Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Filed: 4/13/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3716 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3716 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 15-117 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/15-117 new)
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    Sec. 15-117. Global Positioning System Technology and the 
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Designated Truck Route System Task Force.
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    (a) A Global Positioning System Technology and the 
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Designated Truck Route System Task Force shall be appointed to 
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study and make recommendations for statutory change.
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    (b) The Task Force shall study advances in and utilization 
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of Global Positioning System (GPS) technology relating to 
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routing information for commercial vehicles.  The Task Force 
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shall also study the implementation and compliance with the 
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Designated Truck Route System under Section 15-116 of this 
 


 






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Code.
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    (c) The Task Force shall be composed of the following 
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members, who shall serve without pay:
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        (1) one member of the Senate appointed by the President 
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    of the Senate;
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        (2) one member of the Senate appointed by the Minority 
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    Leader of the Senate;
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        (3) one member of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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        (4) one member of the House of Representatives 
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    appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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    Representatives;
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        (5) the Secretary of the Illinois Department of 
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    Transportation or his or her designee;
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        (6) one member representing the global positioning 
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    system technology industry appointed by the President of 
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    the Senate;
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        (7) one member representing the commercial trucking 
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    industry appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
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        (8) one member representing a unit of county government 
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    appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 
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    and
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        (9) one member representing a unit of municipal 
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    government appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of 
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    Representatives.
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    The members shall select a chairperson from among 
 


 






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themselves.
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    (d) The Task Force shall meet within 60 days of the 
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General 
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Assembly and meet at least 2 additional times before December 
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31, 2010.  Staff support services may be provided to the Task 
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Force by the Illinois Department of Transportation and 
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appropriate legislative staff.
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    (e) The Task Force shall submit to the Governor and General 
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Assembly a report of its findings and recommendations for 
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legislative action necessary to accomplish one or more of the 
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following goals: (1) improving public traffic safety, (2) 
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preserving roadway infrastructure, (3) addressing advances in 
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GPS technology relating to truck routing, and (4) producing an 
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accurate statewide designated truck route system through 
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effective enforcement of Section 15-116 of this Code. The Task 
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Force report must be submitted no later than January 1, 2011.  
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The activities of the Task Force shall conclude no later than 
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January 31, 2011.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".