Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government or the Department of Transportation shall authorize the operation of all-terrain vehicles or recreational off-highway vehicles or both on rural roads under its jurisdiction if the unit of local government or Department determines that the public safety will not be jeopardized. Provides that before permitting the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles on rural roads, a unit of local government or the Department must consider the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and determine whether all-terrain vehicles or recreational off-highway vehicles may safely travel on or cross the roadway. Provides that appropriate signs shall be posted on rural roads where the operation of all-terrain vehicles or recreational off-highway vehicles is permitted. Provides that if a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit of government, all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles may not be operated on the roadway unless each unit of government agrees and takes action as provided in this amendatory Act. Limits home rule powers. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Removes the ban on classifying vicious dogs based on breed. Effective immediately.
Amends the Eminent Domain Act. Grants quick-take eminent domain powers to the Department of Transportation for the acquisition of property alongside of Illinois Route 13 for the purpose of expanding Illinois Route 13 into a 6-lane highway between Marion and Carbondale. Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in provisions concerning venue.
Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that NPDES permit applications are deemed approved if not approved or denied by the Environmental Protection Agency within 120 days after being filed with the Agency.
Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the earned income tax credit.
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning usury.
Amends the Counties Code and the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that a county or municipality may not require a law enforcement officer to issue a specific number of citations or warnings within a designated period of time. Provides that a county or municipality may not, for purposes of evaluating a law enforcement officer's job performance, compare the number of citations or warnings issued by the law enforcement officer to the number of citations or warnings issued by any other law enforcement officer who has similar job duties. Limits home rule powers.
Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Defines "secretarial disaster area" as any portion of a county which meets severe drought intensity for 8 consecutive weeks, or any portion of a county which meets extreme drought or higher drought intensity value at any time during the growing season. Provides that whenever the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture declares a secretarial disaster area to exist, the Governor shall exercise his or her authority under Section 7 of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act to provide the Department of Natural Resources the authority to regulate and permit all water use, including but not limited to riparian rights, of surface and groundwater resources within the secretarial disaster area. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall have the authority to prioritize permitted water usage based on the needs of the affected area. Permitted uses shall include but not be limited to public drinking water supply, in-stream flows, industrial uses, and navigation. Provides that the Department shall have the authority to make available all public and private water within Illinois to alleviate water supply demands within a secretarial disaster area, excluding federal reservoirs and Lake Michigan. Provides that the Department is not required to follow state procurement rules when implementing this Section within secretarial disaster areas and that all compensation shall be set by the Office of Water Resources. Provides procedural requirements concerning water use regulation under the new provisions. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers.
Amends the Counties Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.