Full Text of SJR0054 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 54
| 2 | | WHEREAS, For southwest Illinois to remain a vibrant and | 3 | | desired place to live and do business, the
region's roadways | 4 | | need to evolve to meet the needs of the area; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Connecting the major population centers of | 6 | | Southern Illinois will allow people, goods,
and agriculture | 7 | | commodities to be quickly transported; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Four counties in southwestern Illinois (Jackson, | 9 | | Monroe, Perry, and Randolph),
numerous municipalities in the | 10 | | area, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, local | 11 | | businesses, labor
unions, and agricultural organizations have | 12 | | all voiced support for a four-lane, divided highway
from | 13 | | Waterloo to Murphysboro; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The proposed highway has come to be known as the | 15 | | Southwest Illinois
Connector; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 18 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Southwest Illinois Connector Task | 19 | | Force is created in order to study the following: | 20 | | (1) the cost, feasibility, and environmental impact of | 21 | | the connector; |
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| 1 | | (2) the short- and long-term economic impact to the | 2 | | region; and | 3 | | (3) all options for funding the connector, both public | 4 | | and private; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | 6 | | shall consist of the following members: | 7 | | (1) the President of the Senate, or his designee; | 8 | | (2) the Speaker of the House, or his designee; | 9 | | (3) the Minority Leader of the Senate, or his designee; | 10 | | (4) the Minority Leader of the House of | 11 | | Representatives, or his designee; | 12 | | (5) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her | 13 | | designee; | 14 | | (6) a representative of Randolph County appointed by | 15 | | the Chairman of the Randolph County Board of Commissioners; | 16 | | (7) a representative of Perry County appointed by the | 17 | | Chairman of the Perry County Board of Commissioners; | 18 | | (8) a representative of Jackson County appointed by the | 19 | | Chairman of the Jackson County Board; | 20 | | (9) a representative of Monroe County appointed by the | 21 | | Chairman of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners; | 22 | | (10) a representative of an organization representing | 23 | | the Illinois agricultural industry appointed by its | 24 | | President; | 25 | | (11) a representative of Southern Illinois University |
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| 1 | | Carbondale appointed by its Chancellor; | 2 | | (12) the president of a statewide labor federation | 3 | | representing more than one international union, or his or | 4 | | her designee; | 5 | | (13) a representative of the Kaskaskia Regional Port | 6 | | District appointed by its Chairman; | 7 | | (14) a representative of an organization representing | 8 | | municipalities in Illinois appointed by its President; and | 9 | | (15) a representative of an organization representing | 10 | | realtors in Illinois appointed by its President; and be it | 11 | | further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall select a | 13 | | Chairperson from among themselves; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That members of the Southwest Illinois Connector | 15 | | Task Force shall serve with no compensation; the Illinois | 16 | | Department of Transportation shall make all Department | 17 | | information available to the Task Force and provide expertise | 18 | | as needed and available; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Southwest Illinois Connector Task Force | 20 | | shall meet a minimum of four times and make recommendations to
| 21 | | the General Assembly and the Illinois Department of | 22 | | Transportation before December 31, 2018; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the report filed with the General Assembly | 2 | | shall be filed with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk | 3 | | of the House of Representatives in electronic form only, in the | 4 | | manner that the Secretary and Clerk shall direct.
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