Full Text of HR1088 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 1088
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has a strategic interest in | 3 | | the operations of the Illinois International Port District and | 4 | | its Board, whose function is to develop the District's port and | 5 | | harbor facilities, issue construction permits, regulate the | 6 | | District's facilities and waterways, establish and operate | 7 | | foreign trade zones, and govern and administer all the District | 8 | | area within Chicago's corporate limits; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The City of Chicago aims to revitalize the Port of | 10 | | Chicago; in 2010, cargo shipments at the Port of Chicago | 11 | | directly or indirectly supported 6,930 jobs and generated | 12 | | $425,000,000 in revenue for Illinois firms, according to the | 13 | | Washington D.C.-based American Great Lakes Ports Association; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Port of Chicago links rail and trucking lines | 16 | | with barges and ships supplying the Great Lakes and nearby | 17 | | rivers; the port handles an estimated 26,000,000 cargo tons | 18 | | annually throughout its 1,500 acre complex on the far south | 19 | | side, according to a recent estimate by a consortium of Great | 20 | | Lakes shipping interests; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chicago is the 7th largest U.S. Customs district | 22 | | for imports and exports in the country; the U.S. Army Corps of |
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| 1 | | Engineers ranks Illinois as the 5th highest state for all | 2 | | waterborne commerce in 2009 by tonnage; the Great Lakes is | 3 | | considered "America's Fourth Coast"; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Although the Illinois International Port District | 5 | | Board has operated the port since the 1950s, there have been no | 6 | | major dockside improvements in 30 years; in 2011, half of the | 7 | | District's revenue originated with the 2 golf courses on the | 8 | | District's land, while the other half originated from fees paid | 9 | | by freight companies, according to Crain's Chicago Business; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois, the City of Chicago, and | 12 | | the entire Midwest economy need a major change in the | 13 | | operations of the Illinois International Port District; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Chairman of the Illinois International Port | 15 | | District Board has requested that the Auditor General conduct | 16 | | an audit as described below; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management audit | 20 | | of the Illinois International Port District to examine the | 21 | | operations and management of the district and to report the | 22 | | findings to the Illinois General Assembly; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois International Port District | 2 | | and the Illinois International Port District Board fully | 3 | | cooperate with the audit and turn over any materials requested | 4 | | by the Auditor General; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General shall submit a bill to | 6 | | the Illinois International Port District for costs associated | 7 | | with the review with the management audit; the Illinois | 8 | | International Port District shall reimburse the Auditor | 9 | | General for such costs in a timely manner; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General is further directed to | 11 | | commence this audit as soon as possible and, upon completion, | 12 | | distribute a report in accordance with Section 3-14 of the | 13 | | Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 15 | | delivered to the Auditor General and to all 4 legislative | 16 | | leaders of the Illinois General Assembly.
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