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AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 52

2        AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Joint Resolution 52 by
3replacing everything after the heading with the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, Lake County is a desirable place to live because
5of its people and its location and hosts long-standing
6communities that have called Lake County home for generations;
7and
 
8    WHEREAS, The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has
9found that they are not in a position to lead the exploration
10of extending Illinois Route 53 into Lake County and into these
11communities; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The communities of Lake County have been voicing
13concerns about the type of impact that the extension would have
14on their homes; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Route 53 Expansion Land
4Alternative Use Task Force is created to study the following:
5        (1) The cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of
6    alternative uses of the expansion land, including any
7    potential impact on flooding in the area;
8        (2) The short and long term economic impact to the
9    region; and
10        (3) All options for funding alternative uses; and be it
11    further
 
12    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the
13following members:
14        (1) The President of the Senate, or his or her
15    designee;
16        (2) The Speaker of the House, or his or her designee;
17        (3) The Minority Leader of the Senate, or his or her
18    designee;
19        (4) The Minority Leader of the House, or his or her
20    designee;
21        (5) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her
22    designee;
23        (6) The Executive Director of the Department of Natural
24    Resources, or his or her designee;
25        (7) The Director of the Illinois Environmental

 

 

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1    Protection Agency, or his or her designee;
2        (8) A representative of Lake County appointed by the
3    Chairman of the Lake County Board;
4        (9) The President of the Lake County Forest Preserve or
5    his or her designee;
6        (10) The Chair of the Lake County Stormwater Management
7    Commission, or his or her designee;
8        (11) The Mayor of Long Grove, or his or her designee;
9        (12) The Mayor of Hawthorn Woods, or his or her
10    designee;
11        (13) The Mayor of Mundelein, or his or her designee;
12        (14) The Mayor of Grayslake, or his or her designee;
13        (15) A representative of a local sustainability
14    organization, nominated by its president and appointed by
15    the Task Force members who are General Assembly members;
16        (16) A representative of a local livability
17    organization, nominated by its president and appointed by
18    the Task Force members who are General Assembly members;
19        (17) A representative of an environmental
20    organization, nominated by its president and appointed by
21    the Task Force members who are General Assembly members;
22        (18) A representative of a tourism organization,
23    nominated by its president and appointed by the Task Force
24    members who are General Assembly members; and
25        (19) A representative of a conservation organization,
26    nominated by its president and appointed by the Task Force

 

 

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1    members who are General Assembly members; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall select a chairperson
3from among the members of the Task Force who serve in the
4General Assembly; Task Force members shall serve without
5compensation; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Natural
7Resources shall provide administrative and other support to the
8Task Force; the Illinois Department of Transportation and the
9Illinois Tollway shall provide all information requested by the
10Task Force; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet a minimum of four
12times and make recommendations to the General Assembly and IDOT
13before December 31, 2020, and, upon the filing of its final
14report, the Task Force is dissolved."