Sen. Sue Rezin

Filed: 3/13/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1803

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1803 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5LaSalle County Transportation Study Act.
 
6    Section 5. LaSalle County Transportation Study.
7    (a) The Department of Transportation shall conduct a
8transportation study on the effects of agricultural,
9manufacturing, mining, and other industrial operations in
10LaSalle County and its bordering counties, and produce a report
11on its findings. The report shall include the following:
12        (1) impacts of road usage and traffic pattern
13    disruptions by trucking companies;
14        (2) potential road improvement plans to alleviate the
15    additional highway traffic caused by increased
16    agricultural, manufacturing, and mining operations; and

 

 

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1        (3) potential for adding new railway terminals and
2    pipelines to alleviate the highway traffic caused by
3    increased mining operations.
4    (b) The Department may consult with any agency it deems
5necessary to carry out the study.
6    (c) The Department shall submit its report and
7recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 1,
82016.
 
9    Section 10. Expiration. This Act is repealed on January 1,
102017.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".