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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2839 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Chicago Transit Authority shall become a division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Abolishes the Chicago Transit Board and provides that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will serve as the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board are abolished and that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will directly operate the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transit Authority. Creates various committees composed of Directors of the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, including committees to oversee the operations of each Division of the Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2839 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Chicago Transit Authority shall become a division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Abolishes the Chicago Transit Board and provides that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will serve as the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board are abolished and that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will directly operate the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transit Authority. Creates various committees composed of Directors of the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, including committees to oversee the operations of each Division of the Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2839 Introduced , by Rep. Dan Ugaste SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Chicago Transit Authority shall become a division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Abolishes the Chicago Transit Board and provides that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will serve as the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board are abolished and that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will directly operate the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transit Authority. Creates various committees composed of Directors of the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, including committees to oversee the operations of each Division of the Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
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 Open Meetings Act is amended by changing
15	15	5 Section 2 as follows:
16	16	6 (5 ILCS 120/2) (from Ch. 102, par. 42)
17	17	7 Sec. 2. Open meetings.
18	18	8 (a) Openness required. All meetings of public bodies shall
19	19	9 be open to the public unless excepted in subsection (c) and
20	20	10 closed in accordance with Section 2a.
21	21	11 (b) Construction of exceptions. The exceptions contained
22	22	12 in subsection (c) are in derogation of the requirement that
23	23	13 public bodies meet in the open, and therefore, the exceptions
24	24	14 are to be strictly construed, extending only to subjects
25	25	15 clearly within their scope. The exceptions authorize but do
26	26	16 not require the holding of a closed meeting to discuss a
27	27	17 subject included within an enumerated exception.
28	28	18 (c) Exceptions. A public body may hold closed meetings to
29	29	19 consider the following subjects:
30	30	20 (1) The appointment, employment, compensation,
31	31	21 discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific
32	32	22 employees, specific individuals who serve as independent
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40	40	Amends the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Chicago Transit Authority shall become a division of the Regional Transportation Authority. Abolishes the Chicago Transit Board and provides that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will serve as the Board of the Chicago Transit Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Regional Transportation Authority Act. Provides that, on January 1, 2026 the Suburban Bus Board and the Commuter Rail Board are abolished and that the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority will directly operate the Suburban Bus Division and the Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transit Authority. Creates various committees composed of Directors of the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, including committees to oversee the operations of each Division of the Authority. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Open Meetings Act, State Employees Group Insurance Act of 1971, and the Illinois Municipal Code making conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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68	68	1 setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or
69	69	2 legal counsel for the public body, including hearing
70	70	3 testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a
71	71	4 specific individual who serves as an independent
72	72	5 contractor in a park, recreational, or educational
73	73	6 setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against
74	74	7 legal counsel for the public body to determine its
75	75	8 validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in
76	76	9 compensation to a specific employee of a public body that
77	77	10 is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase
78	78	11 Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the
79	79	12 public and posted and held in accordance with this Act.
80	80	13 (2) Collective negotiating matters between the public
81	81	14 body and its employees or their representatives, or
82	82	15 deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more
83	83	16 classes of employees.
84	84	17 (3) The selection of a person to fill a public office,
85	85	18 as defined in this Act, including a vacancy in a public
86	86	19 office, when the public body is given power to appoint
87	87	20 under law or ordinance, or the discipline, performance or
88	88	21 removal of the occupant of a public office, when the
89	89	22 public body is given power to remove the occupant under
90	90	23 law or ordinance.
91	91	24 (4) Evidence or testimony presented in open hearing,
92	92	25 or in closed hearing where specifically authorized by law,
93	93	26 to a quasi-adjudicative body, as defined in this Act,
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104	104	1 provided that the body prepares and makes available for
105	105	2 public inspection a written decision setting forth its
106	106	3 determinative reasoning.
107	107	4 (4.5) Evidence or testimony presented to a school
108	108	5 board regarding denial of admission to school events or
109	109	6 property pursuant to Section 24-24 of the School Code,
110	110	7 provided that the school board prepares and makes
111	111	8 available for public inspection a written decision setting
112	112	9 forth its determinative reasoning.
113	113	10 (5) The purchase or lease of real property for the use
114	114	11 of the public body, including meetings held for the
115	115	12 purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should
116	116	13 be acquired.
117	117	14 (6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of
118	118	15 property owned by the public body.
119	119	16 (7) The sale or purchase of securities, investments,
120	120	17 or investment contracts. This exception shall not apply to
121	121	18 the investment of assets or income of funds deposited into
122	122	19 the Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund.
123	123	20 (8) Security procedures, school building safety and
124	124	21 security, and the use of personnel and equipment to
125	125	22 respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably
126	126	23 potential danger to the safety of employees, students,
127	127	24 staff, the public, or public property.
128	128	25 (9) Student disciplinary cases.
129	129	26 (10) The placement of individual students in special
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140	140	1 education programs and other matters relating to
141	141	2 individual students.
142	142	3 (11) Litigation, when an action against, affecting or
143	143	4 on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and
144	144	5 is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or
145	145	6 when the public body finds that an action is probable or
146	146	7 imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be
147	147	8 recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed
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149	149	10 (12) The establishment of reserves or settlement of
150	150	11 claims as provided in the Local Governmental and
151	151	12 Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act, if otherwise the
152	152	13 disposition of a claim or potential claim might be
153	153	14 prejudiced, or the review or discussion of claims, loss or
154	154	15 risk management information, records, data, advice or
155	155	16 communications from or with respect to any insurer of the
156	156	17 public body or any intergovernmental risk management
157	157	18 association or self insurance pool of which the public
158	158	19 body is a member.
159	159	20 (13) Conciliation of complaints of discrimination in
160	160	21 the sale or rental of housing, when closed meetings are
161	161	22 authorized by the law or ordinance prescribing fair
162	162	23 housing practices and creating a commission or
163	163	24 administrative agency for their enforcement.
164	164	25 (14) Informant sources, the hiring or assignment of
165	165	26 undercover personnel or equipment, or ongoing, prior or
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176	176	1 future criminal investigations, when discussed by a public
177	177	2 body with criminal investigatory responsibilities.
178	178	3 (15) Professional ethics or performance when
179	179	4 considered by an advisory body appointed to advise a
180	180	5 licensing or regulatory agency on matters germane to the
181	181	6 advisory body's field of competence.
182	182	7 (16) Self evaluation, practices and procedures or
183	183	8 professional ethics, when meeting with a representative of
184	184	9 a statewide association of which the public body is a
185	185	10 member.
186	186	11 (17) The recruitment, credentialing, discipline or
187	187	12 formal peer review of physicians or other health care
188	188	13 professionals, or for the discussion of matters protected
189	189	14 under the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
190	190	15 Act of 2005, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
191	191	16 including 42 C.F.R. Part 3 (73 FR 70732), or the federal
192	192	17 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
193	193	18 1996, and the regulations promulgated thereunder,
194	194	19 including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160, 162, and 164, by a
195	195	20 hospital, or other institution providing medical care,
196	196	21 that is operated by the public body.
197	197	22 (18) Deliberations for decisions of the Prisoner
198	198	23 Review Board.
199	199	24 (19) Review or discussion of applications received
200	200	25 under the Experimental Organ Transplantation Procedures
201	201	26 Act.
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212	212	1 (20) The classification and discussion of matters
213	213	2 classified as confidential or continued confidential by
214	214	3 the State Government Suggestion Award Board.
215	215	4 (21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed
216	216	5 under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the
217	217	6 body of the minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes
218	218	7 as mandated by Section 2.06.
219	219	8 (22) Deliberations for decisions of the State
220	220	9 Emergency Medical Services Disciplinary Review Board.
221	221	10 (23) The operation by a municipality of a municipal
222	222	11 utility or the operation of a municipal power agency or
223	223	12 municipal natural gas agency when the discussion involves
224	224	13 (i) contracts relating to the purchase, sale, or delivery
225	225	14 of electricity or natural gas or (ii) the results or
226	226	15 conclusions of load forecast studies.
227	227	16 (24) Meetings of a residential health care facility
228	228	17 resident sexual assault and death review team or the
229	229	18 Executive Council under the Abuse Prevention Review Team
230	230	19 Act.
231	231	20 (25) Meetings of an independent team of experts under
232	232	21 Brian's Law.
233	233	22 (26) Meetings of a mortality review team appointed
234	234	23 under the Department of Juvenile Justice Mortality Review
235	235	24 Team Act.
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248	248	1 disclosed under Section 11-9 of the Illinois Public Aid
249	249	2 Code or (ii) that pertain to appeals under Section 11-8 of
250	250	3 the Illinois Public Aid Code.
251	251	4 (29) Meetings between internal or external auditors
252	252	5 and governmental audit committees, finance committees, and
253	253	6 their equivalents, when the discussion involves internal
254	254	7 control weaknesses, identification of potential fraud risk
255	255	8 areas, known or suspected frauds, and fraud interviews
256	256	9 conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
257	257	10 standards of the United States of America.
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259	259	12 (31) Meetings and deliberations for decisions of the
260	260	13 Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm
261	261	14 Concealed Carry Act.
262	262	15 (32) Meetings of between the Regional Transportation
263	263	16 Authority Board and its Service Boards when the discussion
264	264	17 involves review by the Regional Transportation Authority
265	265	18 Board of employment contracts under Section 28d of the
266	266	19 Metropolitan Transit Authority Act and Sections 3A.18 and
267	267	20 3B.26 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act.
268	268	21 (33) Those meetings or portions of meetings of the
269	269	22 advisory committee and peer review subcommittee created
270	270	23 under Section 320 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
271	271	24 Act during which specific controlled substance prescriber,
272	272	25 dispenser, or patient information is discussed.
273	273	26 (34) Meetings of the Tax Increment Financing Reform
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284	284	1 Task Force under Section 2505-800 of the Department of
285	285	2 Revenue Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
286	286	3 (35) Meetings of the group established to discuss
287	287	4 Medicaid capitation rates under Section 5-30.8 of the
288	288	5 Illinois Public Aid Code.
289	289	6 (36) Those deliberations or portions of deliberations
290	290	7 for decisions of the Illinois Gaming Board in which there
291	291	8 is discussed any of the following: (i) personal,
292	292	9 commercial, financial, or other information obtained from
293	293	10 any source that is privileged, proprietary, confidential,
294	294	11 or a trade secret; or (ii) information specifically
295	295	12 exempted from the disclosure by federal or State law.
296	296	13 (37) Deliberations for decisions of the Illinois Law
297	297	14 Enforcement Training Standards Board, the Certification
298	298	15 Review Panel, and the Illinois State Police Merit Board
299	299	16 regarding certification and decertification.
300	300	17 (38) Meetings of the Ad Hoc Statewide Domestic
301	301	18 Violence Fatality Review Committee of the Illinois
302	302	19 Criminal Justice Information Authority Board that occur in
303	303	20 closed executive session under subsection (d) of Section
304	304	21 35 of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Act.
305	305	22 (39) Meetings of the regional review teams under
306	306	23 subsection (a) of Section 75 of the Domestic Violence
307	307	24 Fatality Review Act.
308	308	25 (40) Meetings of the Firearm Owner's Identification
309	309	26 Card Review Board under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners
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321	321	2 (d) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
322	322	3 "Employee" means a person employed by a public body whose
323	323	4 relationship with the public body constitutes an
324	324	5 employer-employee relationship under the usual common law
325	325	6 rules, and who is not an independent contractor.
326	326	7 "Public office" means a position created by or under the
327	327	8 Constitution or laws of this State, the occupant of which is
328	328	9 charged with the exercise of some portion of the sovereign
329	329	10 power of this State. The term "public office" shall include
330	330	11 members of the public body, but it shall not include
331	331	12 organizational positions filled by members thereof, whether
332	332	13 established by law or by a public body itself, that exist to
333	333	14 assist the body in the conduct of its business.
334	334	15 "Quasi-adjudicative body" means an administrative body
335	335	16 charged by law or ordinance with the responsibility to conduct
336	336	17 hearings, receive evidence or testimony and make
337	337	18 determinations based thereon, but does not include local
338	338	19 electoral boards when such bodies are considering petition
339	339	20 challenges.
340	340	21 (e) Final action. No final action may be taken at a closed
341	341	22 meeting. Final action shall be preceded by a public recital of
342	342	23 the nature of the matter being considered and other
343	343	24 information that will inform the public of the business being
344	344	25 conducted.
345	345	26 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
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356	356	1 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-311, eff.
357	357	2 7-28-23; 103-626, eff. 1-1-25.)
358	358	3 (5 ILCS 375/2.6 rep.)
359	359	4 (5 ILCS 375/2.7 rep.)
360	360	5 Section 10. The State Employees Group Insurance Act of
361	361	6 1971 is amended by repealing Sections 2.6 and 2.7.
362	362	7 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
363	363	8 changing Section 11-122.2-1 as follows:
364	364	9 (65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1)
365	365	10 Sec. 11-122.2-1. In addition to all its other powers,
366	366	11 every municipality shall, in all its dealings with the
367	367	12 Regional Transportation Authority established by the "Regional
368	368	13 Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
369	369	14 Assembly, have the following powers:
370	370	15 (a) to cooperate with the Regional Transportation
371	371	16 Authority in the exercise by the Regional Transportation
372	372	17 Authority of all the powers granted it by the Act;
373	373	18 (b) to receive funds from the Regional Transportation
374	374	19 Authority upon such terms and conditions as shall be set forth
375	375	20 in an agreement between the municipality and the Suburban Bus
376	376	21 Division Board or the Commuter Rail Division Board, which
377	377	22 contract or agreement may be for such number of years or
378	378	23 duration as they may agree, all as provided in the "Regional
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389	389	1 Transportation Authority Act";
390	390	2 (c) to receive financial grants from the Suburban Bus
391	391	3 Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago Transit Authority
392	392	4 a Service Board, as defined in the "Regional Transportation
393	393	5 Authority Act", upon such terms and conditions as shall be set
394	394	6 forth in a Purchase of Service Agreement or other grant
395	395	7 contract between the municipality and the Suburban Bus
396	396	8 Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago Transit Authority
397	397	9 Service Board, which contract or agreement may be for such
398	398	10 number of years or duration as the Suburban Bus Division,
399	399	11 Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago Transit Authority Service
400	400	12 Board and the municipality may agree, all as provided in the
401	401	13 "Regional Transportation Authority Act";
402	402	14 (d) to acquire from the Regional Transportation Authority,
403	403	15 Suburban Bus Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago
404	404	16 Transit Authority or a Service Board any Public Transportation
405	405	17 Facility, as defined in the "Regional Transportation Authority
406	406	18 Act", by purchase contract, gift, grant, exchange for other
407	407	19 property or rights in property, lease (or sublease) or
408	408	20 installment or conditional purchase contracts, which contracts
409	409	21 or leases may provide for consideration to be paid in annual
410	410	22 installments during a period not exceeding 40 years; such
411	411	23 property may be acquired subject to such conditions,
412	412	24 restrictions, liens or security or other interests of other
413	413	25 parties as the municipality may deem appropriate and in each
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425	425	1 easement, license or other partial interest in such property;
426	426	2 (e) to sell, sell by installment contract, lease (or
427	427	3 sublease) as lessor, or transfer to, or grant to or provide for
428	428	4 the use by the Regional Transportation Authority, Suburban Bus
429	429	5 Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago Transit Authority
430	430	6 or a Service Board any Public Transportation Facility, as
431	431	7 defined in the "Regional Transportation Authority Act" upon
432	432	8 such terms and for such consideration, or for no
433	433	9 consideration, as the municipality may deem proper;
434	434	10 (f) to cooperate with the Regional Transportation
435	435	11 Authority, Suburban Bus Division, Commuter Rail Division, or
436	436	12 Chicago Transit Authority or a Service Board for the
437	437	13 protection of employees and users of public transportation
438	438	14 facilities against crime and also to protect such facilities;
439	439	15 such cooperation may include, without limitation, agreements
440	440	16 for the coordination of police or security forces;
441	441	17 (g) to file such reports with and transfer such records,
442	442	18 papers or documents to the Regional Transportation Authority,
443	443	19 Suburban Bus Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago
444	444	20 Transit Authority or a Service Board as may be agreed upon
445	445	21 with, or required by, the Regional Transportation Authority,
446	446	22 Suburban Bus Division, Commuter Rail Division, or Chicago
447	447	23 Transit Authority or a Service Board.
448	448	24 In exercising any of the powers granted in this Section
449	449	25 the municipality shall not be subject to the provisions of
450	450	26 this Code or any Act making public bidding or notice a
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461	461	1 requirement for any purchase or sale by a municipality.
462	462	2 Notwithstanding any provision of this Code to the contrary,
463	463	3 every municipality may enter into Purchase of Service
464	464	4 Agreements, grant contracts, other contracts, agreements or
465	465	5 leases, as provided in this Section, and may incur obligations
466	466	6 and expenses thereunder without making a previous
467	467	7 appropriation therefor.
468	468	8 (Source: P.A. 83-886.)
469	469	9 Section 20. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
470	470	10 amended by changing Sections 2, 3, 9a, 12a, 12b, 12c, 19, 24,
471	471	11 27, 27a, 28, 28a, 30, and 34 as follows:
472	472	12 (70 ILCS 3605/2) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 302)
473	473	13 Sec. 2. When used in this Act:
474	474	14 "Transportation System" means all plants, equipment,
475	475	15 property and rights useful for transportation of passengers
476	476	16 for hire except taxicabs and includes, without limiting the
477	477	17 generality of the foregoing, street railways, elevated
478	478	18 railroads, subways and underground railroads, motor vehicles,
479	479	19 trolley buses, motor buses and any combination thereof.
480	480	20 "Metropolitan area of Cook County" embraces all the
481	481	21 territory in the County of Cook, State of Illinois East of the
482	482	22 east line of Range Eleven (11), East of the Third Principal
483	483	23 Meridian of the United States Government survey.
484	484	24 "Metropolitan area" means the metropolitan area of Cook
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495	495	1 County, as above defined.
496	496	2 "Authority" means the Chicago Transit Authority, a
497	497	3 division of the Regional Transportation Authority created by
498	498	4 this Act.
499	499	5 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Regional
500	500	6 Transportation Authority Chicago Transit Board.
501	501	7 "Governor" means Governor of the State of Illinois.
502	502	8 "Mayor" means Mayor of the City of Chicago.
503	503	9 "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is
504	504	10 self-propelled or which is propelled by electric power
505	505	11 obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated on
506	506	12 rails.
507	507	13 "Municipal government" means a "municipality" as defined
508	508	14 in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
509	509	15 "Service Board" means the Suburban Bus Division or
510	510	16 Commuter Rail Division of the Regional Transportation
511	511	17 Authority.
512	512	18 "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it
513	513	19 in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
514	514	20 (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
515	515	21 (70 ILCS 3605/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 303)
516	516	22 Sec. 3. All the territory in the County of Cook, State of
517	517	23 Illinois, lying east of the east line of Range Eleven, East of
518	518	24 the Third Principal Meridian of the United States Government
519	519	25 Survey is hereby created a political subdivision, body politic
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530	530	1 and municipal corporation under the name of Chicago Transit
531	531	2 Authority, which, on and after January 1, 2026, shall be a
532	532	3 division of the Regional Transportation Authority.
533	533	4 (Source: Laws 1945, p. 1171.)
534	534	5 (70 ILCS 3605/9a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 309a)
535	535	6 Sec. 9a. In addition to all its other powers, the
536	536	7 Authority shall, in all its dealings with the Regional
537	537	8 Transportation Authority established by the "Regional
538	538	9 Transportation Authority Act", enacted by the 78th General
539	539	10 Assembly, have the following powers and duties:
540	540	11 (a) (blank); to cooperate with the Regional Transportation
541	541	12 Authority in the exercise by the Regional Transportation
542	542	13 Authority of all the powers granted it by such Act;
543	543	14 (b) to receive funds from the Regional Transportation
544	544	15 Authority pursuant to Sections 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and 4.10
545	545	16 of the "Regional Transportation Authority Act", all as
546	546	17 provided in the "Regional Transportation Authority Act";
547	547	18 (c) to receive financial grants from the Regional
548	548	19 Transportation Authority or a Service Board, as defined in the
549	549	20 "Regional Transportation Authority Act", upon such terms and
550	550	21 conditions as shall be set forth in a grant contract between
551	551	22 either the Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority
552	552	23 or the Authority and another Service Board, which contract or
553	553	24 agreement may be for such number of years or duration as the
554	554	25 parties may agree, all as provided in the "Regional
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565	565	1 Transportation Authority Act";
566	566	2 (d) to acquire from the Regional Transportation Authority
567	567	3 any Public Transportation Facility, as defined in the
568	568	4 "Regional Transportation Authority Act", by purchase contract,
569	569	5 gift, grant, exchange for other property or rights in
570	570	6 property, lease (or sublease) or installment or conditional
571	571	7 purchase contracts, which contracts or leases may provide for
572	572	8 consideration to be paid in annual installments during a
573	573	9 period not exceeding 40 years; such property may be acquired
574	574	10 subject to such conditions, restrictions, liens or security or
575	575	11 other interests of other parties as the Authority may deem
576	576	12 appropriate and in each case the Authority may acquire or
577	577	13 dispose of a joint, leasehold, easement, license or other
578	578	14 partial interest in such property;
579	579	15 (e) to sell, sell by installment contract, lease (or
580	580	16 sublease) as lessor, or transfer to, or grant to or provide for
581	581	17 the use by the Regional Transportation Authority any Public
582	582	18 Transportation Facility, as defined in the "Regional
583	583	19 Transportation Authority Act", upon such terms and for such
584	584	20 consideration, or for no consideration, as the Authority may
585	585	21 deem proper;
586	586	22 (f) to protect cooperate with the Regional Transportation
587	587	23 Authority for the protection of employees of the Authority and
588	588	24 users of public transportation facilities against crime and
589	589	25 unsafe conditions and also to protect such facilities; such
590	590	26 protection cooperation may include, without limitation,
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601	601	1 agreements for the coordination or merger of police or
602	602	2 security forces;
603	603	3 (g) to file such budgets, financial plans and reports with
604	604	4 and transfer such records, papers or documents to the Regional
605	605	5 Transportation Authority as may be agreed upon with, or
606	606	6 required by the Regional Transportation Authority, all as
607	607	7 provided in the "Regional Transportation Authority Act".
608	608	8 (Source: P.A. 90-273, eff. 7-30-97.)
609	609	9 (70 ILCS 3605/12a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312a)
610	610	10 Sec. 12a. (a) In addition to other powers provided in
611	611	11 Section 12b, the Authority may issue its notes from time to
612	612	12 time, in anticipation of tax receipts of the Regional
613	613	13 Transportation Authority allocated to the Authority or of
614	614	14 other revenues or receipts of the Authority, in order to
615	615	15 provide money for the Authority to cover any cash flow deficit
616	616	16 which the Authority anticipates incurring. Provided, however,
617	617	17 that no such notes may be issued unless the annual cost thereof
618	618	18 is incorporated in a budget or revised budget of the Authority
619	619	19 which has been approved by the Regional Transportation
620	620	20 Authority. Any such notes are referred to as "Working Cash
621	621	21 Notes". Provided further that, the Board board shall not issue
622	622	22 and have outstanding or demand and direct that the Board of the
623	623	23 Regional Transportation Authority issue and have outstanding
624	624	24 more than an aggregate of $40,000,000 in Working Cash Notes.
625	625	25 No Working Cash Notes shall be issued for a term of longer than
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636	636	1 18 months. Proceeds of Working Cash Notes may be used to pay
637	637	2 day to day operating expenses of the Authority, consisting of
638	638	3 wages, salaries and fringe benefits, professional and
639	639	4 technical services (including legal, audit, engineering and
640	640	5 other consulting services), office rental, furniture, fixtures
641	641	6 and equipment, insurance premiums, claims for self-insured
642	642	7 amounts under insurance policies, public utility obligations
643	643	8 for telephone, light, heat and similar items, travel expenses,
644	644	9 office supplies, postage, dues, subscriptions, public hearings
645	645	10 and information expenses, fuel purchases, and payments of
646	646	11 grants and payments under purchase of service agreements for
647	647	12 operations of transportation agencies, prior to the receipt by
648	648	13 the Authority from time to time of funds for paying such
649	649	14 expenses. Proceeds of the Working Cash Notes shall not be used
650	650	15 (i) to increase or provide a debt service reserve fund for any
651	651	16 bonds or notes other than Working Cash Notes of the same
652	652	17 Series, or (ii) to pay principal of or interest or redemption
653	653	18 premium on any capital bonds or notes, whether as such amounts
654	654	19 become due or by earlier redemption, issued by the Authority
655	655	20 or a transportation agency to construct or acquire public
656	656	21 transportation facilities, or to provide funds to purchase
657	657	22 such capital bonds or notes.
658	658	23 (b) The ordinance providing for the issuance of any such
659	659	24 notes shall fix the date or dates of maturity, the dates on
660	660	25 which interest is payable, any sinking fund account or reserve
661	661	26 fund account provisions and all other details of such notes
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672	672	1 and may provide for such covenants or agreements necessary or
673	673	2 desirable with regard to the issue, sale and security of such
674	674	3 notes. The Authority shall determine and fix the rate or rates
675	675	4 of interest of its notes issued under this Act in an ordinance
676	676	5 adopted by the Board prior to the issuance thereof, none of
677	677	6 which rates of interest shall exceed that permitted in the
678	678	7 Bond Authorization Act. Interest may be payable annually or
679	679	8 semi-annually, or at such other times as determined by the
680	680	9 Board. Notes issued under this Section may be issued as serial
681	681	10 or term obligations, shall be of such denomination or
682	682	11 denominations and form, including interest coupons to be
683	683	12 attached thereto, be executed in such manner, shall be payable
684	684	13 at such place or places and bear such date as the Board shall
685	685	14 fix by the ordinance authorizing such note and shall mature at
686	686	15 such time or times, within a period not to exceed 18 months
687	687	16 from the date of issue, and may be redeemable prior to maturity
688	688	17 with or without premium, at the option of the Board, upon such
689	689	18 terms and conditions as the Board shall fix by the ordinance
690	690	19 authorizing the issuance of such notes. The Board may provide
691	691	20 for the registration of notes in the name of the owner as to
692	692	21 the principal alone or as to both principal and interest, upon
693	693	22 such terms and conditions as the Board may determine. The
694	694	23 ordinance authorizing notes may provide for the exchange of
695	695	24 such notes which are fully registered, as to both principal
696	696	25 and interest, with notes which are registerable as to
697	697	26 principal only. All notes issued under this Section by the
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708	708	1 Board shall be sold at a price which may be at a premium or
709	709	2 discount but such that the interest cost (excluding any
710	710	3 redemption premium) to the Board of the proceeds of an issue of
711	711	4 such notes, computed to stated maturity according to standard
712	712	5 tables of bond values, shall not exceed that permitted in the
713	713	6 Bond Authorization Act. Such notes shall be sold at such time
714	714	7 or times as the Board shall determine. The notes may be sold
715	715	8 either upon competitive bidding or by negotiated sale (without
716	716	9 any requirement of publication of intention to negotiate the
717	717	10 sale of such notes), as the Board shall determine by ordinance
718	718	11 adopted with the affirmative votes of at least 9 4 Directors.
719	719	12 In case any officer whose signature appears on any notes or
720	720	13 coupons authorized pursuant to this Section shall cease to be
721	721	14 such officer before delivery of such notes, such signature
722	722	15 shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes,
723	723	16 the same as if such officer had remained in office until such
724	724	17 delivery. Neither the Directors of the Regional Transportation
725	725	18 Authority, the Directors of the Authority nor any person
726	726	19 executing any bonds or notes thereof shall be liable
727	727	20 personally on any such bonds or notes or coupons by reason of
728	728	21 the issuance thereof.
729	729	22 (c) All notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this
730	730	23 Section shall be general obligations of the Authority to which
731	731	24 shall be pledged the full faith and credit of the Authority, as
732	732	25 provided in this Section. Such notes shall be secured as
733	733	26 provided in the authorizing ordinance, which may,
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744	744	1 notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, include in
745	745	2 addition to any other security, a specific pledge or
746	746	3 assignment of and lien on or security interest in any or all
747	747	4 tax receipts of the Regional Transportation Authority
748	748	5 allocated to the Authority and on any or all other revenues or
749	749	6 moneys of the Authority from whatever source which may by law
750	750	7 be utilized for debt service purposes and a specific pledge or
751	751	8 assignment of and lien on or security interest in any funds or
752	752	9 accounts established or provided for by the ordinance of the
753	753	10 Board authorizing the issuance of such notes. Any such pledge,
754	754	11 assignment, lien or security interest for the benefit of
755	755	12 holders of notes of the Authority shall be valid and binding
756	756	13 from the time the notes are issued without any physical
757	757	14 delivery or further act, and shall be valid and binding as
758	758	15 against and prior to the claims of all other parties having
759	759	16 claims of any kind against the Authority or any other person
760	760	17 irrespective of whether such other parties have notice of such
761	761	18 pledge, assignment, lien or security interest. The obligations
762	762	19 of the Authority incurred pursuant to this Section shall be
763	763	20 superior to and have priority over any other obligations of
764	764	21 the Authority except for obligations under Section 12. The
765	765	22 Board may provide in the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
766	766	23 any notes issued pursuant to this Section for the creation of,
767	767	24 deposits in, and regulation and disposition of sinking fund or
768	768	25 reserve accounts relating to such notes. The ordinance
769	769	26 authorizing the issuance of any notes pursuant to this Section
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780	780	1 may contain provisions as part of the contract with the
781	781	2 holders of the notes, for the creation of a separate fund to
782	782	3 provide for the payment of principal and interest on such
783	783	4 notes and for the deposit in such fund from any or all the tax
784	784	5 receipts of the Regional Transportation Authority allocated to
785	785	6 the Authority and from any or all such other moneys or revenues
786	786	7 of the Authority from whatever source which may by law be
787	787	8 utilized for debt service purposes, all as provided in such
788	788	9 ordinance, of amounts to meet the debt service requirements on
789	789	10 such notes, including principal and interest, and any sinking
790	790	11 fund or reserve fund account requirements as may be provided
791	791	12 by such ordinance, and all expenses incident to or in
792	792	13 connection with such fund and accounts or the payment of such
793	793	14 notes. Such ordinance may also provide limitations on the
794	794	15 issuance of additional notes of the Authority. No such notes
795	795	16 of the Authority shall constitute a debt of the State of
796	796	17 Illinois.
797	797	18 (d) The ordinance of the Board authorizing the issuance of
798	798	19 any notes may provide additional security for such notes by
799	799	20 providing for appointment of a corporate trustee (which may be
800	800	21 any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company
801	801	22 within the State) with respect to such notes. The ordinance
802	802	23 shall prescribe the rights, duties and powers of the trustee
803	803	24 to be exercised for the benefit of the Authority and the
804	804	25 protection of the holders of such notes. The ordinance may
805	805	26 provide for the trustee to hold in trust, invest and use
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816	816	1 amounts in funds and accounts created as provided by the
817	817	2 ordinance with respect to the notes. The ordinance shall
818	818	3 provide that amounts so paid to the trustee which are not
819	819	4 required to be deposited, held or invested in funds and
820	820	5 accounts created by the ordinance with respect to notes or
821	821	6 used for paying notes to be paid by the trustee to the
822	822	7 Authority.
823	823	8 (e) Any notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this
824	824	9 Section shall constitute a contract between the Authority and
825	825	10 the holders from time to time of such notes. In issuing any
826	826	11 note, the Board may include in the ordinance authorizing such
827	827	12 issue a covenant as part of the contract with the holders of
828	828	13 the notes, that as long as such obligations are outstanding,
829	829	14 it shall make such deposits, as provided in paragraph (c) of
830	830	15 this Section. A certified copy of the ordinance authorizing
831	831	16 the issuance of any such obligations shall be filed at or prior
832	832	17 to the issuance of such obligations with the Regional
833	833	18 Transportation Authority, Comptroller of the State of Illinois
834	834	19 and the Illinois Department of Revenue.
835	835	20 (f) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the
836	836	21 holders of the notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this
837	837	22 Section that the State will not limit or alter the rights and
838	838	23 powers vested in the Authority by this Act or in the Regional
839	839	24 Transportation Authority by the Regional Transportation
840	840	25 Authority Act so as to impair the terms of any contract made by
841	841	26 the Authority with such holders or in any way impair the rights
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852	852	1 and remedies of such holders until such notes, together with
853	853	2 interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of
854	854	3 interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any
855	855	4 action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are
856	856	5 fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to
857	857	6 and agrees with the holders of the notes of the Authority
858	858	7 issued pursuant to this Section that the State will not limit
859	859	8 or alter the basis on which State funds are to be paid to the
860	860	9 Authority as provided in the Regional Transportation Authority
861	861	10 Act, or the use of such funds, so as to impair the terms of any
862	862	11 such contract. The Board is authorized to include these
863	863	12 pledges and agreements of the State in any contract with the
864	864	13 holders of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section.
865	865	14 (g) The Board shall not at any time issue, sell or deliver
866	866	15 any Interim Financing Notes pursuant to this Section which
867	867	16 will cause it to have issued and outstanding at any time in
868	868	17 excess of $40,000,000 of Working Cash Notes. Notes which are
869	869	18 being paid or retired by such issuance, sale or delivery of
870	870	19 notes, and notes for which sufficient funds have been
871	871	20 deposited with the paying agency of such notes to provide for
872	872	21 payment of principal and interest thereon or to provide for
873	873	22 the redemption thereof, all pursuant to the ordinance
874	874	23 authorizing the issuance of such notes, shall not be
875	875	24 considered to be outstanding for the purposes of this
876	876	25 paragraph.
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888	888	1 noteholders as may then exist, shall have power, out of any
889	889	2 funds available therefor, to purchase notes of the Authority
890	890	3 which shall thereupon be cancelled.
891	891	4 (i) In addition to any other authority granted by law, the
892	892	5 State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor, invest
893	893	6 or reinvest, at a price not to exceed par, any State money in
894	894	7 the State Treasury which is not needed for current
895	895	8 expenditures due or about to become due in Interim Financing
896	896	9 Notes. In the event of a default on an interim financing note
897	897	10 issued by the Chicago Transit Authority in which State money
898	898	11 in the State treasury was invested, the Treasurer may, after
899	899	12 giving notice to the Authority, certify to the Comptroller the
900	900	13 amounts of the defaulted interim financing note, in accordance
901	901	14 with any applicable rules of the Comptroller, and the
902	902	15 Comptroller must deduct and remit to the State treasury the
903	903	16 certified amounts or a portion of those amounts from the
904	904	17 following proportions of payments of State funds to the
905	905	18 Authority:
906	906	19 (1) in the first year after default, one-third of the
907	907	20 total amount of any payments of State funds to the
908	908	21 Authority;
909	909	22 (2) in the second year after default, two-thirds of
910	910	23 the total amount of any payments of State funds to the
911	911	24 Authority; and
912	912	25 (3) in the third year after default and for each year
913	913	26 thereafter until the total invested amount is repaid, the
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924	924	1 total amount of any payments of State funds to the
925	925	2 Authority.
926	926	3 (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 101-485, eff. 8-23-19.)
927	927	4 (70 ILCS 3605/12b) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312b)
928	928	5 Sec. 12b. Working Cash Borrowing. In addition to the
929	929	6 powers provided in Section 12a, the Board with the affirmative
930	930	7 vote of 11 5 of its Directors may demand and direct the Board
931	931	8 of the Regional Transportation Authority to issue Working Cash
932	932	9 Notes at such time and in such amounts and having such
933	933	10 maturities as the Authority deems proper, provided however any
934	934	11 such borrowing shall have been specifically identified in the
935	935	12 budget of the Authority as approved by the Board of the
936	936	13 Regional Transportation Authority. Provided further, that the
937	937	14 Board may not issue and have outstanding or demand and direct
938	938	15 the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority to issue
939	939	16 and have outstanding more than an aggregate of $40,000,000 in
940	940	17 Working Cash Notes for the Authority.
941	941	18 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
942	942	19 (70 ILCS 3605/12c)
943	943	20 Sec. 12c. Retiree Benefits Bonds and Notes.
944	944	21 (a) In addition to all other bonds or notes that it is
945	945	22 authorized to issue, the Authority is authorized to issue its
946	946	23 bonds or notes for the purposes of providing funds for the
947	947	24 Authority to make the deposits described in Section 12c(b)(1)
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958	958	1 and (2), for refunding any bonds authorized to be issued under
959	959	2 this Section, as well as for the purposes of paying costs of
960	960	3 issuance, obtaining bond insurance or other credit enhancement
961	961	4 or liquidity facilities, paying costs of obtaining related
962	962	5 swaps as authorized in the Bond Authorization Act ("Swaps"),
963	963	6 providing a debt service reserve fund, paying Debt Service (as
964	964	7 defined in paragraph (i) of this Section 12c), and paying all
965	965	8 other costs related to any such bonds or notes.
966	966	9 (b)(1) After its receipt of a certified copy of a report of
967	967	10 the Auditor General of the State of Illinois meeting the
968	968	11 requirements of Section 3-2.3 of the Illinois State Auditing
969	969	12 Act, the Authority may issue $1,348,550,000 aggregate original
970	970	13 principal amount of bonds and notes. After payment of the
971	971	14 costs of issuance and necessary deposits to funds and accounts
972	972	15 established with respect to debt service, the net proceeds of
973	973	16 such bonds or notes shall be deposited only in the Retirement
974	974	17 Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees and used only for
975	975	18 the purposes required by Section 22-101 of the Illinois
976	976	19 Pension Code. Provided that no less than $1,110,500,000 has
977	977	20 been deposited in the Retirement Plan, remaining proceeds of
978	978	21 bonds issued under this subparagraph (b)(1) may be used to pay
979	979	22 costs of issuance and make necessary deposits to funds and
980	980	23 accounts with respect to debt service for bonds and notes
981	981	24 issued under this subparagraph or subparagraph (b)(2).
982	982	25 (2) After its receipt of a certified copy of a report of
983	983	26 the Auditor General of the State of Illinois meeting the
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994	994	1 requirements of Section 3-2.3 of the Illinois State Auditing
995	995	2 Act, the Authority may issue $639,680,000 aggregate original
996	996	3 principal amount of bonds and notes. After payment of the
997	997	4 costs of issuance and necessary deposits to funds and accounts
998	998	5 established with respect to debt service, the net proceeds of
999	999	6 such bonds or notes shall be deposited only in the Retiree
1000	1000	7 Health Care Trust and used only for the purposes required by
1001	1001	8 Section 22-101B of the Illinois Pension Code. Provided that no
1002	1002	9 less than $528,800,000 has been deposited in the Retiree
1003	1003	10 Health Care Trust, remaining proceeds of bonds issued under
1004	1004	11 this subparagraph (b)(2) may be used to pay costs of issuance
1005	1005	12 and make necessary deposits to funds and accounts with respect
1006	1006	13 to debt service for bonds and notes issued under this
1007	1007	14 subparagraph or subparagraph (b)(1).
1008	1008	15 (3) In addition, refunding bonds are authorized to be
1009	1009	16 issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds or notes
1010	1010	17 issued under this Section 12c.
1011	1011	18 (4) The bonds or notes issued under 12c(b)(1) shall be
1012	1012	19 issued as soon as practicable after the Auditor General issues
1013	1013	20 the report provided in Section 3-2.3(b) of the Illinois State
1014	1014	21 Auditing Act. The bonds or notes issued under 12c(b)(2) shall
1015	1015	22 be issued as soon as practicable after the Auditor General
1016	1016	23 issues the report provided in Section 3-2.3(c) of the Illinois
1017	1017	24 State Auditing Act.
1018	1018	25 (5) With respect to bonds and notes issued under
1019	1019	26 subparagraph (b), scheduled aggregate annual payments of
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1030	1030	1 interest or deposits into funds and accounts established for
1031	1031	2 the purpose of such payment shall commence within one year
1032	1032	3 after the bonds and notes are issued. With respect to
1033	1033	4 principal and interest, scheduled aggregate annual payments of
1034	1034	5 principal and interest or deposits into funds and accounts
1035	1035	6 established for the purpose of such payment shall be not less
1036	1036	7 than 70% in 2009, 80% in 2010, and 90% in 2011, respectively,
1037	1037	8 of scheduled payments or deposits of principal and interest in
1038	1038	9 2012 and shall be substantially equal beginning in 2012 and
1039	1039	10 each year thereafter. For purposes of this subparagraph (b),
1040	1040	11 "substantially equal" means that debt service in any full year
1041	1041	12 after calendar year 2011 is not more than 115% of debt service
1042	1042	13 in any other full year after calendar year 2011 during the term
1043	1043	14 of the bonds or notes. For the purposes of this subsection (b),
1044	1044	15 with respect to bonds and notes that bear interest at a
1045	1045	16 variable rate, interest shall be assumed at a rate equal to the
1046	1046	17 rate for United States Treasury Securities - State and Local
1047	1047	18 Government Series for the same maturity, plus 75 basis points.
1048	1048	19 If the Authority enters into a Swap with a counterparty
1049	1049	20 requiring the Authority to pay a fixed interest rate on a
1050	1050	21 notional amount, and the Authority has made a determination
1051	1051	22 that such Swap was entered into for the purpose of providing
1052	1052	23 substitute interest payments for variable interest rate bonds
1053	1053	24 or notes of a particular maturity or maturities in a principal
1054	1054	25 amount equal to the notional amount of the Swap, then during
1055	1055	26 the term of the Swap for purposes of any calculation of
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1066	1066	1 interest payable on such bonds or notes, the interest rate on
1067	1067	2 the bonds or notes of such maturity or maturities shall be
1068	1068	3 determined as if such bonds or notes bore interest at the fixed
1069	1069	4 interest rate payable by the Authority under such Swap.
1070	1070	5 (6) No bond or note issued under this Section 12c shall
1071	1071	6 mature later than December 31, 2040.
1072	1072	7 (c) The Chicago Transit Board shall provide for the
1073	1073	8 issuance of bonds or notes as authorized in this Section 12c by
1074	1074	9 the adoption of an ordinance. The ordinance, together with the
1075	1075	10 bonds or notes, shall constitute a contract among the
1076	1076	11 Authority, the owners from time to time of the bonds or notes,
1077	1077	12 any bond trustee with respect to the bonds or notes, any
1078	1078	13 related credit enhancer and any provider of any related Swaps.
1079	1079	14 (d) The Authority is authorized to cause the proceeds of
1080	1080	15 the bonds or notes, and any interest or investment earnings on
1081	1081	16 the bonds or notes, and of any Swaps, to be invested until the
1082	1082	17 proceeds and any interest or investment earnings have been
1083	1083	18 deposited with the Retirement Plan or the Retiree Health Care
1084	1084	19 Trust.
1085	1085	20 (e) Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section 12c may
1086	1086	21 be general obligations of the Authority, to which shall be
1087	1087	22 pledged the full faith and credit of the Authority, or may be
1088	1088	23 obligations payable solely from particular sources of funds
1089	1089	24 all as may be provided in the authorizing ordinance. The
1090	1090	25 authorizing ordinance for the bonds and notes, whether or not
1091	1091	26 general obligations of the Authority, may provide for the Debt
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1102	1102	1 Service (as defined in paragraph (i) of this Section 12c) to
1103	1103	2 have a claim for payment from particular sources of funds,
1104	1104	3 including, without limitation, amounts to be paid to the
1105	1105	4 Authority or a bond trustee. The authorizing ordinance may
1106	1106	5 provide for the means by which the bonds or notes (and any
1107	1107	6 related Swaps) may be secured, which may include, a pledge of
1108	1108	7 any revenues or funds of the Authority from whatever source
1109	1109	8 which may by law be utilized for paying Debt Service. In
1110	1110	9 addition to any other security, upon ordinance of the written
1111	1111	10 approval of the Regional Transportation Authority by the
1112	1112	11 affirmative vote of 12 of its then Directors, the ordinance
1113	1113	12 may provide a specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or
1114	1114	13 security interest in amounts to be paid to the Authority by the
1115	1115	14 Regional Transportation Authority and direct payment thereof
1116	1116	15 to the bond trustee for payment of Debt Service with respect to
1117	1117	16 the bonds or notes, subject to the provisions of existing
1118	1118	17 lease agreements of the Authority with any public building
1119	1119	18 commission. The authorizing ordinance may also provide a
1120	1120	19 specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or security
1121	1121	20 interest in and direct payment to the trustee of all or a
1122	1122	21 portion of the moneys otherwise payable to the Authority from
1123	1123	22 the City of Chicago pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement
1124	1124	23 with the Authority to provide financial assistance to the
1125	1125	24 Authority. Any such pledge, assignment, lien or security
1126	1126	25 interest for the benefit of owners of bonds or notes shall be
1127	1127	26 valid and binding from the time the bonds or notes are issued,
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1138	1138	1 without any physical delivery or further act, and shall be
1139	1139	2 valid and binding as against and prior to the claims of all
1140	1140	3 other parties having claims of any kind against the Authority
1141	1141	4 or any other person, irrespective of whether such other
1142	1142	5 parties have notice of such pledge, assignment, lien or
1143	1143	6 security interest, all as provided in the Local Government
1144	1144	7 Debt Reform Act, as it may be amended from time to time. The
1145	1145	8 bonds or notes of the Authority issued pursuant to this
1146	1146	9 Section 12c shall have such priority of payment and as to their
1147	1147	10 claim for payment from particular sources of funds, including
1148	1148	11 their priority with respect to obligations of the Authority
1149	1149	12 issued under other Sections of this Act, all as shall be
1150	1150	13 provided in the ordinances authorizing the issuance of the
1151	1151	14 bonds or notes. The ordinance authorizing the issuance of any
1152	1152	15 bonds or notes under this Section may provide for the creation
1153	1153	16 of, deposits in, and regulation and disposition of sinking
1154	1154	17 fund or reserve accounts relating to those bonds or notes and
1155	1155	18 related agreements. The ordinance authorizing the issuance of
1156	1156	19 any such bonds or notes authorized under this Section 12c may
1157	1157	20 contain provisions for the creation of a separate fund to
1158	1158	21 provide for the payment of principal of and interest on those
1159	1159	22 bonds or notes and related agreements. The ordinance may also
1160	1160	23 provide limitations on the issuance of additional bonds or
1161	1161	24 notes of the Authority.
1162	1162	25 (f) Bonds or notes issued under this Section 12c shall not
1163	1163	26 constitute an indebtedness of the Regional Transportation
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1174	1174	1 Authority, the State of Illinois, or of any other political
1175	1175	2 subdivision of or municipality within the State, except the
1176	1176	3 Authority.
1177	1177	4 (g) The ordinance of the Chicago Transit Board authorizing
1178	1178	5 the issuance of bonds or notes pursuant to this Section 12c may
1179	1179	6 provide for the appointment of a corporate trustee (which may
1180	1180	7 be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust
1181	1181	8 company within Illinois) with respect to bonds or notes issued
1182	1182	9 pursuant to this Section 12c. The ordinance shall prescribe
1183	1183	10 the rights, duties, and powers of the trustee to be exercised
1184	1184	11 for the benefit of the Authority and the protection of the
1185	1185	12 owners of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section 12c.
1186	1186	13 The ordinance may provide for the trustee to hold in trust,
1187	1187	14 invest and use amounts in funds and accounts created as
1188	1188	15 provided by the ordinance with respect to the bonds or notes in
1189	1189	16 accordance with this Section 12c. The Authority may apply, as
1190	1190	17 it shall determine, any amounts received upon the sale of the
1191	1191	18 bonds or notes to pay any Debt Service on the bonds or notes.
1192	1192	19 The ordinance may provide for a trust indenture to set forth
1193	1193	20 terms of, sources of payment for and security for the bonds and
1194	1194	21 notes.
1195	1195	22 (h) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the
1196	1196	23 owners of the bonds or notes issued pursuant to Section 12c
1197	1197	24 that the State of Illinois will not limit the powers vested in
1198	1198	25 the Authority by this Act to pledge and assign its revenues and
1199	1199	26 funds as security for the payment of the bonds or notes, or
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1210	1210	1 vested in the Regional Transportation Authority by the
1211	1211	2 Regional Transportation Authority Act or this Act, so as to
1212	1212	3 materially impair the payment obligations of the Authority
1213	1213	4 under the terms of any contract made by the Authority with
1214	1214	5 those owners or to materially impair the rights and remedies
1215	1215	6 of those owners until those bonds or notes, together with
1216	1216	7 interest and any redemption premium, and all costs and
1217	1217	8 expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on
1218	1218	9 behalf of such owners are fully met and discharged. The
1219	1219	10 Authority is authorized to include these pledges and
1220	1220	11 agreements of the State of Illinois in any contract with
1221	1221	12 owners of bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section 12c.
1222	1222	13 (i) For purposes of this Section, "Debt Service" with
1223	1223	14 respect to bonds or notes includes, without limitation,
1224	1224	15 principal (at maturity or upon mandatory redemption),
1225	1225	16 redemption premium, interest, periodic, upfront, and
1226	1226	17 termination payments on Swaps, fees for bond insurance or
1227	1227	18 other credit enhancement, liquidity facilities, the funding of
1228	1228	19 bond or note reserves, bond trustee fees, and all other costs
1229	1229	20 of providing for the security or payment of the bonds or notes.
1230	1230	21 (j) The Authority shall adopt a procurement program with
1231	1231	22 respect to contracts relating to the following service
1232	1232	23 providers in connection with the issuance of debt for the
1233	1233	24 benefit of the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority
1234	1234	25 Employees: underwriters, bond counsel, financial advisors, and
1235	1235	26 accountants. The program shall include goals for the payment
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1246	1246	1 of not less than 30% of the total dollar value of the fees from
1247	1247	2 these contracts to minority-owned businesses and women-owned
1248	1248	3 businesses as defined in the Business Enterprise for
1249	1249	4 Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. The
1250	1250	5 Authority shall conduct outreach to minority-owned businesses
1251	1251	6 and women-owned businesses. Outreach shall include, but is not
1252	1252	7 limited to, advertisements in periodicals and newspapers,
1253	1253	8 mailings, and other appropriate media. The Authority shall
1254	1254	9 submit to the General Assembly a comprehensive report that
1255	1255	10 shall include, at a minimum, the details of the procurement
1256	1256	11 plan, outreach efforts, and the results of the efforts to
1257	1257	12 achieve goals for the payment of fees. The service providers
1258	1258	13 selected by the Authority pursuant to such program shall not
1259	1259	14 be subject to approval by the Regional Transportation
1260	1260	15 Authority, and the Regional Transportation Authority's
1261	1261	16 approval pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section 12c
1262	1262	17 related to the issuance of debt shall not be based in any way
1263	1263	18 on the service providers selected by the Authority pursuant to
1264	1264	19 this Section.
1265	1265	20 (k) No person holding an elective office in this State,
1266	1266	21 holding a seat in the General Assembly, serving as a director,
1267	1267	22 trustee, officer, or employee of the Regional Transportation
1268	1268	23 Authority or the Chicago Transit Authority, including the
1269	1269	24 spouse or minor child of that person, may receive a legal,
1270	1270	25 banking, consulting, or other fee related to the issuance of
1271	1271	26 any bond issued by the Chicago Transit Authority pursuant to
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1282	1282	1 this Section.
1283	1283	2 (Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17.)
1284	1284	3 (70 ILCS 3605/19) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 319)
1285	1285	4 Sec. 19. On January 1, 2026: (1) the terms of the members
1286	1286	5 of the Chicago Transit Board are terminated; (2) the powers
1287	1287	6 and duties of the Chicago Transit Board shall be exercised and
1288	1288	7 performed by the Regional Transportation Authority Board; and
1289	1289	8 (3) the powers and duties of the Chicago Transit Authority
1290	1290	9 shall be exercised and performed by the Regional
1291	1291	10 Transportation Authority. The governing and administrative
1292	1292	11 body of the Authority shall be a board consisting of seven
1293	1293	12 members, to be known as Chicago Transit Board. Members of the
1294	1294	13 Board shall be residents of the metropolitan area and persons
1295	1295	14 of recognized business ability. No member of the Board of the
1296	1296	15 Authority shall hold any other office or employment under the
1297	1297	16 Federal, State or any County or any municipal government, or
1298	1298	17 any other unit of local government, except an honorary office
1299	1299	18 without compensation or an office in the National Guard. No
1300	1300	19 employee of the Authority shall hold any other office or
1301	1301	20 employment under the Federal, State or any County or any
1302	1302	21 municipal government, or any other unit of local government,
1303	1303	22 except an office with compensation not exceeding $15,000
1304	1304	23 annually or a position in the National Guard or the United
1305	1305	24 States military reserves. Provided, however, that the Chairman
1306	1306	25 may be a member of the Board of the Regional Transportation
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1317	1317	1 Authority. No member of the Board or employee of the Authority
1318	1318	2 shall have any private financial interest, profit or benefit
1319	1319	3 in any contract, work or business of the Authority nor in the
1320	1320	4 sale or lease of any property to or from the Authority. The
1321	1321	5 salary of each member of the initial Board shall be $15,000.00
1322	1322	6 per annum, and such salary shall not be increased or
1323	1323	7 diminished during his or her term of office. The salaries of
1324	1324	8 successor members of the Board shall be fixed by the Board and
1325	1325	9 shall not be increased or diminished during their respective
1326	1326	10 terms of office. No Board member shall be allowed any fees,
1327	1327	11 perquisites or emoluments, reward or compensation for his or
1328	1328	12 her services as a member or officer of the Authority aside from
1329	1329	13 his or her salary or pension, but he or she shall be reimbursed
1330	1330	14 for actual expenses incurred by him or her in the performance
1331	1331	15 of his or her duties.
1332	1332	16 (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
1333	1333	17 (70 ILCS 3605/24) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 324)
1334	1334	18 Sec. 24. The Board shall appoint a secretary and a
1335	1335	19 treasurer of the Authority, who need not be members of the
1336	1336	20 Board, to hold office during the pleasure of the Board, and fix
1337	1337	21 their duties and compensation. The Secretary shall not be
1338	1338	22 engaged in any other business or employment during his or her
1339	1339	23 tenure of office as Secretary of the Authority Board. Before
1340	1340	24 entering upon the duties of their respective offices they
1341	1341	25 shall take and subscribe the constitutional oath of office,
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1352	1352	1 and the treasurer shall execute a bond with corporate sureties
1353	1353	2 to be approved by the Board. The bond shall be payable to the
1354	1354	3 Authority in whatever penal sum may be directed by the Board
1355	1355	4 conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the
1356	1356	5 office and the payment of all money received by him or her
1357	1357	6 according to law and the orders of the Board. The Board may, at
1358	1358	7 any time, require a new bond from the treasurer in such penal
1359	1359	8 sum as may then be determined by the Board. The obligation of
1360	1360	9 the sureties shall not extend to any loss sustained by the
1361	1361	10 insolvency, failure or closing of any savings and loan
1362	1362	11 association or national or State bank wherein the treasurer
1363	1363	12 has deposited funds if the bank has been approved by the Board
1364	1364	13 as a depositary for these funds. The oaths of office and the
1365	1365	14 treasurer's bond shall be filed in the principal office of the
1366	1366	15 Authority. A person appointed under this Section whose term
1367	1367	16 has not expired on January 1, 2026 shall continue in his or her
1368	1368	17 position with the Authority until the expiration of his or her
1369	1369	18 appointment, resignation, or removal by the Board.
1370	1370	19 (Source: P.A. 83-541.)
1371	1371	20 (70 ILCS 3605/27) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327)
1372	1372	21 Sec. 27. The Executive Director of the Regional
1373	1373	22 Transportation Authority, with the advice and consent of the
1374	1374	23 Chicago Transit Authority Committee, Board may appoint an
1375	1375	24 Executive Director of the Authority who shall be a person of
1376	1376	25 recognized ability and experience in the operation of
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1387	1387	1 transportation systems to hold office during the pleasure of
1388	1388	2 the Chicago Transit Authority Committee Board. The Executive
1389	1389	3 Director shall have management of the properties and business
1390	1390	4 of the Authority and the employees thereof, subject to the
1391	1391	5 general control of the Chicago Transit Authority Committee
1392	1392	6 Board, shall direct the enforcement of all ordinances,
1393	1393	7 resolutions, rules and regulations of the Board and the
1394	1394	8 Chicago Transit Authority Committee, and shall perform such
1395	1395	9 other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the
1396	1396	10 Board and the Chicago Transit Authority Committee. The Board
1397	1397	11 may appoint a General Counsel and a Chief Engineer of the
1398	1398	12 Authority, and shall provide for the appointment of other
1399	1399	13 officers, attorneys, engineers, consultants, agents and
1400	1400	14 employees as may be necessary for the construction, extension,
1401	1401	15 operation, maintenance, and policing of its properties. It
1402	1402	16 shall define their duties and require bonds of such of them as
1403	1403	17 the Board may designate. The Executive Director, General
1404	1404	18 Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all other officers provided for
1405	1405	19 pursuant to this section shall be exempt from taking and
1406	1406	20 subscribing any oath of office. The compensation of the
1407	1407	21 Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Engineer, and all
1408	1408	22 other officers, attorneys, consultants, agents and employees
1409	1409	23 shall be fixed by the Board. A person appointed under this
1410	1410	24 Section whose term has not expired on January 1, 2026 shall
1411	1411	25 continue in his or her position with the Authority until the
1412	1412	26 expiration of his or her appointment, resignation, or removal
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1423	1423	1 by the Chicago Transit Authority Committee.
1424	1424	2 In the policing of its properties the Board may provide
1425	1425	3 for the appointment and maintenance, from time to time, of
1426	1426	4 such police force as it may find necessary and practicable to
1427	1427	5 aid and supplement the police forces of any municipality in
1428	1428	6 the protection of its property and the protection of the
1429	1429	7 persons and property of its passengers and employees, or
1430	1430	8 otherwise in furtherance of the purposes for which such
1431	1431	9 Authority was organized. The members of such police force
1432	1432	10 shall have and exercise like police powers to those conferred
1433	1433	11 upon the police of cities. Neither the Authority, the Regional
1434	1434	12 Transit Authority, the members of its Board, nor its officers
1435	1435	13 or employees shall be held liable for failure to provide a
1436	1436	14 security or police force or, if a security or police force is
1437	1437	15 provided, for failure to provide adequate police protection or
1438	1438	16 security, failure to prevent the commission of crimes by
1439	1439	17 fellow passengers or other third persons or for the failure to
1440	1440	18 apprehend criminals.
1441	1441	19 (Source: P.A. 84-939; 87-597.)
1442	1442	20 (70 ILCS 3605/27a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327a)
1443	1443	21 Sec. 27a. In addition to annually expending moneys equal
1444	1444	22 to moneys expended by the Authority in the fiscal year ending
1445	1445	23 December 31, 1988 for the protection against crime of its
1446	1446	24 properties, employees and consumers of its public
1447	1447	25 transportation services, the Authority also shall annually
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1458	1458	1 expend for the protection against crime of its employees and
1459	1459	2 consumers, an amount that is equal to not less than 15 percent
1460	1460	3 of all direct grants it receives from the State of Illinois as
1461	1461	4 reimbursement for providing reduced fares for mass
1462	1462	5 transportation services to students, persons with
1463	1463	6 disabilities, and the elderly. The Authority shall provide to
1464	1464	7 the Regional Transportation Authority such information as is
1465	1465	8 required by the Regional Transportation Authority in
1466	1466	9 determining whether the Authority has expended moneys in
1467	1467	10 compliance with the provisions of this Section. The provisions
1468	1468	11 of this Section shall apply in any fiscal year of the Authority
1469	1469	12 only after all debt service requirements are met for that
1470	1470	13 fiscal year.
1471	1471	14 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1472	1472	15 (70 ILCS 3605/28) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328)
1473	1473	16 Sec. 28. The Board shall classify all the offices,
1474	1474	17 positions, and grades of regular and exempt employment
1475	1475	18 required, excepting that of the Chairman of the Board, the
1476	1476	19 Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer, General Counsel, and
1477	1477	20 Chief Engineer, with reference to the duties, job title, job
1478	1478	21 schedule number, and the compensation fixed therefor, and
1479	1479	22 adopt rules governing appointments to any of such offices or
1480	1480	23 positions on the basis of merit and efficiency. The job title
1481	1481	24 shall be generally descriptive of the duties performed in that
1482	1482	25 job, and the job schedule number shall be used to identify a
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1493	1493	1 job title and to further classify positions within a job
1494	1494	2 title. No discrimination shall be made in any appointment or
1495	1495	3 promotion to any office, position, or grade of regular
1496	1496	4 employment because of race, creed, color, sex, national
1497	1497	5 origin, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, or
1498	1498	6 political or religious affiliations. No officer or employee in
1499	1499	7 regular employment shall be discharged or demoted except for
1500	1500	8 cause which is detrimental to the service. Any officer or
1501	1501	9 employee in regular employment who is discharged or demoted
1502	1502	10 may file a complaint in writing with the Board within ten days
1503	1503	11 after notice of his or her discharge or demotion. If an
1504	1504	12 employee is a member of a labor organization the complaint may
1505	1505	13 be filed by such organization for and in behalf of such
1506	1506	14 employee. The Board shall grant a hearing on such complaint
1507	1507	15 within thirty (30) days after it is filed. The time and place
1508	1508	16 of the hearing shall be fixed by the Board and due notice
1509	1509	17 thereof given to the complainant, the labor organization by or
1510	1510	18 through which the complaint was filed and the Executive
1511	1511	19 Director. The hearing shall be conducted by the Board, or any
1512	1512	20 member thereof or any officers' committee or employees'
1513	1513	21 committee appointed by the Board. The complainant may be
1514	1514	22 represented by counsel. If the Board finds, or approves a
1515	1515	23 finding of the member or committee appointed by the Board,
1516	1516	24 that the complainant has been unjustly discharged or demoted,
1517	1517	25 he or she shall be restored to his or her office or position
1518	1518	26 with back pay. The decision of the Board shall be final and not
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1529	1529	1 subject to review. The Board may designate such offices,
1530	1530	2 positions, and grades of employment as exempt as it deems
1531	1531	3 necessary for the efficient operation of the business of the
1532	1532	4 Authority. The total number of employees occupying exempt
1533	1533	5 offices, positions, or grades of employment may not exceed 3%
1534	1534	6 of the total employment of the Authority. All exempt offices,
1535	1535	7 positions, and grades of employment shall be at will. No
1536	1536	8 discrimination shall be made in any appointment or promotion
1537	1537	9 to any office, position, or grade of exempt employment because
1538	1538	10 of race, creed, color, sex, national origin, physical or
1539	1539	11 mental disability unrelated to ability, or religious or
1540	1540	12 political affiliation. The Board may abolish any vacant or
1541	1541	13 occupied office or position. Additionally, the Board may
1542	1542	14 reduce the force of employees for lack of work or lack of funds
1543	1543	15 as determined by the Board. When the number of positions or
1544	1544	16 employees holding positions of regular employment within a
1545	1545	17 particular job title and job schedule number are reduced,
1546	1546	18 those employees with the least company seniority in that job
1547	1547	19 title and job schedule number shall be first released from
1548	1548	20 regular employment service. For a period of one year, an
1549	1549	21 employee released from service shall be eligible for
1550	1550	22 reinstatement to the job title and job schedule number from
1551	1551	23 which he or she was released, in order of company seniority, if
1552	1552	24 additional force of employees is required. "Company seniority"
1553	1553	25 as used in this Section means the overall employment service
1554	1554	26 credited to an employee by the Authority since the employee's
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1565	1565	1 most recent date of hire irrespective of job titles held. If 2
1566	1566	2 or more employees have the same company seniority date, time
1567	1567	3 in the affected job title and job schedule number shall be used
1568	1568	4 to break the company seniority tie. For purposes of this
1569	1569	5 Section, company seniority shall be considered a working
1570	1570	6 condition. When employees are represented by a labor
1571	1571	7 organization that has a labor agreement with the Authority,
1572	1572	8 the wages, hours, and working conditions (including, but not
1573	1573	9 limited to, seniority rights) shall be governed by the terms
1574	1574	10 of the agreement. Exempt employment shall not include any
1575	1575	11 employees who are represented by a labor organization that has
1576	1576	12 a labor agreement with the Authority.
1577	1577	13 No employee, officer, or agent of the Chicago Transit
1578	1578	14 Authority Board may receive a bonus that exceeds 10% of his or
1579	1579	15 her annual salary unless that bonus has been reviewed for a
1580	1580	16 period of 14 days by the Regional Transportation Authority
1581	1581	17 Board. After 14 days, the bonus shall be considered reviewed.
1582	1582	18 This Section does not apply to usual and customary salary
1583	1583	19 adjustments.
1584	1584	20 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
1585	1585	21 (70 ILCS 3605/28a) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328a)
1586	1586	22 Sec. 28a. (a) The Board may deal with and enter into
1587	1587	23 written contracts with the employees of the Authority through
1588	1588	24 accredited representatives of such employees or
1589	1589	25 representatives of any labor organization authorized to act
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1600	1600	1 for such employees, concerning wages, salaries, hours, working
1601	1601	2 conditions and pension or retirement provisions; provided,
1602	1602	3 nothing herein shall be construed to permit hours of labor in
1603	1603	4 excess of those provided by law or to permit working
1604	1604	5 conditions prohibited by law. In case of dispute over wages,
1605	1605	6 salaries, hours, working conditions, or pension or retirement
1606	1606	7 provisions the Board may arbitrate any question or questions
1607	1607	8 and may agree with such accredited representatives or labor
1608	1608	9 organization that the decision of a majority of any
1609	1609	10 arbitration board shall be final, provided each party shall
1610	1610	11 agree in advance to pay half of the expense of such
1611	1611	12 arbitration.
1612	1612	13 No contract or agreement shall be made with any labor
1613	1613	14 organization, association, group or individual for the
1614	1614	15 employment of members of such organization, association, group
1615	1615	16 or individual for the construction, improvement, maintenance,
1616	1616	17 operation or administration of any property, plant or
1617	1617	18 facilities under the jurisdiction of the Authority, where such
1618	1618	19 organization, association, group or individual denies on the
1619	1619	20 ground of race, creed, color, sex, religion, physical or
1620	1620	21 mental disability unrelated to ability, or national origin
1621	1621	22 membership and equal opportunities for employment to any
1622	1622	23 citizen of Illinois.
1623	1623	24 (b)(1) The provisions of this paragraph (b) apply to
1624	1624	25 collective bargaining agreements (including extensions and
1625	1625	26 amendments of existing agreements) entered into on or after
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1636	1636	1 January 1, 1984.
1637	1637	2 (2) The Board shall deal with and enter into written
1638	1638	3 contracts with their employees of the Authority, through
1639	1639	4 accredited representatives of such employees authorized to act
1640	1640	5 for such employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working
1641	1641	6 conditions, and pension or retirement provisions about which a
1642	1642	7 collective bargaining agreement has been entered prior to the
1643	1643	8 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
1644	1644	9 Assembly 1983. Any such agreement of the Authority shall
1645	1645	10 provide that the agreement may be reopened if the amended
1646	1646	11 budget submitted pursuant to Section 2.18a of the Regional
1647	1647	12 Transportation Authority Act is not approved by the Board of
1648	1648	13 the Regional Transportation Authority. The agreement may not
1649	1649	14 include a provision requiring the payment of wage increases
1650	1650	15 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The Board shall
1651	1651	16 not have the authority to enter into collective bargaining
1652	1652	17 agreements with respect to inherent management rights, which
1653	1653	18 include such areas of discretion or policy as the functions of
1654	1654	19 the employer, standards of services, its overall budget, the
1655	1655	20 organizational structure and selection of new employees and
1656	1656	21 direction of personnel. Employers, however, shall be required
1657	1657	22 to bargain collectively with regard to policy matters directly
1658	1658	23 affecting wages, hours and terms and conditions of employment,
1659	1659	24 as well as the impact thereon upon request by employee
1660	1660	25 representatives. To preserve the rights of employers and
1661	1661	26 exclusive representatives which have established collective
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1672	1672	1 bargaining relationships or negotiated collective bargaining
1673	1673	2 agreements prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act
1674	1674	3 of the 104th General Assembly 1983, employers shall be
1675	1675	4 required to bargain collectively with regard to any matter
1676	1676	5 concerning wages, hours or conditions of employment about
1677	1677	6 which they have bargained prior to the effective date of this
1678	1678	7 amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly 1983.
1679	1679	8 (3) The collective bargaining agreement may not include a
1680	1680	9 prohibition on the use of part-time operators on any service
1681	1681	10 operated by or funded by the Board, except where prohibited by
1682	1682	11 federal law.
1683	1683	12 (4) Within 30 days of the signing of any such collective
1684	1684	13 bargaining agreement, the Board shall determine the costs of
1685	1685	14 each provision of the agreement and , prepare an amended budget
1686	1686	15 incorporating the costs of the agreement, and present the
1687	1687	16 amended budget to the Board of the Regional Transportation
1688	1688	17 Authority for its approval under Section 4.11 of the Regional
1689	1689	18 Transportation Act. The Board of the Regional Transportation
1690	1690	19 Authority may approve the amended budget by an affirmative
1691	1691	20 vote of 12 of its then Directors. If the budget is not approved
1692	1692	21 by the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority, the
1693	1693	22 agreement may be reopened and its terms may be renegotiated.
1694	1694	23 Any amended budget which may be prepared following
1695	1695	24 renegotiation shall be presented to the Board of the Regional
1696	1696	25 Transportation Authority for its approval in like manner.
1697	1697	26 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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1708	1708	1 (70 ILCS 3605/30) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330)
1709	1709	2 Sec. 30. The Board shall make all rules and regulations
1710	1710	3 governing the operation of the transportation system of the
1711	1711	4 Authority, shall determine all routings and change the same
1712	1712	5 whenever it is deemed advisable by the Board, subject to the
1713	1713	6 provisions of any ordinance granting rights to the Authority.
1714	1714	7 Except as provided in Sections 2.04 and 4.11(b)(5) of the
1715	1715	8 Regional Transportation Authority Act, the Board shall fix
1716	1716	9 rates, fares and charges for transportation, provided that
1717	1717	10 they shall be at all times sufficient in the aggregate to
1718	1718	11 provide revenues (a) for the payment of the interest on and
1719	1719	12 principal of all bonds, certificates and other obligations
1720	1720	13 payable from said revenues and to meet all other charges upon
1721	1721	14 such revenues as provided by any trust agreement executed by
1722	1722	15 the Authority in connection with the issuance of bonds or
1723	1723	16 certificates under this Act, (b) for the payment of all
1724	1724	17 operating costs including all charges which may be incurred
1725	1725	18 pursuant to Sections 29 and 39 of this Act and all other costs
1726	1726	19 and charges incidental to the operation of the transportation
1727	1727	20 system, (c) for the payment of all costs and charges incurred
1728	1728	21 pursuant to Sections 37 and 38 of this Act and any other costs
1729	1729	22 and charges for acquisition, installation, construction or for
1730	1730	23 replacement or reconstruction of equipment, structures or
1731	1731	24 rights of way not financed through issuance of bonds or
1732	1732	25 certificates under Section 12 of this Act, and (d) for any
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1743	1743	1 compensation required to be paid to any municipality for the
1744	1744	2 use of streets, subways and other public ways. The Board may
1745	1745	3 provide free transportation within any municipality in and by
1746	1746	4 which they are employed for firemen and public health nurses,
1747	1747	5 when in uniform, and policemen when in uniform or, when not in
1748	1748	6 uniform, upon presentation of identification as policemen, and
1749	1749	7 shall provide free transportation to sworn law enforcement
1750	1750	8 personnel of the Cook County Sheriff's Department when in
1751	1751	9 uniform or, when not in uniform, upon presentation of
1752	1752	10 identification as sworn law enforcement personnel of the Cook
1753	1753	11 County Sheriff's Department, and may provide free
1754	1754	12 transportation for employees of the Authority when in uniform
1755	1755	13 or upon presentation of identification as such employees, and
1756	1756	14 may enter into agreements with the United States Post Office
1757	1757	15 Department for the transportation of mail, and the payment of
1758	1758	16 compensation to the Authority in lieu of fares for the
1759	1759	17 transportation of letter carriers, when in uniform at all
1760	1760	18 times.
1761	1761	19 The Board may also provide free transportation, or
1762	1762	20 transportation at reduced fares, to all or designated classes
1763	1763	21 of pupils in attendance at public schools of school districts
1764	1764	22 within or partly within the territorial limits of the
1765	1765	23 Authority, or in attendance at private schools offering grades
1766	1766	24 of instruction comparable to those offered in public schools,
1767	1767	25 under such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Board,
1768	1768	26 and, if otherwise authorized by law, the Board may contract
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1779	1779	1 with public school boards and representatives of private
1780	1780	2 schools, for reimbursement of pupil transportation costs from
1781	1781	3 public funds.
1782	1782	4 (Source: P.A. 97-85, eff. 7-7-11.)
1783	1783	5 (70 ILCS 3605/34) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 334)
1784	1784	6 Sec. 34. Budget and Program. The Authority, subject to the
1785	1785	7 powers of the Regional Transportation Authority in Section
1786	1786	8 4.11 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act, shall
1787	1787	9 control the finances of the Authority. The Regional
1788	1788	10 Transportation Authority It shall by ordinance appropriate
1789	1789	11 money to perform the Authority's purposes and provide for
1790	1790	12 payment of debts and expenses of the Authority. Each year the
1791	1791	13 Authority shall prepare and publish a comprehensive annual
1792	1792	14 budget and five-year capital program document, and a financial
1793	1793	15 plan for the 2 years thereafter describing the state of the
1794	1794	16 Authority and presenting for the forthcoming fiscal year and
1795	1795	17 the two following years the Authority's plans for such
1796	1796	18 operations and capital expenditures as it intends to undertake
1797	1797	19 and the means by which it intends to finance them. The proposed
1798	1798	20 budget, financial plan, and five-year capital program shall be
1799	1799	21 based on the Regional Transportation Authority's estimate of
1800	1800	22 funds to be made available to the Authority by or through the
1801	1801	23 Regional Transportation Authority and shall conform in all
1802	1802	24 respects to the requirements established by the Regional
1803	1803	25 Transportation Authority. The proposed budget, financial plan,
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1814	1814	1 and five-year capital program shall contain a statement of the
1815	1815	2 funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the fiscal
1816	1816	3 year, the funds estimated to be received from all sources for
1817	1817	4 such year and the funds estimated to be on hand at the end of
1818	1818	5 such year. The proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year
1819	1819	6 capital program shall be available at no cost for public
1820	1820	7 inspection at the Authority's main office and at the Regional
1821	1821	8 Transportation Authority's main office at least 3 weeks prior
1822	1822	9 to any public hearing. Before the proposed budget, financial
1823	1823	10 plan, and five-year capital program are approved by submitted
1824	1824	11 to the Regional Transportation Authority, the Authority shall
1825	1825	12 hold at least one public hearing thereon in each of the
1826	1826	13 counties in which the Authority provides service. All Board
1827	1827	14 members of the Regional Transportation Authority shall attend
1828	1828	15 a majority of the public hearings unless reasonable cause is
1829	1829	16 given for their absence. After the public hearings, the Board
1830	1830	17 of the Authority shall hold at least one meeting for
1831	1831	18 consideration of the proposed program and budget with the Cook
1832	1832	19 County Board. After conducting such hearings and holding such
1833	1833	20 meetings and after making such changes in the proposed budget,
1834	1834	21 financial plan, and five-year capital program as the Board
1835	1835	22 deems appropriate, it shall adopt an annual budget ordinance
1836	1836	23 at least by November 15th preceding the beginning of each
1837	1837	24 fiscal year. The budget, financial plan, and five-year capital
1838	1838	25 program shall then be submitted to the Regional Transportation
1839	1839	26 Authority as provided in Section 4.11 of the Regional
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1850	1850	1 Transportation Authority Act. In the event that the Board of
1851	1851	2 the Regional Transportation Authority determines that the
1852	1852	3 budget, financial plan, and five-year capital program do not
1853	1853	4 meet the standards of said Section 4.11, the Board of the
1854	1854	5 Authority shall make such changes as are necessary to meet
1855	1855	6 such requirements and adopt an amended budget ordinance. The
1856	1856	7 amended budget ordinance shall be resubmitted to the Regional
1857	1857	8 Transportation Authority pursuant to said Section 4.11. The
1858	1858	9 budget ordinance shall appropriate such sums of money as are
1859	1859	10 deemed necessary to defray all necessary expenses and
1860	1860	11 obligations of the Authority, specifying purposes and the
1861	1861	12 objects or programs for which appropriations are made and the
1862	1862	13 amount appropriated for each object or program. Additional
1863	1863	14 appropriations, transfers between items and other changes in
1864	1864	15 such ordinance which do not alter the basis upon which the
1865	1865	16 balanced budget determination was made by the Regional
1866	1866	17 Transportation Authority may be made from time to time by the
1867	1867	18 Board.
1868	1868	19 The budget shall:
1869	1869	20 (i) show a balance between (A) anticipated revenues
1870	1870	21 from all sources including operating subsidies and (B) the
1871	1871	22 costs of providing the services specified and of funding
1872	1872	23 any operating deficits or encumbrances incurred in prior
1873	1873	24 periods, including provision for payment when due of
1874	1874	25 principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness;
1875	1875	26 (ii) show cash balances including the proceeds of any
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1886	1886	1 anticipated cash flow borrowing sufficient to pay with
1887	1887	2 reasonable promptness all costs and expenses as incurred;
1888	1888	3 (iii) provide for a level of fares or charges and
1889	1889	4 operating or administrative costs for the public
1890	1890	5 transportation provided by or subject to the jurisdiction
1891	1891	6 of the Board sufficient to allow the Authority Board to
1892	1892	7 meet its required system generated revenue recovery ratio
1893	1893	8 as determined by the Board in accordance with subsection
1894	1894	9 (a) of Section 4.11 of the Regional Transportation
1895	1895	10 Authority Act;
1896	1896	11 (iv) be based upon and employ assumptions and
1897	1897	12 projections which are reasonable and prudent;
1898	1898	13 (v) have been prepared in accordance with sound
1899	1899	14 financial practices as determined by the Board of the
1900	1900	15 Regional Transportation Authority;
1901	1901	16 (vi) meet such other financial, budgetary, or fiscal
1902	1902	17 requirements that the Board of the Regional Transportation
1903	1903	18 Authority may by rule or regulation establish; and
1904	1904	19 (vii) be consistent with the goals and objectives
1905	1905	20 adopted by the Regional Transportation Authority in the
1906	1906	21 Strategic Plan.
1907	1907	22 The Board shall establish a fiscal operating year. At
1908	1908	23 least thirty days prior to the beginning of the first full
1909	1909	24 fiscal year after the creation of the Authority, and annually
1910	1910	25 thereafter, the Board shall cause to be prepared a tentative
1911	1911	26 budget which shall include all operation and maintenance
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1922	1922	1 expense for the ensuing fiscal year. The tentative budget
1923	1923	2 shall be considered by the Board and, subject to any revision
1924	1924	3 and amendments as may be determined, shall be adopted prior to
1925	1925	4 the first day of the ensuing fiscal year as the budget for that
1926	1926	5 year. No expenditures for operations and maintenance in excess
1927	1927	6 of the budget shall be made during any fiscal year except by
1928	1928	7 the affirmative vote of at least five members of the Board. It
1929	1929	8 shall not be necessary to include in the annual budget any
1930	1930	9 statement of necessary expenditures for pensions or retirement
1931	1931	10 annuities, or for interest or principal payments on bonds or
1932	1932	11 certificates, or for capital outlays, but it shall be the duty
1933	1933	12 of the Board to make provision for payment of same from
1934	1934	13 appropriate funds. The Board may not alter its fiscal year
1935	1935	14 without the prior approval of the Board of the Regional
1936	1936	15 Transportation Authority.
1937	1937	16 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
1938	1938	17 (70 ILCS 3605/4 rep.)
1939	1939	18 (70 ILCS 3605/6.1 rep.)
1940	1940	19 (70 ILCS 3605/9b rep.)
1941	1941	20 (70 ILCS 3605/20 rep.)
1942	1942	21 (70 ILCS 3605/21 rep.)
1943	1943	22 (70 ILCS 3605/22 rep.)
1944	1944	23 (70 ILCS 3605/23 rep.)
1945	1945	24 (70 ILCS 3605/28d rep.)
1946	1946	25 (70 ILCS 3605/44 rep.)
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1957	1957	1 Section 25. The Metropolitan Transit Authority Act is
1958	1958	2 amended by repealing Sections 4, 6.1, 9b, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28d,
1959	1959	3 and 44.
1960	1960	4 Section 30. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
1961	1961	5 amended by changing Sections 1.03, 2.01, 2.01a, 2.01b, 2.01c,
1962	1962	6 2.01d, 2.01e, 2.20, 2.21, 2.30, 3.01, 3.04, 3.08, 3A.01,
1963	1963	7 3A.02, 3A.05, 3A.09, 3A.10, 3A.11, 3A.12, 3A.14, 3A.15, 3A.16,
1964	1964	8 3A.17, 3A.18, 3B.01, 3B.02, 3B.05, 3B.09, 3B.10, 3B.11, 3B.12,
1965	1965	9 3B.13, 3B.14, 3B.15, 3B.26, 4.01, 4.02b, 4.03.3, 4.04, 4.11,
1966	1966	10 4.15, and 5.05 and by adding Article III-C and Sections 1.06
1967	1967	11 and 3.13 as follows:
1968	1968	12 (70 ILCS 3615/1.03) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.03)
1969	1969	13 Sec. 1.03. Definitions. As used in this Act:
1970	1970	14 "Authority" means the Regional Transportation Authority;
1971	1971	15 "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Regional
1972	1972	16 Transportation Authority;
1973	1973	17 "Construct or acquire" means plan, design, construct,
1974	1974	18 reconstruct, improve, modify, extend, landscape, expand or
1975	1975	19 acquire;
1976	1976	20 "Metropolitan Region" means all territory included within
1977	1977	21 the territory of the Authority as provided in this Act, and
1978	1978	22 such territory as may be annexed to the Authority;
1979	1979	23 "Municipality", "County" and "Unit of Local Government"
1980	1980	24 have the meanings given to such terms in Section 1 of Article
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1991	1991	1 VII of the Illinois Constitution;
1992	1992	2 "Operate" means operate, maintain, administer, repair,
1993	1993	3 promote and any other acts necessary or proper with regard to
1994	1994	4 such matters;
1995	1995	5 "Public Transportation" means the transportation or
1996	1996	6 conveyance of persons within the metropolitan region by means
1997	1997	7 available to the general public, including groups of the
1998	1998	8 general public with special needs, except for transportation
1999	1999	9 by automobiles not used for conveyance of the general public
2000	2000	10 as passengers;
2001	2001	11 "Public Transportation Facilities" means all equipment or
2002	2002	12 property, real or personal, or rights therein, useful or
2003	2003	13 necessary for providing, maintaining or administering public
2004	2004	14 transportation within the metropolitan region or otherwise
2005	2005	15 useful for carrying out or meeting the purposes or powers of
2006	2006	16 the Authority, except it shall not include roads, streets,
2007	2007	17 highways or bridges or toll highways or toll bridges for
2008	2008	18 general public use; and
2009	2009	19 "Service Boards" means the Board of the Commuter Rail
2010	2010	20 Division of the Authority, the Board of the Suburban Bus
2011	2011	21 Division of the Authority and the Board of the Chicago Transit
2012	2012	22 Authority established pursuant to the "Metropolitan Transit
2013	2013	23 Authority Act", approved April 12, 1945, as now or hereafter
2014	2014	24 amended.
2015	2015	25 "Transportation Agency" means any individual, firm,
2016	2016	26 partnership, corporation, association, body politic, municipal
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2027	2027	1 corporation, public authority, unit of local government or
2028	2028	2 other person, other than the Authority and the Service Boards,
2029	2029	3 which provides public transportation, any local mass transit
2030	2030	4 district created pursuant to the "Local Mass Transit District
2031	2031	5 Act", as now or hereafter amended, and any urban
2032	2032	6 transportation district created pursuant to the "Urban
2033	2033	7 Transportation District Act", as now or hereafter amended,
2034	2034	8 which districts are located in whole or in part within the
2035	2035	9 metropolitan region.
2036	2036	10 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
2037	2037	11 (70 ILCS 3615/1.06 new)
2038	2038	12 Sec. 1.06. Authority of the Regional Transportation
2039	2039	13 Authority and Service Boards. On and after January 1, 2026:
2040	2040	14 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
2041	2041	15 Authority is primarily responsible for setting policy and
2042	2042	16 strategic direction, determining allocation of funds, and
2043	2043	17 prioritizing investments for the operation of public
2044	2044	18 transportation in the metropolitan region by the Commuter
2045	2045	19 Rail Division, Suburban Bus Division, and the Chicago
2046	2046	20 Transit Authority.
2047	2047	21 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
2048	2048	22 Commuter Rail Committee, Suburban Bus Committee, and the
2049	2049	23 Chicago Transit Authority Committee are primarily
2050	2050	24 responsible for the day-to-day operation of public
2051	2051	25 transportation in the metropolitan region in each of those
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2062	2062	1 Committee's respective Divisions.
2063	2063	2 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.01)
2064	2064	3 Sec. 2.01. General Allocation of Responsibility for Public
2065	2065	4 Transportation.
2066	2066	5 (a) In order to accomplish the purposes as set forth in
2067	2067	6 this Act, the responsibility for planning, operating, and
2068	2068	7 funding public transportation in the metropolitan region shall
2069	2069	8 be allocated as described in this Act. The Authority shall:
2070	2070	9 (i) adopt plans that implement the public policy of
2071	2071	10 the State to provide adequate, efficient, geographically
2072	2072	11 equitable and coordinated public transportation throughout
2073	2073	12 the metropolitan region;
2074	2074	13 (ii) set goals, objectives, and standards for the
2075	2075	14 Authority, the Service Boards, and transportation
2076	2076	15 agencies;
2077	2077	16 (iii) develop performance measures to inform the
2078	2078	17 public about the extent to which the provision of public
2079	2079	18 transportation in the metropolitan region meets those
2080	2080	19 goals, objectives, and standards;
2081	2081	20 (iv) allocate operating and capital funds made
2082	2082	21 available to support public transportation in the
2083	2083	22 metropolitan region;
2084	2084	23 (v) provide financial oversight of the Service Boards;
2085	2085	24 and
2086	2086	25 (vi) coordinate the provision of public transportation
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2097	2097	1 and the investment in public transportation facilities to
2098	2098	2 enhance the integration of public transportation
2099	2099	3 throughout the metropolitan region, all as provided in
2100	2100	4 this Act.
2101	2101	5 The Service Boards shall, on a continuing basis determine
2102	2102	6 the level, nature and kind of public transportation which
2103	2103	7 should be provided for the metropolitan region in order to
2104	2104	8 meet the plans, goals, objectives, and standards adopted by
2105	2105	9 the Authority. The Service Boards may provide public
2106	2106	10 transportation by purchasing such service from transportation
2107	2107	11 agencies through purchase of service agreements, by grants to
2108	2108	12 such agencies or by operating such service, all pursuant to
2109	2109	13 this Act and the "Metropolitan Transit Authority Act", as now
2110	2110	14 or hereafter amended. Certain of its actions to implement the
2111	2111	15 responsibilities allocated to the Authority in this subsection
2112	2112	16 (a) shall be taken in 3 public documents adopted by the
2113	2113	17 affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors: A
2114	2114	18 Strategic Plan; a Five-Year Capital Program; and an Annual
2115	2115	19 Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan.
2116	2116	20 (b) The Authority shall subject the operating and capital
2117	2117	21 plans and expenditures of the Service Boards in the
2118	2118	22 metropolitan region with regard to public transportation to
2119	2119	23 continuing review so that the Authority may budget and expend
2120	2120	24 its funds with maximum effectiveness and efficiency. The
2121	2121	25 Authority shall conduct audits of each of the Service Boards
2122	2122	26 no less than every 5 years. Such audits may include
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2133	2133	1 management, performance, financial, and infrastructure
2134	2134	2 condition audits. The Authority may conduct management,
2135	2135	3 performance, financial, and infrastructure condition audits of
2136	2136	4 transportation agencies that receive funds from the Authority.
2137	2137	5 The Authority may direct a Service Board to conduct any such
2138	2138	6 audit of a transportation agency that receives funds from a
2139	2139	7 such Service Board, and the Service Board shall comply with
2140	2140	8 such request to the extent it has the right to do so. These
2141	2141	9 audits of the Service Boards or transportation agencies may be
2142	2142	10 project or service specific audits to evaluate their
2143	2143	11 achievement of the goals and objectives of that project or
2144	2144	12 service and their compliance with any applicable requirements.
2145	2145	13 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
2146	2146	14 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01a)
2147	2147	15 Sec. 2.01a. Strategic Plan.
2148	2148	16 (a) By the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then
2149	2149	17 Directors, the Authority shall adopt a Strategic Plan, no less
2150	2150	18 than every 5 years, after consultation with the Service Boards
2151	2151	19 and after holding a minimum of 3 public hearings in Cook County
2152	2152	20 and one public hearing in each of the other counties in the
2153	2153	21 region. The Executive Director of the Authority shall review
2154	2154	22 the Strategic Plan on an ongoing basis and make
2155	2155	23 recommendations to the Board of the Authority with respect to
2156	2156	24 any update or amendment of the Strategic Plan. The Strategic
2157	2157	25 Plan shall describe the specific actions to be taken by the
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2168	2168	1 Authority and the Service Boards to provide adequate,
2169	2169	2 efficient, and coordinated public transportation.
2170	2170	3 (b) The Strategic Plan shall identify goals and objectives
2171	2171	4 with respect to:
2172	2172	5 (i) increasing ridership and passenger miles on public
2173	2173	6 transportation funded by the Authority;
2174	2174	7 (ii) coordination of public transportation services
2175	2175	8 and the investment in public transportation facilities to
2176	2176	9 enhance the integration of public transportation
2177	2177	10 throughout the metropolitan region;
2178	2178	11 (iii) coordination of fare and transfer policies to
2179	2179	12 promote transfers by riders among Service Boards,
2180	2180	13 transportation agencies, and public transportation modes,
2181	2181	14 which may include goals and objectives for development of
2182	2182	15 a universal fare instrument that riders may use
2183	2183	16 interchangeably on all public transportation funded by the
2184	2184	17 Authority, and methods to be used to allocate revenues
2185	2185	18 from transfers;
2186	2186	19 (iv) improvements in public transportation facilities
2187	2187	20 to bring those facilities into a state of good repair,
2188	2188	21 enhancements that attract ridership and improve customer
2189	2189	22 service, and expansions needed to serve areas with
2190	2190	23 sufficient demand for public transportation;
2191	2191	24 (v) access for transit-dependent populations,
2192	2192	25 including access by low-income communities to places of
2193	2193	26 employment, utilizing analyses provided by the Chicago
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2204	2204	1 Metropolitan Agency for Planning regarding employment and
2205	2205	2 transportation availability, and giving consideration to
2206	2206	3 the location of employment centers in each county and the
2207	2207	4 availability of public transportation at off-peak hours
2208	2208	5 and on weekends;
2209	2209	6 (vi) the financial viability of the public
2210	2210	7 transportation system, including both operating and
2211	2211	8 capital programs;
2212	2212	9 (vii) limiting road congestion within the metropolitan
2213	2213	10 region and enhancing transit options to improve mobility;
2214	2214	11 and
2215	2215	12 (viii) such other goals and objectives that advance
2216	2216	13 the policy of the State to provide adequate, efficient,
2217	2217	14 geographically equitable and coordinated public
2218	2218	15 transportation in the metropolitan region.
2219	2219	16 (c) The Strategic Plan shall establish the process and
2220	2220	17 criteria by which proposals for capital improvements by a
2221	2221	18 Service Board or a transportation agency will be evaluated by
2222	2222	19 the Authority for inclusion in the Five-Year Capital Program,
2223	2223	20 which may include criteria for:
2224	2224	21 (i) allocating funds among maintenance, enhancement,
2225	2225	22 and expansion improvements;
2226	2226	23 (ii) projects to be funded from the Innovation,
2227	2227	24 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund;
2228	2228	25 (iii) projects intended to improve or enhance
2229	2229	26 ridership or customer service;
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2240	2240	1 (iv) design and location of station or transit
2241	2241	2 improvements intended to promote transfers, increase
2242	2242	3 ridership, and support transit-oriented land development;
2243	2243	4 (v) assessing the impact of projects on the ability to
2244	2244	5 operate and maintain the existing transit system; and
2245	2245	6 (vi) other criteria that advance the goals and
2246	2246	7 objectives of the Strategic Plan.
2247	2247	8 (d) The Strategic Plan shall establish performance
2248	2248	9 standards and measurements regarding the adequacy, efficiency,
2249	2249	10 geographic equity and coordination of public transportation
2250	2250	11 services in the region and the implementation of the goals and
2251	2251	12 objectives in the Strategic Plan. At a minimum, such standards
2252	2252	13 and measures shall include customer-related performance data
2253	2253	14 measured by line, route, or sub-region, as determined by the
2254	2254	15 Authority, on the following:
2255	2255	16 (i) travel times and on-time performance;
2256	2256	17 (ii) ridership data;
2257	2257	18 (iii) equipment failure rates;
2258	2258	19 (iv) employee and customer safety; and
2259	2259	20 (v) customer satisfaction.
2260	2260	21 The Service Boards and transportation agencies that
2261	2261	22 receive funding from the Authority or Service Boards shall
2262	2262	23 prepare, publish, and submit to the Authority such reports
2263	2263	24 with regard to these standards and measurements in the
2264	2264	25 frequency and form required by the Authority; however, the
2265	2265	26 frequency of such reporting shall be no less than annual. The
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2276	2276	1 Service Boards shall publish such reports on their respective
2277	2277	2 websites. The Authority shall compile and publish such reports
2278	2278	3 on its website. Such performance standards and measures shall
2279	2279	4 not be used as the basis for disciplinary action against any
2280	2280	5 employee of the Authority or Service Boards, except to the
2281	2281	6 extent the employment and disciplinary practices of the
2282	2282	7 Authority or Service Board provide for such action.
2283	2283	8 (e) The Strategic Plan shall identify innovations to
2284	2284	9 improve the delivery of public transportation and the
2285	2285	10 construction of public transportation facilities.
2286	2286	11 (f) The Strategic Plan shall describe the expected
2287	2287	12 financial condition of public transportation in the
2288	2288	13 metropolitan region prospectively over a 10-year period, which
2289	2289	14 may include information about the cash position and all known
2290	2290	15 obligations of the Authority and the Service Boards including
2291	2291	16 operating expenditures, debt service, contributions for
2292	2292	17 payment of pension and other post-employment benefits, the
2293	2293	18 expected revenues from fares, tax receipts, grants from the
2294	2294	19 federal, State, and local governments for operating and
2295	2295	20 capital purposes and issuance of debt, the availability of
2296	2296	21 working capital, and the resources needed to achieve the goals
2297	2297	22 and objectives described in the Strategic Plan.
2298	2298	23 (g) In developing the Strategic Plan, the Authority shall
2299	2299	24 rely on such demographic and other data, forecasts, and
2300	2300	25 assumptions developed by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for
2301	2301	26 Planning with respect to the patterns of population density
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2312	2312	1 and growth, projected commercial and residential development,
2313	2313	2 and environmental factors, within the metropolitan region and
2314	2314	3 in areas outside the metropolitan region that may impact
2315	2315	4 public transportation utilization in the metropolitan region.
2316	2316	5 The Authority shall also consult with the Illinois Department
2317	2317	6 of Transportation's Office of Planning and Programming when
2318	2318	7 developing the Strategic Plan. Before adopting or amending any
2319	2319	8 Strategic Plan, the Authority shall consult with the Chicago
2320	2320	9 Metropolitan Agency for Planning regarding the consistency of
2321	2321	10 the Strategic Plan with the Regional Comprehensive Plan
2322	2322	11 adopted pursuant to the Regional Planning Act.
2323	2323	12 (h) The Authority may adopt, by the affirmative vote of at
2324	2324	13 least 12 of its then Directors, sub-regional or corridor plans
2325	2325	14 for specific geographic areas of the metropolitan region in
2326	2326	15 order to improve the adequacy, efficiency, geographic equity
2327	2327	16 and coordination of existing, or the delivery of new, public
2328	2328	17 transportation. Such plans may also address areas outside the
2329	2329	18 metropolitan region that may impact public transportation
2330	2330	19 utilization in the metropolitan region. In preparing a
2331	2331	20 sub-regional or corridor plan, the Authority may identify
2332	2332	21 changes in operating practices or capital investment in the
2333	2333	22 sub-region or corridor that could increase ridership, reduce
2334	2334	23 costs, improve coordination, or enhance transit-oriented
2335	2335	24 development. The Authority shall consult with any affected
2336	2336	25 Service Boards in the preparation of any sub-regional or
2337	2337	26 corridor plans.
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2348	2348	1 (i) If the Authority determines, by the affirmative vote
2349	2349	2 of at least 12 of its then Directors, that, with respect to any
2350	2350	3 proposed new public transportation service or facility, (i)
2351	2351	4 multiple Service Boards or transportation agencies are
2352	2352	5 potential service providers and (ii) the public transportation
2353	2353	6 facilities to be constructed or purchased to provide that
2354	2354	7 service have an expected construction cost of more than
2355	2355	8 $25,000,000, the Authority shall have sole responsibility for
2356	2356	9 conducting any alternatives analysis and preliminary
2357	2357	10 environmental assessment required by federal or State law.
2358	2358	11 Nothing in this subparagraph (i) shall prohibit a Service
2359	2359	12 Board from undertaking alternatives analysis and preliminary
2360	2360	13 environmental assessment for any public transportation service
2361	2361	14 or facility identified in items (i) and (ii) above that is
2362	2362	15 included in the Five-Year Capital Program as of the effective
2363	2363	16 date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly;
2364	2364	17 however, any expenditure related to any such public
2365	2365	18 transportation service or facility must be included in a
2366	2366	19 Five-Year Capital Program under the requirements of Sections
2367	2367	20 2.01b and 4.02 of this Act.
2368	2368	21 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
2369	2369	22 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01b)
2370	2370	23 Sec. 2.01b. The Five-Year Capital Program. By the
2371	2371	24 affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then Directors, the
2372	2372	25 Authority, after consultation with the Service Boards and
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2383	2383	1 after holding a minimum of 3 public hearings in Cook County and
2384	2384	2 one public hearing in each of the other counties in the
2385	2385	3 metropolitan region, shall each year adopt a Five-Year Capital
2386	2386	4 Program that shall include each capital improvement to be
2387	2387	5 undertaken by or on behalf of a Service Board provided that the
2388	2388	6 Authority finds that the improvement meets any criteria for
2389	2389	7 capital improvements contained in the Strategic Plan, is not
2390	2390	8 inconsistent with any sub-regional or corridor plan adopted by
2391	2391	9 the Authority, and can be funded within amounts available with
2392	2392	10 respect to the capital and operating costs of such
2393	2393	11 improvement. In reviewing proposals for improvements to be
2394	2394	12 included in a Five-Year Capital Program, the Authority may
2395	2395	13 give priority to improvements that are intended to bring
2396	2396	14 public transportation facilities into a state of good repair.
2397	2397	15 The Five-Year Capital Program shall also identify capital
2398	2398	16 improvements to be undertaken by a Service Board, a
2399	2399	17 transportation agency, or a unit of local government and
2400	2400	18 funded by the Authority from amounts in the Innovation,
2401	2401	19 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund, provided that no
2402	2402	20 improvement that is included in the Five-Year Capital Program
2403	2403	21 as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th
2404	2404	22 General Assembly may receive funding from the Innovation,
2405	2405	23 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund. Before adopting a
2406	2406	24 Five-Year Capital Program, the Authority shall consult with
2407	2407	25 the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning regarding the
2408	2408	26 consistency of the Five-Year Capital Program with the Regional
2409	2409
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2419	2419	1 Comprehensive Plan adopted pursuant to the Regional Planning
2420	2420	2 Act.
2421	2421	3 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
2422	2422	4 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01c)
2423	2423	5 Sec. 2.01c. Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement
2424	2424	6 Fund.
2425	2425	7 (a) The Authority shall establish an Innovation,
2426	2426	8 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund and deposit into the Fund
2427	2427	9 an amount equal to $10,000,000 in 2008, and, each year
2428	2428	10 thereafter, an amount equal to the amount deposited in the
2429	2429	11 previous year increased or decreased by the percentage growth
2430	2430	12 or decline in revenues received by the Authority from taxes
2431	2431	13 imposed under Section 4.03 in the previous year. Amounts on
2432	2432	14 deposit in such Fund and interest and other earnings on those
2433	2433	15 amounts may be used by the Authority, upon the affirmative
2434	2434	16 vote of 12 of its then Directors, and after a public
2435	2435	17 participation process, for operating or capital grants or
2436	2436	18 loans to Service Boards, transportation agencies, or units of
2437	2437	19 local government that advance the goals and objectives
2438	2438	20 identified by the Authority in its Strategic Plan, provided
2439	2439	21 that no improvement that has been included in a Five-Year
2440	2440	22 Capital Program as of the effective date of this amendatory
2441	2441	23 Act of the 95th General Assembly may receive any funding from
2442	2442	24 the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund. Unless the
2443	2443	25 Board has determined by a vote of 12 of its then Directors that
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2454	2454	1 an emergency exists requiring the use of some or all of the
2455	2455	2 funds then in the Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement
2456	2456	3 Fund, such funds may only be used to enhance the coordination
2457	2457	4 and integration of public transportation and develop and
2458	2458	5 implement innovations to improve the quality and delivery of
2459	2459	6 public transportation.
2460	2460	7 (b) Any grantee that receives funds from the Innovation,
2461	2461	8 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund for the operation of
2462	2462	9 eligible programs must (i) implement such programs within one
2463	2463	10 year of receipt of such funds and (ii) within 2 years following
2464	2464	11 commencement of any program utilizing such funds, determine
2465	2465	12 whether it is desirable to continue the program, and upon such
2466	2466	13 a determination, either incorporate such program into its
2467	2467	14 annual operating budget and capital program or discontinue
2468	2468	15 such program. No additional funds from the Innovation,
2469	2469	16 Coordination, and Enhancement Fund may be distributed to a
2470	2470	17 grantee for any individual program beyond 2 years unless the
2471	2471	18 Authority by the affirmative vote of at least 12 of its then
2472	2472	19 Directors waives this limitation. Any such waiver will be with
2473	2473	20 regard to an individual program and with regard to a one
2474	2474	21 year-period, and any further waivers for such individual
2475	2475	22 program require a subsequent vote of the Board.
2476	2476	23 (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)
2477	2477	24 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01d)
2478	2478	25 Sec. 2.01d. ADA Paratransit Fund. The Authority shall
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2489	2489	1 establish an ADA Paratransit Fund and, each year, deposit into
2490	2490	2 that Fund the following amounts: (i) a base amount equal to
2491	2491	3 $115,000,000 in 2012, and, each year thereafter, an amount
2492	2492	4 equal to the final budgeted funding for ADA paratransit
2493	2493	5 services for the current year, (ii) any funds received from
2494	2494	6 the State pursuant to appropriations for the purpose of
2495	2495	7 funding ADA paratransit services, and (iii) any additional
2496	2496	8 funds necessary to fund the budget or amended budget for ADA
2497	2497	9 paratransit services adopted or approved by the Board for the
2498	2498	10 current year. The amounts on deposit in the Fund and interest
2499	2499	11 and other earnings on those amounts shall be used by the
2500	2500	12 Authority to make grants to the Suburban Bus Division Board
2501	2501	13 for ADA paratransit services provided pursuant to plans
2502	2502	14 approved by the Authority under Section 2.30 of this Act.
2503	2503	15 Funds received by the Suburban Bus Division Board from the
2504	2504	16 Authority's ADA Paratransit Fund shall be used only to provide
2505	2505	17 ADA paratransit services to individuals who are determined to
2506	2506	18 be eligible for such services by the Authority under the
2507	2507	19 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing
2508	2508	20 regulations. Revenues from and costs of services provided by
2509	2509	21 the Suburban Bus Division Board with grants made under this
2510	2510	22 Section shall be included in the Annual Budget and Two-Year
2511	2511	23 Financial Program of the Suburban Bus Division Board and shall
2512	2512	24 be subject to all budgetary and financial requirements under
2513	2513	25 this Act that apply to ADA paratransit services. Beginning in
2514	2514	26 2008, the Executive Director shall, no later than August 15 of
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2525	2525	1 each year, provide to the Board a written determination of the
2526	2526	2 projected annual costs of ADA paratransit services that are
2527	2527	3 required to be provided pursuant to the Americans with
2528	2528	4 Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations for
2529	2529	5 the current year. The Authority shall conduct triennial
2530	2530	6 financial, compliance, and performance audits of ADA
2531	2531	7 paratransit services to assist in this determination.
2532	2532	8 (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)
2533	2533	9 (70 ILCS 3615/2.01e)
2534	2534	10 Sec. 2.01e. Suburban Community Mobility Fund. The
2535	2535	11 Authority shall establish a Suburban Community Mobility Fund
2536	2536	12 and deposit into that Fund an amount equal to $20,000,000 in
2537	2537	13 2008, and, each year thereafter, an amount equal to the amount
2538	2538	14 deposited in the previous year increased or decreased by the
2539	2539	15 percentage growth or decline in revenues received by the
2540	2540	16 Authority from taxes imposed under Section 4.03 in the
2541	2541	17 previous year. The amounts on deposit in the Fund and interest
2542	2542	18 and other earnings on those amounts shall be used by the
2543	2543	19 Authority to make grants to the Suburban Bus Division Board
2544	2544	20 for the purpose of operating transit services, other than
2545	2545	21 traditional fixed-route services, that enhance suburban
2546	2546	22 mobility, including, but not limited to, demand-responsive
2547	2547	23 transit services, ride sharing, van pooling, service
2548	2548	24 coordination, centralized dispatching and call taking, reverse
2549	2549	25 commuting, service restructuring, and bus rapid transit.
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2560	2560	1 Revenues from and costs of services provided by the Suburban
2561	2561	2 Bus Division Board with moneys from the Suburban Community
2562	2562	3 Mobility Fund shall be included in the Annual Budget and
2563	2563	4 Two-Year Financial Program of the Suburban Bus Division Board
2564	2564	5 and shall be subject to all budgetary and financial
2565	2565	6 requirements under this Act.
2566	2566	7 (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)
2567	2567	8 (70 ILCS 3615/2.20) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.20)
2568	2568	9 Sec. 2.20. General Powers.
2569	2569	10 (a) Except as otherwise limited by this Act, the Authority
2570	2570	11 shall also have all powers necessary to meet its
2571	2571	12 responsibilities and to carry out its purposes, including, but
2572	2572	13 not limited to, the following powers:
2573	2573	14 (i) To sue and be sued;
2574	2574	15 (ii) To invest any funds or any monies not required
2575	2575	16 for immediate use or disbursement, as provided in "An Act
2576	2576	17 relating to certain investments of public funds by public
2577	2577	18 agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter
2578	2578	19 amended;
2579	2579	20 (iii) To make, amend and repeal by-laws, rules and
2580	2580	21 regulations, and ordinances not inconsistent with this
2581	2581	22 Act;
2582	2582	23 (iv) To hold, sell, sell by installment contract,
2583	2583	24 lease as lessor, transfer or dispose of such real or
2584	2584	25 personal property as it deems appropriate in the exercise
2585	2585
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2595	2595	1 of its powers or to provide for the use thereof by any
2596	2596	2 transportation agency and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise
2597	2597	3 grant security interests in any such property;
2598	2598	4 (v) To enter at reasonable times upon such lands,
2599	2599	5 waters or premises as in the judgment of the Authority may
2600	2600	6 be necessary, convenient or desirable for the purpose of
2601	2601	7 making surveys, soundings, borings and examinations to
2602	2602	8 accomplish any purpose authorized by this Act after having
2603	2603	9 given reasonable notice of such proposed entry to the
2604	2604	10 owners and occupants of such lands, waters or premises,
2605	2605	11 the Authority being liable only for actual damage caused
2606	2606	12 by such activity;
2607	2607	13 (vi) To make and execute all contracts and other
2608	2608	14 instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its
2609	2609	15 powers;
2610	2610	16 (vii) To enter into contracts of group insurance for
2611	2611	17 the benefit of its employees and to provide for retirement
2612	2612	18 or pensions or other employee benefit arrangements for
2613	2613	19 such employees, and to assume obligations for pensions or
2614	2614	20 other employee benefit arrangements for employees of
2615	2615	21 transportation agencies, all or part of the facilities of
2616	2616	22 which are acquired by the Authority;
2617	2617	23 (viii) To provide for the insurance of any property,
2618	2618	24 directors, officers, employees or operations of the
2619	2619	25 Authority against any risk or hazard, and to self-insure
2620	2620	26 or participate in joint self-insurance pools or entities
2621	2621
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2631	2631	1 to insure against such risk or hazard;
2632	2632	2 (ix) To appear before the Illinois Commerce Commission
2633	2633	3 in all proceedings concerning the Authority, a Service
2634	2634	4 Board or any transportation agency; and
2635	2635	5 (x) To pass all ordinances and make all rules and
2636	2636	6 regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
2637	2637	7 operation and maintenance of its property and facilities
2638	2638	8 and, by ordinance, to prescribe fines or penalties for
2639	2639	9 violations thereof. No fine or penalty shall exceed $1,000
2640	2640	10 per offense. Any ordinance providing for any fine or
2641	2641	11 penalty shall be published in a newspaper of general
2642	2642	12 circulation in the metropolitan region. No such ordinance
2643	2643	13 shall take effect until 10 days after its publication.
2644	2644	14 The Authority may enter into arbitration arrangements,
2645	2645	15 which may be final and binding.
2646	2646	16 The Commuter Rail Board shall continue the separate public
2647	2647	17 corporation, known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter
2648	2648	18 Railroad Corporation, as a separate operating unit to operate
2649	2649	19 on behalf of the Commuter Rail Division Board commuter
2650	2650	20 railroad facilities, subject at all times to the supervision
2651	2651	21 and direction of the Commuter Rail Board and may, by
2652	2652	22 ordinance, dissolve such Corporation. Such Corporation shall
2653	2653	23 be governed by a Board of Directors which shall consist of the
2654	2654	24 members of the Transition Board until such time as all of the
2655	2655	25 members of the Commuter Rail Board are appointed and qualified
2656	2656	26 and thereafter the members of the Commuter Rail Board. Such
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2667	2667	1 Corporation shall have all the powers given the Authority and
2668	2668	2 the Commuter Rail Division Board under Article II of this Act
2669	2669	3 (other than under Section 2.13) as are delegated to it by
2670	2670	4 ordinance of the Commuter Rail Board with regard to such
2671	2671	5 operation of facilities and the same exemptions, restrictions
2672	2672	6 and limitations as are provided by law with regard to the
2673	2673	7 Authority shall apply to such Corporation. Such Corporation
2674	2674	8 shall be a transportation agency as provided in this Act
2675	2675	9 except for purposes of paragraph (e) of Section 3.01 of this
2676	2676	10 Act.
2677	2677	11 The Authority shall cooperate with the Illinois Commerce
2678	2678	12 Commission and local law enforcement agencies in establishing
2679	2679	13 a two year pilot program in DuPage County to determine the
2680	2680	14 effectiveness of an automated railroad grade crossing
2681	2681	15 enforcement system.
2682	2682	16 (b) In each case in which this Act gives the Authority the
2683	2683	17 power to construct or acquire real or personal property, the
2684	2684	18 Authority shall have the power to acquire such property by
2685	2685	19 contract, purchase, gift, grant, exchange for other property
2686	2686	20 or rights in property, lease (or sublease) or installment or
2687	2687	21 conditional purchase contracts, which leases or contracts may
2688	2688	22 provide for consideration therefor to be paid in annual
2689	2689	23 installments during a period not exceeding 40 years. Property
2690	2690	24 may be acquired subject to such conditions, restrictions,
2691	2691	25 liens, or security or other interests of other parties as the
2692	2692	26 Authority may deem appropriate, and in each case the Authority
2693	2693
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2703	2703	1 may acquire a joint, leasehold, easement, license or other
2704	2704	2 partial interest in such property. Any such acquisition may
2705	2705	3 provide for the assumption of, or agreement to pay, perform or
2706	2706	4 discharge outstanding or continuing duties, obligations or
2707	2707	5 liabilities of the seller, lessor, donor or other transferor
2708	2708	6 of or of the trustee with regard to such property. In
2709	2709	7 connection with the acquisition of public transportation
2710	2710	8 equipment, including, but not limited to, rolling stock,
2711	2711	9 vehicles, locomotives, buses or rapid transit equipment, the
2712	2712	10 Authority may also execute agreements concerning such
2713	2713	11 equipment leases, equipment trust certificates, conditional
2714	2714	12 purchase agreements and such other security agreements and may
2715	2715	13 make such agreements and covenants as required, in the form
2716	2716	14 customarily used in such cases appropriate to effect such
2717	2717	15 acquisition. Obligations of the Authority incurred pursuant to
2718	2718	16 this Section shall not be considered bonds or notes within the
2719	2719	17 meaning of Section 4.04 of this Act.
2720	2720	18 (c) The Authority shall assume all costs of rights,
2721	2721	19 benefits and protective conditions to which any employee is
2722	2722	20 entitled under this Act from any transportation agency in the
2723	2723	21 event of the inability of the transportation agency to meet
2724	2724	22 its obligations in relation thereto due to bankruptcy or
2725	2725	23 insolvency, provided that the Authority shall retain the right
2726	2726	24 to proceed against the bankrupt or insolvent transportation
2727	2727	25 agency or its successors, trustees, assigns or debtors for the
2728	2728	26 costs assumed. The Authority may mitigate its liability under
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2739	2739	1 this paragraph (c) and under Section 2.16 to the extent of
2740	2740	2 employment and employment benefits which it tenders.
2741	2741	3 (Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
2742	2742	4 (70 ILCS 3615/2.21) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.21)
2743	2743	5 Sec. 2.21. (a) The Authority or the Commuter Rail Division
2744	2744	6 Board may not in the exercise of its powers to provide
2745	2745	7 effective public transportation as provided by this Act:
2746	2746	8 (i) require or authorize the operation of, or operate
2747	2747	9 or acquire by eminent domain or otherwise, any public
2748	2748	10 transportation facility or service on terms or in a manner
2749	2749	11 which unreasonably interferes with the ability of a
2750	2750	12 railroad to provide efficient freight or inter-city
2751	2751	13 passenger service. This subparagraph shall not bar the
2752	2752	14 Authority from acquiring title to any property pursuant to
2753	2753	15 Section 2.13 in a manner consistent with this
2754	2754	16 subparagraph.
2755	2755	17 (ii) obtain by eminent domain any interest in any
2756	2756	18 right of way or any other real property of a railroad which
2757	2757	19 is not a public body in excess of the interest to be used
2758	2758	20 for public transportation as provided in this Act.
2759	2759	21 (iii) prohibit the operation of public transportation
2760	2760	22 by a private carrier that does not receive a grant or
2761	2761	23 purchase of service contract from the Authority or a
2762	2762	24 Service Board.
2763	2763	25 (b) If in connection with any construction, acquisition,
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2774	2774	1 or other activity undertaken by or for the Authority or a
2775	2775	2 Service Board, or pursuant to any purchase of service or grant
2776	2776	3 agreement with the Authority or a Service Board, any facility
2777	2777	4 of a public utility (as defined in the Public Utilities Act),
2778	2778	5 is removed or relocated from its then-existing site all costs
2779	2779	6 and expenses of such relocation or removal, including the cost
2780	2780	7 of installing such facilities in a new location or locations,
2781	2781	8 and the cost of any land or lands, or interest in land, or any
2782	2782	9 rights required to accomplish such relocation or removal,
2783	2783	10 shall be paid by the Authority or a Service Board. If any such
2784	2784	11 facilities are so relocated onto the properties of the
2785	2785	12 Authority or the Service Board or onto properties made
2786	2786	13 available for that purpose by the Authority or the Service
2787	2787	14 Board, there shall be no rent, fee, or other charge of any kind
2788	2788	15 imposed upon the public utility owning or operating such
2789	2789	16 facilities in excess of that imposed prior to such relocation
2790	2790	17 and such public utility, and its successors and assigns, shall
2791	2791	18 be granted the right to operate such facilities in the new
2792	2792	19 location or locations for as long a period and upon the same
2793	2793	20 terms and conditions as it had the right to maintain and
2794	2794	21 operate such facilities in their former location. Nothing in
2795	2795	22 this paragraph (b) shall prevent the Authority or the Service
2796	2796	23 Board and a transportation agency from agreeing in a purchase
2797	2797	24 of service agreement or otherwise to make different
2798	2798	25 arrangements for such relocations or the costs thereof.
2799	2799	26 (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
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2810	2810	1 (70 ILCS 3615/2.30)
2811	2811	2 Sec. 2.30. Paratransit services.
2812	2812	3 (a) For purposes of this Act, "ADA paratransit services"
2813	2813	4 shall mean those comparable or specialized transportation
2814	2814	5 services provided by, or under grant or purchase of service
2815	2815	6 contracts of, the Service Boards to individuals with
2816	2816	7 disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation
2817	2817	8 systems and who are determined to be eligible, for some or all
2818	2818	9 of their trips, for such services under the Americans with
2819	2819	10 Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
2820	2820	11 (b) Beginning July 1, 2005, the Authority is responsible
2821	2821	12 for the funding, from amounts on deposit in the ADA
2822	2822	13 Paratransit Fund established under Section 2.01d of this Act,
2823	2823	14 financial review and oversight of all ADA paratransit services
2824	2824	15 that are provided by the Authority or by any of the Service
2825	2825	16 Boards. The Suburban Bus Division Board shall operate or
2826	2826	17 provide for the operation of all ADA paratransit services by
2827	2827	18 no later than July 1, 2006, except that this date may be
2828	2828	19 extended to the extent necessary to obtain approval from the
2829	2829	20 Federal Transit Administration of the plan prepared pursuant
2830	2830	21 to subsection (c).
2831	2831	22 (c) No later than January 1, 2006, the Authority, in
2832	2832	23 collaboration with the Suburban Bus Division Board and the
2833	2833	24 Chicago Transit Authority, shall develop a plan for the
2834	2834	25 provision of ADA paratransit services and submit such plan to
2835	2835
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2845	2845	1 the Federal Transit Administration for approval. Approval of
2846	2846	2 such plan by the Authority shall require the affirmative votes
2847	2847	3 of 12 of the then Directors. The Suburban Bus Division Board,
2848	2848	4 the Chicago Transit Authority and the Authority shall comply
2849	2849	5 with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act
2850	2850	6 of 1990 and its implementing regulations in developing and
2851	2851	7 approving such plan including, without limitation, consulting
2852	2852	8 with individuals with disabilities and groups representing
2853	2853	9 them in the community, and providing adequate opportunity for
2854	2854	10 public comment and public hearings. The plan shall include the
2855	2855	11 contents required for a paratransit plan pursuant to the
2856	2856	12 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing
2857	2857	13 regulations. The plan shall also include, without limitation,
2858	2858	14 provisions to:
2859	2859	15 (1) maintain, at a minimum, the levels of ADA
2860	2860	16 paratransit service that are required to be provided by
2861	2861	17 the Service Boards pursuant to the Americans with
2862	2862	18 Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations;
2863	2863	19 (2) transfer the appropriate ADA paratransit services,
2864	2864	20 management, personnel, service contracts and assets from
2865	2865	21 the Chicago Transit Authority to the Authority or the
2866	2866	22 Suburban Bus Division Board, as necessary, by no later
2867	2867	23 than July 1, 2006, except that this date may be extended to
2868	2868	24 the extent necessary to obtain approval from the Federal
2869	2869	25 Transit Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to
2870	2870	26 this subsection (c);
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2881	2881	1 (3) provide for consistent policies throughout the
2882	2882	2 metropolitan region for scheduling of ADA paratransit
2883	2883	3 service trips to and from destinations, with consideration
2884	2884	4 of scheduling of return trips on a "will-call" open-ended
2885	2885	5 basis upon request of the rider, if practicable, and with
2886	2886	6 consideration of an increased number of trips available by
2887	2887	7 subscription service than are available as of the
2888	2888	8 effective date of this amendatory Act;
2889	2889	9 (4) provide that service contracts and rates, entered
2890	2890	10 into or set after the approval by the Federal Transit
2891	2891	11 Administration of the plan prepared pursuant to subsection
2892	2892	12 (c) of this Section, with private carriers and taxicabs
2893	2893	13 for ADA paratransit service are procured by means of an
2894	2894	14 open procurement process;
2895	2895	15 (5) provide for fares, fare collection and billing
2896	2896	16 procedures for ADA paratransit services throughout the
2897	2897	17 metropolitan region;
2898	2898	18 (6) provide for performance standards for all ADA
2899	2899	19 paratransit service transportation carriers, with
2900	2900	20 consideration of door-to-door service;
2901	2901	21 (7) provide, in cooperation with the Illinois
2902	2902	22 Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of
2903	2903	23 Public Aid and other appropriate public agencies and
2904	2904	24 private entities, for the application and receipt of
2905	2905	25 grants, including, without limitation, reimbursement from
2906	2906	26 Medicaid or other programs for ADA paratransit services;
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2917	2917	1 (8) provide for a system of dispatch of ADA
2918	2918	2 paratransit services transportation carriers throughout
2919	2919	3 the metropolitan region, with consideration of
2920	2920	4 county-based dispatch systems already in place as of the
2921	2921	5 effective date of this amendatory Act;
2922	2922	6 (9) provide for a process of determining eligibility
2923	2923	7 for ADA paratransit services that complies with the
2924	2924	8 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its
2925	2925	9 implementing regulations;
2926	2926	10 (10) provide for consideration of innovative methods
2927	2927	11 to provide and fund ADA paratransit services; and
2928	2928	12 (11) provide for the creation of one or more ADA
2929	2929	13 advisory boards, or the reconstitution of the existing ADA
2930	2930	14 advisory boards for the Service Boards, to represent the
2931	2931	15 diversity of individuals with disabilities in the
2932	2932	16 metropolitan region and to provide appropriate ongoing
2933	2933	17 input from individuals with disabilities into the
2934	2934	18 operation of ADA paratransit services.
2935	2935	19 (d) All revisions and annual updates to the ADA
2936	2936	20 paratransit services plan developed pursuant to subsection (c)
2937	2937	21 of this Section, or certifications of continued compliance in
2938	2938	22 lieu of plan updates, that are required to be provided to the
2939	2939	23 Federal Transit Administration shall be developed by the
2940	2940	24 Authority, in collaboration with the Suburban Bus Division
2941	2941	25 Board and the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Authority
2942	2942	26 shall submit such revision, update or certification to the
2943	2943
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2953	2953	1 Federal Transit Administration for approval. Approval of such
2954	2954	2 revisions, updates or certifications by the Authority shall
2955	2955	3 require the affirmative votes of 12 of the then Directors.
2956	2956	4 (e) The Illinois Department of Transportation, the
2957	2957	5 Illinois Department of Public Aid, the Authority, the Suburban
2958	2958	6 Bus Division Board and the Chicago Transit Authority shall
2959	2959	7 enter into intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary to
2960	2960	8 provide funding and accountability for, and implementation of,
2961	2961	9 the requirements of this Section.
2962	2962	10 (f) By no later than April 1, 2007, the Authority shall
2963	2963	11 develop and submit to the General Assembly and the Governor a
2964	2964	12 funding plan for ADA paratransit services. Approval of such
2965	2965	13 plan by the Authority shall require the affirmative votes of
2966	2966	14 12 of the then Directors. The funding plan shall, at a minimum,
2967	2967	15 contain an analysis of the current costs of providing ADA
2968	2968	16 paratransit services, projections of the long-term costs of
2969	2969	17 providing ADA paratransit services, identification of and
2970	2970	18 recommendations for possible cost efficiencies in providing
2971	2971	19 ADA paratransit services, and identification of and
2972	2972	20 recommendations for possible funding sources for providing ADA
2973	2973	21 paratransit services. The Illinois Department of
2974	2974	22 Transportation, the Illinois Department of Public Aid, the
2975	2975	23 Suburban Bus Division Board, the Chicago Transit Authority and
2976	2976	24 other State and local public agencies as appropriate shall
2977	2977	25 cooperate with the Authority in the preparation of such
2978	2978	26 funding plan.
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2989	2989	1 (g) Any funds derived from the federal Medicaid program
2990	2990	2 for reimbursement of the costs of providing ADA paratransit
2991	2991	3 services within the metropolitan region shall be directed to
2992	2992	4 the Authority and shall be used to pay for or reimburse the
2993	2993	5 costs of providing such services.
2994	2994	6 (h) Nothing in this amendatory Act shall be construed to
2995	2995	7 conflict with the requirements of the Americans with
2996	2996	8 Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations.
2997	2997	9 (Source: P.A. 94-370, eff. 7-29-05; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
2998	2998	10 (70 ILCS 3615/3.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01)
2999	2999	11 Sec. 3.01. Board of Directors. The corporate authorities
3000	3000	12 and governing body of the Authority shall be a Board
3001	3001	13 consisting of 13 Directors until April 1, 2008, and 16
3002	3002	14 Directors thereafter, appointed as follows:
3003	3003	15 (a) Four Directors appointed by the Mayor of the City of
3004	3004	16 Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
3005	3005	17 City of Chicago, and, only until April 1, 2008, a fifth
3006	3006	18 director who shall be the Chairman of the Chicago Transit
3007	3007	19 Authority. After April 1, 2008, the Mayor of the City of
3008	3008	20 Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council of the
3009	3009	21 City of Chicago, shall appoint a fifth Director. The Directors
3010	3010	22 appointed by the Mayor of the City of Chicago shall not be the
3011	3011	23 Chairman or a Director of the Chicago Transit Authority. Each
3012	3012	24 such Director shall reside in the City of Chicago.
3013	3013	25 (b) Four Directors appointed by the votes of a majority of
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3024	3024	1 the members of the Cook County Board elected from districts, a
3025	3025	2 majority of the electors of which reside outside Chicago.
3026	3026	3 After April 1, 2008, a fifth Director appointed by the
3027	3027	4 President of the Cook County Board with the advice and consent
3028	3028	5 of the members of the Cook County Board. Each Director
3029	3029	6 appointed under this subparagraph shall reside in that part of
3030	3030	7 Cook County outside Chicago.
3031	3031	8 (c) Four Directors appointed by the Governor, with the
3032	3032	9 advice and consent of the Mayor of the City of Chicago, the
3033	3033	10 President of the Cook County Board, and a majority of the
3034	3034	11 county boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
3035	3035	12 Counties as follows: Until April 1, 2008, 3 Directors
3036	3036	13 appointed by the Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage,
3037	3037	14 Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties, as follows:
3038	3038	15 (i) Three Directors who reside in the metropolitan
3039	3039	16 region Two Directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
3040	3040	17 county boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties,
3041	3041	18 with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the
3042	3042	19 Chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the
3043	3043	20 Chairmen. Each such Chairman may nominate not more than 2
3044	3044	21 persons for each position. Each such Director shall reside
3045	3045	22 in a county in the metropolitan region other than Cook or
3046	3046	23 DuPage Counties.
3047	3047	24 (ii) One Director who shall be the Chairman of the
3048	3048	25 Board One Director appointed by the Chairman of the DuPage
3049	3049	26 County Board with the advice and consent of the DuPage
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3060	3060	1 County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage County.
3061	3061	2 (d) Five After April 1, 2008, 5 Directors appointed by the
3062	3062	3 Chairmen of the County Boards of DuPage, Kane, Lake and
3063	3063	4 McHenry Counties and the County Executive of Will County, as
3064	3064	5 follows:
3065	3065	6 (i) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the Kane
3066	3066	7 County Board with the advice and consent of the Kane
3067	3067	8 County Board. Such Director shall reside in Kane County.
3068	3068	9 (ii) One Director appointed by the County Executive of
3069	3069	10 Will County with the advice and consent of the Will County
3070	3070	11 Board. Such Director shall reside in Will County.
3071	3071	12 (iii) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
3072	3072	13 DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
3073	3073	14 DuPage County Board. Such Director shall reside in DuPage
3074	3074	15 County.
3075	3075	16 (iv) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
3076	3076	17 Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the Lake
3077	3077	18 County Board. Such Director shall reside in Lake County.
3078	3078	19 (v) One Director appointed by the Chairman of the
3079	3079	20 McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of the
3080	3080	21 McHenry County Board. Such Director shall reside in
3081	3081	22 McHenry County.
3082	3082	23 (vi) To implement the changes in appointing authority
3083	3083	24 under this subparagraph (d) the three Directors
3084	3084	25 appointed under subparagraph (c) and residing in Lake
3085	3085	26 County, DuPage County, and Kane County respectively shall
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3096	3096	1 each continue to serve as Director until the expiration of
3097	3097	2 their respective term of office and until his or her
3098	3098	3 successor is appointed and qualified or a vacancy occurs
3099	3099	4 in the office. Thereupon, the appointment shall be made by
3100	3100	5 the officials given appointing authority with respect to
3101	3101	6 the Director whose term has expired or office has become
3102	3102	7 vacant.
3103	3103	8 (e) The Chairman serving on January 1, 2026 the effective
3104	3104	9 date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly shall
3105	3105	10 continue to serve as Chairman until the earlier of: the
3106	3106	11 expiration of his or her term of office; and until his or her
3107	3107	12 successor is appointed and qualified; or a vacancy occurs in
3108	3108	13 the office. Upon the expiration or vacancy of the term of the
3109	3109	14 Chairman then serving upon the effective date of this
3110	3110	15 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Chairman
3111	3111	16 shall be appointed by the other Directors, by the affirmative
3112	3112	17 vote of at least 11 of the then Directors with at least 2
3113	3113	18 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in the City of
3114	3114	19 Chicago, at least 2 affirmative votes from Directors who
3115	3115	20 reside in Cook County outside the City of Chicago, and at least
3116	3116	21 2 affirmative votes from Directors who reside in the Counties
3117	3117	22 of DuPage, Lake, Will, Kane, or McHenry. The chairman shall
3118	3118	23 not be appointed from among the other Directors. The chairman
3119	3119	24 shall be a resident of the metropolitan region.
3120	3120	25 (f) Except as otherwise provided by this Act no Director
3121	3121	26 shall, while serving as such, be an officer, a member of the
3122	3122
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3132	3132	1 Board of Directors or Trustees or an employee of any Service
3133	3133	2 Board or transportation agency, or be an employee of the State
3134	3134	3 of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or of any
3135	3135	4 municipality, county, or any other unit of local government or
3136	3136	5 receive any compensation from any elected or appointed office
3137	3137	6 under the Constitution and laws of Illinois; except that a
3138	3138	7 Director may be a member of a school board.
3139	3139	8 (g) Each appointment made under this Section and under
3140	3140	9 Section 3.03 shall be certified by the appointing authority to
3141	3141	10 the Board, which shall maintain the certifications as part of
3142	3142	11 the official records of the Authority.
3143	3143	12 (h) (Blank).
3144	3144	13 (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
3145	3145	14 (70 ILCS 3615/3.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04)
3146	3146	15 Sec. 3.04. Compensation. Each Director, including the
3147	3147	16 Chairman, except for the Chairman of the Chicago Transit
3148	3148	17 Authority who shall not be compensated by the Authority, shall
3149	3149	18 be compensated at the rate of $25,000 per year.
3150	3150	19 Officers of the Authority shall not be required to comply
3151	3151	20 with the requirements of the Public Funds Statement
3152	3152	21 Publication Act "An Act requiring certain custodians of public
3153	3153	22 moneys to file and publish statements of the receipts and
3154	3154	23 disbursements thereof", approved June 24, 1919, as now or
3155	3155	24 hereafter amended.
3156	3156	25 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
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3167	3167	1 (70 ILCS 3615/3.08) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08)
3168	3168	2 Sec. 3.08. There is established a Regional Citizens
3169	3169	3 Advisory Board. This board shall be comprised of the Chairmen
3170	3170	4 of the Citizens Advisory Boards of the Chicago Transit
3171	3171	5 Authority, the Commuter Rail Division, Board and the Suburban
3172	3172	6 Bus Division Board. This Board shall meet at least quarterly
3173	3173	7 and shall advise the Board of the impact of its policies and
3174	3174	8 programs on the communities within the metropolitan region.
3175	3175	9 Members shall serve without compensation.
3176	3176	10 (Source: P.A. 83-886.)
3177	3177	11 (70 ILCS 3615/3.13 new)
3178	3178	12 Sec. 3.13. Committees. The Chairman of the Board shall
3179	3179	13 appoint members of the following committees, composed only of
3180	3180	14 Directors of the Board, with the advice and consent of the
3181	3181	15 applicable persons or entities who have the authority to
3182	3182	16 appoint each category of Directors:
3183	3183	17 (1) The Chicago Transit Authority Committee shall be
3184	3184	18 composed of the following Directors: 3 Directors residing
3185	3185	19 in the City of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; one
3186	3186	20 Director residing in Cook County outside of the City of
3187	3187	21 Chicago; one Director residing in DuPage County, Kane
3188	3188	22 County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County; and 2
3189	3189	23 of the Directors appointed by the Governor.
3190	3190	24 (2) The Commuter Rail Committee shall be composed of
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3201	3201	1 the following Directors: 2 Directors residing in the City
3202	3202	2 of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; 2 Directors
3203	3203	3 residing in Cook County outside of the City of Chicago; 2
3204	3204	4 Directors residing in DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
3205	3205	5 County, McHenry County, or Will County; and one of the
3206	3206	6 Directors appointed by the Governor.
3207	3207	7 (3) The Suburban Bus Committee shall be composed of
3208	3208	8 the following Directors: one Director residing in the City
3209	3209	9 of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; 2 Directors
3210	3210	10 residing in Cook County outside of the City of Chicago; 3
3211	3211	11 Directors residing in DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
3212	3212	12 County, McHenry County, or Will County; and one of the
3213	3213	13 Directors appointed by the Governor.
3214	3214	14 (4) The Paratransit and Innovations Committee shall be
3215	3215	15 composed of the following Directors: 2 Directors residing
3216	3216	16 in the City of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; 2
3217	3217	17 Directors residing in Cook County outside of the City of
3218	3218	18 Chicago; 2 Directors residing in DuPage County, Kane
3219	3219	19 County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County; and
3220	3220	20 one of the Directors appointed by the Governor.
3221	3221	21 (5) The Budget and Finance Committee shall be composed
3222	3222	22 of the following Directors: 2 Directors residing in the
3223	3223	23 City of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; 2 Directors
3224	3224	24 residing in Cook County outside of the City of Chicago; 2
3225	3225	25 Directors residing in DuPage County, Kane County, Lake
3226	3226	26 County, McHenry County, or Will County; and 2 of the
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3237	3237	1 Directors appointed by the Governor.
3238	3238	2 (6) The Planning and Capital Program Committee shall
3239	3239	3 be composed of the following Directors: 2 Directors
3240	3240	4 residing in the City of Chicago not appointed by the
3241	3241	5 Governor; 2 Directors residing in Cook County outside of
3242	3242	6 the City of Chicago; 2 Directors residing in DuPage
3243	3243	7 County, Kane County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will
3244	3244	8 County; and 2 of the Directors appointed by the Governor.
3245	3245	9 (7) The Audit and Compliance Committee shall be
3246	3246	10 composed of the following Directors: one Director residing
3247	3247	11 in the City of Chicago not appointed by the Governor; one
3248	3248	12 Director residing in Cook County outside of the City of
3249	3249	13 Chicago; one Director residing in DuPage County, Kane
3250	3250	14 County, Lake County, McHenry County, or Will County; and
3251	3251	15 one of the Directors appointed by the Governor.
3252	3252	16 The Chicago Transit Authority Committee, Commuter Rail
3253	3253	17 Committee, and Suburban Bus Committee shall oversee operations
3254	3254	18 of each of those respective divisions of the Authority and
3255	3255	19 provided recommendations to the Board relating to those
3256	3256	20 respective divisions. The other committees shall oversee
3257	3257	21 operations in the respective areas of each committee and
3258	3258	22 provide recommendations to the Board relating to those
3259	3259	23 respective areas.
3260	3260	24 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.01)
3261	3261	25 Sec. 3A.01. Suburban Bus Division. There is established
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3272	3272	1 within the Authority the Suburban Bus Division as the
3273	3273	2 operating division responsible for providing public
3274	3274	3 transportation by bus and as may be provided in this Act.
3275	3275	4 Purchase of service agreements between a transportation agency
3276	3276	5 and the Authority in effect on the effective date of this
3277	3277	6 amendatory Act shall remain in full force and effect in
3278	3278	7 accordance with the terms of such agreement. Such agreements,
3279	3279	8 on and after January 1, 2026, shall first be the
3280	3280	9 responsibility of the Transition Board and, on the date of its
3281	3281	10 creation, shall be the responsibility of the Regional
3282	3282	11 Transportation Authority the Suburban Bus Division and its
3283	3283	12 Board.
3284	3284	13 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
3285	3285	14 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02)
3286	3286	15 Sec. 3A.02. Suburban Bus Board. On and after January 1,
3287	3287	16 2026: (1) the powers and duties of the Suburban Bus Board shall
3288	3288	17 be exercised and performed by the Regional Transportation
3289	3289	18 Authority Board, and any references to the Suburban Bus Board
3290	3290	19 in this Article shall be construed as references to the
3291	3291	20 Regional Transportation Authority Board; (2) the Suburban Bus
3292	3292	21 Board is dissolved; and (3) all terms of the directors of the
3293	3293	22 Suburban Bus Board are terminated. The governing body of the
3294	3294	23 Suburban Bus Division shall be a board consisting of 13
3295	3295	24 directors appointed as follows:
3296	3296	25 (a) Six Directors appointed by the members of the Cook
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3307	3307	1 County Board elected from that part of Cook County outside
3308	3308	2 of Chicago, or in the event such Board of Commissioners
3309	3309	3 becomes elected from single member districts, by those
3310	3310	4 Commissioners elected from districts, a majority of the
3311	3311	5 residents of which reside outside of Chicago from the
3312	3312	6 chief executive officers of the municipalities, of that
3313	3313	7 portion of Cook County outside of Chicago. Provided
3314	3314	8 however, that:
3315	3315	9 (i) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3316	3316	10 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3317	3317	11 the Northwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
3318	3318	12 (ii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3319	3319	13 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3320	3320	14 the North Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
3321	3321	15 (iii) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3322	3322	16 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3323	3323	17 the North Shore Region defined in Section 3A.13;
3324	3324	18 (iv) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3325	3325	19 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3326	3326	20 the Central Region defined in Section 3A.13;
3327	3327	21 (v) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3328	3328	22 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3329	3329	23 the Southwest Region defined in Section 3A.13;
3330	3330	24 (vi) One of the Directors shall be the chief
3331	3331	25 executive officer of a municipality within the area of
3332	3332	26 the South Region defined in Section 3A.13;
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3343	3343	1 (b) One Director by the Chairman of the Kane County
3344	3344	2 Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3345	3345	3 municipality within Kane County;
3346	3346	4 (c) One Director by the Chairman of the Lake County
3347	3347	5 Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3348	3348	6 municipality within Lake County;
3349	3349	7 (d) One Director by the Chairman of the DuPage County
3350	3350	8 Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3351	3351	9 municipality within DuPage County;
3352	3352	10 (e) One Director by the Chairman of the McHenry County
3353	3353	11 Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3354	3354	12 municipality within McHenry County;
3355	3355	13 (f) One Director by the Chairman of the Will County
3356	3356	14 Board who shall be a chief executive officer of a
3357	3357	15 municipality within Will County;
3358	3358	16 (g) The Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People
3359	3359	17 with Disabilities, from the City of Chicago, who shall
3360	3360	18 serve as an ex-officio member; and
3361	3361	19 (h) The Chairman by the Governor for the initial term,
3362	3362	20 and thereafter by a majority of the Chairmen of the
3363	3363	21 DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will County Boards and the
3364	3364	22 members of the Cook County Board elected from that part of
3365	3365	23 Cook County outside of Chicago, or in the event such Board
3366	3366	24 of Commissioners is elected from single member districts,
3367	3367	25 by those Commissioners elected from districts, a majority
3368	3368	26 of the electors of which reside outside of Chicago; and
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3379	3379	1 who after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
3380	3380	2 95th General Assembly may not be a resident of the City of
3381	3381	3 Chicago.
3382	3382	4 Each appointment made under paragraphs (a) through (g) and
3383	3383	5 under Section 3A.03 shall be certified by the appointing
3384	3384	6 authority to the Suburban Bus Board which shall maintain the
3385	3385	7 certifications as part of the official records of the Suburban
3386	3386	8 Bus Board; provided that the initial appointments shall be
3387	3387	9 certified to the Secretary of State, who shall transmit the
3388	3388	10 certifications to the Suburban Bus Board following its
3389	3389	11 organization.
3390	3390	12 For the purposes of this Section, "chief executive officer
3391	3391	13 of a municipality" includes a former chief executive officer
3392	3392	14 of a municipality within the specified Region or County,
3393	3393	15 provided that the former officer continues to reside within
3394	3394	16 such Region or County.
3395	3395	17 (Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
3396	3396	18 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.05)
3397	3397	19 Sec. 3A.05. Appointment of officers and employees. The
3398	3398	20 Executive Director of the Authority, with the advice and
3399	3399	21 consent of the Suburban Bus Committee, Board shall appoint an
3400	3400	22 Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer of
3401	3401	23 the Division, appointed, retained or dismissed with the
3402	3402	24 concurrence of 4 9 of the directors of the Suburban Bus
3403	3403	25 Committee Board. The Executive Director shall appoint, retain
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3414	3414	1 and employ officers, attorneys, agents, engineers, employees
3415	3415	2 and shall organize the staff, shall allocate their functions
3416	3416	3 and duties, fix compensation and conditions of employment, and
3417	3417	4 consistent with the policies of and direction from the
3418	3418	5 Suburban Bus Board and the Suburban Bus Committee take all
3419	3419	6 actions necessary to achieve its purposes, fulfill its
3420	3420	7 responsibilities and carry out its powers, and shall have such
3421	3421	8 other powers and responsibilities as the Suburban Bus Board
3422	3422	9 and the Suburban Bus Committee shall determine. The Executive
3423	3423	10 Director shall be an individual of proven transportation and
3424	3424	11 management skills and may not be a member of the Suburban Bus
3425	3425	12 Board. The Division may employ its own professional management
3426	3426	13 personnel to provide professional and technical expertise
3427	3427	14 concerning its purposes and powers and to assist it in
3428	3428	15 assessing the performance of transportation agencies in the
3429	3429	16 metropolitan region. A person appointed or employed under this
3430	3430	17 Section whose term or employment has not been terminated on
3431	3431	18 January 1, 2026 shall continue in his or her position with the
3432	3432	19 Suburban Bus Division until the expiration of his or her
3433	3433	20 appointment or employment, resignation, or removal.
3434	3434	21 No employee, officer, or agent of the Suburban Bus
3435	3435	22 Division Board may receive a bonus that exceeds 10% of his or
3436	3436	23 her annual salary unless that bonus has been reviewed by the
3437	3437	24 Regional Transportation Authority Board for a period of 14
3438	3438	25 days. After 14 days, the contract shall be considered
3439	3439	26 reviewed. This Section does not apply to usual and customary
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3450	3450	1 salary adjustments.
3451	3451	2 No unlawful discrimination, as defined and prohibited in
3452	3452	3 the Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be made in any term or
3453	3453	4 aspect of employment nor shall there be discrimination based
3454	3454	5 upon political reasons or factors. The Suburban Bus Division
3455	3455	6 Board shall establish regulations to insure that its
3456	3456	7 discharges shall not be arbitrary and that hiring and
3457	3457	8 promotion are based on merit.
3458	3458	9 The Division shall be subject to the "Illinois Human
3459	3459	10 Rights Act", as now or hereafter amended, and the remedies and
3460	3460	11 procedure established thereunder. The Suburban Bus Division
3461	3461	12 Board shall file an affirmative action program for employment
3462	3462	13 by it with the Department of Human Rights to ensure that
3463	3463	14 applicants are employed and that employees are treated during
3464	3464	15 employment, without regard to unlawful discrimination. Such
3465	3465	16 affirmative action program shall include provisions relating
3466	3466	17 to hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
3467	3467	18 recruitment advertising, selection for training and rates of
3468	3468	19 pay or other forms of compensation.
3469	3469	20 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
3470	3470	21 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.09) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09)
3471	3471	22 Sec. 3A.09. General powers. In addition to any powers
3472	3472	23 elsewhere provided to the Suburban Bus Division or the former
3473	3473	24 Suburban Bus Board, the Regional Transportation Authority
3474	3474	25 Board it shall have all of the powers specified in Section 2.20
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3485	3485	1 of this Act except for the powers specified in Section
3486	3486	2 2.20(a)(v). The Board shall also have the power:
3487	3487	3 (a) (blank); to cooperate with the Regional
3488	3488	4 Transportation Authority in the exercise by the Regional
3489	3489	5 Transportation Authority of all the powers granted it by
3490	3490	6 such Act;
3491	3491	7 (b) to receive funds for the Division from the
3492	3492	8 Regional Transportation Authority pursuant to Sections
3493	3493	9 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and 4.10 of the Regional
3494	3494	10 Transportation Authority Act, all as provided in the
3495	3495	11 Regional Transportation Authority Act;
3496	3496	12 (c) to receive financial grants from the Regional
3497	3497	13 Transportation Authority or a Service Board, as defined in
3498	3498	14 the Regional Transportation Authority Act, upon such terms
3499	3499	15 and conditions as shall be set forth in a grant contract
3500	3500	16 between either the Division and the Regional
3501	3501	17 Transportation Authority or the Division and another
3502	3502	18 Service Board, which contract or agreement may be for such
3503	3503	19 number of years or duration as the parties agree, all as
3504	3504	20 provided in the Regional Transportation Authority Act;
3505	3505	21 (d) to perform all functions necessary for the
3506	3506	22 provision of paratransit services under Section 2.30 of
3507	3507	23 this Act;
3508	3508	24 (e) to borrow money for the purposes of: (i)
3509	3509	25 constructing a new garage in the northwestern Cook County
3510	3510	26 suburbs, (ii) converting the South Cook garage in Markham
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3521	3521	1 to a Compressed Natural Gas facility, (iii) constructing a
3522	3522	2 new paratransit garage in DuPage County, (iv) expanding
3523	3523	3 the North Shore garage in Evanston to accommodate
3524	3524	4 additional indoor bus parking, and (v) purchasing new
3525	3525	5 transit buses. For the purpose of evidencing the
3526	3526	6 obligation of the Suburban Bus Division Board to repay any
3527	3527	7 money borrowed as provided in this subsection, the
3528	3528	8 Suburban Bus Division Board may issue revenue bonds from
3529	3529	9 time to time pursuant to ordinance adopted by the Suburban
3530	3530	10 Bus Board, subject to the approval of the Regional
3531	3531	11 Transportation Authority of each such issuance by the
3532	3532	12 affirmative vote of 12 of its then Directors; provided
3533	3533	13 that the Suburban Bus Division Board may not issue bonds
3534	3534	14 for the purpose of financing the acquisition,
3535	3535	15 construction, or improvement of any facility other than
3536	3536	16 those listed in this subsection (e). All such bonds shall
3537	3537	17 be payable solely from the revenues or income or any other
3538	3538	18 funds that the Suburban Bus Division Board may receive,
3539	3539	19 provided that the Suburban Bus Board may not pledge as
3540	3540	20 security for such bonds the moneys, if any, that the
3541	3541	21 Suburban Bus Division Board receives from the Regional
3542	3542	22 Transportation Authority pursuant to Section 4.03.3(f) of
3543	3543	23 the Regional Transportation Authority Act. The bonds shall
3544	3544	24 bear interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
3545	3545	25 authorized by the Bond Authorization Act and shall mature
3546	3546	26 at such time or times not exceeding 25 years from their
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3557	3557	1 respective dates. Bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph
3558	3558	2 must be issued with scheduled principal or mandatory
3559	3559	3 redemption payments in equal amounts in each fiscal year
3560	3560	4 over the term of the bonds, with the first principal or
3561	3561	5 mandatory redemption payment scheduled within the fiscal
3562	3562	6 year in which bonds are issued or within the next
3563	3563	7 succeeding fiscal year. At least 25%, based on total
3564	3564	8 principal amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this
3565	3565	9 Section shall be sold pursuant to notice of sale and
3566	3566	10 public bid. No more than 75%, based on total principal
3567	3567	11 amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this Section
3568	3568	12 shall be sold by negotiated sale. The maximum principal
3569	3569	13 amount of the bonds that may be issued may not exceed
3570	3570	14 $100,000,000. The bonds shall have all the qualities of
3571	3571	15 negotiable instruments under the laws of this State. To
3572	3572	16 secure the payment of any or all of such bonds and for the
3573	3573	17 purpose of setting forth the covenants and undertakings of
3574	3574	18 the Suburban Bus Division Board in connection with the
3575	3575	19 issuance thereof and the issuance of any additional bonds
3576	3576	20 payable from such revenue or income as well as the use and
3577	3577	21 application of the revenue or income received by the
3578	3578	22 Suburban Bus Division Board, the Suburban Bus Board may
3579	3579	23 execute and deliver a trust agreement or agreements;
3580	3580	24 provided that no lien upon any physical property of the
3581	3581	25 Suburban Bus Division Board shall be created thereby. A
3582	3582	26 remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any such
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3593	3593	1 trust agreement by the Suburban Bus Division Board may be
3594	3594	2 by mandamus proceedings in any court of competent
3595	3595	3 jurisdiction to compel performance and compliance
3596	3596	4 therewith, but the trust agreement may prescribe by whom
3597	3597	5 or on whose behalf such action may be instituted. Under no
3598	3598	6 circumstances shall any bonds issued by the Suburban Bus
3599	3599	7 Division Board or any other obligation of the Suburban Bus
3600	3600	8 Division Board in connection with the issuance of such
3601	3601	9 bonds be or become an indebtedness or obligation of the
3602	3602	10 State of Illinois, the Regional Transportation Authority,
3603	3603	11 or any other political subdivision of or municipality
3604	3604	12 within the State, nor shall any such bonds or obligations
3605	3605	13 be or become an indebtedness of the Suburban Bus Division
3606	3606	14 Board within the purview of any constitutional limitation
3607	3607	15 or provision, and it shall be plainly stated on the face of
3608	3608	16 each bond that it does not constitute such an indebtedness
3609	3609	17 or obligation but is payable solely from the revenues or
3610	3610	18 income as aforesaid; and
3611	3611	19 (f) to adopt ordinances and make all rules and
3612	3612	20 regulations proper or necessary to regulate the use,
3613	3613	21 operation, and maintenance of its property and facilities
3614	3614	22 and to carry into effect the powers granted to the
3615	3615	23 Suburban Bus Division Board, with any necessary fines or
3616	3616	24 penalties, such as the suspension of riding privileges or
3617	3617	25 confiscation of fare media under Section 2.40, as the
3618	3618	26 Board deems proper.
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3629	3629	1 (Source: P.A. 103-281, eff. 1-1-24.)
3630	3630	2 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.10) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.10)
3631	3631	3 Sec. 3A.10. Budget and Program. The Board Suburban Bus
3632	3632	4 Board, subject to the powers of the Authority in Section 4.11,
3633	3633	5 shall control the finances of the Division. It shall by
3634	3634	6 ordinance appropriate money to perform the Division's purposes
3635	3635	7 and provide for payment of debts and expenses of the Division.
3636	3636	8 Each year the Suburban Bus Board shall prepare and publish a
3637	3637	9 comprehensive annual budget and proposed five-year capital
3638	3638	10 program document, and a financial plan for the 2 years
3639	3639	11 thereafter describing the state of the Division and presenting
3640	3640	12 for the forthcoming fiscal year and the 2 following years the
3641	3641	13 Suburban Bus Board's plans for such operations and capital
3642	3642	14 expenditures as it intends to undertake and the means by which
3643	3643	15 it intends to finance them. The proposed budget, financial
3644	3644	16 plan, and five-year capital program shall be based on the
3645	3645	17 Authority's estimate of funds to be made available to the
3646	3646	18 Suburban Bus Division Board by or through the Authority and
3647	3647	19 shall conform in all respects to the requirements established
3648	3648	20 by the Authority. The proposed budget, financial plan, and
3649	3649	21 five-year capital program shall contain a statement of the
3650	3650	22 funds estimated to be on hand at the beginning of the fiscal
3651	3651	23 year, the funds estimated to be received from all sources for
3652	3652	24 such year and the funds estimated to be on hand at the end of
3653	3653	25 such year. The fiscal year of the Division shall be the same as
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3664	3664	1 the fiscal year of the Authority. Before the proposed budget,
3665	3665	2 financial plan, and five-year capital program are approved by
3666	3666	3 submitted to the Authority, the Suburban Bus Division Board
3667	3667	4 shall hold at least one public hearing thereon in each of the
3668	3668	5 counties in the metropolitan region in which the Division
3669	3669	6 provides service. The Suburban Bus Division Board shall hold
3670	3670	7 at least one meeting for consideration of the proposed budget,
3671	3671	8 financial plan, and five-year capital program with the county
3672	3672	9 board of each of the several counties in the metropolitan
3673	3673	10 region in which the Division provides service. After
3674	3674	11 conducting such hearings and holding such meetings and after
3675	3675	12 making such changes in the proposed budget, financial plan,
3676	3676	13 and five-year capital program as the Suburban Bus Board deems
3677	3677	14 appropriate, the it shall adopt an annual budget ordinance at
3678	3678	15 least by November 15 next preceding the beginning of each
3679	3679	16 fiscal year. The budget, financial plan, and five-year capital
3680	3680	17 program shall then be submitted to the Authority as provided
3681	3681	18 in Section 4.11. In the event that the Board of the Authority
3682	3682	19 determines that the budget and financial plan do not meet the
3683	3683	20 standards of Section 4.11, the Suburban Bus Board shall make
3684	3684	21 such changes as are necessary to meet such requirements and
3685	3685	22 adopt an amended budget ordinance. The amended budget
3686	3686	23 ordinance shall be resubmitted to the Authority pursuant to
3687	3687	24 Section 4.11. The ordinance shall appropriate such sums of
3688	3688	25 money as are deemed necessary to defray all necessary expenses
3689	3689	26 and obligations of the Division, specifying purposes and the
3690	3690
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3700	3700	1 objects or programs for which appropriations are made and the
3701	3701	2 amount appropriated for each object or program. Additional
3702	3702	3 appropriations, transfers between items and other changes in
3703	3703	4 such ordinance which do not alter the basis upon which the
3704	3704	5 balanced budget determination was made by the Board of the
3705	3705	6 Authority may be made from time to time by the Suburban Bus
3706	3706	7 Division Board.
3707	3707	8 The budget shall:
3708	3708	9 (i) show a balance between (A) anticipated revenues
3709	3709	10 from all sources including operating subsidies and (B) the
3710	3710	11 costs of providing the services specified and of funding
3711	3711	12 any operating deficits or encumbrances incurred in prior
3712	3712	13 periods, including provision for payment when due of
3713	3713	14 principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness;
3714	3714	15 (ii) show cash balances including the proceeds of any
3715	3715	16 anticipated cash flow borrowing sufficient to pay with
3716	3716	17 reasonable promptness all costs and expenses as incurred;
3717	3717	18 (iii) provide for a level of fares or charges and
3718	3718	19 operating or administrative costs for the public
3719	3719	20 transportation provided by or subject to the jurisdiction
3720	3720	21 of the Suburban Bus Division Board sufficient to allow the
3721	3721	22 Suburban Bus Division Board to meet its required system
3722	3722	23 generated revenues recovery ratio and, beginning with the
3723	3723	24 2007 fiscal year, its system generated ADA paratransit
3724	3724	25 services revenue recovery ratio;
3725	3725	26 (iv) be based upon and employ assumptions and
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3736	3736	1 projections which are reasonable and prudent;
3737	3737	2 (v) have been prepared in accordance with sound
3738	3738	3 financial practices as determined by the Board of the
3739	3739	4 Authority;
3740	3740	5 (vi) meet such other uniform financial, budgetary, or
3741	3741	6 fiscal requirements that the Board of the Authority may by
3742	3742	7 rule or regulation establish; and
3743	3743	8 (vii) be consistent with the goals and objectives
3744	3744	9 adopted by the Regional Transportation Authority in the
3745	3745	10 Strategic Plan.
3746	3746	11 (Source: P.A. 94-370, eff. 7-29-05; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
3747	3747	12 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.11)
3748	3748	13 Sec. 3A.11. Citizens Advisory Board. The Suburban Bus
3749	3749	14 Board shall establish a citizens advisory board composed of 10
3750	3750	15 residents of those portions of the metropolitan region in
3751	3751	16 which the Suburban Bus Division Board provides service who
3752	3752	17 have an interest in public transportation. The members of the
3753	3753	18 advisory board shall be named for 2 year terms, shall select
3754	3754	19 one of their members to serve as chairman and shall serve
3755	3755	20 without compensation. The citizens advisory board shall meet
3756	3756	21 with the Suburban Bus Board at least quarterly and advise the
3757	3757	22 Suburban Bus Board of the impact of its policies and programs
3758	3758	23 on the communities it serves. Appointments to the citizens
3759	3759	24 advisory board should, to the greatest extent possible,
3760	3760	25 reflect the ethnic, cultural, and geographic diversity of all
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3771	3771	1 persons residing within the Suburban Bus Division's Board's
3772	3772	2 jurisdiction.
3773	3773	3 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
3774	3774	4 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.12)
3775	3775	5 Sec. 3A.12. Working Cash Borrowing. The Suburban Bus Board
3776	3776	6 with the affirmative vote of 11 9 of its Directors may demand
3777	3777	7 and direct the Board of the Authority to issue Working Cash
3778	3778	8 Notes at such time and in such amounts and having such
3779	3779	9 maturities as the Suburban Bus Board deems proper, provided
3780	3780	10 however any such borrowing shall have been specifically
3781	3781	11 identified in the budget of the Suburban Bus Board as approved
3782	3782	12 by the Board of the Authority. Provided further, that the
3783	3783	13 Suburban Bus Board may not demand and direct the Board of the
3784	3784	14 Authority to have issued and have outstanding at any time in
3785	3785	15 excess of $5,000,000 in Working Cash Notes.
3786	3786	16 (Source: P.A. 95-906, eff. 8-26-08.)
3787	3787	17 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.14) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.14)
3788	3788	18 Sec. 3A.14. Labor.
3789	3789	19 (a) The provisions of this Section apply to collective
3790	3790	20 bargaining agreements (including extensions and amendments of
3791	3791	21 existing agreements) entered into on or after January 1, 1984.
3792	3792	22 (b) The Suburban Bus Division Board shall deal with and
3793	3793	23 enter into written contracts with their employees, through
3794	3794	24 accredited representatives of such employees authorized to act
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3805	3805	1 for such employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working
3806	3806	2 conditions, and pension or retirement provisions about which a
3807	3807	3 collective bargaining agreement has been entered prior to the
3808	3808	4 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983. Any such
3809	3809	5 agreement of the Suburban Bus Division Board shall provide
3810	3810	6 that the agreement may be reopened if the amended budget
3811	3811	7 submitted pursuant to Section 2.18a of this Act is not
3812	3812	8 approved by the Board of the Authority. The agreement may not
3813	3813	9 include a provision requiring the payment of wage increases
3814	3814	10 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The Suburban Bus
3815	3815	11 Division Board shall not have the authority to enter
3816	3816	12 collective bargaining agreements with respect to inherent
3817	3817	13 management rights, which include such areas of discretion or
3818	3818	14 policy as the functions of the employer, standards of
3819	3819	15 services, its overall budget, the organizational structure and
3820	3820	16 selection of new employees and direction of personnel.
3821	3821	17 Employers, however, shall be required to bargain collectively
3822	3822	18 with regard to policy matters directly affecting wages, hours
3823	3823	19 and terms and conditions of employment, as well as the impact
3824	3824	20 thereon, upon request by employee representatives. To preserve
3825	3825	21 the rights of employers and exclusive representatives which
3826	3826	22 have established collective bargaining relationships or
3827	3827	23 negotiated collective bargaining agreements prior to the
3828	3828	24 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, employers shall
3829	3829	25 be required to bargain collectively with regard to any matter
3830	3830	26 concerning wages, hours or conditions of employment about
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3841	3841	1 which they have bargained prior to the effective date of this
3842	3842	2 amendatory Act of 1983.
3843	3843	3 (c) The collective bargaining agreement may not include a
3844	3844	4 prohibition on the use of part-time operators on any service
3845	3845	5 operated by the Suburban Bus Division Board except where
3846	3846	6 prohibited by federal law.
3847	3847	7 (d) Within 30 days of the signing of any such collective
3848	3848	8 bargaining agreement, the Suburban Bus Division Board shall
3849	3849	9 determine the costs of each provision of the agreement,
3850	3850	10 prepare an amended budget incorporating the costs of the
3851	3851	11 agreement, and present the amended budget to the Board of the
3852	3852	12 Authority for its approval under Section 4.11. The Board may
3853	3853	13 approve the amended budget by an affirmative vote of 14 12 of
3854	3854	14 its then Directors. If the budget is not approved by the Board
3855	3855	15 of the Authority, the agreement may be reopened and its terms
3856	3856	16 may be renegotiated. Any amended budget which may be prepared
3857	3857	17 following renegotiation shall be presented to the Board of the
3858	3858	18 Authority for its approval in like manner.
3859	3859	19 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
3860	3860	20 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.15)
3861	3861	21 Sec. 3A.15. Free services; eligibility.
3862	3862	22 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
3863	3863	23 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
3864	3864	24 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
3865	3865	25 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
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3876	3876	1 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
3877	3877	2 of, the Suburban Bus Division Board shall be provided without
3878	3878	3 charge to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged
3879	3879	4 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by
3880	3880	5 the Suburban Bus Board.
3881	3881	6 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
3882	3882	7 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
3883	3883	8 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
3884	3884	9 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
3885	3885	10 purchase of service contracts of, the Suburban Bus Division
3886	3886	11 Board shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged
3887	3887	12 65 and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set
3888	3888	13 forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens
3889	3889	14 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under
3890	3890	15 such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Suburban Bus
3891	3891	16 Division Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all
3892	3892	17 information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
3893	3893	18 including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
3894	3894	19 services without charge under this Section. After an initial
3895	3895	20 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
3896	3896	21 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
3897	3897	22 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
3898	3898	23 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
3899	3899	24 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Suburban
3900	3900	25 Bus Division Board from providing reduced fares as may be
3901	3901	26 required by federal law.
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3912	3912	1 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
3913	3913	2 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.16)
3914	3914	3 Sec. 3A.16. Transit services for individuals with
3915	3915	4 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
3916	3916	5 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
3917	3917	6 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
3918	3918	7 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
3919	3919	8 purchase of service contract of, the Suburban Bus Division
3920	3920	9 Board shall be provided without charge to all persons with
3921	3921	10 disabilities who meet the income eligibility limitation set
3922	3922	11 forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens
3923	3923	12 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under
3924	3924	13 such procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The
3925	3925	14 Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
3926	3926	15 necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
3927	3927	16 individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
3928	3928	17 this Section. After an initial eligibility determination is
3929	3929	18 made, an individual's eligibility for free services shall
3930	3930	19 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
3931	3931	20 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
3932	3932	21 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
3933	3933	22 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
3934	3934	23 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
3935	3935	24 document verifying the individual's disability.
3936	3936	25 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
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3947	3947	1 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.17)
3948	3948	2 Sec. 3A.17. Emergency protocols. The Within 6 months after
3949	3949	3 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
3950	3950	4 Assembly, the Suburban Bus Division Board must maintain
3951	3951	5 develop written protocols to respond to medical and sanitation
3952	3952	6 emergencies and to other safety hazards.
3953	3953	7 (Source: P.A. 96-677, eff. 8-25-09.)
3954	3954	8 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.18)
3955	3955	9 Sec. 3A.18. Employment contracts. Except as otherwise
3956	3956	10 provided in Section 3A.14, before the Suburban Bus Division
3957	3957	11 Board may enter into or amend any employment contract in
3958	3958	12 excess of $100,000, the Suburban Bus Board must review submit
3959	3959	13 that contract or amendment to the Board for review for a period
3960	3960	14 of 14 days. After 14 days, the contract shall be considered
3961	3961	15 reviewed. This Section applies only to contracts entered into
3962	3962	16 or amended on or after the effective date of this amendatory
3963	3963	17 Act of the 98th General Assembly.
3964	3964	18 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
3965	3965	19 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.01)
3966	3966	20 Sec. 3B.01. Commuter Rail Division. There is established
3967	3967	21 within the Authority the Commuter Rail Division as the
3968	3968	22 operating division responsible for providing public
3969	3969	23 transportation by commuter rail. Purchase of service
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3980	3980	1 agreements between a transportation agency and the Authority
3981	3981	2 in effect on the effective date of this amendatory Act shall
3982	3982	3 remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of
3983	3983	4 such agreement. Such agreements, on and after January 1, 2026,
3984	3984	5 shall first be the responsibility of the Transition Board and,
3985	3985	6 on the date of its creation, shall become the responsibility
3986	3986	7 of the Regional Transportation Authority Commuter Rail
3987	3987	8 Division and its Board.
3988	3988	9 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
3989	3989	10 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.02) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02)
3990	3990	11 Sec. 3B.02. Commuter Rail Board. On and after January 1,
3991	3991	12 2026: (1) the powers and duties of the Commuter Rail Board
3992	3992	13 shall be exercised and performed by the Regional
3993	3993	14 Transportation Authority Board, and any references to the
3994	3994	15 Commuter Rail Board in this Article shall be construed as
3995	3995	16 references to the Regional Transportation Authority Board; (2)
3996	3996	17 the Commuter Rail Board is dissolved; and (3) all terms of the
3997	3997	18 directors of the Commuter Rail Board are terminated. (a) Until
3998	3998	19 April 1, 2008, the governing body of the Commuter Rail
3999	3999	20 Division shall be a board consisting of 7 directors appointed
4000	4000	21 pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
4001	4001	22 (1) One director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
4002	4002	23 the Board of DuPage County with the advice and consent of
4003	4003	24 the County Board of DuPage County and shall reside in
4004	4004	25 DuPage County.
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4015	4015	1 (2) Two directors appointed by the Chairmen of the
4016	4016	2 County Boards of Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties
4017	4017	3 with the concurrence of not less than a majority of the
4018	4018	4 chairmen from such counties, from nominees by the
4019	4019	5 Chairmen. Each such chairman may nominate not more than
4020	4020	6 two persons for each position. Each such director shall
4021	4021	7 reside in a county in the metropolitan region other than
4022	4022	8 Cook or DuPage County.
4023	4023	9 (3) Three directors appointed by the members of the
4024	4024	10 Cook County Board elected from that part of Cook County
4025	4025	11 outside of Chicago, or, in the event such Board of
4026	4026	12 Commissioners becomes elected from single member
4027	4027	13 districts, by those Commissioners elected from districts,
4028	4028	14 a majority of the residents of which reside outside
4029	4029	15 Chicago. In either case, such appointment shall be with
4030	4030	16 the concurrence of four such Commissioners. Each such
4031	4031	17 director shall reside in that part of Cook County outside
4032	4032	18 Chicago.
4033	4033	19 (4) One director appointed by the Mayor of the City of
4034	4034	20 Chicago, with the advice and consent of the City Council
4035	4035	21 of the City of Chicago. Such director shall reside in the
4036	4036	22 City of Chicago.
4037	4037	23 (5) The chairman shall be appointed by the directors,
4038	4038	24 from the members of the board, with the concurrence of 5 of
4039	4039	25 such directors.
4040	4040	26 (b) After April 1, 2008 the governing body of the Commuter
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4051	4051	1 Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 11 directors
4052	4052	2 appointed, pursuant to Sections 3B.03 and 3B.04, as follows:
4053	4053	3 (1) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
4054	4054	4 the DuPage County Board with the advice and consent of the
4055	4055	5 DuPage County Board and shall reside in DuPage County. To
4056	4056	6 implement the changes in appointing authority under this
4057	4057	7 Section, upon the expiration of the term of or vacancy in
4058	4058	8 office of the Director appointed under item (1) of
4059	4059	9 subsection (a) of this Section who resides in DuPage
4060	4060	10 County, a Director shall be appointed under this
4061	4061	11 subparagraph.
4062	4062	12 (2) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
4063	4063	13 the McHenry County Board with the advice and consent of
4064	4064	14 the McHenry County Board and shall reside in McHenry
4065	4065	15 County. To implement the change in appointing authority
4066	4066	16 under this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or
4067	4067	17 vacancy in office of the Director appointed under item (2)
4068	4068	18 of subsection (a) of this Section who resides in McHenry
4069	4069	19 County, a Director shall be appointed under this
4070	4070	20 subparagraph.
4071	4071	21 (3) One Director shall be appointed by the Will County
4072	4072	22 Executive with the advice and consent of the Will County
4073	4073	23 Board and shall reside in Will County. To implement the
4074	4074	24 change in appointing authority under this Section, upon
4075	4075	25 the expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
4076	4076	26 Director appointed under item (2) of subsection (a) of
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4087	4087	1 this Section who resides in Will County, a Director shall
4088	4088	2 be appointed under this subparagraph.
4089	4089	3 (4) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
4090	4090	4 the Lake County Board with the advice and consent of the
4091	4091	5 Lake County Board and shall reside in Lake County.
4092	4092	6 (5) One Director shall be appointed by the Chairman of
4093	4093	7 the Kane County Board with the advice and consent of the
4094	4094	8 Kane County Board and shall reside in Kane County.
4095	4095	9 (6) One Director shall be appointed by the Mayor of
4096	4096	10 the City of Chicago with the advice and consent of the City
4097	4097	11 Council of the City of Chicago and shall reside in the City
4098	4098	12 of Chicago. To implement the changes in appointing
4099	4099	13 authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
4100	4100	14 term of or vacancy in office of the Director appointed
4101	4101	15 under item (4) of subsection (a) of this Section who
4102	4102	16 resides in the City of Chicago, a Director shall be
4103	4103	17 appointed under this subparagraph.
4104	4104	18 (7) Five Directors residing in Cook County outside of
4105	4105	19 the City of Chicago, as follows:
4106	4106	20 (i) One Director who resides in Cook County
4107	4107	21 outside of the City of Chicago, appointed by the
4108	4108	22 President of the Cook County Board with the advice and
4109	4109	23 consent of the members of the Cook County Board.
4110	4110	24 (ii) One Director who resides in the township of
4111	4111	25 Barrington, Palatine, Wheeling, Hanover, Schaumburg,
4112	4112	26 or Elk Grove. To implement the changes in appointing
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4123	4123	1 authority under this Section, upon the expiration of
4124	4124	2 the term of or vacancy in office of the Director
4125	4125	3 appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of
4126	4126	4 this Section who resides in the geographic area
4127	4127	5 described in this subparagraph, a Director shall be
4128	4128	6 appointed under this subparagraph.
4129	4129	7 (iii) One Director who resides in the township of
4130	4130	8 Northfield, New Trier, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Leyden,
4131	4131	9 Norwood Park, River Forest, or Oak Park.
4132	4132	10 (iv) One Director who resides in the township of
4133	4133	11 Proviso, Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stickney,
4134	4134	12 Lemont, Palos, or Orland. To implement the changes in
4135	4135	13 appointing authority under this Section, upon the
4136	4136	14 expiration of the term of or vacancy in office of the
4137	4137	15 Director appointed under paragraph (3) of subsection
4138	4138	16 (a) of this Section who resides in the geographic area
4139	4139	17 described in this subparagraph and whose term of
4140	4140	18 office had not expired as of August 1, 2007, a Director
4141	4141	19 shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
4142	4142	20 (v) One Director who resides in the township of
4143	4143	21 Worth, Calumet, Bremen, Thornton, Rich, or Bloom. To
4144	4144	22 implement the changes in appointing authority under
4145	4145	23 this Section, upon the expiration of the term of or
4146	4146	24 vacancy in office of the Director appointed under
4147	4147	25 paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Section who
4148	4148	26 resides in the geographic area described in this
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4159	4159	1 subparagraph and whose term of office had expired as
4160	4160	2 of August 1, 2007, a Director shall be appointed under
4161	4161	3 this subparagraph.
4162	4162	4 (vi) The Directors identified under the provisions
4163	4163	5 of subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph
4164	4164	6 (7) shall be appointed by the members of the Cook
4165	4165	7 County Board. Each individual Director shall be
4166	4166	8 appointed by those members of the Cook County Board
4167	4167	9 whose Board districts overlap in whole or in part with
4168	4168	10 the geographic territory described in the relevant
4169	4169	11 subparagraph. The vote of County Board members
4170	4170	12 eligible to appoint directors under the provisions of
4171	4171	13 subparagraphs (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7)
4172	4172	14 shall be weighted by the number of electors residing
4173	4173	15 in those portions of their Board districts within the
4174	4174	16 geographic territory described in the relevant
4175	4175	17 subparagraph (ii) through (v) of this paragraph (7).
4176	4176	18 (8) The Chairman shall be appointed by the Directors,
4177	4177	19 from the members of the Board, with the concurrence of 8 of
4178	4178	20 such Directors. To implement the changes in appointing
4179	4179	21 authority under this Section, upon the expiration of the
4180	4180	22 term of or vacancy in office of the Chairman appointed
4181	4181	23 under item (5) of subsection (a) of this Section, a
4182	4182	24 Chairman shall be appointed under this subparagraph.
4183	4183	25 (c) No director, while serving as such, shall be an
4184	4184	26 officer, a member of the board of directors or trustee or an
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4195	4195	1 employee of any transportation agency, or be an employee of
4196	4196	2 the State of Illinois or any department or agency thereof, or
4197	4197	3 of any county, municipality, or any other unit of local
4198	4198	4 government or receive any compensation from any elected or
4199	4199	5 appointed office under the Constitution and laws of Illinois.
4200	4200	6 (d) Each appointment made under subsections (a) and (b) of
4201	4201	7 this Section and under Section 3B.03 shall be certified by the
4202	4202	8 appointing authority to the Commuter Rail Board which shall
4203	4203	9 maintain the certifications as part of the official records of
4204	4204	10 the Commuter Rail Board.
4205	4205	11 (Source: P.A. 98-709, eff. 7-16-14.)
4206	4206	12 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.05)
4207	4207	13 Sec. 3B.05. Appointment of officers and employees. The
4208	4208	14 Executive Director of the Authority, with the advice and
4209	4209	15 consent of the Commuter Rail Committee, Board shall appoint an
4210	4210	16 Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer of
4211	4211	17 the Division, appointed, retained or dismissed with the
4212	4212	18 concurrence of 4 8 of the directors of the Commuter Rail
4213	4213	19 Committee Board. The Executive Director shall appoint, retain
4214	4214	20 and employ officers, attorneys, agents, engineers, employees
4215	4215	21 and shall organize the staff, shall allocate their functions
4216	4216	22 and duties, fix compensation and conditions of employment, and
4217	4217	23 consistent with the policies of and direction from the
4218	4218	24 Commuter Rail Board and the Commuter Rail Committee take all
4219	4219	25 actions necessary to achieve its purposes, fulfill its
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4230	4230	1 responsibilities and carry out its powers, and shall have such
4231	4231	2 other powers and responsibilities as the Commuter Rail Board
4232	4232	3 and the Commuter Rail Committee shall determine. The Executive
4233	4233	4 Director shall be an individual of proven transportation and
4234	4234	5 management skills and may not be a member of the Commuter Rail
4235	4235	6 Board. The Division may employ its own professional management
4236	4236	7 personnel to provide professional and technical expertise
4237	4237	8 concerning its purposes and powers and to assist it in
4238	4238	9 assessing the performance of transportation agencies in the
4239	4239	10 metropolitan region. A person appointed or employed under this
4240	4240	11 Section whose term or employment has not been terminated on
4241	4241	12 January 1, 2026 shall continue in his or her position with the
4242	4242	13 Commuter Rail Division until the expiration of his or her
4243	4243	14 appointment or employment, resignation, or removal.
4244	4244	15 No employee, officer, or agent of the Commuter Rail
4245	4245	16 Division Board may receive a bonus that exceeds 10% of his or
4246	4246	17 her annual salary unless that bonus has been reviewed by the
4247	4247	18 Regional Transportation Authority Board for a period of 14
4248	4248	19 days. After 14 days, the contract shall be considered
4249	4249	20 reviewed. This Section does not apply to usual and customary
4250	4250	21 salary adjustments.
4251	4251	22 No unlawful discrimination, as defined and prohibited in
4252	4252	23 the Illinois Human Rights Act, shall be made in any term or
4253	4253	24 aspect of employment nor shall there be discrimination based
4254	4254	25 upon political reasons or factors. The Commuter Rail Division
4255	4255	26 Board shall establish regulations to insure that its
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4266	4266	1 discharges shall not be arbitrary and that hiring and
4267	4267	2 promotion are based on merit.
4268	4268	3 The Division shall be subject to the "Illinois Human
4269	4269	4 Rights Act", as now or hereafter amended, and the remedies and
4270	4270	5 procedure established thereunder. The Commuter Rail Division
4271	4271	6 Board shall file an affirmative action program for employment
4272	4272	7 by it with the Department of Human Rights to ensure that
4273	4273	8 applicants are employed and that employees are treated during
4274	4274	9 employment, without regard to unlawful discrimination. Such
4275	4275	10 affirmative action program shall include provisions relating
4276	4276	11 to hiring, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment,
4277	4277	12 recruitment advertising, selection for training and rates of
4278	4278	13 pay or other forms of compensation.
4279	4279	14 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
4280	4280	15 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.09) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.09)
4281	4281	16 Sec. 3B.09. General Powers. In addition to any powers
4282	4282	17 elsewhere provided to the Commuter Rail Division or the former
4283	4283	18 Commuter Rail Board, the Regional Transportation Authority
4284	4284	19 Board it shall have all of the powers specified in Section 2.20
4285	4285	20 of this Act except for the powers specified in Section
4286	4286	21 2.20(a)(v). The Board shall also have the power:
4287	4287	22 (a) (blank); to cooperate with the Regional
4288	4288	23 Transportation Authority in the exercise by the Regional
4289	4289	24 Transportation Authority of all the powers granted it by
4290	4290	25 such Act;
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4301	4301	1 (b) to receive funds for the Division from the
4302	4302	2 Regional Transportation Authority pursuant to Sections
4303	4303	3 2.02, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09 and 4.10 of the "Regional
4304	4304	4 Transportation Authority Act", all as provided in the
4305	4305	5 "Regional Transportation Authority Act";
4306	4306	6 (c) to receive financial grants from the Regional
4307	4307	7 Transportation Authority or a Service Board, as defined in
4308	4308	8 the "Regional Transportation Authority Act", upon such
4309	4309	9 terms and conditions as shall be set forth in a grant
4310	4310	10 contract between either the Division and the Regional
4311	4311	11 Transportation Authority or the Division and another
4312	4312	12 Service Board, which contract or agreement may be for such
4313	4313	13 number of years or duration as the parties may agree, all
4314	4314	14 as provided in the "Regional Transportation Authority
4315	4315	15 Act"; and
4316	4316	16 (d) to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring,
4317	4317	17 constructing, reconstructing, extending, or improving any
4318	4318	18 Public Transportation Facilities (as defined in Section
4319	4319	19 1.03 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act)
4320	4320	20 operated by or to be operated by or on behalf of the
4321	4321	21 Commuter Rail Division. For the purpose of evidencing the
4322	4322	22 obligation of the Commuter Rail Division Board to repay
4323	4323	23 any money borrowed as provided in this subsection, the
4324	4324	24 Commuter Rail Division Board may issue revenue bonds from
4325	4325	25 time to time pursuant to ordinance adopted by the Commuter
4326	4326	26 Rail Board, subject to the approval of the Regional
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4337	4337	1 Transportation Authority of each such issuance by the
4338	4338	2 affirmative vote of 12 of its then Directors; provided
4339	4339	3 that the Commuter Rail Division Board may not issue bonds
4340	4340	4 for the purpose of financing the acquisition,
4341	4341	5 construction, or improvement of a corporate headquarters
4342	4342	6 building. All such bonds shall be payable solely from the
4343	4343	7 revenues or income or any other funds that the Commuter
4344	4344	8 Rail Division Board may receive, provided that the
4345	4345	9 Commuter Rail Division Board may not pledge as security
4346	4346	10 for such bonds the moneys, if any, that the Commuter Rail
4347	4347	11 Division Board receives from the Regional Transportation
4348	4348	12 Authority pursuant to Section 4.03.3(f) of the Regional
4349	4349	13 Transportation Authority Act. The bonds shall bear
4350	4350	14 interest at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate
4351	4351	15 authorized by the Bond Authorization Act and shall mature
4352	4352	16 at such time or times not exceeding 25 years from their
4353	4353	17 respective dates. Bonds issued pursuant to this paragraph
4354	4354	18 must be issued with scheduled principal or mandatory
4355	4355	19 redemption payments in equal amounts in each fiscal year
4356	4356	20 over the term of the bonds, with the first principal or
4357	4357	21 mandatory redemption payment scheduled within the fiscal
4358	4358	22 year in which bonds are issued or within the next
4359	4359	23 succeeding fiscal year. At least 25%, based on total
4360	4360	24 principal amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this
4361	4361	25 Section shall be sold pursuant to notice of sale and
4362	4362	26 public bid. No more than 75%, based on total principal
4363	4363
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4373	4373	1 amount, of all bonds authorized pursuant to this Section
4374	4374	2 shall be sold by negotiated sale. The maximum principal
4375	4375	3 amount of the bonds that may be issued and outstanding at
4376	4376	4 any time may not exceed $1,000,000,000. The bonds shall
4377	4377	5 have all the qualities of negotiable instruments under the
4378	4378	6 laws of this State. To secure the payment of any or all of
4379	4379	7 such bonds and for the purpose of setting forth the
4380	4380	8 covenants and undertakings of the Commuter Rail Division
4381	4381	9 Board in connection with the issuance thereof and the
4382	4382	10 issuance of any additional bonds payable from such revenue
4383	4383	11 or income as well as the use and application of the revenue
4384	4384	12 or income received by the Commuter Rail Division Board,
4385	4385	13 the Commuter Rail Board may execute and deliver a trust
4386	4386	14 agreement or agreements; provided that no lien upon any
4387	4387	15 physical property of the Commuter Rail Division Board
4388	4388	16 shall be created thereby. A remedy for any breach or
4389	4389	17 default of the terms of any such trust agreement by the
4390	4390	18 Commuter Rail Division Board may be by mandamus
4391	4391	19 proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to
4392	4392	20 compel performance and compliance therewith, but the trust
4393	4393	21 agreement may prescribe by whom or on whose behalf such
4394	4394	22 action may be instituted. Under no circumstances shall any
4395	4395	23 bonds issued by the Commuter Rail Division Board or any
4396	4396	24 other obligation of the Commuter Rail Division Board in
4397	4397	25 connection with the issuance of such bonds be or become an
4398	4398	26 indebtedness or obligation of the State of Illinois, the
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4409	4409	1 Regional Transportation Authority, or any other political
4410	4410	2 subdivision of or municipality within the State, nor shall
4411	4411	3 any such bonds or obligations be or become an indebtedness
4412	4412	4 of the Commuter Rail Division Board within the purview of
4413	4413	5 any constitutional limitation or provision, and it shall
4414	4414	6 be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it does not
4415	4415	7 constitute such an indebtedness or obligation but is
4416	4416	8 payable solely from the revenues or income as aforesaid.
4417	4417	9 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
4418	4418	10 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.10) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.10)
4419	4419	11 Sec. 3B.10. Budget and Program. The Commuter Rail Board,
4420	4420	12 subject to the powers of the Authority in Section 4.11, shall
4421	4421	13 control the finances of the Division. It shall by ordinance
4422	4422	14 appropriate money to perform the Division's purposes and
4423	4423	15 provide for payment of debts and expenses of the Division.
4424	4424	16 Each year the Commuter Rail Board shall prepare and publish a
4425	4425	17 comprehensive annual budget and proposed five-year capital
4426	4426	18 program document, and a financial plan for the two years
4427	4427	19 thereafter describing the state of the Division and presenting
4428	4428	20 for the forthcoming fiscal year and the two following years
4429	4429	21 the Commuter Rail Board's plans for such operations and
4430	4430	22 capital expenditures as the Commuter Rail Board intends to
4431	4431	23 undertake and the means by which it intends to finance them.
4432	4432	24 The proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year capital
4433	4433	25 program shall be based on the Authority's estimate of funds to
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4444	4444	1 be made available to the Commuter Rail Division Board by or
4445	4445	2 through the Authority and shall conform in all respects to the
4446	4446	3 requirements established by the Authority. The proposed
4447	4447	4 budget, financial plan, and five-year capital program shall
4448	4448	5 contain a statement of the funds estimated to be on hand at the
4449	4449	6 beginning of the fiscal year, the funds estimated to be
4450	4450	7 received from all sources for such year and the funds
4451	4451	8 estimated to be on hand at the end of such year. The fiscal
4452	4452	9 year of the Division shall be the same as the fiscal year of
4453	4453	10 the Authority. Before the proposed budget, financial plan, and
4454	4454	11 five-year capital program are approved by submitted to the
4455	4455	12 Authority, the Commuter Rail Board shall hold at least one
4456	4456	13 public hearing thereon in each of the counties in the
4457	4457	14 metropolitan region in which the Division provides service.
4458	4458	15 The Commuter Rail Board shall hold at least one meeting for
4459	4459	16 consideration of the proposed budget, financial plan, and
4460	4460	17 five-year capital plan with the county board of each of the
4461	4461	18 several counties in the metropolitan region in which the
4462	4462	19 Division provides service. After conducting such hearings and
4463	4463	20 holding such meetings and after making such changes in the
4464	4464	21 proposed budget, financial plan, and five-year capital plan as
4465	4465	22 the Commuter Rail Board deems appropriate, the board shall
4466	4466	23 adopt its annual budget ordinance at least by November 15 next
4467	4467	24 preceding the beginning of each fiscal year. The budget,
4468	4468	25 financial plan, and five-year capital program shall then be
4469	4469	26 submitted to the Authority as provided in Section 4.11. In the
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4480	4480	1 event that the Board of the Authority determines that the
4481	4481	2 budget and program, and financial plan do not meet the
4482	4482	3 standards of Section 4.11, the Commuter Rail Board shall make
4483	4483	4 such changes as are necessary to meet such requirements and
4484	4484	5 adopt an amended budget ordinance. The amended budget
4485	4485	6 ordinance shall be resubmitted to the Authority pursuant to
4486	4486	7 Section 4.11. The ordinance shall appropriate such sums of
4487	4487	8 money as are deemed necessary to defray all necessary expenses
4488	4488	9 and obligations of the Division, specifying purposes and the
4489	4489	10 objects or programs for which appropriations are made and the
4490	4490	11 amount appropriated for each object or program. Additional
4491	4491	12 appropriations, transfers between items and other changes in
4492	4492	13 such ordinance which do not alter the basis upon which the
4493	4493	14 balanced budget determination was made by the Board of the
4494	4494	15 Authority may be made from time to time by the Commuter Rail
4495	4495	16 Division Board.
4496	4496	17 The budget shall:
4497	4497	18 (i) show a balance between (A) anticipated revenues
4498	4498	19 from all sources including operating subsidies and (B) the
4499	4499	20 costs of providing the services specified and of funding
4500	4500	21 any operating deficits or encumbrances incurred in prior
4501	4501	22 periods, including provision for payment when due of
4502	4502	23 principal and interest on outstanding indebtedness;
4503	4503	24 (ii) show cash balances including the proceeds of any
4504	4504	25 anticipated cash flow borrowing sufficient to pay with
4505	4505	26 reasonable promptness all costs and expenses as incurred;
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4516	4516	1 (iii) provide for a level of fares or charges for the
4517	4517	2 public transportation provided by or subject to the
4518	4518	3 jurisdiction of such Commuter Rail Division Board
4519	4519	4 sufficient to allow the Commuter Rail Division Board to
4520	4520	5 meet its required system generated revenue recovery ratio;
4521	4521	6 (iv) be based upon and employ assumptions and
4522	4522	7 projections which the Board of the Authority finds to be
4523	4523	8 reasonable and prudent;
4524	4524	9 (v) have been prepared in accordance with sound
4525	4525	10 financial practices as determined by the Board of the
4526	4526	11 Authority;
4527	4527	12 (vi) meet such other uniform financial, budgetary, or
4528	4528	13 fiscal requirements that the Board of the Authority may by
4529	4529	14 rule or regulation establish; and
4530	4530	15 (vii) be consistent with the goals and objectives
4531	4531	16 adopted by the Regional Transportation Authority in the
4532	4532	17 Strategic Plan.
4533	4533	18 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
4534	4534	19 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.11)
4535	4535	20 Sec. 3B.11. Citizens Advisory Board. The Commuter Rail
4536	4536	21 Board shall establish a citizens advisory board composed of
4537	4537	22 ten residents of those portions of the metropolitan region in
4538	4538	23 which the Commuter Rail Division Board provides service who
4539	4539	24 have an interest in public transportation. The members of the
4540	4540	25 advisory board shall be named for two year terms, shall select
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4551	4551	1 one of their members to serve as chairman and shall serve
4552	4552	2 without compensation. The citizens advisory board shall meet
4553	4553	3 with the Commuter Rail Board at least quarterly and advise the
4554	4554	4 Commuter Rail Board of the impact of its policies and programs
4555	4555	5 on the communities it serves. Appointments to the citizens
4556	4556	6 advisory board should, to the greatest extent possible,
4557	4557	7 reflect the ethnic, cultural, and geographic diversity of all
4558	4558	8 persons residing within the Commuter Rail Division's
4559	4559	9 jurisdiction.
4560	4560	10 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
4561	4561	11 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.12) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.12)
4562	4562	12 Sec. 3B.12. Working Cash Borrowing. The Commuter Rail
4563	4563	13 Board with the affirmative vote of 10 7 of its Directors may
4564	4564	14 demand and direct the Board of the Authority to issue Working
4565	4565	15 Cash Notes at such time and in such amounts and having such
4566	4566	16 maturities as the Commuter Rail Board deems proper, provided
4567	4567	17 however any such borrowing shall have been specifically
4568	4568	18 identified in the budget of the Commuter Rail Board as
4569	4569	19 approved by the Board of the Authority. Provided further, that
4570	4570	20 the Commuter Rail Board may not demand and direct the Board of
4571	4571	21 the Authority to have issued and have outstanding at any time
4572	4572	22 in excess of $20,000,000 in Working Cash Notes.
4573	4573	23 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
4574	4574	24 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.13) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.13)
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4585	4585	1 Sec. 3B.13. Labor.
4586	4586	2 (a) The provisions of this Section apply to collective
4587	4587	3 bargaining agreements (including extensions and amendments of
4588	4588	4 existing agreements) entered into on or after January 1, 1984.
4589	4589	5 This Section does not apply to collective bargaining
4590	4590	6 agreements that are subject to the provisions of the Railway
4591	4591	7 Labor Act, as now or hereafter amended.
4592	4592	8 (b) The Commuter Rail Division Board shall deal with and
4593	4593	9 enter into written contracts with their employees, through
4594	4594	10 accredited representatives of such employees authorized to act
4595	4595	11 for such employees concerning wages, salaries, hours, working
4596	4596	12 conditions, and pension or retirement provisions about which a
4597	4597	13 collective bargaining agreement has been entered prior to the
4598	4598	14 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983. Any such
4599	4599	15 agreement of the Commuter Rail Division Board shall provide
4600	4600	16 that the agreement may be reopened if the amended budget
4601	4601	17 submitted pursuant to Section 2.18a of this Act is not
4602	4602	18 approved by the Board of the Authority. The agreement may not
4603	4603	19 include a provision requiring the payment of wage increases
4604	4604	20 based on changes in the Consumer Price Index. The Commuter
4605	4605	21 Rail Division Board shall not have the authority to enter
4606	4606	22 collective bargaining agreements with respect to inherent
4607	4607	23 management rights which include such areas of discretion or
4608	4608	24 policy as the functions of the employer, standards of
4609	4609	25 services, its overall budget, the organizational structure and
4610	4610	26 selection of new employees and direction of personnel.
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4621	4621	1 Employers, however, shall be required to bargain collectively
4622	4622	2 with regard to policy matters directly affecting wages, hours
4623	4623	3 and terms and conditions of employment, as well as the impact
4624	4624	4 thereon, upon request by employee representatives. To preserve
4625	4625	5 the rights of the Commuter Rail Division Board and exclusive
4626	4626	6 representatives which have established collective bargaining
4627	4627	7 relationships or negotiated collective bargaining agreements
4628	4628	8 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, the
4629	4629	9 Commuter Rail Division Board shall be required to bargain
4630	4630	10 collectively with regard to any matter concerning wages, hours
4631	4631	11 or conditions of employment about which they have bargained
4632	4632	12 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983.
4633	4633	13 (c) The collective bargaining agreement may not include a
4634	4634	14 prohibition on the use of part-time operators on any service
4635	4635	15 operated by the Commuter Rail Division Board except where
4636	4636	16 prohibited by federal law.
4637	4637	17 (d) Within 30 days of the signing of any such collective
4638	4638	18 bargaining agreement, the Commuter Rail Division Board shall
4639	4639	19 determine the costs of each provision of the agreement,
4640	4640	20 prepare an amended budget incorporating the costs of the
4641	4641	21 agreement, and present the amended budget to the Board of the
4642	4642	22 Authority for its approval under Section 4.11. The Board may
4643	4643	23 approve the amended budget by an affirmative vote of 12 of its
4644	4644	24 then Directors. If the budget is not approved by the Board of
4645	4645	25 the Authority, the agreement may be reopened and its terms may
4646	4646	26 be renegotiated. Any amended budget which may be prepared
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4657	4657	1 following renegotiation shall be presented to the Board of the
4658	4658	2 Authority for its approval in like manner.
4659	4659	3 (Source: P.A. 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
4660	4660	4 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.14)
4661	4661	5 Sec. 3B.14. Free services; eligibility.
4662	4662	6 (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
4663	4663	7 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of
4664	4664	8 the 95th General Assembly and until subsection (b) is
4665	4665	9 implemented, any fixed route public transportation services
4666	4666	10 provided by, or under grant or purchase of service contracts
4667	4667	11 of, the Commuter Rail Division Board shall be provided without
4668	4668	12 charge to all senior citizens of the Metropolitan Region aged
4669	4669	13 65 and older, under such conditions as shall be prescribed by
4670	4670	14 the Commuter Rail Board.
4671	4671	15 (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than
4672	4672	16 180 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act
4673	4673	17 of the 96th General Assembly, any fixed route public
4674	4674	18 transportation services provided by, or under grant or
4675	4675	19 purchase of service contracts of, the Commuter Rail Division
4676	4676	20 Board shall be provided without charge to senior citizens aged
4677	4677	21 65 and older who meet the income eligibility limitation set
4678	4678	22 forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens
4679	4679	23 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under
4680	4680	24 such conditions as shall be prescribed by the Commuter Rail
4681	4681	25 Division Board. The Department on Aging shall furnish all
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4692	4692	1 information reasonably necessary to determine eligibility,
4693	4693	2 including updated lists of individuals who are eligible for
4694	4694	3 services without charge under this Section. After an initial
4695	4695	4 eligibility determination is made, an individual's eligibility
4696	4696	5 for free services shall automatically renew every 5 years
4697	4697	6 after receipt by the Authority of a copy of the individual's
4698	4698	7 government-issued identification card validating Illinois
4699	4699	8 residency. Nothing in this Section shall relieve the Commuter
4700	4700	9 Rail Division Board from providing reduced fares as may be
4701	4701	10 required by federal law.
4702	4702	11 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
4703	4703	12 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.15)
4704	4704	13 Sec. 3B.15. Transit services for individuals with
4705	4705	14 disabilities. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no
4706	4706	15 later than 60 days following the effective date of this
4707	4707	16 amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, all fixed route
4708	4708	17 public transportation services provided by, or under grant or
4709	4709	18 purchase of service contract of, the Commuter Rail Division
4710	4710	19 Board shall be provided without charge to all persons with
4711	4711	20 disabilities who meet the income eligibility limitation set
4712	4712	21 forth in subsection (a-5) of Section 4 of the Senior Citizens
4713	4713	22 and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act, under
4714	4714	23 such procedures as shall be prescribed by the Board. The
4715	4715	24 Department on Aging shall furnish all information reasonably
4716	4716	25 necessary to determine eligibility, including updated lists of
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4727	4727	1 individuals who are eligible for services without charge under
4728	4728	2 this Section. After an initial eligibility determination is
4729	4729	3 made, an individual's eligibility for free services shall
4730	4730	4 automatically renew every 5 years after receipt by the
4731	4731	5 Authority of a copy of the individual's government-issued
4732	4732	6 identification card validating Illinois residency. Individuals
4733	4733	7 who have not submitted an Illinois Persons with a Disability
4734	4734	8 Identification Card to the Authority shall also submit a
4735	4735	9 document verifying the individual's disability.
4736	4736	10 (Source: P.A. 103-241, eff. 1-1-24.)
4737	4737	11 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.26)
4738	4738	12 Sec. 3B.26. Employment contracts. Except as otherwise
4739	4739	13 provided in Section 3B.13, before the Commuter Rail Division
4740	4740	14 Board may enter into or amend any employment contract in
4741	4741	15 excess of $100,000, the Commuter Rail Board must review submit
4742	4742	16 that contract or amendment to the Board for review for a period
4743	4743	17 of 14 days. After 14 days, the contract shall be considered
4744	4744	18 reviewed. This Section applies only to contracts entered into
4745	4745	19 or amended on or after the effective date of this amendatory
4746	4746	20 Act of the 98th General Assembly.
4747	4747	21 Before the Board of the Regional Transportation Authority
4748	4748	22 may enter into or amend any employment contract in excess of
4749	4749	23 $100,000, the Board must submit that contract to the Chairman
4750	4750	24 and Minority Spokesman of the Mass Transit Committee, or its
4751	4751	25 successor committee, of the House of Representatives, and to
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4762	4762	1 the Chairman and Minority Spokesman of the Transportation
4763	4763	2 Committee, or its successor committee, of the Senate.
4764	4764	3 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
4765	4765	4 (70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-C heading new)
4766	4766	5 ARTICLE III-C
4767	4767	6 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY
4768	4768	7 (70 ILCS 3615/3C.05 new)
4769	4769	8 Sec. 3C.05. Establishment; operation. The Chicago Transit
4770	4770	9 Authority of the Regional Transportation Authority is
4771	4771	10 established on January 1, 2026 as provided in the Metropolitan
4772	4772	11 Transit Authority Act. The Chicago Transit Authority shall be
4773	4773	12 operated as provided in the Metropolitan Transit Authority
4774	4774	13 Act.
4775	4775	14 (70 ILCS 3615/4.01) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.01)
4776	4776	15 Sec. 4.01. Budget and Program.
4777	4777	16 (a) The Board shall control the finances of the Authority.
4778	4778	17 It shall by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of at
4779	4779	18 least 12 of its then Directors (i) appropriate money to
4780	4780	19 perform the Authority's purposes and provide for payment of
4781	4781	20 debts and expenses of the Authority, (ii) take action with
4782	4782	21 respect to the budget and two-year financial plan of each
4783	4783	22 Service Board, as provided in Section 4.11, and (iii) adopt an
4784	4784	23 Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan for the Authority
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4795	4795	1 that includes the annual budget and two-year financial plan of
4796	4796	2 each Service Board that has been approved by the Authority.
4797	4797	3 The Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan shall contain a
4798	4798	4 statement of the funds estimated to be on hand for the
4799	4799	5 Authority and each Service Board at the beginning of the
4800	4800	6 fiscal year, the funds estimated to be received from all
4801	4801	7 sources for such year, the estimated expenses and obligations
4802	4802	8 of the Authority and each Service Board for all purposes,
4803	4803	9 including expenses for contributions to be made with respect
4804	4804	10 to pension and other employee benefits, and the funds
4805	4805	11 estimated to be on hand at the end of such year. The fiscal
4806	4806	12 year of the Authority and each Service Board shall begin on
4807	4807	13 January 1st and end on the succeeding December 31st. By July
4808	4808	14 1st of each year the Director of the Illinois Governor's
4809	4809	15 Office of Management and Budget (formerly Bureau of the
4810	4810	16 Budget) shall submit to the Authority an estimate of revenues
4811	4811	17 for the next fiscal year of the Authority to be collected from
4812	4812	18 the taxes imposed by the Authority and the amounts to be
4813	4813	19 available in the Public Transportation Fund and the Regional
4814	4814	20 Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax Replacement
4815	4815	21 Fund and the amounts otherwise to be appropriated by the State
4816	4816	22 to the Authority for its purposes. The Authority shall file a
4817	4817	23 copy of its Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan with the
4818	4818	24 General Assembly and the Governor after its adoption. Before
4819	4819	25 the proposed Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan is
4820	4820	26 adopted, the Authority shall hold at least one public hearing
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4831	4831	1 thereon in the metropolitan region, and shall meet with the
4832	4832	2 county board or its designee of each of the several counties in
4833	4833	3 the metropolitan region. After conducting such hearings and
4834	4834	4 holding such meetings and after making such changes in the
4835	4835	5 proposed Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan as the
4836	4836	6 Board deems appropriate, the Board shall adopt its annual
4837	4837	7 appropriation and Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan
4838	4838	8 ordinance. The ordinance may be adopted only upon the
4839	4839	9 affirmative votes of 12 of its then Directors. The ordinance
4840	4840	10 shall appropriate such sums of money as are deemed necessary
4841	4841	11 to defray all necessary expenses and obligations of the
4842	4842	12 Authority, specifying purposes and the objects or programs for
4843	4843	13 which appropriations are made and the amount appropriated for
4844	4844	14 each object or program. Additional appropriations, transfers
4845	4845	15 between items and other changes in such ordinance may be made
4846	4846	16 from time to time by the Board upon the affirmative votes of 12
4847	4847	17 of its then Directors.
4848	4848	18 (b) The Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan shall
4849	4849	19 show a balance between anticipated revenues from all sources
4850	4850	20 and anticipated expenses including funding of operating
4851	4851	21 deficits or the discharge of encumbrances incurred in prior
4852	4852	22 periods and payment of principal and interest when due, and
4853	4853	23 shall show cash balances sufficient to pay with reasonable
4854	4854	24 promptness all obligations and expenses as incurred.
4855	4855	25 The Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan must show:
4856	4856	26 (i) that the level of fares and charges for mass
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4867	4867	1 transportation provided by, or under grant or purchase of
4868	4868	2 service contracts of, the Service Boards is sufficient to
4869	4869	3 cause the aggregate of all projected fare revenues from
4870	4870	4 such fares and charges received in each fiscal year to
4871	4871	5 equal at least 50% of the aggregate costs of providing
4872	4872	6 such public transportation in such fiscal year. However,
4873	4873	7 due to the fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the
4874	4874	8 aggregate of all projected fare revenues from such fares
4875	4875	9 and charges received in fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023,
4876	4876	10 2024, and 2025 may be less than 50% of the aggregate costs
4877	4877	11 of providing such public transportation in those fiscal
4878	4878	12 years. "Fare revenues" include the proceeds of all fares
4879	4879	13 and charges for services provided, contributions received
4880	4880	14 in connection with public transportation from units of
4881	4881	15 local government other than the Authority, except for
4882	4882	16 contributions received by the Chicago Transit Authority
4883	4883	17 from a real estate transfer tax imposed under subsection
4884	4884	18 (i) of Section 8-3-19 of the Illinois Municipal Code, and
4885	4885	19 from the State pursuant to subsection (i) of Section
4886	4886	20 2705-305 of the Department of Transportation Law (20 ILCS
4887	4887	21 2705/2705-305), and all other operating revenues properly
4888	4888	22 included consistent with generally accepted accounting
4889	4889	23 principles but do not include: the proceeds of any
4890	4890	24 borrowings, and, beginning with the 2007 fiscal year, all
4891	4891	25 revenues and receipts, including but not limited to fares
4892	4892	26 and grants received from the federal, State or any unit of
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4903	4903	1 local government or other entity, derived from providing
4904	4904	2 ADA paratransit service pursuant to Section 2.30 of the
4905	4905	3 Regional Transportation Authority Act. "Costs" include all
4906	4906	4 items properly included as operating costs consistent with
4907	4907	5 generally accepted accounting principles, including
4908	4908	6 administrative costs, but do not include: depreciation;
4909	4909	7 payment of principal and interest on bonds, notes or other
4910	4910	8 evidences of obligation for borrowed money issued by the
4911	4911	9 Authority; payments with respect to public transportation
4912	4912	10 facilities made pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 2.20
4913	4913	11 of this Act; any payments with respect to rate protection
4914	4914	12 contracts, credit enhancements or liquidity agreements
4915	4915	13 made under Section 4.14; any other cost to which it is
4916	4916	14 reasonably expected that a cash expenditure will not be
4917	4917	15 made; costs for passenger security including grants,
4918	4918	16 contracts, personnel, equipment and administrative
4919	4919	17 expenses, except in the case of the Chicago Transit
4920	4920	18 Authority, in which case the term does not include costs
4921	4921	19 spent annually by that entity for protection against crime
4922	4922	20 as required by Section 27a of the Metropolitan Transit
4923	4923	21 Authority Act; the payment by the Chicago Transit
4924	4924	22 Authority of Debt Service, as defined in Section 12c of
4925	4925	23 the Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, on bonds or notes
4926	4926	24 issued pursuant to that Section; the payment by the
4927	4927	25 Commuter Rail Division of debt service on bonds issued
4928	4928	26 pursuant to Section 3B.09; expenses incurred by the
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4939	4939	1 Suburban Bus Division for the cost of new public
4940	4940	2 transportation services funded from grants pursuant to
4941	4941	3 Section 2.01e of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
4942	4942	4 Assembly for a period of 2 years from the date of
4943	4943	5 initiation of each such service; costs as exempted by the
4944	4944	6 Board for projects pursuant to Section 2.09 of this Act;
4945	4945	7 or, beginning with the 2007 fiscal year, expenses related
4946	4946	8 to providing ADA paratransit service pursuant to Section
4947	4947	9 2.30 of the Regional Transportation Authority Act; and in
4948	4948	10 fiscal years 2008 through 2012 inclusive, costs in the
4949	4949	11 amount of $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008, reducing by
4950	4950	12 $40,000,000 in each fiscal year thereafter until this
4951	4951	13 exemption is eliminated; and
4952	4952	14 (ii) that the level of fares charged for ADA
4953	4953	15 paratransit services is sufficient to cause the aggregate
4954	4954	16 of all projected revenues from such fares charged and
4955	4955	17 received in each fiscal year to equal at least 10% of the
4956	4956	18 aggregate costs of providing such ADA paratransit
4957	4957	19 services. However, due to the fiscal impacts of the
4958	4958	20 COVID-19 pandemic, the aggregate of all projected fare
4959	4959	21 revenues from such fares and charges received in fiscal
4960	4960	22 years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 may be less than 10%
4961	4961	23 of the aggregate costs of providing such ADA paratransit
4962	4962	24 services in those fiscal years. For purposes of this Act,
4963	4963	25 the percentages in this subsection (b)(ii) shall be
4964	4964	26 referred to as the "system generated ADA paratransit
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4975	4975	1 services revenue recovery ratio". For purposes of the
4976	4976	2 system generated ADA paratransit services revenue recovery
4977	4977	3 ratio, "costs" shall include all items properly included
4978	4978	4 as operating costs consistent with generally accepted
4979	4979	5 accounting principles. However, the Board may exclude from
4980	4980	6 costs an amount that does not exceed the allowable
4981	4981	7 "capital costs of contracting" for ADA paratransit
4982	4982	8 services pursuant to the Federal Transit Administration
4983	4983	9 guidelines for the Urbanized Area Formula Program.
4984	4984	10 The Authority shall file a statement certifying that the
4985	4985	11 Service Boards published the data described in subsection
4986	4986	12 (b-5) with the General Assembly and the Governor after
4987	4987	13 adoption of the Annual Budget and Two-Year Financial Plan
4988	4988	14 required by subsection (a). If the Authority fails to file a
4989	4989	15 statement certifying publication of the data, then the
4990	4990	16 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for grants
4991	4991	17 to the Authority intended to reimburse the Service Boards for
4992	4992	18 providing free and reduced fares shall be withheld.
4993	4993	19 (b-5) For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, the Service Boards
4994	4994	20 must publish a monthly comprehensive set of data regarding
4995	4995	21 transit service and safety. The data included shall include
4996	4996	22 information to track operations including:
4997	4997	23 (1) staffing levels, including numbers of budgeted
4998	4998	24 positions, current positions employed, hired staff,
4999	4999	25 attrition, staff in training, and absenteeism rates;
5000	5000	26 (2) scheduled service and delivered service, including
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5011	5011	1 percentage of scheduled service delivered by day, service
5012	5012	2 by mode of transportation, service by route and rail line,
5013	5013	3 total number of revenue miles driven, excess wait times by
5014	5014	4 day, by mode of transportation, by bus route, and by stop;
5015	5015	5 and
5016	5016	6 (3) safety on the system, including the number of
5017	5017	7 incidents of crime and code of conduct violations on
5018	5018	8 system, any performance measures used to evaluate the
5019	5019	9 effectiveness of investments in private security, safety
5020	5020	10 equipment, and other security investments in the system.
5021	5021	11 If no performance measures exist to evaluate the
5022	5022	12 effectiveness of these safety investments, the Service
5023	5023	13 Boards and Authority shall develop and publish these
5024	5024	14 performance measures.
5025	5025	15 The Authority and Service Boards shall solicit input and
5026	5026	16 ideas on publishing data on the service reliability,
5027	5027	17 operations, and safety of the system from the public and
5028	5028	18 groups representing transit riders, workers, and businesses.
5029	5029	19 (c) The actual administrative expenses of the Authority
5030	5030	20 for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1985 may not exceed
5031	5031	21 $5,000,000. The actual administrative expenses of the
5032	5032	22 Authority for the fiscal year commencing January 1, 1986, and
5033	5033	23 for each fiscal year thereafter shall not exceed the maximum
5034	5034	24 administrative expenses for the previous fiscal year plus 5%.
5035	5035	25 "Administrative expenses" are defined for purposes of this
5036	5036	26 Section as all expenses except: (1) capital expenses and
5037	5037
5038	5038
5039	5039
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5043	5043
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5047	5047	1 purchases of the Authority on behalf of the Service Boards;
5048	5048	2 (2) payments to Service Boards; and (3) payment of principal
5049	5049	3 and interest on bonds, notes or other evidence of obligation
5050	5050	4 for borrowed money issued by the Authority; (4) costs for
5051	5051	5 passenger security including grants, contracts, personnel,
5052	5052	6 equipment and administrative expenses; (5) payments with
5053	5053	7 respect to public transportation facilities made pursuant to
5054	5054	8 subsection (b) of Section 2.20 of this Act; and (6) any
5055	5055	9 payments with respect to rate protection contracts, credit
5056	5056	10 enhancements or liquidity agreements made pursuant to Section
5057	5057	11 4.14.
5058	5058	12 (d) This subsection applies only until the Department
5059	5059	13 begins administering and enforcing an increased tax under
5060	5060	14 Section 4.03(m) as authorized by this amendatory Act of the
5061	5061	15 95th General Assembly. After withholding 15% of the proceeds
5062	5062	16 of any tax imposed by the Authority and 15% of money received
5063	5063	17 by the Authority from the Regional Transportation Authority
5064	5064	18 Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund, the Board shall
5065	5065	19 allocate the proceeds and money remaining to the Service
5066	5066	20 Boards as follows: (1) an amount equal to 85% of the proceeds
5067	5067	21 of those taxes collected within the City of Chicago and 85% of
5068	5068	22 the money received by the Authority on account of transfers to
5069	5069	23 the Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax
5070	5070	24 Replacement Fund from the County and Mass Transit District
5071	5071	25 Fund attributable to retail sales within the City of Chicago
5072	5072	26 shall be allocated to the Chicago Transit Authority; (2) an
5073	5073
5074	5074
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5083	5083	1 amount equal to 85% of the proceeds of those taxes collected
5084	5084	2 within Cook County outside the City of Chicago and 85% of the
5085	5085	3 money received by the Authority on account of transfers to the
5086	5086	4 Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax
5087	5087	5 Replacement Fund from the County and Mass Transit District
5088	5088	6 Fund attributable to retail sales within Cook County outside
5089	5089	7 of the city of Chicago shall be allocated 30% to the Chicago
5090	5090	8 Transit Authority, 55% to the Commuter Rail Division Board and
5091	5091	9 15% to the Suburban Bus Division Board; and (3) an amount equal
5092	5092	10 to 85% of the proceeds of the taxes collected within the
5093	5093	11 Counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will shall be
5094	5094	12 allocated 70% to the Commuter Rail Division Board and 30% to
5095	5095	13 the Suburban Bus Division Board.
5096	5096	14 (e) This subsection applies only until the Department
5097	5097	15 begins administering and enforcing an increased tax under
5098	5098	16 Section 4.03(m) as authorized by this amendatory Act of the
5099	5099	17 95th General Assembly. Moneys received by the Authority on
5100	5100	18 account of transfers to the Regional Transportation Authority
5101	5101	19 Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund from the State and
5102	5102	20 Local Sales Tax Reform Fund shall be allocated among the
5103	5103	21 Authority and the Service Boards as follows: 15% of such
5104	5104	22 moneys shall be retained by the Authority and the remaining
5105	5105	23 85% shall be transferred to the Service Boards as soon as may
5106	5106	24 be practicable after the Authority receives payment. Moneys
5107	5107	25 which are distributable to the Service Boards pursuant to the
5108	5108	26 preceding sentence shall be allocated among the Service Boards
5109	5109
5110	5110
5111	5111
5112	5112
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5119	5119	1 on the basis of each Service Board's distribution ratio. The
5120	5120	2 term "distribution ratio" means, for purposes of this
5121	5121	3 subsection (e) of this Section 4.01, the ratio of the total
5122	5122	4 amount distributed to a Service Board pursuant to subsection
5123	5123	5 (d) of Section 4.01 for the immediately preceding calendar
5124	5124	6 year to the total amount distributed to all of the Service
5125	5125	7 Boards pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 4.01 for the
5126	5126	8 immediately preceding calendar year as the Board shall
5127	5127	9 determine.
5128	5128	10 (f) To carry out its duties and responsibilities under
5129	5129	11 this Act, the Board shall employ staff which shall: (1)
5130	5130	12 propose for adoption by the Board of the Authority rules for
5131	5131	13 the Service Boards that establish (i) forms and schedules to
5132	5132	14 be used and information required to be provided with respect
5133	5133	15 to a five-year capital program, annual budgets, and two-year
5134	5134	16 financial plans and regular reporting of actual results
5135	5135	17 against adopted budgets and financial plans, (ii) financial
5136	5136	18 practices to be followed in the budgeting and expenditure of
5137	5137	19 public funds, (iii) assumptions and projections that must be
5138	5138	20 followed in preparing and submitting its annual budget and
5139	5139	21 two-year financial plan or a five-year capital program; (2)
5140	5140	22 evaluate for the Board public transportation programs operated
5141	5141	23 or proposed by the Service Boards and transportation agencies
5142	5142	24 in terms of the goals and objectives set out in the Strategic
5143	5143	25 Plan; (3) keep the Board and the public informed of the extent
5144	5144	26 to which the Service Boards and transportation agencies are
5145	5145
5146	5146
5147	5147
5148	5148
5149	5149
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5151	5151
5152	5152
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5155	5155	1 meeting the goals and objectives adopted by the Authority in
5156	5156	2 the Strategic Plan; and (4) assess the efficiency or adequacy
5157	5157	3 of public transportation services provided by a Service Board
5158	5158	4 and make recommendations for change in that service to the end
5159	5159	5 that the moneys available to the Authority may be expended in
5160	5160	6 the most economical manner possible with the least possible
5161	5161	7 duplication.
5162	5162	8 (g) All Service Boards, transportation agencies,
5163	5163	9 comprehensive planning agencies, including the Chicago
5164	5164	10 Metropolitan Agency for Planning, or transportation planning
5165	5165	11 agencies in the metropolitan region shall furnish to the
5166	5166	12 Authority such information pertaining to public transportation
5167	5167	13 or relevant for plans therefor as it may from time to time
5168	5168	14 require. The Executive Director, or his or her designee,
5169	5169	15 shall, for the purpose of securing any such information
5170	5170	16 necessary or appropriate to carry out any of the powers and
5171	5171	17 responsibilities of the Authority under this Act, have access
5172	5172	18 to, and the right to examine, all books, documents, papers or
5173	5173	19 records of a Service Board or any transportation agency
5174	5174	20 receiving funds from the Authority or Service Board, and such
5175	5175	21 Service Board or transportation agency shall comply with any
5176	5176	22 request by the Executive Director, or his or her designee,
5177	5177	23 within 30 days or an extended time provided by the Executive
5178	5178	24 Director.
5179	5179	25 (h) No Service Board shall undertake any capital
5180	5180	26 improvement which is not identified in the Five-Year Capital
5181	5181
5182	5182
5183	5183
5184	5184
5185	5185
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5187	5187
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5191	5191	1 Program.
5192	5192	2 (i) Each Service Board shall furnish to the Board access
5193	5193	3 to its financial information including, but not limited to,
5194	5194	4 audits and reports. The Board shall have real-time access to
5195	5195	5 the financial information of the Service Boards; however, the
5196	5196	6 Board shall be granted read-only access to the Service Board's
5197	5197	7 financial information.
5198	5198	8 (Source: P.A. 102-678, eff. 12-10-21; 103-281, eff. 1-1-24.)
5199	5199	9 (70 ILCS 3615/4.02b)
5200	5200	10 Sec. 4.02b. Other contributions to pension funds.
5201	5201	11 (a) The Authority shall continually review the payment of
5202	5202	12 the required employer contributions to affected pension plans
5203	5203	13 under Section 22-103 of the Illinois Pension Code.
5204	5204	14 (b) Beginning January 1, 2009, if at any time the
5205	5205	15 Authority determines that the Commuter Rail Division's Board's
5206	5206	16 or Suburban Bus Division's Board's payment of any portion of
5207	5207	17 the required contributions to an affected pension plan under
5208	5208	18 Section 22-103 of the Illinois Pension Code is more than one
5209	5209	19 month overdue, it shall as soon as possible pay the amount of
5210	5210	20 those overdue contributions to the trustee of the affected
5211	5211	21 pension plan on behalf of that Service Board out of moneys
5212	5212	22 otherwise payable to that Service Board under Section 4.03.3
5213	5213	23 of this Act. The Authority shall thereafter have no liability
5214	5214	24 to the Service Board for amounts paid to the trustee of the
5215	5215	25 affected pension plan under this Section.
5216	5216
5217	5217
5218	5218
5219	5219
5220	5220
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5222	5222
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5226	5226	1 (c) Whenever the Authority acts or determines that it is
5227	5227	2 required to act under subsection (b), it shall so notify the
5228	5228	3 affected Service Board, the Mayor of Chicago, the Governor,
5229	5229	4 the Auditor General of the State of Illinois, and the General
5230	5230	5 Assembly.
5231	5231	6 (d) Beginning January 1, 2009, if the Authority fails to
5232	5232	7 pay to an affected pension fund within 30 days after it is due
5233	5233	8 any employer contribution that it is required to make as a
5234	5234	9 contributing employer under Section 22-103 of the Illinois
5235	5235	10 Pension Code, it shall promptly so notify the Commission on
5236	5236	11 Government Forecasting and Accountability, the Mayor of
5237	5237	12 Chicago, the Governor, and the General Assembly, and it shall
5238	5238	13 promptly pay the overdue amount out of the first money
5239	5239	14 available to the Authority for its administrative expenses, as
5240	5240	15 that term is defined in Section 4.01(c).
5241	5241	16 (Source: P.A. 94-839, eff. 6-6-06; 95-708, eff. 1-18-08.)
5242	5242	17 (70 ILCS 3615/4.03.3)
5243	5243	18 Sec. 4.03.3. Distribution of Revenues. This Section
5244	5244	19 applies only after the Department begins administering and
5245	5245	20 enforcing an increased tax under Section 4.03(m) as authorized
5246	5246	21 by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly. After
5247	5247	22 providing for payment of its obligations with respect to bonds
5248	5248	23 and notes issued under the provisions of Section 4.04 and
5249	5249	24 obligations related to those bonds and notes and separately
5250	5250	25 accounting for the tax on aviation fuel deposited into the
5251	5251
5252	5252
5253	5253
5254	5254
5255	5255
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5257	5257
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5261	5261	1 Local Government Aviation Trust Fund, the Authority shall
5262	5262	2 disburse the remaining proceeds from taxes it has received
5263	5263	3 from the Department of Revenue under this Article IV and the
5264	5264	4 remaining proceeds it has received from the State under
5265	5265	5 Section 4.09(a) as follows:
5266	5266	6 (a) With respect to taxes imposed by the Authority under
5267	5267	7 Section 4.03, after withholding 15% of 80% of the receipts
5268	5268	8 from those taxes collected in Cook County at a rate of 1.25%,
5269	5269	9 15% of 75% of the receipts from those taxes collected in Cook
5270	5270	10 County at the rate of 1%, 15% of one-half of the receipts from
5271	5271	11 those taxes collected in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will
5272	5272	12 Counties, and 15% of money received by the Authority from the
5273	5273	13 Regional Transportation Authority Occupation and Use Tax
5274	5274	14 Replacement Fund or from the Regional Transportation Authority
5275	5275	15 tax fund created in Section 4.03(n), the Board shall allocate
5276	5276	16 the proceeds and money remaining to the Service Boards as
5277	5277	17 follows:
5278	5278	18 (1) an amount equal to (i) 85% of 80% of the receipts
5279	5279	19 from those taxes collected within the City of Chicago at a
5280	5280	20 rate of 1.25%, (ii) 85% of 75% of the receipts from those
5281	5281	21 taxes collected in the City of Chicago at the rate of 1%,
5282	5282	22 and (iii) 85% of the money received by the Authority on
5283	5283	23 account of transfers to the Regional Transportation
5284	5284	24 Authority Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund or to
5285	5285	25 the Regional Transportation Authority tax fund created in
5286	5286	26 Section 4.03(n) from the County and Mass Transit District
5287	5287
5288	5288
5289	5289
5290	5290
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5293	5293
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5297	5297	1 Fund attributable to retail sales within the City of
5298	5298	2 Chicago shall be allocated to the Chicago Transit
5299	5299	3 Authority;
5300	5300	4 (2) an amount equal to (i) 85% of 80% of the receipts
5301	5301	5 from those taxes collected within Cook County outside of
5302	5302	6 the City of Chicago at a rate of 1.25%, (ii) 85% of 75% of
5303	5303	7 the receipts from those taxes collected within Cook County
5304	5304	8 outside the City of Chicago at a rate of 1%, and (iii) 85%
5305	5305	9 of the money received by the Authority on account of
5306	5306	10 transfers to the Regional Transportation Authority
5307	5307	11 Occupation and Use Tax Replacement Fund or to the Regional
5308	5308	12 Transportation Authority tax fund created in Section
5309	5309	13 4.03(n) from the County and Mass Transit District Fund
5310	5310	14 attributable to retail sales within Cook County outside of
5311	5311	15 the City of Chicago shall be allocated 30% to the Chicago
5312	5312	16 Transit Authority, 55% to the Commuter Rail Division
5313	5313	17 Board, and 15% to the Suburban Bus Division Board; and
5314	5314	18 (3) an amount equal to 85% of one-half of the receipts
5315	5315	19 from the taxes collected within the Counties of DuPage,
5316	5316	20 Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will shall be allocated 70% to
5317	5317	21 the Commuter Rail Division Board and 30% to the Suburban
5318	5318	22 Bus Division Board.
5319	5319	23 (b) Moneys received by the Authority on account of
5320	5320	24 transfers to the Regional Transportation Authority Occupation
5321	5321	25 and Use Tax Replacement Fund from the State and Local Sales Tax
5322	5322	26 Reform Fund shall be allocated among the Authority and the
5323	5323
5324	5324
5325	5325
5326	5326
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5329	5329
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5333	5333	1 Service Boards as follows: 15% of such moneys shall be
5334	5334	2 retained by the Authority and the remaining 85% shall be
5335	5335	3 transferred to the Service Boards as soon as may be
5336	5336	4 practicable after the Authority receives payment. Moneys which
5337	5337	5 are distributable to the Service Boards pursuant to the
5338	5338	6 preceding sentence shall be allocated among the Service Boards
5339	5339	7 on the basis of each Service Board's distribution ratio. The
5340	5340	8 term "distribution ratio" means, for purposes of this
5341	5341	9 subsection (b), the ratio of the total amount distributed to a
5342	5342	10 Service Board pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4.03.3 for
5343	5343	11 the immediately preceding calendar year to the total amount
5344	5344	12 distributed to all of the Service Boards pursuant to
5345	5345	13 subsection (a) of Section 4.03.3 for the immediately preceding
5346	5346	14 calendar year.
5347	5347	15 (c)(i) 20% of the receipts from those taxes collected in
5348	5348	16 Cook County under Section 4.03 at the rate of 1.25%, (ii) 25%
5349	5349	17 of the receipts from those taxes collected in Cook County
5350	5350	18 under Section 4.03 at the rate of 1%, (iii) 50% of the receipts
5351	5351	19 from those taxes collected in DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and
5352	5352	20 Will Counties under Section 4.03, and (iv) amounts received
5353	5353	21 from the State under Section 4.09 (a)(2) and items (i), (ii),
5354	5354	22 and (iii) of Section 4.09 (a)(3) shall be allocated as
5355	5355	23 follows: the amount required to be deposited into the ADA
5356	5356	24 Paratransit Fund described in Section 2.01d, the amount
5357	5357	25 required to be deposited into the Suburban Community Mobility
5358	5358	26 Fund described in Section 2.01e, and the amount required to be
5359	5359
5360	5360
5361	5361
5362	5362
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5369	5369	1 deposited into the Innovation, Coordination and Enhancement
5370	5370	2 Fund described in Section 2.01c, and the balance shall be
5371	5371	3 allocated 48% to the Chicago Transit Authority, 39% to the
5372	5372	4 Commuter Rail Division Board, and 13% to the Suburban Bus
5373	5373	5 Division Board.
5374	5374	6 (d) Amounts received from the State under Section 4.09
5375	5375	7 (a)(3)(iv) shall be distributed 100% to the Chicago Transit
5376	5376	8 Authority.
5377	5377	9 (e) With respect to those taxes collected in DuPage, Kane,
5378	5378	10 Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties and paid directly to the
5379	5379	11 counties under Section 4.03, the County Board of each county
5380	5380	12 shall use those amounts to fund operating and capital costs of
5381	5381	13 public safety and public transportation services or facilities
5382	5382	14 or to fund operating, capital, right-of-way, construction, and
5383	5383	15 maintenance costs of other transportation purposes, including
5384	5384	16 road, bridge, public safety, and transit purposes intended to
5385	5385	17 improve mobility or reduce congestion in the county. The
5386	5386	18 receipt of funding by such counties pursuant to this paragraph
5387	5387	19 shall not be used as the basis for reducing any funds that such
5388	5388	20 counties would otherwise have received from the State of
5389	5389	21 Illinois, any agency or instrumentality thereof, the
5390	5390	22 Authority, or the Service Boards.
5391	5391	23 (f) The Authority by ordinance adopted by 12 of its then
5392	5392	24 Directors shall apportion to the Service Boards funds provided
5393	5393	25 by the State of Illinois under Section 4.09(a)(1) as it shall
5394	5394	26 determine and shall make payment of the amounts to each
5395	5395
5396	5396
5397	5397
5398	5398
5399	5399
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5401	5401
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5405	5405	1 Service Board as soon as may be practicable upon their receipt
5406	5406	2 provided the Authority has adopted a balanced budget as
5407	5407	3 required by Section 4.01 and further provided the Service
5408	5408	4 Board is in compliance with the requirements in Section 4.11.
5409	5409	5 (g) Beginning January 1, 2009, before making any payments,
5410	5410	6 transfers, or expenditures under this Section to a Service
5411	5411	7 Board, the Authority must first comply with Section 4.02a or
5412	5412	8 4.02b of this Act, whichever may be applicable.
5413	5413	9 (h) Moneys may be appropriated from the Public
5414	5414	10 Transportation Fund to the Office of the Executive Inspector
5415	5415	11 General for the costs incurred by the Executive Inspector
5416	5416	12 General while serving as the inspector general for the
5417	5417	13 Authority and each of the Service Boards. Beginning December
5418	5418	14 31, 2012, and each year thereafter, the Office of the
5419	5419	15 Executive Inspector General shall annually report to the
5420	5420	16 General Assembly the expenses incurred while serving as the
5421	5421	17 inspector general for the Authority and each of the Service
5422	5422	18 Boards.
5423	5423	19 (Source: P.A. 101-604, eff. 12-13-19.)
5424	5424	20 (70 ILCS 3615/4.04) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.04)
5425	5425	21 Sec. 4.04. Issuance and Pledge of Bonds and Notes.
5426	5426	22 (a) The Authority shall have the continuing power to
5427	5427	23 borrow money and to issue its negotiable bonds or notes as
5428	5428	24 provided in this Section. Unless otherwise indicated in this
5429	5429	25 Section, the term "notes" also includes bond anticipation
5430	5430
5431	5431
5432	5432
5433	5433
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5436	5436
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5440	5440	1 notes, which are notes which by their terms provide for their
5441	5441	2 payment from the proceeds of bonds thereafter to be issued.
5442	5442	3 Bonds or notes of the Authority may be issued for any or all of
5443	5443	4 the following purposes: to pay costs to the Authority or a
5444	5444	5 Service Board of constructing or acquiring any public
5445	5445	6 transportation facilities (including funds and rights relating
5446	5446	7 thereto, as provided in Section 2.05 of this Act); to repay
5447	5447	8 advances to the Authority or a Service Board made for such
5448	5448	9 purposes; to pay other expenses of the Authority or a Service
5449	5449	10 Board incident to or incurred in connection with such
5450	5450	11 construction or acquisition; to provide funds for any
5451	5451	12 transportation agency to pay principal of or interest or
5452	5452	13 redemption premium on any bonds or notes, whether as such
5453	5453	14 amounts become due or by earlier redemption, issued prior to
5454	5454	15 the date of this amendatory Act by such transportation agency
5455	5455	16 to construct or acquire public transportation facilities or to
5456	5456	17 provide funds to purchase such bonds or notes; and to provide
5457	5457	18 funds for any transportation agency to construct or acquire
5458	5458	19 any public transportation facilities, to repay advances made
5459	5459	20 for such purposes, and to pay other expenses incident to or
5460	5460	21 incurred in connection with such construction or acquisition;
5461	5461	22 and to provide funds for payment of obligations, including the
5462	5462	23 funding of reserves, under any self-insurance plan or joint
5463	5463	24 self-insurance pool or entity.
5464	5464	25 In addition to any other borrowing as may be authorized by
5465	5465	26 this Section, the Authority may issue its notes, from time to
5466	5466
5467	5467
5468	5468
5469	5469
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5476	5476	1 time, in anticipation of tax receipts of the Authority or of
5477	5477	2 other revenues or receipts of the Authority, in order to
5478	5478	3 provide money for the Authority or the Service Boards to cover
5479	5479	4 any cash flow deficit which the Authority or a Service Board
5480	5480	5 anticipates incurring. Any such notes are referred to in this
5481	5481	6 Section as "Working Cash Notes". No Working Cash Notes shall
5482	5482	7 be issued for a term of longer than 24 months. Proceeds of
5483	5483	8 Working Cash Notes may be used to pay day to day operating
5484	5484	9 expenses of the Authority or the Service Boards, consisting of
5485	5485	10 wages, salaries, and fringe benefits, professional and
5486	5486	11 technical services (including legal, audit, engineering, and
5487	5487	12 other consulting services), office rental, furniture, fixtures
5488	5488	13 and equipment, insurance premiums, claims for self-insured
5489	5489	14 amounts under insurance policies, public utility obligations
5490	5490	15 for telephone, light, heat and similar items, travel expenses,
5491	5491	16 office supplies, postage, dues, subscriptions, public hearings
5492	5492	17 and information expenses, fuel purchases, and payments of
5493	5493	18 grants and payments under purchase of service agreements for
5494	5494	19 operations of transportation agencies, prior to the receipt by
5495	5495	20 the Authority or a Service Board from time to time of funds for
5496	5496	21 paying such expenses. In addition to any Working Cash Notes
5497	5497	22 that the Board of the Authority may determine to issue, the
5498	5498	23 Suburban Bus Board, the Commuter Rail Board or the Board of the
5499	5499	24 Chicago Transit Authority may demand and direct that the
5500	5500	25 Authority issue its Working Cash Notes in such amounts and
5501	5501	26 having such maturities as the Service Board may determine.
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5504	5504
5505	5505
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5512	5512	1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
5513	5513	2 amounts necessary to pay principal of and interest on any
5514	5514	3 Working Cash Notes issued at the demand and direction of a
5515	5515	4 Service Board or any Working Cash Notes the proceeds of which
5516	5516	5 were used for the direct benefit of a Service Board or any
5517	5517	6 other Bonds or Notes of the Authority the proceeds of which
5518	5518	7 were used for the direct benefit of a Service Board shall
5519	5519	8 constitute a reduction of the amount of any other funds
5520	5520	9 provided by the Authority to that Service Board. The Authority
5521	5521	10 shall, after deducting any costs of issuance, tender the net
5522	5522	11 proceeds of any Working Cash Notes issued at the demand and
5523	5523	12 direction of a Service Board to such Service Board as soon as
5524	5524	13 may be practicable after the proceeds are received. The
5525	5525	14 Authority may also issue notes or bonds to pay, refund or
5526	5526	15 redeem any of its notes and bonds, including to pay redemption
5527	5527	16 premiums or accrued interest on such bonds or notes being
5528	5528	17 renewed, paid or refunded, and other costs in connection
5529	5529	18 therewith. The Authority may also utilize the proceeds of any
5530	5530	19 such bonds or notes to pay the legal, financial,
5531	5531	20 administrative and other expenses of such authorization,
5532	5532	21 issuance, sale or delivery of bonds or notes or to provide or
5533	5533	22 increase a debt service reserve fund with respect to any or all
5534	5534	23 of its bonds or notes. The Authority may also issue and deliver
5535	5535	24 its bonds or notes in exchange for any public transportation
5536	5536	25 facilities, (including funds and rights relating thereto, as
5537	5537	26 provided in Section 2.05 of this Act) or in exchange for
5538	5538
5539	5539
5540	5540
5541	5541
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5544	5544
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5548	5548	1 outstanding bonds or notes of the Authority, including any
5549	5549	2 accrued interest or redemption premium thereon, without
5550	5550	3 advertising or submitting such notes or bonds for public
5551	5551	4 bidding.
5552	5552	5 (b) The ordinance providing for the issuance of any such
5553	5553	6 bonds or notes shall fix the date or dates of maturity, the
5554	5554	7 dates on which interest is payable, any sinking fund account
5555	5555	8 or reserve fund account provisions and all other details of
5556	5556	9 such bonds or notes and may provide for such covenants or
5557	5557	10 agreements necessary or desirable with regard to the issue,
5558	5558	11 sale and security of such bonds or notes. The rate or rates of
5559	5559	12 interest on its bonds or notes may be fixed or variable and the
5560	5560	13 Authority shall determine or provide for the determination of
5561	5561	14 the rate or rates of interest of its bonds or notes issued
5562	5562	15 under this Act in an ordinance adopted by the Authority prior
5563	5563	16 to the issuance thereof, none of which rates of interest shall
5564	5564	17 exceed that permitted in the Bond Authorization Act. Interest
5565	5565	18 may be payable at such times as are provided for by the Board.
5566	5566	19 Bonds and notes issued under this Section may be issued as
5567	5567	20 serial or term obligations, shall be of such denomination or
5568	5568	21 denominations and form, including interest coupons to be
5569	5569	22 attached thereto, be executed in such manner, shall be payable
5570	5570	23 at such place or places and bear such date as the Authority
5571	5571	24 shall fix by the ordinance authorizing such bond or note and
5572	5572	25 shall mature at such time or times, within a period not to
5573	5573	26 exceed forty years from the date of issue, and may be
5574	5574
5575	5575
5576	5576
5577	5577
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5580	5580
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5584	5584	1 redeemable prior to maturity with or without premium, at the
5585	5585	2 option of the Authority, upon such terms and conditions as the
5586	5586	3 Authority shall fix by the ordinance authorizing the issuance
5587	5587	4 of such bonds or notes. No bond anticipation note or any
5588	5588	5 renewal thereof shall mature at any time or times exceeding 5
5589	5589	6 years from the date of the first issuance of such note. The
5590	5590	7 Authority may provide for the registration of bonds or notes
5591	5591	8 in the name of the owner as to the principal alone or as to
5592	5592	9 both principal and interest, upon such terms and conditions as
5593	5593	10 the Authority may determine. The ordinance authorizing bonds
5594	5594	11 or notes may provide for the exchange of such bonds or notes
5595	5595	12 which are fully registered, as to both principal and interest,
5596	5596	13 with bonds or notes which are registerable as to principal
5597	5597	14 only. All bonds or notes issued under this Section by the
5598	5598	15 Authority other than those issued in exchange for property or
5599	5599	16 for bonds or notes of the Authority shall be sold at a price
5600	5600	17 which may be at a premium or discount but such that the
5601	5601	18 interest cost (excluding any redemption premium) to the
5602	5602	19 Authority of the proceeds of an issue of such bonds or notes,
5603	5603	20 computed to stated maturity according to standard tables of
5604	5604	21 bond values, shall not exceed that permitted in the Bond
5605	5605	22 Authorization Act. The Authority shall notify the Governor's
5606	5606	23 Office of Management and Budget and the State Comptroller at
5607	5607	24 least 30 days before any bond sale and shall file with the
5608	5608	25 Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the State
5609	5609	26 Comptroller a certified copy of any ordinance authorizing the
5610	5610
5611	5611
5612	5612
5613	5613
5614	5614
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5616	5616
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5620	5620	1 issuance of bonds at or before the issuance of the bonds. After
5621	5621	2 December 31, 1994, any such bonds or notes shall be sold to the
5622	5622	3 highest and best bidder on sealed bids as the Authority shall
5623	5623	4 deem. As such bonds or notes are to be sold the Authority shall
5624	5624	5 advertise for proposals to purchase the bonds or notes which
5625	5625	6 advertisement shall be published at least once in a daily
5626	5626	7 newspaper of general circulation published in the metropolitan
5627	5627	8 region at least 10 days before the time set for the submission
5628	5628	9 of bids. The Authority shall have the right to reject any or
5629	5629	10 all bids. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
5630	5630	11 Section, Working Cash Notes or bonds or notes to provide funds
5631	5631	12 for self-insurance or a joint self-insurance pool or entity
5632	5632	13 may be sold either upon competitive bidding or by negotiated
5633	5633	14 sale (without any requirement of publication of intention to
5634	5634	15 negotiate the sale of such Notes), as the Board shall
5635	5635	16 determine by ordinance adopted with the affirmative votes of
5636	5636	17 at least 9 Directors. In case any officer whose signature
5637	5637	18 appears on any bonds, notes or coupons authorized pursuant to
5638	5638	19 this Section shall cease to be such officer before delivery of
5639	5639	20 such bonds or notes, such signature shall nevertheless be
5640	5640	21 valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if such
5641	5641	22 officer had remained in office until such delivery. Neither
5642	5642	23 the Directors of the Authority nor any person executing any
5643	5643	24 bonds or notes thereof shall be liable personally on any such
5644	5644	25 bonds or notes or coupons by reason of the issuance thereof.
5645	5645	26 (c) All bonds or notes of the Authority issued pursuant to
5646	5646
5647	5647
5648	5648
5649	5649
5650	5650
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5652	5652
5653	5653
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5656	5656	1 this Section shall be general obligations of the Authority to
5657	5657	2 which shall be pledged the full faith and credit of the
5658	5658	3 Authority, as provided in this Section. Such bonds or notes
5659	5659	4 shall be secured as provided in the authorizing ordinance,
5660	5660	5 which may, notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
5661	5661	6 include in addition to any other security, a specific pledge
5662	5662	7 or assignment of and lien on or security interest in any or all
5663	5663	8 tax receipts of the Authority and on any or all other revenues
5664	5664	9 or moneys of the Authority from whatever source, which may by
5665	5665	10 law be utilized for debt service purposes and a specific
5666	5666	11 pledge or assignment of and lien on or security interest in any
5667	5667	12 funds or accounts established or provided for by the ordinance
5668	5668	13 of the Authority authorizing the issuance of such bonds or
5669	5669	14 notes. Any such pledge, assignment, lien, or security interest
5670	5670	15 for the benefit of holders of bonds or notes of the Authority
5671	5671	16 shall be valid and binding from the time the bonds or notes are
5672	5672	17 issued without any physical delivery or further act and shall
5673	5673	18 be valid and binding as against and prior to the claims of all
5674	5674	19 other parties having claims of any kind against the Authority
5675	5675	20 or any other person irrespective of whether such other parties
5676	5676	21 have notice of such pledge, assignment, lien, or security
5677	5677	22 interest. The obligations of the Authority incurred pursuant
5678	5678	23 to this Section shall be superior to and have priority over any
5679	5679	24 other obligations of the Authority.
5680	5680	25 The Authority may provide in the ordinance authorizing the
5681	5681	26 issuance of any bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section
5682	5682
5683	5683
5684	5684
5685	5685
5686	5686
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5688	5688
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5692	5692	1 for the creation of, deposits in, and regulation and
5693	5693	2 disposition of sinking fund or reserve accounts relating to
5694	5694	3 such bonds or notes. The ordinance authorizing the issuance of
5695	5695	4 any bonds or notes pursuant to this Section may contain
5696	5696	5 provisions as part of the contract with the holders of the
5697	5697	6 bonds or notes, for the creation of a separate fund to provide
5698	5698	7 for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds or
5699	5699	8 notes and for the deposit in such fund from any or all the tax
5700	5700	9 receipts of the Authority and from any or all such other moneys
5701	5701	10 or revenues of the Authority from whatever source which may by
5702	5702	11 law be utilized for debt service purposes, all as provided in
5703	5703	12 such ordinance, of amounts to meet the debt service
5704	5704	13 requirements on such bonds or notes, including principal and
5705	5705	14 interest, and any sinking fund or reserve fund account
5706	5706	15 requirements as may be provided by such ordinance, and all
5707	5707	16 expenses incident to or in connection with such fund and
5708	5708	17 accounts or the payment of such bonds or notes. Such ordinance
5709	5709	18 may also provide limitations on the issuance of additional
5710	5710	19 bonds or notes of the Authority. No such bonds or notes of the
5711	5711	20 Authority shall constitute a debt of the State of Illinois.
5712	5712	21 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to enable the Authority
5713	5713	22 to impose any ad valorem tax on property.
5714	5714	23 (d) The ordinance of the Authority authorizing the
5715	5715	24 issuance of any bonds or notes may provide additional security
5716	5716	25 for such bonds or notes by providing for appointment of a
5717	5717	26 corporate trustee (which may be any trust company or bank
5718	5718
5719	5719
5720	5720
5721	5721
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5724	5724
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5728	5728	1 having the powers of a trust company within the state) with
5729	5729	2 respect to such bonds or notes. The ordinance shall prescribe
5730	5730	3 the rights, duties, and powers of the trustee to be exercised
5731	5731	4 for the benefit of the Authority and the protection of the
5732	5732	5 holders of such bonds or notes. The ordinance may provide for
5733	5733	6 the trustee to hold in trust, invest, and use amounts in funds
5734	5734	7 and accounts created as provided by the ordinance with respect
5735	5735	8 to the bonds or notes. The ordinance may provide for the
5736	5736	9 assignment and direct payment to the trustee of any or all
5737	5737	10 amounts produced from the sources provided in Section 4.03 and
5738	5738	11 Section 4.09 of this Act and provided in Section 6z-17 of the
5739	5739	12 State Finance Act. Upon receipt of notice of any such
5740	5740	13 assignment, the Department of Revenue and the Comptroller of
5741	5741	14 the State of Illinois shall thereafter, notwithstanding the
5742	5742	15 provisions of Section 4.03 and Section 4.09 of this Act and
5743	5743	16 Section 6z-17 of the State Finance Act, provide for such
5744	5744	17 assigned amounts to be paid directly to the trustee instead of
5745	5745	18 the Authority, all in accordance with the terms of the
5746	5746	19 ordinance making the assignment. The ordinance shall provide
5747	5747	20 that amounts so paid to the trustee which are not required to
5748	5748	21 be deposited, held or invested in funds and accounts created
5749	5749	22 by the ordinance with respect to bonds or notes or used for
5750	5750	23 paying bonds or notes to be paid by the trustee to the
5751	5751	24 Authority.
5752	5752	25 (e) Any bonds or notes of the Authority issued pursuant to
5753	5753	26 this Section shall constitute a contract between the Authority
5754	5754
5755	5755
5756	5756
5757	5757
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5764	5764	1 and the holders from time to time of such bonds or notes. In
5765	5765	2 issuing any bond or note, the Authority may include in the
5766	5766	3 ordinance authorizing such issue a covenant as part of the
5767	5767	4 contract with the holders of the bonds or notes, that as long
5768	5768	5 as such obligations are outstanding, it shall make such
5769	5769	6 deposits, as provided in paragraph (c) of this Section. It may
5770	5770	7 also so covenant that it shall impose and continue to impose
5771	5771	8 taxes, as provided in Section 4.03 of this Act and in addition
5772	5772	9 thereto as subsequently authorized by law, sufficient to make
5773	5773	10 such deposits and pay the principal and interest and to meet
5774	5774	11 other debt service requirements of such bonds or notes as they
5775	5775	12 become due. A certified copy of the ordinance authorizing the
5776	5776	13 issuance of any such obligations shall be filed at or prior to
5777	5777	14 the issuance of such obligations with the Comptroller of the
5778	5778	15 State of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Revenue.
5779	5779	16 (f) The State of Illinois pledges to and agrees with the
5780	5780	17 holders of the bonds and notes of the Authority issued
5781	5781	18 pursuant to this Section that the State will not limit or alter
5782	5782	19 the rights and powers vested in the Authority by this Act so as
5783	5783	20 to impair the terms of any contract made by the Authority with
5784	5784	21 such holders or in any way impair the rights and remedies of
5785	5785	22 such holders until such bonds and notes, together with
5786	5786	23 interest thereon, with interest on any unpaid installments of
5787	5787	24 interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any
5788	5788	25 action or proceedings by or on behalf of such holders, are
5789	5789	26 fully met and discharged. In addition, the State pledges to
5790	5790
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5800	5800	1 and agrees with the holders of the bonds and notes of the
5801	5801	2 Authority issued pursuant to this Section that the State will
5802	5802	3 not limit or alter the basis on which State funds are to be
5803	5803	4 paid to the Authority as provided in this Act, or the use of
5804	5804	5 such funds, so as to impair the terms of any such contract. The
5805	5805	6 Authority is authorized to include these pledges and
5806	5806	7 agreements of the State in any contract with the holders of
5807	5807	8 bonds or notes issued pursuant to this Section.
5808	5808	9 (g)(1) Except as provided in subdivisions (g)(2) and
5809	5809	10 (g)(3) of Section 4.04 of this Act, the Authority shall not at
5810	5810	11 any time issue, sell or deliver any bonds or notes (other than
5811	5811	12 Working Cash Notes and lines of credit) pursuant to this
5812	5812	13 Section 4.04 which will cause it to have issued and
5813	5813	14 outstanding at any time in excess of $800,000,000 of such
5814	5814	15 bonds and notes (other than Working Cash Notes and lines of
5815	5815	16 credit). The Authority shall not issue, sell, or deliver any
5816	5816	17 Working Cash Notes or establish a line of credit pursuant to
5817	5817	18 this Section that will cause it to have issued and outstanding
5818	5818	19 at any time in excess of $100,000,000. However, the Authority
5819	5819	20 may issue, sell, and deliver additional Working Cash Notes or
5820	5820	21 establish a line of credit before July 1, 2022 that are over
5821	5821	22 and above and in addition to the $100,000,000 authorization
5822	5822	23 such that the outstanding amount of these additional Working
5823	5823	24 Cash Notes and lines of credit does not exceed at any time
5824	5824	25 $300,000,000. Bonds or notes which are being paid or retired
5825	5825	26 by such issuance, sale or delivery of bonds or notes, and bonds
5826	5826
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5836	5836	1 or notes for which sufficient funds have been deposited with
5837	5837	2 the paying agency of such bonds or notes to provide for payment
5838	5838	3 of principal and interest thereon or to provide for the
5839	5839	4 redemption thereof, all pursuant to the ordinance authorizing
5840	5840	5 the issuance of such bonds or notes, shall not be considered to
5841	5841	6 be outstanding for the purposes of this subsection.
5842	5842	7 (2) In addition to the authority provided by paragraphs
5843	5843	8 (1) and (3), the Authority is authorized to issue, sell, and
5844	5844	9 deliver bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement
5845	5845	10 Projects approved pursuant to Section 4.13 as follows:
5846	5846	11 $100,000,000 is authorized to be issued on or after
5847	5847	12 January 1, 1990;
5848	5848	13 an additional $100,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5849	5849	14 on or after January 1, 1991;
5850	5850	15 an additional $100,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5851	5851	16 on or after January 1, 1992;
5852	5852	17 an additional $100,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5853	5853	18 on or after January 1, 1993;
5854	5854	19 an additional $100,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5855	5855	20 on or after January 1, 1994; and
5856	5856	21 the aggregate total authorization of bonds and notes
5857	5857	22 for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects as of January
5858	5858	23 1, 1994, shall be $500,000,000.
5859	5859	24 The Authority is also authorized to issue, sell, and
5860	5860	25 deliver bonds or notes in such amounts as are necessary to
5861	5861	26 provide for the refunding or advance refunding of bonds or
5862	5862
5863	5863
5864	5864
5865	5865
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5872	5872	1 notes issued for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects under
5873	5873	2 this subdivision (g)(2), provided that no such refunding bond
5874	5874	3 or note shall mature later than the final maturity date of the
5875	5875	4 series of bonds or notes being refunded, and provided further
5876	5876	5 that the debt service requirements for such refunding bonds or
5877	5877	6 notes in the current or any future fiscal year shall not exceed
5878	5878	7 the debt service requirements for that year on the refunded
5879	5879	8 bonds or notes.
5880	5880	9 (3) In addition to the authority provided by paragraphs
5881	5881	10 (1) and (2), the Authority is authorized to issue, sell, and
5882	5882	11 deliver bonds or notes for Strategic Capital Improvement
5883	5883	12 Projects approved pursuant to Section 4.13 as follows:
5884	5884	13 $260,000,000 is authorized to be issued on or after
5885	5885	14 January 1, 2000;
5886	5886	15 an additional $260,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5887	5887	16 on or after January 1, 2001;
5888	5888	17 an additional $260,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5889	5889	18 on or after January 1, 2002;
5890	5890	19 an additional $260,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5891	5891	20 on or after January 1, 2003;
5892	5892	21 an additional $260,000,000 is authorized to be issued
5893	5893	22 on or after January 1, 2004; and
5894	5894	23 the aggregate total authorization of bonds and notes
5895	5895	24 for Strategic Capital Improvement Projects pursuant to
5896	5896	25 this paragraph (3) as of January 1, 2004 shall be
5897	5897	26 $1,300,000,000.
5898	5898
5899	5899
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5908	5908	1 The Authority is also authorized to issue, sell, and
5909	5909	2 deliver bonds or notes in such amounts as are necessary to
5910	5910	3 provide for the refunding or advance refunding of bonds or
5911	5911	4 notes issued for Strategic Capital Improvement projects under
5912	5912	5 this subdivision (g)(3), provided that no such refunding bond
5913	5913	6 or note shall mature later than the final maturity date of the
5914	5914	7 series of bonds or notes being refunded, and provided further
5915	5915	8 that the debt service requirements for such refunding bonds or
5916	5916	9 notes in the current or any future fiscal year shall not exceed
5917	5917	10 the debt service requirements for that year on the refunded
5918	5918	11 bonds or notes.
5919	5919	12 (h) The Authority, subject to the terms of any agreements
5920	5920	13 with noteholders or bond holders as may then exist, shall have
5921	5921	14 power, out of any funds available therefor, to purchase notes
5922	5922	15 or bonds of the Authority, which shall thereupon be cancelled.
5923	5923	16 (i) In addition to any other authority granted by law, the
5924	5924	17 State Treasurer may, with the approval of the Governor, invest
5925	5925	18 or reinvest, at a price not to exceed par, any State money in
5926	5926	19 the State Treasury which is not needed for current
5927	5927	20 expenditures due or about to become due in Working Cash Notes.
5928	5928	21 In the event of a default on a Working Cash Note issued by the
5929	5929	22 Regional Transportation Authority in which State money in the
5930	5930	23 State treasury was invested, the Treasurer may, after giving
5931	5931	24 notice to the Authority, certify to the Comptroller the
5932	5932	25 amounts of the defaulted Working Cash Note, in accordance with
5933	5933	26 any applicable rules of the Comptroller, and the Comptroller
5934	5934
5935	5935
5936	5936
5937	5937
5938	5938
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5940	5940
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5944	5944	1 must deduct and remit to the State treasury the certified
5945	5945	2 amounts or a portion of those amounts from the following
5946	5946	3 proportions of payments of State funds to the Authority:
5947	5947	4 (1) in the first year after default, one-third of the
5948	5948	5 total amount of any payments of State funds to the
5949	5949	6 Authority;
5950	5950	7 (2) in the second year after default, two-thirds of
5951	5951	8 the total amount of any payments of State funds to the
5952	5952	9 Authority; and
5953	5953	10 (3) in the third year after default and for each year
5954	5954	11 thereafter until the total invested amount is repaid, the
5955	5955	12 total amount of any payments of State funds to the
5956	5956	13 Authority.
5957	5957	14 (j) The Authority may establish a line of credit with a
5958	5958	15 bank or other financial institution as may be evidenced by the
5959	5959	16 issuance of notes or other obligations, secured by and payable
5960	5960	17 from all tax receipts of the Authority and any or all other
5961	5961	18 revenues or moneys of the Authority, in an amount not to exceed
5962	5962	19 the limitations set forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (g).
5963	5963	20 Money borrowed under this subsection (j) shall be used to
5964	5964	21 provide money for the Authority or the Service Boards to cover
5965	5965	22 any cash flow deficit that the Authority or a Service Board
5966	5966	23 anticipates incurring and shall be repaid within 24 months.
5967	5967	24 Before establishing a line of credit under this subsection
5968	5968	25 (j), the Authority shall authorize the line of credit by
5969	5969	26 ordinance. The ordinance shall set forth facts demonstrating
5970	5970
5971	5971
5972	5972
5973	5973
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5976	5976
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5980	5980	1 the need for the line of credit, state the amount to be
5981	5981	2 borrowed, establish a maximum interest rate limit not to
5982	5982	3 exceed the maximum rate authorized by the Bond Authorization
5983	5983	4 Act, and provide a date by which the borrowed funds shall be
5984	5984	5 repaid. The ordinance shall authorize and direct the relevant
5985	5985	6 officials to make arrangements to set apart and hold, as
5986	5986	7 applicable, the moneys that will be used to repay the
5987	5987	8 borrowing. In addition, the ordinance may authorize the
5988	5988	9 relevant officials to make partial repayments on the line of
5989	5989	10 credit as the moneys become available and may contain any
5990	5990	11 other terms, restrictions, or limitations desirable or
5991	5991	12 necessary to give effect to this subsection (j).
5992	5992	13 The Authority shall notify the Governor's Office of
5993	5993	14 Management and Budget and the State Comptroller at least 30
5994	5994	15 days before establishing a line of credit and shall file with
5995	5995	16 the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and the State
5996	5996	17 Comptroller a certified copy of any ordinance authorizing the
5997	5997	18 establishment of a line of credit upon or before establishing
5998	5998	19 the line of credit.
5999	5999	20 Moneys borrowed under a line of credit pursuant to this
6000	6000	21 subsection (j) are general obligations of the Authority that
6001	6001	22 are secured by the full faith and credit of the Authority.
6002	6002	23 (Source: P.A. 101-485, eff. 8-23-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
6003	6003	24 (70 ILCS 3615/4.11) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.11)
6004	6004	25 Sec. 4.11. Budget Review Powers.
6005	6005
6006	6006
6007	6007
6008	6008
6009	6009
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6011	6011
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6015	6015	1 (a) Based upon estimates which shall be given to the
6016	6016	2 Authority by the Director of the Governor's Office of
6017	6017	3 Management and Budget (formerly Bureau of the Budget) of the
6018	6018	4 receipts to be received by the Authority from the taxes
6019	6019	5 imposed by the Authority and the authorized estimates of
6020	6020	6 amounts to be available from State and other sources to the
6021	6021	7 Service Boards, and the times at which such receipts and
6022	6022	8 amounts will be available, the Board shall, not later than the
6023	6023	9 next preceding September 15th prior to the beginning of the
6024	6024	10 Authority's next fiscal year, advise each Service Board of the
6025	6025	11 amounts estimated by the Board to be available for such
6026	6026	12 Service Board during such fiscal year and the two following
6027	6027	13 fiscal years and the times at which such amounts will be
6028	6028	14 available. The Board shall, at the same time, also advise each
6029	6029	15 Service Board of its required system generated revenues
6030	6030	16 recovery ratio for the next fiscal year which shall be the
6031	6031	17 percentage of the aggregate costs of providing public
6032	6032	18 transportation by or under jurisdiction of that Service Board
6033	6033	19 which must be recovered from system generated revenues. The
6034	6034	20 Board shall, at the same time, consider the written
6035	6035	21 determination of the Executive Director, made pursuant to
6036	6036	22 Section 2.01d, of the costs of ADA paratransit services that
6037	6037	23 are required to be provided under the federal Americans with
6038	6038	24 Disabilities Act of 1990 and its implementing regulations, and
6039	6039	25 shall amend the current year budgets of the Authority and the
6040	6040	26 Service Boards to provide for additional funding for the
6041	6041
6042	6042
6043	6043
6044	6044
6045	6045
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6047	6047
6048	6048
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6051	6051	1 provision of ADA paratransit services, if needed. The Board
6052	6052	2 shall, at the same time, beginning with the 2007 fiscal year,
6053	6053	3 also advise each Service Board that provides ADA paratransit
6054	6054	4 services of its required system generated ADA paratransit
6055	6055	5 services revenue recovery ratio for the next fiscal year which
6056	6056	6 shall be the percentage of the aggregate costs of providing
6057	6057	7 ADA paratransit services by or under jurisdiction of that
6058	6058	8 Service Board which must be recovered from fares charged for
6059	6059	9 such services, except that such required system generated ADA
6060	6060	10 paratransit services revenue recovery ratio shall not exceed
6061	6061	11 the minimum percentage established pursuant to Section
6062	6062	12 4.01(b)(ii) of this Act. In determining a Service Board's
6063	6063	13 system generated revenue recovery ratio, the Board shall
6064	6064	14 consider the historical system generated revenues recovery
6065	6065	15 ratio for the services subject to the jurisdiction of that
6066	6066	16 Service Board. The Board shall not increase a Service Board's
6067	6067	17 system generated revenues recovery ratio for the next fiscal
6068	6068	18 year over such ratio for the current fiscal year
6069	6069	19 disproportionately or prejudicially to increases in such
6070	6070	20 ratios for other Service Boards. The Board may, by ordinance,
6071	6071	21 provide that (i) the cost of research and development projects
6072	6072	22 in the fiscal year beginning January 1, 1986 and ending
6073	6073	23 December 31, 1986 conducted pursuant to Section 2.09 of this
6074	6074	24 Act, (ii) the costs for passenger security, and (iii)
6075	6075	25 expenditures of amounts granted to a Service Board from the
6076	6076	26 Innovation, Coordination, and Enhancement Fund for operating
6077	6077
6078	6078
6079	6079
6080	6080
6081	6081
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6083	6083
6084	6084
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6086	6086	HB2839 - 171 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6087	6087	1 purposes may be exempted from the farebox recovery ratio or
6088	6088	2 the system generated revenues recovery ratio of the Chicago
6089	6089	3 Transit Authority, the Suburban Bus Division Board, and the
6090	6090	4 Commuter Rail Division Board, or any of them. During fiscal
6091	6091	5 years 2008 through 2012, the Board may also allocate the
6092	6092	6 exemption of $200,000,000 and the reducing amounts of costs
6093	6093	7 provided by this amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly
6094	6094	8 from the farebox recovery ratio or system generated revenues
6095	6095	9 recovery ratio of each Service Board.
6096	6096	10 (b)(1) Not later than the next preceding November 15 prior
6097	6097	11 to the commencement of such fiscal year, each Service Board
6098	6098	12 shall submit to the Authority its proposed budget for such
6099	6099	13 fiscal year and its proposed financial plan for the two
6100	6100	14 following fiscal years. Such budget and financial plan shall
6101	6101	15 (i) be prepared in the format, follow the financial and
6102	6102	16 budgetary practices, and be based on any assumptions and
6103	6103	17 projections required by the Authority and (ii) not project or
6104	6104	18 assume a receipt of revenues from the Authority in amounts
6105	6105	19 greater than those set forth in the estimates provided by the
6106	6106	20 Authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section.
6107	6107	21 (2) The Board shall review the proposed budget and
6108	6108	22 two-year financial plan submitted by each Service Board. The
6109	6109	23 Board shall approve the budget and two-year financial plan of
6110	6110	24 a Service Board if:
6111	6111	25 (i) such budget and plan show a balance between (A)
6112	6112	26 anticipated revenues from all sources including operating
6113	6113
6114	6114
6115	6115
6116	6116
6117	6117
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6119	6119
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6123	6123	1 subsidies and (B) the costs of providing the services
6124	6124	2 specified and of funding any operating deficits or
6125	6125	3 encumbrances incurred in prior periods, including
6126	6126	4 provision for payment when due of principal and interest
6127	6127	5 on outstanding indebtedness;
6128	6128	6 (ii) such budget and plan show cash balances including
6129	6129	7 the proceeds of any anticipated cash flow borrowing
6130	6130	8 sufficient to pay with reasonable promptness all costs and
6131	6131	9 expenses as incurred;
6132	6132	10 (iii) such budget and plan provide for a level of
6133	6133	11 fares or charges and operating or administrative costs for
6134	6134	12 the public transportation provided by or subject to the
6135	6135	13 jurisdiction of such Service Board sufficient to allow the
6136	6136	14 Service Board to meet its required system generated
6137	6137	15 revenue recovery ratio and, beginning with the 2007 fiscal
6138	6138	16 year, system generated ADA paratransit services revenue
6139	6139	17 recovery ratio;
6140	6140	18 (iv) such budget and plan are based upon and employ
6141	6141	19 assumptions and projections which are reasonable and
6142	6142	20 prudent;
6143	6143	21 (v) such budget and plan have been prepared in
6144	6144	22 accordance with sound financial practices as determined by
6145	6145	23 the Board;
6146	6146	24 (vi) such budget and plan meet such other financial,
6147	6147	25 budgetary, or fiscal requirements that the Board may by
6148	6148	26 rule or regulation establish; and
6149	6149
6150	6150
6151	6151
6152	6152
6153	6153
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6155	6155
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6159	6159	1 (vii) such budget and plan are consistent with the
6160	6160	2 goals and objectives adopted by the Authority in the
6161	6161	3 Strategic Plan.
6162	6162	4 (3) (Blank).
6163	6163	5 (4) Unless the Board by an affirmative vote of 12 of the
6164	6164	6 then Directors determines that the budget and financial plan
6165	6165	7 of a Service Board meets the criteria specified in clauses (i)
6166	6166	8 through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of this paragraph (b), the
6167	6167	9 Board shall withhold from that Service Board 25% of the cash
6168	6168	10 proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under Section 4.03
6169	6169	11 and Section 4.03.1 and received after February 1 and 25% of the
6170	6170	12 amounts transferred to the Authority from the Public
6171	6171	13 Transportation Fund under Section 4.09(a) (but not including
6172	6172	14 Section 4.09(a)(3)(iv)) after February 1 that the Board has
6173	6173	15 estimated to be available to that Service Board under Section
6174	6174	16 4.11(a). Such funding shall be released to the Service Board
6175	6175	17 only upon approval of a budget and financial plan under this
6176	6176	18 Section or adoption of a budget and financial plan on behalf of
6177	6177	19 the Service Board by the Authority.
6178	6178	20 (5) If the Board has not found that the budget and
6179	6179	21 financial plan of a Service Board meets the criteria specified
6180	6180	22 in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of this
6181	6181	23 paragraph (b), the Board, by the affirmative vote of at least
6182	6182	24 12 of its then Directors, shall adopt a budget and financial
6183	6183	25 plan meeting such criteria for that Service Board.
6184	6184	26 (c)(1) If the Board shall at any time have received a
6185	6185
6186	6186
6187	6187
6188	6188
6189	6189
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6191	6191
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6194	6194	HB2839 - 174 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6195	6195	1 revised estimate, or revises any estimate the Board has made,
6196	6196	2 pursuant to this Section of the receipts to be collected by the
6197	6197	3 Authority which, in the judgment of the Board, requires a
6198	6198	4 change in the estimates on which the budget of any Service
6199	6199	5 Board is based, the Board shall advise the affected Service
6200	6200	6 Board of such revised estimates, and such Service Board shall
6201	6201	7 within 30 days after receipt of such advice submit a revised
6202	6202	8 budget incorporating such revised estimates. If the revised
6203	6203	9 estimates require, in the judgment of the Board, that the
6204	6204	10 system generated revenues recovery ratio of one or more
6205	6205	11 Service Boards be revised in order to allow the Authority to
6206	6206	12 meet its required ratio, the Board shall advise any such
6207	6207	13 Service Board of its revised ratio and such Service Board
6208	6208	14 shall within 30 days after receipt of such advice submit a
6209	6209	15 revised budget incorporating such revised estimates or ratio.
6210	6210	16 (2) Each Service Board shall, within such period after the
6211	6211	17 end of each fiscal quarter as shall be specified by the Board,
6212	6212	18 report to the Authority its financial condition and results of
6213	6213	19 operations and the financial condition and results of
6214	6214	20 operations of the public transportation services subject to
6215	6215	21 its jurisdiction, as at the end of and for such quarter. If in
6216	6216	22 the judgment of the Board such condition and results are not
6217	6217	23 substantially in accordance with such Service Board's budget
6218	6218	24 for such period, the Board shall so advise such Service Board
6219	6219	25 and such Service Board shall within the period specified by
6220	6220	26 the Board submit a revised budget incorporating such results.
6221	6221
6222	6222
6223	6223
6224	6224
6225	6225
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6227	6227
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6231	6231	1 (3) If the Board shall determine that a revised budget
6232	6232	2 submitted by a Service Board pursuant to subparagraph (1) or
6233	6233	3 (2) of this paragraph (c) does not meet the criteria specified
6234	6234	4 in clauses (i) through (vii) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph
6235	6235	5 (b) of this Section, the Board shall withhold from that
6236	6236	6 Service Board 25% of the cash proceeds of taxes imposed by the
6237	6237	7 Authority under Section 4.03 or 4.03.1 and received by the
6238	6238	8 Authority after February 1 and 25% of the amounts transferred
6239	6239	9 to the Authority from the Public Transportation Fund under
6240	6240	10 Section 4.09(a) (but not including Section 4.09(a)(3)(iv))
6241	6241	11 after February 1 that the Board has estimated to be available
6242	6242	12 to that Service Board under Section 4.11(a). If the Service
6243	6243	13 Board submits a revised financial plan and budget which plan
6244	6244	14 and budget shows that the criteria will be met within a four
6245	6245	15 quarter period, the Board shall release any such withheld
6246	6246	16 funds to the Service Board. The Board by the affirmative vote
6247	6247	17 of at least 12 of its then Directors may require a Service
6248	6248	18 Board to submit a revised financial plan and budget which
6249	6249	19 shows that the criteria will be met in a time period less than
6250	6250	20 four quarters.
6251	6251	21 (d) All budgets and financial plans, financial statements,
6252	6252	22 audits and other information presented to the Authority
6253	6253	23 pursuant to this Section or which may be required by the Board
6254	6254	24 to permit it to monitor compliance with the provisions of this
6255	6255	25 Section shall be prepared and presented in such manner and
6256	6256	26 frequency and in such detail as shall have been prescribed by
6257	6257
6258	6258
6259	6259
6260	6260
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6263	6263
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6267	6267	1 the Board, shall be prepared on both an accrual and cash flow
6268	6268	2 basis as specified by the Board, shall present such
6269	6269	3 information as the Authority shall prescribe that fairly
6270	6270	4 presents the condition of any pension plan or trust for health
6271	6271	5 care benefits with respect to retirees established by the
6272	6272	6 Service Board and describes the plans of the Service Board to
6273	6273	7 meet the requirements of Sections 4.02a and 4.02b, and shall
6274	6274	8 identify and describe the assumptions and projections employed
6275	6275	9 in the preparation thereof to the extent required by the
6276	6276	10 Board. If the Executive Director certifies that a Service
6277	6277	11 Board has not presented its budget and two-year financial plan
6278	6278	12 in conformity with the rules adopted by the Authority under
6279	6279	13 the provisions of Section 4.01(f) and this subsection (d), and
6280	6280	14 such certification is accepted by the affirmative vote of at
6281	6281	15 least 12 of the then Directors of the Authority, the Authority
6282	6282	16 shall not distribute to that Service Board any funds for
6283	6283	17 operating purposes in excess of the amounts distributed for
6284	6284	18 such purposes to the Service Board in the previous fiscal
6285	6285	19 year. Except when the Board adopts a budget and a financial
6286	6286	20 plan for a Service Board under paragraph (b)(5), a Service
6287	6287	21 Board shall provide for such levels of transportation services
6288	6288	22 and fares or charges therefor as it deems appropriate and
6289	6289	23 necessary in the preparation of a budget and financial plan
6290	6290	24 meeting the criteria set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) of
6291	6291	25 subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of this Section. The
6292	6292	26 Authority shall have access to and the right to examine and
6293	6293
6294	6294
6295	6295
6296	6296
6297	6297
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6299	6299
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6303	6303	1 copy all books, documents, papers, records, or other source
6304	6304	2 data of a Service Board relevant to any information submitted
6305	6305	3 pursuant to this Section.
6306	6306	4 (e) Whenever this Section requires the Board to make
6307	6307	5 determinations with respect to estimates, budgets or financial
6308	6308	6 plans, or rules or regulations with respect thereto such
6309	6309	7 determinations shall be made upon the affirmative vote of at
6310	6310	8 least 12 of the then Directors and shall be incorporated in a
6311	6311	9 written report of the Board and such report shall be submitted
6312	6312	10 within 10 days after such determinations are made to the
6313	6313	11 Governor, the Mayor of Chicago (if such determinations relate
6314	6314	12 to the Chicago Transit Authority), and the Auditor General of
6315	6315	13 Illinois.
6316	6316	14 (Source: P.A. 97-399, eff. 8-16-11.)
6317	6317	15 (70 ILCS 3615/4.15)
6318	6318	16 Sec. 4.15. Revolving door prohibition. No Director,
6319	6319	17 Service Board director or member, former Director, or former
6320	6320	18 Service Board director or member shall, during his or her term
6321	6321	19 and for a period of one year immediately after the end of his
6322	6322	20 or her term, engage in business dealings with, knowingly
6323	6323	21 accept employment from, or receive compensation or fees for
6324	6324	22 services from the Regional Transportation Authority, the
6325	6325	23 Suburban Bus Division Board, the Commuter Rail Division, Board
6326	6326	24 or the Chicago Transit Authority Board. This prohibition shall
6327	6327	25 not apply to any business dealings engaged in by the Director
6328	6328
6329	6329
6330	6330
6331	6331
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6333	6333	HB2839 - 177 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6334	6334
6335	6335
6336	6336	HB2839- 178 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 178 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6337	6337	HB2839 - 178 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6338	6338	1 or Service Board director or member in the course of his or her
6339	6339	2 official duties or responsibilities as a Director or Service
6340	6340	3 Board director or member.
6341	6341	4 (Source: P.A. 98-1027, eff. 1-1-15.)
6342	6342	5 (70 ILCS 3615/5.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05)
6343	6343	6 Sec. 5.05. Opt Out.
6344	6344	7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if
6345	6345	8 the County Board of the County of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry
6346	6346	9 or Will by ordinance authorizes that such county shall elect
6347	6347	10 to terminate the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus
6348	6348	11 Division in that County, the Secretary of such County Board
6349	6349	12 shall certify that proposition to the proper election
6350	6350	13 officials, who shall submit such proposition at an election in
6351	6351	14 accordance with the general election law to decide whether or
6352	6352	15 not the County shall opt out; and if a majority of the voters
6353	6353	16 voting upon the proposition is in favor of terminating the
6354	6354	17 powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division those
6355	6355	18 powers shall be terminated.
6356	6356	19 The form of the ballot to be used at the referendum shall
6357	6357	20 be substantially as follows:
6358	6358	21 ---------------------------------
6359	6359	22 Shall ..... County Terminate the
6360	6360	23 Powers of the Regional Transportation YES
6361	6361	24 Authority and the Suburban Bus ---------------------
6362	6362	25 Division in .... County NO
6363	6363
6364	6364
6365	6365
6366	6366
6367	6367
6368	6368	HB2839 - 178 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6369	6369
6370	6370
6371	6371	HB2839- 179 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 179 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6372	6372	HB2839 - 179 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6373	6373	1 on ..... (date)
6374	6374	2 -------------------------------------------------------------
6375	6375	3 If a majority of the voters vote in favor of terminating
6376	6376	4 the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus Division then
6377	6377	5 all of the powers of the Authority and the Suburban Bus
6378	6378	6 Division shall terminate in such county except those powers
6379	6379	7 and functions which the Authority determines to be necessary
6380	6380	8 to exercise with regard to:
6381	6381	9 (i) public transportation by commuter rail, and
6382	6382	10 related public transportation facilities;
6383	6383	11 (ii) public transportation other than by commuter rail
6384	6384	12 which is required in order to comply with federal or State
6385	6385	13 laws and regulations, and related public transportation
6386	6386	14 facilities; and
6387	6387	15 (iii) public transportation other than by commuter
6388	6388	16 rail provided by the Suburban Bus Division pursuant to
6389	6389	17 contract with the County or other governmental entity
6390	6390	18 therein, and related public transportation facilities.
6391	6391	19 (b) The termination of the powers of the Authority and the
6392	6392	20 Suburban Bus Division referred to in paragraph (a) of this
6393	6393	21 Section with respect to any County shall occur on approval of
6394	6394	22 the referendum by the electors provided on or prior to the date
6395	6395	23 of such termination, such County shall have:
6396	6396	24 (i) assumed the obligations of the Authority under all
6397	6397	25 laws, federal or State, and all contracts with respect to
6398	6398	26 public transportation or public transportation facilities
6399	6399
6400	6400
6401	6401
6402	6402
6403	6403
6404	6404	HB2839 - 179 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6405	6405
6406	6406
6407	6407	HB2839- 180 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 180 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6408	6408	HB2839 - 180 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6409	6409	1 in such County, which statutory or contractual obligations
6410	6410	2 extend beyond the termination date provided for in
6411	6411	3 accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section provided
6412	6412	4 that such obligations shall not be deemed to include any
6413	6413	5 indebtedness of the Authority for borrowed money;
6414	6414	6 (ii) agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the
6415	6415	7 Authority against any and all claims, actions and
6416	6416	8 liabilities arising out of or in connection with the
6417	6417	9 termination of the Authority's powers and functions
6418	6418	10 pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section; and
6419	6419	11 (iii) taken or caused to be taken all necessary
6420	6420	12 actions and fulfilled or caused to be fulfilled all
6421	6421	13 requirements under federal and State laws, rules and
6422	6422	14 regulations with respect to such termination and any
6423	6423	15 related transfers of assets or liabilities of the
6424	6424	16 Authority. A County may, by mutual agreement with the
6425	6425	17 Authority, permit the Authority to fulfill one or more
6426	6426	18 contracts which by their terms extend beyond the
6427	6427	19 termination date provided for in accordance with paragraph
6428	6428	20 (c) of this Section, in which case the powers and
6429	6429	21 functions of the Authority in that County shall survive
6430	6430	22 only to the extent deemed necessary by the Authority to
6431	6431	23 fulfill said contract or contracts. The satisfaction of
6432	6432	24 the requirements provided for in this paragraph shall be
6433	6433	25 evidenced in such manner as the Authority may require.
6434	6434	26 (c) Following an election to terminate the powers of the
6435	6435
6436	6436
6437	6437
6438	6438
6439	6439
6440	6440	HB2839 - 180 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6441	6441
6442	6442
6443	6443	HB2839- 181 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 181 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6444	6444	HB2839 - 181 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6445	6445	1 Authority and the Suburban Bus Division at a referendum held
6446	6446	2 under paragraph (a) of this Section the County Board shall
6447	6447	3 notify the Authority of the results of the referendum which
6448	6448	4 notice shall specify a termination date, which is the last day
6449	6449	5 of the calendar month, but no earlier than December 31, 1984.
6450	6450	6 Unless the termination date is extended by mutual agreement
6451	6451	7 between the County and the Authority, the termination of the
6452	6452	8 powers and functions of the Authority in the County shall
6453	6453	9 occur at midnight on the termination date, provided that the
6454	6454	10 requirements of this Section have been met.
6455	6455	11 (d) The proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority under
6456	6456	12 Sections 4.03 and 4.03.1 collected after the termination date
6457	6457	13 within a County wherein the powers of the Authority and the
6458	6458	14 Suburban Bus Division have been terminated under this Section
6459	6459	15 shall be provided by the Authority to the Commuter Rail
6460	6460	16 Division Board to support services under the jurisdiction of
6461	6461	17 the Commuter Rail Division Board which are attributable to
6462	6462	18 that County, as determined by the Commuter Rail Board. Any
6463	6463	19 proceeds which are in excess of that necessary to support such
6464	6464	20 services shall be paid by the Authority to that County to be
6465	6465	21 expended for general transportation purposes in accordance
6466	6466	22 with law. If no services under the jurisdiction of the
6467	6467	23 Commuter Rail Division Board are provided in a County wherein
6468	6468	24 the powers of the Authority have been terminated under this
6469	6469	25 Section, all proceeds of taxes imposed by the Authority in the
6470	6470	26 County shall be paid by the Authority to the County to be
6471	6471
6472	6472
6473	6473
6474	6474
6475	6475
6476	6476	HB2839 - 181 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6477	6477
6478	6478
6479	6479	HB2839- 182 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 182 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6480	6480	HB2839 - 182 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6481	6481	1 expended for general transportation purposes in accordance
6482	6482	2 with law. The Authority or the Suburban Bus Division has no
6483	6483	3 obligation to see that the funds expended under this paragraph
6484	6484	4 by the County are spent for general transportation purposes in
6485	6485	5 accordance with law.
6486	6486	6 (Source: P.A. 83-885; 83-886.)
6487	6487	7 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.03 rep.)
6488	6488	8 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.04 rep.)
6489	6489	9 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.06 rep.)
6490	6490	10 (70 ILCS 3615/3A.07 rep.)
6491	6491	11 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.03 rep.)
6492	6492	12 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.04 rep.)
6493	6493	13 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.06 rep.)
6494	6494	14 (70 ILCS 3615/3B.07 rep.)
6495	6495	15 Section 35. The Regional Transportation Authority Act is
6496	6496	16 amended by repealing Sections 3A.03, 3A.04, 3A.06, 3A.07,
6497	6497	17 3B.03, 3B.04, 3B.06, and 3B.07.
6498	6498	18 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
6499	6499	19 1, 2026.
6500	6500	HB2839- 183 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 5 ILCS 120/2from Ch. 102, par. 424 5 ILCS 375/2.6 rep.5 5 ILCS 375/2.7 rep.6 65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-17 70 ILCS 3605/2from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 3028 70 ILCS 3605/3from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 3039 70 ILCS 3605/9afrom Ch. 111 2/3, par. 309a10 70 ILCS 3605/12afrom Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312a11 70 ILCS 3605/12bfrom Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312b12 70 ILCS 3605/12c13 70 ILCS 3605/19from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 31914 70 ILCS 3605/24from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 32415 70 ILCS 3605/27from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 32716 70 ILCS 3605/27afrom Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327a17 70 ILCS 3605/28from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 32818 70 ILCS 3605/28afrom Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328a19 70 ILCS 3605/30from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 33020 70 ILCS 3605/34from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 33421 70 ILCS 3605/4 rep.22 70 ILCS 3605/6.1 rep.23 70 ILCS 3605/9b rep.24 70 ILCS 3605/20 rep.25 70 ILCS 3605/21 rep. HB2839- 184 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 70 ILCS 3605/22 rep.2 70 ILCS 3605/23 rep.3 70 ILCS 3605/28d rep.4 70 ILCS 3605/44 rep.5 70 ILCS 3615/1.03from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.036 70 ILCS 3615/1.06 new7 70 ILCS 3615/2.01from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.018 70 ILCS 3615/2.01a9 70 ILCS 3615/2.01b10 70 ILCS 3615/2.01c11 70 ILCS 3615/2.01d12 70 ILCS 3615/2.01e13 70 ILCS 3615/2.20from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.2014 70 ILCS 3615/2.21from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.2115 70 ILCS 3615/2.3016 70 ILCS 3615/3.01from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.0117 70 ILCS 3615/3.04from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.0418 70 ILCS 3615/3.08from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.0819 70 ILCS 3615/3.13 new20 70 ILCS 3615/3A.01from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.0121 70 ILCS 3615/3A.02from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.0222 70 ILCS 3615/3A.05from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.0523 70 ILCS 3615/3A.09from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.0924 70 ILCS 3615/3A.10from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.1025 70 ILCS 3615/3A.11from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.1126 70 ILCS 3615/3A.12from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.12 HB2839- 185 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 70 ILCS 3615/3A.14from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.142 70 ILCS 3615/3A.153 70 ILCS 3615/3A.164 70 ILCS 3615/3A.175 70 ILCS 3615/3A.186 70 ILCS 3615/3B.01from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.017 70 ILCS 3615/3B.02from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.028 70 ILCS 3615/3B.05from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.059 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.0910 70 ILCS 3615/3B.10from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.1011 70 ILCS 3615/3B.11from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.1112 70 ILCS 3615/3B.12from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.1213 70 ILCS 3615/3B.13from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.1314 70 ILCS 3615/3B.1415 70 ILCS 3615/3B.1516 70 ILCS 3615/3B.2617 70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-C 18 heading new19 70 ILCS 3615/3C.05 new 20 70 ILCS 3615/4.01from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.0121 70 ILCS 3615/4.02b22 70 ILCS 3615/4.03.323 70 ILCS 3615/4.04from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.0424 70 ILCS 3615/4.11from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.1125 70 ILCS 3615/4.1526 70 ILCS 3615/5.05from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05 HB2839- 186 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839- 183 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42 4 5 ILCS 375/2.6 rep. 5 5 ILCS 375/2.7 rep. 6 65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1 7 70 ILCS 3605/2 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 302 8 70 ILCS 3605/3 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 303 9 70 ILCS 3605/9a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 309a 10 70 ILCS 3605/12a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312a 11 70 ILCS 3605/12b from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312b 12 70 ILCS 3605/12c 13 70 ILCS 3605/19 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 319 14 70 ILCS 3605/24 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 324 15 70 ILCS 3605/27 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327 16 70 ILCS 3605/27a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327a 17 70 ILCS 3605/28 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328 18 70 ILCS 3605/28a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328a 19 70 ILCS 3605/30 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330 20 70 ILCS 3605/34 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 334 21 70 ILCS 3605/4 rep. 22 70 ILCS 3605/6.1 rep. 23 70 ILCS 3605/9b rep. 24 70 ILCS 3605/20 rep. 25 70 ILCS 3605/21 rep. HB2839- 184 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 70 ILCS 3605/22 rep. 2 70 ILCS 3605/23 rep. 3 70 ILCS 3605/28d rep. 4 70 ILCS 3605/44 rep. 5 70 ILCS 3615/1.03 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.03 6 70 ILCS 3615/1.06 new 7 70 ILCS 3615/2.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.01 8 70 ILCS 3615/2.01a 9 70 ILCS 3615/2.01b 10 70 ILCS 3615/2.01c 11 70 ILCS 3615/2.01d 12 70 ILCS 3615/2.01e 13 70 ILCS 3615/2.20 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.20 14 70 ILCS 3615/2.21 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.21 15 70 ILCS 3615/2.30 16 70 ILCS 3615/3.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01 17 70 ILCS 3615/3.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04 18 70 ILCS 3615/3.08 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08 19 70 ILCS 3615/3.13 new 20 70 ILCS 3615/3A.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.01 21 70 ILCS 3615/3A.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02 22 70 ILCS 3615/3A.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.05 23 70 ILCS 3615/3A.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09 24 70 ILCS 3615/3A.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.10 25 70 ILCS 3615/3A.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.11 26 70 ILCS 3615/3A.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.12 HB2839- 185 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b 1 70 ILCS 3615/3A.14 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.14 2 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15 3 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16 4 70 ILCS 3615/3A.17 5 70 ILCS 3615/3A.18 6 70 ILCS 3615/3B.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.01 7 70 ILCS 3615/3B.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02 8 70 ILCS 3615/3B.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.05 9 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.09 10 70 ILCS 3615/3B.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.10 11 70 ILCS 3615/3B.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.11 12 70 ILCS 3615/3B.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.12 13 70 ILCS 3615/3B.13 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.13 14 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14 15 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15 16 70 ILCS 3615/3B.26 17 70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-C 18 heading new 19 70 ILCS 3615/3C.05 new 20 70 ILCS 3615/4.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.01 21 70 ILCS 3615/4.02b 22 70 ILCS 3615/4.03.3 23 70 ILCS 3615/4.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.04 24 70 ILCS 3615/4.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.11 25 70 ILCS 3615/4.15 26 70 ILCS 3615/5.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05 HB2839- 186 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6501	6501	HB2839- 183 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6502	6502	HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6503	6503	1 INDEX
6504	6504	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
6505	6505	3 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42
6506	6506	4 5 ILCS 375/2.6 rep.
6507	6507	5 5 ILCS 375/2.7 rep.
6508	6508	6 65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1
6509	6509	7 70 ILCS 3605/2 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 302
6510	6510	8 70 ILCS 3605/3 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 303
6511	6511	9 70 ILCS 3605/9a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 309a
6512	6512	10 70 ILCS 3605/12a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312a
6513	6513	11 70 ILCS 3605/12b from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312b
6514	6514	12 70 ILCS 3605/12c
6515	6515	13 70 ILCS 3605/19 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 319
6516	6516	14 70 ILCS 3605/24 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 324
6517	6517	15 70 ILCS 3605/27 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327
6518	6518	16 70 ILCS 3605/27a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327a
6519	6519	17 70 ILCS 3605/28 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328
6520	6520	18 70 ILCS 3605/28a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328a
6521	6521	19 70 ILCS 3605/30 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330
6522	6522	20 70 ILCS 3605/34 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 334
6523	6523	21 70 ILCS 3605/4 rep.
6524	6524	22 70 ILCS 3605/6.1 rep.
6525	6525	23 70 ILCS 3605/9b rep.
6526	6526	24 70 ILCS 3605/20 rep.
6527	6527	25 70 ILCS 3605/21 rep.
6528	6528	HB2839- 184 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6529	6529	HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6530	6530	1 70 ILCS 3605/22 rep.
6531	6531	2 70 ILCS 3605/23 rep.
6532	6532	3 70 ILCS 3605/28d rep.
6533	6533	4 70 ILCS 3605/44 rep.
6534	6534	5 70 ILCS 3615/1.03 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.03
6535	6535	6 70 ILCS 3615/1.06 new
6536	6536	7 70 ILCS 3615/2.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.01
6537	6537	8 70 ILCS 3615/2.01a
6538	6538	9 70 ILCS 3615/2.01b
6539	6539	10 70 ILCS 3615/2.01c
6540	6540	11 70 ILCS 3615/2.01d
6541	6541	12 70 ILCS 3615/2.01e
6542	6542	13 70 ILCS 3615/2.20 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.20
6543	6543	14 70 ILCS 3615/2.21 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.21
6544	6544	15 70 ILCS 3615/2.30
6545	6545	16 70 ILCS 3615/3.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01
6546	6546	17 70 ILCS 3615/3.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04
6547	6547	18 70 ILCS 3615/3.08 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08
6548	6548	19 70 ILCS 3615/3.13 new
6549	6549	20 70 ILCS 3615/3A.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.01
6550	6550	21 70 ILCS 3615/3A.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02
6551	6551	22 70 ILCS 3615/3A.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.05
6552	6552	23 70 ILCS 3615/3A.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09
6553	6553	24 70 ILCS 3615/3A.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.10
6554	6554	25 70 ILCS 3615/3A.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.11
6555	6555	26 70 ILCS 3615/3A.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.12
6556	6556	HB2839- 185 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6557	6557	HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6558	6558	1 70 ILCS 3615/3A.14 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.14
6559	6559	2 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
6560	6560	3 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
6561	6561	4 70 ILCS 3615/3A.17
6562	6562	5 70 ILCS 3615/3A.18
6563	6563	6 70 ILCS 3615/3B.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.01
6564	6564	7 70 ILCS 3615/3B.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02
6565	6565	8 70 ILCS 3615/3B.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.05
6566	6566	9 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.09
6567	6567	10 70 ILCS 3615/3B.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.10
6568	6568	11 70 ILCS 3615/3B.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.11
6569	6569	12 70 ILCS 3615/3B.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.12
6570	6570	13 70 ILCS 3615/3B.13 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.13
6571	6571	14 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
6572	6572	15 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
6573	6573	16 70 ILCS 3615/3B.26
6574	6574	17 70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-C
6575	6575	18 heading new
6576	6576	19 70 ILCS 3615/3C.05 new
6577	6577	20 70 ILCS 3615/4.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.01
6578	6578	21 70 ILCS 3615/4.02b
6579	6579	22 70 ILCS 3615/4.03.3
6580	6580	23 70 ILCS 3615/4.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.04
6581	6581	24 70 ILCS 3615/4.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.11
6582	6582	25 70 ILCS 3615/4.15
6583	6583	26 70 ILCS 3615/5.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05
6584	6584	HB2839- 186 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6585	6585	HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6586	6586
6587	6587
6588	6588
6589	6589
6590	6590
6591	6591	HB2839 - 182 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6592	6592
6593	6593
6594	6594
6595	6595	HB2839- 183 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6596	6596	HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6597	6597	1 INDEX
6598	6598	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
6599	6599	3 5 ILCS 120/2 from Ch. 102, par. 42
6600	6600	4 5 ILCS 375/2.6 rep.
6601	6601	5 5 ILCS 375/2.7 rep.
6602	6602	6 65 ILCS 5/11-122.2-1 from Ch. 24, par. 11-122.2-1
6603	6603	7 70 ILCS 3605/2 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 302
6604	6604	8 70 ILCS 3605/3 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 303
6605	6605	9 70 ILCS 3605/9a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 309a
6606	6606	10 70 ILCS 3605/12a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312a
6607	6607	11 70 ILCS 3605/12b from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 312b
6608	6608	12 70 ILCS 3605/12c
6609	6609	13 70 ILCS 3605/19 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 319
6610	6610	14 70 ILCS 3605/24 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 324
6611	6611	15 70 ILCS 3605/27 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327
6612	6612	16 70 ILCS 3605/27a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 327a
6613	6613	17 70 ILCS 3605/28 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328
6614	6614	18 70 ILCS 3605/28a from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 328a
6615	6615	19 70 ILCS 3605/30 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 330
6616	6616	20 70 ILCS 3605/34 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 334
6617	6617	21 70 ILCS 3605/4 rep.
6618	6618	22 70 ILCS 3605/6.1 rep.
6619	6619	23 70 ILCS 3605/9b rep.
6620	6620	24 70 ILCS 3605/20 rep.
6621	6621	25 70 ILCS 3605/21 rep.
6622	6622
6623	6623
6624	6624
6625	6625
6626	6626
6627	6627	HB2839 - 183 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6628	6628
6629	6629
6630	6630	HB2839- 184 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6631	6631	HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6632	6632	1 70 ILCS 3605/22 rep.
6633	6633	2 70 ILCS 3605/23 rep.
6634	6634	3 70 ILCS 3605/28d rep.
6635	6635	4 70 ILCS 3605/44 rep.
6636	6636	5 70 ILCS 3615/1.03 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 701.03
6637	6637	6 70 ILCS 3615/1.06 new
6638	6638	7 70 ILCS 3615/2.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.01
6639	6639	8 70 ILCS 3615/2.01a
6640	6640	9 70 ILCS 3615/2.01b
6641	6641	10 70 ILCS 3615/2.01c
6642	6642	11 70 ILCS 3615/2.01d
6643	6643	12 70 ILCS 3615/2.01e
6644	6644	13 70 ILCS 3615/2.20 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.20
6645	6645	14 70 ILCS 3615/2.21 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 702.21
6646	6646	15 70 ILCS 3615/2.30
6647	6647	16 70 ILCS 3615/3.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.01
6648	6648	17 70 ILCS 3615/3.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.04
6649	6649	18 70 ILCS 3615/3.08 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703.08
6650	6650	19 70 ILCS 3615/3.13 new
6651	6651	20 70 ILCS 3615/3A.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.01
6652	6652	21 70 ILCS 3615/3A.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.02
6653	6653	22 70 ILCS 3615/3A.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.05
6654	6654	23 70 ILCS 3615/3A.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.09
6655	6655	24 70 ILCS 3615/3A.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.10
6656	6656	25 70 ILCS 3615/3A.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.11
6657	6657	26 70 ILCS 3615/3A.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.12
6658	6658
6659	6659
6660	6660
6661	6661
6662	6662
6663	6663	HB2839 - 184 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6664	6664
6665	6665
6666	6666	HB2839- 185 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6667	6667	HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6668	6668	1 70 ILCS 3615/3A.14 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703A.14
6669	6669	2 70 ILCS 3615/3A.15
6670	6670	3 70 ILCS 3615/3A.16
6671	6671	4 70 ILCS 3615/3A.17
6672	6672	5 70 ILCS 3615/3A.18
6673	6673	6 70 ILCS 3615/3B.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.01
6674	6674	7 70 ILCS 3615/3B.02 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.02
6675	6675	8 70 ILCS 3615/3B.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.05
6676	6676	9 70 ILCS 3615/3B.09 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.09
6677	6677	10 70 ILCS 3615/3B.10 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.10
6678	6678	11 70 ILCS 3615/3B.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.11
6679	6679	12 70 ILCS 3615/3B.12 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.12
6680	6680	13 70 ILCS 3615/3B.13 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 703B.13
6681	6681	14 70 ILCS 3615/3B.14
6682	6682	15 70 ILCS 3615/3B.15
6683	6683	16 70 ILCS 3615/3B.26
6684	6684	17 70 ILCS 3615/Art. III-C
6685	6685	18 heading new
6686	6686	19 70 ILCS 3615/3C.05 new
6687	6687	20 70 ILCS 3615/4.01 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.01
6688	6688	21 70 ILCS 3615/4.02b
6689	6689	22 70 ILCS 3615/4.03.3
6690	6690	23 70 ILCS 3615/4.04 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.04
6691	6691	24 70 ILCS 3615/4.11 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 704.11
6692	6692	25 70 ILCS 3615/4.15
6693	6693	26 70 ILCS 3615/5.05 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05
6694	6694
6695	6695
6696	6696
6697	6697
6698	6698
6699	6699	HB2839 - 185 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6700	6700
6701	6701
6702	6702	HB2839- 186 -LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6703	6703	HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b
6704	6704
6705	6705
6706	6706
6707	6707
6708	6708
6709	6709	HB2839 - 186 - LRB104 06148 BDA 16182 b