95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

State of Illinois

 

2007 and 2008   

SB2975

 

Introduced 3/19/2008, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter - Jeffrey M. Schoenberg - Mattie Hunter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

 

Makes appropriations for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, as follows:

General Revenue Fund                  $   69,817,240

Other State Funds                     $2,259,512,112

Federal Funds                          $    3,671,605

Total                                  $2,333,040,957

 

 

 

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    AN ACT concerning appropriations.

 

        Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

    Section 5.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to meet the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department of Transportation:

CENTRAL OFFICES, ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 16,765,300

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 2,983,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security..... 1,243,400

  For Contractual Services....................... 9,251,300

  For Travel....................................... 602,700

  For Commodities.................................. 317,600

  For Printing..................................... 500,300

  For Equipment.................................... 100,000

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars & Trucks....................... 514,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 349,800

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 351,200

    Total                                       $32,979,200

 

LUMP SUMS

    Section 10.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Planning, Research and Development

   Purposes........................................ 500,000

  For costs associated with hazardous

   material abatement.............................. 300,000

  For metropolitan planning and research

   purposes as provided by law, provided

   such amount shall not exceed funds

   to be made available from the federal

   government or local sources.................. 42,000,000

  For metropolitan planning and research

   purposes as provided by law................... 1,800,000

  For federal reimbursement of planning

   activities as provided by the SAFETEA-LU...... 1,750,000

  For the federal share of the IDOT ITS

   Program, provided expenditures do not

   exceed funds to be made available by

   the Federal Government........................ 3,500,000

  For the state share of the IDOT ITS

   Corridor Program.............................. 3,150,000

  For the Department's share of costs

   with the Illinois Commerce

   Commission for monitoring railroad

   crossing safety................................. 155,000

    Total                                       $53,155,000

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 15.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Tort Claims, including payment

   pursuant to P.A. 80-1078........................ 540,300

  For representation and indemnification

   for the Department of Transportation,

   the Illinois State Police and the

   Secretary of State provided that the

   representation required resulted from

   the Road Fund portion of their normal

   operations...................................... 250,000

  For Transportation Enhancement, Congestion

   Mitigation, Air Quality, High Priority and

   Scenic By-way Projects not eligible for

   inclusion in the Highway Improvement

   Program Appropriation provided expenditures

   do not exceed funds made available by

   the federal government........................ 9,500,000

  For auto liability payments for the

   Department of Transportation, the

   Illinois State Police and the

   Secretary of State provided that

   the liability resulted from the

   Road Fund portion of their normal

   Operations.................................... 2,200,000

    Total                                       $12,490,300

 

    Section 17.  The sum of $5,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Comprehensive Regional Planning Fund to the Department of Transportation for comprehensive regional planning purposes.  Each year’s distribution will be as follows: 70% to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning; 25% to the State’s other Metropolitan Planning Organizations (exclusive of CMAP) with each MPO receiving a percentage equal to its area population as it relates to the total population of the areas of all the State’s MPOs (exclusive of CMAP); and 5% to the State’s Rural Planning Agencies with each Agency receiving a percentage equal to its area population as it relates to the total population to the area of all the State’s Rural Planning Agencies.

 

    Section 20.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

BUREAU OF INFORMATION PROCESSING

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services.......................... 5,452,000

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 970,300

  For State Contributions to Social Security ...... 405,500

  For Contractual Services...................... 10,221,000

  For Travel........................................ 44,900

  For Commodities................................... 25,400

  For Equipment...................................... 7,000

  For Electronic Data Processing................. 9,003,925

  For Telecommunications........................... 596,700

    Total                                       $26,726,725

 

    Section 25.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

CENTRAL OFFICES, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 26,697,300

  For Extra Help................................. 1,137,200

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,953,500

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 2,064,500

  For Contractual Services....................... 5,505,600

  For Travel....................................... 451,700

  For Commodities.................................. 349,300

  For Equipment.................................... 176,400

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks..................... 228,200

  For Telecommunications Services................ 2,149,800

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 361,800

    Total                                       $44,075,300

 

LUMP SUMS

    Section 30.  The sum of $650,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for repair of damages by motorists to state vehicles and equipment or replacement of state vehicles and equipment, provided such amount not exceed funds to be made available from collections from claims filed by the Department to recover the costs of such damages.

 

    Section 35.  The sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for all costs associated with the State Radio Communications for the 21st Century (STARCOM)program.

 

    Section 40.  The sum of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Technology Transfer Center, including the purchase of equipment, media initiatives, and training, provided that such expenditures do not exceed funds to be made available by the federal government for this purpose.

 

    Section 55.  The sum of $3,425,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Illinois Department of Transportation for costs, associated with Illinois Terrorism Task Force, that consist of approved purchases for homeland security provided such expenditures do not exceed funds made available by the federal government for this purpose.

 

    Section 60.  The sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to the Department of Transportation for agreements with the Illinois Department of State Police to provide patrol officers in highway construction work zones.

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 65.  The sum of $2,836,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for reimbursement to participating counties in the County Engineers Compensation Program, providing such reimbursements do not exceed funds to be made available from their federal highway allocations retained by the Department.

 

    Section 70.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to local governments for the following purposes:

 

For reimbursement of eligible expenses

  arising from local Traffic Signal

  Maintenance Agreements created by Part

  468 of the Illinois Department of

  Transportation Rules and Regulations.......... 3,000,000

 

For reimbursement of eligible expenses

  arising from City, County, and other

  State Maintenance Agreements.................. 10,000,000

    Total                                       $13,000,000

 

REFUNDS

    Section 75.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Refunds....................................... 50,000

 

    Section 80.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Division of Traffic Safety:

 

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services.......................... 5,834,500

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 1,038,400

  For State Contributions to Social Security....... 436,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,667,000

  For Travel........................................ 84,900

  For Commodities.................................. 142,100

  For Printing..................................... 278,000

  For Equipment...................................... 7,000

  For Equipment:

    Purchase of Cars and Trucks.......................... 0

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 130,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............       0

    Total                                        $9,618,200

 

LUMP SUMS

    Section 85.  The sum of $300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the expenses of an emissions testing/inspection program for diesel powered vehicles in the counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Will, Madison, St. Clair and Monroe and the townships of Aux Sable, Goose Lake and Oswego.

 

    Section 90.  The sum of $5,800,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for improvements to traffic safety, provided such amounts do not exceed funds to be made available from the federal government pursuant to the primary seatbelt enforcement incentive grant.

 

REFUNDS

    Section 100.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Refunds........................................ 8,800

 

    Section 105.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund, as authorized by Public Act 82-0649, to the Department of Transportation for the administration of the Cycle Rider Safety Training Program by the Division of Traffic Safety:

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

CYCLE RIDER SAFETY

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services............................ 216,400

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System..................... 38,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security........ 16,200

  For Group Insurance............................... 49,600

  For Contractual Services.......................... 10,100

  For Travel........................................ 13,100

  For Commodities...................................... 800

  For Printing....................................... 1,900

  For Equipment...................................... 2,100

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............       0

    Total                                          $348,800

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 110.  The sum of $4,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund, as authorized by Public Act 82-0649, to the Department of Transportation for reimbursement to State and local universities and colleges for Cycle Rider Safety Training Programs.

 

    Section 115.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DAY LABOR

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services.......................... 4,755,700

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 846,400

  For State Contributions to Social Security ...... 359,100

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,102,500

  For Travel....................................... 200,000

  For Commodities.................................. 122,900

  For Equipment.................................... 210,000

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks..................... 610,900

  For Telecommunications Services................... 26,300

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 519,200

    Total                                        $8,753,000

 

    Section 120.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 1, SCHAUMBURG OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 84,720,700

  For Extra Help................................. 9,960,700

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System................. 16,849,500

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 7,089,000

  For Contractual Services...................... 16,055,000

  For Travel....................................... 164,600

  For Commodities................................ 7,373,000

  For Equipment.................................. 1,375,200

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 4,724,300

  For Telecommunications Services................ 1,681,200

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 9,732,500

    Total                                      $159,725,700

 

    Section 125.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 2, DIXON OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 25,550,000

  For Extra Help................................. 2,352,400

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,956,700

  For State Contributions to Social Security..... 2,084,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 4,066,000

  For Travel....................................... 169,000

  For Commodities................................ 2,900,200

  For Equipment.................................... 933,700

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 1,828,700

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 300,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 4,275,800

    Total                                       $49,416,800

 

    Section 130.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 3, OTTAWA OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 24,143,500

  For Extra Help................................. 2,491,200

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,740,000

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 1,992,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,235,600

  For Travel........................................ 95,000

  For Commodities................................ 2,918,600

  For Equipment.................................... 797,500

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 2,761,600

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 245,100

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 3,747,900

    Total                                       $47,168,300

 

    Section 135.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 4, PEORIA OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 23,761,600

  For Extra Help................................. 2,766,100

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,720,900

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 1,979,000

  For Contractual Services....................... 4,822,600

  For Travel....................................... 100,800

  For Commodities................................ 1,840,300

  For Equipment.................................... 979,300

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 1,728,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 246,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 4,134,700

    Total                                       $47,079,300

 

    Section 140.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 5, PARIS OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 20,014,600

  For Extra Help................................. 2,102,700

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 3,936,000

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 1,654,400

  For Contractual Services....................... 2,995,900

  For Travel........................................ 75,000

  For Commodities................................ 1,989,000

  For Equipment.................................. 1,003,100

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 2,002,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 183,600

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 3,204,000

    Total                                       $39,160,300

 

    Section 145.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 6, SPRINGFIELD OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 25,298,300

  For Extra Help................................. 1,631,900

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 4,792,500

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 2,003,600

  For Contractual Services....................... 4,053,700

  For Travel....................................... 125,000

  For Commodities................................ 2,311,200

  For Equipment.................................... 827,800

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 1,987,500

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 245,500

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 3,491,200

    Total                                       $46,768,200

 

    Section 150.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 7, EFFINGHAM OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 20,453,200

  For Extra Help................................. 1,397,600

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 3,888,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 1,632,300

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,013,200

  For Travel....................................... 120,000

  For Commodities................................ 1,690,100

  For Equipment.................................... 956,900

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 2,119,200

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 160,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 2,757,600

    Total                                       $38,188,700

 

    Section 155.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 8, COLLINSVILLE OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 33,066,100

  For Extra Help................................. 2,363,300

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 6,305,100

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 2,632,400

  For Contractual Services....................... 6,822,400

  For Travel....................................... 144,000

  For Commodities................................ 2,194,800

  For Equipment.................................. 1,298,400

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 2,223,800

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 576,500

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 4,170,400

    Total                                       $61,797,200

 

    Section 160.  The following named amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

 

DISTRICT 9, CARBONDALE OFFICE

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services......................... 18,095,700

  For Extra Help................................. 1,620,000

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 3,508,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security .... 1,460,900

  For Contractual Services....................... 3,140,500

  For Travel........................................ 53,100

  For Commodities................................ 1,226,000

  For Equipment.................................... 885,000

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks................... 1,258,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 140,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.......... 2,300,100

    Total                                       $33,687,900

 

    Section 165.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the ordinary and contingent expenses of Aeronautics Operations:

 

AERONAUTICS DIVISION

OPERATIONS

For Personal Services:

  Payable from the Road Fund..................... 4,832,300

For State Contributions to State

 Employees' Retirement System:

  Payable from the Road Fund....................... 860,000

For State Contributions to Social Security:

  Payable from the Road Fund....................... 361,500

For Contractual Services:

  Payable from the Road Fund..................... 3,750,000

  Payable from Air Transportation

   Revolving Fund................................ 1,000,000

For Travel:  Executive Air Transportation

 Expenses of the General Assembly:

  Payable from the General Revenue Fund............ 130,000

For Travel:  Executive Air Transportation

 Expenses of the Governor's Office:

  Payable from the General Revenue Fund............ 130,000

For Travel:

  Payable from the Road Fund....................... 108,500

For Commodities:

  Payable from the Road Fund....................... 845,800

  Payable from Aeronautics Fund..................... 74,500

For Equipment:

  Payable from the General Revenue Fund.................. 0

  Payable from the Road Fund....................... 250,000

For Equipment: Purchase of Cars and Trucks:

  Payable from the Road Fund........................ 13,800

For Telecommunications Services:

  Payable from the Road Fund........................ 94,200

For Operation of Automotive Equipment:

  Payable from the Road Fund........................ 28,800

    Total                                       $12,479,400

 

LUMP SUM

    Section 170.  The sum of $350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Tax Recovery Fund to the Department of Transportation for maintenance and repair costs incurred on real property owned by the Department for development of an airport in Will County and for payments to the Will County Treasurer in lieu of leasehold taxes lost due to government ownership.

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 175.  The sum of $350,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for such purposes as are described in Sections 31 and 34 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act, as amended.

 

REFUNDS

    Section 185.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Refunds...................................... 35,000

 

    Section 190.  The following named amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Aeronautics Fund to the Department of Transportation for the objects and purposes hereinafter named:

  For Refunds.......................................... 500

 

    Section 195.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, respectively, for the objects and purposes hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the ordinary and contingent expenses incident to Public Transportation and Railroads Operations:

 

PUBLIC AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DIVISION

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,458,100

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 437,500

  For State Contributions to Social

   Security........................................ 179,400

  For Contractual Services.......................... 47,700

  For Travel........................................ 37,000

  For Commodities.................................... 3,800

  For Equipment...................................... 7,500

  For Equipment: Purchase of Cars and Trucks............. 0

  For Telecommunications Services................... 40,000

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment..............     0

    Total                                        $3,211,000

 

LUMP SUMS

    Section 200.  The sum of $119,900, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for public transportation technical studies.

 

    Section 205.  The sum of $250,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for administrative expenses incurred in connection with the purposes of Section 18 of the Federal Transit Act (Section 5311 of the USC), as amended, provided such amount not exceed funds made available from the Federal government under that Act.

 

    Section 215.  The sum of $873,200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund to the Department of Transportation for federal reimbursement of transit studies as provided by the SAFETEA-LU.

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 220.  The sum of $342,800, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for making grants to eligible recipients of funding under Article II of the Downstate Public Transportation Act for the purpose of reimbursing the recipients that provide reduced fares for mass transportation services to students, handicapped persons and the elderly.

 

    Section 225.  The sum of $37,318,100, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for making grants to the Regional Transportation Authority for the purpose of reimbursing the Service Boards for providing reduced or free fares for mass transportation services to students, handicapped persons, and the elderly.

 

    Section 240.  The sum of $302,200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose stated in Section 4.09 of the "Regional Transportation Authority Act", as amended.

 

    Section 245.  The sum of $40,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for making a grant to the Regional Transportation Authority for Additional State Assistance to be used for its purposes as provided in the "Regional Transportation Authority Act", but in no event shall this amount exceed the amount provided for in Sections 4.09 (c) and 4.09 (d) with respect to Strategic Capital Improvement bonds issued by the Regional Transportation Authority pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act as amended in 1989.

 

    Section 250.  The sum of $95,300,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for making a grant to the Regional Transportation Authority for Additional Financial Assistance to be used for its purposes as provided in the "Regional Transportation Authority Act", but in no event shall this amount exceed the amount provided for in Sections 4.09 (c-5) and 4.09 (d) with respect to Strategic Capital Improvement bonds issued by the Regional Transportation Authority pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act as amended in 1999.

 

    Section 255.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for operating assistance grants to provide a portion of the eligible operating expenses for the following carriers for the purposes stated in Article II of Public Act 78-1109, as amended:

 

Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District.......... 16,644,485

Greater Peoria Mass Transit District............ 12,565,519

Rock Island County Metropolitan

  Mass Transit District......................... 10,277,584

Rockford Mass Transit District................... 7,551,119

Springfield Mass Transit District................ 6,542,322

Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System......... 4,166,452

City of Decatur.................................. 2,981,100

City of Pekin...................................... 447,500

City of Quincy................................... 1,523,295

City of Galesburg.................................. 765,786

City of South Beloit................................ 58,058

City of Danville................................. 1,168,818

RIDES Mass Transit District...................... 3,047,402

South Central Illinois Mass Transit District..... 3,227,582

River Valley Metro Mass Transit District......... 2,091,457

Jackson County Mass Transit District............... 217,707

City of Dekalb................................... 1,989,488

City of Macomb................................... 1,363,757

Shawnee Mass Transit District.................... 1,126,626

St. Clair County Transit District............... 31,706,121

West Central Mass Transit District................. 455,000

Monroe-Randolph Transit District................... 385,000

Madison County Mass Transit District............ 14,100,000

Bond County........................................ 135,321

Bureau County...................................... 368,908

Coles County....................................... 298,350

Edgar County........................................ 94,749

Stephenson County/City of Freeport................. 520,000

Henry County....................................... 168,212

Jo Daviess County.................................. 255,791

Kankakee/McLean Counties........................... 664,906

Peoria County...................................... 210,929

Piatt County....................................... 215,614

Shelby County...................................... 367,004

Tazewell/Woodford Counties......................... 604,110

Vermillion County.................................. 239,245

Williamson County.................................. 221,860

Kendall County.................................     975,000

    Total                                      $129,742,177

 

    Section 260.  The sum of $400,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for audit adjustments in accordance with Section 15.1 of the "Downstate Public Transportation Act", as amended.

 

Section 265.  The sum of $1,700,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose stated in Section 6z-17 of the State Finance Act (30ILCS 105/6z-17) and Section 2-2.04 of the Downstate Public Transportation Act (30 ILCS 740/2-2.04), for a grant to Madison County equal to the sales tax transferred from the State and Local Sales Tax Reform Fund.

 

RAIL PASSENGER

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 270.  The sum of $28,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for funding the State's share of intercity rail passenger service and making necessary expenditures for services and other program improvements.

 

    Section 275.  The sum of $750,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Intercity Passenger Rail Fund to the Department of Transportation for grants to Amtrak or its successor for the operation of intercity rail services in the state.

 

Shared Services

Lump Sum

    Section 277.  The sum of $7,655,400, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for costs and expenses related to or in support of an environment and economic development shared services center.

 

    Section 280.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are appropriated from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Department of Transportation for the ordinary and contingent expenses incident to the operations and functions of administering the provisions of the "Illinois Highway Code", relating to use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds by the counties, municipalities, road districts and townships:

 

MOTOR FUEL TAX ADMINISTRATION

OPERATIONS

  For Personal Services.......................... 6,956,400

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 1,238,000

  For State Contributions to Social Security ...... 512,200

  For Group Insurance............................ 1,742,200

  For Contractual Services.......................... 42,400

  For Travel........................................ 54,000

  For Commodities.................................... 8,200

  For Printing...................................... 28,000

  For Equipment..................................... 12,800

  For Telecommunications Services................... 23,900

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.............. 5,100

    Total                                       $10,623,200

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 285.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as are available for distribution in accordance with Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, are appropriated from the Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purposes stated:

 

DISTRIBUTIVE ITEMS

  For apportioning, allotting, and paying

   as provided by law:

    To Counties................................ 232,600,000

    To Municipalities.......................... 326,300,000

    To Counties for Distribution to

     Road Districts............................ 105,600,000

    Total                                      $664,500,000

 

    Section 290.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the agencies hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for implementation of the Illinois Highway Safety Program under provisions of the National Highway Safety Act of 1966, as amended:

 

FOR THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

  For Personal Services.......................... 1,233,500

  For State Contributions to State Employees'

   Retirement System............................... 219,600

  For State Contributions to Social Security ....... 87,600

  For Contractual Services......................... 681,700

  For Travel........................................ 72,000

  For Commodities.................................. 316,400

  For Printing..................................... 185,200

  For Equipment..................................... 61,400

  For Telecommunications Services....................     0

    Total                                        $2,857,800

 

FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

  For Personal Services............................ 215,000

  For Employee Retirement

   Contributions Paid by State....................... 4,300

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System..................... 38,300

  For State Contributions to Social Security........ 22,500

  For Contractual Services......................... 194,600

  For Travel........................................ 11,900

  For Commodities.................................... 4,000

  For Printing....................................... 1,600

  For Equipment..................................... 20,400

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment.........     35,000

    Total                                          $547,600

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

  For Contractual Services......................... 102,600

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

  For Personal Services.......................... 4,654,700

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 828,400

  For State Contributions to Social Security ....... 60,000

  For Contractual Services......................... 177,000

  For Travel........................................ 97,000

  For Commodities................................... 64,500

  For Printing...................................... 10,200

  For Equipment.................................... 163,400

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................. 268,300

    Total                                        $6,323,500

 

FOR THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT

STANDARDS TRAINING BOARD

  For Contractual Services.......................... 95,000

  For Printing....................................... 5,200

    Total                                          $100,200

 

FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  For local highway safety projects

   by county and municipal governments,

   state and private universities and other

   private entities.............................. 9,300,000

 

    Section 295.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the agencies hereinafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for implementation of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program under provisions of Title IV of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended by the SAFETEA-LU:

 

FOR THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

  For Personal Services.......................... 2,328,500

  For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 414,400

  For State Contributions to Social Security ...... 174,400

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,362,300

  For Travel....................................... 364,900

  For Commodities................................... 61,400

  For Printing...................................... 10,300

  For Equipment..................................... 98,300

  For Equipment:  Purchase of Cars and Trucks ...... 90,000

  For Telecommunications Services................... 75,100

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment..............     0

    Total                                        $4,979,600

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE

  For Personal Services.......................... 6,254,400

   For State Contributions to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................. 1,113,100

  For State Contributions to Social Security....... 478,400

  For Contractual Services......................... 340,800

  For Travel....................................... 349,500

  For Commodities.................................. 305,600

  For Printing...................................... 71,800

  For Equipment.................................... 628,400

  For Equipment:

   Purchase of Cars and Trucks..................... 650,000

  For Telecommunications Services.................. 722,100

  For Operation of Automotive Equipment............ 723,200

    Total                                       $11,637,300

 

    Section 300.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the agencies hereafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for implementation of the Section 163 Impaired Driving Incentive Grant Program (.08 Alcohol) as authorized by the SAFETEA-LU:

 

FOR THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (.08)

  For Contractual Services......................... 403,800

  For Travel........................................ 50,500

  For Commodities.................................. 201,900

  For Equipment.................................... 199,000

  For Telecommunications..............................    0

    Total                                          $855,200

 

FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE (.08)

  For Personal Services.................................. 0

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees' Retirement System.......................... 0

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security.............................................. 0

  For Contractual Services......................... 150,000

  For Travel............................................. 0

  For Commodities........................................ 0

  For Printing........................................... 0

  For Equipment.......................................... 0

  For Operation of Auto Equipment...................      0

    Total                                          $150,000

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (.08)

  For Contractual Services......................... 150,000

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE (.08)

  For Personal Services.................................. 0

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees' Retirement System.......................... 0

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security.............................................. 0

  For Contractual Services......................... 150,000

  For Travel............................................. 0

  For Commodities........................................ 0

  For Equipment.......................................... 0

  For Operation of Auto Equipment.................        0

    Total                                          $150,000

 

FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (.08)

  For local highway safety projects

   by county and municipal governments,

   state and private universities and

   other private entities........................ 2,300,000

 

    Section 305.  The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the agencies hereafter named, are appropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for implementation of the Alcohol Traffic Safety Programs of Title XXIII of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended by the SAFETEA-LU:

 

FOR THE ILLINOIS LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION (410)

  For Personal Services.............................. 5,000

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees’ Retirement System........................ 900

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security............................................ 400

  For Contractual Services.......................... 30,000

  For Travel........................................... 500

  For Printing...................................... 22,000

  For Telecommunication Services..................... 2,000

    Total                                           $60,800

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (410)

  For Personal Services............................ 191,100

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees' Retirement System..................... 34,100

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security.......................................... 2,800

  For Equipment...................................   81,700

    Total                                          $309,600

 

FOR THE DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (410)

  For Contractual Services....................... 1,243,400

  For Travel........................................ 10,100

  For Commodities................................... 60,600

  For Printing...................................... 60,600

  For Equipment.................................          0

    Total                                        $1,374,700

 

FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE (410)

  For Personal Services............................. 42,000

  For Employee Retirement

   Contributions Paid by State......................... 800

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees' Retirement System...................... 7,500

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security............................................ 700

  For Contractual Services......................... 200,500

  For Travel......................................... 6,000

  For Commodities.................................... 4,500

  For Printing....................................... 3,500

  For Equipment.................................... 100,000

  For Telecommunication Services....................... 100

  For Operation of Auto Equipment....................     0

    Total                                          $370,600

 

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE (410)

  For Personal Services.......................... 1,192,000

  For the State Contribution to State

   Employees' Retirement System.................... 212,200

  For the State Contribution to Social

   Security......................................... 16,600

  For Contractual Services.......................... 10,000

  For Travel............................................. 0

  For Commodities................................... 22,500

  For Printing....................................... 4,000

  For Equipment.................................... 122,800

  For Operation of Auto Equipment................... 99,800

    Total                                        $1,679,900

 

FOR THE ILLINOIS LAW ENFORCEMENT

STANDARDS TRAINING BOARD (410)

  For Contractual Services......................... 180,000

  For Printing...................................... 20,000

    Total                                          $200,000

 

FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

OF THE ILLINOIS COURTS (410)

  For Contractual Services.......................... 25,000

  For Travel........................................ 25,000

  For Printing....................................... 5,000

    Total                                           $55,000

 

FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

  For local highway safety projects

   by county and municipal governments,

   state and private universities and

   other private entities........................ 5,200,000

 

    Section 315.  No contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred or any expenditure made from an appropriation herein made in

Section 175   GRF Aeronautics

Section 220   GRF Reduced Fares Downstate

Section 225   GRF Reduced Fares RTA

Section 245   SCIP Debt Service I

Section 250   SCIP Debt Service II

Section 270   GRF Rail Passenger

 

of this Article until after the purpose and the amount of such expenditure has been approved in writing by the Governor.

 

ARTICLE 2

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING

LUMP SUMS

    Section 5. The sum of $2,810,523, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in the line item, "For Planning, Research and Development Purposes" for the Central Offices, Administration and Planning in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 5 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

    Section 10. The sum of $897,906, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning hazardous material abatement (previously identified as asbestos abatement) heretofore made in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 10 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

    Section 15. The sum of $76,328,706, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made for metropolitan planning in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 15 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

    Section 20. The sum of $8,734,798, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 20 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for metropolitan planning and research purposes.

 

    Section 35. The sum of $22,795,045, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 35 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the federal share of the IDOT ITS program.

 

    Section 40. The sum of $17,173,637, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 10 and Article 362, Section 40 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the state share of the IDOT ITS program.

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 45. The sum of $28,767,527, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 25 and Article 362, Section 45 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for Enhancement and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Projects.

 

CENTRAL OFFICE, DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS

LUMP SUM

    Section 50. The sum of $716,034, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning vehicle damages heretofore made in Article 360, Section 40 and Article 362, Section 50 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

    Section 55. The sum of $1,960,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 45 and Article 362, Section 55 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for costs associated with the State Radio Communications for the 21st Century (STARCOM) program.

 

    Section 60. The sum of $73,468, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 50 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for costs associated with the Technology Transfer Center, including the purchase of equipment, media initiatives and training, provided such expenditures do not exceed funds to be made available by the federal government for this purpose.

 

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 70. The sum of $33,942,189, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriations and reappropriation heretofore made for Local Traffic Signal Maintenance Agreements and City, County and other State Maintenance Agreements in Article 360, Section 70 and Article 362, Section 65 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

LUMP SUMS

    Section 75.  The sum of $13,466,913, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 90 and Article 362, Section 70 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for improvements to traffic safety, provided such amount not exceed funds to be made available from the federal government pursuant to the primary seatbelt enforcement incentive grant.

 

DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY - CYCLE RIDER SAFETY

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 80. The sum of $4,955,375, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made, in Article 360, Section 110 and Article 362, Section 75 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 85. The sum of $2,050,321, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning airport improvements heretofore made in Article 360, Section 175 and Article 362, Section 80 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM – DIVISION OF TRAFFIC SAFETY

AWARDS AND GRANTS

    Section 95. The sum of $10,272,391, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning Highway Safety Grants heretofore made in Article 360, Section 290 and Article 362, Section 90 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for local highway safety projects by county and municipal governments, state and private universities and other private entities.

 

Section 100. The sum of $7,637,162, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning Section 163 Impaired Driving Incentive Grants (.08 alcohol) heretofore made in Article 360, Section 300 and Article 362, Section 95 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for local highway safety projects by county and municipal governments, state and private universities and other private entities.

 

    Section 105. The sum of $6,723,742, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008 from the appropriation and reappropriation concerning Alcohol Traffic Safety Grants (410) heretofore made in Article 360, Section 305 and Article 362, Section 100 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for local highway safety projects by county and municipal governments, state and private universities and other private entities.

 

PUBLIC AND INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION DIVISION

LUMP SUMS

    Section 110. The sum of $1,338,041, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made for public transportation technical studies in Article 360, Section 200 and Article 362, Section 105 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes.

 

    Section 115. The sum of $102,211, or so much thereof as may be necessary and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the reappropriation heretofore made in Article 362, Section 110 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the Intertownship Transportation Program for Northwest Suburban Cook County.

 

    Section 120. The sum of $3,053,750, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriation and reappropriation heretofore made in Article 360, Section 215 and Article 362, Section 115 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Federal Mass Transit Trust Fund to the Department of Transportation for federal reimbursement of transit studies as provided by the SAFETEA-LU.

 

    Section 125. The following named sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and remains unexpended at the close of business on June 30, 2008, from the appropriations heretofore made in Article 360, Section 5, Section 35, Section 115, Section 120, Section 125, Section 130, Section 135, Section 140, Section 145, Section 150, Section 155, Section 160, and Section 295 of Public Act 95-0348, as amended, is reappropriated from the Road Fund to the Department of Transportation for the same purposes as follows:

 

    Central Offices, Administration and Planning

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks.............. 393,400

 

    Central Offices, Division of Highways

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks.............. 286,100

 

    Day Labor

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks.............. 655,300

 

    District 1, Schaumburg Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 7,673,800

 

    District 2, Dixon Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,910,200

 

    District 3, Ottawa Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,932,600

 

    District 4, Peoria Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,335,600

 

    District 5, Paris Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,631,800

 

    District 6, Springfield Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,672,200

 

    District 7, Effingham Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 2,102,700

 

    District 8, Collinsville Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,628,800

 

    District 9, Carbondale Office

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks.............. 938,200

 

    Division of Traffic Safety, Commercial Motor Vehicle

    Safety Program

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks.............. 210,000

 

    Division of Traffic Safety, Commercial Motor Vehicle

    Safety Program

    For the Department of State Police

      For Purchase of Cars and Trucks............ 1,300,000

    Total                                       $21,977,300

 

    Section 130. No contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred or any expenditure made from a reappropriation herein made in:

Section 85       GRF Aeronautics

of this Article until after the purpose and the amount of such expenditure has been approved in writing by the Governor.

 

    Total, Article 2                           $271,825,014

 

Section 999.  Effective Date.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2008.