Full Text of SR0654 95th General Assembly
SR0654 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development | 3 |
| Act (OSLAD) provides for grants to be disbursed by the | 4 |
| Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to eligible local | 5 |
| governments for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and/or | 6 |
| rehabilitating lands for public outdoor recreation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development | 8 |
| Fund (Fund) is used by the Department to make these grants to | 9 |
| local governments, which are selected through an application | 10 |
| process; and
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| WHEREAS, Through the program, local governments can obtain | 12 |
| funding assistance up to 50% of approved project costs on a | 13 |
| reimbursement basis; and
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| WHEREAS, Funded projects range from small neighborhood | 15 |
| parks to large community and county parks and nature areas; and
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| WHEREAS, From FY05 to FY06, appropriations from the Fund | 17 |
| increased by 4% but expenditures decreased by 29% and more | 18 |
| projects are being reappropriated from one year to the next; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | 2 |
| directed to conduct a management audit of the Open Space Lands | 3 |
| Acquisition and Development program; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That this performance audit include, but not be | 5 |
| limited to, the following determinations:
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| (1) the number and dollar value of applications | 7 |
| received for OSLAD grants between FY05 and FY07;
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| (2) the number and dollar value of OSLAD projects | 9 |
| approved by DNR between
FY05 and FY07;
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| (3) the number and dollar value of OSLAD projects | 11 |
| completed during fiscal years 2005, 2006, and 2007;
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| (4) whether reimbursements from the State to local | 13 |
| governments for OSLAD
projects have been delayed and, if | 14 |
| so, the reason or reasons for such delays; | 15 |
| (5) whether reimbursements from the State have been | 16 |
| assigned a priority within the limits of the amounts | 17 |
| appropriated for grants for Fiscal Years 2005, 2006, and | 18 |
| 2007 and, if so, the criteria for such prioritizing; and | 19 |
| (6) the reason or reasons for increases in | 20 |
| reappropriated projects between 2005 and 2007 and whether | 21 |
| those increases are attributable to funding shortfalls or | 22 |
| delays at the State;
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Natural Resources and any | 24 |
| other entity having information relevant to this audit |
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| cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's Office | 2 |
| in the conduct of this audit; and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 4 |
| soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations | 5 |
| upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 6 |
| 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 8 |
| the Auditor General.
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