SB0490 Engrossed LRB094 10306 RSP 40576 b

1     AN ACT concerning State Government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources
5 (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
6 is amended by adding Section 805-550 as follows:
 
7     (20 ILCS 805/805-550 new)
8     Sec. 805-550. Electric scooters; State parks. The
9 Department has the power to regulate the operation of electric
10 scooters in State parks. As used in this Section, "electric
11 scooter" means a device upon which a person may ride consisting
12 of a footboard between 2 end-wheels, controlled by an upright
13 steering handle attached to the front wheel, powered by an
14 electric driven motor, and capable of a maximum speed of no
15 more than 15 miles per hour on a flat surface. The Department
16 shall allow the use of electric scooters on the paved roadways
17 within the State parks under the Department's jurisdiction, but
18 may designate which roadways are suitable for these operations.
19 A person who operates or is in actual physical control of an
20 electric scooter under this Section must be 16 years of age or
21 older. Nothing in this Section authorizes the use of electric
22 scooters off-road in State parks under the Department's
23 jurisdiction.
 
24     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.