Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee

Filed: 5/17/2005

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1119

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1119 on page 1,
3 line 5, after "12-610.5", by inserting "and adding Section
4 18c-7406"; and
 
5 on page 1, below line 31, by inserting the following:
 
6     "(625 ILCS 5/18c-7406 new)
7     Sec. 18c-7406. Closure of at-grade crossings; bicycle and
8 pedestrian trails. When considering the closure of an at-grade
9 railroad crossing to public use, the Commission shall consider
10 the status of the crossing as an element of a bicycle and
11 pedestrian trail funded under the federal Transportation
12 Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and its successor
13 Acts.
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law, except that the changes to Section 12-610.5 of
16 the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect on January 1, 2006.".