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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
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 9-112.6 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/9-112.6 new)
7    Sec. 9-112.6. Vegetation control permit.
8    (a) The Department shall issue rules to provide the
9standards and procedures for vegetation control, including
10permit applications, permits, revocations, and the
11requirements for replacement of vegetation and landscaping
12removal to establish clear visibility zones of signs along
13interstate or primary highways in the State.
14    (b) The Department shall allow the cutting or trimming of
15vegetation to clear a visibility zone of 500 feet for a
16single-sided or 1,000 feet for a double-sided municipal
17digital network sign along interstate or primary highways.
18This distance shall be measured from the edge of the sign face
19closest to the pavement in a direction parallel to the
20pavement.