Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3438 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/25/2025

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1  AN ACT concerning transportation.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
5  Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing
6  Section 2705-590 as follows:
7  (20 ILCS 2705/2705-590)
8  Sec. 2705-590. Roadbuilding criteria; life-cycle cost
9  analysis.
10  (a) As used in this Section, "life-cycle cost" means the
11  total of the cost of the initial project plus all anticipated
12  future costs over the life of the pavement. Actual, relevant
13  data, and not assumptions or estimates, shall be used to the
14  extent such data has been collected.
15  (b) The Department shall develop and implement a
16  life-cycle cost analysis for each State new construction,
17  reconstruction, or replacement road project under its
18  jurisdiction for which the total pavement costs exceed
19  $500,000 funded in whole, or in part, with State or
20  State-appropriated funds. State rehabilitation and
21  preservation projects shall be exempt from this requirement.
22  The Department shall design and award these paving projects
23  utilizing material having the lowest life-cycle cost. All

 

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1  pavement design life shall ensure that State and
2  State-appropriated funds are utilized as efficiently as
3  possible. When alternative material options are substantially
4  equivalent on a life-cycle cost basis, the Department may make
5  a decision based on other criteria. At the discretion of the
6  Department, interstate highways with high traffic volumes or
7  experimental projects may be exempt from this requirement.
8  (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a
9  life-cycle cost analysis shall compare equivalent designs
10  based upon this State's actual historic project schedules and
11  costs as recorded by the pavement management system, and may
12  include estimates of user costs throughout the entire pavement
13  life.
14  (d) For pavement projects for which this State has no
15  actual historic project schedules and costs as recorded by the
16  pavement management system, the Department may use actual
17  historical and comparable data for equivalent designs from
18  states with similar climates, soil structures, or vehicle
19  traffic.
20  (Source: P.A. 96-715, eff. 8-25-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
21  Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
22  changing Section 11-101-3 as follows:
23  (65 ILCS 5/11-101-3)
24  Sec. 11-101-3. Noise mitigation; air quality.

 

 

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1  (a) A municipality that has implemented a Residential
2  Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise shall
3  perform indoor air quality monitoring and laboratory analysis
4  of windows and doors installed pursuant to the Residential
5  Sound Insulation Program to determine whether there are any
6  adverse health impacts associated with off-gassing from such
7  windows and doors. Such monitoring and analysis shall be
8  consistent with applicable professional and industry
9  standards. The municipality shall make any final reports
10  resulting from such monitoring and analysis available to the
11  public on the municipality's website. The municipality shall
12  develop a science-based mitigation plan to address significant
13  health-related impacts, if any, associated with such windows
14  and doors as determined by the results of the monitoring and
15  analysis. In a municipality that has implemented a Residential
16  Sound Insulation Program to mitigate aircraft noise, if
17  requested by the homeowner pursuant to a process established
18  by the municipality, which process shall include, at a
19  minimum, notification in a newspaper of general circulation
20  and a mailer sent to every address identified as a recipient of
21  windows and doors installed under the Residential Sound
22  Insulation Program, the municipality shall replace all windows
23  and doors installed under the Residential Sound Insulation
24  Program in such homes where one or more windows or doors have
25  been found to have caused offensive odors. Subject to
26  appropriation, the municipality shall replace windows and

 

 

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1  doors in at least 750 residences a year. Residents who altered
2  or modified a replacement window or accepted a replacement
3  screen for the window shall not be disqualified from
4  compensation or future services. Only those homeowners who
5  request that the municipality perform an odor inspection as
6  prescribed by the process established by the municipality
7  within 6 months of notification being published and mailers
8  being sent shall be eligible for odorous window and odorous
9  door replacement. Residents who are eligible to receive
10  replacement windows shall be allowed to choose the color and
11  type of replacement window. For purposes of aiding in the
12  selection of such replacement windows, a showcase and display
13  of available replacement window types shall be established and
14  located at Chicago Midway International Airport. Homes that
15  have been identified by the municipality as having odorous
16  windows or doors are not required to make said request to the
17  municipality. The right to make a claim for replacement and
18  have it considered pursuant to this Section shall not be
19  affected by the fact of odor-related claims made or
20  odor-related products received pursuant to the Residential
21  Sound Insulation Program prior to June 5, 2019 (the effective
22  date of this Section). The municipality shall also perform
23  in-home air quality testing in residences in which windows and
24  doors are replaced under this Section. In order to receive
25  in-home air quality testing, a homeowner must request such
26  testing from the municipality, and the total number of homes

 

 

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1  tested in any given year shall not exceed 25% of the total
2  number of homes in which windows and doors were replaced under
3  this Section in the prior calendar year.
4  (b) An advisory committee shall be formed, composed of the
5  following: (i) 2 members of the municipality who reside in
6  homes that have received windows or doors pursuant to the
7  Residential Sound Insulation Program and have been identified
8  by the municipality as having odorous windows or doors,
9  appointed by the Secretary of Transportation; (ii) one
10  employee of the Aeronautics Division of the Department of
11  Transportation who shall only cast votes when breaking a tie;
12  (iii) 2 employees of the municipality that implemented the
13  Residential Sound Insulation Program in question; and (iv) 2
14  members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
15  Representatives, 2 members appointed by the President of the
16  Senate, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the
17  House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the
18  Minority Leader of the Senate. The advisory committee shall
19  determine by majority vote which homes contain windows or
20  doors that cause offensive odors and thus are eligible for
21  replacement, shall promulgate a list of such homes, and shall
22  develop recommendations as to the order in which homes are to
23  receive window replacement. The recommendations shall include
24  reasonable and objective criteria for determining which
25  windows or doors are odorous, consideration of the date of
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1  geography and individual hardship, and shall provide such
2  recommendations to the municipality. The advisory committee
3  shall develop a process in which homeowners can demonstrate
4  extreme hardship. As used in this subsection, "extreme
5  hardship" means: liquid infiltration of the window or door;
6  health and medical condition of the resident; and residents
7  with sensitivities related to smell. At least 10% of the homes
8  receiving a replacement in a year shall be homes that have
9  demonstrated extreme hardship. The advisory committee shall
10  compile a report demonstrating: (i) the number of homes in
11  line to receive a replacement; (ii) the number of homes that
12  received replacement windows or doors, or both; (iii) the
13  number of homes that received financial compensation instead
14  of a replacement; and (iv) the number of homes with confirmed
15  mechanical issues. Until December 31, 2022, the report shall
16  be compiled monthly, after December 31, 2022, the report shall
17  be complied quarterly. The advisory committee shall accept all
18  public questions and furnish a written response within 2
19  business days. The advisory committee shall comply with the
20  requirements of the Open Meetings Act. The Chicago Department
21  of Aviation shall provide administrative support to the
22  committee. The municipality shall consider the recommendations
23  of the committee but shall retain final decision-making
24  authority over replacement of windows and doors installed
25  under the Residential Sound Insulation Program, and shall
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1  procurement. A municipality administering claims pursuant to
2  this Section shall provide to every address identified as
3  having submitted a valid claim under this Section a quarterly
4  report setting forth the municipality's activities undertaken
5  pursuant to this Section for that quarter. However, the
6  municipality shall replace windows and doors pursuant to this
7  Section only if, and to the extent, grants are distributed to,
8  and received by, the municipality from the Sound-Reducing
9  Windows and Doors Replacement Fund for the costs associated
10  with the replacement of sound-reducing windows and doors
11  installed under the Residential Sound Insulation Program
12  pursuant to Section 6z-20.1 of the State Finance Act. In
13  addition, the municipality shall revise its specifications for
14  procurement of windows for the Residential Sound Insulation
15  Program to address potential off-gassing from such windows in
16  future phases of the program. A municipality subject to the
17  Section shall not legislate or otherwise regulate with regard
18  to indoor air quality monitoring, laboratory analysis or
19  replacement requirements, except as provided in this Section,
20  but the foregoing restriction shall not limit said
21  municipality's taxing power.
22  (c) A home rule unit may not regulate indoor air quality
23  monitoring and laboratory analysis, and related mitigation and
24  mitigation plans, in a manner inconsistent with this Section.
25  This Section is a limitation of home rule powers and functions
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1  Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule
2  units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
3  (d) This Section shall not be construed to create a
4  private right of action.
5  (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-678, eff. 12-10-21;
6  103-200, eff. 6-30-23.)
7  Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
8  changing Section 11-411 as follows:
9  (625 ILCS 5/11-411)    (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-411)
10  Sec. 11-411. Crash report electronic submission
11  requirements forms.
12  (a) The Administrator must prepare and upon request supply
13  to police departments, sheriffs and other appropriate agencies
14  or individuals, the requirements for electronically submitting
15  forms for written crash reports as required hereunder,
16  suitable with respect to the persons required to make such
17  reports and the purposes to be served. The written reports
18  must call for sufficiently detailed information to disclose
19  with reference to a vehicle crash the cause, conditions then
20  existing, and the persons and vehicles involved or any other
21  data concerning such crash that may be required for a complete
22  analysis of all related circumstances and events leading to
23  the crash or subsequent to the occurrence.
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1  be electronically submitted to the Administrator using an
2  electronic format approved by the Administrator made on an
3  approved form or in an approved electronic format provided by
4  the Administrator and must contain all the information
5  required therein unless that information is not available. The
6  Department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this
7  subsection (b).
8  (c) Should special crash studies be required by the
9  Administrator, the Administrator may provide the supplemental
10  forms for the special studies.
11  (Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
12  Section 99. Effective date. This Section and Sections 5
13  and 10 take effect upon becoming law; Section 15 takes effect
14  January 1, 2027.

 

 

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