Illinois Compiled Statutes 70 Special Districts: Article III-B - Commuter Rail Division

• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.01
  Commuter Rail Division. There is established within the Authority the Commuter Rail Division as the operating division responsible for providing public transportation by commuter...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.02
  Commuter Rail Board. (a) Until April 1, 2008, the governing body of the Commuter Rail Division shall be a board consisting of 7 directors appointed...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.03
  Terms, Vacancies. Each director shall be appointed for a term of 4 years, and until his successor has been appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.04
  Chairman and Other Officers. The Chairman shall preside at meetings of the Commuter Rail Board and shall be entitled to vote on all matters....
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.05
  Appointment of officers and employees. The Commuter Rail Board shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be the chief executive officer of the Division, appointed,...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.06
  Compensation. The Chairman of the Commuter Rail Board shall receive an annual salary of $25,000. Other members of the Commuter Rail Board shall receive...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.07
  Meetings. The Commuter Rail Board shall prescribe the times and places for meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The Commuter...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.08
  Jurisdiction. Any public transportation within the metropolitan region outside of the City of Chicago by commuter rail and within the City of Chicago, public...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.09
  General Powers. In addition to any powers elsewhere provided to the Commuter Rail Board, it shall have all of the powers specified in Section 2.20...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.09a
  Bicycles on commuter rail trains. Effective July 1, 1999 and after first adopting an ordinance imposing terms and conditions designed to protect the safety...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.09b
  Payment of fares by credit card. (a) By February 28, 2010, the Commuter Rail Board shall allow passengers to purchase fares by credit card (i)...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.10
  Budget and Program. The Commuter Rail Board, subject to the powers of the Authority in Section 4.11, shall control the finances of the Division. It...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.11
  Citizens Advisory Board. The Commuter Rail Board shall establish a citizens advisory board composed of ten residents of those portions of the metropolitan region in...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.12
  Working Cash Borrowing. The Commuter Rail Board with the affirmative vote of 7 of its Directors may demand and direct the Board of the Authority...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.13
  Labor. (a) The provisions of this Section apply to collective bargaining agreements (including extensions and amendments of existing agreements) entered into on or after January...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.14
  Free services; eligibility. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.15
  Transit services for disabled individuals. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no later than 60 days following the effective date of this amendatory Act of...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.16
  Emergency protocols. Within 6 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commuter Rail Board must develop written...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.20
  Wireless Internet. The Commuter Rail Board must provide wireless Internet service on all passenger trains it owns or operates by January 1, 2012, but only...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.25
  Automated external defibrillators. The Commuter Rail Board must conduct a study concerning the installation and use of automated external defibrillators on passenger trains operated by...
• Illinois Regional Transportation Authority Act. - 70 ILCS 3615, Section 3B.26
  Employment contracts. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3B.13, before the Commuter Rail Board may enter into or amend any employment contract in excess of...

Last modified: February 18, 2015