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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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5 | Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 2705-200 as follows:
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7 | (20 ILCS 2705/2705-200) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.16)
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8 | Sec. 2705-200. Master plan; reporting requirements.
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9 | (a) The Department has the power to develop and maintain a | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | continuing,
comprehensive, and integrated planning process | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | that shall develop and
periodically revise a statewide master | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | plan for transportation to guide program
development and to | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | foster efficient and economical transportation services in
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14 | ground, air, water, and
all other modes of transportation | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | throughout the State. The Department
shall coordinate its | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | transportation planning activities with those of other
State | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | agencies and authorities and shall supervise and review any
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18 | transportation planning performed by other Executive agencies | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | under the
direction of the Governor. The Department shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | cooperate and participate
with federal, regional, interstate, | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | State, and local agencies, in accordance
with Sections 5-301 | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | and 7-301 of the Illinois Highway Code, and with
interested | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | private individuals and organizations in the coordination of
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1 | plans and policies for development of the state's | ||||||
2 | transportation system.
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3 | To meet the provisions of this Section, the Department | ||||||
4 | shall publish and
deliver to the Governor and General Assembly | ||||||
5 | by December 31, 2012 and every 5
years thereafter, its master | ||||||
6 | plan for highway, waterway, aeronautic, mass
transportation, | ||||||
7 | and railroad systems. The plan shall identify priority
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8 | subsystems or components of each system that are critical to | ||||||
9 | the economic and
general welfare of this State regardless of | ||||||
10 | public jurisdictional
responsibility or private ownership.
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11 | The master plan shall include a comprehensive and | ||||||
12 | multimodal freight mobility plan which shall analyze commodity | ||||||
13 | flows, assess the freight transportation network, and identify | ||||||
14 | significant freight system trends, needs, and economic | ||||||
15 | opportunities. It shall recommend improvements in the | ||||||
16 | operation and management of the freight system, projects that | ||||||
17 | will eliminate inefficiencies in the State's freight network, | ||||||
18 | methods of funding needed for freight system improvements, and | ||||||
19 | policies to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient movement | ||||||
20 | of goods within and through the State and to ensure the State's | ||||||
21 | economic vitality. The freight mobility plan shall incorporate | ||||||
22 | and maintain compatibility with any federally required rail | ||||||
23 | plan affecting this State. | ||||||
24 | The master plan shall provide particular emphasis and | ||||||
25 | detail of at least the 5-year
period in the immediate future.
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26 | Annual and 5-year, or longer, project programs for each |
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1 | State system in this Section
shall be published and furnished | ||||||
2 | the General Assembly on the first Wednesday
in April of each | ||||||
3 | year.
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4 | Identified needs included in the project programs shall be | ||||||
5 | listed and
mapped in a distinctive fashion to clearly identify | ||||||
6 | the priority status
of the projects: (1) projects to be | ||||||
7 | committed for execution; (2) tentative
projects that are | ||||||
8 | dependent upon funding or other constraints; and (3) needed
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9 | projects that are not programmed due to lack of funding or | ||||||
10 | other constraints.
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11 | All projects shall be related to the priority systems of | ||||||
12 | the master plan,
and the priority criteria identified. Cost and | ||||||
13 | estimated completion dates
shall be included for work required | ||||||
14 | to complete a useable segment or component
beyond the
period of | ||||||
15 | the program.
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16 | The master plan shall include the documentation and | ||||||
17 | information required pursuant to Section 4-303(b) of the | ||||||
18 | Illinois Highway Code. | ||||||
19 | (b) The Department shall publish and deliver to the | ||||||
20 | Governor and General
Assembly on the first Wednesday in April | ||||||
21 | of each year a 5-year, or longer, Highway
Improvement Program | ||||||
22 | reporting
the number of fiscal years each project has been on | ||||||
23 | previous
plans submitted by the Department.
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24 | (c) The Department shall publish and deliver to the | ||||||
25 | Governor and the General
Assembly by November 1 of each year a | ||||||
26 | For the Record report that shall include
the following:
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1 | (1) All the projects accomplished in the previous | ||||||
2 | fiscal year
listed by each Illinois Department of | ||||||
3 | Transportation District.
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4 | (2) The award cost and the beginning
dates of each | ||||||
5 | listed project.
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6 | (Source: P.A. 97-32, eff. 6-28-11.)
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7 | Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | ||||||
8 | changing Section 4-303 as follows:
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9 | (605 ILCS 5/4-303) (from Ch. 121, par. 4-303)
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10 | Sec. 4-303.
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11 | (a) Investigations made by the Department to determine the
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12 | reasonably anticipated future need for federal aid highways and | ||||||
13 | State
highways may include, but shall not be limited to, the | ||||||
14 | making of traffic
surveys, the study of transportation | ||||||
15 | facilities, research concerning the
development of the several | ||||||
16 | areas within this State and contiguous territory
as affected by | ||||||
17 | growth and changes in population and economic activity and
the | ||||||
18 | collection and review of data relating to all factors affecting | ||||||
19 | the
judicious planning of construction, improvement and | ||||||
20 | maintenance of
highways. Such investigations may also be | ||||||
21 | conducted in cooperation with
counties, municipalities, the | ||||||
22 | United States, sister states, agencies of any
such governments | ||||||
23 | or other persons in pursuance of agreements to share the
cost | ||||||
24 | thereof. The Department is authorized to enter into such |
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1 | agreements.
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2 | (b) Guidelines. | ||||||
3 | (1) Purpose. The purpose of this subsection is to | ||||||
4 | ensure that transportation infrastructure projects in the | ||||||
5 | State of Illinois foster long-term state and local economic | ||||||
6 | development and enhance the quality of life for Illinois | ||||||
7 | residents. It is the intent of the General Assembly to | ||||||
8 | provide a statewide, data-rich, outcomes-based, | ||||||
9 | transparent, and accountable approach to prioritizing | ||||||
10 | transportation infrastructure projects so that public | ||||||
11 | funds are used effectively for these transportation | ||||||
12 | projects and allocated based on defined performance | ||||||
13 | criteria. Accordingly, as provided in this subsection, all | ||||||
14 | transportation funds appropriated by the State, including, | ||||||
15 | but not limited to, appropriations from the Road Fund, | ||||||
16 | State Construction Account Fund, Capital Projects Fund, | ||||||
17 | and transportation bond funds shall be allocated based on | ||||||
18 | plans submitted by the Metropolitan Planning Organizations | ||||||
19 | for their areas of jurisdiction and the annual and | ||||||
20 | multi-year highway improvement programs prescribed by the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Highway Code and federal law. This subsection | ||||||
22 | shall not apply to (i) any grant programs administered by | ||||||
23 | the Department of Natural Resources, (ii) any funds | ||||||
24 | administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic | ||||||
25 | Opportunity that support local transportation improvements | ||||||
26 | as part of an economic development project, or (iii) any |
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1 | monies distributed to local government entities pursuant | ||||||
2 | to item (2) of subsection (e) of Section 8 of the Motor | ||||||
3 | Fuel Tax Law. | ||||||
4 | (2) Scope. For purposes of this subsection, | ||||||
5 | transportation infrastructure projects shall include, | ||||||
6 | without limitation, projects for highways maintenance, | ||||||
7 | highway modernization, highway expansion, transit, and | ||||||
8 | high-speed rail. | ||||||
9 | (3) Project Selection Process. The Department shall | ||||||
10 | develop and utilize a process for the selection of | ||||||
11 | transportation infrastructure projects that is based on | ||||||
12 | defined performance measures established under this | ||||||
13 | subsection. The strategic prioritization process to | ||||||
14 | develop these performance measures shall be systematic and | ||||||
15 | data-driven and shall include input from the Metropolitan | ||||||
16 | Planning Organization having jurisdiction over the | ||||||
17 | proposed project. | ||||||
18 | (4) Technical Advisory Group. To develop the | ||||||
19 | performance measures required by this subsection, the | ||||||
20 | Department shall establish and convene a Technical | ||||||
21 | Advisory Group consisting of representatives from the | ||||||
22 | Department, the State's Metropolitan Planning | ||||||
23 | Organizations, and other appropriate partners. The | ||||||
24 | Technical Advisory Group shall establish performance | ||||||
25 | measures for transportation infrastructure projects, | ||||||
26 | formalize the input of Metropolitan Planning Organizations |
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1 | in the evaluation and prioritization of transportation | ||||||
2 | infrastructure projects, and establish a methodology to | ||||||
3 | measure funding decisions for transportation | ||||||
4 | infrastructure projects against the performance measures | ||||||
5 | established under this subsection. | ||||||
6 | (5) Performance Measures. The performance measures | ||||||
7 | established under this subsection shall, at a minimum, | ||||||
8 | include the following criteria: (i) improving access and | ||||||
9 | mobility for users, (ii) preserving and managing the | ||||||
10 | existing transportation system, (iii) supporting | ||||||
11 | multi-modal choices, (iv) maximizing social equity | ||||||
12 | benefits of transportation investments, (v) fostering | ||||||
13 | safety, (vi) coordination of current long-range plans, | ||||||
14 | (vii) improving the environment, (viii) reducing | ||||||
15 | congestion by improving the movement of people, (ix) | ||||||
16 | fostering economic development, (x) improving quality of | ||||||
17 | life, (xi) moving a growing, diverse and active population, | ||||||
18 | and (xii) ensuring transparency and accountability. | ||||||
19 | (6) Initial Report. The initial report of the Technical | ||||||
20 | Advisory Group shall, at a minimum, include | ||||||
21 | recommendations to: (i) specifically define transportation | ||||||
22 | infrastructure projects consistent with this subsection, | ||||||
23 | (ii) establish and clearly identify the performance | ||||||
24 | standards required under this subsection, (iii) establish | ||||||
25 | a protocol for how the established performance measures | ||||||
26 | will be used to evaluate, measure, and prioritize |
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1 | transportation infrastructure projects, and (iv) establish | ||||||
2 | a process to ensure qualitative input on the evaluation and | ||||||
3 | prioritization of projects from, among others, | ||||||
4 | Metropolitan Planning Organizations. The Technical | ||||||
5 | Advisory Group shall provide its initial report to the | ||||||
6 | Secretary of Transportation pursuant to this subsection no | ||||||
7 | later than the end of Fiscal Year 2014. The Secretary of | ||||||
8 | Transportation shall report these recommendations to the | ||||||
9 | General Assembly no later than September 1, 2014. | ||||||
10 | (7) Master Plan. The Department shall implement the | ||||||
11 | Technical Advisory Group's recommendations beginning in | ||||||
12 | Fiscal Year 2015. Beginning in Fiscal Year 2015 and in | ||||||
13 | every year thereafter, the Department shall include as part | ||||||
14 | of its multi-year highway improvement program an analysis | ||||||
15 | and related documentation detailing how performance | ||||||
16 | measures established under this subsection were applied in | ||||||
17 | the development of the program and how these performance | ||||||
18 | measures were applied to prioritization and funding | ||||||
19 | decisions. This documentation shall include a list of the | ||||||
20 | performance criteria used, a description of how each | ||||||
21 | performance criterion is weighted, and a copy of the plan | ||||||
22 | received from the Metropolitan Planning Organization | ||||||
23 | having jurisdiction over the project. This documentation | ||||||
24 | shall be included as a part of the multiyear highway | ||||||
25 | improvement program. | ||||||
26 | (Source: Laws 1959, p. 196.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
2 | becoming law.
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