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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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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 State Finance Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 8.3 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (30 ILCS 105/8.3) (from Ch. 127, par. 144.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 8.3. Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | State of
Illinois incurs any bonded indebtedness for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | construction of
permanent highways, be set aside and used for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the purpose of paying and
discharging annually the principal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and interest on that bonded
indebtedness then due and payable, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | and for no other purpose. The
surplus, if any, in the Road Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | after the payment of principal and
interest on that bonded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | indebtedness then annually due shall be used as
follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 through 10 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, except the cost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of administration of Articles I and
II of Chapter 3 of that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Code; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | secondly -- for expenses of the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Transportation for
construction, reconstruction, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | improvement, repair, maintenance,
operation, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | administration of highways in accordance with the
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23 | provisions of laws relating thereto, or for any purpose |
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1 | related or
incident to and connected therewith, including | ||||||
2 | the separation of grades
of those highways with railroads | ||||||
3 | and with highways and including the
payment of awards made | ||||||
4 | by the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission under the | ||||||
5 | terms of
the Workers' Compensation Act or Workers' | ||||||
6 | Occupational Diseases Act for
injury or death of an | ||||||
7 | employee of the Division of Highways in the
Department of | ||||||
8 | Transportation; or for the acquisition of land and the
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9 | erection of buildings for highway purposes, including the | ||||||
10 | acquisition of
highway right-of-way or for investigations | ||||||
11 | to determine the reasonably
anticipated future highway | ||||||
12 | needs; or for making of surveys, plans,
specifications and | ||||||
13 | estimates for and in the construction and maintenance
of | ||||||
14 | flight strips and of highways necessary to provide access | ||||||
15 | to military
and naval reservations, to defense industries | ||||||
16 | and defense-industry
sites, and to the sources of raw | ||||||
17 | materials and for replacing existing
highways and highway | ||||||
18 | connections shut off from general public use at
military | ||||||
19 | and naval reservations and defense-industry sites, or for | ||||||
20 | the
purchase of right-of-way, except that the State shall | ||||||
21 | be reimbursed in
full for any expense incurred in building | ||||||
22 | the flight strips; or for the
operating and maintaining of | ||||||
23 | highway garages; or for patrolling and
policing the public | ||||||
24 | highways and conserving the peace; or for the operating | ||||||
25 | expenses of the Department relating to the administration | ||||||
26 | of public transportation programs; or, during fiscal year |
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1 | 2012 only, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed | ||||||
2 | $8,500,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on | ||||||
3 | behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit | ||||||
4 | expenses; or, during fiscal year 2013 only, for the | ||||||
5 | purposes of a grant not to exceed $3,825,000 to the | ||||||
6 | Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the | ||||||
7 | purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or, during fiscal | ||||||
8 | year 2014 only, for the purposes of a grant not to exceed | ||||||
9 | $3,825,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on | ||||||
10 | behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit | ||||||
11 | expenses; or, during fiscal year 2015 only, for the | ||||||
12 | purposes of a grant not to exceed $3,825,000 to the | ||||||
13 | Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the | ||||||
14 | purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses; or for any of
those | ||||||
15 | purposes or any other purpose that may be provided by law. | ||||||
16 | Appropriations for any of those purposes are payable from | ||||||
17 | the Road
Fund. Appropriations may also be made from the Road | ||||||
18 | Fund for the
administrative expenses of any State agency that | ||||||
19 | are related to motor
vehicles or arise from the use of motor | ||||||
20 | vehicles. | ||||||
21 | Beginning with fiscal year 1980 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
22 | Fund monies
shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
23 | or agencies of State
government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
24 | operations; but this
limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
25 | appropriating for those purposes any
Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
26 | eligible for federal reimbursement; |
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1 | 1. Department of Public Health; | ||||||
2 | 2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to | ||||||
3 | subsidies for
one-half fare Student Transportation and | ||||||
4 | Reduced Fare for Elderly, except during fiscal year 2012 | ||||||
5 | only when no more than $40,000,000 may be expended and | ||||||
6 | except during fiscal year 2013 only when no more than | ||||||
7 | $17,570,300 may be expended and except during fiscal year | ||||||
8 | 2014 only when no more than $17,570,000 may be expended and | ||||||
9 | except during fiscal year 2015 only when no more than | ||||||
10 | $17,570,000 may be expended; | ||||||
11 | 3. Department of Central Management
Services, except | ||||||
12 | for expenditures
incurred for group insurance premiums of | ||||||
13 | appropriate personnel; | ||||||
14 | 4. Judicial Systems and Agencies. | ||||||
15 | Beginning with fiscal year 1981 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
16 | Fund monies
shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
17 | or agencies of State
government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
18 | operations; but this
limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
19 | appropriating for those purposes any
Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
20 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
21 | 1. Department of State Police, except for expenditures | ||||||
22 | with
respect to the Division of Operations; | ||||||
23 | 2. Department of Transportation, only with respect to | ||||||
24 | Intercity Rail
Subsidies, except during fiscal year 2012 | ||||||
25 | only when no more than $40,000,000 may be expended and | ||||||
26 | except during fiscal year 2013 only when no more than |
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1 | $26,000,000 may be expended and except during fiscal year | ||||||
2 | 2014 only when no more than $38,000,000 may be expended and | ||||||
3 | except during fiscal year 2015 only when no more than | ||||||
4 | $42,000,000 may be expended, and Rail Freight Services. | ||||||
5 | Beginning with fiscal year 1982 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
6 | Fund monies
shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
7 | or agencies of State
government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
8 | operations; but this
limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
9 | appropriating for those purposes any
Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
10 | eligible for federal reimbursement: Department
of Central | ||||||
11 | Management Services, except for awards made by
the Illinois | ||||||
12 | Workers' Compensation Commission under the terms of the | ||||||
13 | Workers' Compensation Act
or Workers' Occupational Diseases | ||||||
14 | Act for injury or death of an employee of
the Division of | ||||||
15 | Highways in the Department of Transportation. | ||||||
16 | Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
17 | Fund monies
shall be appropriated to the following Departments | ||||||
18 | or agencies of State
government for administration, grants, or | ||||||
19 | operations; but this
limitation is not a restriction upon | ||||||
20 | appropriating for those purposes any
Road Fund monies that are | ||||||
21 | eligible for federal reimbursement: | ||||||
22 | 1. Department of State Police, except not more than 40% | ||||||
23 | of the
funds appropriated for the Division of Operations; | ||||||
24 | 2. State Officers. | ||||||
25 | Beginning with fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, no Road | ||||||
26 | Fund monies
shall be appropriated to any Department or agency |
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1 | of State government
for administration, grants, or operations | ||||||
2 | except as provided hereafter;
but this limitation is not a | ||||||
3 | restriction upon appropriating for those
purposes any Road Fund | ||||||
4 | monies that are eligible for federal
reimbursement. It shall | ||||||
5 | not be lawful to circumvent the above
appropriation limitations | ||||||
6 | by governmental reorganization or other
methods. | ||||||
7 | Appropriations shall be made from the Road Fund only in
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8 | accordance with the provisions of this Section. | ||||||
9 | Money in the Road Fund shall, if and when the State of | ||||||
10 | Illinois
incurs any bonded indebtedness for the construction of | ||||||
11 | permanent
highways, be set aside and used for the purpose of | ||||||
12 | paying and
discharging during each fiscal year the principal | ||||||
13 | and interest on that
bonded indebtedness as it becomes due and | ||||||
14 | payable as provided in the
Transportation Bond Act, and for no | ||||||
15 | other
purpose. The surplus, if any, in the Road Fund after the | ||||||
16 | payment of
principal and interest on that bonded indebtedness | ||||||
17 | then annually due
shall be used as follows: | ||||||
18 | first -- to pay the cost of administration of Chapters | ||||||
19 | 2 through 10
of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and | ||||||
20 | secondly -- no Road Fund monies derived from fees, | ||||||
21 | excises, or
license taxes relating to registration, | ||||||
22 | operation and use of vehicles on
public highways or to | ||||||
23 | fuels used for the propulsion of those vehicles,
shall be | ||||||
24 | appropriated or expended other than for costs of | ||||||
25 | administering
the laws imposing those fees, excises, and | ||||||
26 | license taxes, statutory
refunds and adjustments allowed |
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1 | thereunder, administrative costs of the
Department of | ||||||
2 | Transportation, including, but not limited to, the | ||||||
3 | operating expenses of the Department relating to the | ||||||
4 | administration of public transportation programs, payment | ||||||
5 | of debts and liabilities incurred
in construction and | ||||||
6 | reconstruction of public highways and bridges,
acquisition | ||||||
7 | of rights-of-way for and the cost of construction,
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8 | reconstruction, maintenance, repair, and operation of | ||||||
9 | public highways and
bridges under the direction and | ||||||
10 | supervision of the State, political
subdivision, or | ||||||
11 | municipality collecting those monies, or during fiscal | ||||||
12 | year 2012 only for the purposes of a grant not to exceed | ||||||
13 | $8,500,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority on | ||||||
14 | behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit | ||||||
15 | expenses, or during fiscal year 2013 only for the purposes | ||||||
16 | of a grant not to exceed $3,825,000 to the Regional | ||||||
17 | Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE for the purpose | ||||||
18 | of ADA/Para-transit expenses, or during fiscal year 2014 | ||||||
19 | only for the purposes of a grant not to exceed $3,825,000 | ||||||
20 | to the Regional Transportation Authority on behalf of PACE | ||||||
21 | for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit expenses, or during | ||||||
22 | fiscal year 2015 only for the purposes of a grant not to | ||||||
23 | exceed $3,825,000 to the Regional Transportation Authority | ||||||
24 | on behalf of PACE for the purpose of ADA/Para-transit | ||||||
25 | expenses, and the costs for
patrolling and policing the | ||||||
26 | public highways (by State, political
subdivision, or |
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1 | municipality collecting that money) for enforcement of
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2 | traffic laws. The separation of grades of such highways | ||||||
3 | with railroads
and costs associated with protection of | ||||||
4 | at-grade highway and railroad
crossing shall also be | ||||||
5 | permissible. | ||||||
6 | Appropriations for any of such purposes are payable from | ||||||
7 | the Road
Fund or the Grade Crossing Protection Fund as provided | ||||||
8 | in Section 8 of
the Motor Fuel Tax Law. | ||||||
9 | Except as provided in this paragraph, beginning with fiscal | ||||||
10 | year 1991 and
thereafter, no Road Fund monies
shall be | ||||||
11 | appropriated to the Department of State Police for the purposes | ||||||
12 | of
this Section in excess of its total fiscal year 1990 Road | ||||||
13 | Fund
appropriations for those purposes unless otherwise | ||||||
14 | provided in Section 5g of
this Act.
For fiscal years 2003,
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15 | 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 only, no Road Fund monies shall
be | ||||||
16 | appropriated to the
Department of State Police for the purposes | ||||||
17 | of this Section in excess of
$97,310,000.
For fiscal year 2008 | ||||||
18 | only, no Road
Fund monies shall be appropriated to the | ||||||
19 | Department of State Police for the purposes of
this Section in | ||||||
20 | excess of $106,100,000. For fiscal year 2009 only, no Road Fund | ||||||
21 | monies shall be appropriated to the Department of State Police | ||||||
22 | for the purposes of this Section in excess of $114,700,000. | ||||||
23 | Beginning in fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be | ||||||
24 | appropriated to the Department of State Police. Beginning in | ||||||
25 | fiscal year 2016, no road fund moneys shall be appropriated to | ||||||
26 | the Department of State Police, except $20,000,000 to |
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1 | administer the requirements of the Illinois Motor Carrier | |||||||||||||
2 | Safety Act and Illinois Hazardous Materials Safety Act. It | |||||||||||||
3 | shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on
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4 | appropriations by governmental reorganization or other methods | |||||||||||||
5 | unless
otherwise provided in Section 5g of this Act. | |||||||||||||
6 | In fiscal year 1994, no Road Fund monies shall be | |||||||||||||
7 | appropriated
to the
Secretary of State for the purposes of this | |||||||||||||
8 | Section in excess of the total
fiscal year 1991 Road Fund | |||||||||||||
9 | appropriations to the Secretary of State for
those purposes, | |||||||||||||
10 | plus $9,800,000. It
shall not be
lawful to circumvent
this | |||||||||||||
11 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization or | |||||||||||||
12 | other
method. | |||||||||||||
13 | Beginning with fiscal year 1995 and thereafter, no Road | |||||||||||||
14 | Fund
monies
shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for | |||||||||||||
15 | the purposes of this
Section in excess of the total fiscal year | |||||||||||||
16 | 1994 Road Fund
appropriations to
the Secretary of State for | |||||||||||||
17 | those purposes. It shall not be lawful to
circumvent this | |||||||||||||
18 | limitation on appropriations by governmental reorganization
or | |||||||||||||
19 | other methods. | |||||||||||||
20 | Beginning with fiscal year 2000, total Road Fund | |||||||||||||
21 | appropriations to the
Secretary of State for the purposes of | |||||||||||||
22 | this Section shall not exceed the
amounts specified for the | |||||||||||||
23 | following fiscal years: | |||||||||||||
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8 | For fiscal year 2010, no road fund moneys shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | appropriated to the Secretary of State. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Beginning in fiscal year 2011, moneys in the Road Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall be appropriated to the Secretary of State for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | exclusive purpose of paying refunds due to overpayment of fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | related to Chapter 3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code unless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | otherwise provided for by law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | It shall not be lawful to circumvent this limitation on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | appropriations by
governmental reorganization or other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | methods. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | No new program may be initiated in fiscal year 1991 and
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19 | thereafter that is not consistent with the limitations imposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | by this
Section for fiscal year 1984 and thereafter, insofar as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | appropriation of
Road Fund monies is concerned. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Nothing in this Section prohibits transfers from the Road | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Fund to the
State Construction Account Fund under Section 5e of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | this Act; nor to the
General Revenue Fund, as authorized by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | this amendatory Act of
the 93rd
General Assembly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | The additional amounts authorized for expenditure in this |
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1 | Section by Public Acts 92-0600, 93-0025, 93-0839, and 94-91
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2 | shall be repaid to the Road Fund
from the General Revenue Fund | ||||||
3 | in the next succeeding fiscal year that the
General Revenue | ||||||
4 | Fund has a positive budgetary balance, as determined by
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5 | generally accepted accounting principles applicable to | ||||||
6 | government. | ||||||
7 | The additional amounts authorized for expenditure by the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State
and
the Department of State Police in this | ||||||
9 | Section by this amendatory Act of the
94th General Assembly | ||||||
10 | shall be repaid to the Road Fund from the General Revenue Fund | ||||||
11 | in the
next
succeeding fiscal year that the General Revenue | ||||||
12 | Fund has a positive budgetary
balance,
as determined by | ||||||
13 | generally accepted accounting principles applicable to
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14 | government. | ||||||
15 | (Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11; 97-732, eff. 6-30-12; 98-24, | ||||||
16 | eff. 6-19-13; 98-674, eff. 6-30-14.) | ||||||
17 | Section 10. The Illinois Hazardous Materials | ||||||
18 | Transportation Act is amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 as | ||||||
19 | follows:
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20 | (430 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 700-2)
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21 | Sec. 2.
It is the finding of the General Assembly that | ||||||
22 | hazardous
materials are essential for various industrial, | ||||||
23 | commercial and other
purposes; that their transportation is a | ||||||
24 | necessary incident to their
use; and that such transportation |
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1 | is required for the employment and
economic prosperity of the | ||||||
2 | People of the State of Illinois.
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3 | It is therefore declared to be the policy of the General | ||||||
4 | Assembly to
improve the regulatory and enforcement authority of | ||||||
5 | the Department of State Police
Transportation to protect the | ||||||
6 | People of the State of Illinois against
the risk to life and | ||||||
7 | property inherent in the transportation of
hazardous materials | ||||||
8 | over highways by keeping such risk to a minimum
consistent with | ||||||
9 | technical feasibility and economic reasonableness.
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10 | It is not the intent of the General Assembly to regulate | ||||||
11 | the movement
of hazardous materials in such quantities that | ||||||
12 | would not pose a
substantial danger to the public health and | ||||||
13 | safety, such as fuels,
fertilizer and agricultural chemicals | ||||||
14 | while being used in a normal
farming operation or in transit to | ||||||
15 | the farm.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 80-351.)
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17 | (430 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 95 l/2, par. 700-3)
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18 | Sec. 3.
Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, as | ||||||
19 | used in
this Act:
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20 | "Commerce" means trade, traffic, commerce or | ||||||
21 | transportation within
the State;
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22 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of State Police | ||||||
23 | Transportation ;
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24 | "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release;
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25 | "Hazardous material" means a substance or material in a |
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1 | quantity and
form determined by the United States Department of | ||||||
2 | Transportation to be
capable of posing an unreasonable risk to | ||||||
3 | health and safety or property
when transported in commerce;
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4 | "Knowingly" means a person has actual knowledge of the | ||||||
5 | facts giving rise to
the violation or a reasonable person | ||||||
6 | acting in the circumstances and exercising
due care would have | ||||||
7 | such knowledge;
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8 | "Law Enforcement Officials" means the Illinois State | ||||||
9 | Police or any
duly authorized employees of a local governmental | ||||||
10 | agency who are
primarily responsible for prevention or | ||||||
11 | detection of crime and
enforcement of the criminal code and the | ||||||
12 | highway and traffic laws of
this State or any political | ||||||
13 | subdivision of such State;
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14 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
15 | governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
16 | copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint | ||||||
17 | stock company, trust, estate or any other legal
entity or their | ||||||
18 | legal representative, agent or assigns;
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19 | "Transports" or "transportation" means any movement of | ||||||
20 | property over
the highway and any loading, unloading or storage | ||||||
21 | incidental to such
movement.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 90-263, eff. 7-30-97.)
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23 | Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
24 | changing Sections 18b-101, 18b-102, 18b-104, and 18b-109 as | ||||||
25 | follows:
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1 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)
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2 | Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise | ||||||
3 | clearly
requires, as used in this Chapter: | ||||||
4 | "Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural | ||||||
5 | commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock, | ||||||
6 | including insects. | ||||||
7 | "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor | ||||||
8 | vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural | ||||||
9 | commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.
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10 | "Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to | ||||||
11 | 6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are | ||||||
12 | equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.
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13 | "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or | ||||||
14 | towed
vehicle used on public highways in interstate and | ||||||
15 | intrastate commerce to
transport passengers or property when | ||||||
16 | the vehicle has a gross vehicle
weight, a gross vehicle
weight | ||||||
17 | rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination
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18 | weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds;
or the vehicle is used | ||||||
19 | or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including
the | ||||||
20 | driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer | ||||||
21 | passengers and is
operated by a contract carrier transporting | ||||||
22 | employees in the course of their
employment
on a highway of | ||||||
23 | this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport | ||||||
24 | between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct | ||||||
25 | compensation; or the vehicle is used in the
transportation of |
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1 | hazardous
materials in a quantity requiring placarding under | ||||||
2 | the Illinois Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act. This | ||||||
3 | definition shall not include farm
machinery, fertilizer | ||||||
4 | spreaders, and other special agricultural movement
equipment | ||||||
5 | described in Section 3-809 nor implements of husbandry as | ||||||
6 | defined
in Section 1-130.
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7 | "Covered farm vehicle", for purposes of this Chapter and | ||||||
8 | rule-making under this Chapter, means a straight truck or | ||||||
9 | articulated vehicle, excluding vehicles transporting hazardous | ||||||
10 | materials of a type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be | ||||||
11 | placarded in accordance with the Illinois Hazardous Materials | ||||||
12 | Transportation Act, registered in this State or another state | ||||||
13 | and equipped with a special license plate or other designation | ||||||
14 | by the state in which the vehicle is registered identifying the | ||||||
15 | vehicle as a covered farm vehicle for law enforcement personnel | ||||||
16 | and: | ||||||
17 | (1) is operated by a farm or ranch owner or operator, | ||||||
18 | or an employee or family member of the farm or ranch owner | ||||||
19 | or operator; and | ||||||
20 | (2) is being used to transport the following to or from | ||||||
21 | a farm or ranch: | ||||||
22 | (A) agricultural commodities; | ||||||
23 | (B) livestock; or | ||||||
24 | (C) machinery or supplies; and | ||||||
25 | (3) if registered in this State, is: | ||||||
26 | (A) registered as a farm truck under subsection (c) |
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1 | of Section 3-815 of this Code; or | ||||||
2 | (B) operated in combination as an articulated | ||||||
3 | vehicle when the truck in the combination is registered | ||||||
4 | for 12,000 lbs. or less as a covered farm vehicle under | ||||||
5 | subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 3-815 of this Code | ||||||
6 | or subsection (a) of Section 3-818 of this Code and | ||||||
7 | contains in the cab of the motor vehicle a registration | ||||||
8 | designating the vehicle as a covered farm vehicle under | ||||||
9 | subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 3-815 of this Code | ||||||
10 | and the trailer in the combination is registered as a | ||||||
11 | farm trailer under subsection (a) of Section 3-819 of | ||||||
12 | this Code and displays a farm registration license | ||||||
13 | plate; or | ||||||
14 | (C) a truck registered for 12,000 lbs. or less as a | ||||||
15 | covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) of | ||||||
16 | Section 3-815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
17 | 3-818 of this Code containing in the cab of the motor | ||||||
18 | vehicle a registration designating the vehicle as a | ||||||
19 | covered farm vehicle under subsections (a) and (a-5) of | ||||||
20 | Section 3-815 of this Code that is towing an implement | ||||||
21 | of husbandry as part of a farming operation; and | ||||||
22 | (4) is not used in for-hire motor carrier operations; | ||||||
23 | however, for-hire motor carrier operations do not include | ||||||
24 | the operation of a vehicle meeting the definition of a | ||||||
25 | covered farm vehicle by a tenant pursuant to a crop share | ||||||
26 | farm lease agreement to transport the landlord's portion of |
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1 | the crops under that agreement; and | ||||||
2 | (5) has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), a gross | ||||||
3 | combination weight rating (GCWR), or a gross vehicle weight | ||||||
4 | or gross vehicle combination weight, whichever is greater, | ||||||
5 | that is: | ||||||
6 | (A) 26,001 lbs. or less, for vehicles operating in | ||||||
7 | interstate commerce; or | ||||||
8 | (B) greater than 26,001 lbs., operating in | ||||||
9 | interstate commerce and registered in this State; or | ||||||
10 | (C) greater than 26,001 lbs. and traveling | ||||||
11 | interstate within 150 air miles of the farm or ranch | ||||||
12 | for which the vehicle is being operated, regardless of | ||||||
13 | whether it is registered in this State; or | ||||||
14 | (D) greater than 10,000 lbs. and traveling | ||||||
15 | intrastate. | ||||||
16 | "Department" means Department of State Police. | ||||||
17 | "Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor | ||||||
18 | carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the | ||||||
19 | passengers for the transportation services provided, and not | ||||||
20 | included in a total package charge or other assessment for | ||||||
21 | highway transportation services. | ||||||
22 | "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products | ||||||
23 | directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural | ||||||
24 | commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year. | ||||||
25 | "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry | ||||||
26 | (including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and |
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1 | other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States | ||||||
2 | Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion) | ||||||
3 | that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy | ||||||
4 | cattle) or offspring.
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5 | "Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer.
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6 | "Person" means any natural person or individual, | ||||||
7 | governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, | ||||||
8 | copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint | ||||||
9 | stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity
or their | ||||||
10 | legal representative, agent or assigns.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 97-795, eff. 1-1-13; 98-882, eff. 8-13-14.)
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12 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-102)
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13 | Sec. 18b-102. Authority of Department. To the extent | ||||||
14 | necessary to
administer this Chapter, the Department is | ||||||
15 | authorized to:
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16 | (a) Adopt by reference all or any portion of the Federal | ||||||
17 | Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations of the United States | ||||||
18 | Department of Transportation, as
they are now or hereafter | ||||||
19 | amended.
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20 | (b) Conduct investigations; make reports; issue subpoenas; | ||||||
21 | conduct
hearings; require the production of relevant | ||||||
22 | documents, records and
property; take depositions; and, in | ||||||
23 | conjunction with the Illinois State Police ,
conduct directly or | ||||||
24 | indirectly research, development, demonstrations and
training | ||||||
25 | activities.
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1 | (c) Authorize any officer or Department employee
to enter | ||||||
2 | upon, inspect and examine at reasonable times and in a
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3 | reasonable manner, the records and properties of persons to the | ||||||
4 | extent such
records and properties relate to the transportation | ||||||
5 | by motor vehicle of
persons or property.
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6 | (d) Conduct a continuing review of all aspects of the | ||||||
7 | transportation of
persons and property by motor vehicle in | ||||||
8 | order to determine and recommend
appropriate steps to assure | ||||||
9 | safe transportation by motor vehicle in Illinois.
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10 | (e) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter | ||||||
11 | and any rules
and regulations issued under this Chapter. Only | ||||||
12 | the
Department Illinois State Police shall be authorized to | ||||||
13 | stop and inspect any
commercial motor vehicle or driver at any | ||||||
14 | time for the purpose of
determining compliance with the | ||||||
15 | provisions of this Chapter or rules and
regulations issued | ||||||
16 | under this Chapter.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
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18 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-104)
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19 | Sec. 18b-104.
Cooperation with State Agencies - Records and | ||||||
20 | Data -
Availability. The Department shall cooperate with other | ||||||
21 | State agencies
regulating transportation by motor vehicles and | ||||||
22 | may enter into interagency
agreements for the purpose of | ||||||
23 | sharing data. The Department shall enter
into an interagency | ||||||
24 | agreement with the Illinois State Police for the
purpose of | ||||||
25 | enforcing any provisions of this Chapter and the rules and
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1 | regulations issued under this Chapter.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 86-611.)
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3 | (625 ILCS 5/18b-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-109)
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4 | Sec. 18b-109. Enforcement of Rules and Regulations. Only | ||||||
5 | the Department Illinois
State Police shall enforce the rules | ||||||
6 | and regulations issued under this
Chapter against drivers and | ||||||
7 | persons other than drivers . The Department and the Illinois | ||||||
8 | State Police
shall enforce the rules and regulations issued | ||||||
9 | under this Chapter against
persons other than drivers.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 86-611.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
12 | 2015.
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