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30 ILCS 740/1-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article I - Title, Findings And Purposes

(30 ILCS 740/1-2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 661.01)Sec. 1-2.   (1) The General Assembly finds:(a) that the predominant part of the State's     population is located in its rapidly expanding metropolitan and urban areas;(b) that the welfare and vitality of urban areas and     the satisfactory movement of people and goods within such areas are being jeopardized by the deterioration or inadequate provision of urban transportation facilities and services and the intensification of traffic congestion; and(c) that State financial assistance for the     development of efficient and coordinated mass transportation systems is essential to the solution of these urban problems.(2) The purposes of this Act are:(a) to assist in the development of improved mass     transportation systems; and(b) to provide assistance to participants in     financing such systems as provided in Section 7 of Article XIII of the Constitution. (Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
30 ILCS 740/Art. II heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 ARTICLE II.      DOWNSTATE PUBLICTRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE
30 ILCS 740/2-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662)Sec. 2-1.         As used in this Article, unless the context clearly  requires otherwise, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed  to them in Sections 2-2.01 through 2-2.07.    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.01
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.01)Sec. 2-2.01.     "Department" means the Illinois Department of Transportation.     (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.02
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.02)Sec. 2-2.02. "Participant" means:(1) a city, village, or incorporated  town, a county, or a local mass transit district organized under the Local Mass Transit  District Act (a) serving an urbanized area of over 50,000 population or (b) serving a nonurbanized area; or(2) any Metro-East Transit District established  pursuant to Section 3 of the Local Mass Transit District Act and serving one or  more of the Counties of Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair during Fiscal Year 1989,  all located outside the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority as  established pursuant to the Regional Transportation Authority Act.       (Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.03
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.03)Sec. 2-2.03.         "Operating deficits" means the amount by which eligible  operating expenses exceed revenue from fares, reduced fare  reimbursements, rental of properties,  advertising, and  any other amounts collected and received by a provider of public  transportation, which, under standard accounting practices, are properly  classified as operating revenue or operating income attributable to  providing public  transportation and revenue from any federal financial  assistance received by the  participant to defray operating expenses or  deficits.  For purposes of determining  operating deficits, local effort  from local taxes or its equivalent shall not be included as operating  revenue or operating income.  Provided, however, under the  provisions  of this Act with respect to any operating deficit incurred by any  Metro-East Transit District participant, such operating deficits  shall be limited solely  to those arising out of operations within the  State of Illinois.    (Source: P.A. 86-590.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.05
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.05)Sec. 2-2.05. "Public Transportation" means the transportation or conveyance of  persons by means available to the general public including groups of the  general public with special needs(1) within the urbanized area or(2) in the nonurbanized areas within the service area of each participant  as approved by the Department, except for transportation by automobiles not used for  conveyance of the general public as passengers.Service in a participant's service area may be provided by either (i)  another eligible participant through an intergovernmental agreement, (ii) a private for-profit operator through a third party contract, or (iii) a private non-profit operator through a pass through agreement or third party contract.       (Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.06
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.06)Sec. 2-2.06.         "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the State of Illinois from July 1  to the next succeeding June 30 unless the intention is clearly stated to  mean another fiscal year.    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
30 ILCS 740/2-2.07
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 662.07)Sec. 2-2.07.         "Rural Transportation Assistance - Demonstration Project" means the  provision of public transportation service to rural areas in Illinois,  designated by the Department, which are not within the boundaries of a  participant, for the purpose of providing such service on a regular and  continuing basis to the general public with special needs in the rural  areas throughout the State.    (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
30 ILCS 740/2-4
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 664)Sec. 2-4.   The Department shall establish forms for the reporting  of projected and actual operating deficits and expenses and other required  information by the participants, and has the power to promulgate rules and  regulations for the filing of such reports within the limitations set out  in Sections 2-5, 2-6 and 2-7. Each participant shall be governed by the rules and regulations established under this Section.   (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 665)Sec. 2-5. Applications.(a) Through State fiscal year 2021, each participant making application for grants pursuant to this Article  shall submit to the Department at the time of making such application,  on forms provided by the Department: (1) an estimate of projected  operating deficits and a separate statement of eligible  operating  expenses and an estimate of all projected operating income or revenues;  and (2) a program of proposed expenditures; all such submittals to be  for the period of such grant. The program of proposed expenditures shall  be directly related to the operation, maintenance or improvement of an  existing system of public transportation serving the residents of the  participant, and shall include the proposed expenditures for eligible  operating expenses.For Fiscal Year 1980 grant applications shall be submitted to the Department  within 60 days of the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979.  Beginning  with Fiscal Year 1981 and thereafter, grant applications shall be submitted  to the Department by April 1 of the preceding fiscal year.(b)  For Fiscal Year 2022 applications for funding, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each participant making application for funding shall submit to the Department by April 1 of the preceding fiscal year, a program of proposed expenditures and services on forms provided by the Department, consisting of the following information: (1) an estimate of projected operating deficits and a separate statement of eligible operating expenses and an estimate of all projected operating income or revenues; and (2) a program of proposed expenditures and services; all such submittals to be for the period of such project. The program of proposed expenditures and services shall be directly related to the operation, maintenance, or improvement of an existing system of public transportation serving the residents of the participant, and shall include the proposed expenditures and services for eligible operating expenses.   (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-6
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 666)Sec. 2-6. Allocation of funds.(a) With respect to all participants other  than any Metro-East  Transit District participant, the Department shall allocate the funds to be  made available to each participant under this Article for the following  fiscal year and shall notify the chief official of each participant not  later than the first day of the fiscal year of this amount. For Fiscal Year  1975, notification shall be made not later than January 1, 1975, of the  amount of such allocation. In determining the allocation for each  participant, the Department shall estimate the funds available to the  participant from the Downstate Public Transportation Fund for the purposes  of this Article during the succeeding fiscal year, and shall allocate to  each participant the amount attributable to it which shall be the amount  paid into the Downstate Public Transportation Fund under Section 2-3 from  within its boundaries.  Said allocations may be exceeded for participants  receiving assistance equal to one-third of their eligible  operating expenses, only if an allocation is less than one-third of such  participant's eligible operating expenses, provided, however, that no other  participant is denied its one-third of eligible operating expenses. Beginning  in Fiscal Year 1997, said allocation may be exceeded for  participants receiving  assistance equal to the percentage of their eligible operating  expenses provided for in paragraph (b) of Section 2-7, only if  allocation is less than the percentage of such participant's  eligible operating expenses provided for in paragraph (b) of Section 2-7,  provided however, that no other participant is denied its percentage  of eligible  operating expenses.(b) With regard to any Metro-East Transit District organized under the  Local Mass Transit District Act and serving one or more of the Counties of  Madison, Monroe and St. Clair during Fiscal Year 1989, the Department shall  allocate the funds to be made available to each participant for the  following and succeeding fiscal years and shall notify the chief official  of each participant not later than the first day of the fiscal year of this  amount.  Beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2008, the Department shall allocate the amount paid into the  Metro-East Public Transportation Fund to the District  serving primarily the County of Madison.    (Source: P.A. 94-70, eff. 6-22-05; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
30 ILCS 740/2-7
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 667)Sec. 2-7. Quarterly reports; annual audit.(a) Any Metro-East Transit District participant shall, no  later than 60 days following the end of each quarter  of any fiscal year, file  with the Department on forms provided by the Department for that purpose, a  report of the actual operating deficit experienced during that quarter.  The  Department shall, upon receipt of the quarterly report, determine whether  the operating  deficits were incurred in conformity with  the program of proposed expenditures and services approved by the Department pursuant to  Section 2-11.  Any Metro-East District may either monthly or quarterly for  any fiscal year file a request for the participant's eligible share, as  allocated in accordance with Section 2-6, of the amounts transferred into the  Metro-East Public Transportation Fund.(b) Each participant other than any Metro-East Transit District  participant shall, 30 days before the end of each quarter, file with the  Department  on forms provided by the Department for such purposes a report of the projected  eligible operating expenses to be incurred in the next quarter and 30 days  before the third and fourth quarters of any fiscal year a statement of actual  eligible operating expenses incurred in the preceding quarters.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b-5), within    45 days of receipt by the Department of such quarterly report, the Comptroller  shall order paid and the Treasurer shall pay from the Downstate Public  Transportation Fund to each participant an amount equal to one-third of  such participant's eligible operating expenses; provided, however, that in  Fiscal Year 1997, the amount paid to each participant from the  Downstate Public Transportation Fund shall be an amount equal to 47% of  such participant's eligible operating expenses and shall be increased to 49%  in Fiscal Year 1998, 51% in Fiscal Year 1999, 53% in Fiscal Year 2000, 55%  in Fiscal Years   2001 through 2007, and 65% in Fiscal Year 2008 and thereafter; however, in any year that a participant  receives funding under subsection (i) of Section 2705-305 of the Department of  Transportation Law
30 ILCS 740/2-9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 669)Sec. 2-9.   Each program of proposed expenditures and services shall, in the case of a system  of public transportation owned and operated by a participant, undertake  to meet operating deficits directly. The purchase of service agreements with a provider of public transportation services shall constitute an eligible expense.  (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-10
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 670)Sec. 2-10. Cooperative projects. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit any participant from including in a  program of proposed expenditures and services funding for a portion of a cooperative  public transportation project or purpose, the total cost of which is shared  among one or more other participants or other financial contributors, as  long as the residents of the participant are served by any such project or  purpose.  (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-11
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 671)Sec. 2-11.   The Department shall  review and approve or disapprove within 45 days of receipt each program  of proposed expenditures and services submitted by any participant. Notwithstanding the above, in the event the Department is prevented from processing applications or certifying that a participant meets the requirements of this Section due to extraordinary circumstances beyond its control, the certification deadline for that application shall be stayed until the Department is able to process and certify the same.  Notice from the Department, as well as an explanation of the extraordinary circumstances, shall be provided to each participant affected by such delay. The Department may disapprove a  program of proposed expenditures and services or portions thereof only for the  following reasons:(a) A finding that expenditures are proposed for     projects or purposes which are not in compliance with Section 2-5; or(b) A finding that expenditures are proposed for     projects or purposes which are in conflict with established comprehensive transportation plans for a participant or a region of which it is a part; or(c) In Fiscal Year 1980, with regard to the     participants which have not received State operating assistance prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1979, a finding by the Department that a proposed program submitted by such participant or any portion thereof is not in the public interest in that levels or kinds of service proposed exceeds the reasonable needs of the community served by such participant as demonstrated in the transportation development plan for such community or other studies and information available to the Department. (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-12
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 672)Sec. 2-12. Disapproval of program. Upon disapproval of any program of proposed expenditures and services, the Department  shall so notify the chief official of the participant having submitted such  program, setting forth in detail the reasons for such disapproval.  Thereupon, any such participant shall have 45 days from the date of receipt  of such notice of disapproval by the Department to submit to the Department  one or more amended programs of proposed expenditures and services.  (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-13
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 673)Sec. 2-13. Review  of amended programs.  The Department shall review each amended program of proposed  expenditures and services submitted to it pursuant to the provisions of Section 2-12 and  may disapprove any such amended program of proposed expenditures and services only for  the reasons and in the same fashion set forth in Section 2-11.  (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-14
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 674)Sec. 2-14. Grants.(a) Upon a determination by the Department that any initial or amended  program of proposed expenditures is in compliance with the provisions of  this Act, and upon approval thereof, the Department shall enter into one or  more grant agreements with and shall make grants to that participant as  necessary to implement the adopted program of expenditures.(b) All grants by the Department pursuant to this Act shall be  administered upon such conditions as the Secretary of Transportation shall  determine, consistent with the provisions and purpose of this Act.(c) For State fiscal year 2022 or any fiscal year thereafter, upon a determination by the Department that any initial or amended program of proposed expenditure is in compliance with the provisions of this Act, and upon approval thereof, the Department shall enter into one or more agreements with the participant and shall obligate for payment to that participant as necessary to implement the adopted program of expenditure.   (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)
30 ILCS 740/2-15
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 675.1)Sec. 2-15. Residual fund balance.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section,  all funds which remain in the Downstate Public Transportation Fund or the  Metro-East Public Transportation Fund after the payment of the fourth quarterly  payment to participants other than Metro-East Transit District  participants and the last monthly payment to Metro-East Transit  participants in each fiscal year shall be transferred (i) to the  General Revenue Fund through fiscal year 2008 and (ii) to the Downstate Transit Improvement Fund for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year thereafter. Transfers shall be made no later than 90 days following the end of such fiscal  year.  Beginning fiscal year 2010, all moneys each year in the Downstate Transit Improvement Fund, held solely for the benefit of the participants in the Downstate Public Transportation Fund and shall be appropriated to the Department to make competitive capital grants to the participants of the respective funds. However, such amount as the Department determines to be necessary  for (1) allocation to participants for the purposes of Section 2-7 for  the first quarter of the succeeding fiscal year and (2) an amount equal to  2% of the total allocations to participants in the fiscal year just ended  to be used for the purpose of audit adjustments shall be retained in such  Funds to be used by the Department for such purposes.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in addition to any other transfers that may be provided by law, on July 1, 2011, or as soon thereafter as practical, the State Comptroller shall direct and the State Treasurer shall transfer the remaining balance from the Metro East Public Transportation Fund into the General Revenue Fund. Upon completion of the transfers, the Metro East Public Transportation Fund is dissolved, and any future deposits due to that Fund and any outstanding obligations or liabilities of that Fund pass to the General Revenue Fund. (Source: P.A. 97-72, eff. 7-1-11.)
30 ILCS 740/2-15.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 676)Sec. 2-15.1.         Beginning July 1, 1992, every participant, as defined in  Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall require all gasoline burning motor vehicles  operated under its jurisdiction to use, if capable, fuel containing ethanol  blended gasoline.    (Source: P.A. 87-373.)
30 ILCS 740/2-15.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 30 - FINANCE|30 ILCS 740/ - Downstate Public Transportation Act.|Article II - Downstate Public Transportation Assistance

Sec. 2-15.2. Free services; eligibility.(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is implemented, any fixed route public transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to all senior citizen residents of the participant aged 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant.(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, but only through State fiscal year 2021, any fixed route public transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts of, every participant, as defined in Section 2-2.02 (1)(a), shall be provided without charge to  senior citizens aged 65 and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the participant. The Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for services without charge under this Section.  Nothing in this Section shall relieve the participant from providing reduced fares as may be required by federal law.   (Source: P.A. 102-626, eff. 8-27-21.)