Full Text of HR1192 95th General Assembly
HR1192 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development | 3 |
| Act (OSLAD) provides for grants to be disbursed by the | 4 |
| Department of Natural Resources to eligible units of local | 5 |
| government for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and | 6 |
| rehabilitating lands for public outdoor recreation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development | 8 |
| Fund is used by the Department to make these grants to local | 9 |
| governments, which are selected through an application | 10 |
| process; and
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| WHEREAS, Through the program, local governments can obtain | 12 |
| funding assistance up to 50% of approved project costs on a | 13 |
| reimbursement basis; and
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| WHEREAS, Funded projects range from small neighborhood | 15 |
| parks to large community and county parks and nature areas; and
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| WHEREAS, From Fiscal Year 2005 to Fiscal Year 2006, | 17 |
| appropriations from the Open Space Lands Acquisition and | 18 |
| Development Fund increased by 4% but expenditures decreased by | 19 |
| 29% and more projects are being reappropriated from one year to | 20 |
| the next; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit | 4 |
| of the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development program; | 5 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, that the audit include, but not be limited to, | 7 |
| the following determinations: | 8 |
| (1) The number and dollar value of applications | 9 |
| received for OSLAD grants between Fiscal Year 2005 and | 10 |
| Fiscal Year 2007; | 11 |
| (2) The number and dollar value of OSLAD projects | 12 |
| approved by the Department of Natural Resources between | 13 |
| Fiscal Year 2005 and Fiscal Year 2007; | 14 |
| (3) The number and dollar value of OSLAD projects | 15 |
| completed during Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and 2007; | 16 |
| (4) Whether reimbursements from the State to local | 17 |
| governments for OSLAD projects have been delayed and, if | 18 |
| so, the reason or reasons for such delays; | 19 |
| (5) Whether reimbursements from the State have been | 20 |
| assigned a priority within the limits of the amounts | 21 |
| appropriated for grants for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006 and | 22 |
| 2007 and, if so, the criteria for such prioritizing; and | 23 |
| (6) The reason or reasons for increases in | 24 |
| reappropriated projects between 2005 and 2007 and whether | 25 |
| those increases are attributable to funding shortfalls or |
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| delays by the State; and be it further | 2 |
| RESOLVED, That the Department of Natural Resources and any | 3 |
| other entity having information relevant to this audit | 4 |
| cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office | 5 |
| in the conduct of this audit; and be it further | 6 |
| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 7 |
| soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations | 8 |
| upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 9 |
| 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| delivered to the Auditor General.
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