Full Text of HR0030 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Public transportation serves an important role in | 3 | | meeting the transportation needs of many State citizens; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The State must be prepared to consolidate the mass | 5 | | transit services provided by the Regional Transportation | 6 | | Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and | 7 | | the Chicago Transit Authority in order to provide citizens with | 8 | | the most effective and cost efficient means of public | 9 | | transportation; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | the Mass Transit Consolidation Commission is created for the | 13 | | purpose of recommending the best procedure and governmental | 14 | | structure for consolidating the mass transit services provided | 15 | | by the Regional Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail | 16 | | Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit | 17 | | Authority; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall be composed of 10 | 19 | | members as follows: | 20 | | (1) 4 members of the Illinois House of Representatives, | 21 | | 2 appointed by the Speaker of the House and 2 appointed by | 22 | | the House Minority Leader; |
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| 1 | | (2) 4 members of the Illinois Senate, 2 appointed by | 2 | | the Senate President and 2 appointed by the Senate Minority | 3 | | Leader; and | 4 | | (3) 2 public members appointed by the Governor; and be | 5 | | it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a person appointed as a public member of the | 7 | | Commission must have expertise and experience in the area of | 8 | | public transportation; and be it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the members of the Commission shall elect | 10 | | one member to serve as the chair of the Commission; and be it | 11 | | further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a member of the Commission is not entitled | 13 | | to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the travel | 14 | | expenses incurred by the member while transacting Commission | 15 | | business; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet at least monthly | 17 | | at the times and places that the chair designates; and be it | 18 | | further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a majority of the members of the Commission | 20 | | constitute a quorum for transacting Commission business; and be | 21 | | it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall prepare and issue a | 2 | | report to the Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, | 3 | | 2012, recommending the best procedure and governmental | 4 | | structure for consolidating the mass transit services provided | 5 | | by the Regional Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail | 6 | | Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit | 7 | | Authority; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That the report must include recommendations for | 9 | | legislation to implement the consolidation of mass transit | 10 | | services; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission must hold at least one public | 12 | | hearing in each of the counties served by the Regional | 13 | | Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the | 14 | | Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit Authority in order | 15 | | to receive public input concerning the consolidation of mass | 16 | | transit services; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 18 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the | 19 | | Commission.
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