Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning speed restrictions.
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Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning commencement of actions and forms of process.
Mourns the death of Kenneth Kasten of Alton.
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administrative regulations.
Amends the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning purchases.
Creates the Crossing of Railroad Right-of-way Act. Provides terms and conditions for a crossing. Allows the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt rules prescribing additional terms and conditions to ensure that any crossing be consistent with the public convenience and necessity and reasonable service to the public. Provides that public utilities that locate their facilities within the railroad right-of-way for a crossing shall pay the railroad a one-time standard crossing fee of $750 for each crossing. Provides special circumstances under which the standard crossing fee is not imposed. Provides that, pending Commission resolution of a claim of special circumstances raised in a petition, a public utility may, upon securing the payment of any damages and upon submission of completed engineering specifications to the railroad, proceed with a crossing in accordance with the rules adopted by the Commission, unless the Commission, upon application for emergency relief, determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the proposed crossing either (i) involves a significant and imminent likelihood of danger to the public health or safety or (ii) is a serious threat to the safe operations of the railroad or to the current use of the railroad right-of-way.
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. In the provisions prohibiting the possession of methamphetamine manufacturing chemicals with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine or salt of an optical isomer of methamphetamine or an analog of methamphetamine, eliminates the requirement of the intent to manufacture a specific amount of methamphetamine or salt of an optical isomer of methamphetamine or an analog of methamphetamine if the defendant possessed the specific amount of methamphetamine manufacturing chemicals.
Appropriates $50,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Department of Public Health for grants to rural fire protection districts and rural fire departments for the purchase of automated external defibrillators. Effective July 1, 2004.
Creates the Healthcare Providers Stabilization Act. Contains a short title only.
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section regarding case plans for alleged abused, neglected, or dependent minors placed in shelter care.