99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2579

 

Introduced 2/16/2016, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
605 ILCS 5/9-101.2 new

    Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that in a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the Department of Transportation shall delegate the power to control all phases of soil management to the Department's Region Engineer for that county. The Regional Engineer shall also provide the Department's procurement officer with recommendations of environmental engineering firms to perform soil management work.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Highway Code is amended by adding
5Section 9-101.2 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/9-101.2 new)
7    Sec. 9-101.2. Soil management. In a county with a
8population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the Department
9shall delegate the power to control all phases of soil
10management to the Department's Region Engineer for that county.
11This power shall include, but is not limited to, control over
12soil design, testing, and disposal. The Region Engineer shall
13also provide recommendations to the Department's procurement
14officer for environmental engineering firms, in the region,
15that are able to perform soil management work.