SB0508sam001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Edward D. Maloney

Filed: 3/8/2005

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 508

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 508 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding Section 4-220 as follows:

(605 ILCS 5/4-220 new)

Sec. 4-220. Accommodation of all roadway users.

(a) The General Assembly finds that it is the public policy of this State that Department of Transportation projects must adequately meet the transportation needs of all roadway users, including those who travel along or across State roadways by motor vehicle, foot, bicycle, or wheelchair.

(b) To support this policy and to meet the intent of federal transportation law, the Department shall adopt the Federal Highway Administration's "Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel" policy in a manner consistent with Illinois law. The federal policy requires the routine inclusion of bicycling and walking facilities in all projects except where there is an absence of need, where cost limits are exceeded, where bicyclists and pedestrians are prohibited, or where other exceptional circumstances exist.

This policy does not apply to pavement resurfacing projects that are in progress on January 1, 2006 and that do not widen the existing roadway and do not provide stabilized shoulders, unless (i) local support is evident or (ii) bicycling and walking accommodations can be added within the overall scope of the original roadwork.

This policy shall become effective July 1, 2006 for planning and training purposes only. For construction projects, this policy shall become effective July 1, 2007.

(c) The Department shall file with the Governor and the General Assembly, no later than March 1, 2007, a report containing an evaluation of existing bicycle and pedestrian accommodation in State roadway projects and a comparison of these projects with federal guidelines and the best practices of other states.

(d) The Department shall, no later than March 1, 2007, submit to the Governor and the General Assembly a transition plan for:

(1) specific policy and implementation changes identified in the report and;

(2) training on bicycle and pedestrian accommodation for all Department staff and contractors involved in roadway planning and design.

(e) The Department shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly, on March 1, 2007 and on March 1 of every succeeding odd-numbered year, on the status of all planning and construction projects that have included pedestrian, wheelchair, and bicycle components. This reporting requirement may be consolidated with other Department reporting requirements to Governor and the General Assembly, if the information required is distinctly available within the reports.".