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Sen. Emil Jones, III
Filed: 4/21/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 624
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 624 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 9-131 as follows:
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| 6 | | (605 ILCS 5/9-131)
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| 7 | | Sec. 9-131. Installation of fiber-optic network conduit. |
| 8 | | (a) For purposes of this Section: |
| 9 | | "Fiber-optic network conduit" means a pipe or duct used to |
| 10 | | enclose fiber-optic cable facilities buried alongside the |
| 11 | | roadway or surface mounted on bridges, overpasses, and other |
| 12 | | facilities where below ground placement is impossible or |
| 13 | | impractical. |
| 14 | | (b) In order to ensure affordable high-speed, world-class |
| 15 | | core information and communication networks are available |
| 16 | | throughout Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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| 1 | | and the Department of Central Management Services shall |
| 2 | | collaborate to install fiber-optic network conduit where it |
| 3 | | does not already exist in every new State-funded construction |
| 4 | | project that opens, bores, or trenches alongside a State-owned |
| 5 | | infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roadways and |
| 6 | | bridges. The Department of Central Management Services or the |
| 7 | | Department of Transportation may permit a third party to manage |
| 8 | | the fiber and conduit leasing. A unit of local government with |
| 9 | | a population of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall be |
| 10 | | notified of fiber-optic network conduit installations made |
| 11 | | under this Section and shall have the right to install |
| 12 | | fiber-optic network conduit during State-funded construction |
| 13 | | projects. The Department of Central Management Services and the |
| 14 | | Department of Transportation shall take reasonable steps to |
| 15 | | ensure market-based, non-discriminatory pricing. Public |
| 16 | | bidding notices for such projects must describe the need for |
| 17 | | fiber-optic conduit or cable. The Department of Transportation |
| 18 | | shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly |
| 19 | | on the progress and any associated costs incurred by this |
| 20 | | Section. This Section does not prohibit the State from |
| 21 | | purchasing or installing fiber-optic cable within the |
| 22 | | fiber-optic network conduit.
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| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)".
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