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Public Act 103-0295
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| HB2131 Enrolled | LRB103 25539 HEP 51888 b |
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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 Department of Transportation Law of the
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Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding |
Section 2705-211 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 2705/2705-211 new) |
Sec. 2705-211. Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force. |
(a) On or before July 1, 2024, the Secretary of |
Transportation shall establish and convene the Zero Traffic |
Fatalities Task Force to develop a structured, coordinated |
process for early engagement of all parties to develop |
policies to reduce traffic fatalities to zero. |
(b) The members of the Task Force shall include: |
(1) the Secretary of Transportation, or the |
Secretary's designee, who shall serve as Chair of the Task |
Force; |
(2) the Director of State Police, or the Director's |
designee; |
(3) the Secretary of State, or the Secretary's |
designee; |
(4) the Director of Public Health, or the Director's |
designee; |
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(5) a member from 3 different public universities in |
this State, appointed by the Governor; |
(6) a representative of a statewide motorcycle safety |
organization, appointed by the Governor; |
(7) a representative of a statewide motorist service |
membership organization, appointed by the Governor; |
(8) a representative of a statewide transportation |
advocacy organization, appointed by the Governor; |
(9) a representative of a bicycle safety organization, |
appointed by the Governor; |
(10) a representative of a statewide organization |
representing municipalities, appointed by the Governor; |
and |
(11) a representative of a statewide labor |
organization, appointed by the Governor. |
(c) The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and |
submit a report of findings based on the Zero Traffic |
Fatalities Task Force's efforts to the General Assembly on or |
before January 1, 2025.
The report shall include, but is not |
limited to, a detailed analysis of the following issues: |
(1) The existing process for establishing speed |
limits, including a detailed discussion on where speed |
limits are allowed to deviate from the 85th percentile. |
(2) Existing policies on how to reduce speeds on local |
streets and roads. |
(3) A recommendation as to whether an alternative to |
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the use of the 85th percentile as a method for determining |
speed limits should be considered, and if so, what |
alternatives should be looked at. |
(4) Engineering recommendations on how to increase |
vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle safety. |
(5) Additional steps that can be taken to eliminate |
vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle fatalities on the road. |
(6) Existing reports and analyses on calculating the |
85th percentile at the local, State, national, and |
international levels. |
(7) Usage of the 85th percentile in urban and rural |
settings. |
(8) How local bicycle and pedestrian plans affect the |
85th percentile. |
(d) This Section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |