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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 11-709.2 and  by adding Section 11-709.4 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-709.2)
7    Sec. 11-709.2. Bus on shoulder pilot program.
8    (a) For purposes of this Section, "bus on shoulders" is the 
9use of specifically designated shoulders of roadways by 
10authorized transit buses. The shoulders may be used by transit 
11buses at times and locations as set by the Department in 
12cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the 
13Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation 
14Authority.
15    (b) Commencing on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
16of the 97th General Assembly, the Department along with the 
17Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of 
18the Regional Transportation Authority in cooperation with the 
19Illinois State Police shall establish a 5-year  pilot program 
20within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority 
21for transit buses on highways and shoulders. The pilot program 
22may be implemented on shoulders of highways as designated by 
23the Department in cooperation with the Regional Transportation 
 
 
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1Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional 
2Transportation Authority and any affected local highway 
3authorities.  The Department may adopt rules  necessary for 
4approving, establishing, operating, evaluating, and reporting 
5on the pilot program for transit buses to  use roadway 
6shoulders.
7    (c) After the pilot program established under subsection 
8(b) of this Section has been operating for 2 years, the 
9Department in cooperation with the Regional Transit Authority, 
10the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation 
11Authority, and the Illinois State Police shall issue a report 
12to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the bus on 
13shoulders pilot program.

14(Source: P.A. 97-292, eff. 8-11-11.)
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/11-709.4 new)
16    Sec. 11-709.4. Randall Road bus on shoulder pilot program.
17    (a) One year after the effective date of this amendatory 
18Act
of the 97th General Assembly, the Department, along with 
19the
Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus 
20Division of
the Regional Transportation Authority, in 
21cooperation with the Kane County Division of Transportation, 
22shall establish a 5-year pilot program on
the Randall Road 
23corridor in Kane County for transit buses.
The Department may 
24adopt rules for approving, establishing, operating, 
25evaluating, and reporting on the pilot program for transit

 
 
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1buses to use roadway shoulders.
2    (b) After the pilot program established under subsection

3(a) of this Section has been operating for 2 years, the

4Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transit

5Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional

6Transportation Authority, and the Kane County Division of 
7Transportation, shall
issue a report to the General Assembly on 
8the effectiveness of
the bus pilot program.
9     (c)

The pilot program is subject to appropriation and 
10approval by the Department, the Regional Transportation 
11Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional 
12Transportation Authority, and the Kane County Division of 
13Transportation.

 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
15becoming law.