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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5 Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
6 Section 2705-320 as follows:
7 (20 ILCS 2705/2705-320 new)
8 Sec. 2705-320. Build Illinois Transit Program; new
9 facilities and service.
10 (a) The Department of Transportation must establish the
11 Build Illinois Transit Program to develop and maintain a
12 safe, affordable, comprehensive, attractive, and reliable
13 public transit system in Illinois. The Build Illinois
14 Transit Program shall provide for the repair, construction,
15 and acquisition of property and equipment for mass
16 transportation facilities and new or expanded mass
17 transportation service and facilities, including rapid
18 transit, rail, bus, and other equipment used in connection
19 with mass transit, by the State, a public entity, or 2 or
20 more of these entities authorized to provide and promote
21 public transportation within the State in order to expand
22 public transit service in the City of Chicago and the entire
23 State of Illinois and to ensure that the physical
24 infrastructure for public transit, including tracks, signals,
25 crossings, buses, and trains, are all safe and up-to-date.
26 Build Illinois Transit Program expenditures for mass
27 transportation service and facilities within the State must:
28 (1) Maximize federal funds for the assistance of
29 mass transportation facilities in Illinois.
30 (2) Facilitate the movement of all persons,
31 including those persons who, because of age, economic
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1 circumstance, or physical infirmity, are unable to drive.
2 (3) Contribute to an improved environment through
3 the reduction of air, water, and noise pollution.
4 (4) Reduce traffic congestion and suburban highway
5 and road sprawl.
6 (5) Facilitate the transportation of Illinois
7 residents to places of employment and to commercial,
8 medical, and shopping districts.
9 (6) Increase the frequency and reliability of
10 public transit service.
11 (b) For the purpose of this Section:
12 "Carrier" means any public or private entity authorized
13 to provide mass transportation within the State.
14 "Facilities" comprise all real and personal property used
15 in or appurtenant to a mass transportation system.
16 "Mass transportation" means transportation provided
17 within the State by rapid transit, rail, bus, or other
18 conveyance available to the public on a regular and
19 continuing basis.
20 "Unit of local government" has the meaning provided in
21 Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
22 (c) Under the Build Illinois Transit Program, the
23 Department may (i) enter into contracts for new mass
24 transportation facilities and (ii) make grants, funded by the
25 bonds authorized in subsection (b-5) of Section 4 of the
26 General Obligation Bond Act. For the payment of the
27 principal and interest on the bonds, the Comptroller must
28 order transferred and the Treasurer must transfer
29 $354,800,000 annually from the General Revenue Fund to the
30 Build Illinois Transit Program Fund, a special fund created
31 in the State Treasury, until the bonds are retired.
32 (d) The Department must make Build Illinois Transit
33 grants for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, unless otherwise
34 specified, to units of local government and carriers for
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1 repair, construction, and acquisition of property and
2 equipment for mass transportation facilities and new or
3 expanded mass transportation service and facilities. The
4 grants must be made upon the terms and conditions as in the
5 judgment of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their
6 proper and effective use. The Department must make grants
7 for the repair, construction, and acquisition of property and
8 equipment for mass transportation facilities and new or
9 expanded public transit and mass transportation service and
10 facilities to:
11 (1) the Chicago Transit Authority to:
12 (A) Complete the capital construction needs
13 listed as unfunded in the approved 2000-2004 capital
14 budget plan for the Chicago Transit Authority.
15 (B) Purchase up to 585 new buses and 537 new
16 rail cars, including hiring sufficient maintenance
17 personnel to keep the equipment safe and operating.
18 The new buses and rail cars shall be used to expand
19 service levels (specifically service miles and
20 service frequency) in the system.
21 (C) Initiate planning, design, and
22 implementation of (i) the 3 major expansion projects
23 identified in the Chicago Area Transportation Study
24 2020 Regional Plan, (ii) the expansion of the CTA
25 Blue line to Schaumburg, and (iii) a 3-year plan
26 beginning in 2001 to increase transit ridership by
27 reducing fares to a level comparable to the level of
28 inflation since 1980.
29 (2) Metra and Pace to implement the recommendations
30 and needs identified in their report, Future Agenda for
31 Suburban Transportation (prepared in 1993) to:
32 (A) Accelerate the repair and upgrade of Metra
33 tracks, signals, bridges, and stations and the
34 purchase of new rolling stock to expand service
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1 levels; and initiate planning to construct
2 interchanges between CTA and Metra where their
3 tracks are in close proximity.
4 (B) Expand the level of service offered by
5 Pace to meet the fiscal year 2010 goal stated in the
6 Pace capital plan for 2000-2010 by purchasing 2,200
7 new fixed route and paratransit buses for Pace;
8 construct garages and maintenance facilities to
9 maintain them; and complete construction of the
10 proposed 96 Park-N-Ride facilities.
11 (3) Other transit systems in Illinois to implement
12 the recommendations and needs identified in the Capital
13 Vision Project prepared by the Illinois Public Transit
14 Association to replace 900 existing buses, paratransit
15 vehicles, and maintenance vehicles and purchase 800 new
16 buses, paratransit vehicles, and maintenance vehicles
17 along with necessary computer and administrative centers
18 and garages to keep the system operating safely.
19 (4) Transit systems and government agencies in
20 Illinois to provide full funding for non-motorized
21 transportation projects funded through the Department of
22 Natural Resources Park and Conservation Parkways Fund
23 that are eligible for funding under the FHWA 1999
24 Guidance - Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of Federal
25 Transportation Legislation.
26 Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
27 Sections 5.545, 5.546, and 6z-51 as follows:
28 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
29 Sec. 5.545. The Build Illinois Transit Program Fund.
30 (30 ILCS 105/5.546 new)
31 Sec. 5.546. The Build Illinois Transit Operations
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1 Program Fund.
2 (30 ILCS 105/6z-51 new)
3 Sec. 6z-51. Build Illinois Transit Operations Program
4 Fund.
5 (a) The Build Illinois Transit Operations Program Fund
6 is created as a special fund in the State Treasury to provide
7 supplemental operating funds, in addition to any operating
8 funds provided through the Regional Transportation Authority
9 Act or the Downstate Public Transportation Act, to entities
10 authorized to provide and promote public transportation
11 within the State for new or expanded mass transportation
12 service and facilities, including rapid transit, rail, bus,
13 and other equipment used in connection with mass transit,
14 created under the Build Illinois Transit Program.
15 (b) In each of the following fiscal years the
16 Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall
17 transfer from the General Revenue Fund to the Build Illinois
18 Transit Operations Fund the following amounts:
19 (1) In fiscal year 2002, $31,000,000.
20 (2) In fiscal year 2003, $84,000,000.
21 (3) In fiscal year 2004, $188,000,000.
22 (4) In fiscal year 2005, $248,000,000.
23 (5) In fiscal year 2006, $266,000,000.
24 (c) The Department of Transportation must make the
25 operating funds available to units of local government or
26 carriers for supplemental operating costs associated with new
27 or expanded mass transportation service and facilities
28 created under the Build Illinois Transit Program. The grants
29 must be made upon the terms and conditions as in the judgment
30 of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their proper and
31 effective use. Subject to appropriation, the Department must
32 make the following grants for the operation of new or
33 expanded mass transportation service and facilities to:
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1 (1) The Chicago Transit Authority for operating up
2 to an additional 585 buses and 537 rail cars as follows:
3 (A) In fiscal year 2002, $15,000,000.
4 (B) In fiscal year 2003, $52,000,000.
5 (C) In fiscal year 2004, $137,000,000.
6 (D) In fiscal year 2005, $170,000,000.
7 (E) In fiscal year 2006, $170,000,000.
8 (2) Pace for operating up to 1,160 buses and 1,040
9 paratransit service vehicles as follows:
10 (A) In fiscal year 2002, $6,000,000.
11 (B) In fiscal year 2003, $13,000,000.
12 (C) In fiscal year 2004, $22,000,000.
13 (D) In fiscal year 2005, $39,000,000.
14 (E) In fiscal year 2006, $48,000,000.
15 (3) Transit systems outside the Chicago urbanized
16 area to operate 900 replacement buses and 800 new buses
17 in addition to administrative and maintenance facilities
18 as follows:
19 (A) In fiscal year 2002, $10,000,000.
20 (B) In fiscal year 2003, $19,000,000.
21 (C) In fiscal year 2004, $29,000,000.
22 (D) In fiscal year 2005, $39,000,000.
23 (E) In fiscal year 2006, $48,000,000.
24 Section 15. The General Obligation Bond Act is amended
25 by changing Sections 2 and 4 as follows:
26 (30 ILCS 330/2) (from Ch. 127, par. 652)
27 Sec. 2. Authorization for Bonds. The State of Illinois
28 is authorized to issue, sell and provide for the retirement
29 of General Obligation Bonds of the State of Illinois for the
30 categories and specific purposes expressed in Sections 2
31 through 8 of this Act, in the total amount of $18,522,847,592
32 $14,197,632,592.
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1 The bonds authorized in this Section 2 and in Section 16
2 of this Act are herein called "Bonds".
3 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up
4 to $2,200,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may
5 be issued and sold in accordance with the Baccalaureate
6 Savings Act in the form of General Obligation College Savings
7 Bonds.
8 Of the total amount of Bonds authorized in this Act, up
9 to $300,000,000 in aggregate original principal amount may be
10 issued and sold in accordance with the Retirement Savings Act
11 in the form of General Obligation Retirement Savings Bonds.
12 The issuance and sale of Bonds pursuant to the General
13 Obligation Bond Act is an economical and efficient method of
14 financing the capital needs of the State. This Act will
15 permit the issuance of a multi-purpose General Obligation
16 Bond with uniform terms and features. This will not only
17 lower the cost of registration but also reduce the overall
18 cost of issuing debt by improving the marketability of
19 Illinois General Obligation Bonds.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-1, eff. 2-20-97; 90-8, eff. 12-8-97; 90-549,
21 eff. 12-8-97; 90-586, eff. 6-4-98; 91-39, eff. 6-15-99;
22 91-53, eff 6-30-99; 91-710, eff. 5-17-00.)
23 (30 ILCS 330/4) (from Ch. 127, par. 654)
24 Sec. 4. Transportation. The amount of $9,657,270,000
25 $5,312,270,000 is authorized for use by the Department of
26 Transportation for the specific purpose of promoting and
27 assuring rapid, efficient, and safe highway, air and mass
28 transportation for the inhabitants of the State by providing
29 monies, including the making of grants and loans, for the
30 acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension and
31 improvement of the following transportation facilities and
32 equipment, and for the acquisition of real property and
33 interests in real property required or expected to be
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1 required in connection therewith as follows:
2 (a) $3,431,000,000 for State highways, arterial
3 highways, freeways, roads, bridges, structures separating
4 highways and railroads and roads, and bridges on roads
5 maintained by counties, municipalities, townships or road
6 districts for the following specific purposes:
7 (1) $3,330,000,000 for use statewide,
8 (2) $3,641,000 for use outside the Chicago
9 urbanized area,
10 (3) $7,543,000 for use within the Chicago urbanized
11 area,
12 (4) $13,060,600 for use within the City of Chicago,
13 (5) $57,894,500 for use within the counties of
14 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will, and
15 (6) $18,860,900 for use outside the counties of
16 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
17 (b) $1,529,670,000 for rail facilities and for mass
18 transit facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of the
19 Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS 2705/2705-305),
20 including rapid transit, rail, bus and other equipment used
21 in connection therewith by the State or any unit of local
22 government, special transportation district, municipal
23 corporation or other corporation or public authority
24 authorized to provide and promote public transportation
25 within the State or two or more of the foregoing jointly, for
26 the following specific purposes:
27 (1) $1,433,870,000 statewide,
28 (2) $83,350,000 for use within the counties of
29 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will,
30 (3) $12,450,000 for use outside the counties of
31 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will.
32 (b-5) $4,325,000,000 for public and mass transit
33 facilities, as defined in Section 2705-305 of the Department
34 of Transportation Law in the Civil Administrative Code of
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1 Illinois, including rapid transit, rail, bus, and other
2 equipment used in connection therewith by the State, any unit
3 of local government, special transportation district,
4 municipal corporation, or other public authority authorized
5 to provide and promote public transportation within the
6 State, or 2 or more of the foregoing jointly, for the
7 following specific purposes:
8 (1) $1,300,000,000 for use within the City of
9 Chicago and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority
10 to complete the capital construction needs listed as
11 unfunded in the approved 2000-2004 capital budget plan
12 for the Chicago Transit Authority.
13 (2) $575,000,000 for use within the City of Chicago
14 and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority to
15 purchase up to 585 new buses and 537 new rail cars,
16 including hiring sufficient maintenance personnel to keep
17 the equipment safe and operating.
18 (3) $375,000,000 for use within the City of Chicago
19 and Cook County by the Chicago Transit Authority to
20 initiate planning, design, and implementation of (i) the
21 3 major expansion projects identified in the Chicago Area
22 Transportation Study 2020 Regional Plan, (ii) the
23 expansion of the CTA Blue line to Schaumburg, and (iii) a
24 3-year plan beginning in 2001 to increase transit
25 ridership by reducing fares to a level comparable to the
26 level of inflation since 1980.
27 (4) $300,000,000 for use within the counties of
28 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will by Metra to
29 accelerate the repair and upgrade of Metra tracks,
30 signals, bridges, and stations and the purchase of new
31 rolling stock to expand service levels; and initiate
32 planning to construct interchanges between CTA and Metra
33 where their tracks are in close proximity.
34 (5) $775,000,000 for use within the counties of
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1 Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will by Pace to
2 expand the level of service offered by Pace to meet the
3 fiscal year 2010 goal stated in the Pace capital plan for
4 2000-2010 by purchasing 2,200 new fixed route and
5 paratransit buses for Pace; construct garages and
6 maintenance facilities to maintain them; and complete
7 construction of the proposed 96 Park-N-Ride facilities.
8 (6) $250,000,000 for use outside the Chicago
9 urbanized area to replace 900 existing buses, paratransit
10 vehicles, and maintenance vehicles and purchase 800 new
11 buses, paratransit vehicles, and maintenance vehicles
12 along with necessary computer and administrative centers
13 and garages to keep the system operating safely.
14 (7) $500,000,000 for use outside the Chicago
15 urbanized area and $250,000,000 for use within the
16 Chicago urbanized area to provide full funding for
17 non-motorized transportation projects funded through the
18 Department of Natural Resources Park and Conservation
19 Parkways Fund that are eligible for funding under the
20 FHWA 1999 Guidance - Bicycle and Pedestrian Provisions of
21 Federal Transportation Legislation.
22 (c) $351,600,000 for airport or aviation facilities and
23 any equipment used in connection therewith, including
24 engineering and land acquisition costs, by the State or any
25 unit of local government, special transportation district,
26 municipal corporation or other corporation or public
27 authority authorized to provide public transportation within
28 the State, or two or more of the foregoing acting jointly,
29 and for the making of deposits into the Airport Land Loan
30 Revolving Fund for loans to public airport owners pursuant to
31 the Illinois Aeronautics Act.
32 (Source: P.A. 90-8, eff. 12-8-97 (changed from 6-1-98 by P.A.
33 90-549); 90-586, eff. 6-4-98; 91-39, eff. 6-15-99; 91-239,
34 eff. 1-1-00; 91-712, eff. 7-1-00.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July
2 1, 2001.
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 20 ILCS 2705/2705-320 new
4 30 ILCS 105/5.545 new
5 30 ILCS 105/5.546 new
6 30 ILCS 105/6z-51 new
7 30 ILCS 330/2 from Ch. 127, par. 652
8 30 ILCS 330/4 from Ch. 127, par. 654