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Public Act 093-0670 |
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AN ACT in relation to transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing | ||||
Section 2705-207 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2705/2705-207)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2005)
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Sec. 2705-207. Regional Transportation Task Force.
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(a) The Regional Transportation Task Force is created | ||||
within the Department.
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(b) The Task Force shall consist of 11 voting members, as | ||||
follows: 3 members
appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall | ||||
be designated as chair of the task
force at the time of | ||||
appointment; 2 members appointed by the President of the
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Senate; 2 members appointed by the Senate Minority Leader; 2 | ||||
members appointed
by the Speaker of the House of | ||||
Representatives; and 2 members appointed by the
House Minority | ||||
Leader.
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The following shall serve, ex officio, as non-voting | ||||
members: the Secretary
of Transportation; one member | ||||
designated by the Chicago Area Transportation
Study (CATS); one | ||||
member designated by the Northeastern Illinois Planning
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Commission (NIPC); one member designated by the
Regional | ||||
Transportation Authority (RTA); one member designated by the
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Illinois State Toll Highway Authority (ISTHA); 2 members of | ||||
Congress
representing Illinois from different political | ||||
parties, as designated by the
Governor; and 4
members | ||||
designated by the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.
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If a vacancy occurs in the task force membership, the | ||||
vacancy shall be filled
in
the same manner as the initial | ||||
appointment.
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(c) The task force may begin to conduct business upon the | ||
appointment of a
majority of the voting members, including the | ||
chair.
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(d) The task force may adopt bylaws; it must meet at least | ||
once each
calendar
quarter; and it may establish committees and | ||
officers as it deems necessary.
For purposes of task force | ||
meetings, a quorum is 6 voting members.
Meetings of the task | ||
force are subject to the Open Meetings Act.
The task
force must | ||
afford an opportunity for public comment at each of its | ||
meetings.
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(e) Task force members shall serve without compensation, | ||
but may be
reimbursed
for their reasonable travel expenses from | ||
funds available for that purpose. The
Department shall provide | ||
staff and
administrative support services to the task force.
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The Department and the task force may accept donated services | ||
and other
resources from registered not-for-profit | ||
organizations as may be necessary to
complete the work of the | ||
task force with minimal expense to the State of
Illinois.
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(f) The task force shall gather information and make | ||
recommendations to the
Governor and to the General Assembly | ||
regarding metro area
transportation
programs in northeastern
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Illinois, which includes, without limitation, the counties of | ||
Cook, DuPage,
Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will. These | ||
recommendations must include, without
limitation:
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(1) examining the feasibility of merging CATS, NIPC, | ||
RTA, and
ISTHA into a single agency;
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(2) identifying areas where functions of these and | ||
other agencies are
redundant or unnecessary;
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(3) identifying methods to promote
cost effectiveness, | ||
efficiency, and equality in meeting area transportation
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needs; and
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(4) examining regional and economic impact as it | ||
relates to potential
policy
implementation.
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(g) The task force shall submit a report to the Governor | ||
and the
General Assembly by April 15, 2004
March 1, 2004 | ||
concerning its findings and
recommendations.
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(h) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2005.
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(Source: P.A. 93-405, eff. 8-1-03.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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