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* Senate Amendment 1 to HB3903 bars campaign contributions from red light, speed cam and some others…
No vendor that offers or provides equipment or services for automated traffic law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to municipalities or counties, no political action committee created by such a vendor, and no vendor-affiliated person shall make a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official. An officer or agent of such a vendor may not consent to any contribution or expenditure that is prohibited by this Section. A candidate, political committee, or other person may not knowingly accept or receive any contribution prohibited by this Section.
“Vendor-affiliated person” means anyone with an ownership interest or distributive share above 7.5 percent, or is an executive employee, or is the spouse, minor child, or other immediate family member who lives with the person.
Back to the proposal…
No member of the General Assembly and no officer or employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides automated traffic law enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or counties.
There’s also a 2-year revolving door provision.
And…
Beginning 6 months before it installs an automated traffic law enforcement system at an intersection, a county or municipality may not change the yellow change interval at that intersection.
It also requires municipalities and counties to conduct a statistical analysis to assess the safety impact of each automated traffic law enforcement system within a year and requires them to conduct those studies after they install new systems.
It also allows IDOT to revoke any permit for the cams “if any official or employee who serves that county or municipality is charged with bribery, official misconduct, or a similar crime related to the placement, installation, or operation of the automated traffic law enforcement system in the county or municipality.”
* Crain’s…
A bill intended to undo former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 11th hour appointment of right-hand man Samir Mayekar to the McPier board has abruptly surfaced in Springfield and appears to have a good chance to pass.
The measure — pushed by allies of the new mayor Brandon Johnson and organized labor groups headed by the Chicago Federation of Labor — would reverse Lightfoot’s decision, announced in the final days of her tenure, to place her deputy mayor for economic development board that oversees the city’s McCormick Place convention center.
The move to install Mayekar in the coveted board seat rankled members of Johnson’s transition team, current members of the board and union leaders who believed the incoming mayor should be afforded the opportunity to make the appointment and was likely to tap someone friendlier to the labor movement for the position.
…Adding… From the Chicago Federation of Labor’s Bob Reiter…
Lori Lightfoot has been incredibly supportive of the convention and tourism industry, as well as, our folks who work in it. This is a policy difference on late term appointments and not reflection on our relationship with her. And to be clear, this is not an initiative of or an ask of Mayor Johnson.
As subscribers know, there’s more to this bill.
* The House Executive Committee has approved Amendment 1 to SB1559. That’s the cannabis omnibus.
I assume this post will be updated. As always, keep an eye on the live coverage post for instant updates.
…Adding… The Senate has an amendment making changes to the The Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act. They’re allowing the tollway and units of local government to work with PPPs instead of just IDOT. The proposal also clears the way for leasing existing toll roads and using the PPPs to repair roads and add lanes and ramps to any tollway (like Local 150’s plan, for instance). It will also allow the tollway to use proceeds from the sale or lease of assets to provide funding for a PPP agreement and to “receive unsolicited proposals for a project.”
The amendment also completely deletes this provision from existing law…
Any new transportation facility developed as a project under this Act must be consistent with the regional plan then in existence of any metropolitan planning organization in whose boundaries the project is located.
…Adding… John Amdor testified against deleting that regional planning provision…
A major point of why we do regional plans in the first place is to ensure that we’re coordinating our major infrastructure investments to achieve shared regional growth. And we believe that eliminating requirements, that consistency would be really detrimental to the public interest.
It’s a huge bill, so maybe some of y’all can find more stuff.
…Adding… The revenue omnibus has a provision to terminate tax credits if investment or job creation and retention requirements aren’t met in 10 years.
The Reimagining Energy and Vehicles in Illinois Act is expanded to include financial incentives for electric vehicle or component or renewable energy manufacturers that intend to convert or expand, in whole or in part, from traditional manufacturing and will make at least a $500 million capital investment and retain 800 full-time employee jobs at the project. Hmm.
It also has a $500 volunteer emergency workers tax credit and a bunch of other stuff.
posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 19, 23 @ 5:02 pm
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There’s also a new revenue omnibus in SB 1963
Comment by Tax watcher Friday, May 19, 23 @ 5:14 pm
Want to end the shenanigans with Red Light Cameras? Run all violations through the court system, just like ISP construction zone cameras.
A Formal 1992 AG Opinion said “alternative traffic ticket programs” were invalid for violating the Illinois Vehicle Code. Please note the opinion came out of a Madison County request.
https://ag.state.il.us/opinions/1992/92-013.pdf
When former Sen. John Cullerton wasn’t pre-occupied with “Bottle Service” bills, he was pushing Red Light Cameras by saying they “WERE NOT” moving violations.
Run them through the county court system, and a LOT of the financial shenanigans stop.
Comment by Anyone Remember Friday, May 19, 23 @ 5:51 pm
If we are going to ignore a regional plan whenever political heavy hitters want to, then why have the plans and why have the agencies that create them?
Comment by Just Me 2 Saturday, May 20, 23 @ 12:56 am
I may be too late with this but deleting the requirement that improvements and construction be a part of our regional transportation plan is a huge mistake. All road expenditures should fit into a regional transportation network. We spend a fortune on roads. Requiring that they fit into a larger plan just makes good sense.
Comment by froganon Saturday, May 20, 23 @ 1:13 pm
So the goal is to now lease parts of the tollway? Is this already being done? I would take a stroll down memory lane and look at a parking meter lease that may have not been the best possible move? Just a thought
Comment by Frida's Boss Monday, May 22, 23 @ 10:24 am