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Public Act 098-0442 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||
changing Section 25-75 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 500/25-75) | ||||
Sec. 25-75. Purchase of motor vehicles. | ||||
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 94th General Assembly, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||
purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles. | ||||
Beginning July 1, 2007, all gasoline-powered vehicles | ||||
purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel or fuel | ||||
efficient hybrid vehicles. For purposes of this Section, | ||||
"flexible fuel vehicles" are automobiles or light trucks that | ||||
operate on either gasoline or E-85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) | ||||
fuel and "Fuel efficient hybrid vehicles" are automobiles or | ||||
light trucks that use a gasoline or diesel engine and an | ||||
electric motor to provide power and gain at least a 20% | ||||
increase in combined US-EPA city-highway fuel economy over the | ||||
equivalent or most-similar conventionally-powered model. | ||||
(b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of the 94th General Assembly, any vehicle purchased from State | ||||
funds that is fueled by diesel fuel shall be certified by the |
manufacturer to run on 5% biodiesel (B5) fuel. | ||
(b-5) On and after January 1, 2016, 25% of vehicles, other | ||
than Department of Corrections vehicles and Department of State | ||
Police patrol vehicles, purchased with State funds shall be | ||
vehicles fueled by electricity, compressed natural gas, liquid | ||
petroleum gas, or liquid natural gas. | ||
(c) The Chief Procurement Officer may determine that | ||
certain vehicle procurements are exempt from this Section based | ||
on intended use or other reasonable considerations such as | ||
health and safety of Illinois citizens.
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(Source: P.A. 94-1079, eff. 6-1-07 .) | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding | ||
Section 223 as follows: | ||
(605 ILCS 5/223 new) | ||
Sec. 223. Electric vehicle charging stations. | ||
By January 1, 2016 or as soon thereafter as possible, the | ||
Department may provide for at least one electric vehicle | ||
charging station at each Interstate highway rest area where | ||
electrical service will reasonably permit and if these stations | ||
and charging user fees at these stations are allowed by federal | ||
regulations. | ||
The Department may adopt and publish specifications | ||
detailing the kind and type of electric vehicle charging | ||
station to be provided and may adopt rules governing the place |
of erection, user fees, and maintenance of electric vehicle | ||
charging stations.
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Section 15. The Toll Highway Act is amended by changing | ||
Section 11 as follows: | ||
(605 ILCS 10/11) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-11)
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Sec. 11. The Authority shall have power:
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(a) To enter upon lands, waters and premises in the State | ||
for the
purpose of making surveys, soundings, drillings and | ||
examinations as may be
necessary, expedient or convenient for | ||
the purposes of this Act, and such
entry shall not be deemed to | ||
be a trespass, nor shall an entry for such
purpose be deemed an | ||
entry under any condemnation proceedings which may be
then | ||
pending; provided, however, that the Authority shall make
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reimbursement for any actual damage resulting to such lands, | ||
waters and
premises as the result of such activities.
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(b) To construct, maintain and operate stations for the | ||
collection of
tolls or charges upon and along any toll | ||
highways.
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(c) To provide for the collection of tolls and charges for | ||
the privilege
of using the said toll highways.
Before it adopts | ||
an increase in the
rates for toll, the Authority shall hold a | ||
public
hearing at which any person may appear, express | ||
opinions, suggestions, or
objections, or direct inquiries | ||
relating to the proposed increase.
Any person may submit a |
written statement to the Authority at
the hearing, whether | ||
appearing in person or not. The hearing shall be held in
the | ||
county in which the proposed
increase of the rates is to take | ||
place. The
Authority shall give notice of the hearing by | ||
advertisement on
3 successive days at least 15 days prior to | ||
the date of the hearing in a daily
newspaper of general | ||
circulation within the county within which the
hearing is held.
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The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the | ||
hearing, shall contain
a description of the proposed increase, | ||
and shall
specify how interested persons may obtain copies of | ||
any reports, resolutions,
or certificates describing the basis | ||
on which the proposed change, alteration,
or modification was | ||
calculated. After consideration of any statements filed or
oral | ||
opinions, suggestions, objections, or inquiries made at the | ||
hearing, the
Authority may proceed to adopt the proposed | ||
increase
of the rates for toll. No change or alteration in or | ||
modification
of the rates for toll shall be effective unless at | ||
least 30 days
prior to the effective date of such rates notice | ||
thereof
shall be given to
the public by publication in a | ||
newspaper of general circulation, and such
notice, or notices, | ||
thereof shall be posted and publicly displayed at each
and | ||
every toll station upon or along said toll highways.
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(d) To construct, at the Authority's discretion, grade | ||
separations
at intersections with any railroads, waterways, | ||
street railways, streets,
thoroughfares, public roads or | ||
highways intersected by the said toll
highways, and to change |
and adjust the lines and grades thereof so as to
accommodate | ||
the same to the design of such grade separation and to
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construct interchange improvements. The Authority is | ||
authorized to provide
such grade separations or interchange | ||
improvements at its own cost or to
enter into contracts or | ||
agreements with reference to division of cost
therefor with any | ||
municipality or political subdivision of the State of
Illinois, | ||
or with the Federal Government, or any agency thereof, or with
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any corporation, individual, firm, person or association. | ||
Where such
structures have been built by the Authority and a | ||
local highway agency did
not enter into an agreement to the | ||
contrary, the Authority shall maintain
the entire structure, | ||
including the road surface, at the Authority's expense.
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(e) To contract with and grant concessions to or lease or | ||
license to any
person, partnership, firm, association or | ||
corporation so desiring the use
of any part of any toll | ||
highways, excluding the paved portion thereof, but
including | ||
the right of way adjoining, under, or over said paved portion | ||
for
the placing of telephone, telegraph, electric, power lines | ||
and other
utilities, and for the placing of pipe lines, and to | ||
enter into operating
agreements with or to contract with and | ||
grant concessions to or to lease to
any person, partnership, | ||
firm, association or corporation so desiring the
use of any | ||
part of the toll highways, excluding the paved portion thereof,
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but including the right of way adjoining, or over said paved | ||
portion for
motor fuel service stations and facilities, |
garages, stores and
restaurants, or for any other lawful | ||
purpose, and to fix the terms,
conditions, rents, rates and | ||
charges for such use.
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By January 1, 2016, the Authority shall construct and
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maintain at least one electric vehicle charging station at any | ||
location where the Authority has entered into an agreement with | ||
any entity pursuant to this subsection (e) for the purposes of | ||
providing motor fuel service stations and facilities, garages, | ||
stores, or
restaurants. The Authority shall charge a fee for | ||
the use of these charging stations to offset the costs of | ||
constructing and maintaining these charging stations. The | ||
Authority shall
adopt rules to implement the erection, user | ||
fees, and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations | ||
pursuant to this subsection (e). | ||
The Authority shall also have power to establish reasonable | ||
regulations
for the installation, construction, maintenance, | ||
repair, renewal,
relocation and removal of pipes, mains, | ||
conduits, cables, wires, towers,
poles and other equipment and | ||
appliances (herein called public utilities)
of any public | ||
utility as defined in the Public Utilities Act along,
over or | ||
under any toll road project. Whenever the Authority shall | ||
determine
that it is necessary that any such public utility | ||
facilities which now are
located in, on, along, over or under | ||
any project or projects be relocated
or removed entirely from | ||
any such project or projects, the public utility
owning or | ||
operating such facilities shall relocate or remove the same in
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accordance with the order of the Authority. All costs and | ||
expenses of such
relocation or removal, including the cost of | ||
installing such facilities in
a new location or locations, and | ||
the cost of any land or lands, or interest
in land, or any | ||
other rights required to accomplish such relocation or
removal | ||
shall be ascertained and paid by the Authority as a part of the
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cost of any such project or projects, and further, there shall | ||
be no rent,
fee or other charge of any kind imposed upon the | ||
public utility owning or
operating any facilities ordered | ||
relocated on the properties of the said
Authority and the said | ||
Authority shall grant to the said public utility
owning or | ||
operating said facilities and its successors and assigns the
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right to operate the same in the new location or locations for | ||
as long a
period and upon the same terms and conditions as it | ||
had the right to
maintain and operate such facilities in their | ||
former location or locations.
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(f) To enter into an intergovernmental agreement or | ||
contract with a unit of local government or other
public or | ||
private entity for the collection, enforcement, and | ||
administration
of tolls,
fees, revenue, and violations.
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The General Assembly finds that electronic toll collection | ||
systems in Illinois should be standardized to promote safety, | ||
efficiency, and traveler convenience. The Authority shall | ||
cooperate with other public and private entities to further the | ||
goal of standardized toll collection in Illinois and is | ||
authorized to provide toll collection and toll violation |
enforcement services to such entities when doing so is in the | ||
best interest of the Authority and consistent with its | ||
obligations under Section 23 of this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 97-252, eff. 8-4-11.)
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