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| AN ACT concerning telecommunications.
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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 |
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| Broadband Access on Passenger Rail Act.
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| Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
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| "Department" means the Department of Transportation. |
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| "Passenger rail systems" includes all passenger rail |
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| systems maintained by the National Passenger Railroad |
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| Corporation in Illinois and those passenger rail systems under |
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| the jurisdiction of the Commuter Rail Board as established in |
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| Section 3B.08 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act.
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| Section 10. Broadband Access on Passenger Rail Plan. The |
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| Department shall deliver to the Governor and General Assembly a |
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| plan for ensuring high speed data transmission services on all |
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| passenger rail systems in Illinois at fair and reasonable |
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| prices no later than December 31, 2007. The plan shall include |
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| recommendations for acquiring necessary rights of way, |
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| installation of necessary infrastructure, operation of high |
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| speed data transmission services, and funding sources.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |