Governor Pritzker signed the following law on Railroad Safety:

(625 ILCS 5/18c-7401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-7401) Sec. 18c-7401. Safety Requirements for Track, Facilities, and Equipment. (1) General Requirements.

$3,500,000 shall be transferred each month to the GRADE CROSSING PROTECTION FUND

The Commission (ICC – Interstate Commerce Commission) shall also have power to enter into stipulated agreements with a rail carrier or rail carriers or public authorities to fund, provide, install, and maintain safety treatments to deter trespassing on railroad property in accordance with paragraph (1) of Section 18c-7503 at locations approved by such rail carrier or rail carriers following a diagnostic evaluation between the Commission and the rail carrier or rail carriers, including any public authority in interest or the Federal Railroad Administration, and to order the allocation of the cost of those treatments and their installation and maintenance from the Grade Crossing Protection Fund. Safety treatments approved under this paragraph by the Commission shall be deemed adequate and appropriate.

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