Public Act 096-1370
 
SB3716 EnrolledLRB096 20268 AJT 35864 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 15-117 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-117 new)
    Sec. 15-117. Global Positioning System Technology and the
Designated Truck Route System Task Force.
    (a) A Global Positioning System Technology and the
Designated Truck Route System Task Force shall be appointed to
study and make recommendations for statutory change.
    (b) The Task Force shall study advances in and utilization
of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology relating to
routing information for commercial vehicles. The Task Force
shall also study the implementation and compliance with the
Designated Truck Route System under Section 15-116 of this
Code.
    (c) The Task Force shall be composed of the following
members, who shall serve without pay:
        (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President
    of the Senate;
        (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority
    Leader of the Senate;
        (3) one member of the House of Representatives
    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
        (4) one member of the House of Representatives
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
    Representatives;
        (5) the Secretary of the Illinois Department of
    Transportation or his or her designee;
        (6) one member representing the global positioning
    system technology industry appointed by the President of
    the Senate;
        (7) one member representing the commercial trucking
    industry appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
        (8) one member representing a unit of county government
    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
        (9) one member representing a unit of municipal
    government appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
    Representatives; and
        (10) one member representing the county engineers
    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
    Representatives.
    The members shall select a chairperson from among
themselves.
    (d) The Task Force shall meet within 60 days of the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
Assembly and meet at least 2 additional times before December
31, 2010. Staff support services may be provided to the Task
Force by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
    (e) The Task Force shall submit to the Governor and General
Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations for
legislative action necessary to accomplish one or more of the
following goals: (1) improving public traffic safety, (2)
preserving roadway infrastructure, (3) addressing advances in
GPS technology relating to truck routing, and (4) producing an
accurate statewide designated truck route system through
effective enforcement of Section 15-116 of this Code. The Task
Force report must be submitted no later than January 1, 2011.
The activities of the Task Force shall conclude no later than
January 31, 2011.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.