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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Regional Transportation Authority Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 5.01 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 3615/5.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.01)
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| Sec. 5.01. Hearings and Citizen Participation.
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| (a) The Authority shall provide for and encourage |
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| participation by the
public in the development and review of |
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| public transportation policy, and
in the process by which major |
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| decisions significantly affecting the
provision of public |
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| transportation are made. To the extent practical, the Authority |
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| shall coordinate the public-participation processes with the |
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| Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.
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| (b) The Authority shall hold such public hearings as may be |
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| required by
this Act or as the Authority may deem appropriate |
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| to the performance of any
of its functions. To the extent |
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| practical, the Authority shall coordinate the public hearings |
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| with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning.
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| (c) Unless such items are specifically provided for either |
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| in the
Five-Year Program or in the annual budget program which |
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| has been the
subject of public hearings as provided in Sections |
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| 2.01 or 4.01 of this
Act, the Board shall hold public hearings |
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| at which citizens may be heard
prior to:
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| (i) the construction or acquisition of any public |
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| transportation
facility, the aggregate cost of which exceeds $5 |
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| million; and
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| (ii) the extension of, or major addition to services |
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| provided by the
Authority or by any transportation agency |
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| pursuant to a purchase of service
agreement with the Authority.
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| (d) Unless such items are specifically provided for in the |
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| annual budget
and program which has been the subject of public |
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| hearing, as provided in
Section 4.01 of this Act, the Board |
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| shall hold public hearings at which
citizens may be heard prior |
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| to the providing for or allowing, by means of
any purchase of |
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| service agreement or any grant pursuant to Section 2.02 of
this |
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| Act, any general increase or series of increases in fares or |
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| charges
for public transportation, whether by the Authority or |
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| by any
transportation agency, which increase or series of |
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| increases within any
twelve months affects more than 25% of the |
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| consumers of service of the
Authority or of the transportation |
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| agency; or so providing for or allowing
any discontinuance of |
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| any public transportation route, or major portion
thereof, |
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| which has been in service for more than a year.
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| (e) At least twenty days prior notice of any public |
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| hearing, as required
in this Section, shall be given by public |
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| advertisement in a newspaper of
general circulation in the |
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| metropolitan region.
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| (f) The Authority may designate one or more Directors or |
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| may appoint one
or more hearing officers to preside over any |
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| hearing pursuant to this Act.
The Authority shall have the |
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| power in connection with any such hearing to
issue subpoenas to |
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| require the attendance of witnesses and the production
of |
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| documents, and the Authority may apply to any circuit court in |
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| the State
to require compliance with such subpoenas.
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| (Source: P.A. 78-3rd S.S.-5.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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