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| Public Act 096-1370 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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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.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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