Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
Filed: 3/19/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5732 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5732 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Downstate Public Transportation Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 2-5.1 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 740/2-5.1)
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    Sec. 2-5.1. Additional requirements.
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    (a) Any unit of local government that becomes a participant 
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on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
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94th General Assembly shall, in addition to any other 
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requirements under this Article, meet all of the following 
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requirements when applying for grants under this Article:

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        (1) The grant application  must demonstrate the 
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    participant's plan to provide general public 
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    transportation with an emphasis on elderly, disabled, and 
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    economically disadvantaged populations.
 


 






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        (2) The grant application must demonstrate the 
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    participant's plan for interagency coordination that, at a 
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    minimum, allows the participation of all State-funded and 
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    federally-funded agencies and programs with transportation 
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    needs in the proposed service area in the development of 
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    the applicant's public transportation program.
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        (3) Any participant serving a nonurbanized area that is  
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    not receiving Federal Section 5311 funding must meet the 
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    operating and safety compliance requirements as set forth 
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    in that federal program.
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        (4) The participant is  required to hold public hearings 
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    to allow comment on the proposed service plan in all 
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    municipalities with populations of 1,500 inhabitants or 
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    more within the proposed service area.
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    (b) Service extensions by any participant after July 1, 
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2005 by either annexation or intergovernmental agreement must 
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meet the 4 requirements of subsection (a).
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    (c) In order to receive funding, the Department shall 
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certify that the participant has met the requirements of this 
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Section. Funding priority shall be given to service extension, 
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multi-county, and multi-jurisdictional projects.
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    (d)  The Department shall develop an application process for 
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funding in new service areas.  The application shall seek 
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information from potential applicants that includes, but is not 
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limited to, a description of the proposed service in the new 
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area and a budget for providing that service. The application 
 


 






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must also contain the information described in item (1) of 
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subsection (a) of this Section.  The Department shall certify 
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that the applicant has met the requirements of this Section and 
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shall submit an appropriation for the applicant that is equal 
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to 65% of eligible operating expenses of an approved budget for 
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the applicant's new service area. If the applicant is an 
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existing participant that is extending its service area, either 
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by annexation or intergovernmental agreement, then, in the 
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first fiscal year following the extension of the service area, 
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that participant's appropriation shall exceed its 10% annual 
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growth by an amount equal to 65% of eligible operating expenses 
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of its approved budget for the new service area. 
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(Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05.)".