Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3427 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3427 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-1429 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 3 (rather than 10) minutes within any 60 minute period. LRB103 30447 MXP 56879 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3427 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-1429 625 ILCS 5/11-1429 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 3 (rather than 10) minutes within any 60 minute period. LRB103 30447 MXP 56879 b LRB103 30447 MXP 56879 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 3 (rather than 10) minutes within any 60 minute period.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 11-1429 as follows:
16	16	6 (625 ILCS 5/11-1429)
17	17	7 Sec. 11-1429. Excessive idling.
18	18	8 (a) The purpose of this law is to protect public health and
19	19	9 the environment by reducing emissions while conserving fuel
20	20	10 and maintaining adequate rest and safety of all drivers of
21	21	11 diesel vehicles.
22	22	12 (b) As used in this Section, "affected areas" means the
23	23	13 counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Will, Madison,
24	24	14 St. Clair, and Monroe and the townships of Aux Sable and Goose
25	25	15 Lake in Grundy County and the township of Oswego in Kendall
26	26	16 County.
27	27	17 (c) A person that operates a motor vehicle operating on
28	28	18 diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the
29	29	19 motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than
30	30	20 a total of 3 10 minutes within any 60 minute period, except
31	31	21 under the following circumstances:
32	32	22 (1) the motor vehicle has a Gross Vehicle Weight
33	33	23 Rating of less than 8,000 pounds;
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3427 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 3 (rather than 10) minutes within any 60 minute period.
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68	68	1 (2) the motor vehicle idles while forced to remain
69	69	2 motionless because of on-highway traffic, an official
70	70	3 traffic control device or signal, or at the direction of a
71	71	4 law enforcement official;
72	72	5 (3) the motor vehicle idles when operating defrosters,
73	73	6 heaters, air conditioners, or other equipment solely to
74	74	7 prevent a safety or health emergency;
75	75	8 (4) a police, fire, ambulance, public safety, other
76	76	9 emergency or law enforcement motor vehicle, or any motor
77	77	10 vehicle used in an emergency capacity, idles while in an
78	78	11 emergency or training mode and not for the convenience of
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80	80	13 (5) the primary propulsion engine idles for
81	81	14 maintenance, servicing, repairing, or diagnostic purposes
82	82	15 if idling is necessary for such activity;
83	83	16 (6) a motor vehicle idles as part of a government
84	84	17 inspection to verify that all equipment is in good working
85	85	18 order, provided idling is required as part of the
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87	87	20 (7) when idling of the motor vehicle is required to
88	88	21 operate auxiliary equipment to accomplish the intended use
89	89	22 of the vehicle (such as loading, unloading, mixing, or
90	90	23 processing cargo; controlling cargo temperature;
91	91	24 construction operations; lumbering operations; oil or gas
92	92	25 well servicing; or farming operations), provided that this
93	93	26 exemption does not apply when the vehicle is idling solely
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104	104	1 for cabin comfort or to operate non-essential equipment
105	105	2 such as air conditioning, heating, microwave ovens, or
106	106	3 televisions;
107	107	4 (8) an armored motor vehicle idles when a person
108	108	5 remains inside the vehicle to guard the contents, or while
109	109	6 the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded;
110	110	7 (9) a bus idles a maximum of 15 minutes in any 60
111	111	8 minute period to maintain passenger comfort while
112	112	9 non-driver passengers are on board;
113	113	10 (10) if the motor vehicle has a sleeping berth, when
114	114	11 the operator is occupying the vehicle during a rest or
115	115	12 sleep period and idling of the vehicle is required to
116	116	13 operate air conditioning or heating;
117	117	14 (11) when the motor vehicle idles due to mechanical
118	118	15 difficulties over which the operator has no control;
119	119	16 (12) the motor vehicle is used as airport ground
120	120	17 support equipment, including, but not limited to, motor
121	121	18 vehicles operated on the air side of the airport terminal
122	122	19 to service or supply aircraft;
123	123	20 (13) the motor vehicle is (i) a bus owned by a public
124	124	21 transit authority and (ii) being operated on a designated
125	125	22 bus route or on a street or highway between designated bus
126	126	23 routes for the provision of public transportation;
127	127	24 (14) the motor vehicle is an implement of husbandry
128	128	25 exempt from registration under subdivision A(2) of Section
129	129	26 3-402 of this Code;
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140	140	1 (15) the motor vehicle is owned by an electric utility
141	141	2 and is operated for electricity generation or hydraulic
142	142	3 pressure to power equipment necessary in the restoration,
143	143	4 repair, modification or installation of electric utility
144	144	5 service;
145	145	6 (16) the outdoor temperature is less than 32 degrees
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147	147	8 (17) the motor vehicle idles while being operated by a
148	148	9 remote starter system.
149	149	10 (d) When the outdoor temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit
150	150	11 or higher and 80 degrees Fahrenheit or lower, a person who
151	151	12 operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an
152	152	13 affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle to idle
153	153	14 for a period greater than 30 minutes in any 60 minute period
154	154	15 while waiting to weigh, load, or unload cargo or freight,
155	155	16 unless the vehicle is in a line of vehicles that regularly and
156	156	17 periodically moves forward.
157	157	18 (e) This Section does not prohibit the operation of an
158	158	19 auxiliary power unit or generator set as an alternative to
159	159	20 idling the main engine of a motor vehicle operating on diesel
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161	161	22 (f) This Section does not apply to the owner of a motor
162	162	23 vehicle rented or leased to another entity or person operating
163	163	24 the vehicle.
164	164	25 (g) Any person convicted of any violation of this Section
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176	176	1 first conviction and $500 for a second or subsequent
177	177	2 conviction within any 12 month period.
178	178	3 (h) Fines; distribution. All fines and all penalties
179	179	4 collected under this Section shall be deposited in the State
180	180	5 Treasury and shall be distributed as follows: (i) $50 for the
181	181	6 first conviction and $150 for a second or subsequent
182	182	7 conviction within any 12 month period under this Section shall
183	183	8 be deposited into the State's General Revenue Fund; (ii) $20
184	184	9 for the first conviction and $262.50 for a second or
185	185	10 subsequent conviction within any 12 month period under this
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187	187	12 that issued the citation; and (iii) $20 for the first
188	188	13 conviction and $87.50 for a second or subsequent conviction
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190	190	15 deposited into the Vehicle Inspection Fund.
191	191	16 (i) (Blank).
192	192	17 (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
193	193	18 person who operates a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle
194	194	19 weight rating of 8,000 pounds or more operating on diesel fuel
195	195	20 on property that (i) offers paid parking services to vehicle
196	196	21 owners, (ii) does not involve fuel dispensing, and (iii) is
197	197	22 located in an affected area within a county of over 3 million
198	198	23 residents but outside of a municipality of over 2 million
199	199	24 residents may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is
200	200	25 not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 10 minutes
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212	212	1 vehicle is within 200 feet of a residential area. This Section
213	213	2 may be enforced by either the law enforcement agency having
214	214	3 jurisdiction over the residential area or the law enforcement
215	215	4 agency having jurisdiction over the property on which the
216	216	5 violation took place. This subsection does not apply to:
217	217	6 (1) school buses;
218	218	7 (2) waste hauling vehicles;
219	219	8 (3) facilities operated by the Department of
220	220	9 Transportation;
221	221	10 (4) vehicles owned by a public utility and operated to
222	222	11 power equipment necessary in the restoration, repair,
223	223	12 modification, or installation of a utility service; or
224	224	13 (5) ambulances.
225	225	14 (Source: P.A. 101-319, eff. 1-1-20; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)
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