Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
Filed: 5/17/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1119




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1119 on page 1, 
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line 5, after "12-610.5", by inserting "and adding Section 
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18c-7406"; and

 
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on page 1, below line 31, by inserting the following:
 
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    "(625 ILCS 5/18c-7406  new)
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    Sec. 18c-7406. Closure of at-grade crossings; bicycle and 
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pedestrian trails. When considering the closure of an at-grade 
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railroad crossing to public use, the Commission shall consider 
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the status of the crossing as an element of a bicycle and 
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pedestrian trail funded under the federal Transportation 
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Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and its successor 
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Acts.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law, except that the changes to Section 12-610.5 of 
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the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect on January 1, 2006.".