Full Text of HR0132 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Downstate mass transit districts as created under | 3 | | the Local Mass Transit Act are a critical part of the State's | 4 | | infrastructure; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A well-developed and maintained downstate mass | 6 | | transit system is important for the commuting public and is an | 7 | | essential element in the State's economic development | 8 | | activities; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Downstate Operating Assistance Program | 10 | | (DOAP), as a grant program to help develop and operate | 11 | | downstate public transportation services, provides up to 65% of | 12 | | eligible costs with each participant getting an annual | 13 | | appropriation; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In addition to DOAP, funding sources for the | 15 | | downstate mass transit districts come from federal grants, | 16 | | state grants, and tax revenue; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, According to summaries of the downstate mass | 18 | | transit districts' revenue for Fiscal Year 2013, the districts | 19 | | had a collective revenue of approximately $248.6 million and | 20 | | expenditures of $197.4 million; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, There is interest concerning funding sources, | 2 | | appointing authority, and contractual authority of each of | 3 | | Illinois' downstate mass transit districts; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | the Auditor General is directed to conduct an audit of | 7 | | downstate mass transit districts; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | 9 | | the following: | 10 | | (1) an examination of the sources of funding for the | 11 | | downstate mass transit districts in Fiscal Year 2016, and a | 12 | | determination of whether the funding sources have | 13 | | significantly changed over the past 10 years; | 14 | | (2) an examination of the board of trustees governing | 15 | | each downstate mass transit district, and the authority to | 16 | | appoint those trustees to the governing board; and | 17 | | (3) an examination of the contractual authority held by | 18 | | each downstate mass transit district; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation and any | 20 | | other State agency or other entity having information relevant | 21 | | to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor | 22 | | General's Office in the conduct of this Audit; and be it | 23 | | further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 2 | | soon as possible and report its findings and recommendations | 3 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 4 | | 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be | 6 | | presented to the Auditor General, the Secretary of State, and | 7 | | the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
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