Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit the unnecessary foreseeable idling of a diesel locomotive within 1,000 feet of a residence, business, school, or hospital for a continuous period of time longer than 30 minutes in a manner such as to cause or contribute to a condition of air pollution. Provides that no rail carrier shall cause, suffer, allow, or permit an unnecessarily foreseeable delay, up to 10 minutes from its established schedule, in a manner such as to cause or contribute to unexpected delays on the road. Imposes a statutory fine for violating the provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-23 - Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura [SB1513 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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