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SR 616 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

Summary
Urges Governor Rauner and the Illinois Department of Transportation to immediately task their existing consultants to prepare an investment-grade ridership analysis for distribution to interested parties around the world and to prepare as expeditiously as possible the Tier One Environmental Impact Statement to qualify the high speed rail project for federal funds and to seek federal planning funds to help pay for this study. Commends Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel for his commitment to building high speed train service between O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago and urges all State agencies to provide any and all assistance to the City of Chicago in implementing this crucial transportation project. Calls upon Congress to return to their previous practice in Fiscal Year 2010 of appropriating $2.5 billion in the annual federal budget for capital grants to states for high speed rail projects in order to help fund this high speed rail project.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 29, 2015 Last action May 31, 2015
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2015

How they voted

54–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
May 31, 2015
D Democratic38
38 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
16 Yea 4
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Resolution Adopted; 055-000-000
upper
May 31, 2015
Upper · Passed
Be Adopted Transportation; 014-000-000
upper
May 30, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
May 29, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.