SB0490sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Larry K. Bomke

Filed: 3/3/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 490

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 490 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 805-550 as follows:

(20 ILCS 805/805-550 new)

Sec. 805-550. Electric scooters; State parks. The Department has the power to regulate the operation of electric scooters in State parks. As used in this Section, "electric scooter" means a device upon which a person may ride consisting of a footboard between 2 end-wheels, controlled by an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel, powered by an electric driven motor, and capable of a maximum speed of no more than 15 miles per hour on a flat surface. The Department shall allow the use of electric scooters on the paved roadways within the State parks under the Department's jurisdiction, but may designate which roadways are suitable for these operations. A person who operates or is in actual physical control of an electric scooter under this Section must be 16 years of age or older. Nothing in this Section authorizes the use of electric scooters off-road in State parks under the Department's jurisdiction.

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