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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, All aspects of transportation in the State of
3Illinois and throughout the United States are in need of
4serious infrastructure improvements; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Passenger rail and freight transportation has
6become a topic of serious debate when it comes to the
7conditions of railroad tracks and bridges on which trains
8travel; and
 
9    WHEREAS, It is of utter importance that the State of
10Illinois and the United States strive to improve the
11infrastructure on which these trains travel; and
 
12    WHEREAS, With the infrastructure of railroad tracks and
13bridges needing repair, it is necessary to identify the tracks
14and bridges that are in serious need of repair so that
15construction can be done to ensure the safety of passengers and
16travel of freight trains; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19there is created the Task Force on Railroad and Bridge
20Infrastructure, consisting of members appointed as follows:
21the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives or his or

 

 

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1her designee; the Minority Leader of the Illinois House of
2Representatives or his or her designee; the Illinois Secretary
3of Transportation or his or her designee; the Executive
4Director of the Regional Transportation Authority or his or her
5designee; the Chairman of the Chicago Transit Board or his or
6her designee; the Chairman of Metra or his or her designee; and
7a member representing freight rail service to be appointed by
8the chair of the task force; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That the Task Force can appoint members as it
10determines to serve as representatives of passenger and freight
11transportation entities or other concerned parties; the Task
12Force may request assistance from any entity necessary or
13useful for the performance of its duties; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall conduct in-depth
15research to identify the railroad tracks and bridges that are
16in need of repair so that the necessary infrastructure repairs
17can be done; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Secretary of Transportation
19shall serve as the chair of the Task Force; the Task Force
20shall meet at the call of the chair; the members of the Task
21Force shall serve without compensation; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation

 

 

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1shall provide staffing support to the Task Force and shall
2administer and prepare all reports deemed necessary in
3conjunction with the Task Force; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall issue a report with its
5recommendations to the members of the Illinois House of
6Representatives on or before December 31, 2013.