605 ILCS 30/0.01
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bikeway Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 30 — Bikeway Act.
Illinois · statute · 605 ILCS 30 · 5 active provisions
605 ILCS 30/1
Legislative declarations and findings
Legislative declarations and findings. The General Assembly declares that since a third of the population owns bicycles, there is an urgent need for safe bikeways, for the use of both children and adults for transportation, healthy exercise and recreation. The General Assembly finds that to coordinate plans for bikeway…
605 ILCS 30/2
Responsible agency; bikeways program; use of funds
Responsible agency; bikeways program; use of funds. (a) The Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, referred to in this Act as "the Department", is designated as the State agency responsible for developing and coordinating a State-wide bikeways program and shall officially designate bikeways throughout t…
605 ILCS 30/3
The annual appropriation to the Department for purposes of this Act shall include funds for the development of bicycle paths and a State-wide bikeways program in this State
The annual appropriation to the Department for purposes of this Act shall include funds for the development of bicycle paths and a State-wide bikeways program in this State. In addition, the Department may accept and expend federal funds granted for bikeway purposes. (Source: P.A. 78-850.)
605 ILCS 30/4.1
Local bicycle transportation plan
Local bicycle transportation plan. (a) In this Section, "bikeway" means all facilities that provide primarily for, and promote, bicycle travel. For purposes of this Section, bikeways shall be categorized as follows: (1) Bike paths or shared use paths, also referred to as Class I bikeways, which provide a completely sep…