Bill Text: IL HB5662 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, with exceptions, a school bus may not idle in excess of 3 minutes in a 60 minute period. Provides that a person convicted of a violation of the new provision is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $100 for the first conviction and $500 for a second or subsequent conviction within any 12-month period.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5662 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB5662-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11-1429 and by adding Section 11-1429.5 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1429)
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7 | Sec. 11-1429. Excessive idling. | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The purpose of this law is to protect public health and | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the environment by reducing emissions while conserving fuel and | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | maintaining adequate rest and safety of all drivers of diesel | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) As used in this Section, "affected areas" means the | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Will, Madison, | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | St. Clair, and Monroe and the townships of Aux Sable and Goose | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Lake in Grundy County and the township of Oswego in Kendall | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | County. | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 11-1429.5, a | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | A person that operates a motor
vehicle operating on diesel fuel | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | in an affected area may not cause or allow the
motor vehicle, | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | when it is not in motion, to idle for more than
a total of 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | minutes within any 60 minute period, except under the following | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | circumstances:
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23 | (1) the motor vehicle has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
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1 | of less than 8,000 pounds;
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2 | (2) the motor vehicle idles while forced to remain | ||||||
3 | motionless because of on-highway traffic, an official | ||||||
4 | traffic control device or signal, or at the direction of a | ||||||
5 | law enforcement official;
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6 | (3) the motor vehicle idles when operating defrosters, | ||||||
7 | heaters, air conditioners, or other equipment solely to | ||||||
8 | prevent a safety or health emergency;
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9 | (4) a police, fire, ambulance, public safety, other | ||||||
10 | emergency or law enforcement motor vehicle, or any motor | ||||||
11 | vehicle used in an emergency capacity, idles while in an | ||||||
12 | emergency or training mode and not for the convenience of | ||||||
13 | the vehicle operator;
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14 | (5) the primary propulsion engine idles for | ||||||
15 | maintenance, servicing, repairing, or diagnostic purposes | ||||||
16 | if idling is necessary for such activity;
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17 | (6) a motor vehicle idles as part of a government | ||||||
18 | inspection to verify that all equipment is in good working | ||||||
19 | order, provided idling is required as part of the | ||||||
20 | inspection;
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21 | (7) when idling of the motor vehicle is required to | ||||||
22 | operate auxiliary equipment to accomplish the intended use | ||||||
23 | of the vehicle (such as loading, unloading, mixing, or | ||||||
24 | processing cargo; controlling cargo temperature; | ||||||
25 | construction operations; lumbering operations; oil or gas | ||||||
26 | well servicing; or farming operations), provided that this |
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1 | exemption does not apply when the vehicle is idling solely | ||||||
2 | for cabin comfort or to operate non-essential equipment | ||||||
3 | such as air conditioning, heating, microwave ovens, or | ||||||
4 | televisions;
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5 | (8) an armored motor vehicle idles when a person | ||||||
6 | remains inside the vehicle to guard the contents, or while | ||||||
7 | the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded;
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8 | (9) a bus idles a maximum of 15 minutes in any 60 | ||||||
9 | minute period to maintain passenger comfort while | ||||||
10 | non-driver passengers are on board;
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11 | (10) if the motor vehicle has a sleeping berth, when | ||||||
12 | the operator is occupying the vehicle during a rest or | ||||||
13 | sleep period and idling of the vehicle is required to | ||||||
14 | operate air conditioning or heating;
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15 | (11) when the motor vehicle idles due to mechanical | ||||||
16 | difficulties over which the operator has no control;
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17 | (12) the motor vehicle is used as airport ground | ||||||
18 | support
equipment, including, but not limited to, motor | ||||||
19 | vehicles
operated on the air side of the airport terminal | ||||||
20 | to service
or supply aircraft;
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21 | (13) the motor vehicle is (i) a bus owned by a public
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22 | transit authority and (ii) being operated on a designated
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23 | bus route or on a street or highway between designated bus
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24 | routes for the provision of public transportation;
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25 | (14) the motor vehicle is an implement of husbandry
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26 | exempt from registration under subdivision A(2) of Section
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1 | 3-402 of this Code;
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2 | (15) the motor vehicle is owned by an electric utility | ||||||
3 | and is operated for electricity generation or hydraulic | ||||||
4 | pressure to power equipment necessary in the restoration, | ||||||
5 | repair, modification or installation of electric utility | ||||||
6 | service; | ||||||
7 | (16) the outdoor temperature is less than 32 degrees | ||||||
8 | Fahrenheit or greater than 80 degrees Fahrenheit; or | ||||||
9 | (17) the motor vehicle idles while being operated by a | ||||||
10 | remote starter system. | ||||||
11 | (d) When the outdoor temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit | ||||||
12 | or higher and 80 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, a person who | ||||||
13 | operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an | ||||||
14 | affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle to idle | ||||||
15 | for a period greater than 30 minutes in any 60 minute period | ||||||
16 | while waiting to weigh, load, or unload cargo or freight, | ||||||
17 | unless the vehicle is in a line of vehicles that regularly and | ||||||
18 | periodically moves forward.
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19 | (e) This Section does not prohibit the operation of an | ||||||
20 | auxiliary power unit or generator set as an alternative to | ||||||
21 | idling the main engine of a motor vehicle operating on diesel | ||||||
22 | fuel.
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23 | (f) This Section does not apply to the owner of a motor | ||||||
24 | vehicle rented or leased to another entity or person operating | ||||||
25 | the vehicle. | ||||||
26 | (g) Any person convicted of any violation of this Section |
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1 | is guilty of
a petty offense and shall be fined $90 for the | ||||||
2 | first
conviction and $500 for a second or subsequent conviction
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3 | within any 12 month period.
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4 | (h) Fines; distribution. All fines and all penalties | ||||||
5 | collected under this Section shall be deposited in the State | ||||||
6 | Treasury and shall be distributed as follows: (i) $50 for the | ||||||
7 | first conviction and $150 for a second or subsequent conviction | ||||||
8 | within any 12 month period under this Section shall be | ||||||
9 | deposited into the State's General Revenue Fund; (ii) $20 for | ||||||
10 | the first conviction and $262.50 for a second or subsequent | ||||||
11 | conviction within any 12 month period under this Section shall | ||||||
12 | be distributed to the law enforcement agency that issued the | ||||||
13 | citation; and (iii) $20 for the first conviction and $87.50 for | ||||||
14 | a second or subsequent conviction within any 12 month period | ||||||
15 | under this Section shall be deposited into the Trucking | ||||||
16 | Environmental and Education Fund. | ||||||
17 | (i) The Trucking Environmental and Education Fund is | ||||||
18 | created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All money | ||||||
19 | deposited into the Trucking Environmental and Education Fund | ||||||
20 | shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General | ||||||
21 | Assembly, to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for | ||||||
22 | the purpose of educating the trucking industry on air pollution | ||||||
23 | and preventative measures specifically related to idling. Any | ||||||
24 | interest earned on deposits into the Fund shall remain in the | ||||||
25 | Fund and be used for the purposes set forth in this subsection. | ||||||
26 | Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the Fund is not |
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1 | subject to administrative charges or charge-backs that would in | ||||||
2 | any way transfer moneys from the Fund into any other fund of | ||||||
3 | the State. | ||||||
4 | (Source: P.A. 100-435, eff. 8-25-17.)
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5 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1429.5 new) | ||||||
6 | Sec. 11-1429.5. School bus idling. | ||||||
7 | (a) The purpose of this Section is to reduce public | ||||||
8 | exposure, especially school age children exposure, to diesel | ||||||
9 | exhaust particulate matter and other toxic air contaminants by | ||||||
10 | limiting unnecessary idling of specified vehicular sources. | ||||||
11 | (b) This Section applies to the operation of every school | ||||||
12 | bus as defined in Section 1-182. | ||||||
13 | (c) This Section applies to school buses operating in every | ||||||
14 | county in the State, independent of that county's status as an | ||||||
15 | affected area as defined in subsection (b) of Section 11-1429. | ||||||
16 | (d) As used in this Section, "school" means the following | ||||||
17 | entities: | ||||||
18 | (1) a public or private primary or secondary school; | ||||||
19 | (2) a primary or secondary school operated by a | ||||||
20 | religious institution; or | ||||||
21 | (3) a public, private, or religious nursery school. | ||||||
22 | (e) As used in this Section, "school zone" means the area | ||||||
23 | within 1,000 feet of a school as defined in subsection (d). | ||||||
24 | (f) Any person that operates a school bus operating on | ||||||
25 | diesel fuel may not cause or allow that school bus, while it is |
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1 | not in motion, to idle in a school zone for more than a total of | ||||||
2 | 3 minutes within any 60 minute period, except under the | ||||||
3 | following circumstances: | ||||||
4 | (1) the outdoor temperature is less than 32 degrees | ||||||
5 | Fahrenheit or greater than 80 degrees Fahrenheit; or | ||||||
6 | (2) when the school bus is forced to remain motionless | ||||||
7 | because of traffic conditions or mechanical difficulties | ||||||
8 | over which the operator has no control. | ||||||
9 | (g) Any person convicted of any violation of this Section | ||||||
10 | is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined $100 for the | ||||||
11 | first conviction and $500 for a second or subsequent conviction | ||||||
12 | within any 12 month period.
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