Bill Text: IL SB0849 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Reenacts the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act. Makes changes to the dates by which the Commission's members must be appointed, hold their first meeting, and report their findings to the General Assembly. Extends the Act's repeal date to February 1, 2024. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0461 [SB0849 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB0849-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 103-0461
SB0849 Enrolled LRB103 03307 RPS 48313 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act is reenacted and amended
by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, and 30 and by adding Section
27 as follows:
(20 ILCS 4116/Act title)
An Act concerning transportation.
(20 ILCS 4116/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure
Funding and Policy Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
(20 ILCS 4116/5)
Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the
following:
(1) Illinois' transportation system is crucial to
every resident, employee, and business. It serves as the
backbone of the economy and is a critical component of
Illinois' economic competitiveness.

(2) The State must continue to pursue an equitable
transportation network in which marginalized communities
have improved access to all modes of transportation,
thereby enhancing access to jobs, housing, and other
services.
(3) Illinois is home to an expansive transportation
network, currently ranking third in the nation for the
number of roadway miles and bridges, totaling 127,044 and
26,848, respectively. The State also has 6,883 miles of
freight railway, 1,118 inland waterway miles, 58 transit
systems with over 450 million annual transit trips, and 17
major airports.
(4) The historic Rebuild Illinois capital plan adopted
in 2019 will end in June 2025.
(5) The motor fuel tax and vehicle registration fees
remain the most significant form of transportation funding
for Illinois.
(6) Illinois will continue to contend with
transportation funding shortfalls due to increasing
vehicle fuel efficiency and the rising popularity of
electric vehicles.
(7) New and innovative funding and policy options are
needed to adequately maintain Illinois' transportation
systems and support future growth.
(8) The General Assembly should study these issues to
determine funding mechanisms for transportation projects

and operations in Illinois, policy changes to support the
efficient governance and delivery of transportation
projects, and the workforce needed to support the future
transportation system.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
(20 ILCS 4116/10)
Sec. 10. Commission created.
(a) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy is created within the
Department of Transportation consisting of members appointed
as follows:
(1) Four members of the House of Representatives, with
2 to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and 2 to be appointed by the Minority
Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) Four members of the Senate, with 2 to be appointed
by the President of the Senate and 2 to be appointed by the
Minority Leader of the Senate.
(3) Eight members appointed by the Governor with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(4) The chair of the Commission to be appointed by the
Governor from among his 8 appointments.
(b) Members shall have expertise, knowledge, or experience
in transportation infrastructure development, construction,
workforce, or policy. Members shall also represent a diverse

set of sectors, including the labor, engineering,
construction, transit, active transportation, rail, air, or
other sectors, and shall include participants of the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program. No more than 2
appointees shall be members of the same sector.
(c) Members shall represent geographically diverse regions
of the State.
(d) Members shall be appointed by June 30 January 31,
2023.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
(20 ILCS 4116/15)
Sec. 15. Meetings. The Commission shall hold its first
meeting by July 31 February 15, 2023. The Commission may
conduct meetings at such places and at such times as it may
deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully
and effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish
its objectives and purposes.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
(20 ILCS 4116/20)
Sec. 20. Duties. The Commission shall evaluate Illinois'
existing transportation infrastructure funding and policy
processes and develop alternative solutions. The Commission
shall:
(1) Evaluate current transportation funding in

Illinois, taking into account the viability of existing
revenue sources and funding distributions.
(2) Consider new and innovative funding options.
(3) Evaluate the existing governance of Illinois'
transportation system, including roles and
responsibilities for the State and county, township, and
municipal governments.
(4) Evaluate current and future workforce needs to
design, construct, and manage the state's transportation
system within the Illinois Department of Transportation
and within the State as a whole.
(5) Evaluate current and future data needs of the
Illinois Department of Transportation.
(6) Consider and recommend steps to expedite project
approval and completion.
(7) Consider future trends that will impact the
transportation system, including safety needs, racial
equity, electric vehicles, and climate change.
(8) Consider ways to improve transportation investment
impacts on goals such as improving racial equity,
addressing climate change, and increasing economic growth.
(9) Consider improvements to the performance-based
programming system.
(10) Consider multimodal system needs, including
public transportation, bicycle facilities, railways,
waterways, and airports.

(11) Consider alternative solutions employed by other
states.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
(20 ILCS 4116/25)
Sec. 25. Report. The Commission shall direct the Illinois
Department of Transportation to enter into a contract with a
third party to assist the Commission in producing a document
that evaluates the topics under this Act and outline formal
recommendations that can be acted upon by the General
Assembly. The Commission shall report a summary of its
activities and produce a final report of the data, findings,
and recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 2024
September 15, 2023. The final report shall include specific,
actionable recommendations for legislation and organizational
adjustments. The final report may include recommendations for
pilot programs to test alternatives. The final report and
recommendations shall also include any minority and individual
views of task force members.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
(20 ILCS 4116/27 new)
Sec. 27. Continuation of Act; validation.
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) Public Act 102-1129, which took effect on February
10, 2023, changed the repeal date set for the Blue-Ribbon

Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and
Policy Act from February 1, 2023 to September 30, 2023.
(2) The Statute on Statutes sets forth general rules
on the repeal of statutes and the construction of multiple
amendments, but Section 1 of that Act also states that
these rules will not be observed when the result would be
"inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
Assembly or repugnant to the context of the statute".
(3) This amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend
the repeal of the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act and have the
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure
Funding and Policy Act continue in effect until February
1, 2024.
(4) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act was originally
enacted to protect, promote, and preserve the general
welfare. Any construction of this Act that results in the
repeal of this Act on February 1, 2023, would be
inconsistent with the manifest intent of the General
Assembly and repugnant to the context of the Blue-Ribbon
Commission on Transportation Infrastructure Funding and
Policy Act.
(b) It is hereby declared to have been the intent of the
General Assembly that the Blue-Ribbon Commission on

Transportation Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act not be
subject to repeal on February 1, 2023.
(c) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act shall be deemed to have
been in continuous effect since May 27, 2022 (the effective
date of Public Act 102-998), and it shall continue to be in
effect until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously
enacted amendments to the Act taking effect on or after
February 1, 2023, are hereby validated.
(d) All actions taken in reliance on or pursuant to the
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure
Funding and Policy Act by any person or entity are hereby
validated.
(e) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of the
Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation Infrastructure
Funding and Policy Act, it is set forth in full and reenacted
by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly. Striking
and underscoring are used only to show changes being made to
the base text. This reenactment is intended as a continuation
of the Act. It is not intended to supersede any amendment to
the Act that is enacted by the 103rd General Assembly.
(f) The Blue-Ribbon Commission on Transportation
Infrastructure Funding and Policy Act applies to all claims,
civil actions, and proceedings pending on or filed on or
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
General Assembly.

(20 ILCS 4116/30)
Sec. 30. Repeal. This Commission is dissolved, and this
Act is repealed, on February 1, 2024 September 30, 2023.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23.)
(20 ILCS 4116/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 102-988, eff. 5-27-22.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.