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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Public transportation serves an important role in | ||||||
| 3 | meeting the transportation needs of many State citizens; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, The State may benefit from the consolidation of | ||||||
| 5 | the mass transit services provided by the Regional | ||||||
| 6 | Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the | ||||||
| 7 | Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit Authority; the | ||||||
| 8 | consolidation of mass transit services may provide citizens | ||||||
| 9 | with a more effective and cost efficient means of public | ||||||
| 10 | transportation; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 13 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Mass Transit Consolidation | ||||||
| 14 | Commission is created for the purpose of researching and | ||||||
| 15 | discussing whether the Regional Transportation Authority, the | ||||||
| 16 | Commuter Rail Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago | ||||||
| 17 | Transit Authority should be consolidated under one | ||||||
| 18 | governmental structure; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall be composed of 16 | ||||||
| 20 | voting members as follows: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) 2 members of the Illinois House of Representatives, | ||||||
| 22 | one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one appointed | ||||||
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| 1 | by the House Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) 2 members of the Illinois Senate, one appointed by | ||||||
| 3 | the Senate President and one appointed by the Senate | ||||||
| 4 | Minority Leader; | ||||||
| 5 | (3) 2 public members appointed by the Governor; | ||||||
| 6 | (4) 5 members whose residences are located in DuPage, | ||||||
| 7 | Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will County, one appointed by the | ||||||
| 8 | county chairperson in each of those counties; | ||||||
| 9 | (5) 2 members whose residences are located in Cook | ||||||
| 10 | County, each appointed by the chairperson of Cook County; | ||||||
| 11 | (6) 2 members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, each | ||||||
| 12 | appointed by the Governor; and | ||||||
| 13 | (7) one member whose residence is located in the area | ||||||
| 14 | served by the Suburban Bus Board appointed by the | ||||||
| 15 | chairperson of the Suburban Bus Board; and be it further | ||||||
| 16 | RESOLVED, That the Governor of the State of Illinois shall | ||||||
| 17 | appoint one non-voting member to serve as the chair of the | ||||||
| 18 | Commission; and be it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a person appointed as a public member of the | ||||||
| 20 | Commission must have expertise and experience in the area of | ||||||
| 21 | public transportation; and be it further | ||||||
| 22 | RESOLVED, That a member of the Commission is not entitled | ||||||
| 23 | to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the travel | ||||||
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| 1 | expenses incurred by the member while transacting Commission | ||||||
| 2 | business; and be it further | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet at least monthly | ||||||
| 4 | at the times and places that the chair designates; and be it | ||||||
| 5 | further | ||||||
| 6 | RESOLVED, That a majority of the members of the Commission | ||||||
| 7 | constitute a quorum for transacting Commission business; and be | ||||||
| 8 | it further | ||||||
| 9 | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall prepare and issue a | ||||||
| 10 | report to the Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, | ||||||
| 11 | 2012, setting forth the findings and conclusions of the | ||||||
| 12 | Commission concerning whether viable and sustainable transit | ||||||
| 13 | service can be provided for the northeast region of the State; | ||||||
| 14 | and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That the report must include an outline of the | ||||||
| 16 | Commission's meetings and any recommendations for legislation | ||||||
| 17 | that may be necessary to implement the consolidation of mass | ||||||
| 18 | transit services if the Commission finds that consolidation is | ||||||
| 19 | necessary; and be it further | ||||||
| 20 | RESOLVED, That the Commission must hold at least one public | ||||||
| 21 | hearing in each of the counties served by the Regional | ||||||
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| 1 | Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the | ||||||
| 2 | Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit Authority in order | ||||||
| 3 | to receive public input concerning the consolidation of mass | ||||||
| 4 | transit services; and be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 6 | shall provide administrative and other support to the | ||||||
| 7 | Commission.
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