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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, During the 97th General Assembly, House 
3Resolution 814 created the Task Force on Railroad and Bridge 
4Infrastructure to conduct in-depth research to identify the 
5railroad tracks and bridges that are in need of repair so that 
6the necessary infrastructure repairs can be done, and to report 
7its findings to the House of Representatives on or before 
8December 31, 2013; and

  
 
9    WHEREAS, The Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce 
10Commission or his or her designee should be included as a 
11member of the Task Force because the Illinois Commerce 
12Commission, instead of the Illinois Department of 
13Transportation, will provide staffing support for the Task 
14Force; therefore, be it
  
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
16NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
17the Executive Director of the Illinois Commerce Commission or 
18his or her designee shall serve as a member of the Task Force 
19on Railroad and Bridge Infrastructure; and be it further
  
 
20    RESOLVED, That, instead of the Illinois Secretary of 
21Transportation, the Speaker of the Illinois House of 
22Representatives or his or her designee shall serve as the chair 
 
 
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1of the Task Force; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That, instead of the Illinois Department of 
3Transportation, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide 
4staffing support to the Task Force and shall administer and 
5prepare all reports deemed necessary in conjunction with the 
6Task Force; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That with these changes, the Task Force on 
8Railroad and Bridge Infrastructure shall continue to operate 
9pursuant to House Resolution 814 of the 97th General Assembly.