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| Public Act 099-0465 | ||||
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Springfield High Speed Railroad Community Advisory Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Transportation. | ||||
"High Speed Rail Project" means the Illinois High Speed | ||||
Rail Program, led by the Department of Transportation and the | ||||
Federal Railroad Administration, which is designed to enhance | ||||
the passenger transportation network in the Chicago-St. Louis | ||||
corridor. | ||||
Section 10. Springfield High Speed Railroad Community | ||||
Advisory Commission. The Springfield High Speed Railroad | ||||
Community Advisory Commission ("Commission") is created to | ||||
monitor, review, and report on contracting and employment | ||||
matters related to the planning, organization, and | ||||
construction of the High Speed Rail Project. The Commission | ||||
shall monitor the public transparency of all matters concerning | ||||
the High Speed Rail Project. | ||||
The Commission shall consist of 9 members who are residents | ||||
of the City of Springfield, who shall be appointed, within 90 | ||||
days of the effective date of this Act, as follows: | ||
(1) Two members appointed by the President of the | ||
Senate, one of whom shall serve as a Co-Chairperson of the | ||
Commission. | ||
(2) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House | ||
of Representatives, one of whom shall serve as a | ||
Co-Chairperson of the Commission. | ||
(3) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
Senate. | ||
(4) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
(5) One member appointed by the Mayor of the City of | ||
Springfield and approved by the Springfield City Council. | ||
(6) One member appointed by the Governor representing | ||
the Department. | ||
(7) The independent ombudsman for the 10th Street Rail | ||
Corridor. | ||
Section 15. Commission meetings; authority; reporting. The | ||
Commission shall meet quarterly. The Commission shall have the | ||
authority to convene City, County, and Department officials to | ||
ensure transparency and compliance with federal, State, and | ||
local employment and contracting goals. | ||
On January 1, 2016, and on the first of each quarter | ||
thereafter until the completion of the High Speed Rail Project, | ||
the Commission shall issue a written report to the Governor, | ||
President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of | ||
Representatives, Minority Leader of the Senate, Minority | ||
Leader of the House of Representatives, Mayor of Springfield, | ||
Springfield City Council, Sangamon County Board, and the | ||
Department describing in detail the Project's compliance with | ||
federal, State, and local minority employment and contracting | ||
goals. | ||
Section 20. Applicability. If the implementation of any of | ||
the provisions of this Act would negatively affect the receipt | ||
of federal funding, then those provisions shall not apply.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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