SB1949 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 10937 JLS 31277 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1949

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Linda Holmes

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

605 ILCS 5/4-106 new

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires the Department of Transportation to promulgate rules governing corrosion prevention projects affecting eligible bridges. Provides for consideration of industry standards and the handling of hazardous materials. Defines terms.

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A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning the transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding Section 4-106 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/4-106 new)

Sec. 4-106. Preservation of bridge infrastructure.

(a) The Department shall adopt rules governing all corrosion prevention projects carried out on eligible bridges. The rules shall include:

(1) a process for ensuring that corrosion prevention and mitigation methods are carried out according to corrosion prevention industry standards adopted by the Department for eligible bridges that include the use of industry trained and certified:

(A) protective coatings personnel to carry out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods on any type of substrate or surface, but especially concrete and steel; and

(B) inspectors to ensure best practices and standards are adhered to on a corrosion prevention project;

(2) a plan to prevent environmental degradation that could occur as a result of carrying out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods including the careful handling and containment of hazardous materials, especially lead paint; and

(3) consulting and interacting directly with, for the purpose of approving industry trained and certified personnel, corrosion industry experts specializing in the training and certification of personnel to carry out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods.

(b) In this Section:

"Corrosion" means a naturally occurring phenomenon commonly defined as the deterioration of a material (usually a metal) that results from a chemical or electrochemical reaction with its environment.

"Corrosion prevention and mitigation methods" means:

(1) the preparation, application, installation, removal, or general maintenance as necessary of a protective coating system including the following:

(A) surface preparation and coating application on an eligible bridge;

(B) removal of a lead-based or other hazardous coating from an eligible bridge;

(C) shop painting of structural steel fabricated for installation as part of an eligible bridge; and

(2) any other activities related to corrosion prevention, such as cathodic protection, on eligible bridges determined by the Department that require industry trained and certified personnel to carry out.

"Corrosion prevention project" means carrying out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods during construction, alteration, maintenance, repair work, or at any other time necessary on an eligible bridge.

"Eligible bridge" means a bridge or overpass the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair work on which is funded, directly or indirectly, by a municipality, a public-private partnership, the State, the federal government, or some combination thereof.

"Industry trained and certified" means documentation, as recognized by the United States Department of Labor, showing either:

(1) an individual's prior completion of, or current enrollment in for at least the entire duration of a corrosion prevention project on an eligible bridge, a United States Department of Labor certified apprenticeship training program that requires concurrent on-the-job training and classroom instruction for an individual to be considered adequately knowledgeable to carry out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods; or

(2) an individual's receipt from a corrosion prevention industry credentialing organization, whose standards for corrosion prevention and mitigation methods are recognized by the Department, of confirmation that the individual is adequately trained to carry out corrosion prevention and mitigation methods or inspections.