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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 10 and by adding Section 36.7 as | ||||||
| 6 | follows:
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| 7 | (20 ILCS 862/10)
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| 8 | Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| 9 | "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.
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| 10 | "Director" means the Director of Natural Resources.
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| 11 | "Facilities" means equipment or other man-made improvement | ||||||
| 12 | that is directly associated with, and provided for, a | ||||||
| 13 | recreational trail. Typical recreational trail facilities | ||||||
| 14 | include signage, gates, culverts, trail bridges, railings, | ||||||
| 15 | benches, security cameras, security lighting, aggregate and | ||||||
| 16 | other erosion control measures, picnic shelters, informational | ||||||
| 17 | kiosks, and vault toilets.
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| 18 | "Large non-highway vehicle" means any motorized | ||||||
| 19 | off-highway device designed to travel primarily off-highway, | ||||||
| 20 | greater than 64 inches and not more than 75 inches in width, | ||||||
| 21 | having a manufacturer's dry weight of 3,500 pounds or less, | ||||||
| 22 | traveling on 4 or more non-highway tires, designed with a | ||||||
| 23 | non-straddle seat and a steering wheel for steering control, | ||||||
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| 1 | except equipment such as lawnmowers. | ||||||
| 2 | "Off-highway vehicle" means a motor-driven recreational | ||||||
| 3 | vehicle capable of
cross-country travel on natural terrain | ||||||
| 4 | without benefit of a road or
trail, including an all-terrain | ||||||
| 5 | vehicle and off-highway motorcycle as defined
in
the Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | Vehicle Code. "Off-highway vehicle" does not include a | ||||||
| 7 | snowmobile;
a motorcycle; a watercraft; snow-grooming | ||||||
| 8 | equipment when used for its
intended purpose; or an aircraft; | ||||||
| 9 | or a large non-highway vehicle.
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| 10 | "Recreational trail" means a thoroughfare or track across | ||||||
| 11 | land or snow or along water, used for recreational purposes | ||||||
| 12 | such as bicycling, cross-country skiing, day
hiking, | ||||||
| 13 | equestrian activities, jogging or similar fitness activities, | ||||||
| 14 | trail
biking, overnight and long-distance backpacking, | ||||||
| 15 | snowmobiling, aquatic or
water activity, and vehicular travel | ||||||
| 16 | by motorcycle or
off-highway vehicles.
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| 17 | (Source: P.A. 100-798, eff. 1-1-19.)
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| 18 | (20 ILCS 862/36.7 new) | ||||||
| 19 | Sec. 36.7. Large non-highway vehicles. A large non-highway | ||||||
| 20 | vehicle may not be granted an off-highway vehicle trails | ||||||
| 21 | public access sticker under Section 25.5 or be operated on | ||||||
| 22 | lands or waters under that Section. | ||||||
| 23 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 24 | changing Section 1-168.8 as follows: | ||||||
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| 1 | (625 ILCS 5/1-168.8)
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| 2 | Sec. 1-168.8. Recreational off-highway vehicle. Any | ||||||
| 3 | motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily | ||||||
| 4 | off-highway, 64 inches or less in width, having a | ||||||
| 5 | manufacturer's dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less for | ||||||
| 6 | gas-powered engines or 3,000 pounds or less for | ||||||
| 7 | electric-powered engines, traveling on 4 or more non-highway | ||||||
| 8 | tires, designed with a non-straddle seat and a steering wheel | ||||||
| 9 | for steering control, except equipment such as lawnmowers.
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| 10 | (Source: P.A. 96-428, eff. 8-13-09.)
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