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Full Text of HB5463  102nd General Assembly

HB5463sam001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Ram Villivalam

Filed: 3/18/2022

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5463

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5463 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
5Section 9-112.6 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 5/9-112.6 new)
7    Sec. 9-112.6. Vegetation control permit.
8    (a) The Department may issue rules to provide the
9standards and procedures for vegetation control, including
10permit applications, permits, revocations, and the
11requirements for replacement of vegetation and landscaping
12removal to establish clear visibility zones of signs along
13interstate or primary highways in the State.
14    (b) The Department shall allow the cutting or trimming of
15vegetation to clear a visibility zone of 500 feet for a
16single-sided or 1,000 feet for a double-sided off-premises

 

 

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1sign along interstate or primary highways. This distance shall
2be measured from the edge of the sign face closest to the
3pavement in a direction parallel to the pavement.".