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 1               AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 72

 2        AMENDMENT NO.    .  Amend Senate Joint Resolution  72  on
 3    page 1 by replacing lines 2 through 6 with the following:

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

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

11        WHEREAS,   The   Toll   Highway   Authority   reported  a
12    $374,100,000  budget  for  2002,  consisting  of  revenue  of
13    $353,900,00 from tolls, $15,200,000 from interest income, and
14    $5,000,000  from   concessions   and   other   sources,   and
15    expenditures  of $180,200,000 for maintenance and operations,
16    $105,500,000 for renewal  and  replacement,  $79,700,000  for
17    debt service, and $8,700,000 for improvements; and

18        WHEREAS,   Thousands  of  Illinois  citizens  travel  the
19    Tollway system on a daily basis and pay  the  tolls  used  to
20    finance Tollway operations; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, Given the impact of the Tollway on its users, as
 2    well  as  on  the  transportation  needs  of the State, it is
 3    important that the management and operation of the Tollway be
 4    reviewed to ensure that it is making efficient and economical
 5    use of its resources; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-SECOND  GENERAL
 7    ASSEMBLY   OF   THE   STATE   OF   ILLINOIS,   THE  HOUSE  OF
 8    REPRESENTATIVES  CONCURRING  HEREIN,  that  we   respectfully
 9    direct the Illinois Auditor General to undertake a management
10    audit  of  the  Illinois  State  Toll  Highway  Authority  to
11    determine  whether  the Toll Highway Authority is managing or
12    using its resources, including toll and  investment-generated
13    revenue,  personnel,  property,  equipment,  and space, in an
14    economical and efficient manner; and be it further

15        RESOLVED, That the audit shall  make  recommendations  to
16    correct  any inefficiencies or uneconomical practices; and be
17    it further

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

21        RESOLVED,  That  the  Auditor General shall complete this
22    audit within one year of the date of final  passage  of  this
23    resolution; and be it further

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

26        RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered  to
27    the  Auditor  General  and  the  Illinois  State Toll Highway
28    Authority.".

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