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 1                          STATE OF ILLINOIS
 2                   NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 3                               SENATE
 4                   Senate Joint Resolution No. 72
 5                Offered by Senator Kathleen K. Parker

 6        WHEREAS, The mission of the Illinois State  Toll  Highway
 7    Authority  is  to  provide  and  promote a safe and efficient
 8    system of toll highways; and

 9        WHEREAS, The Tollway, comprised  of  the  Northwest,  the
10    Tri-State,  the  East-West,  and  the  North-South  Tollways,
11    consists   of  274  miles  (1,650  lane  miles),  539  bridge
12    structures, 20 mainline plazas, and 47 ramp plazas; and

13        WHEREAS,  The   Toll   Highway   Authority   reported   a
14    $374,100,000  budget  for  2002,  consisting  of  revenue  of
15    $353,900,000  from  tolls,  $15,200,000 from interest income,
16    and  $5,000,000  from  concessions  and  other  sources,  and
17    expenditures of $180,200,000 for maintenance and  operations,
18    $105,500,000  for  renewal  and  replacement, $79,700,000 for
19    debt service, and $8,700,000 for improvements; and

20        WHEREAS,  Thousands  of  Illinois  citizens  travel   the
21    Tollway  system  on  a  daily basis and pay the tolls used to
22    finance Tollway operations; and

23        WHEREAS, Given the impact of the Tollway on its users, as
24    well as on the transportation  needs  of  the  State,  it  is
25    important that the management and operation of the Tollway be
26    reviewed to ensure that it is making efficient and economical
27    use of its resources; therefore, be it

28        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
29    ASSEMBLY  OF  THE   STATE   OF   ILLINOIS,   THE   HOUSE   OF
30    REPRESENTATIVES   CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  we  respectfully
31    direct the Illinois Auditor General to undertake a management
32    audit  of  the  Illinois  State  Toll  Highway  Authority  to
 
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 1    determine whether the Toll Highway Authority is  managing  or
 2    using  its resources, including toll and investment-generated
 3    revenue, personnel, property, equipment,  and  space,  in  an
 4    economical and efficient manner; and be it further

 5        RESOLVED,  That  the  audit shall make recommendations to
 6    correct any inefficiencies or uneconomical practices; and  be
 7    it further

 8        RESOLVED, That the audit shall, in addition,  examine the
 9    process  by which the Authority collects, transports, counts,
10    and deposits toll collections; and be it further

11        RESOLVED, That the Auditor General  shall  complete  this
12    audit  within  one  year of the date of final passage of this
13    resolution; and be it further

14        RESOLVED, That the Authority shall pay for  the  cost  of
15    this management audit; and be it further

16        RESOLVED,  That copies of this resolution be delivered to
17    the Auditor General  and  the  Illinois  State  Toll  Highway
18    Authority.

19        Adopted by the Senate, May 21, 2002.

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