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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 Department of Transportation Law  of  the
 5    Civil  Administrative  Code  of Illinois is amended by adding
 6    Section 2705-207 as follows:

 7        (20 ILCS 2705/2705-207 new)
 8        Sec. 2705-207.  Regional Transportation Task Force.
 9        (a)  The Regional Transportation Task  Force  is  created
10    within the Department.
11        (b)  The  Task  Force shall consist of 11 voting members,
12    as follows: 3 members appointed by the Governor, one of  whom
13    shall be designated as chair of the task force at the time of
14    appointment;  2  members  appointed  by  the President of the
15    Senate; 2 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;  2
16    members   appointed   by   the   Speaker   of  the  House  of
17    Representatives;  and  2  members  appointed  by  the   House
18    Minority Leader.
19        The  following  shall  serve,  ex  officio, as non-voting
20    members:  the  Secretary  of   Transportation;   one   member
21    designated  by  the Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS);
22    one member designated by the Northeastern  Illinois  Planning
23    Commission  (NIPC);  one  member  designated  by the Regional
24    Transportation Authority (RTA); one member designated by  the
25    Illinois  State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA); and 4 members
26    designated by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.
27        If a vacancy occurs in the  task  force  membership,  the
28    vacancy  shall  be  filled  in the same manner as the initial
29    appointment.
30        (c)  The task force may begin to  conduct  business  upon
31    the   appointment  of  a  majority  of  the  voting  members,
 
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 1    including the chair.
 2        (d)  The task force may adopt bylaws;  it  must  meet  at
 3    least  once  each  calendar  quarter;  and  it  may establish
 4    committees and officers as it deems necessary.  For  purposes
 5    of  task  force  meetings,  a  quorum  is  6  voting members.
 6    Meetings of the task force are subject to the  Open  Meetings
 7    Act.  The  task  force  must afford an opportunity for public
 8    comment at each of its meetings.
 9        (e)  Task force members shall serve without compensation,
10    but may be reimbursed for their  reasonable  travel  expenses
11    from  funds  available for that purpose. The Department shall
12    provide staff and administrative support services to the task
13    force.
14        (f)  The task force shall  gather  information  and  make
15    recommendations  to  the Governor and to the General Assembly
16    regarding metro area transportation programs in  northeastern
17    Illinois, which includes, without limitation, the counties of
18    Cook,   DuPage,   Kane,   Lake,   McHenry,  and  Will.  These
19    recommendations must include, without limitation:
20             (1)  examining  the  feasibility  of  merging  CATS,
21        NIPC, RTA, and ISTHA into a single agency;
22             (2)  identifying areas where functions of these  and
23        other agencies are redundant or unnecessary;
24             (3)  identifying    methods    to    promote    cost
25        effectiveness,  efficiency,  and equality in meeting area
26        transportation needs; and
27             (4)  examining regional and economic  impact  as  it
28        relates to potential policy implementation.
29        (g)  The task force shall submit a report to the Governor
30    and  the  General Assembly by November 1, 2004 concerning its
31    findings and recommendations.
32        (h)  This Section is repealed on January 1, 2005.

33        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 
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 1    becoming law.