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Full Text of HB2382  98th General Assembly

HB2382ham001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Kay Hatcher

Filed: 3/8/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2382

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2382 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
6Section 2705-605 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-605)
8    Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the
9public.
10    (a) The Department shall develop and publish a policy for
11the notification of members of the public prior to the
12commencement of construction projects which impact their
13communities. The policy shall include procedures for ensuring
14that the public is informed of construction projects, excluding
15emergency projects, which are estimated to require the closure
16of a street or lane of traffic for a period longer than 5

 

 

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1consecutive business days. The policy shall include procedures
2for the notification of local public officials of affected
3communities and shall provide the local public officials the
4opportunity to request a meeting with the Department prior to
5the initiation of the closure.
6    (b) The policy shall be completed and published on the
7Department's Internet website by January 1, 2013.
8    (c) The Department shall work with affected stakeholders,
9including residents, businesses, and other community members
10before and during construction by considering various methods
11to mitigate and reduce project impacts to better serve those
12directly impacted by the improvement. Those methods could
13include, but need not be limited to, detour routing and
14temporary signage.
15(Source: P.A. 97-992, eff. 1-1-13.)".