Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Filed: 8/6/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 471 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 471  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Interagency Coordinating Committee on 
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Transportation Act is amended by changing Section 20 as 
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follows:
 



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    (20 ILCS 3968/20)



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    Sec. 20. Duties of Committee. The
The Committee shall 
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encourage
the coordination of public and private 
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transportation services, with
priority given to services 
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directed toward those populations who are
currently not served 
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or who are underserved by existing public transit.
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    The Committee shall seek innovative approaches to 
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providing and
funding local transportation services and offer 
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their expertise to
communities statewide. Specifically, the 
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Committee shall:

 


 






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    (1) Coordinate a State process within federal guidelines to

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facilitate coordination of community-based transportation 
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programs.
This process should include: developing objectives 
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for providing
essential transportation services to the 
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transportation disadvantaged;
providing technical assistance 
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to communities that are addressing
transportation gaps that 
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affect low-income populations; developing a
process for 
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requesting federal funds such as the Job Access and
Reverse 
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Commute (JARC) Grant program that is based on input from

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communities statewide; assisting communities in identifying 
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funds from
other available sources for projects that are not an 
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eligible use of
JARC funds; and developing a plan to identify 
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and recruit potential
stakeholders in future community 
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transportation initiatives to the
Committee.

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    (2) Develop goals and objectives to reduce duplication of

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services and achieve coverage that is as complete as possible.

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    (3) Serve as a clearinghouse for information about funding

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sources and innovations in serving the transportation 
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disadvantaged.

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    (4) Submit a report, not later than February 1, 2006, to 
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the
Governor and the General Assembly that outlines the 
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progress made by
the Committee in performing its duties set 
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forth in paragraphs (1)
through (4) of this Section and makes 
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recommendations for statutory and
regulatory changes to 
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promote coordination.

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(Source: P.A. 93-185, eff. 7-11-03.)".