HB4811 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 17725 LCT 43801 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4811

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Sacia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

20 ILCS 2605/2605-410 new
30 ILCS 105/5.708 new
625 ILCS 5/15-302	from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-302
625 ILCS 5/15-312	from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-312

Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the State Finance Act, and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the fees to be paid when Illinois State Police escorts are required for the safety of the motoring public. Provides that, in determining the fees, the actual time of the movement shall be the time the police escort is required to pick up the movement to the time the movement is completed with a minimum time of 3 hours, any delays or breakdowns shall be considered part of the movement time, and any fraction of an hour shall be rounded up to the next whole hour. Removes the fee for special police escorts from the permit fee calculation. Provides that the money collected for special police escorts shall be deposited into the Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund, a new special fund in the State treasury that shall be used by the Department of State Police for its expenses in providing police escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2009.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding Section 2605-410 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2605/2605-410 new)

Sec. 2605-410. Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund.To charge, collect, and receive fees or moneys as described in Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. All fees received by the Department under Section 15-312 of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be deposited into the Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund, a special fund that is created in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation, the money in the Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund shall be used by the Department for its expenses in providing police escorts and commercial vehicle enforcement activities.

Section 10. The State Finance Act is amended by changing Section 5.708 as follows:

(30 ILCS 105/5.708 new)

Sec. 5.708. The Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund.

Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 15-302 and 15-312 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/15-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-302)

Sec. 15-302. Fees for special permits. The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction shall collect a fee from the applicant for the issuance of a permit to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or load as authorized in Section 15-301. The charge for each permit shall consist of:

1. a service charge for special handling of a permit when requested by an applicant;

2. fees for any dimension, axle weight or gross weight in excess of the maximum size or weight specified in this Chapter; and

3. additional fees for special investigations as in Section 15-311 and special police escort as in Section 15-312 when required.

With respect to overweight fees, the charge shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the cost of the extra wear and tear on the mileage of highways over which the load is to be moved. With respect to over-dimension permits, the fee shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the special privilege of transporting oversize vehicle or vehicle combination and load and to compensate in part for the economic loss of operators of vehicles in regular operation due to inconvenience occasioned by the oversize movements.

Fees to be paid by the applicant are to be at the rates specified in this Chapter. In determining the fees in Section 15-306 and paragraph (f) of Section 15-307, all weights shall be to the next highest 1,000 pounds and all distances shall be determined from the Illinois Official Highway Map.

For repeated moves of like objects which cannot be dismantled or disassembled and which are monolithically structured for permanent use in the transported form, the fees specified in Sections 15-305, 15-306 and 15-307 for other than the first move shall be reduced by $4 provided the objects are to be moved from the same origin to the same destination, the number of trips will not be less than 5, the trips will be completed within 30 days, and all applications are submitted at one time. Round trip permits shall be the same as a single trip permit except the fee shall be computed based upon the total distance traveled, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load traveling both directions over the same route, provided a description including make and model of the equipment being transported is furnished to the Department, except that a vehicle combination registered by the Department as provided in Section 15-319 may be one of the same class. Limited continuous operation permits are to be valid for a period of 90 days or one year, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load.

(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

(625 ILCS 5/15-312) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-312)

Sec. 15-312. Fees for Police Escort. When State Police escorts are required by the Department for the safety of the motoring public, the following fees shall be paid by the applicant to the Illinois State Police Department: $100 $40 per hour per State Police vehicle vehicle based upon actual pre-estimated time of the movement with a minimum fee of $300 per State Police vehicle to be agreed upon between Department and applicant. Minimum fee $80 per vehicle. The Department shall remit the moneys to the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the moneys into the Over Dimensional Load Police Escort Fund.

The actual time of the movement shall be the time the police escort is required to pick up the movement to the time the movement is completed with a minimum time of 3 hours. Any delays or breakdowns shall be considered part of the movement time. Any fraction of an hour shall be rounded up to the next whole hour.

(Source: P.A. 84-566.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 1, 2009.