Bill Amendment: IL HB3611 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: RAILROAD SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3611 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3611-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: RAILROAD SUPPLIER DIVERSITY
Status: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3611 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3611-House_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3611
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3611 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Railroad Supplier Diversity Act.
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6 | Section 5. Definitions. For purposes of this Act: | ||||||
7 | (a) "Class I railroad" has the meaning assigned by | ||||||
8 | regulations of the Surface Transportation Board (49 CFR Part | ||||||
9 | 1201; General Instructions 1-1), as those regulations may be | ||||||
10 | revised by the Board (including modifications in class | ||||||
11 | thresholds based on the revenue deflator formula) from time to | ||||||
12 | time. | ||||||
13 | (b) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
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14 | Section 10. Reports. A Class I railroad company may, no | ||||||
15 | later than April 15 of each year, submit to the Commission an |
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1 | annual report containing the information described in | ||||||
2 | subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of Section 5-117 of the | ||||||
3 | Public Utilities Act and any other additional information by | ||||||
4 | the railroad company, including, but not limited to, a national | ||||||
5 | supplier diversity report. Any reports voluntarily submitted | ||||||
6 | shall be in a form and manner required by the Commission. The | ||||||
7 | Commission shall accept any reports submitted by a Class I | ||||||
8 | railroad under this Section that contains as much | ||||||
9 | State-specific data as possible.
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10 | Section 15. Workshop. The Commission shall hold an annual | ||||||
11 | workshop open to the public on the state of supplier diversity | ||||||
12 | among railroad companies to collaboratively seek solutions to | ||||||
13 | structural impediments to achieving stated goals, including, | ||||||
14 | but not limited to, testimony from each participating railroad | ||||||
15 | company or any subject matter expert or advocate. The workshop | ||||||
16 | under this Section shall not be held on the same date as other | ||||||
17 | workshops held by the Commission.".
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