Full Text of HJR0089 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate | 3 | | 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties experiences | 4 | | severe congestion for extended periods of time on a daily basis | 5 | | and is unable to accommodate existing traffic demands; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Transportation is | 7 | | seeking to move forward with a project to provide additional | 8 | | highway capacity along Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to | 9 | | Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties | 10 | | and toll the additional capacity; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The project is contingent upon compliance with | 12 | | applicable environmental requirements and, if federal funds or | 13 | | requirements are involved, approval by the Federal Highway | 14 | | Administration; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, It is the intent of the Public-Private | 16 | | Partnerships for Transportation Act to promote public-private | 17 | | partnerships for transportation by authorizing transportation | 18 | | agencies to enter into public-private agreements related to the | 19 | | development, operation, and financing of transportation | 20 | | facilities; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Department is seeking to move forward with the |
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| 1 | | project to provide additional highway capacity along | 2 | | Interstate 55 from Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate | 3 | | 94 in DuPage, Cook, and Will Counties and toll the additional | 4 | | capacity pursuant to the authority provided under the | 5 | | Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, It is a requirement of subsection (d) of Section | 7 | | 15 of the Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act | 8 | | that prior to the Department's commencement of a procurement | 9 | | under the Act with respect to any potential project, the | 10 | | General Assembly shall authorize the commencement of the | 11 | | procurement by a joint resolution; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 14 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we authorize the Department to issue a | 15 | | request for information, a request for qualifications, or a | 16 | | request for proposals with respect to a project to provide | 17 | | additional highway capacity along Interstate 55 from | 18 | | Interstate 355 to Interstate 90/Interstate 94 in DuPage, Cook, | 19 | | and Will Counties and toll the additional capacity, provided | 20 | | this resolution does not include authorization to designate an | 21 | | approved proposal or approved proposer, or enter into an | 22 | | interim agreement or a public-private agreement; and be it | 23 | | further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, that the Department shall seek approval by joint | 2 | | resolution before designating an approved proposal or approved | 3 | | proposer, or entering into an interim agreement or a | 4 | | public-private agreement; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution shall be | 6 | | presented to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the | 7 | | Department of Transportation.
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