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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 
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Section 2705-590 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-590  new)
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    Sec. 2705-590. Roadbuilding criteria; life-cycle cost 
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analysis.
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    (a) As used in this Section, "life-cycle cost" means the 
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total of the cost of the initial project plus all anticipated 
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future costs over the life of the pavement. Actual, relevant 
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data, and not assumptions or estimates, shall be used to the 
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extent such data has been collected.
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    (b) The Department shall develop and implement a life-cycle 
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cost analysis for each State road project under its 
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jurisdiction for which the total pavement costs exceed $500,000 
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funded in whole, or in part, with State or State-appropriated 
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funds. The Department shall design and award these paving 
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projects utilizing material having the lowest life-cycle cost. 
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All pavement design life shall ensure that State and 
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State-appropriated funds are utilized as efficiently as 
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possible. When alternative material options are substantially 
 


 






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equivalent on a life-cycle cost basis, the Department may make 
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a decision based on other criteria. At the discretion of the 
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Department, interstate highways with high traffic volumes or 
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experimental projects may be exempt from this requirement.
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    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a 
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life-cycle cost analysis shall compare equivalent designs 
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based upon this State's actual historic project schedules and 
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costs as recorded by the pavement management system, and may 
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include estimates of user costs throughout the entire pavement 
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life.
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    (d) For pavement projects for which this State has no 
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actual historic project schedules and costs as recorded by the 
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pavement management system, the Department may use actual 
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historical and comparable data for equivalent designs from 
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states with similar climates, soil structures, or vehicle 
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traffic.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.