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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 8.3 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (30 ILCS 105/8.3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | State of Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | construction of permanent highways, be set aside and used for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the purpose of paying and discharging annually the principal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and interest on that bonded indebtedness then due and payable, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | and for no other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | after the payment of principal and interest on that bonded | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | indebtedness then annually due shall be used as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of administration of Articles I and II of Chapter 3 of that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Code, and to pay the costs of the Executive Ethics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Commission for oversight and administration of the Chief | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Procurement Officer appointed under paragraph (2) of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | subsection (a) of Section 10-20 of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Procurement Code for transportation; and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | secondly -- for expenses of the Department of |
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1 | Transportation for construction, reconstruction, | ||||||
2 | improvement, repair, maintenance, operation, and | ||||||
3 | administration of highways in accordance with the | ||||||
4 | provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose | ||||||
5 | related or incident to and connected therewith, including | ||||||
6 | the separation of grades of those highways with railroads | ||||||
7 | and with highways and including the payment of awards made | ||||||
8 | by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the | ||||||
9 | terms of the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' | ||||||
10 | Occupational Diseases Act for injury or death of an | ||||||
11 | employee of the Division of Highways in the Department of | ||||||
12 | Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the | ||||||
13 | erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the | ||||||
14 | acquisition of highway right-of-way or for investigations | ||||||
15 | to determine the reasonably anticipated future highway | ||||||
16 | needs; or for making of surveys, plans, specifications , | ||||||
17 | and estimates for and in the construction and maintenance | ||||||
18 | of flight strips and of highways necessary to provide | ||||||
19 | access to military and naval reservations, to defense | ||||||
20 | industries and defense-industry sites, and to the sources | ||||||
21 | of raw materials and for replacing existing highways and | ||||||
22 | highway connections shut off from general public use at | ||||||
23 | military and naval reservations and defense-industry | ||||||
24 | sites, or for the purchase of right-of-way, except that | ||||||
25 | the State shall be reimbursed in full for any expense | ||||||
26 | incurred in building the flight strips; or for the |
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1 | operating and maintaining of highway garages; or for | ||||||
2 | patrolling and policing the public highways and conserving | ||||||
3 | the peace; or for the operating expenses of the Department | ||||||
4 | relating to the administration of public transportation | ||||||
5 | programs; or, during fiscal year 2023, for the purposes of | ||||||
6 | a grant not to exceed $8,394,800 to the Regional | ||||||
7 | Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose | ||||||
8 | of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during fiscal year 2024, | ||||||
9 | for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the | ||||||
10 | Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for | ||||||
11 | the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or for any of | ||||||
12 | those purposes or any other purpose that may be provided | ||||||
13 | by law. | ||||||
14 | Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from | ||||||
15 | the Road Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road | ||||||
16 | Fund for the administrative expenses of any State agency that | ||||||
17 | are related to motor vehicles or arise from the use of motor | ||||||
18 | vehicles. | ||||||
19 | Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
20 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
21 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
22 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
23 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
24 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
25 | 1. Department of Public Health; | ||||||
26 | 2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to |
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1 | subsidies for one-half fare Student Transportation and | ||||||
2 | Reduced Fare for Elderly, except fiscal year 2023 when no | ||||||
3 | more than $17,570,000 may be expended and except fiscal | ||||||
4 | year 2024 when no more than $19,063,500 may be expended; | ||||||
5 | 3. Department of Central Management Services, except | ||||||
6 | for expenditures incurred for group insurance premiums of | ||||||
7 | appropriate personnel; | ||||||
8 | 4. Judicial Systems and Agencies. | ||||||
9 | Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
10 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
11 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
12 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
13 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
14 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
15 | 1. Illinois State Police, except for expenditures with | ||||||
16 | respect to the Division of Patrol and Division of Criminal | ||||||
17 | Investigation; | ||||||
18 | 2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to | ||||||
19 | Intercity Rail Subsidies, except fiscal year 2023 when no | ||||||
20 | more than $55,000,000 may be expended and except fiscal | ||||||
21 | year 2024 when no more than $60,000,000 may be expended, | ||||||
22 | and Rail Freight Services. | ||||||
23 | Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
24 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
25 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
26 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon |
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1 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
2 | eligible for federal reimbursement: Department of Central | ||||||
3 | Management Services, except for awards made by the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the | ||||||
5 | Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' Occupational Diseases | ||||||
6 | Act for injury or death of an employee of the Division of | ||||||
7 | Highways in the Department of Transportation. | ||||||
8 | Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
9 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
10 | or agencies of State government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
11 | operations; but this limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
12 | appropriating for those purposes any Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
13 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
14 | 1. Illinois State Police, except not more than 40% of | ||||||
15 | the funds appropriated for the Division of Patrol and | ||||||
16 | Division of Criminal Investigation; | ||||||
17 | 2. State Officers. | ||||||
18 | Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
19 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to any Department or agency | ||||||
20 | of State government for administration, grants, or operations | ||||||
21 | except as provided hereafter; but this limitation is not a | ||||||
22 | restriction upon appropriating for those purposes any Road | ||||||
23 | Fund monies that are eligible for federal reimbursement. It | ||||||
24 | shall not be lawful to circumvent the above appropriation | ||||||
25 | limitations by governmental reorganization or other methods. | ||||||
26 | Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in |
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1 | accordance with the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
2 | Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of | ||||||
3 | Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction | ||||||
4 | of permanent highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of | ||||||
5 | paying and discharging during each fiscal year the principal | ||||||
6 | and interest on that bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and | ||||||
7 | payable as provided in the Transportation Bond Act, and for no | ||||||
8 | other purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the | ||||||
9 | payment of principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness | ||||||
10 | then annually due shall be used as follows: | ||||||
11 | first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters | ||||||
12 | 2 through 10 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and | ||||||
13 | secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees, | ||||||
14 | excises, or license taxes relating to registration, | ||||||
15 | operation and use of vehicles on public highways or to | ||||||
16 | fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles, shall be | ||||||
17 | appropriated or expended other than for costs of | ||||||
18 | administering the laws imposing those fees, excises, and | ||||||
19 | license taxes, statutory refunds and adjustments allowed | ||||||
20 | thereunder, administrative costs of the Department of | ||||||
21 | Transportation, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
22 | operating expenses of the Department relating to the | ||||||
23 | administration of public transportation programs, payment | ||||||
24 | of debts and liabilities incurred in construction and | ||||||
25 | reconstruction of public highways and bridges, acquisition | ||||||
26 | of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction, |
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1 | reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of | ||||||
2 | public highways and bridges under the direction and | ||||||
3 | supervision of the State, political subdivision, or | ||||||
4 | municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal | ||||||
5 | year 2023 for the purposes of a grant not to exceed | ||||||
6 | $8,394,800 to the Regional Transportation Authority on | ||||||
7 | behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit | ||||||
8 | expenses, or during fiscal year 2024 for the purposes of a | ||||||
9 | grant not to exceed $9,108,400 to the Regional | ||||||
10 | Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose | ||||||
11 | of ADA/Para-transit expenses, and the costs for patrolling | ||||||
12 | and policing the public highways (by the State, political | ||||||
13 | subdivision, or municipality collecting that money) for | ||||||
14 | enforcement of traffic laws. The separation of grades of | ||||||
15 | such highways with railroads and costs associated with | ||||||
16 | protection of at-grade highway and railroad crossing shall | ||||||
17 | also be permissible. | ||||||
18 | Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from | ||||||
19 | the Road Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as | ||||||
20 | provided in Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law. | ||||||
21 | Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with | ||||||
22 | fiscal year 1991 and thereafter, no Road Fund monies shall be | ||||||
23 | appropriated to the Illinois State Police for the purposes of | ||||||
24 | this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road Fund | ||||||
25 | appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise provided in | ||||||
26 | Section 5g of this Act. For fiscal years 2003, 2004, 2005, |
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1 | 2006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated | ||||||
2 | to the Department of State Police for the purposes of this | ||||||
3 | Section in excess of $97,310,000. For fiscal year 2008 only, | ||||||
4 | no Road Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Department of | ||||||
5 | State Police for the purposes of this Section in excess of | ||||||
6 | $106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund monies | ||||||
7 | shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police for | ||||||
8 | the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000. | ||||||
9 | Beginning in fiscal year 2025 2010 , no Road Fund road fund | ||||||
10 | moneys shall be appropriated to the Illinois State Police , | ||||||
11 | except money appropriated from the General Assembly each | ||||||
12 | fiscal year to implement and fulfill the requirements of the | ||||||
13 | Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, not to exceed the | ||||||
14 | annual allocation plus 25% from the Federal Motor Carrier | ||||||
15 | Safety Administration . It shall not be lawful to circumvent | ||||||
16 | this limitation on appropriations by governmental | ||||||
17 | reorganization or other methods unless otherwise provided in | ||||||
18 | Section 5g of this Act. | ||||||
19 | In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be | ||||||
20 | appropriated to the Secretary of State for the purposes of | ||||||
21 | this Section in excess of the total fiscal year 1991 Road Fund | ||||||
22 | appropriations to the Secretary of State for those purposes, | ||||||
23 | plus $9,800,000. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this | ||||||
24 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or | ||||||
25 | other method. | ||||||
26 | Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road |
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1 | Fund monies shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | for the purposes of this Section in excess of the total fiscal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | year 1994 Road Fund appropriations to the Secretary of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | for those purposes. It shall not be lawful to circumvent this | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | other methods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | appropriations to the Secretary of State for the purposes of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | following fiscal years: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 | For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | appropriated to the Secretary of State. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless |
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1 | otherwise provided for by law. | ||||||
2 | It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on | ||||||
3 | appropriations by governmental reorganization or other | ||||||
4 | methods. | ||||||
5 | No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and | ||||||
6 | thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed | ||||||
7 | by this Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar | ||||||
8 | as appropriation of Road Fund monies is concerned. | ||||||
9 | Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road | ||||||
10 | Fund to the State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e | ||||||
11 | of this Act; nor to the General Revenue Fund, as authorized by | ||||||
12 | Public Act 93-25. | ||||||
13 | The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this | ||||||
14 | Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91 | ||||||
15 | shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund | ||||||
16 | in the next succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue | ||||||
17 | Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by | ||||||
18 | generally accepted accounting principles applicable to | ||||||
19 | government. | ||||||
20 | The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the | ||||||
21 | Secretary of State and the Illinois Department of State Police | ||||||
22 | in this Section by Public Act 94-91 shall be repaid to the Road | ||||||
23 | Fund from the General Revenue Fund in the next succeeding | ||||||
24 | fiscal year that the General Revenue Fund has a positive | ||||||
25 | budgetary balance, as determined by generally accepted | ||||||
26 | accounting principles applicable to government. |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; | ||||||
2 | 102-699, eff. 4-19-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-8, eff. | ||||||
3 | 6-7-23; 103-34, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.) | ||||||
4 | Section 10. The Illinois Hazardous Materials | ||||||
5 | Transportation Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as | ||||||
6 | follows: | ||||||
7 | (430 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-2) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 2. It is the finding of the General Assembly that | ||||||
9 | hazardous materials are essential for various industrial, | ||||||
10 | commercial and other purposes; that their transportation is a | ||||||
11 | necessary incident to their use; and that such transportation | ||||||
12 | is required for the employment and economic prosperity of the | ||||||
13 | People of the State of Illinois. | ||||||
14 | It is therefore declared to be the policy of the General | ||||||
15 | Assembly to improve the regulatory and enforcement authority | ||||||
16 | of the Illinois State Police Department of Transportation to | ||||||
17 | protect the People of the State of Illinois against the risk to | ||||||
18 | life and property inherent in the transportation of hazardous | ||||||
19 | materials over highways by keeping such risk to a minimum | ||||||
20 | consistent with technical feasibility and economic | ||||||
21 | reasonableness. | ||||||
22 | It is not the intent of the General Assembly to regulate | ||||||
23 | the movement of hazardous materials in such quantities that | ||||||
24 | would not pose a substantial danger to the public health and |
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1 | safety, such as fuels, fertilizer and agricultural chemicals | ||||||
2 | while being used in a normal farming operation or in transit to | ||||||
3 | the farm. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 80-351.) | ||||||
5 | (430 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-3) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 3. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as | ||||||
7 | used in this Act: | ||||||
8 | "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or | ||||||
9 | transportation within the State; | ||||||
10 | "Department" means the Illinois State Police Department of | ||||||
11 | Transportation ; | ||||||
12 | "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release; | ||||||
13 | "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a | ||||||
14 | quantity and form determined by the United States Department | ||||||
15 | of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk | ||||||
16 | to health and safety or property when transported in commerce; | ||||||
17 | "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the | ||||||
18 | facts giving rise to the violation or a reasonable person | ||||||
19 | acting in the circumstances and exercising due care would have | ||||||
20 | such knowledge; | ||||||
21 | "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State | ||||||
22 | Police or any duly authorized employees of a local | ||||||
23 | governmental agency who are primarily responsible for | ||||||
24 | prevention or detection of crime and enforcement of the | ||||||
25 | criminal code and the highway and traffic laws of this State or |
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1 | any political subdivision of such State; | ||||||
2 | "Local road" means any State or local highway except for | ||||||
3 | (i) a highway with 4 or more lanes, or (ii) an interstate | ||||||
4 | highway. | ||||||
5 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
6 | governmental body, firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
7 | copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint | ||||||
8 | stock company, trust, estate , or any other legal entity or | ||||||
9 | their legal representative, agent , or assigns; | ||||||
10 | "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of | ||||||
11 | property over the highway and any loading, unloading , or | ||||||
12 | storage incidental to such movement. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 102-513, eff. 8-20-21.) | ||||||
14 | Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
15 | changing Sections 18b-101, 18b-102, 18b-104, and 18b-109 and | ||||||
16 | by adding Section 18b-104.5 as follows: | ||||||
17 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise | ||||||
19 | clearly requires, as used in this Chapter: | ||||||
20 | "Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural | ||||||
21 | commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock, | ||||||
22 | including insects. | ||||||
23 | "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor | ||||||
24 | vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural |
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1 | commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes. | ||||||
2 | "Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to | ||||||
3 | 6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are | ||||||
4 | equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers. | ||||||
5 | "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or | ||||||
6 | towed vehicle used on public highways in interstate and | ||||||
7 | intrastate commerce to transport passengers or property when | ||||||
8 | the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight, a gross vehicle weight | ||||||
9 | rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination | ||||||
10 | weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds; or the vehicle is used | ||||||
11 | or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including | ||||||
12 | the driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer | ||||||
13 | passengers and is operated by a contract carrier transporting | ||||||
14 | employees in the course of their employment on a highway of | ||||||
15 | this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport | ||||||
16 | between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct | ||||||
17 | compensation; or the vehicle is used in the transportation of | ||||||
18 | hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placarding under | ||||||
19 | the Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act. This | ||||||
20 | definition shall not include farm machinery, fertilizer | ||||||
21 | spreaders, and other special agricultural movement equipment | ||||||
22 | described in Section 3-809 nor implements of husbandry as | ||||||
23 | defined in Section 1-130. | ||||||
24 | "Covered farm vehicle", for purposes of this Chapter and | ||||||
25 | rule-making under this Chapter, means a straight truck or | ||||||
26 | articulated vehicle, excluding vehicles transporting hazardous |
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1 | materials of a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be | ||||||
2 | placarded in accordance with the Illinois Hazardous Materials | ||||||
3 | Transportation Act, registered in this State or another state | ||||||
4 | and equipped with a special license plate or other designation | ||||||
5 | by the state in which the vehicle is registered identifying | ||||||
6 | the vehicle as a covered farm vehicle for law enforcement | ||||||
7 | personnel and: | ||||||
8 | (1) is operated by a farm or ranch owner or operator, | ||||||
9 | or an employee or family member of the farm or ranch owner | ||||||
10 | or operator; and | ||||||
11 | (2) is being used to transport the following to or | ||||||
12 | from a farm or ranch: | ||||||
13 | (A) agricultural commodities; | ||||||
14 | (B) livestock; or | ||||||
15 | (C) machinery or supplies; and | ||||||
16 | (3) if registered in this State, is: | ||||||
17 | (A) registered as a farm truck under subsection | ||||||
18 | (c) of Section 3-815 of this Code; or | ||||||
19 | (B) operated in combination as an articulated | ||||||
20 | vehicle when the truck in the combination is | ||||||
21 | registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a covered farm | ||||||
22 | vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section | ||||||
23 | 3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 | ||||||
24 | of this Code and contains in the cab of the motor | ||||||
25 | vehicle a registration designating the vehicle as a | ||||||
26 | covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) |
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1 | of Section 3-815 of this Code and the trailer in the | ||||||
2 | combination is registered as a farm trailer under | ||||||
3 | subsection (a) of Section 3-819 of this Code and | ||||||
4 | displays a farm registration license plate; or | ||||||
5 | (C) a truck registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a | ||||||
6 | covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) | ||||||
7 | of Section 3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of | ||||||
8 | Section 3-818 of this Code containing in the cab of the | ||||||
9 | motor vehicle a registration designating the vehicle | ||||||
10 | as a covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and | ||||||
11 | (a-5) of Section 3-815 of this Code that is towing an | ||||||
12 | implement of husbandry as part of a farming operation; | ||||||
13 | and | ||||||
14 | (4) is not used in for-hire motor carrier operations; | ||||||
15 | however, for-hire motor carrier operations do not include | ||||||
16 | the operation of a vehicle meeting the definition of a | ||||||
17 | covered farm vehicle by a tenant pursuant to a crop share | ||||||
18 | farm lease agreement to transport the landlord's portion | ||||||
19 | of the crops under that agreement; and | ||||||
20 | (5) has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), a gross | ||||||
21 | combination weight rating (GCWR), or a gross vehicle | ||||||
22 | weight or gross vehicle combination weight, whichever is | ||||||
23 | greater, that is: | ||||||
24 | (A) 26,001 lbs. or less, for vehicles operating in | ||||||
25 | interstate commerce; or | ||||||
26 | (B) greater than 26,001 lbs., operating in |
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1 | interstate commerce and registered in this State; or | ||||||
2 | (C) greater than 26,001 lbs. and traveling | ||||||
3 | interstate within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch | ||||||
4 | for which the vehicle is being operated, regardless of | ||||||
5 | whether it is registered in this State; or | ||||||
6 | (D) greater than 10,000 lbs. and traveling | ||||||
7 | intrastate. | ||||||
8 | "Department" means the Illinois State Police. | ||||||
9 | "Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor | ||||||
10 | carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the | ||||||
11 | passengers for the transportation services provided, and not | ||||||
12 | included in a total package charge or other assessment for | ||||||
13 | highway transportation services. | ||||||
14 | "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products | ||||||
15 | directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural | ||||||
16 | commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year. | ||||||
17 | "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry | ||||||
18 | (including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and | ||||||
19 | other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States | ||||||
20 | Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion) | ||||||
21 | that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy | ||||||
22 | cattle) or offspring. | ||||||
23 | "Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer. | ||||||
24 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
25 | governmental body, firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
26 | copartnership, joint venture, company, corporation, joint |
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1 | stock company, trust, estate , or any other legal entity or | ||||||
2 | their legal representative, agent , or assigns. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 97-795, eff. 1-1-13; 98-882, eff. 8-13-14.) | ||||||
4 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-102) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 18b-102. Authority of Department. To the extent | ||||||
6 | necessary to administer this Chapter, the Department is | ||||||
7 | authorized to: | ||||||
8 | (a) Adopt by reference all or any portion of the Federal | ||||||
9 | Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the United States | ||||||
10 | Department of Transportation, as they are now or hereafter | ||||||
11 | amended. | ||||||
12 | (b) Conduct investigations; make reports; issue subpoenas; | ||||||
13 | conduct hearings; require the production of relevant | ||||||
14 | documents, records and property; take depositions; and , in | ||||||
15 | conjunction with the Illinois State Police, conduct , directly | ||||||
16 | or indirectly , research, development, demonstrations , and | ||||||
17 | training activities. | ||||||
18 | (c) Authorize any officer or Department employee to enter | ||||||
19 | upon, inspect , and examine at reasonable times and in a | ||||||
20 | reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons to | ||||||
21 | the extent such records and properties relate to the | ||||||
22 | transportation by motor vehicle of persons or property. | ||||||
23 | (d) Conduct a continuing review of all aspects of the | ||||||
24 | transportation of persons and property by motor vehicle in | ||||||
25 | order to determine and recommend appropriate steps to assure |
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1 | safe transportation by motor vehicle in Illinois. | ||||||
2 | (e) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter | ||||||
3 | and any rules and regulations issued under this Chapter. Only | ||||||
4 | the Department Illinois State Police shall be authorized to | ||||||
5 | stop and inspect any commercial motor vehicle or driver at any | ||||||
6 | time for the purpose of determining compliance with the | ||||||
7 | provisions of this Chapter or rules and regulations issued | ||||||
8 | under this Chapter. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) | ||||||
10 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-104) | ||||||
11 | Sec. 18b-104. Cooperation with State Agencies - Records | ||||||
12 | and Data - Availability. The Department shall cooperate with | ||||||
13 | other State agencies regulating transportation by motor | ||||||
14 | vehicles and may enter into interagency agreements for the | ||||||
15 | purpose of sharing data. The Department shall enter into an | ||||||
16 | interagency agreement with the Illinois State Police for the | ||||||
17 | purpose of enforcing any provisions of this Chapter and the | ||||||
18 | rules and regulations issued under this Chapter. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 86-611.) | ||||||
20 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-104.5 new) | ||||||
21 | Sec. 18b-104.5. Personnel transfers. The personnel | ||||||
22 | responsible for administering this Chapter are transferred | ||||||
23 | from the transferring agency designated by the Governor to the | ||||||
24 | Illinois State Police. The status and rights of the employees |
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1 | and the State or its transferring agency under the Personnel | ||||||
2 | Code, the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, and applicable | ||||||
3 | collective bargaining agreements or under any pension, | ||||||
4 | retirement, or annuity plan shall not be affected by this | ||||||
5 | amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Under the | ||||||
6 | direction of the Governor, the Director, in consultation with | ||||||
7 | the transferring agencies and labor organizations representing | ||||||
8 | the affected employees, shall identify each position and | ||||||
9 | employee who is engaged in the performance of functions | ||||||
10 | transferred to the Department, or engaged in the | ||||||
11 | administration of a law the administration of which is | ||||||
12 | transferred to the Department, to be transferred to the | ||||||
13 | Department. An employee engaged primarily in providing | ||||||
14 | administrative and investigative support to the Illinois Motor | ||||||
15 | Carrier Safety Assistance Program may be considered engaged in | ||||||
16 | the performance of functions transferred to the Department. | ||||||
17 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-109) | ||||||
18 | Sec. 18b-109. Enforcement of Rules and Regulations. Only | ||||||
19 | the Department Illinois State Police shall enforce the rules | ||||||
20 | and regulations issued under this Chapter against drivers and | ||||||
21 | persons other than drivers . The Department and the Illinois | ||||||
22 | State Police shall enforce the rules and regulations issued | ||||||
23 | under this Chapter against persons other than drivers. | ||||||
24 | (Source: P.A. 86-611.) | ||||||
25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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