Rep. John Bradley

Mourns the death of Kenneth W. Strobel of Marion.

Mourns the death of Jay Douglas Webb of Ewing.

Mourns the death of Robert W. Duncan of Marion.

Mourns the passing of William L. Harris of Marion.

Amends the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Act. Provides that a local government defined as "distressed" under criteria adopted by the Department of Natural Resources through administrative rule shall be eligible for assistance up to 90% (rather than 50%) for the acquisition of open space lands and for capital development and improvement proposals, provided that no more than 10% of the amount appropriated under this Act in any fiscal year is made available as grants to distressed local governments. Effective immediately.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any interstate highway; (2) 70 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are designated by the Department of Transportation, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions; and (3) 65 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and streets. Provides that the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will may adopt ordinances establishing speed limits lower than these speeds. Permits the Department of Transportation and Toll Highway Authority to alter speed limits up to the new maximum speed limit (rather than up to 65 miles per hour).

Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Amends the Counties Code. Provides that in a county that maintains a countywide map through a Geographic Information System (GIS), a charge may be added to specified filing fees in order to defray the cost of providing automated access, in addition to electronic access, to the county's GIS or property records (now, records). Amends the Tuberculosis Sanitarium District Act. Provides that upon dissolution of the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium District, monetary assets of the District deposited into a special fund may be used for the prevention, care, treatment, and control of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases in or associated with suburban Cook County. Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that amounts from the Animal Control Fund may be used to aid in costs incurred for enforcement of the Act or any county or municipal ordinance relating to public health and public nuisances, in addition to animal control. Effective immediately.

Amends the Public Construction Bond Act. Requires surety bonds on public construction projects by any political subdivision of the State costing over $50,000 (now, over $5,000). Makes surety bond requirements for any political subdivision of the State the same as those for the State. Effective immediately.

Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.