Bill Text: IL HB4034 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Illinois Sustainable Highways Act. Requires all State-funded transportation construction projects to set aside 2% of the total funds allocated for that State construction project. Provides that a percentage of this money shall be used to address water pollution concerns for each construction project on a case-by-case basis and the rest of the money shall be used to implement sustainable stormwater management procedures and best management practices. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-01-11 - Session Sine Die [HB4034 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB4034-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning State highways.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois Sustainable Highways Act.
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6 | Section 5. Findings.
The General Assembly makes the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | following findings: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (1) Transportation infrastructure, including roads and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | parking lots, that is constructed with impervious surfaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | causes pollution of Illinois waterways. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (2) Stormwater collects a high concentration of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | contaminants on impervious surfaces that are then washed into | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | streams, rivers, lakes, and storm sewers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (3) Numerous technologies exist that can be incorporated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | into transportation infrastructure to control stormwater and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | mitigate non-point source water pollution.
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17 | Section 10. Applicability.
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18 | (a) All State-funded transportation construction projects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | must set aside 2% of the total funds allocated for that State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | construction project. A percentage of this money shall be used | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | to address water pollution concerns for each construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | project on a case-by-case basis and the rest of the money shall |
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1 | be used to implement sustainable stormwater management | ||||||
2 | procedures and best management practices. | ||||||
3 | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "best management | ||||||
4 | practices" includes the installation of sustainable materials, | ||||||
5 | such as pervious or porous concrete, recycled asphalt pavement, | ||||||
6 | recycled concrete, bioretention swale, grassy swale, sand | ||||||
7 | filters, and wet ponds, based on the latest technology and | ||||||
8 | research in areas such as medians, road shoulders, parking | ||||||
9 | lots, ramps, investigation areas, and pull-off areas.
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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