SB3384eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB3384 Engrossed LRB097 19892 HEP 65176 b

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-709.2 and by adding Section 11-709.4 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-709.2)

Sec. 11-709.2. Bus on shoulder pilot program.

(a) For purposes of this Section, "bus on shoulders" is the use of specifically designated shoulders of roadways by authorized transit buses. The shoulders may be used by transit buses at times and locations as set by the Department in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority.

(b) Commencing on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department along with the Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority in cooperation with the Illinois State Police shall establish a 5-year pilot program within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority for transit buses on highways and shoulders. The pilot program may be implemented on shoulders of highways as designated by the Department in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and any affected local highway authorities. The Department may adopt rules necessary for approving, establishing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on the pilot program for transit buses to use roadway shoulders.

(c) After the pilot program established under subsection (b) of this Section has been operating for 2 years, the Department in cooperation with the Regional Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Illinois State Police shall issue a report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the bus on shoulders pilot program.

(Source: P.A. 97-292, eff. 8-11-11.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-709.4 new)

Sec. 11-709.4. Randall Road bus on shoulder pilot program.

(a) One year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the Department, along with the Regional Transportation Authority and Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, in cooperation with the Kane County Division of Transportation, shall establish a 5-year pilot program on the Randall Road corridor in Kane County for transit buses. The Department may adopt rules for approving, establishing, operating, evaluating, and reporting on the pilot program for transit buses to use roadway shoulders.

(b) After the pilot program established under subsection (a) of this Section has been operating for 2 years, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Kane County Division of Transportation, shall issue a report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the bus pilot program.

(c) The pilot program is subject to appropriation and approval by the Department, the Regional Transportation Authority, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority, and the Kane County Division of Transportation.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.