Bill Text: IL SB1988 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Engrossed


Bill Title: Creates the High Speed Railway Commission Act. Prescribes the membership of the Commission. Provides that the Commission shall create a statewide plan for a high-speed rail line and feeder network connecting St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois that includes current existing Amtrak and Metra services, connects the cities of Rockford, Moline, Peoria, and Decatur, and uses inter-city bus service to coordinate with the rail line. Provides that the Commission shall conduct a ridership study and shall make findings and recommendations concerning a governance structure, the frequency of service, and implementation of the plan. Provides that the Commission shall report to the General Assembly and the Government no later than December 31 of each year. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall provide administrative support to the Commission. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2025. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1988 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1988-Engrossed.html



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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the High
5Speed Railway Commission Act.
6 Section 5. Commission created; membership.
7 (a) There is created the High Speed Railway Commission to
8carry out the duties set forth in Section 10.
9 (b) The Commission shall be composed of the following
10members:
11 (1) The Governor or his or her designee.
12 (2) The President of the Senate or his or her designee.
13 (3) The Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her
14 designee.
15 (4) The Speaker of the House or his or her designee.
16 (5) The Minority Leader of the House or his or her
17 designee.
18 (6) The Secretary of Transportation or his or her
19 designee.
20 (7) The Chairperson of the Illinois State Toll Highway
21 Authority or his or her designee.
22 (8) The Chairperson of the Illinois Commerce
23 Commission or his or her designee.

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1 (9) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Metra
2 or his or her designee.
3 (10) The Mayor of the City of Chicago or his or her
4 designee.
5 (11) A representative of a labor organization
6 representing rail workers.
7 (12) A representative of a trade organization related
8 to the rail industry.
9 (13) A representative of the Metropolitan Mayors and
10 Managers Association.
11 (14) A representative from the Illinois Railroad
12 Association.
13 (15) A representative from the University of Illinois
14 System.
15 (16) A representative from the Municipal Planning
16 Organization.
17 (17) A representative of the Illinois Municipal
18 League.
19 (18) A representative of the Champaign-Urbana Mass
20 Transit District.
21 (c) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected from
22the Commission's membership by a simple majority vote of the
23total membership of the Commission. The Vice-Chairperson of the
24Commission shall be elected from the Commission's membership by
25a simple majority vote of the total membership of the
26Commission.

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1 (d) The Governor, President of the Senate, Minority Leader
2of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and
3Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall make
4their initial appointments to the Commission by January 1,
52020.
6 (e) Vacancies in Commission membership shall be filled in
7the same manner as initial appointments.
8 (f) Total membership of the Commission consists of the
9number of members serving on the Commission, not including any
10vacant positions. A quorum consists of a simple majority of
11total membership and shall be sufficient to conduct the
12business of the Commission, unless stipulated otherwise in the
13bylaws of the Commission.
14 (g) The Commission shall meet at least quarterly.
15 Section 10. Duties of Commission. The Commission created by
16Section 5 shall create a statewide plan for a high-speed rail
17line and feeder network connecting St. Louis, Missouri and
18Chicago, Illinois that includes current existing Amtrak and
19Metra services, connects the cities of Rockford, Moline,
20Peoria, and Decatur, and uses inter-city bus service to
21coordinate with the rail line. The Commission shall conduct a
22ridership study and shall make findings and recommendations
23concerning a governance structure, the frequency of service,
24and implementation of the plan. The Commission shall report to
25the General Assembly and the Governor no later than December 31

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1of each year.
2 Section 15. Administrative support. The Department of
3Transportation shall provide administrative and other support
4to the Commission.
5 Section 20. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1,
62025.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8becoming law.
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