Bill Text: IL SB2577 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change to the Section concerning mix designs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 13, 2016 [SB2577 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SB2577-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 4-221 as follows:
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6 | (605 ILCS 5/4-221) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 4-221. Mix designs. To the the extent allowed by | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | federal law, the Department specifications shall allow the use | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | of recycled asphalt roofing shingles received from facilities | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | authorized to process asphalt roofing shingles for recycling | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | into asphalt pavement in accordance with (i) permits issued | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | pursuant to Section 39 of the Environmental Protection Act or | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (ii) beneficial use determinations issued pursuant to Section | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 22.54 of the Environmental Protection Act. In creating the mix | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | designs used for construction and maintenance of State | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | highways, it shall be the goal of the Department, through its | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | specifications, to maximize the percentage of recycled asphalt | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | roofing shingles and binder replacement and to maximize the use | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | of recycled aggregates and other lowest-cost constituents in | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | the mix so long as there is no detrimental impact on life-cycle | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | costs.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 97-314, eff. 1-1-12.)
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