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Public Act 096-1458
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| HB5732 Enrolled | LRB096 19055 HLH 34446 b |
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AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 Downstate Public Transportation Act is |
amended by changing Section 2-5.1 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 740/2-5.1) |
Sec. 2-5.1. Additional requirements. |
(a) Any unit of local government that becomes a participant |
on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
94th General Assembly shall, in addition to any other |
requirements under this Article, meet all of the following |
requirements when applying for grants under this Article:
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(1) The grant application must demonstrate the |
participant's plan to provide general public |
transportation with an emphasis on elderly, disabled, and |
economically disadvantaged populations. |
(2) The grant application must demonstrate the |
participant's plan for interagency coordination that, at a |
minimum, allows the participation of all State-funded and |
federally-funded agencies and programs with transportation |
needs in the proposed service area in the development of |
the applicant's public transportation program. |
(3) Any participant serving a nonurbanized area that is |
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not receiving Federal Section 5311 funding must meet the |
operating and safety compliance requirements as set forth |
in that federal program. |
(4) The participant is required to hold public hearings |
to allow comment on the proposed service plan in all |
municipalities with populations of 1,500 inhabitants or |
more within the proposed service area. |
(b) Service extensions by any participant after July 1, |
2005 by either annexation or intergovernmental agreement must |
meet the 4 requirements of subsection (a). |
(c) In order to receive funding, the Department shall |
certify that the participant has met the requirements of this |
Section. Funding priority shall be given to service extension, |
multi-county, and multi-jurisdictional projects. |
(d) The Department shall develop an annual application |
process for existing or potential participants to request an |
initial appropriation or an appropriation exceeding the |
formula amount found in subsection (b-10) of Section 2-7 for |
funding service in new areas in the next fiscal year. The |
application shall include, but not be limited to, a description |
of the new service area, proposed service in the new area, and |
a budget for providing existing and new service. The Department |
shall review the application for reasonableness and compliance |
with the requirements of this Section, and, if it approves the |
application, shall recommend to the Governor an appropriation |
for the next fiscal year in an amount sufficient to provide 65% |