Sen. Andy Manar
Filed: 5/27/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3765




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3765 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Springfield High Speed Railroad Community Advisory Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act:
7    "Department" means the Department of Transportation.
8    "High Speed Rail Project" means the Illinois High Speed 
9Rail Program, led by the Department of Transportation and the 
10Federal Railroad Administration, which is designed to enhance 
11the passenger transportation network in the Chicago-St. Louis 
12corridor.
 
13    Section 10. Springfield High Speed Railroad Community 
14Advisory Commission. The Springfield High Speed Railroad 
15Community Advisory Commission ("Commission") is created to 
 
 
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1monitor, review, and report on contracting and employment 
2matters related to the planning, organization, and 
3construction of the High Speed Rail Project. The Commission 
4shall monitor the public transparency of all matters concerning 
5the High Speed Rail Project.
6    The Commission shall consist of 9 members who are residents 
7of the City of Springfield, who shall be appointed, within 90 
8days of the effective date of this Act, as follows:
9        (1) Two members appointed by the President of the 
10    Senate, one of whom shall serve as a Co-Chairperson of the 
11    Commission.
12        (2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House 
13    of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as a 
14    Co-Chairperson of the Commission.
15        (3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
16    Senate.
17        (4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
18    House of Representatives.
19        (5) One member appointed by the Mayor of the City of 
20    Springfield and approved by the Springfield city council.
21        (6) One member appointed by the Governor representing 
22    the Department.
23        (7) The independent ombudsman for the 10th Street Rail 
24    Corridor.
 
25    Section 15. Commission meetings; authority; reporting.  The 
 
 
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1Commission shall meet quarterly. The Commission shall have the 
2authority to convene City, County, and Department officials to 
3ensure transparency and compliance with federal, State, and 
4local employment and contracting goals.
5    On January 1, 2016, and on the first of each quarter 
6thereafter until the completion of the High Speed Rail Project, 
7the Commission shall issue a written report to the Governor, 
8President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of 
9Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, Minority 
10Leader of the House of Representatives, Mayor of Springfield, 
11Springfield City Council, Sangamon County Board, and the 
12Department describing in detail the Project's compliance with 
13federal, State, and local minority employment and contracting 
14goals.
 
15    Section 20. Applicability. If the implementation of any of 
16the provisions of this Act would negatively affect the receipt 
17of federal funding, then those provisions shall not apply.
 

18    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
19becoming law.".