625 ILCS 5/18c-1603
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 18c - Illinois Commercial Transportation Law

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1603)Sec. 18c-1603. Expenditures from the Transportation Regulatory Fund.(1) Authorization of Expenditures from the Fund. Monies deposited in the  Transportation Regulatory Fund shall be expended only for the  administration and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a. Moneys  in the Fund may also be used to administer the Personal Property Storage Act.(2) Allocation of Expenses to the Fund.(a) Expenses Allocated Entirely to the Transportation     Regulatory Fund.  All expenses of the Transportation Division shall be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund, provided that they were:(i) Incurred by and for staff employed within the         Transportation Division and accountable, directly or through a program director or staff supervisor, to the Transportation Division manager;(ii) Incurred exclusively in the administration         and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a; and(iii) Authorized by the Transportation Division         manager.(b) Expenses Partially Allocated to the     Transportation Regulatory Fund. A portion of expenses for the following persons and activities may be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund:(i) The Executive Director, his deputies and         personal assistants, and their clerical support;(ii) The legislative liaison activities of the         Office of Legislative Affairs, its constituent elements and successors;(iii) The activities of the Bureau of Planning         and Operations on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, exclusive of the Chief Clerk's office;(iv) The payroll expenses of Commissioners'         assistants;(v) The internal auditor;(vi) The in-state travel expenses of the         Commissioners to and from the offices of the Commission; and(vii) The Public Affairs Group, its constituent         elements, and its successors.(c) Allocation Methodology for Expenses Other Than     Commissioners' Assistants.  The portion of total expenses (other than  commissioners' assistants' expenses) allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be the portion of staff time spent exclusively on administration and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a, as shown by a time study updated at least once each 6 months.(d) (Blank).(e) Allocation methodology for Commissioners'     Assistants Expenses.  Five percent of the payroll expenses of commissioners' assistants may be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund.(f) Expenses not allocable to the Transportation     Regulatory Fund.  No expenses shall be allocated to or paid from the Transportation Regulatory Fund except as expressly authorized in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subsection.  In particular, no expenses shall be allocated to the Fund which were incurred by or in relation to the following persons and activities:(i) Commissioners' travel, except as otherwise         provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection;(ii) Commissioners' assistants except as         otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (e) of this subsection;(iii) The Policy Analysis and Research Division,         its constituent elements and successors;(iv) The Chief Clerk's office, its constituent         elements and successors;(v) The Hearing Examiners Division, its         constituent elements and successors, and any hearing examiners or hearings conducted, in whole or in part, outside the Transportation Division;(vi) (Blank);(vii) The Office of General Counsel, its         constituent elements and successors, including but not limited to the Office of Public Utility Counsel and any legal staff in the office of the executive director, but not including the personal assistant serving as staff counsel to the executive director as provided in Section 18c-1204(2) and the Office of Transportation Counsel; and(viii) Any other expenses or portion thereof not         expressly authorized in this subsection to be allocated to the Fund.The constituent elements of the foregoing shall, for     purposes of this Section be their constituent elements on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.(3) (Blank).(4) (Blank).  (Source: P.A. 96-515, eff. 1-1-10.)