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| | 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1380 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new | | 65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new | |
| Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole for use by a county or municipality shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the owner's costs. |
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| | SB1380 | | LRB104 08050 RTM 18096 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Counties Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 5-1192 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1192. County use of utility pole for county public |
| 8 | | safety. |
| 9 | | (a) A county may use a utility pole that is owned by the |
| 10 | | State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way |
| 11 | | that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for |
| 12 | | county public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, |
| 13 | | the placement of equipment associated with public safety. |
| 14 | | (b) Any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole or |
| 15 | | right-of-way for use by a county under this Section shall be at |
| 16 | | the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the |
| 17 | | owner's costs.
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| 18 | | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by |
| 19 | | adding Section 11-80-25 as follows:
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| 20 | | (65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new) |
| 21 | | Sec. 11-80-25. Municipal use of utility pole for municipal |