SOLAR RD SIGNS-PILOT PROGRAM

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB2630

Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Jason R. Bunting

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Solar Powered Road Signs Pilot Program Act. Requires the
Department of Transportation to develop a pilot program to test the use of
solar powered LED road signs in 5 counties of varied population. After
getting reports of the program from the counties, the Department shall
file a report with the General Assembly that contains the complete
findings of the program. Effective immediately.
LRB104 08908 LNS 18963 b

A BILL FOR

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LRB104 08908 LNS 18963 b
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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the
Solar
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Powered Road Signs Pilot Program Act.

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Section 5.
Solar Powered Road Signs.
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(a) Six months after the effective date of this Act, the
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Department of Transportation shall, subject to appropriation,
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develop a program to test the use of solar powered LED road
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signs on roadways. After consultation with counties, the
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Department shall choose 5 counties of varied population that
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have consented to participate in the program.
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(b) In implementing the program, the Department shall use
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its own discretion in selecting and purchasing the necessary
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resources for the road signs.
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(c) The selected counties shall have the discretion to
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choose which roadways shall be equipped with the solar powered
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technology, subject to these conditions:
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(1) the roadways shall not be State highways, federal
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highways, or within an incorporated area;
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(2) the roadways shall have road signs of particularly
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low visibility; and
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(3) each county must follow the specifications

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delineated in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
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Devices.
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(d) After a period of at least 90 days from the start of
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the program, each county shall report its findings of the
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program to the Department. After receiving reports from each
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county, the Department shall file a report within 60 days with
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the General Assembly. The report shall include, but is not
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limited to:
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(1) the overall function of the solar powered LED road
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signs;
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(2) the benefits to the State of having solar powered
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LED road signs;
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(3) any safety concerns to the general public while
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the signs were in use; and
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(4) the projected cost for Statewide use of the signs.

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Section 10.
Repeal.
This Act is repealed on December 31,
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2027.

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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