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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1311   </title>
<shortdesc>RAILROAD FACILITIES GRANTS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Antonio Munoz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 2705/2705-435</reference><aliasreference>was 20 ILCS 2705/49.25g-1</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 105/8h</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, in each State fiscal year, the Department must use the first $2,500,000 available for use by the Department for loans and grants for railroad facilities to make grants to railroads that are registered rail carriers, other than Class 1 railroads as designated by the Federal Railroad Administration. Amends the State Finance Act to exempt the State Rail Freight Loan Repayment Fund from a provision of the Act that allows the Governor to transfer funds from certain special funds into the General Revenue Fund. Effective July 1, 2007.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Munoz</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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