)
    Sec. 4.13. Annual Capital Improvement Plan.
    (a) With respect to each calendar year, the Authority shall prepare as part of its Five Year Program an Annual Capital Improvement Plan (the "Plan") which shall describe its intended development and implementation of the Strategic Capital Improvement Program. The Plan shall include the following information:
        (i) a list of projects for which approval is sought
    
from the Governor, with a description of each project stating at a minimum the project cost, its category, its location and the entity responsible for its implementation;
        (ii) a certification by the Authority that the
    
Authority and the Service Boards have applied for all grants, loans and other moneys made available by the federal government or the State of Illinois during the preceding federal and State fiscal years for financing its capital development activities;
        (iii) a certification that, as of September 30 of the
    
preceding calendar year or any later date, the balance of all federal capital grant funds and all other funds to be used as matching funds therefor which were committed to or possessed by the Authority or a Service Board but which had not been obligated was less than $350,000,000, or a greater amount as authorized in writing by the Governor (for purposes of this subsection (a), "obligated" means committed to be paid by the Authority or a Service Board under a contract with a nongovernmental entity in connection with the performance of a project or committed under a force account plan approved by the federal government);
        (iv) a certification that the Authority has adopted a
    
balanced budget with respect to such calendar year under Section 4.01 of this Act;
        (v) a schedule of all bonds or notes previously
    
issued for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects and all debt service payments to be made with respect to all such bonds and the estimated additional debt service payments through June 30 of the following calendar year expected to result from bonds to be sold prior thereto;
        (vi) a long-range summary of the Strategic Capital
    
Improvement Program describing the projects to be funded through the Program with respect to project cost, category, location, and implementing entity, and presenting a financial plan including an estimated time schedule for obligating funds for the performance of approved projects, issuing bonds, expending bond proceeds and paying debt service throughout the duration of the Program; and
        (vii) the source of funding for each project in the
    
Plan. For any project for which full funding has not yet been secured and which is not subject to a federal full funding contract, the Authority must identify alternative, dedicated funding sources available to complete the project. The Governor may waive this requirement on a project by project basis.
    (b) The Authority shall submit the Plan with respect to any calendar year to the Governor on or before January 15 of that year, or as soon as possible thereafter; provided, however, that the Plan shall be adopted on the affirmative votes of 12 of the then Directors. The Plan may be revised or amended at any time, but any revision in the projects approved shall require the Governor's approval.
    (c) The Authority shall seek approval from the Governor only through the Plan or an amendment thereto. The Authority shall not request approval of the Plan from the Governor in any calendar year in which it is unable to make the certifications required under items (ii), (iii) and (iv) of subsection (a). In no event shall the Authority seek approval of the Plan from the Governor for projects in an aggregate amount exceeding the proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects issued under Section 4.04 of this Act.
    (d) The Governor may approve the Plan for which approval is requested. The Governor's approval is limited to the amount of the project cost stated in the Plan. The Governor shall not approve the Plan in a calendar year if the Authority is unable to make the certifications required under items (ii), (iii) and (iv) of subsection (a). In no event shall the Governor approve the Plan for projects in an aggregate amount exceeding the proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects issued under Section 4.04 of this Act.
    (e) With respect to capital improvements, only those capital improvements which are in a Plan approved by the Governor shall be financed with the proceeds of bonds or notes issued for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects.
    (f) Before the Authority or a Service Board obligates any funds for a project for which the Authority or Service Board intends to use the proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects, but which project is not included in an approved Plan, the Authority must notify the Governor of the intended obligation. No project costs incurred prior to approval of the Plan including that project may be paid from the proceeds of bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects issued under Section 4.04 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/4.14

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.14) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.14)
    Sec. 4.14. Rate Protection Contract. "Rate Protection Contract" means interest rate price exchange agreements; currency exchange agreements; forward payment conversion agreements; contracts providing for payment or receipt of funds based on levels of, or changes in, interest rates, currency exchange rates, stock or other indices; contracts to exchange cash flows or a series of payments; contracts, including without limitation, interest rate caps; interest rate floor; interest rate locks; interest rate collars; rate of return guarantees or assurances, to manage payment, currency, rate, spread or similar exposure; the obligation, right, or option to issue, put, lend, sell, grant a security interest in, buy, borrow or otherwise acquire, a bond, note or other security or interest therein as an investment, as collateral, as a hedge, or otherwise as a source or assurance of payment to or by the Authority or as a reduction of the Authority's or an obligor's risk exposure; repurchase agreements; securities lending agreements; and other agreements or arrangements similar to the foregoing.
    Notwithstanding any provision in Section 2.20 (a) (ii) of this Act to the contrary, in connection with or incidental to the issuance by the Authority of its bonds or notes under the provisions of Section 4.04 or the exercise of its powers under subsection (b) of Section 2.20, the Authority, for its own benefit or for the benefit of the holders of its obligations or their trustee, may enter into rate protection contracts. The Authority may enter into rate protection contracts only pursuant to a determination by a vote of 12 of the then Directors that the terms of the contracts and any related agreements reduce the risk of loss to the Authority, or protect, preserve or enhance the value of its assets, or provide compensation to the Authority for losses resulting from changes in interest rates. The Authority's obligations under any rate protection contract or credit enhancement or liquidity agreement shall not be considered bonds or notes for purposes of this Act. For purposes of this Section a rate protection contract is a contract determined by the Authority as necessary or appropriate to permit it to manage payment, currency or interest rate risks or levels.
(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/4.15

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.15)
    Sec. 4.15. Revolving door prohibition. No Director, Service Board director or member, former Director, or former Service Board director or member shall, during his or her term and for a period of one year immediately after the end of his or her term, engage in business dealings with, knowingly accept employment from, or receive compensation or fees for services from the Regional Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Board, the Commuter Rail Board or the Chicago Transit Board. This prohibition shall not apply to any business dealings engaged in by the Director or Service Board director or member in the course of his or her official duties or responsibilities as a Director or Service Board director or member.
(Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)

70 ILCS 3615/4.16

    (70 ILCS 3615/4.16)
    Sec. 4.16. Severance and employment-related settlement agreements. If any of the Service Boards seek to enter into a severance agreement in excess of $50,000 or an employment-related settlement agreement in excess of $200,000, that agreement shall be reviewed by the Board prior to execution for a period of 14 days. After 14 days, the agreement shall be considered reviewed. The Board shall review the agreement to determine whether the terms are reasonable and in the region's best interest. The Service Boards may only enter into severance agreements or employment-related settlement agreements that have been reviewed by the Board.
(Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)

70 ILCS 3615/Art. V

 
    (70 ILCS 3615/Art. V heading)
ARTICLE V. PROCEDURES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

70 ILCS 3615/5.01

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.01)
    Sec. 5.01. Hearings and Citizen Participation.
    (a) The Authority shall provide for and encourage participation by the public in the development and review of public transportation policy, and in the process by which major decisions significantly affecting the provision of public transportation are made. The Authority shall coordinate such public participation processes with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to the extent practicable.
    (b) The Authority shall hold such public hearings as may be required by this Act or as the Authority may deem appropriate to the performance of any of its functions. The Authority shall coordinate such public hearings with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to the extent practicable.
    (c) Unless such items are specifically provided for either in the Five-Year Capital Program or in the annual budget program which has been the subject of public hearings as provided in Sections 2.01 or 4.01 of this Act, the Board shall hold public hearings at which citizens may be heard prior to:
        (i) the construction or acquisition of any public
    
transportation facility, the aggregate cost of which exceeds $5 million; and
        (ii) the extension of, or major addition to services
    
provided by the Authority or by any transportation agency pursuant to a purchase of service agreement with the Authority.
    (d) Unless such items are specifically provided for in the annual budget and program which has been the subject of public hearing, as provided in Section 4.01 of this Act, the Board shall hold public hearings at which citizens may be heard prior to the providing for or allowing, by means of any purchase of service agreement or any grant pursuant to Section 2.02 of this Act, or so providing for or allowing any discontinuance of any public transportation route, or major portion thereof, which has been in service for more than a year.
    (e) At least twenty days prior notice of any public hearing, as required in this Section, shall be given by public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan region.
    (e-5) With respect to any increase in fares or charges for public transportation, whether by the Authority or by any Service Board or transportation agency, a public hearing must be held in each county in which the fare increase takes effect. Notice of the public hearing shall be given at least 20 days prior to the hearing and at least 30 days prior to the effective date of any fare increase. Notice shall be given by public advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan region and must also be sent to the Governor and to each member of the General Assembly whose district overlaps in whole or in part with the area in which the increase takes effect. The notice must state the date, time, and place of the hearing and must contain a description of the proposed increase. The notice must also specify how interested persons may obtain copies of any reports, resolutions, or certificates describing the basis upon which the increase was calculated.
    (f) The Authority may designate one or more Directors or may appoint one or more hearing officers to preside over any hearing pursuant to this Act. The Authority shall have the power in connection with any such hearing to issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, and the Authority may apply to any circuit court in the State to require compliance with such subpoenas.
    (g) The Authority may require any Service Board to hold one or more public hearings with respect to any item described in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e-5) of this Section 5.01, notwithstanding whether such item has been the subject of a public hearing under this Section 5.01 or Section 2.01 or 4.01 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08; 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.02

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.02)
    Sec. 5.02. Limitation on Home Rule Powers. Insofar as this Act authorizes the Authority to take or authorize any action notwithstanding or in lieu of any ordinance, rule, regulation or power of any unit of local government; or provides that any unit of local government restrictions are not effective with regard to the Authority or provides that any power or action of any unit of local government is subject to any power or action of the Authority, this Act is an express limitation on the powers of home rule municipalities and counties within the meaning of paragraph (g) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. No such action by the Authority shall be such a limit unless taken pursuant to an ordinance which is passed by at least seven members of the Board and which specifically states that it is a limit on the home rule unit; and provided further that this Act is not a limit on the power of home rule units to license, tax, franchise or regulate taxicabs except for services provided pursuant to purchase of service agreements. Except as provided in this Section, this Act is not a limit on any home rule unit.
(Source: P.A. 81-2nd S.S.-3.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.03

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.03)
    Sec. 5.03. Limitation on Actions.
    The Authority shall not be liable in any civil action for any injury to any person or property for any acts or omissions of any transportation agency or unit of local government, as a result of the Authority making grants to or having a purchase of service agreement with such agency or unit of local government. Nothing in this Act, however, limits the power of the Authority in its purchase of service agreements to pay the cost of any such injuries.
    No civil action shall be commenced in any court against the Authority by any person on account of any wrongful death or for any injury to any person unless it is commenced within one year from the date that the cause of action accrued; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit a transportation agency in bringing a civil action to enforce its rights under a purchase of service agreement with the Authority. This amendatory Act of 1995 applies only to causes of action accruing on or after January 1, 1996.
(Source: P.A. 89-109, eff. 1-1-96.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.04

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.04)
    Sec. 5.04. Severability.
    If any Section, sentence, clause or provision of this Act or any application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional application or provision, and to this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable.
(Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.05

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05)
    Sec. 5.05. Opt Out.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the County Board of the County of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will by ordinance authorizes that such county shall elect to terminate the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division in that County, the Secretary of such County Board shall certify that proposition to the proper election officials, who shall submit such proposition at an election in accordance with the general election law to decide whether or not the County shall opt out; and if a majority of the voters voting upon the proposition is in favor of terminating the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division those powers shall be terminated.
    The form of the ballot to be used at the referendum shall be substantially as follows:
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    Shall ..... County Terminate the
Powers of the Regional Transportation        YES
Authority and the Suburban Bus          ----------------------
Division in .... County                       NO
on ..... (date)
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    If a majority of the voters vote in favor of terminating the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division then all of the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division shall terminate in such county except those powers and functions which the Authority determines to be necessary to exercise with regard to:
        (i) public transportation by commuter rail, and
    
related public transportation facilities;
        (ii) public transportation other than by commuter
    
rail which is required in order to comply with federal or State laws and regulations, and related public transportation facilities; and
        (iii) public transportation other than by commuter
    
rail provided by the Suburban Bus Division pursuant to contract with the County or other governmental entity therein, and related public transportation facilities.
    (b) The termination of the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section with respect to any County shall occur on approval of the referendum by the electors provided on or prior to the date of such termination, such County shall have:
        (i) assumed the obligations of the Authority under
    
all laws, federal or State, and all contracts with respect to public transportation or public transportation facilities in such County, which statutory or contractual obligations extend beyond the termination date provided for in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section provided that such obligations shall not be deemed to include any indebtedness of the Authority for borrowed money;
        (ii) agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the
    
Authority against any and all claims, actions and liabilities arising out of or in connection with the termination of the Authority's powers and functions pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section; and
        (iii) taken or caused to be taken all necessary
    
actions and fulfilled or caused to be fulfilled all requirements under federal and State laws, rules and regulations with respect to such termination and any related transfers of assets or liabilities of the Authority. A County may, by mutual agreement with the Authority, permit the Authority to fulfill one or more contracts which by their terms extend beyond the termination date provided for in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section, in which case the powers and functions of the Authority in that County shall survive only to the extent deemed necessary by the Authority to fulfill said contract or contracts. The satisfaction of the requirements provided for in this paragraph shall be evidenced in such manner as the Authority may require.
    (c) Following an election to terminate the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division at a referendum held under paragraph (a) of this Section the County Board shall notify the Authority of the results of the referendum which notice shall specify a termination date, which is the last day of the calendar month, but no earlier than December 31, 1984. Unless the termination date is extended by mutual agreement between the County and the Authority, the termination of the powers and functions of the Authority in the County shall occur at midnight on the termination date, provided that the requirements of this Section have been met.
    (d) The proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under Sections 4.03 and 4.03.1 collected after the termination date within a County wherein the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division have been terminated under this Section shall be provided by the Authority to the Commuter Rail Board to support services under the jurisdiction of the Commuter Rail Board which are attributable to that County, as determined by the Commuter Rail Board. Any proceeds which are in excess of that necessary to support such services shall be paid by the Authority to that County to be expended for general transportation purposes in accordance with law. If no services under the jurisdiction of the Commuter Rail Board are provided in a County wherein the powers of the Authority have been terminated under this Section, all proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority in the County shall be paid by the Authority to the County to be expended for general transportation purposes in accordance with law. The Authority or the Suburban Bus Division has no obligation to see that the funds expended under this paragraph by the County are spent for general transportation purposes in accordance with law.
(Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.06

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.06)
    Sec. 5.06. Greater Chicago Mass Transit Transparency and Accountability Portal (CHI-TAP).
    (a) The Authority, within 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, shall establish and maintain a website, known as the Greater Chicago Mass Transit Transparency and Accountability Portal (CHI-TAP), and shall be tasked with compiling and updating the CHI-TAP database with information received from the Authority and all of its Service Boards.
    (b) For purposes of this Section:
        "Contracts" means payment obligations with vendors on
    
file to purchase goods and services exceeding $10,000 in value.
        "Recipients" means the Authority or any of its
    
Service Boards.
    (c) The CHI-TAP shall provide direct access to each of the following:
        (1) A database of all current employees of the
    
Authority and its Service Boards, sorted separately by:
            (i) Name.
            (ii) Employing entity.
            (iii) Employing division or department.
            (iv) Employment position title.
            (v) Current base salary or hourly rate and
        
year-to-date gross pay.
        (2) A database of all current Authority expenditures,
    
sorted separately by Service Board and category.
        (3) A database of all Authority and Service Board
    
contracts entered into after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, sorted separately by contractor name, awarding officer or agency, contract value, and goods or services provided.
        (4) A database of all employees of the Authority and
    
its Service Boards hired on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, sorted searchably by each of the following at the time of employment:
            (i) Name.
            (ii) Employing entity.
            (iii) Employing division.
            (iv) Employment position title.
            (v) Current base salary or hourly rate and
        
year-to-date gross pay.
            (vi) County of employment location.
            (vii) Status of position including, but not
        
limited to, bargained-for positions, at-will positions, or not bargained for positions.
            (viii) Employment status including, but not
        
limited to, full-time permanent, full-time temporary, part-time permanent and part-time temporary.
            (ix) Status as a military veteran.
        (5) A database of publicly available accident-related
    
and safety-related information currently required to be reported to the federal Secretary of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. 5335.
    (d) The CHI-TAP shall include all information required to be published by subsection (c) of this Section that is available to the Authority in a format the Authority can compile and publish on the CHI-TAP. The Authority shall update the CHI-TAP within 30 days as additional information becomes available in a format that can be compiled and published on the CHI-TAP by the Authority.
    (e) Each Service Board shall cooperate with the Authority in furnishing the information necessary for the implementation of this Section within a timeframe specified by the Authority.
    (f) The Authority and its Service Boards are independently responsible for the accuracy of the specific information provided by each agency to be displayed on CHI-TAP.
(Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)

70 ILCS 3615/5.10

    (70 ILCS 3615/5.10)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
    Sec. 5.10. Report of legislative recommendations.
    (a) By January 1, 2024, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and its MPO Policy Committee, in coordination with the Authority, shall develop and submit a report of legislative recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding changes to the recovery ratio, sales tax formula and distributions, governance structures, regional fare systems, and any other changes to State statute, Authority, or Service Board enabling legislation, policy, rules, or funding that will ensure the long-term financial viability of a comprehensive and coordinated regional public transportation system that moves people safely, securely, cleanly, and efficiently and supports and fosters efficient land use. In developing the report, the vision, principles, and recommendations of the Authority's strategic plan required by Section 2.01a shall be considered. The report shall also consider recommendations on how the Authority and Service Boards can better address racial equity, climate change, and economic development. The development of the report shall include meaningful public engagement led by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning and its MPO Policy Committee and should be developed with the support of a steering committee composed of representatives of business, community, environmental, labor, and civic organizations. The report shall be adopted by the MPO Policy Committee prior to submission to the Governor and General Assembly. The report shall be separate from the Strategic Plan required under Section 2.01a.
    (b) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
(Source: P.A. 102-1028, eff. 5-27-22.)