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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6229 Introduced 2/11/2016, by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change to the Section concerning mix designs.
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| | HB6229 | | LRB099 18649 AXK 43031 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 4-221 as follows:
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| 6 | | (605 ILCS 5/4-221) |
| 7 | | Sec. 4-221. Mix designs. To the extent allowed by federal |
| 8 | | law, the the Department specifications shall allow the use of |
| 9 | | recycled asphalt roofing shingles received from facilities |
| 10 | | authorized to process asphalt roofing shingles for recycling |
| 11 | | into asphalt pavement in accordance with (i) permits issued |
| 12 | | pursuant to Section 39 of the Environmental Protection Act or |
| 13 | | (ii) beneficial use determinations issued pursuant to Section |
| 14 | | 22.54 of the Environmental Protection Act. In creating the mix |
| 15 | | designs used for construction and maintenance of State |
| 16 | | highways, it shall be the goal of the Department, through its |
| 17 | | specifications, to maximize the percentage of recycled asphalt |
| 18 | | roofing shingles and binder replacement and to maximize the use |
| 19 | | of recycled aggregates and other lowest-cost constituents in |
| 20 | | the mix so long as there is no detrimental impact on life-cycle |
| 21 | | costs.
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| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-314, eff. 1-1-12.)
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