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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1864 Introduced 2/9/2023, by Sen. Mike Simmons SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 70 ILCS 3615/2.10a new | | 30 ILCS 805/8.47 new | |
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Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, after the effective date of the amendatory Act, a Service Board may not enter into a contract or contract amendment to purchase a bus that is not a zero-emission bus for the purpose of the Service Board's transit bus fleet. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective immediately.
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| | | STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT
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| | SB1864 | | LRB103 29115 AWJ 55501 b |
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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,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is |
5 | | amended by adding Section 2.10a as follows:
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6 | | (70 ILCS 3615/2.10a new) |
7 | | Sec. 2.10a. Zero-emission buses. |
8 | | (a) As used in this Section: |
9 | | "Zero-emission bus" means a bus that is: |
10 | | (1) designed to carry more than 10 passengers and is |
11 | | used to carry passengers for compensation. |
12 | | (2) a zero-emission vehicle; and |
13 | | (3) not a taxi. |
14 | | "Zero-emission vehicle" means a fuel cell or electric |
15 | | vehicle that: |
16 | | (1) is a motor vehicle; |
17 | | (2) is made by a commercial manufacturer; |
18 | | (3) is manufactured primarily for use on public |
19 | | streets, roads, and highways; |
20 | | (4) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 |
21 | | miles per hour; |
22 | | (5) is powered entirely by electricity or powered by |
23 | | combining hydrogen and oxygen, which runs the motor; |