HR0612 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to commend Roland L. Marr on his long and distinguished career with the Illinois Department of Revenue in the administration of motor fuel taxes; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr served the citizens of Illinois for 30 years at the Illinois Department of Revenue, where he revised the motor fuel tax regulations, the first major revisions since the 1930s, which included the development of the dyed diesel tax and an enforcement program that resulted in additional collections of over $17 million per year; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr worked on numerous motor fuel issues and policies, including the Environmental Impact Fee, the Underground Storage Tank Tax, legislation to allow Illinois to become part of the International Fuel Tax Administration for commercial motor carriers tax reporting, the motor fuel non-highway refund policy to accommodate dyed diesel fuel legislation, the Biodiesel/E85 Sales Tax Reduction, legislation to eliminate unnecessary tax return reporting by users of diesel fuel that affected in excess of 10,000 Illinois consumers, the mandating of e-file of motor fuel returns and payment, and legislation to amend the prepaid sales tax on motor fuel to address evasion by retailers; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr secured multiple Federal Highway Administration grants for the enforcement and enhancement of motor fuel compliance programs, which included the purchase of enforcement vehicles and equipment; he also implemented the use of an electronic access portal for the filing of electronic returns for motor fuel use tax through the International Fuel Tax Administration; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr served as the National Chairman of the Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section and as a board member and the Illinois Commissioner for the International Fuel Tax Administration; he has been the Illinois International Fuel Tax Association Commissioner since 1994; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr is the only four-time regional governor of the Midwestern States of Tax Administrators (1992, 1993, 1994, 1997); and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr served as Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Chairman of the Fuel Accountability Sub-Committee (1990-2000), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section National Vice Chair (1999-2000), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chairman (2000-2001), International Fuel Tax Association (IFTA) Board Trustee (2004, 2005), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Uniformity Co-Chair (1998-1999), Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Uniformity Chair (1999-2000), member of the International Fuel Tax Agreement Committee on Agreement Procedures (1993-2003), member of the IFTA Program Compliance Review Committee (1999-2003), member of the Federation of Tax Administrators Subcommittee for Proposed Legislation (1995-1999), member of the Federation of Tax Administrators Fuel Tax Evasion Subcommittee (1995-1999), member of the Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Section Executive Board (2000-2005), and advisor to the IFTA Audit Committee (1998-2000); and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr was the Illinois Department Of Revenue representative to the Illinois Secretary of State Truckers Task Force, the Illinois Department Of Revenue representative to the Illinois Highway Users Association, and the Illinois Department Of Revenue representative to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr received the Federation of Tax Administrators Motor Fuel Tax Sections Bob Beck Award, the highest honor; and

WHEREAS, Roland Marr is a nationally recognized expert on motor fuel issues and continues to provide guidance on issues and policy; and

WHEREAS, A father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Roland Marr is a lifelong resident of Illinois and has been married to his wife, Bernadette, for 45 years; he is the son of John A. and Roberta E. Marr, and the grandson of Walter C. and Elizabeth E. Long; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commend Roland L. Marr on his long and distinguished career with the Illinois Department of Revenue and for his contributions to the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Roland Marr as an expression of our esteem and respect.