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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 adding Section 3B.09b as follows:
 
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    (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09b  new)
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    Sec. 3B.09b. Payment of fares by credit card. 
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    (a) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board shall 
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allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card (i) through 
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an Internet  website operated by the Board and (ii) at 25% or 
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more of its stations, including the LaSalle Street Station, 
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Union Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center, and Millenium 
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Station.
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    (b) Within one year after the  effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail 
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Board shall allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card 
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at 50% or more of its stations.
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    (c) Within 2 years after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail 
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Board shall allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card 
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at 75% or more of its stations. 
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    (d) The Board may not require a passenger who chooses to 
 


 






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purchase a fare by credit card to pay an additional fee, an 
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additional charge, or a higher fare than is charged to 
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passengers who pay by some other means. 

 
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    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 
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Section 8.33 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new)
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    Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 
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of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the 
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implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of 
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the 96th General Assembly.