SB 3389

Abstract

Amends the Regional Planning Act. Removes provisions relating to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's Wastewater Committee. Provides that approval of four-fifths of the Board of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning members in office is necessary for the Board to take action regarding the Agency's budget and work plan, a regional plan, the annual federally funded program, the legislative agenda, and any matter regarding the executive director, but action on all other matters shall be taken in accordance with the Board's bylaws. Provides that the Board shall continue directly involving local elected officials in federal program allocation decisions for any other federally suballocated funding as required by law (rather than only directly involving local elected officials in federal program allocation decisions for the Surface Transportation Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds). Repeals provisions relating to succession and transfers related to the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission and a transition period of the Board. Provides that each General Assembly shall appropriate dedicated funding to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to fulfill those functions and programs authorized by the Act (rather than additional funding shall be provided to the Agency to support those functions and programs authorized by the Act). Makes other changes. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 70 ILCS 1707/62 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that concurrence of four-fifths of the Board members of the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in office is necessary for the Board to take any action, except for decisions with regard to contracts, excluding contracts pertaining to the employment of the Executive Director, grants, purchase agreements, and meeting minutes, which shall require a simple majority vote of the Board members in office (rather than concurrence of four-fifths of the Board members in office is necessary for the Board to take action regarding the Agency's budget and work plan, a regional plan, the annual federally funded program, the legislative agenda, and any matter regarding the executive director and that action on all other matters shall be taken in accordance with the Board's bylaws). Removes changes requiring each General Assembly to appropriate dedicated funding to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning to fulfill those functions and programs authorized by the Act.