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Sen. Edward D. Maloney
Filed: 3/8/2005
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 508
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 508 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 4-220 as follows:
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| (605 ILCS 5/4-220 new) |
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| Sec. 4-220. Accommodation of all roadway users. |
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| (a) The General Assembly finds that it is the public policy |
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| of this State that Department of Transportation projects must |
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| adequately meet the transportation needs of all roadway users, |
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| including those who travel along or across State roadways by |
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| motor vehicle, foot, bicycle, or wheelchair. |
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| (b) To support this policy and to meet the intent of |
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| federal transportation law, the Department shall adopt the |
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| Federal Highway Administration's "Accommodating Bicycle and |
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| Pedestrian Travel" policy in a manner consistent with Illinois |
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| law. The federal policy requires the routine inclusion of |
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| bicycling and walking facilities in all projects except where |
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| there is an absence of need, where cost limits are exceeded, |
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| where bicyclists and pedestrians are prohibited, or where other |
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| exceptional circumstances exist. |
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| This policy does not apply to pavement resurfacing projects |
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| that are in progress on January 1, 2006 and that do not widen |
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| the existing roadway and do not provide stabilized shoulders, |
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| unless (i) local support is evident or (ii) bicycling and |
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| walking accommodations can be added within the overall scope of |
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| the original roadwork. |
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| This policy shall become effective July 1, 2006 for |
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| planning and training purposes only. For construction |
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| projects, this policy shall become effective July 1, 2007. |
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| (c) The Department shall file with the Governor and the |
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| General Assembly, no later than March 1, 2007, a report |
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| containing an evaluation of existing bicycle and pedestrian |
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| accommodation in State roadway projects and a comparison of |
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| these projects with federal guidelines and the best practices |
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| of other states. |
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| (d) The Department shall, no later than March 1, 2007, |
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| submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a transition |
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| plan for: |
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| (1) specific policy and implementation changes |
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| identified in the report and; |
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| (2) training on bicycle and pedestrian accommodation |
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| for all Department staff and contractors involved in |
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| roadway planning and design.
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| (e) The Department shall report to the Governor and the |
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| General Assembly, on March 1, 2007 and on March 1 of every |
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| succeeding odd-numbered year, on the status of all planning and |
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| construction projects that have included pedestrian, |
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| wheelchair, and bicycle components. This reporting requirement |
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| may be consolidated with other Department reporting |
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| requirements to Governor and the General Assembly, if the |
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| information required is distinctly available within the |
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| reports.".
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