Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1380 Compare Versions

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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1380 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole for use by a county or municipality shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the owner's costs. LRB104 08050 RTM 18096 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1380 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new 65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole for use by a county or municipality shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the owner's costs. LRB104 08050 RTM 18096 b LRB104 08050 RTM 18096 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1380 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	6	+	Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole for use by a county or municipality shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the owner's costs.
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3	12		1 AN ACT concerning local government.
4	13		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	14		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6		-	4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by ~~adding Section~~
7		-	5 5-1192 as follows:
	15	+	4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
	16	+	5 Section 5-1192 as follows:
8	17		6 (55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new)
9	18		7 Sec. 5-1192. County use of utility pole for county public
10	19		8 safety.
11		-	9 (a) As used in this Section:
12		-	10 "Communications space" has the meaning given to that term
13		-	11 in the National Electric Safety Code as published by the
14		-	12 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
15		-	13 "Communication worker safety zone" has the meaning given
16		-	14 to that term in the National Electric Safety Code as published
17		-	15 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
18		-	16 "Electric supply zone" has the meaning given to that term
19		-	17 in the National Electric Safety Code as published by the
20		-	18 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
21		-	19 "Public utility" has the meaning given to that term in
22		-	20 Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
23		-	21 (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), a county
24		-	22 may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of
25		-	23 local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the
	20	+	9 (a) A county may use a utility pole that is owned by the
	21	+	10 State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way
	22	+	11 that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for
	23	+	12 county public safety purposes, including, but not limited to,
	24	+	13 the placement of equipment associated with public safety.
	25	+	14 (b) Any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole or
	26	+	15 right-of-way for use by a county under this Section shall be at
	27	+	16 the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the
	28	+	17 owner's costs.
	29	+	18 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
	30	+	19 adding Section 11-80-25 as follows:
	31	+	20 (65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new)
	32	+	21 Sec. 11-80-25. Municipal use of utility pole for municipal
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34		-	1 State or a unit of local government for county public safety
35		-	2 purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of
36		-	3 equipment associated with public safety. The equipment may not
37		-	4 be located within or interfere with part of an electric
38		-	5 distribution or transmission system within the communication
39		-	6 worker safety zone of the pole or the electric supply zone of
40		-	7 the pole. The use of the equipment must comply with the
41		-	8 applicable codes and local code provisions or regulations that
42		-	9 concern public safety.
43		-	10 (c) A State agency may, by rule, or a unit of local
44		-	11 government may, by ordinance or resolution, create a
45		-	12 permitting process to allow a utility pole or a public
46		-	13 right-of-way that it owns to be used by a county for public
47		-	14 safety purposes.
48		-	15 (d) Any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole or
49		-	16 right-of-way for use by a county under this Section shall be at
50		-	17 the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the
51		-	18 owner's costs.
52		-	19 (e) Nothing in this Section authorizes a county to use
53		-	20 property or infrastructure that is owned by a public utility.
54		-	21 Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
55		-	22 adding Section 11-80-25 as follows:
56		-	23 (65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new)
57		-	24 Sec. 11-80-25. Municipal use of utility pole for municipal
	36	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1380 Introduced 1/29/2025, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	37	+	55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new 65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new
	38	+	55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
	39	+	65 ILCS 5/11-80-25 new
	40	+	Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or a municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is owned by the State or a unit of local government for public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the placement of equipment associated with public safety. Provides that any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole for use by a county or municipality shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not exceed the owner's costs.
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	49	+	55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
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68		-	1 public safety.
69		-	2 (a) As used in this Section:
70		-	3 "Communications space" has the meaning given to that term
71		-	4 in the National Electric Safety Code as published by the
72		-	5 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
73		-	6 "Communication worker safety zone" has the meaning given
74		-	7 to that term in the National Electric Safety Code as published
75		-	8 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
76		-	9 "Electric supply zone" has the meaning given to that term
77		-	10 in the National Electric Safety Code as published by the
78		-	11 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
79		-	12 "Public utility" has the meaning given to that term in
80		-	13 Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
81		-	14 (b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c), a
82		-	15 municipality may use a utility pole that is owned by the State
83		-	16 or a unit of local government or a public right-of-way that is
84		-	17 owned by the State or a unit of local government for municipal
85		-	18 public safety purposes, including, but not limited to, the
86		-	19 placement of equipment associated with public safety. The
87		-	20 equipment may not be located within or interfere with part of
88		-	21 an electric distribution or transmission system within the
89		-	22 communication worker safety zone of the pole or the electric
90		-	23 supply zone of the pole. The use of the equipment must comply
91		-	24 with the applicable codes and local code provisions or
92		-	25 regulations that concern public safety.
93		-	26 (c) A State agency may, by rule, or a unit of local
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104		-	1 government may, by ordinance or resolution, create a
105		-	2 permitting process to allow a utility pole or a public
106		-	3 right-of-way that it owns to be used by a municipality for
107		-	4 public safety purposes.
108		-	5 (d) Any fee charged by the owner of a utility pole or
109		-	6 right-of-way for use by a municipality under this Section
110		-	7 shall be at the lowest rate charged by the owner and shall not
111		-	8 exceed the owner's costs.
112		-	9 (e) Nothing in this Section authorizes a municipality to
113		-	10 use property or infrastructure that is owned by a public
114		-	11 utility.
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