Bill Text: IL HB5795 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the Solar Powered Road Signs Pilot Program Act. Requires the Department of Transportation to develop a pilot program to test the use of solar powered LED road signs in 5 counties of varied population. After getting reports of the program from the counties, the Department shall file a report with the General Assembly that contains the complete findings of the program. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-11 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5795 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB5795-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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Solar | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Powered Road Signs Pilot Program Act.
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6 | Section 5. Solar Powered Road Signs. | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (a) Six months after the effective date of this Act, the | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Department of Transportation shall, subject to appropriation, | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | develop a program to test the use of solar powered LED road | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | signs on roadways. After consultation with counties, the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Department shall choose 5 counties of varied population that | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | have consented to participate in the program. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) In implementing the program, the Department shall use | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | its own discretion in selecting and purchasing the necessary | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | resources for the road signs. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) The selected counties shall have the discretion to | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | choose which roadways shall be equipped with the solar powered | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | technology, subject to these conditions: | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (1) the roadways shall not be State highways, federal | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | highways, or within an incorporated area; | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (2) the roadways shall have road signs of particularly | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | low visibility; and | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (3) each county must follow the specifications |
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1 | delineated in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control | ||||||
2 | Devices. | ||||||
3 | (d) After a period of at least 90 days from the start of | ||||||
4 | the program, each county shall report its findings of the | ||||||
5 | program to the Department. After receiving reports from each | ||||||
6 | county, the Department shall file a report within 60 days with | ||||||
7 | the General Assembly. The report shall include, but is not | ||||||
8 | limited to: | ||||||
9 | (1) the overall function of the solar powered LED road | ||||||
10 | signs; | ||||||
11 | (2) the benefits to the State of having solar powered | ||||||
12 | LED road signs; | ||||||
13 | (3) any safety concerns to the general public while the | ||||||
14 | signs were in use; and | ||||||
15 | (4) the projected cost for Statewide use of the signs.
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16 | Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on December 31, | ||||||
17 | 2018.
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18 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
19 | becoming law.
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