Bill Text: IL SB0624 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Railroad Bridge Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning connection of railroads.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB0624 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB0624-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB0624 Introduced 1/28/2015, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
610 ILCS 40/1 from Ch. 114, par. 45
Amends the Railroad Bridge Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning connection of railroads.
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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 5. The Railroad Bridge Act is amended by changing
Section 1 as follows:
(610 ILCS 40/1) (from Ch. 114, par. 45)
Sec. 1. Railroads terminating, or to terminate at any point
on any line of continuous railroad thoroughfare where there now
is or shall be a railroad bridge for crossing of passengers and
and freight in cars over the same as part of such thoroughfare,
shall make convenient connections of such railroads, by rail,
with the rail of such bridge; and such bridge shall permit and
cause such connections of the rail of the same with the rail of
such railroads so that by reason of said railroads and bridge,
there shall be uninterrupted communication over such railroads
and bridge as public thoroughfares. But by such connections no
corporate rights shall be impaired.
(Source: Laws 1867, p. 174.)