Full Text of HJR0029 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Public transportation serves an important role in | 3 | | meeting the transportation needs of many State citizens; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The State may benefit from the consolidation of | 5 | | the mass transit services provided by the Regional | 6 | | Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the | 7 | | Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit Authority; the | 8 | | consolidation of mass transit services may provide citizens | 9 | | with a more effective and cost efficient means of public | 10 | | transportation; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 13 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Mass Transit Consolidation | 14 | | Commission is created for the purpose of researching and | 15 | | discussing whether the Regional Transportation Authority, the | 16 | | Commuter Rail Board, the Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago | 17 | | Transit Authority should be consolidated under one | 18 | | governmental structure; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall be composed of 16 | 20 | | voting members as follows: | 21 | | (1) 2 members of the Illinois House of Representatives, | 22 | | one appointed by the Speaker of the House and one appointed |
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| 1 | | by the House Minority Leader; | 2 | | (2) 2 members of the Illinois Senate, one appointed by | 3 | | the Senate President and one appointed by the Senate | 4 | | Minority Leader; | 5 | | (3) 2 public members appointed by the Governor; | 6 | | (4) 5 members whose residences are located in DuPage, | 7 | | Kane, Lake, McHenry, or Will County, one appointed by the | 8 | | county chairperson in each of those counties; | 9 | | (5) 2 members whose residences are located in Cook | 10 | | County, each appointed by the chairperson of Cook County; | 11 | | (6) 2 members of the Amalgamated Transit Union, each | 12 | | appointed by the Governor; and | 13 | | (7) one member whose residence is located in the area | 14 | | served by the Suburban Bus Board appointed by the | 15 | | chairperson of the Suburban Bus Board; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the Governor of the State of Illinois shall | 17 | | appoint one non-voting member to serve as the chair of the | 18 | | Commission; and be it further | 19 | | RESOLVED, That a person appointed as a public member of the | 20 | | Commission must have expertise and experience in the area of | 21 | | public transportation; and be it further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That a member of the Commission is not entitled | 23 | | to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the travel |
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| 1 | | expenses incurred by the member while transacting Commission | 2 | | business; and be it further | 3 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall meet at least monthly | 4 | | at the times and places that the chair designates; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a majority of the members of the Commission | 7 | | constitute a quorum for transacting Commission business; and be | 8 | | it further | 9 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission shall prepare and issue a | 10 | | report to the Governor and the General Assembly by July 1, | 11 | | 2012, setting forth the findings and conclusions of the | 12 | | Commission concerning whether viable and sustainable transit | 13 | | service can be provided for the northeast region of the State; | 14 | | and be it further | 15 | | RESOLVED, That the report must include an outline of the | 16 | | Commission's meetings and any recommendations for legislation | 17 | | that may be necessary to implement the consolidation of mass | 18 | | transit services if the Commission finds that consolidation is | 19 | | necessary; and be it further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That the Commission must hold at least one public | 21 | | hearing in each of the counties served by the Regional |
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| 1 | | Transportation Authority, the Commuter Rail Board, the | 2 | | Suburban Bus Board, and the Chicago Transit Authority in order | 3 | | to receive public input concerning the consolidation of mass | 4 | | transit services; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 6 | | shall provide administrative and other support to the | 7 | | Commission.
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