Chapter 70 — SPECIAL DISTRICTS

(70 ILCS 3615/2.10a) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.10a. Zero-emission buses. (a) As used in this Section: "Zero-emission bus" means a bus that is: (1) designed to carry more than 10 passengers and is used to carry passengers for compensation. (2) a zer…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.10b) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.10b. Traffic law enforcement. (a) The Authority shall cooperate with local governments and law enforcement agencies in the metropolitan region on the enforcement of laws de…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.11) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.11. Safety. (a) The Service Boards may establish, enforce and facilitate achievement and maintenance of standards of safety against accidents with respect to public trans…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.05) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.05. NITA Law Enforcement Task Force. (a) The Cook County Sheriff shall establish a multijurisdictional NITA Law Enforcement Task Force led by the Cook County Sheriff's…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.10) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.10. Vote on sworn officer crime prevention program. (a) Within 1 year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, the Authority shal…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.15. Office of Transit Safety and Experience. (a) The Authority shall establish an Office of Transit Safety and Experience. (b) The Office shall be responsible for: (1)…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.20) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.20. Coordinated Safety Response Council. (a) The Office of Transit Safety and Experience shall create a standing Coordinated Safety Response Council to facilitate coll…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.25. Safety Subcommittee. (a) The Board shall create a standing Safety Subcommittee composed of, at minimum, one member from each appointing authority. (b) The Safety S…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.30) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.30. Safety standards and investments. (a) The Authority shall establish, enforce, and facilitate achievement and maintenance of standards of safety with respect to pub…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.11.35) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.11.35. Bus shields. (a) As used in this Section, "security barrier" means a protective partition made of hard and durable materials designed to shield a fixed-route bus o…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.12) Sec. 2.12. Coordination with Planning Agencies. The Authority and the Service Boards shall cooperate with the various public agencies charged with responsibility for long-range or comprehensive planning for the metropolitan regi…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.12a) Sec. 2.12a. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 83-886. Repealed by P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)

(70 ILCS 3615/2.12b) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.12b. Coordination of fares and service. Upon the request of a Service Board, the Executive Director of the Authority may, upon the affirmative vote of 9 of the then Directors of the Authority, interven…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.13) Sec. 2.13. (a) The Authority may take and acquire possession by eminent domain of any property or interest in property which the Authority is authorized to acquire under this Act. The power of eminent domain may be exercised by …

(70 ILCS 3615/2.13a) (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2026) Sec. 2.13a. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in acc…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.14) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.14) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.14. Appointment of officers and employees. The Authority may appoint, retain and employ officers, attorneys, agents, engineers and employees. The officers shall include a…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.15) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.15) Sec. 2.15. Policy With Respect to Protective Arrangements, Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations. It is the intent of this Act that: (a) The Authority shall insure that every employee of the Authority and every employee of a…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.16) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.16) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.16. Employee protection. (a) The Authority shall insure that every employee of the Authority or of a Service Board or transportation agency shall receive fair and equitab…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.17) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.17) Sec. 2.17. Employee Pensions. The Authority may establish and maintain systems of pensions and retirement benefits for such officers and employees of the Authority as may be designated or described by ordinance of the Authority;…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.18) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.18) Sec. 2.18. Labor Contracts. (a) The Authority shall deal with and enter into written contracts with employees of the Authority, through accredited representatives of such employees authorized to act for such employees concerning…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.18a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.18a) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.18a. (a) The provisions of this Section apply to collective bargaining agreements (including extensions and amendments to existing agreements) between Service Boards or…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.19) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.19) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.19. Labor relations procedures. (a) Whenever the Authority proposes to operate or to enter into a contract to operate any new public transportation facility which may res…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.20) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.20) Sec. 2.20. General Powers. (a) Except as otherwise limited by this Act, the Authority shall also have all powers necessary to meet its responsibilities and to carry out its purposes, including, but not limited to, the following …

(70 ILCS 3615/2.21) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.21) Sec. 2.21. (a) The Authority or the Commuter Rail Board may not in the exercise of its powers to provide effective public transportation as provided by this Act: (i) require or authorize the operation of, or operate or acquire b…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.22) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.22) Sec. 2.22. It is the policy of this State that all powers granted, either expressly or by necessary implication, by this Act or any other Illinois statute to the Authority may be exercised by the Authority notwithstanding effect…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.23) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.23) Sec. 2.23. Purchases made pursuant to this Act shall be made in compliance with the "Local Government Prompt Payment Act", approved by the Eighty-fourth General Assembly. (Source: P.A. 84-731.)

(70 ILCS 3615/2.24) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.24) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.24. Drug and alcohol testing. The Regional Transportation Authority, and all of the Service Boards subject to the Authority, including the Chicago Transportation Authorit…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.30) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.30. Paratransit services. (a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services" shall mean those comparable or specialized transportation services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service c…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.31) Sec. 2.31. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Contracting and Equal Employment Opportunity Programs. The Authority and each Service Board shall, as soon as is practicable but in no event later than two years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of th…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.32) Sec. 2.32. Clean/green vehicles. Any vehicles purchased from funds made available to the Authority from the Transportation Bond, Series B Fund or the Multi-modal Transportation Bond Fund must incorporate clean/green technologies and alternative fuel technologi…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.35) Sec. 2.35. Vehicle arrival information. By July 1, 2012, all Service Boards must make available web-based, real-time vehicle arrival information for use by riders for all fixed-route public transportation services. The Authority shall have access to all univer…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.37) (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2026) Sec. 2.37. Wireless Internet study. By January 1, 2012, the Authority must prepare and submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the feasibility of providing wireless Internet services on …

(70 ILCS 3615/2.38) Sec. 2.38. Universal fare instrument for persons age 65 and over. No later than 120 days after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-271), the Authority must develop and make available for use by riders age 65 and over a universal fare instrumen…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.39) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.39. Prioritization process for Northeastern Illinois transit projects. (a) The Authority shall develop a transparent prioritization process for Northeastern Illinois transit projects receiving State cap…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.40) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.40. Suspension of riding privileges and confiscation of fare media. (a) As used in this Section, "demographic information" includes, but is not limited to, age, race, ethnicity, gender, and housing stat…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.41) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 2.41. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Regional Transit Authority Public Transportation Assistance Program. (a) No later than 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd Gener…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.42) Sec. 2.42. Youth and young adults internships and employment. By January 1, 2024, the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board shall create or partner with a youth jobs program to provide internship or employment opportunities to youth and young adults. …

(70 ILCS 3615/2.43) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.43. Transit-supportive development. (a) As used in this Section, "transit-supportive development" means a form of joint development that is recognized by the Federal Transit…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.44) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.44. Transit-supportive development opportunity inventory. (a) As used in this Section, "transit-supportive development" means residential and commercial infrastructure impro…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.45) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.45. Transit-Supportive Development Incentive Program. (a) As used in this Section, "transit-supportive development" means commercial or residential development that is desig…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.46) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.46. Transit ambassadors. (a) By July 1, 2027, the Authority shall implement a transit ambassador program to increase safety for passengers and personnel, provide passenger e…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.47) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.47. Language accessibility. (a) As used in this Section: "Limited English proficient individual" means an individual who does not speak English as the individual's primary l…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.48) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.48. Medical service reimbursement. (a) If the Village of Forest Park, the Village of Oak Park, the Village of River Forest, or the Village of Rosemont incur costs for the pr…

(70 ILCS 3615/2.49) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 2.49. Renovations to terminals. (a) The Authority shall remodel, renovate, or construct a new station at or near the Central station and the western entrance at Leclaire Avenu…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The corporate authorities and governing body of the Authority shall be a Board consisting of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16 Directors th…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.02) Sec. 3.02. Chairman and Other Officers. The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Board, and shall be entitled to vote on all matters. The Board shall select a Secretary and a Treasurer and may select persons to fill such ot…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.03) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 3.03. Terms, vacancies. Each Director shall hold office for a term of 5 years, and until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. A vacancy shall occur upon resi…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 3.04. Compensation. Each Director including the Chairman, except for the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority who shall not be compensated by the Authority, shall be c…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.05) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-457) Sec. 3.05. Meetings. The Board shall prescribe the times and places for meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The Board shall comply in all respects w…

(70 ILCS 3615/3.06) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.06) Sec. 3.06. Territory and Annexation. The initial territory of the Authority shall be Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties, Illinois. Any other county or portion thereof in Illinois contiguous to the metropolitan r…