HB3144ham002 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Rich Brauer

Filed: 4/14/2005

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3144

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3144 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 18c-7406 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/18c-7406 new)

Sec. 18c-7406. Closure of at-grade crossings; bicycle and pedestrian trails. When considering the closure of an at-grade railroad crossing to public use, the Commission shall consider the status of the crossing as an element of a bicycle and pedestrian trail funded under the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and its successor Acts.

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