Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
Filed: 3/7/2012
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5180
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5180 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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5 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 2705-605 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-605 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the | ||||||
9 | public. | ||||||
10 | (a) The Department shall develop and publish a policy for | ||||||
11 | the notification of members of the public prior to the | ||||||
12 | commencement of construction projects which impact their | ||||||
13 | communities. The policy shall include procedures for ensuring | ||||||
14 | that the public is informed of construction projects, excluding | ||||||
15 | emergency projects, which are estimated to require the closure | ||||||
16 | of a street or lane of traffic for a period longer than 5 |
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1 | consecutive business days. The policy shall include procedures | ||||||
2 | for the notification of local public officials of affected | ||||||
3 | communities and shall provide the local public officials the | ||||||
4 | opportunity to request a meeting with the Department prior to | ||||||
5 | the initiation of the closure. | ||||||
6 | (b) The policy shall be completed and published on the | ||||||
7 | Department's internet website by January 1, 2013. ".
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