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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In 2013, over 107,000 vehicles were tested by 
3Illinois's emissions testing program; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, $16,000,000 was spent on administering Illinois's 
5emissions testing program by the Illinois
Environmental 
6Protection Agency and the Secretary of State and $14,000,000 on 
7a private contractor to conduct the testing, for a total of 
8$30,000,000 being spent in just 3 regions of the
State - 
9Chicago, the collar counties, and the Metro East St. Louis 
10area; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Illinois will spend an estimated total of 
12$240,000,000 to conduct vehicle emissions
testing throughout 
13the upcoming 8-year contract effective April 1, 2015; this 
14averages out to an estimated $280.00 per test in 2013 when

15including the cost to administer and conduct the testing; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is 
17currently taking bids from private
contractors ready to sign an 
188-year contract with the State to conduct emissions testing

19effective May 1, 2015; and
  
 
  
20    WHEREAS, 20 other states have de-centralized their 
21emissions testing program; only 2 other
states, Washington and 
 
 
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1New Jersey, have similar testing programs such as Illinois; 
2therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we that we urge the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to 
6eliminate the
vehicle emissions testing program when the 
7current contract expires March 31, 2015; and be it further
  
 
8    RESOLVED, We also urge the Illinois Environmental 
9Protection Agency not to enter into a new
contract nor renew 
10any previous contract; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12delivered to the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency 
13Director Lisa Bonnett, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, 
14and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.