Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 3/1/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1381 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1381 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
5Sections 5.786 and 6z-87 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Grade Crossing Separation Fund.
 
8    (30 ILCS 105/6z-87 new)
9    Sec. 6z-87. The Grade Crossing Separation Fund; creation.
10    (a) The Grade Crossing Separation Fund is created as a 
11special fund in the State treasury. On or before the last day 
12of each month, the Comptroller shall order transferred and the 
13Treasurer shall transfer $5,000,000 from the Motor Fuel Tax 
14Fund to the Grade Crossing Separation Fund. Subject to 
15appropriation, moneys in the Grade Crossing Separation Fund 
 
 
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1shall be used by the Department of Transportation exclusively 
2for the purpose of separating railroad crossings used by 
3passenger rail operators, with priority given to crossings with 
4the highest amounts of road traffic. The Department of 
5Transportation may adopt rules to implement this Section.
6    (b) The Department of Transportation shall compile a list 
7of the grade crossings to be separated in order of priority. 
8Each of the potential grade crossings to be separated shall be 
9ranked on the following criteria: (i) average vehicle traffic 
10delay from train movement and (ii) number of pedestrian-train 
11or vehicle-train collisions in the last 10 years.
12    (c) The Department of Transportation shall consult and 
13coordinate with the Illinois Commerce Commission's Rail Safety 
14Division to develop the list of potential grade crossings to be 
15separated using funds from the Grade Crossing Separation Fund.
16    (d) Grade crossing separation projects may be on a State or 
17local road.
18    (e) Grade crossing separation projects with local, 
19federal, or freight rail matches shall be prioritized over 
20projects without any match.
 
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
22becoming law.".