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20 ILCS 2705/2705-210
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15)Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of accidents. The Department  has the power to develop, consolidate, and coordinate effective  programs  and activities for the advancement of driver education, for the  facilitation of the movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the  protection and conservation of life and property on the streets and  highways of this State and to advise, recommend, and consult with the  several departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other agencies  of this State in regard to those programs and activities. The  Department has the power to aid and  assist the counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of  this State in the control of traffic and the prevention of traffic  accidents. That aid and assistance to counties, cities, towns,  and other  political subdivisions of this State shall include assistance with regard  to planning, traffic flow, light synchronizing, preferential lanes for  carpools,  and carpool parking allocations.To further the prevention of accidents, the Department shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any accident involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a State highway. The study shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other improvements that the Department deems necessary. The Department shall make the results of the study available to the public on its website.(Source: P.A. 102-333, eff. 1-1-22.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-215
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.27)Sec. 2705-215.         Cooperative utilization of equipment and  services of governmental  entities and not-for-profit organizations for the transportation needs in  public service programs.(a) The Department is directed to encourage and assist  governmental entities, not-for-profit corporations, and nonprofit community  service associations, between or among themselves, in the development of  reasonable utilization of transportation equipment and operational service  in satisfying the general and specialized public transportation needs.The Department shall develop and encourage cooperative development, among  all entities, of programs promoting efficient service and conservation  of capital  investment and energy and shall assist all entities in achieving their  goals  and in their applications for transportation grants under appropriate State  or federal programs.(b) Implementation of cooperative programs is to be developed within the  meaning  of the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act. In the circumstances of nongovernmental entities,  the Department shall be guided by that Act and any other State law  in  encouraging  the cooperative programs between those entities.(c) The Department shall report to the members of the General Assembly,  by  March 1 of each year, its successes, failures and progress in achieving  the intent of this Section.  The report shall also include identification  of problems as well as the Department's recommendations.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-220
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

Sec. 2705-220. Public private partnerships for transportation. The Department may exercise all powers granted to it under the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act and the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act.  (Source: P.A. 98-109, eff. 7-25-13.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-222
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

Sec. 2705-222. Public-private partnerships for transportation. The Department may exercise all powers granted to it under the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.  (Source: P.A. 97-502, eff. 8-23-11.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-225
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.02a)Sec. 2705-225.     Air transportation for State officers and employees.     The Department may provide air  transportation for officers and employees of the offices, departments, and  agencies of the State government and charge the office,  department, or  agency for that transportation. Charges for the  transportation shall not  exceed the expenses incurred and costs involved in providing air  transportation and may include expenses for equipment, personnel, and  operational expenses.All requests for air transportation shall be made in writing and shall  be signed by the executive officer or employee of the office, department,  or  agency.Except as provided herein, all requests shall be filled in the following  priority: (1) the Governor, (2) the Lieutenant Governor, (3) the  legislative leaders of the General Assembly, specifically, the President  and minority leader of the Senate and the Speaker and minority leader of  the House of Representatives, (4) the Judges of the Supreme Court, (5)  the Attorney General, (6) the Secretary of State,  (7) the Comptroller,  (8) the Treasurer, (9) other members  of the General  Assembly; and thereafter as provided by the Department.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-240
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.17)Sec. 2705-240.     Grants for capital assistance.     The Department has the power to  administer the allocation of State monies appropriated as grants  for  capital assistance purposes in the manner prescribed by law. No  transportation program administered by any other Executive agency under the  direction of the Governor or project undertaken thereunder shall be  eligible for capital assistance from the State until that program  and  project have been approved by the Department.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-245
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.20)Sec. 2705-245. Inspection of property and records of applicants for and  recipients of assistance. The Department at reasonable  times may inspect the property  and examine the books, records, and other information relating to the  nature  or adequacy of services, facilities, or equipment of any municipality,  district, or carrier that is receiving or has applied for  assistance under  this Law. It may conduct investigations and hold hearings within or  without  the State. This Section shall not affect the regulatory power of any other  State or local agency with respect to transportation rates and services.  Annual statements of assets, revenues, and expenses and annual audit  reports  shall be submitted to the Department by any municipality, district, or  carrier receiving or applying for capital assistance from the State when requested by the Department as part of an inspection under this Section.  (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-255
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.14)Sec. 2705-255. Appropriations from Build Illinois Bond Fund and Build  Illinois Purposes Fund. Any expenditure of funds by the Department  for interchanges, for access roads to and from any State or  local highway in Illinois, or for other transportation capital improvements  related to an economic development project pursuant to appropriations to  the Department from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and the Build Illinois  Purposes Fund shall be used for funding improvements related to existing or  planned scientific, research, manufacturing, or industrial  development or expansion in Illinois.  In addition, the Department may use  those funds to encourage and maximize public and private  participation in  those improvements.  The Department shall consult with the  Department of  Commerce and Economic Opportunity prior to expending any funds for those purposes  pursuant to appropriations from the Build Illinois Bond Fund and the Build  Illinois Purposes Fund.       (Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-260
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

Sec. 2705-260. Use of Illinois resident labor. To the extent permitted by any applicable federal law or regulation, for all work performed for State construction projects which are funded in whole or in part by a capital infrastructure bill enacted by the 96th General Assembly by sums appropriated to the Illinois Department of Transportation, at least 50% of the total labor hours must be performed by actual residents of the State of Illinois. For purposes of this Section, "actual residents of the State of Illinois" means persons domiciled in the State of Illinois. The Department of Labor shall promulgate rules providing for the enforcement of this Section.  (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-265
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.33)Sec. 2705-265.     Use of coal combustion by-products.     The  Department shall,  where economically feasible and safe, foster the use of coal combustion  by-products by specifying usage of these by-products in road building materials  and by developing and including specifications for their use in beds, fills,  backfills, trenches, and embankments.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-275
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25j)Sec. 2705-275. Grants for airport facilities. The Department  may make grants to municipalities  and airport authorities for  the renovation, construction, and development of airport facilities.  The grants may be  made from funds appropriated for that purpose from the Build  Illinois Bond  Fund.       (Source: P.A. 94-91, eff. 7-1-05.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-285
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.06b)Sec. 2705-285. Ports and waterways.(a) The Department has the power to undertake port and waterway development planning and  studies of port and waterway development problems and to provide  technical assistance to port districts and units of local government in  connection with port and waterway development activities.  The  Department may provide financial assistance for the ordinary and  contingent expenses of port districts upon the terms and  conditions that  the Department finds necessary to aid in the development of those  districts.(b) The Department shall coordinate all its activities under this Section  with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.(c) The Department, in coordination with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall establish a Port Facilities Capital Investment Grant Program. The Department shall, subject to appropriation, make capital improvement grants to port districts. The Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund shall be the source of funding for the program. Eligible grant recipients shall be public port districts that offer facilities and services in a manner that supports and fulfills the mission of the Department. Eligible grant recipients have no entitlement to a grant under this Section.(d) The Department, in consultation with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall adopt rules to implement this Section and shall create a competitive application procedure for grants to be awarded. The rules shall specify: the manner of applying for grants; grantee eligibility requirements; project eligibility requirements; restrictions on the use of grant moneys; the manner in which grantees must account for the use of grant moneys; and any other provision that the Department or the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity determine to be necessary or useful for the administration of this Section. Rules may include a requirement for grantees to provide local matching funds in an amount equal to a specific percentage of the grant.(e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish standards for determining the priorities concerning the necessity for capital facilities for ports based on data available to the Department.(f) No portion of a capital investment grant awarded under this Section may be used by a grantee to pay for any on-going operational costs or outstanding debt.  (Source: P.A. 101-10, eff. 6-5-19.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-310
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

Sec. 2705-310. Grants for transportation for persons with disabilities.(a) For the purposes of this Section, the following  definitions  apply:"Carrier" means a district or a not for profit corporation providing  mass transportation for persons with disabilities on a regular and continuing basis."Person with a disability" means any individual who, by reason of  illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or  temporary incapacity or disability, is unable without special mass  transportation facilities  or special planning or design to utilize ordinary mass transportation  facilities and services as effectively as persons who are not so affected."Unit of local government", "district", and "facilities" have the meanings  ascribed to them in Section 2705-305.(b) The Department may make grants from the Transportation Fund  and the  General Revenue Fund (i) to units of local government,  districts, and carriers for vehicles, equipment, and the  acquisition, construction, extension, reconstruction, and improvement of  mass transportation facilities for persons with disabilities and (ii) during  State  fiscal years 1986 and 1987, to the Regional Transportation Authority for  operating assistance for mass transportation for mobility limited   persons, including paratransit services for the mobility  limited. The grants shall be made upon the terms and  conditions that in the  judgment of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their proper and  effective utilization. The procedures, limitations, and safeguards provided  in Section 2705-305 to govern grants for mass  transportation shall  apply to grants made under this Section.For the efficient administration of grants, the Department, on behalf of  grant recipients under  this Section and on  behalf of recipients receiving funds under Sections 5309 and  5311 of the  Federal Transit Act and State funds, may administer and consolidate  procurements and  may enter into contracts with manufacturers of vehicles and equipment.(c) The Department may make operating assistance grants from the  Transportation Fund to those carriers that, during federal fiscal year  1986, directly received operating assistance pursuant to Section 5307  or  Section 5311 of the Federal Transit Act, or under contracts  with a unit of local government or mass transit  district that received  operating expenses under Section 5307 or Section 5311 of  the Federal Transit Act, to provide public paratransit services to the general  mobility limited population.  The Secretary shall take into consideration  the reduction in federal operating expense grants to carriers when  considering the grant applications.  The procedures,  limitations, and  safeguards provided in Section 2705-305 to govern  grants for mass  transportation shall apply to grants made under this Section.  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-315
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.19b)Sec. 2705-315.     Grants for passenger security.     The  Department may make  grants from the Transportation Fund and the General Revenue Fund to the  Regional Transportation Authority created under the Regional Transportation  Authority Act to be used to provide protection against crime for the  consumers of public transportation, and for the employees and facilities of  public transportation providers, in the metropolitan region. The  grants  may be used (1) to provide that protection directly, or (2) to  contract with any  municipality or county in the metropolitan region  to provide that protection, or (3) except for the Chicago Transit  Authority created under the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, to contract  with a private security agency to provide that protection.The grants shall be made upon the terms and  conditions that in the  judgment of the Secretary are necessary to ensure their proper and  effective utilization.  The procedures provided in Section 2705-305 to govern  grants for mass transportation shall apply to grants made  under this Section.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-317
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

Sec. 2705-317. Safe Routes to School Construction Program.(a) Upon enactment of a federal transportation bill with a dedicated fund available to states for safe routes to schools, the Department, in cooperation with the State Board of Education and the Illinois State Police, shall establish and administer a Safe Routes to School Construction Program for the construction of bicycle and pedestrian safety and traffic-calming projects using the federal Safe Routes to Schools Program funds.(b) The Department shall make construction grants  available to local governmental agencies under the Safe Routes to School  Construction Program based on the results of a statewide competition  that requires submission of Safe Routes to School proposals for funding  and that rates those proposals on all of the following factors:(1) Demonstrated needs of the grant applicant.(2) Potential of the proposal for reducing child     injuries and fatalities.(3) Potential of the proposal for encouraging     increased walking and bicycling among students.(4) Identification of safety hazards.(5) Identification of current and potential walking     and bicycling routes to school.(6) Consultation and support for projects by     school-based associations, local traffic engineers, local elected officials, law enforcement agencies, and school officials.(7)  Proximity to parks and other recreational     facilities.With respect to the use of federal Safe Routes to Schools Program funds, prior to  the award of a construction grant or the use of those funds for a Safe Routes  to  School  project encompassing a highway, the Department shall  consult with and obtain approval from the Illinois State Police  and the highway authority with jurisdiction to ensure that the Safe Routes to School proposal is consistent with a  statewide pedestrian safety statistical analysis.(c) On March 30, 2006 and each March 30th thereafter, the Department shall submit a report to the General Assembly listing  and describing the projects funded under the Safe Routes to School  Construction Program.(d) The Department shall study the effectiveness of  the Safe Routes to School Construction Program, with particular emphasis on the  Program's effectiveness in reducing traffic accidents and its contribution  to improving safety and reducing the number of child injuries and  fatalities in the vicinity of a Safe Routes to School project. The Department shall  submit a report to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2006  regarding the results of the study.(e) The Department, the State Board of Education,  and the Illinois State Police may adopt any rules necessary to  implement this Section.    (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-350
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.26)Sec. 2705-350.     Intercity bus service assistance.     For the  purposes of  providing intercity bus passenger service and the promotion of an  efficient intercity bus passenger system within this State as authorized  by Section 22 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, the Department is  authorized to enter into agreements with any  carrier. The cost related to the services shall be borne in  the  proportion that, by agreement or contract, the parties may  determine;  provided, however, that no State monies shall be expended for those  purposes.    (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
20 ILCS 2705/2705-400
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 2705/ - Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Transportation Law)|Article 2705 - Department Of Transportation

 (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25a)Sec. 2705-400. Authorization concerning rail assistance  funds. The Department is hereby authorized to exercise  those  powers necessary for the State to qualify for rail assistance funds  pursuant to relevant federal or State legislation, including but  not  limited to authority to do the following:(1) Establish a State plan for rail transportation     and local rail services, including projects funded under Section 2705-435.(2) Administer and coordinate the State plan.(3) Provide in the plan for the equitable     distribution of federal rail assistance funds among State, local, and regional transportation authorities.(4) Develop or assist the development of local or     regional rail plans.(5) Promote, supervise, and support safe, adequate,     and efficient rail services in accordance with the provisions and limitations of Public Act 79-834.(6) Employ sufficient trained and qualified personnel     for these purposes.(7) Maintain, in accordance with the provisions and     limitations of Public Act 79-834, adequate programs of investigation, research, promotion, and development in connection with these purposes and provide for public hearings.(8) Provide satisfactory assurances on behalf of the     State that fiscal control and fund accounting procedures will be adopted by the State that may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement of and account for federal funds paid to the State as rail assistance.(9) Comply with the regulations of the Secretary of     Transportation of the United States Department of Transportation affecting federal rail assistance funds.(10) Review all impending rail abandonments and     provide its recommendations on those abandonments to the federal Surface Transportation Board. (Source: P.A. 100-430, eff. 8-25-17.)