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Public Act 093-1004
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| HB2587 Enrolled |
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AN ACT concerning the Department of 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 adding |
Section 2705-321 as
follows:
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(20 ILCS 2705/2705-321 new)
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Sec. 2705-321. Illinois Transit Ridership and Economic |
Development (TRED)
Pilot Project Program; new facilities and |
service.
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(a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of |
Transportation shall establish the Illinois Transit
Ridership |
and Economic Development (TRED) Pilot Project Program to build
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transit systems that more effectively address the needs of |
Illinois workers,
families, and businesses. The Illinois TRED |
Pilot Project Program shall provide
for new or expanded mass |
transportation service and facilities, including rapid
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transit,
rail, bus, and other equipment used in connection with |
mass transit, by the
State, a public
entity, or 2 or more of |
these entities authorized to provide and promote public
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transportation in order to increase the level of service |
available in local
communities, as well as improve the quality |
of life and economic viability of
the State of Illinois.
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The Illinois TRED Pilot Project Program expenditures for |
mass transportation
service and facilities within the State |
must:
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(1) Improve the economic viability of Illinois by |
facilitating the
transportation of Illinois residents to |
places of employment, to educational
facilities, and to |
commercial, medical, and shopping districts.
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(2) Increase the frequency and reliability of public |
transit service.
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(3) Facilitate the movement of all persons, including |
those persons who,
because of age, economic circumstance, |
or physical infirmity, are unable to
drive.
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(4) Contribute to an improved environment through the |
reduction of air,
water, and noise pollution.
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(b) Under the Illinois TRED Pilot Project Program, subject |
to appropriation, the Department shall fund
each fiscal year, |
in coordination and consultation with other government
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agencies that provide or fund transportation
services, the |
Illinois Public Transportation Association, and transit
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advocates,
projects as specified in subsection (c). Total |
funding for each project shall
not
exceed $500,000 and the |
funding for all projects shall not exceed $4,500,000.
The
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Department shall submit annual reports to the General Assembly |
by March 1 of
each
fiscal year regarding the status of these |
projects, including service to
constituents
including local |
businesses, seniors, and people with disabilities, costs, and
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other
appropriate measures of impact.
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(c) Subject to appropriation, the Department shall make |
grants to any of the following in order to create:
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(1) Two demonstration projects for the Chicago Transit |
Authority to increase services to currently underserved |
communities and neighborhoods, such as, but not limited to, |
Altgeld Gardens, Pilsen, and Lawndale.
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(2) (Blank.)
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(3) The Intertownship Transportation Program for |
Northwest
Suburban Cook County, which shall complement |
existing Pace service and involve
cooperation of several |
townships to provide transportation services for senior
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and disabled
residents across village and township |
boundaries that is currently not provided
by Pace
and by |
individual townships and municipalities.
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(4) RIDES transit services to Richland and
Lawrence |
Counties to extend transit services into Richland and |
Lawrence
Counties and enhance service in Wayne, Edwards, |
and Wabash Counties that
share common travel patterns and |
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needs with Lawrence and Richland
counties. Funding shall be |
used to develop a route structure that
shall coordinate |
social service and general public requirements and
obtain |
vehicles to support the additional service.
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(5) Peoria Regional Transportation Initiative, which
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shall fund the development of a plan to create a regional
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transportation service in the Peoria-Pekin MSA that |
integrates and
expands the existing services and that would |
allow local leaders to
develop a funding plan and a |
timetable to secure final political
approval. The plan is |
intended to facilitate regional economic development and
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provide greater mobility to workers, senior citizens, and |
people with
disabilities.
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(6) Rock Island MetroLINK/Black Hawk College |
Coordination Project, which shall increase mobility for |
lower income students to access educational services and |
job training on the metropolitan bus system, which will |
better link community college students with transportation |
alternatives. |
(7) The West Central Transit District to serve Scott |
and Morgan Counties. Funding shall be used to develop a |
route structure that shall coordinate social service and |
general public requirements and obtain vehicles to support |
the service.
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(8) Additional community college coordination |
projects, which shall increase mobility for lower income |
students to access educational services and job training on |
any Champaign-Urbana MTD and Danville Mass Transit bus |
routes, which will better link community college students |
with transportation alternatives.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |