Full Text of SB1513 103rd General Assembly
SB1513 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024 SB1513 Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Mike Porfirio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.3 new | | 625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.4 new | |
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Amends the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the unnecessary foreseeable idling of a diesel locomotive within 1,000 feet of a residence, business, school, or hospital for a continuous period of time longer than 30 minutes in a manner such as to cause or contribute to a condition of air pollution. Provides that no rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit an unnecessarily foreseeable delay, up to 10 minutes from its established schedule, in a manner such as to cause or contribute to unexpected delays on the road. Imposes a statutory fine for violating the provisions.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | 5 | | Sections 18c-7402.3 and 18c-7402.4 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.3 new) | 7 | | Sec. 18c-7402.3. Diesel locomotive excessive idling. | 8 | | (a) No rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit | 9 | | the unnecessary foreseeable idling of a diesel locomotive | 10 | | within 1,000 feet of a residence, business, school, or | 11 | | hospital for a continuous period of time longer than 30 | 12 | | minutes in a manner such as to cause or contribute to a | 13 | | condition of air pollution. | 14 | | (b) This Section does not apply to diesel locomotives in | 15 | | rail yards or locomotives being serviced, so long as idling is | 16 | | essential to the proper repair of the locomotive. | 17 | | (c) Any rail carrier that violates subsection (a) is | 18 | | guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less | 19 | | than $200 nor more than $500 if the duration of the idling is | 20 | | in excess of 30 minutes but no longer than 35 minutes. If the | 21 | | duration of the idling exceeds 35 minutes, the violation is a | 22 | | business offense and the following fines shall be imposed: | 23 | | (1) if the duration of the idling is in excess of 35 |
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| 1 | | minutes but not longer than 40 minutes, $500; | 2 | | (2) if the duration of the idling is in excess of 40 | 3 | | minutes but not longer than 45 minutes, $700; | 4 | | (3) if the duration of the idling is in excess of 45 | 5 | | minutes but not longer than 50 minutes, $900; | 6 | | (4) if the duration of the idling is in excess of 50 | 7 | | minutes but not longer than 55 minutes, $1,000; or | 8 | | (5) if the duration of the idling is in excess of 55 | 9 | | minutes, $1,000 plus an additional $500 for each 5 minutes | 10 | | of idling in excess of 55 minutes of idling. | 11 | | (625 ILCS 5/18c-7402.4 new) | 12 | | Sec. 18c-7402.4. Diesel locomotive excessive delays. | 13 | | (a) No rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit | 14 | | an unnecessarily foreseeable delay, up to 10 minutes from its | 15 | | established schedule, in a manner such as to cause or | 16 | | contribute to unexpected delays on the road. | 17 | | (b) This Section does not apply to delays that are due to | 18 | | weather or other unforeseeable circumstances. | 19 | | (c) Any rail carrier that violates subsection (a) is | 20 | | guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less | 21 | | than $200 nor more than $500 if the duration of the delay is in | 22 | | excess of 10 minutes but not longer than 15 minutes. If the | 23 | | duration of the delay exceeds 15 minutes, the violation is a | 24 | | business offense and the following fines shall be imposed: | 25 | | (1) if the duration of the delay is in excess of 15 |
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| 1 | | minutes but not longer than 20 minutes, $500; | 2 | | (2) if the duration of the delay is in excess of 20 | 3 | | minutes but not longer than 25 minutes, $700; | 4 | | (3) if the duration of the delay is in excess of 25 | 5 | | minutes, but not longer than 30 minutes, $900; | 6 | | (4) if the duration of the delay is in excess of 30 | 7 | | minutes but not longer than 45 minutes, $1,000; or | 8 | | (5) if the duration of the delay is in excess of 45 | 9 | | minutes, $1,000 plus an additional $500 for each 5 minutes | 10 | | of delay in excess of 55 minutes of delay.
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