Full Text of SB2536 95th General Assembly
SB2536 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 SB2536
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Susan Garrett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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70 ILCS 3615/5.01 |
from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.01 |
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Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, with respect to any increase in fares or charges
for public transportation, a public hearing must be held in each county in which the fare increase takes effect. Provides that notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the region and must be sent to the Governor and to each member of the General Assembly whose district overlaps in whole or in part with the area in which the increase takes effect. Provides that certain information must be included in the notice. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning local government.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Section 5.01 as follows:
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| (70 ILCS 3615/5.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.01)
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| Sec. 5.01. Hearings and Citizen Participation.
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| (a) The Authority shall provide for and encourage | 9 |
| participation by the
public in the development and review of | 10 |
| public transportation policy, and
in the process by which major | 11 |
| decisions significantly affecting the
provision of public | 12 |
| transportation are made. The Authority shall coordinate such | 13 |
| public participation processes with the Chicago Metropolitan | 14 |
| Agency for Planning to the extent practicable.
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| (b) The Authority shall hold such public hearings as may be | 16 |
| required by
this Act or as the Authority may deem appropriate | 17 |
| to the performance of any
of its functions. The Authority shall | 18 |
| coordinate such public hearings with the Chicago Metropolitan | 19 |
| Agency for Planning to the extent practicable.
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| (c) Unless such items are specifically provided for either | 21 |
| in the
Five-Year Capital Program or in the annual budget | 22 |
| program which has been the
subject of public hearings as | 23 |
| provided in Sections 2.01 or 4.01 of this
Act, the Board shall |
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| hold public hearings at which citizens may be heard
prior to:
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| (i) the construction or acquisition of any public | 3 |
| transportation
facility, the aggregate cost of which | 4 |
| exceeds $5 million; and
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| (ii) the extension of, or major addition to services | 6 |
| provided by the
Authority or by any transportation agency | 7 |
| pursuant to a purchase of service
agreement with the | 8 |
| Authority.
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| (d) Unless such items are specifically provided for in the | 10 |
| annual budget
and program which has been the subject of public | 11 |
| hearing, as provided in
Section 4.01 of this Act, the Board | 12 |
| shall hold public hearings at which
citizens may be heard prior | 13 |
| to the providing for or allowing, by means of
any purchase of | 14 |
| service agreement or any grant pursuant to Section 2.02 of
this | 15 |
| Act, any general increase or series of increases in fares or | 16 |
| charges
for public transportation, whether by the Authority or | 17 |
| by any
transportation agency, which increase or series of | 18 |
| increases within any
twelve months affects more than 25% of the | 19 |
| consumers of service of the
Authority or of the transportation | 20 |
| agency; or so providing for or allowing
any discontinuance of | 21 |
| any public transportation route, or major portion
thereof, | 22 |
| which has been in service for more than a year.
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| (e) At least twenty days prior notice of any public | 24 |
| hearing, as required
in this Section, shall be given by public | 25 |
| advertisement in a newspaper of
general circulation in the | 26 |
| metropolitan region.
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| (e-5) With respect to any increase in fares or charges
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| public transportation, whether by the Authority or by any
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| Service Board or transportation agency, a public hearing must | 4 |
| be held in each county in which the fare increase takes effect. | 5 |
| A public hearing under this subsection must be separate from | 6 |
| any other hearing or meeting scheduled by the Authority. Notice | 7 |
| of the public hearing shall be given at least 20 days prior to | 8 |
| the hearing and at least 30 days prior to the effective date of | 9 |
| any fare increase. Notice shall be given by public | 10 |
| advertisement in a newspaper of
general circulation in the | 11 |
| metropolitan region and must also be sent to the Governor and | 12 |
| to each member of the General Assembly whose district overlaps | 13 |
| in whole or in part with the area in which the increase takes | 14 |
| effect. The notice must state the date, time, and place of the | 15 |
| hearing and must contain a description of the proposed | 16 |
| increase. The notice must also specify how interested persons | 17 |
| may obtain copies of any reports, resolutions, or certificates | 18 |
| describing the basis upon which the increase was calculated. | 19 |
| (f) The Authority may designate one or more Directors or | 20 |
| may appoint one
or more hearing officers to preside over any | 21 |
| hearing pursuant to this Act.
The Authority shall have the | 22 |
| power in connection with any such hearing to
issue subpoenas to | 23 |
| require the attendance of witnesses and the production
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| documents, and the Authority may apply to any circuit court in | 25 |
| the State
to require compliance with such subpoenas.
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| (g) The Authority may require any Service Board to hold one |
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| or more public hearings with respect to any item described in | 2 |
| paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 5.01, notwithstanding | 3 |
| whether such item has been the subject of a public hearing | 4 |
| under this Section 5.01 or Section 2.01 or 4.01 of this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 |
| becoming law.
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