Full Text of SR0788 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The State's highway system is a critical part of | 3 | | the State's infrastructure; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, A well developed and maintained State highway | 5 | | system is important for the
motoring public and is an essential | 6 | | element in the State's economic development activities; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The Road Fund accounts for the activities of the | 8 | | State highway programs, including
highway maintenance and | 9 | | construction, traffic control and safety, and administration | 10 | | of the State's motor
vehicle laws and regulations; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Funding sources for the Road Fund come from | 12 | | federal aid, transfers from the Motor
Fuel Tax Fund, and | 13 | | various license and fee charges; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, According to the Fiscal Year 2010 Comprehensive | 15 | | Annual Financial Report, the Road Fund had revenue of $2.7 | 16 | | billion
and expenditures of $2.6 billion, and ended the fiscal | 17 | | year on June 30, 2010 with a budgetary fund balance of $489 | 18 | | million; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised that a significant | 20 | | portion of Road Fund receipts are being
used for purposes not |
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| 1 | | directly related to road construction; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Auditor General is | 4 | | directed to conduct a management audit of moneys deposited into | 5 | | the Road
Fund and the subsequent use of those moneys; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | 8 | | the following: | 9 | | (1) an examination of the sources of funding for the | 10 | | Road Fund in Fiscal Year 2012, and a determination of | 11 | | whether the
funding sources have significantly changed | 12 | | over the past 10 years; | 13 | | (2) an examination of the uses of the Road Fund in | 14 | | Fiscal Year 2012. The analysis should include the
amount of | 15 | | funds used for direct road construction costs (including | 16 | | local and State road
construction projects), health care | 17 | | and workers compensation costs, and other
costs. To the | 18 | | extent possible, the audit shall include a historical | 19 | | review of the uses of the Road Fund and
any significant | 20 | | changes that have occurred over the past 10 years; and | 21 | | (3) a determination whether State Employee Group | 22 | | Health Insurance charges paid from the Road
Fund were | 23 | | reasonable and in line with the charges paid from the | 24 | | General Revenue Fund;
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation and any | 2 | | other State agency or other entity
having information relevant | 3 | | to this audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor | 4 | | General's Office
in the conduct of this audit; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 7 | | soon as possible and report
its findings and recommendations | 8 | | upon completion in accordance with the provisions of Section | 9 | | 3-14 of
the Illinois State Auditing Act; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall be | 11 | | presented to the Auditor General, the Secretary of State, and | 12 | | the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
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