Sen. Emil Jones, III
Filed: 4/21/2015
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 624
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 624 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 9-131 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (605 ILCS 5/9-131)
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7 | Sec. 9-131. Installation of fiber-optic network conduit. | ||||||
8 | (a) For purposes of this Section: | ||||||
9 | "Fiber-optic network conduit" means a pipe or duct used to | ||||||
10 | enclose fiber-optic cable facilities buried alongside the | ||||||
11 | roadway or surface mounted on bridges, overpasses, and other | ||||||
12 | facilities where below ground placement is impossible or | ||||||
13 | impractical. | ||||||
14 | (b) In order to ensure affordable high-speed, world-class | ||||||
15 | core information and communication networks are available | ||||||
16 | throughout Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation |
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1 | and the Department of Central Management Services shall | ||||||
2 | collaborate to install fiber-optic network conduit where it | ||||||
3 | does not already exist in every new State-funded construction | ||||||
4 | project that opens, bores, or trenches alongside a State-owned | ||||||
5 | infrastructure, including, but not limited to, roadways and | ||||||
6 | bridges. The Department of Central Management Services or the | ||||||
7 | Department of Transportation may permit a third party to manage | ||||||
8 | the fiber and conduit leasing. A unit of local government with | ||||||
9 | a population of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants shall be | ||||||
10 | notified of fiber-optic network conduit installations made | ||||||
11 | under this Section and shall have the right to install | ||||||
12 | fiber-optic network conduit during State-funded construction | ||||||
13 | projects. The Department of Central Management Services and the | ||||||
14 | Department of Transportation shall take reasonable steps to | ||||||
15 | ensure market-based, non-discriminatory pricing. Public | ||||||
16 | bidding notices for such projects must describe the need for | ||||||
17 | fiber-optic conduit or cable. The Department of Transportation | ||||||
18 | shall report annually to the Governor and the General Assembly | ||||||
19 | on the progress and any associated costs incurred by this | ||||||
20 | Section. This Section does not prohibit the State from | ||||||
21 | purchasing or installing fiber-optic cable within the | ||||||
22 | fiber-optic network conduit.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)".
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