(625 ILCS 5/18c-1603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1603)
Sec. 18c-1603. Expenditures from the Transportation Regulatory Fund.
(1) Authorization of Expenditures from the Fund. Monies deposited in the Transportation Regulatory Fund shall be expended only for the administration and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a. Moneys in the Fund may also be used to administer the Personal Property Storage Act.
(2) Allocation of Expenses to the Fund.
(a) Expenses Allocated Entirely to the Transportation
Regulatory Fund. All expenses of the Transportation Division shall be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund, provided that they were:
(i) Incurred by and for staff employed within the
Transportation Division and accountable, directly or through a program director or staff supervisor, to the Transportation Division manager;
(ii) Incurred exclusively in the administration
and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a; and
(iii) Authorized by the Transportation Division
manager.
(b) Expenses Partially Allocated to the
Transportation Regulatory Fund. A portion of expenses for the following persons and activities may be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund:
(i) The Executive Director, his deputies and
personal assistants, and their clerical support;
(ii) The legislative liaison activities of the
Office of Legislative Affairs, its constituent elements and successors;
(iii) The activities of the Bureau of Planning
and Operations on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, exclusive of the Chief Clerk's office;
(iv) The payroll expenses of Commissioners'
assistants;
(v) The internal auditor;
(vi) The in-state travel expenses of the
Commissioners to and from the offices of the Commission; and
(vii) The Public Affairs Group, its constituent
elements, and its successors.
(c) Allocation Methodology for Expenses Other Than
Commissioners' Assistants. The portion of total expenses (other than commissioners' assistants' expenses) allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund under paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be the portion of staff time spent exclusively on administration and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a, as shown by a time study updated at least once each 6 months.
(d) (Blank).
(e) Allocation methodology for Commissioners'
Assistants Expenses. Five percent of the payroll expenses of commissioners' assistants may be allocated to the Transportation Regulatory Fund.
(f) Expenses not allocable to the Transportation
Regulatory Fund. No expenses shall be allocated to or paid from the Transportation Regulatory Fund except as expressly authorized in paragraphs (a) through (e) of this subsection. In particular, no expenses shall be allocated to the Fund which were incurred by or in relation to the following persons and activities:
(i) Commissioners' travel, except as otherwise
provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection;
(ii) Commissioners' assistants except as
otherwise provided in paragraphs (b) and (e) of this subsection;
(iii) The Policy Analysis and Research Division,
its constituent elements and successors;
(iv) The Chief Clerk's office, its constituent
elements and successors;
(v) The Hearing Examiners Division, its
constituent elements and successors, and any hearing examiners or hearings conducted, in whole or in part, outside the Transportation Division;
(vi) (Blank);
(vii) The Office of General Counsel, its
constituent elements and successors, including but not limited to the Office of Public Utility Counsel and any legal staff in the office of the executive director, but not including the personal assistant serving as staff counsel to the executive director as provided in Section 18c-1204(2) and the Office of Transportation Counsel; and
(viii) Any other expenses or portion thereof not
expressly authorized in this subsection to be allocated to the Fund.
The constituent elements of the foregoing shall, for
purposes of this Section be their constituent elements on the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987.
(3) (Blank).
(4) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-515, eff. 1-1-10.)
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