Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-300) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.18) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2705-300. Powers concerning mass transportation. The Department has the power to do the following: (1) Advise and assist the Governor and the General Assembly in formulating (…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-305) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2705-305. Grants for mass transportation. (a) For the purpose of mass transportation grants and contracts, the following definitions apply: "Carrier" means any corporation, authority, partnership, ass…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-310) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2705-310. Grants for transportation for persons with disabilities. (a) For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions apply: "Carrier" means a district or a not for profit corporation pro…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-315) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.19b) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2705-315. Grants for passenger security. The Department may make grants from the Transportation Fund and the General Revenue Fund to the Regional Transportation Authority cre…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-317) Sec. 2705-317. Safe Routes to School Construction Program. (a) Upon enactment of a federal transportation bill with a dedicated fund available to states for safe routes to schools, the Department, in cooperation with the State Board of Education and the Il…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-321) Sec. 2705-321. Illinois Transit Ridership and Economic Development (TRED) Pilot Project Program; new facilities and service. (a) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Transportation shall establish the Illinois Transit Ridership and Economic Developm…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-350) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.26) Sec. 2705-350. Intercity bus service assistance. For the purposes of providing intercity bus passenger service and the promotion of an efficient intercity bus passenger system within this State as authorized by Section 22 of the Ur…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-375) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.34) Sec. 2705-375. Meigs Users Advisory Committee. (a) The Meigs Users Advisory Committee is hereby created. The Meigs Users Advisory Committee shall be composed of the following members: (i) 4 members appointed by the Governor with th…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-400) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25a) Sec. 2705-400. Authorization concerning rail assistance funds. The Department is hereby authorized to exercise those powers necessary for the State to qualify for rail assistance funds pursuant to relevant federal or State legisla…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-405) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25b) Sec. 2705-405. Preparation of State Rail Plan. In preparation of the State Rail Plan under Section 2705-400, the Department shall consult with recognized railroad labor organizations, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opport…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-407) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2031) Sec. 2705-407. Freight Rail Transportation Coordination Committee. The Department shall create a Freight Rail Coordination Committee to address highway projects that require coordination with Class 1 ra…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-410) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25c) Sec. 2705-410. Access to information. The Secretary may authorize any of the Department's officers, employees, or agents to enter upon, inspect, and examine, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, the books, documents, re…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-415) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25d) Sec. 2705-415. State Rail Plan; responsibilities of other agencies. The State Rail Plan, in its provisions concerning requiring supervision of safety aspects and other railroad matters, shall not abrogate the present statutory res…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-420) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25e) Sec. 2705-420. Copies of State Rail Plan; report. The Department shall provide copies of the State Rail Plan to the President of the Senate, the Senate Minority Leader, the Speaker of the House, and the House Minority Leader prior…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-423) Sec. 2705-423. Rail safety recommendation report. The Department shall issue an annual report on or before December 31 of each year containing all rail safety recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board during the previous 12 months an…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-425) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25f) Sec. 2705-425. Rail freight services assistance; loans; Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund. No funds available for operating or capital assistance under Section 5 of the United States Department of Transportation Act for rail freigh…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-430) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25g) Sec. 2705-430. Railroad freight service assistance; lines designated for discontinuation of service or subject to abandonment. The Department shall enter into agreements with any railroad as necessary to provide assistance for con…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-435) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25g-1) Sec. 2705-435. Loans, grants, or contracts to rehabilitate, improve, or construct rail facilities; State Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund. In addition to the powers under Section 105-430, the Department shall have the power to e…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-440) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25h) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2705-440. Intercity Rail Service. (a) For the purposes of providing intercity railroad passenger service within this State and throughout the United States, the Department is…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-441) Sec. 2705-441. Intercity passenger rail equipment; public-private partnerships. The Department, on behalf of the State, may enter into public-private partnerships for the acquisition of equipment for intercity passenger rail service. (Source: P.A. 96-728, …

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-445) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25i) Sec. 2705-445. Validation of prior agreements and contracts. Any agreement or contract for the purposes of Section 2705-440 that was entered into prior to June 16, 1976 (the effective date of Public Act 79-1213) is hereby validate…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-450) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25h-1) Sec. 2705-450. High-speed rail and magnetic levitation transportation development. The Department is authorized to enter into agreements with any public or private entity for the purpose of promoting and developing high-speed ra…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-5) Sec. 2705-5. Definitions. In this Law: "Department" means the Department of Transportation. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-500) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.29) Sec. 2705-500. Scenic route connecting Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The Department shall prepare or have prepared maps, surveys, or plans, shall conduct studies, and shall consult with the Department of Natural Resources for the pu…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-505) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.30) Sec. 2705-505. Signs indicating travel-related facilities or tourist-oriented businesses. The Department shall, where economically feasible and safe, install along various interstate highways and other freeways with full control of…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.5) Sec. 2705-505.5. Child abduction message signs. The Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Illinois State Police in the use of electronic message signs on roads and highways in the vicinity of a child abduction to immediately provide crit…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-505.6) Sec. 2705-505.6. Endangered Missing Persons Advisory message signs. The Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the Illinois State Police in the use of electronic message signs on roads and highways to immediately provide critical information …

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-510) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15a) Sec. 2705-510. Use of prisoners for highway cleanup. The Department has the power to request, from the Department of Corrections, the use of prisoners in a program as provided in paragraph (f) of Section 3-2-2 of the Unified Code …

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-550) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.12) Sec. 2705-550. Transfer of realty to other State agency; acquisition of federal lands. The Department has the power to transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the control of the Department to any other department of the State gov…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-555) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.13) Sec. 2705-555. Lease of land or property. (a) The Department has the power from time to time to lease any land or property, with or without appurtenances, of which the Department has jurisdiction and that is not immediately to be u…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-565) Sec. 2705-565. North Chicago property; study; conveyance. (a) The Department shall perform a study of property owned by the Department consisting of approximately 160 acres located in North Chicago, south of IL Route 137, between IL Route 43 and US Route 4…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-575) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.28) Sec. 2705-575. Sale of used vehicles. Whenever the Department has deemed a vehicle shall be replaced, it shall notify the Division of Property Control of the Department of Central Management Services and the Division of Vehicles of…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-580) Sec. 2705-580. Educational facility entrances. As part of State highway construction projects, the Department shall evaluate, fund, and repair, within the right-of-way, the entrances to public educational facilities that border State highways. (Source: P.A…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-585) Sec. 2705-585. Diversity goals. (a) To the extent permitted by any applicable federal law or regulation, all State construction projects funded from amounts (i) made available under the Governor's Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental budget or the American Recove…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-587) Sec. 2705-587. Diversity in Engineering scholarship program. (a) The Diversity in Engineering scholarship program is created to assist in increasing the representation of targeted group members among the civil engineers employed by the Department. (b) For …

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-590) Sec. 2705-590. Roadbuilding criteria; life-cycle cost analysis. (a) As used in this Section, "life-cycle cost" means the total of the cost of the initial project plus all anticipated future costs over the life of the pavement. Actual, relevant data, and no…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-592) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2705-592. Bus rapid transit and related technologies. To improve public transportation service across the State, the Department, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-593) Sec. 2705-593. Office of Business and Workforce Diversity. (a) The Office of Business and Workforce Diversity is established within the Department. (b) The Office shall administer and be responsible for the Department's efforts to achieve greater diversity…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-594) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2030) Sec. 2705-594. Transit Integration Policy Development Committee. (a) The Transit Integration Policy Development Committee …

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-595) Sec. 2705-595. Prequalification of minority-owned and women-owned contractors. The Department shall, within 30 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, establish a committee to review the rules for prequalification…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-596) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2705-596. Transit Coordination Oversight Officer. (a) Within 12 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly and until January 1, 2…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-597) Sec. 2705-597. Equal Employment Opportunity Contract Compliance Officers. Notwithstanding any Department policy or rule to the contrary, the Secretary shall have jurisdiction over all Equal Employment Opportunity Contract Compliance Officers within the Dep…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-598) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2705-598. Planning study on improvements needed at the Joliet train station. The Department shall conduct a planning study on improvements needed at the Joliet train stati…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-600) Sec. 2705-600. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17. Repealed by internal repealer, eff. 6-30-17.)

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-605) Sec. 2705-605. Construction projects; notification of the public. (a) The Department shall develop and publish an updated policy for the notification of members of the public prior to the commencement of construction projects which impact their communities…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-606) Sec. 2705-606. Mobile application. The Department shall develop a mobile application that provides motorists with updated traffic conditions which shall include, but is not limited to, accidents, construction zones, lane closures and delays, weather condit…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-610) Sec. 2705-610. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed by P.A. 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-615) Sec. 2705-615. Supplemental funding; Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. (a) In addition to any other funding that may be provided to the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program from federal, State, or other sources, including, but not limited…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-616) Sec. 2705-616. State safety oversight for rail fixed guideway systems. The Department shall develop, adopt, and implement a system safety program standard and establish procedures to comply with 49 U.S.C. 5329 and 49 U.S.C. 5330 as required under paragraph…

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-617) Sec. 2705-617. Student loan repayment assistance for engineers pilot program. The Department shall provide higher education student loan repayment assistance in the form of an annual after-tax bonus of $15,000 per year, for not more than 4 years, for up to…