Bill Text: IL HB4590 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the State Transportation Policy Committee. Requires the Department, 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-07 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4590 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4590-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4590 Introduced , by Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Creates the State Transportation Policy Committee. Requires the Department, 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.
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
Sections 2705-5 and 2705-200 and by adding Sections 2705-2,
2705-176, 2705-177, 2705-201, 2705-219, 2705-220, 2705-221,
2705-222, and 2705-223 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-2 new)
Sec. 2705-2. Purpose and scope. The purpose of this Law is
to ensure that transportation investments in the State of
Illinois enhance State and local economic development and the
quality of life for Illinois residents. It is the intent of the
General Assembly to provide greater transparency, full and
careful consideration of investments on the merits, and
accountability for results that will give the public confidence
that tax dollars are being used effectively for transportation
projects and that limited funds are allocated to achieve the
best outcomes. To that end, all surface transportation capital
moneys appropriated by the State, including but not limited to,
appropriations from the Road Fund, the State Construction
Account Fund, transportation bonds, and federal funds, to the
extent allowed by federal law, shall be allocated based on the

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State and MPO plans and the annual and multiyear transportation
improvement programs prescribed by this Law. This Law does not
apply to (i) any grant programs administered by the Department
of Natural Resources, (ii) any funds administered by the
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that support
local transportation improvements as part of an economic
development project, or (iii) any moneys distributed to local
government entities pursuant to item (2) of subsection (e) of
Section 8 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-5)
Sec. 2705-5. Definitions. In this Law:
"Committee" means the Illinois Transportation Policy
Committee established by this Law.
"Department" means the Department of Transportation.
"District" means the 9 districts of the State of Illinois
established by the Department for its administrative purposes
and statutorily authorized activities.
"Downstate MPO" means an MPO whose metropolitan planning
boundaries are entirely outside of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall,
Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties.
"MPO" means a metropolitan planning organization
designated under 23 U.S.C. 134 whose metropolitan planning area
boundaries are partially or completely within the State.
"Project of interregional or statewide significance" means
a surface transportation corridor or project that links major

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State destinations in support of the State's economy as
designated by the Department with the advice of the Committee.
"Regional programs" means the regional annual and
multiyear transportation improvement programs established
under this Law.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation.
"Statewide programs" means the statewide annual and
multiyear transportation improvement programs established
under this Law.
"Surface transportation" means roadway, bridge, public
transportation, rail, trail, walkway, bicycle, and intermodal
facilities.
"Surface transportation capital project" or "project"
means a capital project for the maintenance, improvement,
acquisition, or new construction of surface transportation
facilities, including facilities or improvements ancillary to
surface transportation facilities.
(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-176 new)
Sec. 2705-176. Transportation Policy Committee; creation;
members; terms.
(a) There is created a State Transportation Policy
Committee. The Committee shall perform the duties enumerated in
this Law. The Committee members shall each represent the State
as a whole and balance the needs of urban and rural areas of

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the State. The Committee shall consist of 13 voting members and
8 non-voting members, all of whom must be residents of the
State of Illinois, as follows:
(1) 6 members from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake,
McHenry, or Will County appointed by the Chicago
Metropolitan Agency for Planning Board, no more than 3 of
whom may be members of such Board.
(2) 3 members appointed by the Downstate MPOs through
the concurrence of at least three-fifths of the
chairpersons of the Downstate MPOs.
(3) 3 members who are representatives of areas of the
State not within a metropolitan planning area, appointed by
the Governor.
(4) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation
or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chairperson
of the Committee.
(5) The Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives and the President and Minority Leader of
the Senate, or the designee of each, shall be ex officio
non-voting members.
(6) The chairperson of the Illinois State Toll Highway
Authority, or his or her designee, shall be an ex officio
non-voting member.
(7) The Department's Director of Highways, Director of
Planning and Programming, and Director of Public and
Intermodal Transportation, or the designee of each, shall

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be ex officio non-voting members.
(b) The terms of the members initially appointed to the
Committee shall begin within 60 days after the effective date
of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. Appointed
committee members shall hold office for a term specified in
this subsection (b) or until successors are appointed. The
terms of the initial appointed committee members shall expire
as follows: the terms of 3 members appointed by the Chicago
Metropolitan Agency for Planning Board, one member appointed by
the Downstate MPOs, and 2 members appointed by the Governor for
areas of the State not within a metropolitan planning area
shall expire on December 31, 2010; the terms of the remaining 3
members appointed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
Planning Board, 2 members appointed by the Downstate MPOs, and
one member appointed by the Governor from areas of the State
not within a metropolitan planning area shall expire December
31, 2012. The successors of the initial appointed committee
members shall hold office for a term of 4 years. To comply with
this provision, the appointing authority shall specify the term
for each appointment.
(c) Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority
for the unexpired portion of the terms in which they occur.
(d) Each appointing authority shall give notice of its
Committee appointments to each other appointing authority, to
the Committee, to the Secretary of State, and to the Secretary
of Transportation. Within 30 days after his or her appointment

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and before entering upon the duties of the office, each
Committee member shall take and subscribe to the constitutional
oath of office and file that oath with the Secretary of State.
(e) Members of the Committee shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed by the Department for
their travel to and from meetings and other reasonable expenses
in connection with meetings, if those expenses are approved by
the Department.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-177 new)
Sec. 2705-177. Committee meetings; officers.
(a) The Secretary of Transportation shall convene the first
meeting within 90 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly. At that time and
annually thereafter, the Committee shall elect one of its
voting members as vice-chairperson to preside in the absence of
the chairperson.
(b) Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held at
least 3 times each year. The time and place of Committee
meetings shall be fixed by resolution of the Committee. The
Committee shall be deemed a public body for purposes of the
Open Meetings Act. The Committee shall maintain records in
accordance with the provisions of the State Records Act. A
majority of voting members of the Committee shall constitute a
quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the voting
members of the Committee shall be required to approve

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recommendations related to a State transportation plan or
statewide program.
(c) The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
(d) The Department shall provide staff assistance and
office space for the Committee. The Department shall prepare
all plans, reports, and documents needed to enable the
Committee to review and make recommendations related to the
statewide plans and programs and otherwise to fulfill its
responsibilities. The necessary expenses of the Committee
shall be provided through the Department.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-200) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.16)
Sec. 2705-200. State transportation plan Master plan;
reporting requirements.
(a) The Department, with the advice of the Committee, shall
has the power to develop and maintain a continuing,
comprehensive, and integrated planning process that shall
develop and periodically revise a State transportation plan
statewide master plan for transportation to guide program
development and to foster efficient and economical
transportation services in ground, air, water, and all other
modes of surface transportation throughout the State. The
Department shall coordinate its transportation planning
activities with those of other State agencies and authorities
and shall coordinate supervise and review any transportation
planning performed by other Executive agencies under the

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direction of the Governor. The Department shall cooperate and
participate with federal, regional, interstate, State, and
local agencies, in accordance with Sections 5-301 and 7-301 of
the Illinois Highway Code, and with interested private
individuals and organizations in the coordination of plans and
policies for development of the state's transportation system.
To meet the provisions of this Section, the Department, in
consultation with the Committee, shall prepare, subject to the
review of the Governor, publish and deliver to the Governor and
General Assembly by December 31, 2010 and at intervals not to
exceed every 5 years, January 1, 1982 and every 2 years
thereafter, its State transportation master plan for surface
transportation systems. Not less than 60 days prior to
submission to the Governor and General Assembly, the Department
shall submit the plan to the Committee. Within 30 days after
submission of the plan by the Department, the Committee shall
recommend revisions. If the Committee recommends revision of
the plan, the Department shall, within 30 days, either revise
the plan to address the Committee's recommendations or provide
a written explanation to the Committee for not revising the
plan. The Committee's recommendation and any Department
response thereto shall be included with the plan filed with the
Governor and General Assembly highway, waterway, aeronautic,
mass transportation, and railroad systems. The plan shall
identify priority subsystems or components of each system that
are critical to the economic and general welfare of this State

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regardless of public jurisdictional responsibility or private
ownership.
The State transportation plan shall set forth goals,
objectives, performance measures, and criteria that may
provide the basis for selecting projects for inclusion in the
annual and multiyear transportation improvement programs. It
may examine policies, strategies, opportunities, and
challenges.
The State transportation plan shall set forth goals and
objectives designed to assure the development and maintenance
of a comprehensive and balanced statewide transportation
system. Goals may include, but are not limited to, maintaining
a state of good repair, lowering travel times, reducing traffic
congestion, decreasing vehicle emissions, improving air
quality, protecting the environment, reducing transportation
costs, encouraging the effective use of pricing and other
demand management strategies, improving safety, encouraging
economic growth, supporting the greater use of alternative
transportation opportunities, such as walking and biking, and
establishing other goals that advance an adequate, efficient,
and coordinated transportation system.
The State transportation plan may establish performance
measures addressing the adequacy, efficiency, and coordination
of transportation services and the implementation of goals and
objectives. It may include transportation policies that
reflect the relationship of transportation to land use,

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economic development, the environment, air quality, and energy
consumption; foster the efficient movement of people and goods;
coordinate modes of transportation; coordinate planning among
federal agencies, State agencies, transportation agencies, and
local governments; and address the safety and equity of
transportation services. It may include priorities,
challenges, and strategies for improvement. The State
transportation plan shall incorporate the adopted regional
transportation plans, prepared by each MPO pursuant to Section
2705-201, based on the state transportation plan's criteria and
performance measurements.
The State transportation plan shall include criteria by
which proposals for capital improvements may be evaluated and
prioritized for inclusion in the statewide programs. The
criteria shall be designed to advance the goals and objectives
established in the State transportation plan. The criteria may
include but not be limited to the following categories:
(1) objective transportation criteria, such as system
maintenance, efficiency, safety, and intermodal
connectivity;
(2) economic development criteria, such as job
creation and retention, inclusion of transit oriented
development, and cost effectiveness;
(3) environmental criteria, such as reduced emissions;
(4) population affected by the project; and
(5) financial criteria, such as life-cycle cost,

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return on investment, effect on transportation costs, and
effective leveraging of private capital.
The State transportation plan shall include a description
of the criteria and performance measures developed by the
Department to prioritize proposals for inclusion in the
statewide program pursuant to subsection (c) of Section
2705-220.
The master plan shall provide particular emphasis and
detail of at least the 5-year period in the immediate future.
Annual and 5-year, or longer, project programs for each
State system in this Section shall be published and furnished
the General Assembly on the first Wednesday in April of each
year.
Identified needs included in the project programs shall be
listed and mapped in a distinctive fashion to clearly identify
the priority status of the projects: (1) projects to be
committed for execution; (2) tentative projects that are
dependent upon funding or other constraints; and (3) needed
projects that are not programmed due to lack of funding or
other constraints.
All projects shall be related to the priority systems of
the master plan, and the priority criteria identified. Cost and
estimated completion dates shall be included for work required
to complete a useable segment or component beyond the period of
the program.
(b) The Department shall publish and deliver to the

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Governor and General Assembly by December 31, 2012 and at
intervals not to exceed every 5 years thereafter a master plan
and 5-year program for aeronautics. on the first Wednesday in
April of each year a 5-year, or longer, Highway Improvement
Program reporting the number of fiscal years each project has
been on previous plans submitted by the Department.
(c) (Blank) The Department shall publish and deliver to the
Governor and the General Assembly by November 1 of each year a
For the Record report that shall include the following:
(1) All the projects accomplished in the previous
fiscal year listed by each Illinois Department of
Transportation District.
(2) The award cost and the beginning dates of each
listed project.
(Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-201 new)
Sec. 2705-201. Regional transportation plans. Each MPO
shall develop a regional transportation plan that includes:
(1) Criteria by which proposals for capital
improvements will be evaluated for inclusion in the
regional programs. Each MPO may adopt the criteria listed
in the State transportation plan or may propose alternative
criteria. Alternative criteria shall be submitted to the
Department and Committee for review and comment. The
criteria shall be designed to advance the goals and

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objectives established by the Department's State
transportation plan and the MPO through its regional
transportation planning process.
(2) A description of the measurement system and process
the MPO will use to prioritize proposals for inclusion in
the regional programs.
The regional transportation plan shall meet all federal
requirements, regulations, and laws pursuant to federally
required metropolitan transportation plans. The regional
transportation plan shall be submitted to the Department upon
completion for incorporation, as much as practicable, in the
State transportation plan.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-219 new)
Sec. 2705-219. Program outreach; funding estimates,
allocation, and recommendations.
(a) Program Outreach. No later than September 30 of each
year, the Department, through each of its District offices,
shall hold a program development meeting open to the public
with all key regional and local agencies and officials to
review current annual and multi-year Programs, to present
projected information on district road and bridge condition,
and to solicit input on key highway system improvement and
priorities. At least 5 days before holding a program
development meeting, notice of the meeting shall be posted on
the Department's website and separately delivered to, at a

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minimum, all MPOs, mass transit districts, County Highway
Engineers, and all municipalities outside MPO regions with
populations greater than 10,000 inhabitants in the District
jurisdiction. A record of the proceedings must be taken and
produced for public review. No later than November 30 of each
year, each district shall deliver to the committee a summary
analysis of the program development outreach meeting and attach
all written proposals, recommendations, and comments by
counties, municipalities, mass transit districts, other local
governments, MPOs, and members of the General Assembly. This
summary shall be included in the written record for public
involvement documentation as required by Federal and State law.
(b) Annual funding estimates. The Department, with the
advice of the Committee, shall annually establish a 5-year
estimate of all federal and State funds reasonably expected to
be available for surface transportation capital programs
during each of the following 5 fiscal years.
(c) System needs estimates. No later than March 1 of each
year, the Department shall provide the Committee with the most
current assessments of State highway road and bridge needs for
the State as a whole and for each Department district.
(d) Funding allocation. The Department may allocate the
State and federal funds estimated to be available for surface
transportation capital programs in accordance with the annual
and multiyear improvement programs prescribed by this Law, as
follows:

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(1) Any State and federal funds designated by law for
specific surface transportation purposes or specific
geographic areas shall be allocated, in accordance with
law, for those specific purposes or areas.
(2) The Department, with the advice of the Committee,
may for each 5-year program set percentage allocations for
each of the criteria in the State transportation plan.
Funding allocations may be based upon their percentage
share of need as defined by the criteria.
(e) Not less often than once every 2 years, the Committee
shall review and evaluate the funding allocations and make
recommendations for changes to the Department, General
Assembly, and the Governor.
(f) The Committee shall evaluate available transportation
funding sources and make recommendations to the Department,
General Assembly, and the Governor regarding the raising of
adequate and sustainable revenues for transportation.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-220 new)
Sec. 2705-220. Annual and multiyear transportation
improvement programs.
(a) Preparation guidelines. The Department, with the
advice of the Committee, shall develop guidelines for
preparation of the regional and statewide programs.
(b) Statewide annual and multiyear transportation
improvement programs. The Department shall publish and submit

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to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Committee, no
later than April 7, 2011 and the first Wednesday of April of
every year thereafter, an annual and 5-year schedule of all
surface transportation improvement projects and their
anticipated costs. These schedules are designated the
statewide annual and multiyear transportation improvement
programs. The Department shall be responsible for the planning
and programming of its funds for all areas of the State.
(1) The statewide programs shall include projects and
programs proposed to be funded, in whole or in part, by
State or federal funds and shall consist of the following:
(A) The Department shall choose projects for
inclusion. The Department, counties, municipalities,
mass transit districts, other local governments, MPOs,
and members of the General Assembly may nominate or
recommend projects for the statewide programs.
(B) The Department shall identify projects of
interregional or statewide significance for inclusion.
The Department, counties, municipalities, mass transit
districts, other local governments, MPOs, and members
of the General Assembly may nominate or recommend
projects of interregional or statewide significance
for the statewide programs.
(2) All projects shall be consistent with the adopted
State transportation plan. The Department shall
demonstrate how such projects advance the goals and

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objectives of the adopted State transportation plan.
(3) No later than 30 days after publication of the
surface transportation improvement program, the Committee
shall, by resolution, either (i) determine that the
statewide programs are consistent with the adopted State
transportation plan or (ii) determine that all or any
portions of the statewide programs are not consistent with
the adopted State transportation plan, including within
the resolution an explanation for any such determination.
Individual Committee members may prepare a written
statement indicating their disagreement with the
resolution adopted by the Committee. The Committee's
resolution and any written statements prepared by
individual members shall be published and delivered to the
General Assembly and the Governor with the statewide
programs.
(4) Within 30 days after the adoption of the
Committee's resolution pursuant to paragraph (3) of
subsection (b) of this Section, an MPO may amend its
regional program included within the statewide programs
for the sole purpose of addressing a Committee
determination that the program is not consistent with the
adopted State transportation plan. Within 30 days after the
adoption of the Committee's resolution pursuant to
paragraph (3), the Department may amend any portion of a
statewide program prepared by the Department for the sole

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purpose of addressing a Committee determination that such
portion of a program is not consistent with the adopted
State transportation plan. Any amendments shall be
published and delivered to the Committee, General
Assembly, and Governor.
(c) Regional annual and multiyear transportation
improvement programs. After consultation with the Department,
each MPO shall prepare and adopt an annual and 5-year schedule
of all regional transportation improvement projects and their
anticipated costs. These schedules shall be known as the
regional annual and multiyear transportation improvement
programs. The regional programs shall be submitted to the
Department and the Committee no later than August 31, 2011 and
August 31 of every year thereafter.
(1) The regional programs shall include projects and
programs within the MPO's jurisdiction proposed to be
funded, in whole or in part, by federal funds.
(2) Counties, municipalities, mass transit districts,
other local governments, the Department, and members of the
General Assembly may nominate or recommend the inclusion of
projects in the regional programs. The MPOs shall have
authority for determining whether any of the project
nominations or recommendations for federal funding are
accepted and included in the regional programs. This
authority extends only to a project located within the
MPO's jurisdiction.

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(3) Projects included in the regional programs shall be
consistent with the regional transportation plan adopted
by the MPO. The regional programs shall demonstrate how
projects are consistent with the State transportation
plans.
(4) Projects shall be prioritized for inclusion in the
programs using a measurement system and the criteria
established by the regional transportation plan.
(5) The Department shall provide assistance to MPOs in
preparing the regional programs, at the request of the MPO.
(d) Fiscal year 2011 statewide program. After consultation
with the MPOs, the Department shall prepare, by no later than
April 7, 2010, and the first Wednesday in each April
thereafter, an annual program of surface transportation
capital projects and their anticipated costs proposed for
funding in whole or in part from appropriations made by the
State for fiscal year 2011 and each year thereafter. The fiscal
year 2011 statewide program required by this subsection shall,
so much as is practicable, comply with the objectives of this
Law. The Committee shall review and provide comments on the
fiscal year 2011 statewide program by no later than 30 days
after the annual program publication.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-221 new)
Sec. 2705-221. Inclusion in transportation improvement
program.The transportation improvement program the Department

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must develop pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 135 may only include
projects that have been prioritized for inclusion in a regional
or statewide program by an MPO or the Department pursuant to
this Law. It is not the intent of this Section to interfere
with administrative changes to the Transportation Improvement
Program, but only to ensure that all included projects undergo
the process prescribed by this Law.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-222 new)
Sec. 2705-222. Public involvement and accountability.
(a) The Department and the Committee shall provide timely
and clear information and accountability to the public and
shall engage the public when making State transportation
decisions and recommendations. The Department shall elicit the
public's views both with respect to adequate transportation
services and appropriate means of minimizing the adverse
social, economic, environmental, and energy impacts of
transportation programs. All documents listed in this Law shall
be made publicly available for distribution in print and on the
Department's website.
(b) The Department and the Committee shall provide the
opportunity for public comment throughout the State prior to
the development and completion of the statewide transportation
plan and the statewide multi-year program. Public comment may
be solicited through various methods, including, but not
limited to, hearings, focus groups, surveys, and feedback on

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draft plans.
(c) The Department, in consultation with the Committee,
shall publish in its publication "For the Record" and deliver
to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1 of each
year a report on all modes of transportation that shall include
the following:
(1) All the projects accomplished in the previous
fiscal year listed by each Illinois Department of
Transportation District.
(2) The award cost and the beginning dates of each
listed project.
(3) A summary of the Department's prior-year decisions
in allocating transportation capital outlay appropriations
and identifying timely and relevant transportation issues
facing the State of Illinois.
(4) Statewide and for each district, a description of
any project receiving an appropriation from the General
Assembly that was not included in the statewide program.
(5) An explanation and summary of major policies and
decisions adopted by the Department and the recommendation
of the Committee during the previously completed State and
federal fiscal year, with an explanation of any changes in
policy associated with the performance of the Department's
duties and responsibilities over the past year.
(6) A review of the progress made in achieving the
State transportation goals.

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(7) Statewide and for each district, the total of
program accomplishments in dollars, number of miles,
number of bridges, and number of transit projects.
(8) Statewide and for each district, the current
condition of roadway miles and bridges for roads and
bridges under State jurisdiction.
(d) All MPOs shall publish and deliver to the Department by
October 1 of each year a "For the Record" report that shall
include the following:
(1) A list of all projects accomplished in the previous
fiscal year, their award costs, and their beginning dates.
(2) An explanation and summary of changes in major
policies, goals, objectives, performance measures and
criteria that were adopted by the MPO during the previous
fiscal year.
(3) A review of the progress made in achieving the
goals and objectives of the State transportation plan and
the MPO regional transportation plan.
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-223 new)
Sec. 2705-223. Evaluation.
(a) The Committee shall evaluate the effectiveness of the
processes and procedures established by this Law to ensure that
they contribute to a well-coordinated and cost-effective
transportation system. The Committee shall recommend changes
as needed to the General Assembly and the Governor.

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(b) Every 2 years, the Auditor General shall review the
performance of the Department to assure the Department is
meeting the requirements of this Law.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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INDEX
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 2705/2705-200 was 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