Bill Text: IL HB4182 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Construction Zone Safe Detour Act. Establishes that a company that provides GPS travel services in the State is required to ensure that at least one person is available to receive official requests 24 hours per day, 7 days per week from emergency services, Illinois State Police, or the Department of Transportation for the purpose of implementing proper detours in the event of construction or emergency. Requires a GPS service provider to upload the detour and routing information provided by emergency services, Illinois State Police, or the Department of Transportation into its navigation system to properly route users of the GPS service provider's systems. Provides that a GPS service provider that fails to implement proper detour routing on an ongoing and emergency basis may be liable for treble damages. Allows an affirmative defense for GPS service providers if emergency services, including the Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police, fail to notify the GPS service provider with routing information. Prohibits the Department from conducting construction on a secondary route or parallel primary highway at the same time, except in an emergency. Requires the Department to reimburse local governments for damages caused to roads within the local government's jurisdiction that arise from any detour around or near a construction zone authorized by the Department. Provides that the Department shall adopt emergency rules for the administration of the Act. Defines terms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4182 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4182-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4182 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Construction Zone Safe Detour Act. Establishes that a company that provides GPS travel services in the State is required to ensure that at least one person is available to receive official requests 24 hours per day, 7 days per week from emergency services, Illinois State Police, or the Department of Transportation for the purpose of implementing proper detours in the event of construction or emergency. Requires a GPS service provider to upload the detour and routing information provided by emergency services, Illinois State Police, or the Department of Transportation into its navigation system to properly route users of the GPS service provider's systems. Provides that a GPS service provider that fails to implement proper detour routing on an ongoing and emergency basis may be liable for treble damages. Allows an affirmative defense for GPS service providers if emergency services, including the Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police, fail to notify the GPS service provider with routing information. Prohibits the Department from conducting construction on a secondary route or parallel primary highway at the same time, except in an emergency. Requires the Department to reimburse local governments for damages caused to roads within the local government's jurisdiction that arise from any detour around or near a construction zone authorized by the Department. Provides that the Department shall adopt emergency rules for the administration of the Act. Defines terms.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Construction Zone Safe Detour Act.
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"GPS service provider" means an entity that provides its
users with positioning, navigation, and timing services.
"Primary highway" has the meaning given to that term under
the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971.
"Secondary route" means a highway which serves traffic
between urban and rural districts and provides traffic
connections between primary highways or roads.
Section 10. GPS service providers; damages. A company that
provides global positioning system (GPS) travel services in
this State is required to ensure that at least one person is
available to receive official requests 24 hours per day, 7
days per week from emergency services, Illinois State Police,
or the Department of Transportation for the purpose of
implementing proper detours in the event of construction or
emergency. The GPS service provider shall upload the detour
and routing information provided by emergency services,

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Illinois State Police, or the Department of Transportation
into its navigation system to properly route users of the GPS
service provider's systems.
A GPS service provider that fails to implement proper
detour routing, on both an ongoing and emergency basis, may be
liable for treble damages under Section 2-1115.05 of the Code
of Civil Procedure.
It shall be an affirmative defense for GPS service
providers if emergency services, including the Department of
Transportation and Illinois State Police, fail to notify the
GPS service provider with routing information.
Section 15. Construction on primary and secondary routes.
The Department of Transportation shall not conduct
construction on a secondary route or parallel primary highway
at the same time, except in an emergency.
Section 20. Reimbursement to local governments. The
Department shall reimburse local governments for damages
caused to roads within the local government's jurisdiction
that arise from any detour around or near a construction zone
authorized by the Department.
Section 25. Emergency rulemaking. The Department shall
adopt emergency rules to administer this Section in accordance
with Section 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure

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