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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Lake County is a desirable place to live because | ||||||
3 | of its people and its location and hosts long-standing | ||||||
4 | communities that have called Lake County home for generations; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Illinois State Toll Highway Authority has | ||||||
7 | found that they are not in a position to lead the exploration | ||||||
8 | of extending Illinois Route
53 into Lake County and into these | ||||||
9 | communities; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The communities of Lake County have been voicing
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11 | concerns about the type of impact that the extension would | ||||||
12 | have on their homes; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
15 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Route 53 Expansion | ||||||
16 | Land Alternative Use Task Force is created to study the | ||||||
17 | following: | ||||||
18 | (1) The cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of | ||||||
19 | alternative uses of the expansion land, including any | ||||||
20 | potential impact on flooding in the area; | ||||||
21 | (2) The short and long term economic impact to the | ||||||
22 | region; and |
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1 | (3) All options for funding alternative uses; and be | ||||||
2 | it further | ||||||
3 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the | ||||||
4 | following members: | ||||||
5 | (1) The President of the Senate, or his or her | ||||||
6 | designee; | ||||||
7 | (2) The Speaker of the House, or his or her designee; | ||||||
8 | (3) The Minority Leader of the Senate, or his or her | ||||||
9 | designee; | ||||||
10 | (4) The Minority Leader of the House, or his or her | ||||||
11 | designee; | ||||||
12 | (5) The Secretary of Transportation, or his or her | ||||||
13 | designee; | ||||||
14 | (6) The Executive Director of the Department of | ||||||
15 | Natural Resources, or his or her designee; | ||||||
16 | (7) The Director of the Illinois Environmental | ||||||
17 | Protection Agency, or his or her designee; | ||||||
18 | (8) A representative of Lake County appointed by the | ||||||
19 | Chairman of the Lake County Board; | ||||||
20 | (9) The Chair of the Lake County Stormwater Management | ||||||
21 | Commission, or his or her designee; | ||||||
22 | (10) The Mayor of Long Grove, or his or her designee; | ||||||
23 | (11) The Mayor of Hawthorn Woods, or his or her | ||||||
24 | designee; | ||||||
25 | (12) The Mayor of Mundelein, or his or her designee; |
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1 | (13) The Mayor of Grayslake, or his or her designee; | ||||||
2 | (14) A representative of a local sustainability | ||||||
3 | organization, nominated by its president and appointed by | ||||||
4 | the Task Force members who are General Assembly members; | ||||||
5 | (15) A representative of a local livability | ||||||
6 | organization, nominated by its president and appointed by | ||||||
7 | the Task Force members who are General Assembly members; | ||||||
8 | (16) A representative of an environmental | ||||||
9 | organization, nominated by its president and appointed by | ||||||
10 | the Task Force members who are General Assembly members; | ||||||
11 | (17) A representative of a tourism organization, | ||||||
12 | nominated by its president and appointed by the Task Force | ||||||
13 | members who are General Assembly members; | ||||||
14 | (18) A representative of a conservation organization, | ||||||
15 | nominated by its president and appointed by the Task Force | ||||||
16 | members who are General Assembly members; and | ||||||
17 | (19) A representative of the Lake County Forest | ||||||
18 | Preserves, nominated by its president and appointed by the | ||||||
19 | Task Force members who are General Assembly members; and | ||||||
20 | be it further | ||||||
21 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall select a Chairperson | ||||||
22 | from among the members of the Task Force who serve in the | ||||||
23 | General Assembly; Task Force members shall serve without | ||||||
24 | compensation; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Natural | ||||||
2 | Resources shall provide administrative and other support to | ||||||
3 | the Task Force; the Illinois Department of Transportation and | ||||||
4 | the Illinois Tollway shall provide all information requested | ||||||
5 | by the Task Force; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall meet a minimum of four | ||||||
7 | times and make recommendations to the
General Assembly and | ||||||
8 | IDOT before December 31, 2022, and, upon the filing of its | ||||||
9 | final report, the Task Force is dissolved.
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