Bill Text: IL SB0577 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0621 [SB0577 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB0577-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Civic Center Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a civic center authority's power to incur obligations.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-24 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0621 [SB0577 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB0577-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is | ||||||
5 | amended by adding Section 3B.09b as follows:
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6 | (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09b new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 3B.09b. Payment of fares by credit card. | ||||||
8 | (a) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||||
9 | of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board shall | ||||||
10 | allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card (i) through | ||||||
11 | an Internet website operated by the Board and (ii) at 25% or | ||||||
12 | more of its stations, including the LaSalle Street Station, | ||||||
13 | Union Station, Ogilvie Transportation Center, and Millenium | ||||||
14 | Station. | ||||||
15 | (b) Within one year after the effective date of this | ||||||
16 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail | ||||||
17 | Board shall allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card | ||||||
18 | at 50% or more of its stations. | ||||||
19 | (c) Within 2 years after the effective date of this | ||||||
20 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail | ||||||
21 | Board shall allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card | ||||||
22 | at 75% or more of its stations. | ||||||
23 | (d) The Board may not require a passenger who chooses to |
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1 | purchase a fare by credit card to pay an additional fee, an | ||||||
2 | additional charge, or a higher fare than is charged to | ||||||
3 | passengers who pay by some other means.
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4 | Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 8.33 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 805/8.33 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 8.33. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 | ||||||
8 | of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the | ||||||
9 | implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of | ||||||
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