Full Text of HR0150 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Transportation infrastructure is critical to the | 3 | | economy and the future growth of Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, There are 2,185 interstate miles that serve the | 5 | | State, and Illinois is ranked third on the list of states with | 6 | | the most interstate miles; there are a total of 15,969 miles of | 7 | | state highways and 7,847 bridges, making the interstate route | 8 | | accessible across the entire State, and more than 7,200 | 9 | | trucking establishments within Illinois take advantage of this | 10 | | extensive network of highways; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Downstate roads, bridges, transit systems, and | 12 | | rails throughout the State proved an essential link to | 13 | | providing critical services in local communities and to fueling | 14 | | economic growth; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Poor road conditions are negatively impacting the | 16 | | State's ability to grow and prosper; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, On average, a motorist spends $566 per year on | 18 | | vehicle repair costs because of deteriorating road conditions; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, According to IDOT's Multi-Year Program (MYP) for |
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| 1 | | 2019-2024, the State's backlog of roadways that are in need of | 2 | | immediate repair has grown from approximately 1,700 miles in | 3 | | the year 2000 to an estimated 3,300 in 2018 and is expected to | 4 | | grow to 5,588 miles by the current MYP's end in 2024; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Illinois currently allocates highway funds | 6 | | through a formula called the "55/45 split," which directs 45 | 7 | | percent of transportation funding to the Chicago area and 55 | 8 | | percent to the rest of the State; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Downstate communities generated tax revenue and | 10 | | economic growth for the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we urge any new or increased transportation funding to include | 14 | | increases in downstate transportation funding, including mass | 15 | | transits, rural roads, county roads, and local roads; and be it | 16 | | further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That we urge IDOT to maintain the "55/45 split" | 18 | | between downstate and Chicago; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the Secretary of Transportation and to Governor JB | 21 | | Pritzker.
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