Bill Status of HB 4768   96th General Assembly

Short Description:  TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

House Sponsors
Rep. Elaine Nekritz-Sidney H. Mathias

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
20 ILCS 2705/2705-2 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-5
20 ILCS 2705/2705-176 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-177 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-200was 20 ILCS 2705/49.16
20 ILCS 2705/2705-201 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-219 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-220 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-221 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-222 new
20 ILCS 2705/2705-223 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the State Transportation Policy Committee. Requires the Department of Transportation, with the advice of the Committee, to develop a statewide transportation plan that meets certain requirements (now, the Department, without consultation, develops a statewide plan). Authorizes the Department to choose projects and programs for inclusion in the statewide plan. Requires selected programs and projects to be consistent with the statewide plan. Authorizes the Committee to determine by resolution whether selected programs and projects are consistent with the statewide plan. Provides for the amendment of programs that are inconsistent with the statewide plan. Requires the Department to publish statewide annual and multiyear transportation improvement programs by certain dates. Authorizes the Department to allocate certain funds for surface transportation capital programs in accordance with the annual and multiyear improvement programs. Requires each MPO to prepare and adopt regional annual and multiyear transportation improvement programs for submittal to the Department and the Committee by certain dates. Provides that the transportation improvement program the Department is required to develop under a federal law may include only projects that an MPO or the Department has prioritized for inclusion in a regional or statewide program. Provides for the public's participation in and the Committee's evaluation of the transportation planning process. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
  1/11/2010HouseFirst Reading
  1/11/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/16/2010HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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