Full Text of HR1188 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Many State-supported passenger trains in Illinois | 3 | | currently are operating at full capacity; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Passenger train demand has doubled in the last 5 | 5 | | years and continues to grow; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The federal government has provided Illinois and | 7 | | the Midwest states with capital grants to acquire new | 8 | | "Next-Generation" passenger trains; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The "Next-Generation" train order is designed to | 10 | | replace, not supplement, the number of trains in service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois will not be able to | 12 | | accommodate increased ridership solely through the use of | 13 | | "Next-Generation" trains; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Federal law has mandated that states shall begin | 15 | | to make capital payments for trains in service as of October | 16 | | 2013; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois' capital payments can favor | 18 | | the continued growth and reduced cost of its State-supported | 19 | | passenger trains; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois can increase its ridership | 2 | | capacity by directing these capital payments to high-speed, | 3 | | high-capacity trains that are interoperable with the State's | 4 | | "Next-Generation" train specification to supplement | 5 | | "Next-Generation" trains; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The State of Illinois may offset the capital | 7 | | payments for these trains by selling more tickets made | 8 | | available by the greater number of seats on these trains; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | in order to address the above capacity and cost issues, the | 13 | | Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) shall develop a | 14 | | strategy to acquire additional passenger railcars in advance of | 15 | | the Next Generation deliveries and shall deliver an action plan | 16 | | to implement this strategy; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That any trains used to supplement the current | 18 | | fleet must be able to operate at speeds of 110 MPH, must have a | 19 | | high-capacity of over 72 seats per coach, must be interoperable | 20 | | with the State's "Next-Generation" train specification, and | 21 | | must be delivered in advance of the receipt of the State's | 22 | | "Next-Generation" trains; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That IDOT shall deliver the action plan in | 2 | | writing no later than 30 days from adoption of this resolution | 3 | | to the members of the Illinois House of Representatives, the | 4 | | Governor of the State of Illinois, the Illinois Director of | 5 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, and the Director of the | 6 | | Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
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