Public Act 103-0461
 
SB0849 EnrolledLRB103 03307 RPS 48313 b



    AN ACT concerning State government.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:




 
 
    Section 5. The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act is reenacted and amended 
by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30 and by adding Section 
27 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/Act title) 
    An Act concerning transportation.
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/1)

    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure 
Funding and Policy Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/5)

    Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the 
following:
        (1) Illinois' transportation system is crucial to 
    every resident, employee, and business. It serves as the 
    backbone of the economy and is a critical component of 
    Illinois' economic competitiveness.
        (2) The State must continue to pursue an equitable 
    transportation network in which marginalized communities 
    have improved access to all modes of transportation, 
    thereby enhancing access to jobs, housing, and other 
    services.
        (3) Illinois is home to an expansive transportation 
    network, currently ranking third in the nation for the 
    number of roadway miles and bridges, totaling 127,044 and 
    26,848, respectively. The State also has 6,883 miles of 
    freight railway, 1,118 inland waterway miles, 58 transit 
    systems with over 450 million annual transit trips, and 17 
    major airports.
        (4) The historic Rebuild Illinois capital plan adopted 
    in 2019 will end in June 2025.
        (5) The motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees 
    remain the most significant form of transportation funding 
    for Illinois.
        (6) Illinois will continue to contend with 
    transportation funding shortfalls due to increasing 
    vehicle fuel efficiency and the rising popularity of 
    electric vehicles.
        (7) New and innovative funding and policy options are 
    needed to adequately maintain Illinois' transportation 
    systems and support future growth.
        (8) The General Assembly should study these issues to 
    determine funding mechanisms for transportation projects 
    and operations in Illinois, policy changes to support the 
    efficient governance and delivery of transportation 
    projects, and the workforce needed to support the future 
    transportation system.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/10)

    Sec. 10. Commission created.
    (a) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
Infrastructure Funding and Policy is created within the 
Department of Transportation consisting of members appointed 
as follows:
        (1) Four members of the House of Representatives, with 
    2 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
    Representatives and 2 to be appointed by the Minority 
    Leader of the House of Representatives.
        (2) Four members of the Senate, with 2 to be appointed 
    by the President of the Senate and 2 to be appointed by the 
    Minority Leader of the Senate.
        (3) Eight members appointed by the Governor with the 
    advice and consent of the Senate.
        (4) The chair of the Commission to be appointed by the 
    Governor from among his 8 appointments.
    (b) Members shall have expertise, knowledge, or experience 
in transportation infrastructure development, construction, 
workforce, or policy. Members shall also represent a diverse 
set of sectors, including the labor, engineering, 
construction, transit, active transportation, rail, air, or 
other sectors, and shall include participants of the 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. No more than 2 
appointees shall be members of the same sector.
    (c) Members shall represent geographically diverse regions 
of the State.
    (d) Members shall be appointed by June 30 January 31, 
2023.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/15)

    Sec. 15. Meetings. The Commission shall hold its first 
meeting by July 31 February 15, 2023. The Commission may 
conduct meetings at such places and at such times as it may 
deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully 
and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish 
its objectives and purposes.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/20)

    Sec. 20. Duties. The Commission shall evaluate Illinois' 
existing transportation infrastructure funding and policy 
processes and develop alternative solutions. The Commission 
shall:
        (1)     Evaluate current transportation funding in 
    Illinois, taking into account the viability of existing 
    revenue sources and funding distributions.
        (2)     Consider new and innovative funding options.
        (3)     Evaluate the existing governance of Illinois' 
    transportation system, including roles and 
    responsibilities for the State and county, township, and 
    municipal governments.
        (4)     Evaluate current and future workforce needs to 
    design, construct, and manage the state's transportation 
    system within the Illinois Department of Transportation 
    and within the State as a whole.
        (5)     Evaluate current and future data needs of the 
    Illinois Department of Transportation.
        (6)     Consider and recommend steps to expedite project 
    approval and completion.
        (7)     Consider future trends that will impact the 
    transportation system, including safety needs, racial 
    equity, electric vehicles, and climate change.
        (8)   Consider ways to improve transportation investment 
    impacts on goals such as improving racial equity, 
    addressing climate change, and increasing economic growth.
        (9)   Consider improvements to the performance-based 
    programming system.
        (10)  Consider multimodal system needs, including 
    public transportation, bicycle facilities, railways, 
    waterways, and airports.
        (11)  Consider alternative solutions employed by other 
    states.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/25)

    Sec. 25. Report. The Commission shall direct the Illinois 
Department of Transportation to enter into a contract with a 
third party to assist the Commission in producing a document 
that evaluates the topics under this Act and outline formal 
recommendations that can be acted upon by the General 
Assembly. The Commission shall report a summary of its 
activities and produce a final report of the data, findings, 
and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024 
September 15, 2023. The final report shall include specific, 
actionable recommendations for legislation and organizational 
adjustments. The final report may include recommendations for 
pilot programs to test alternatives. The final report and 
recommendations shall also include any minority and individual 
views of task force members.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/27 new)
    Sec. 27. Continuation of Act; validation.
    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
        (1) Public Act 102-1129, which took effect on February 
    10, 2023, changed the repeal date set for the Blue-Ribbon 
    Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and 
    Policy Act from February 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023.
        (2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules
    
    on the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple 
    amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that 
    these rules will not be observed when the result would be 
    "inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General 
    Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
        (3) This amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
    
    manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend 
    the repeal of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
    Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act and have the 
    Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure 
    Funding and Policy Act continue in effect until February 
    1, 2024.
        (4) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
    Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act was
    originally 
    enacted to protect, promote, and preserve the general 
    welfare. Any construction of this Act that results in the 
    repeal of this Act on February 1, 2023, would be 
    inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General 
    Assembly and repugnant to the context of the Blue-Ribbon 
    Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and 
    Policy Act.
    (b) It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the 
General Assembly that the Blue-Ribbon Commission on 
Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act not be 
subject to repeal on February 1, 2023.
    (c) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act shall be deemed to have 
been in continuous effect since May 27, 2022 (the effective 
date of Public Act 102-998), and it shall continue to be in 
effect until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously 
enacted amendments to the Act taking effect on or after 
February  1, 2023, are hereby validated.
    (d) All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to the 
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure 
Funding and Policy Act by any person or entity are hereby 
validated.
    (e) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of the 
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure 
Funding and Policy Act, it is set forth in full and reenacted 
by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Striking 
and underscoring are used only to show changes being made to 
the base text. This reenactment is intended as a continuation 
of the Act. It is not intended to supersede any amendment to 
the Act that is enacted by the 103rd General Assembly.
    (f) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation 
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act applies to all claims, 
civil actions, and proceedings pending on or filed on or 
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd 
General Assembly.
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/30)

    Sec. 30. Repeal. This Commission is dissolved, and this 
Act is repealed, on February 1, 2024 September 30, 2023.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
 
    (20 ILCS 4116/99)

 
    Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.